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rating: 4
i started watching this program one tv i started in the middle so it was good to see how it started.
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Great telenovella, poor DVD
rating: 5
I've never written reviews and I've never watched telenovellas (it's just not my thing). This particular one, however, is an exeption. It was aired in my country last year and became a great hit: indeed, it remains the only telenovella I'd ever watched in my whole life!
The story line is very simple, yet very engaging. You actually feel for the heroes. And when my favourite couple, Sarita and Fraco, came togehter, I actually cried a little (the only time I had cried because of a movie prior to that was when watching the Love Story). The actors are splending! You actually believe they are 3 sisters and 3 brothers, and that they are couples. And I'm not even talking about the magnificent play of 'Gabriela Elisondo' - MARVELOUS is the only word.
Overall, I can't find a single character, even secondary, that played on ever average level - everyone were only too convincing (I was, for instance, convinced that Jimena and Oscar, as well as Sarita and France would end up together).
Now, the telenovella is aired for the second time here (first one to be re-aired, I believe) and I was very sad because it's close to an end. But then I saw this DVD and bought. Well... I guess it's still worth the money paid, because I can see my favourite characters whenever I want, but it was just too heavily edited. There were parts I really wanted to see, crucial parts, and they are missing, along with laods of other stuff.
I give this a 5 star simply becasue I can't give anything less to this splendid telenovella.
However, I would give only 2 or 3 starts to the actual DVD because of the heavy editing.
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Don't buy this!!
rating: 1
I am an anglo fan of Paola Rey and "Pasion de Gavilanes" but haven't been able to see the whole telenovela due mostly to timing and work. Yeah, I need a tivo. I made sure that this DVD was English subtitled and it was advertised as "All the Pasion" and having scenes not shown on TV. Well, it isn't "all" of "Pasion de Gavilanes"! It is so chopped up it is hard to follow the story line. Nowhere in the advertising does it refer to a "condensed" version but that's what it is. I know it's just a telenovela but please! It made me think of watching a series of highlight reels. I don't know how long the full series would be in minutes or hours but this is certainly NOT close to the complete series. I've seen enough of the show on TV to know how badly this DVD skips scenes and omits parts of the plot. It is truly a joke and when I sent a complaint to Telemundo, of course I didn't get a reply. I would cheerfully pay for the complete series but this isn't it. Sometimes it is even frustrating. I've never taken the time to write a review before but this DVD has left me steamed at Telemundo, Universal Studios and any of their associates. Now I have second thoughts on buying "La Mujer en el Espejo", "Amores de Mercado" or any other Telemundo/Universal productions. What a bitter disappointment! Makes me wonder what the stars of the show think. I hope they think about more than "How much do we get on the residuals."
Sincerely,
Steamed
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NOT VERY GOOD
rating: 3
Pasion De GavilanesI LOVED THIS NOVELA WHEN I WATCHED IT ON TELEMUNDO.I WAS REALLY DISSAPOINTED WITH THE DVD VERSION OF THIS NOVELA, NOT ONLY DID THEY CUT ALL THE SCENES THAT HELPED CONNECT THE STORY TOGETHER,YOU ALSO NEVER REALLY GOT TO SEE THE COMING TOGETHER OF EACH COUPLE..SO NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS DVD WAS NOT WORTH THE 14.99 I PAYED FOR IT..
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I love it
rating: 5
I would have rather had an unedited version of the novela, but it was very good and the extras are nice.
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