Long Way Round: The Entire Series (Ten Episodes) |  | Directors: David Alexanian, Russ Malkin
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, David Alexanian, Russ Malkin, James Simak
Studio: Capitol ( EMI )
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 2,781
Format: NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Region: 1
Discs: 3
Running Time: 1440 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 094633952492
EAN: 0094633952492
ASIN: B000CFWFYW
Release Date: December 13, 2005
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Forget Breaking Bonaduce or The Surreal Life. Ewan McGregor has made a celebrity reality series that's entertaining without having to be called a guilty pleasure. Long Way Round is a documentary detailing the 20,000-mile motorcycle trip he took around the world with best friend Charley Boorman over 115 days. Their trip took them from London through locales such as Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia, and Canada, to name a few, before ending in New York. Armed with a cameraman, McGregor and Boorman encounter separation anxiety from their families; a shifty stranger (later revealed to be Mafia) who leads them through winding dark corridors to a posh hotel room; delays at international borders; hosts who offer them Fear Factor-level animal parts for dinner; injuries, equipment breakdowns, and more. The pair also film their own video diaries, in which they voice concerns and frustrations. The result is an emotional, rich breadth of experiences, from the hardship of logistical setbacks paired with the joy of visiting the children of Chernobyl and encountering hospitable locals who insist on escorting them wherever they go. McGregor and Boorman also make witty emcees, cheerfully upbeat even when they wonder aloud if one of their gun-happy hosts is a psycho murderer. The journey concludes with their emotional ride into the Big Apple and some surprises for the pair courtesy of the show's producers. The DVD set also includes some can't miss deleted scenes. Long Way Round may have been an arduous once-in-a-lifetime experience, but you can't help but hope McGregor and Boorman suit up for another road trip someday. -- Ellen A. Kim.
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