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SP Scrapbook D-110 Charles Smiley Presents MP_37 (Eastern USA) on 2013-08-19 00:05:21.
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Overall a solid SP video. Locations and video quality are great, but it works better as a historical documentary than as a railfan video, though this opinion does not apply to the entire video. There were segments that made me chafe: A bit too much narration, or rather ill-timed narration that overshadowed the natural approaching train sounds. Same for the music. For transitioning to scenes it was fine but often obliterated good train sounds. The excessive narration and music was most evident during the otherwise excellently shot segment of the Lordsburg sub. Also, I thought some trains were shot a bit too "tight" where if the camera was zoomed out just a bit we could see a majestic shot of a train going under a signal bridge or through majestic scenery we could could actually see that rather than a zoomed in look at a the front of a locomotive passing coming at us. Mind you, these gripes don't dominate, but to me they made what could be the ultimate video into just a pretty good one. SP Scrapbook D-110 Charles Smiley Presents cl6066 (England) on 2012-09-19 14:54:52.
A very interesting and enjoyable dvd, it is a good balance between informative and unseen footage of one of the best railroad operators in america IMO. SP Scrapbook D-110 Charles Smiley Presents Mary Y (Leander, TX) on 2011-06-29 08:55:24.
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This video is really great. I love Smiley videos, but as a native Arizonan who grew up on the Sunset Route, the AZ footage was really great and I saw locations that Pentrex never covers like Picacho and Maricopa. Loved the over/under meet at Cieniga Creek Bridge and the Coastline and short-line footage was great. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.3 of 5 (
if ordered now. (PST)
