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List Price: $39.98 | | Label: Goldhill Home Media
Salesrank: 47912
Released: February 24, 2004 |
| Our Price: $30.56 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
This six-episode historical dramatization begins in September 1940, when Britain stood alone against Hitler. Four Cambridge boys have joined the Royal Air Force and are now ready to participate in the battle of the skies. The story of Hugh Fleming is painted with bold strokes of eminent danger, fledgling romance, startling betrayals and unprecedented courage. A Perfect Hero is a monumental tribute to the human spirit’s ability to overcome all adversity.
A Perfect Hero Reviews:
perfect hero 
2007-11-15 - series very good abd received in good condition.
I would also like to say that the video I purchased Hit the Deck, was also received in very good condition and very promptly, unlike some earlier videos which were pretty poor condition.
Claire Joyce
You become attached to the people 
2007-05-29 - Wonderfully acted. That's what I love about these British productions. Great supporting cast,i.e., major actors who are not afraid to take second billing in order to tackle meaty roles - James Fox as Angus Meikle, Bernard Hepton and Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Nigel Havers' parents, just to name a few. The details are just right, even down to Marjorie's utilitarian undergarments while shopping for a dinner gown! We saw the relatively comfortable country life lived by the Flemings contrasted with the bombed out streets of London. The story doesn't end happily ever after; you have to imagine what would come next. But all in all, I loved this series.
Wonderful series; very satisfying
2006-11-01 - I was happily surprised by this series. The short synopsis given makes it sound very depressing. It was not. Acting was brilliant, low key and believable. This was a very uplifting series. When it ended, I just wanted to see the whole thing over again. That rarely happens to me. Money very well spent.
Spectacularly Accurate & Vivid Portrayal
2006-06-02 - "A Perfect Hero" is a spectacularly accurate and vivid portrayal of the lives of many of the men who fought and died during the Battle of Britain. Specifically, the series captures in the character of young pilot officer Hugh Fleming the cavalier and flamboyant attitude towards life, love and the war that many Spitfire and Hurricane pilots had at that time in the war. It is only after the experience of being shot down in flames during a brief engagement with the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain, with the event leaving him badly & painfully burned and horribly disfigured, that Hugh Fleming figuratively and literally rises from the ashes to become not only a man of character, compassion, wisdom and vision but also "A Perfect Hero" in the eyes of his King, his country, his family and the woman who truly loves him.
But there is more here than the courage of one fighter pilot who has been written off by his lowly fiancee', his unit and his friends. There is the extraordinary courage of those in the medical profession, who at the time of the Battle and throughout WWII, were the leading pioneers in the treatment wounds caused by horrific burns. They, to, went beyond treatment and sought to repair not only the shattered bodies of those persons terribly burned and crippled by fire, but lead the way in physical and psychological therapy, which enabled many "Heros", both men and women, to rebuild and repair their shattered lives.
Many people today are unaware of just how dangerous it was to be a Spitfire pilot. Although the Spitfire's designer (Mitchell) was a revolutionary aeronautical genius, the Spitfire was not without flaws. Chiefly, the fuel tank was located right in front of the cockpit, and a well placed hit from enemy aircraft or ground fire could render the Spitfire as nothing more than an inferno.
"A Perfect Hero" is a must see for anyone who is interested not only in the depictions and stories of heroic comebacks, but also for those who are inspired by the courage of man to fulfill his potential regardless of any setback. It is, quite literally, the most inspirational portrayal of man at his worst and at his best every portrayed in an event (the Battle of Britain), whose outcome saved all of mankind.
ending.... 
2005-06-30 - This is a story about a womanizer named of Hugh Fleming, who is supposedly sort of middle class and hangs with a rich crowd at Cambridge. He urges them to join the RAF prior to the war to be pilots. He is very good. He is very good at everything, much to the jealousy of his friends. His girl, Bunty, is a good time party girl. Hugh is never faithful. He cheats constantly. Anyway, the DVD is an interesting story about Hugh, his love of a good time, love of his handsome looks, and how he loses his looks and his recovery. He meets up with Maggie, a middle class girl from school he had an affair with. She is his physical therapist. I liked Hugh's family, the scenes with his Dad and sister Susan were very good. You had to like his plastic surgeon, too. However, sometimes Hugh's antics/acting were childish like his friend TIm. Also, it made no real sense for Maggie to stay with Hugh considering his obsession with Bunty. After Bunty goes off and marries another, he keeps her photo up! But the biggest issue is that the stories ending is incomplete. After watching 6 episodes, the viewer should at least find out how it ends!!! It looks like Hugh will fly again but does he survive the war? Shame on the director to cheat the viewer of an ending. I honestly can not recommend this DVD since it is a huge waste of time to sit through all the episodes and not even know what happens to Hugh.
