Sharpe's Challenge (DVD, 2006)

Anyone who has seen the other Sharpe's adventures must see this last one. We have all the Sharpe DVD's and highly recomend them. All are fast moving and pretty factual. Stories are all well done, and Sharpe's Challenge is no exception. It's good to see Sharpe and Harper back together.

Bernard Cornwell sharpe's novels have been a fun read and for the most part the movie adaptations have been enjoyable. The only problem I had with this movie was that it was not based on a single book but rather parts of several. Any fan of Sharpe's will spot this right off and wonder what happened to some wonder characters. Over all a decent movie I'm just slightly dissapointed in the screen writer's "mashing" together of Cornwell's stories.

I love the Sharpe's series in all formats, book, audiobook, and of course DVD.

For some reason, this is the only DVD that appears to be affordable as a DVD. The rest of the series (15+ titles) are listed as extremely expensive

This is the most recent title is of good quality

So in Sharpe's Challenge retired Colonel Richard Sharpe (Sean Bean) is dispatched to India to stop a rebellion and search for a missing agent - one Patrick Harper (Daragh O'Malley) they find each other and then get orders from Wellington to save General Burroughs daughter. This film is loosly based on Sharpe's Tiger at the begining but the rest of the story happens about 16-17 years after Sharpe's Waterloo.
This show is pretty much just has Sharpe and Harper in it and with none of the other familiar chosen men making an appearance. Hugh Fraser does appear as Wellington, but only fleetingly. . I really liked the battles of the movie which where whell done, had good character development and more sub-plots than I remember in the previous seasons.
This movie is a great addition to the series and I hope that more will be made or a spin off for that matter.

After watching the entire Sharpe's Rifle series and enjoying it immensely, I was looking forward to one more adventure. Very disappointing. Sharpe and Harper didn't look as if they had their heart in this production. I think Sean Bean is an amazing actor and I've watched lots of his movies but this one fell short.

I purchased "Sharpe's Challange" as a campanion to the previous series of Sharpes adventures. Although Sean Bean looks have aged some the movie was in keeping with the prior plots and very entertaining. This one was very good and if you like Sharpe you will like the Challange.

Al Goldstein
Sparks, Nv