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Hollywood Legends 50 Movie Pack 
Actors : Cary Grant, Bette Davis, Ginger Rogers
Studio : Mill Creek Entertainment
by Mill Creek Entertainment
Brand : DIGITAL1STOP
Release Date : 2004-09-28
Publisher : Mill Creek Entertainment
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 12
EAN : 0826831070117
UPC : 826831070117
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 12 reviews)
List Price : $19.98
Our Price : $9.58
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Product Description |
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1. Dishonored Lady, 2. Road to Bali, 3. Tom Brown s School Days, 4. Second Chorus, 5. A Walk in the Sun, 6. The Most Dangerous Game, 7. Immortal Battalion, 8. The Bigamist, 9. Monsoon, 10. Borderline, 11. Indiscretion of an American, 12. The North Star, 13. Diamond Thieves, 14. Treasure of the Jamaica Reef, 15. The Klansman, 16. Rain, 17. Cheers for Miss Bishop, 18. Oh, Alfie, 19. Carnival Story, 20. Four Deuces, 21. Smash Up: The Story of a Woman, 22. The Big Wheel, 23. Killing Heat, 24. The Fat Spy, 25. Let s Live a Little, 26. Lady of Burlesque, 27. Love Affair, 28. Letter of Introduction, 29. The Town Went Wild, 30. The Man with the Golden, 31. High Voltage, 32. Hoosier Schoolboy, 33. I Cover the Waterfront, 34. Penny Serenade, 35. Dark Mountain, 36. The Big Show, 37. The Joyless Street, 38. Blood and Sand, 39. Gold, 40. Home Town Story, 41. Meet John Doe, 42. His Private Secretary, 43. Heartbeat, 44. He Found a Star, 45. Affair in Monte Carlo, 46. The Snows of Kilimanjaro, 47. Indiscreet, 48. Chandu on the Magic Island, 49. Hell s House, 50. The Evil Mind |
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A Mixed Collection |
When buying 50 movies for pocket change you can't expect much. So I'd say I got more than my money's worth.
There are some of the movies that were captivating with good story lines and acting. Some of the movies were quirky but interesting to see how the art of film has changed over the years. And some of the movies I didn't get past the first 10 minutes.
Ranging from the silent era right up to the 1970's with the focus mostly in the 1930's, don't expect digital picture quality or dts 5.1 sound. While not impossible, there is noise in both the picture and sound, coming from old prints. Roughtly 3/4 of them are black and white.
In all, worth your time and money. But you'll get your best value for your time and money if you PLAN on being selective and skipping some of the 50. |
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On a bit of a different note.. |
Not really going to talk about how "good or bad" these movies are (acting/scripts/etc). Personally, I like movies like "Meet John Doe".
Instead what I want to do is make a couple of comments about this package of movies that I think many of the other reviewers overlooked:
1 - The packaging of the discs - the package I got consisted of a box with 12 individual cardboard sleeves, each with a single DVD inside. Personally I like this as it seems to have kept the discs secure during shipment. I've bought other multi-disc sets and have never been that impressed with how they were shoe-horned into a single huge clam-shell case. Another thing that I like about the slim sleeves that these discs come in - it makes it really easy to drop one or two of these movies into the pocket of my laptop and/or my portable DVD player case. Also on the sleeves is a short description of each movie - in a very readable 12-pt font.
2 - The number of discs, there are twelve double-sided discs in this collection, with two movies on each side. Why do I think that is important? Mainly because I've bought other sets where a cheaper publisher crammed five movies onto each disc side so as to get 50 movies on five discs. To do that they had to greatly compress the videos which made them have a huge amount of artifacts and pixilation - making them almost unwatchable. The movies on this 12-disc set are of excellent quality, at least as good as possible considering the source material. While there appears to have been some defects in the prints used (scratches and whatnot) there doesn't seem to be any noticeable additional problems introduced from overly compressing the films to get them on the DVDs.
This is the third set of videos from Mill Creek Entertainment that I've purchased; I also bought their "Drive-In Classics" and "Cartoon Classics" collections. I must say that I've been very pleased with all three sets and look forward to buying more of their collections.
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THE PRICE IS EXCELLENT, THE PRODUCT IS NOT |
YES, MANY SAY THAT FOR ITS PRICE THIS PACK MAKES ANYONE MOUTH'S WATER, BUT WOULDN'T BE BETTER TO PAY A LITTLE MORE AND HAVE BETTER IMAGE, GOOD SOUND, AVOIDING CERTAIN MEDIOCRE FILMS? ANYWAY SEVERAL SURPRISES ARE THERE AND IF YOU MAY BE ANNOYED AT WHAT SAID HERE ABOVE, YOU CAN ALSO FORGET IT AND BE CONTENT WITH WHAT YOU DECIDED TO GET.
ERNESTO G. OPPICELLI
VIA CERTOSA 1A-3
16159 GENOVA CERTOSA - ITALY |
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Wonderful! |
I've bought 8 of the movie paks and I really enjoy them. Some are a little crappy, but most are just fine. The silents and some of the earlier movies star people that lived during the civil war. These are not HD but, they are fascinating to watch and to check out whats going on in the background.They are a bargain and just great for any old movie buff.
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On a 1 to 10 scale, this collection rates : 5.7 |
The HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS 50 MOVIE PACK offers a wide selection at a very fair price. The several genres here span six decades of cinematic history and this diversity alone makes for an interesting box set. The extensive roster of actors in these fifty movies is also quite unique. HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS is a collection that any fan of vintage motion pictures is certain to treasure.
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Based on viewer research at a film-related website, the average 1 to 10 rating of these movies is: 5.7.
The alphabetized program list below provides individual polling scores, original theatrical titles (where indicated), years of release, country of origin (if other than USA) and lead actors.
(5.3) Affair In Monte Carlo ("24 Hours In A Woman's Life") (UK-1952) - Merle Oberon/Richard Todd
(6.6) The Bigamist (1953) - Joan Fontaine/Ida Lupino/Edmund Gwenn/Edmond O'Brien
(5.8) The Big Show (1936) - Gene Autry/Smiley Burnette/Sons Of The Pioneers
(5.6) The Big Wheel (1949) - Mickey Rooney/Thomas Mitchell
(6.4) Blood And Sand (silent-1922) - Rudolph Valentino
(6.1) Borderline - Fred MacMurray/Claire Trevor/Raymond Burr
(5.5) The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (TV-1976) - John Travolta/Robert Reed/Buzz Aldrin (as himself)
(5.7) Carnival Story (USA/W Ger-1954) - Anne Baxter/Steve Cochran/George Nader
(5.4) Chandu On The Magic Island (1935) - Bela Lugosi/Maria Albert
(5.8) Dark Mountain (1944) - Robert Lowery/Ellen Drew/Regis Toomey/Elisha Cook Jr.
(5.2) Diamond Thieves (Italy/W Ger-1978) - Lee Van Cleef/Karen Black/Robert Alda
(6.3) Dishonored Lady (1947) - Hedy Lamarr/Natalie Schaefer/Margaret Hamilton
(6.7) The Evil Mind (UK-1937) - Claude Rains/Fay Wray
(2.9) The Fat Spy (1966) - Phyllis Diller/Jack E. Leonard/Brian Donlevy/Johnny Tillotson/Jane Mansfield
(4.8) Four Deuces (Israel/USA-1976) - Jack Palance/Carol Lynley
(5.5) Gold (UK-1974) - Roger Moore/Susannah York/Ray Milland/Bradford Dillman/John Gielgud
(7.3) Good News (1947) - June Allyson/Peter Lawford/Mel Tormé
(6.0) Heartbeat (1946) - Ginger Rogers/Adolphe Menjou/Basil Rathbone (in support)
(5.1) He Found A Star (UK-1941) - Vic Oliver/Sarah Churchill
(5.6) Hell's House (1932) - Bette Davis/Pat O'Brien
(5.3) High Voltage (1929) - William Boyd/Carole Lombard
(5.7) His Private Secretary (1933) - John Wayne/Evelyn Napp/Al St. John
(5.1) Home Town Story (1951) - Jeffrey Lynn/Donald Crisp/Alan Hale Jr./Marilyn Monroe
(5.7) Hoosier Schoolboy (1937) - Mickey Rooney/Anne Nagel
(6.1) I Cover The Waterfront (1933) - Ben Lyon/Claudette Colbert
(6.9) Indiscreet (1931) - Gloria Swanson/Ben Lyon/Arthur Lake
(6.3) Indiscretion Of An American Wife (Italy/USA-1953) - Jennifer Jones/Montgomery Clift/Patti Page (uncredited)
(7.2) The Joyless Street (silent-Germany-1925) - Greta Garbo (in an uncredited minor role)
(4.9) Killing Heat (Zambia/Sweden-1981) - Karen Black/John Thaw
(4.3) The Klansman (1974) - Lee Marvin/Richard Burton/Cameron Mitchell/O.J. Simpson/Lola Falana
(6.3) Lady Of Burlesque (1943) - Barbara Stanwyck/Pinky Lee (minor role)
(5.5) Let's Live A Little (1948) - Hedy Lamarr/Robert Cummings
(6.0) Letter Of Introduction (1938) - Adolphe Menjou/George Murphy/Edgar Bergan/Ann Sheridan
(5.0) Lola ("Twinky") (Italy/UK-1969) - Charles Bronson/Orson Bean/Honor Blackman/Paul Ford/Trevor Howard
(7.2) Love Affair (1939) - Irene Dunne/Charles Boyer
(7.4) The Man With The Golden Arm (1955) - Frank Sinatra/Eleanor Parker/Kim Novak/Arnold Stang
(7.6) Meet John Doe (1941) - Gary Cooper/Barbara Stanwyck/Walter Brennan/Spring Byington
(4.2) Monsoon (UK/USA-1952) - Ursula Theiss/George Nader
(7.5) The Most Dangerous Game (1932) - Joel/McCrea/Fay Wray
(6.1) The North Star (1943) - Anne Baxter/Dana Andrews/Walter Huston/Walter Brennan
(4.5) Oh, Alfie! ("Alfie Darling") (1975) - Alan Price/Jill Townsend/Joan Collins/Rula Lenska
(7.0) Penny Serenade (1941) - Irene Dunn/Cary Grant/Beulah Bondi/Edgar Buchanan
(5.8) Second Chorus (1940) - Fred Astaire/Paulette Goddard/Artie Shaw
(6.4) Smash-Up: The Story Of A Woman (1947) - Susan Hayward/Lee Bowman/Eddie Albert
(6.3) The Snows Of Kilimanjaro (1952) - Gregory Peck/Susan Hayward/Ava Gardner/Leo G. Carroll
(7.6) The Stars Look Down (UK-1940) - Michael Redgrave/Margaret Lockwood
(6.5) Tom Brown's School Days (1940) - Cedric Hardwicke/Freddie Bartholomew/Billy Halop
(5.5) The Town Went Wild (1944) - Freddie Bartholomew/Jimmy Lydon/Edward Everett Horton
(2.1) Treasure Of The Jamaica Reef ("Evil In The Deep") (1976) - Stephen Boyd/Roosevelt Grier/Cheryl Ladd
(7.7) A Walk In The Sun (1945) - Dana Andrews/Richard Conte/Lloyd Bridges/Stanley Holloway |
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