United Artists Cinema Greats Collection, Set 1 (The Pink Panther / A Fistful of Dollars / Dr. No / The Magnificent Seven) (1960) Review

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(More customer reviews)The four films included in this box are available at a steep discount from numerous Amazon Marketplace sellers -- less than $5 for the set. All of the movies are blockbusters featuring great stars: Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in the first installment of his comedy series, "The Pink Panther"; Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name in the first classic spaghetti western, "A Fistful of Dollars"; Sean Connery as 007 (and still the best of all the actors to play the superspy) in the very first James Bond film, "Dr. No"; and an all-star cast in "The Magnificent Seven," a western adaptation of the Japanese classic "The Seven Samurai." There are no extra features on these discs save theatrical trailers, but the films themselves are superb entertainment at a bargain price. Snap them up, along with sets 2 and 3 in this series of classic films from United Artists.

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Disc 1 Side A: Fistful of Dollars WSDisc 1 Side B: Fistful of Dollars P&SDisc 2: The Pink Panther (1964) WS Disc 3: Dr. No WS Disc 4: The Magnificent Seven WS

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The Charles Dickens Collection, Vol. 1 (Oliver Twist / Martin Chuzzlewit / Bleak House / Hard Times / Great Expectations / Our Mutual Friend) (1999) Review

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(More customer reviews)This DVD set is a great entertainment value. Unfortunately, the set advertises closed captions but my new JVC television with closed caption ability shows no closed captions for any of the titles. The BBC productions really need subtitles for the hearing impaired. For some reason they don't have a policy of adding this enhancement to their DVDs'.

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In these six acclaimed adaptations of his classics we enter Dickens's vibrant Victorian London encountering the outsized comic characters social commentary epic love stories and dark murder mysteries that have made these stories so timeless.System Requirements:Length: 1920 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:DRAMA UPC:794051234421

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Heat of the Sun Boxed Set (Private Lives / Hide in Plain Sight / The Sport of Kings) (1999) Review

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(More customer reviews)I first saw this on PBS's Mystery series a couple of years ago and loved it. I was able to tape two of the episodes on a repeat, but I'm holding out hope (most likely in vain) for a DVD release. And Diana Rigg's introductions on the Mystery version add lots of background and period information about some of the real people some of the characters resemble. I assume that this comentary is not included on the VHS release (?).
Police Superintendent Albert Tyburn has left England and Scotland Yard for the East African colony of Kenya. He left under a cloud and rumours about why have followed him all the way to Nairobi. He's to head up the newly created Criminal Investigations unit that pompous snob and windbag Police Commissioner Burkitt feels is entirely unnecessary. For Tyburn, "crime is crime" and people are people and his determination to treat the natives with respect along with his refusal to show his "betters" proper deference is a continual irritant to his often lofty suspects. He's also constantly irritating his superior, Burkitt who loathes Tyburn and tells him "you're not one of us and you never will be" - for which Tyburn is eternally grateful! Trevor Eve is fantastic as Tyburn - smart, sexy, wry and sardonic he has no qualms about being unpopular as long as the criminals pay.
Then there's aviatrix Emma Fitzgerald (played by the terrific Susannah Harker) an independent woman on the fringe of "polite society" who pilots her own plane for safaris and supply runs. She and Tyburn meet when her sister is murdered in episode one. Their mutual respect and friendship evolves into one of the most understated (but sweet) romances I've ever seen!
Great, tight stories, an authentic period atmosphere and wonderful supporting characters in Dr Mueller, Inspector Valentine, Corporal Karendi, Governor Rex Willoughby, decadent party-boy Chico DeVille and the sleazy and villainous Max Van der Vuerst all add up to intelligent and enjoyable viewing. Highly recommended!

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A tangled web of blackmail, murder, passion, and more awaits former Scotland Yard detective Albert Tyburn (Trevor Eve from The Politician's Wife) when he arrives in Nairobi. He has been sent to head up a new criminal investigation unit under the command of pompous local police commissioner Ronald Burkitt (Michael Byrne). In these three mysteries: Private Lives, Hide in Plain Sight and The Sport of Kings, Tyburn uses his cunning, courage and headstrong policing style to battle arson, drug-dealing, murder and the creeping colonialism of Kenya's hedonistic expatriate community. Special DVD features include: link to the Mystery! Web site; scene selections; and closed captions.On three DVD5 discs.Region coding: All regions.Audio: Dolby stereo.Screen format: Letterboxed.

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