The BEST adaptation of the novel!!!
I've seen all the versions---and this one is the BEST adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles"!!!! None of the others are even close!!!
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No way.
This one may be a very faithful version of the book in terms of script, yes... but just that. Otherwise it is insufferably boring, dull, with a lacklustre direction... definitely one of the very worst episodes in the entire series, I regret to say. I was very, very disappointed when I first watched it, since Hound of the Baskervilles is one of my favourite Holmes stories. But in this case, for my money give me the 1959 Hammer version anytime: the unique atmosphere, the gory colour, James Bernard's superb score, Terry Fisher's solid direction and the unique partnership Peter Cushing-Christopher Lee... That is class.
I don't find the Hammer version that great. Yes Cushing and Lee are fantastic, as well as some of the other aspects such as the music, but the script is a complete mess. I'd imagine that somebody who doesn't already know the story would be completely lost trying to figure out what was going on. I only saw it recently and even though I'm familiar with the source material I couldn't help getting a little confused. It has a great cast/atmosphere but the story is poorly adapted. I didn't mind it wasn't completely faithful, in fact I liked some of the changes as it kept me guessing from time to time, but it's so uneven. The style is there but the substance is lacking, not to mention it can be pretty boring at times too. The things they dropped and things they lingered on left me scratching my head.
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