Smokey
01-10-2011, 05:32 AM
Let me first say that I was not a big fan of Gomer Pyle, so followig are observations made seeing it on DVD for first time after probably 30 years.
The first thing the viewer notice is show picture quality. Originally shot on 35mm with feature-film quality lighting and lensing, these episodes look awesome esepecially on outdoor scenes. The colors pop from screen.
Also the main charactor of this series is not Gomer Pyle, but rather his superiour Sgt. Carter (Frank Sutton) as he get more screen time than Pyle and do more physical comedy. This would have not worked if wasn't for Carter's excellent comic timing and performance.
And being from the same producer as Andy Griffith's show, the show writing is pretty smart and don't spiral to being silly just for sake of being funny. All in all, a good adult entertainment.
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/reviews/190/1182874481_1.jpg
The first thing the viewer notice is show picture quality. Originally shot on 35mm with feature-film quality lighting and lensing, these episodes look awesome esepecially on outdoor scenes. The colors pop from screen.
Also the main charactor of this series is not Gomer Pyle, but rather his superiour Sgt. Carter (Frank Sutton) as he get more screen time than Pyle and do more physical comedy. This would have not worked if wasn't for Carter's excellent comic timing and performance.
And being from the same producer as Andy Griffith's show, the show writing is pretty smart and don't spiral to being silly just for sake of being funny. All in all, a good adult entertainment.
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/reviews/190/1182874481_1.jpg