简介：Thetwo-part"Saint"episode"VendettafortheSaint"hasherebeencobbledtogethertomakeoneseamlessadventurepackage.Thosetwoepisodes,numbers113and114(outof118),firstairedinJanuary'69,buthavenevermadeittoU.S.syndication.Sodon'tlookforthemwithotherSeason5and6episodesoccasionallyshowingonthecablestationBBC-America.That'sarealshame,asthisisoneofthetoughestadventuresthatSimonTemplarhasevergottenhimselfinvolvedin,inalonghistoryofstickinghisneckoutforfriendsandcasualacquaintances!Here,hegoestoSicilytotakeonalloftheMafia,afterastrangerhemeetsinabarisrubbedoutbytheMob.Thefilmfeaturesbeautifullocationshooting,thelargecasttypicaloftheseprograms,amorestraightforwardstoryline(someofthe"Saint"episodesseemexcessivelycomplicatedtome,manywithgratuitoussurpriseendings),andsomerealharrowingmomentsforSimon.Theoldboysuredoeshaveatoughtimehere,runningalloverthePalermocountrysideasnumerousMafiagoonshunthimdownonmotorbikes.AdefiniteplusisthatthisDVDisjustbeautifultolookat;whatanimprovementoverthetelevised"Saint"s!Thecolorsareabsolutelylustroushere;anabsolutelyfirst-ratetransfer!Myonlyproblemwiththisexcitingfilm,actually,wasIanHendry,aterrificBritishactorwhowasheremiscast,Ifeel,asanItaliandon.Somehow,theIpswich-bornHendrydoesnotfullyconvinceasaSicilian.Thisquibbleaside,"VendettafortheSaint"shouldprovideanexcellentevening'sentertainmentforallSimonTemplarfans.…