To me, this movie is perfection.

Sorry, this movie sucks

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Archie MacDonald is a restaurant manager in London, England. When his father Hector, the Laird in Scotland takes a fall, he comes home to an estate and an old flame. The story of somebody who tries to escape his fate is helped greatly by the actors who play his parents, Richard Briers and Susan Hampshire's marriage on screen seems magical. Hector and Molly are a dashing pair. They have lost a son, Jamie and have a daughter Lizzie. Archie doesn't want to be the next Laird in line but has little choice. He is drawn to the land as well as the people. He wants to leave back to London, England but can't help himself. The cast is first rate especially led by Richard Briers and Susan Hampshire. The scenery and film locations help understand why it's location and location. It's Scotland on screen and it's beautiful. It's a great series and I"m sorry that I didn't get into it earlier.

For the first couple of seasons the show was quirky and funny, and the entire cast was perfect together. It was then that Lorraine Pilkington.. bit.ly/1cNd8Mq .. was the first of the main characters to depart, and the show after that was never the same. It wasn't till she left that her importance to the production was fully exposed.. she made it that much more worthwhile viewing. And others left and very soon it was not as much fun viewing. Look forward to watching the final series at some point, been several years now, someone should be putting it out. PS- For anyone still looking for season 7, do a search, it is available online. And they do manage to bring all affairs of the heart to their logical conclusions. They never did completely replace Katrina (LP).. but at series end with Iona (Kirsty Mitchell).. binged.it/1wpOyOZ .. they found a captivating, very attractive replacement.

Loved 'Monarch of the Glen' (MotG) through series/season 5! Series/season 6 is not bad, but as a fan of old 'Monarch,' I just couldn't completely enjoy watching past series/season 5... For others out there that need the old 'MotG' fix, consider giving Robert Carlyle & 'Hamish Macbeth' (1995-97), James Fleet & 'Brotherly Love' (2000), Paul Kaye & 'Two Thousand Acres of Skye' (2001-03), Martin Clunes & 'Doc Martin' (2004-), Stephen Fry & 'Kingdom' (2007-09), or Bridie Carter and 'Mcleods Daughters' (2001-09) a try. Also consider the films: 'The Angels Share' (2012), 'Tamara Drewe' (2010), 'Aberdeen' (2000), 'Local Hero' (1983), 'Saving Grace' (2000), 'Hear My Song' (1991), 'Hard Times' (2000), 'An Everlasting Piece' (2000), 'Keeping Mum' (2005), 'Greenfingers' (2000), 'The Commitments' (1991), 'Made in Dagenham' (2010), 'Whiskey Galore' (1949), 'Quartet' (2012), 'Death at a Funeral' (2007), 'The Closer You Get' (2000), 'The Baker' (2007), 'The Van' (1996), 'How About You…' (2007), 'Leap Year' (2010), & 'The Stone of Destiny' (2008).

It is great to have a series in which there is minimal violence, no ridiculous language, and virtually no sex--how refreshing for a change! The scenery has already been noted elsewhere as spectacular, and as one of the stars. While I agree whole-heartedly with this, it is the acting which impresses me. Alastair Mckenzie does a superb job of portraying a suave Londoner who is suddenly thrust into a job he neither wants nor knows how to manage. However, (and you can see this most clearly when viewing the whole series, one episode after another) Mckenzie manages to convey that here is a man who grows from being a "fish-out-of-water" to being the LAIRD of Glenbogle. Mr. Mackenzie does it almost imperceptibly by degrees. Great work!The rest of the original cast is equally strong. It is indeed too bad that most of the principal characters left over the seasons.