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Episode Description: The Laurel & Hardy Collection Volume 2 contains 3 classic comedies A-Haunting We Will Go, Dancing Masters, and Bullfighters. These titles are all available for the first time on DVD in a slipcase for $34.98 & $46.98.
Disk 1: A-HAUNTING WE WILL GO (1942) *Full Frame Feature **Commentary by Randy Skretvedt **Movietone News **Theatrical Trailer
Disk 2: THE DANCING MASTERS (1943) *Full Frame Feature **Commentary by Scott MacGillivray **A Ship's Reporter **Grand Hotel: The 1932 Laurel & Hardy Tour **Trailers
Disk 3: BULLFIGHTERS (1945) *Full Frame Feature **Commentary by Scott MacGillivray **Laurel & Hardy: The Fox Years **Trailers
Customer Reviews:
ANOTHER PRECIOUS RARITY.......2007-03-16
After purchasing this DVD set,I can safely say that I've seen all of Stan and Ollie's post Hal Roach features.Including their two MGM films,Air Raid Wardens and Nothing But Trouble,and their last real doozy,Utopia.
My favourite film in this set would be The Dancing Masters.Like Jitterbugs before it,we see much more of Stan and Ollie.Plus I found this film to be even funnier than both Jitterbugs and The Big Noise.My favourite scene is the bus ride.I couldn't stop laughing at Oliver going down that rollercoaster.
Stronger than the previous Fox set.......2007-02-05
I found the films contained in this set to generally be funnier and stronger than the ones on the first volume. While it's true that L&H's career after they left Hal Roach is kind of hit and miss, it's not true that everything they did after 1940 is horrible and deserves to be dismissed out of hand without letting the viewer judge for oneself or without a modern critical re-evaluation of these films. I wish more people would realise that these films are *different* than their Hal Roach films, not inferior per se. They actually have many very funny moments and some pretty decent scripts, if one can get past the popular misconception about them being unwatchable garbage.
'The Bullfighters' (filmed in late 1944 but released in 1945) is easily the strongest of the three. Its strength is due in no small part to how they finally had gotten a sizeable amount of creative control back by this time, and how Stan wrote and directed (without credit) at least two of the scenes. It also seems like one of their Hal Roach films, and they seem far more in character than they do in some of the other Fox films. The boys are private detectives who go to Mexico in search of a woman nicknamed Larceny Nell, but after failing to arrest her, in one of the scenes Stan wrote and directed, they find themselves having to hide from Richard Muldoon, a man they sent to prison years ago. They believed Muldoon was a murderer, but it turned out that he was innocent and the real criminal confessed. Stan is able to hide his true identity because he looks exactly like Don Sebastian, a matador whose arrival in town is delayed due to troubles with his passport, but Ollie has more trouble avoiding running into Muldoon. The only real fault I could find with this film is that it ends without resolving the subplot about Larceny Nell, like that part of the plot was developed and then just dropped. This film is only an hour long, so it's not like it was anywhere near running overtime and had to be ended right then.
'The Dancing Masters' (1943) is the second-best film on here. It also helps that some of the scenes are remakes of scenes in some of their earlier films, such as the auction scene in 'Thicker Than Water' and the idea of insuring Stan so that they can collect a lot of money on his injury, which was a big part of the plot in 'The Battle of the Century.' It's hysterically funny throughout, and for once the subplot featuring a young couple doesn't really drag the story down, as it does in some of their other Fox films. This film also features a young Robert Mitchum in a minor role as one of the men who sells them the insurance policy, and the always wonderful Margaret Dumont as the mother of their friend and student Trudy. Here the boys are dancing teachers, with Stan once again in drag when he teaches his class (although unlike the other times when he dressed in drag in their films, here he's not pretending to be a woman and isn't wearing a wig). Although they're really behind on their rent and other living expenses, they're hopeful that Trudy's boyfriend Grant will come through for them when they get rich on his inventions, in particular a very potent ray gun intended for use against the Nazis. Things are complicated because not only does Trudy's father hate Stan and Ollie, he also hates Grant and is hoping Trudy will marry a young man more to his liking, Wentworth Harlan. Though this film is also very funny, I was rather disappointed by how it seemed to end rather abruptly, with not a lot of resolution to most of the plotlines.
'A-Haunting We Will Go' (1942) is the weakest film on here. Stan and Ollie have just been thrown out of jail and are ordered to leave town very soon, or else, and think they've found an easy way out when they see a newspaper advertisement for someone to travel to Dayton, Ohio, all expenses paid. They run terrified when they find out this means travelling with a coffin with a corpse (so they think) inside, but go back and say they'll do it when they see a cop. Little do they know that they've just gotten mixed up with a bunch of gangsters and con men, nor that their coffin gets mixed up with a coffin to be used by Dante the Magician in his upcoming show. On the train to Dayton, they get swindled some more, but Dante comes to their rescue and befriends them, asking them to assist in his upcoming show. The gangsters of course discover they've gotten the wrong coffin, and go to Dayton to confront them and to try to get their living cohort out of that coffin before their criminal plan is discovered. This film just doesn't have a lot of flavor in it, and the boys seem more like supporting characters than the leading comedians at times. It's also not consistently funny, though there are some very funny scenes in it. As with other of their weaker Fox films, they just seem out of character, indistinguishable from any other comedians, and worse yet not only aware of their stupidity but also the brunt of a bunch of jokes and comments from other characters about how stupid they are. They're supposed to be dumb, but in a sweet endearing way, like two overgrown little boys, not constantly being made fun of and swindled by nearly everyone in their path on account of it.
Extras include audio commentaries, trailers, their 1943 Technicolor short 'Tree in a Test Tube' (which is available on several other releases), a short interview with Ollie on the 1950s program 'A Ship's Reporter,' a mini-documentary on the boys' years at Fox, footage of Fox Movietone News, and two silent 1932 newsreels featuring their visit to England. These two newsreels are also available on the Kino release of 'The Flying Deuces,' but here I found them much more enjoyable and lively because they actually had a soundtrack, instead of being pure silence. While this isn't a release I'd recommend to new or casual fans, overall the films are funnier and stronger than the ones on the previous volume.
A WORTHWHILE COLLECTION.......2007-01-15
LAUREL & HARDY WERE THE GRANDEST OF ALL COMEDYTEAMS THROUGHOUT THE 1930'S.
AND ALTHOUGH THEIR WORK ON THESE LATER FILMS PALE IN COMPARISON TOO THE WORK THEY DID SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER,IT IS OF INTEREST TO ANY FAN OF THEIRS
TO HAVE THIS COLLECTION ALONG WITH THE FIRST VOLUME AS A GENTLE REMINDER
THAT BEFORE ABBOTT & COSTELLO OR EVEN MARTIN & LEWIS CAME ALONG,STAN &
OLLIE MADE THE WHOLE WORLD LAUGH.ALL SIX OF THESE LATER MOVIES CAPTURE THE
EMBODIEMENT OF SIXTEEN YEARS IN MAKING FILM COMEDIES AT THE HAL ROACH STU-
DIOS.A LOT OF FAMILIAR ROUTINES ARE CRAMMED INTO THESE LATER TWENTIETH
CENTURY FOX FILMS AND WE GET A LITTLE TASTE OF WHAT CAME BEFORE.EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A FAN I BELIEVE THAT THESE FILMS HAVE MORE THAN COMEDY APPEAL
JUST LIKE ANY OLD FILM WE HAVE A CHANCE TO REVISIT ANOTHER PLACE IN TIME.
Laural And Hardy Collection Volume 2.......2007-01-11
Excellant Quality and very fast safe & secure service,that i can recommend to anyone.
Stan & Ollie always Great.......2007-01-03
These may not be their best movies; but as a collector, I had to have this. I was pleasantly surprised. The movies hold up and the extras were great. If someone could only fing 'The Rogue Song' my collection would be complete.
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1. Should've Been A Cowboy
2. He Ain't Worth Missing
3. A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action
4. Who's That Man
5. Dream Walkin'
Customer Reviews:
Great But Too Short!!.......2007-02-24
My wife and I have been big fans of Toby Keith since we heard "Beer For My Horses" on a country compilation cd. This dvd is a welcome addition to our Toby Keith collection. There are only five videos on this dvd:
"Should've Been A Cowboy","He Ain't Worth Missing","A Little Less Talk And A Little More Action","Who's That Man" and "Dream Walkin'".
Although it is short in content the videos are all great with excellent sound and vision quality. I guess this will have to do until a full concert dvd of Toby Keith becomes available.
re: Tody in Doby.......2004-07-16
Well lets see, I recently purchased a DVD player having worn videos down to their last magnetic fiber. Toby Keith was the first musician I went out to purchase. I have his CD's on in my fabulous gold porche all day while I drive and twirl my curly locks on the freeway. This is real stomping, put your foot down, slap you lips and cords into gear music. Fernominal. Depending on which route I take to Moms I usually get through the first song and then my stomach gets the better of me and I rush in for homemade burgers and potato salad. This DVD has a similar effect because I take it everywhere with me. Mom lets me play it at hers while she's in the garage making homemade icecream but I have to turn it off when we are having dinner as its been a family tradition to eat at the table and not too indulge in TV dinners. I love this guy!!! If I was female I would love him in a more rude way but I'm not and I have the cords to prove it and the receding hairline. Gee, maybe I should get a hat like his to cover my shiny crown. Still, my baseball cap should surfice for the time being. Line dancing is what you need to adopt when you buy this. Do a quick line before you hit the road and you are on your way to country heaven.
Fabulous...
luv him.......2004-06-21
I am so(...) in love with Toby!!! I'm so completely obsessed with him. I'd give anything to be with him. Well, about the dvd. Its great!!! Whos that man will kill you. You just wanna hold him so he wont be sad. And every time he closes his eyes i melt. He is so sexy in these videos you'll go crazy knowing you cant have him. Not to mention him having the sexiest voice ever. I recommend this dvd to any true Toby lover!!
Caution!.......2004-03-31
Amazon does not tell you that this DVD "Best of" collection only has 5 songs/videos on it. If you are looking for Toby's current hits, you will be greatly disappointed. And, while Amazon will allow you to return it, if unopened, the shipping charges each way will not be refunded. $6 worth of to and from shipping charges for a $7.99 DVD isn't worth the effort. Save your money, and hope that Toby releases a real "collection" someday.
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Tracks
1. Hold On Loosely
2. Caught Up In You
3. Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
4. Like No Other Night
5. Second Chance
Customer Reviews:
"mqultra" Best of .38 Special DVD Collection.......2007-09-13
... Very high quality PCM Hi-Fi stereo audio (5 stars); clear plastic album type case and disc are manufactured to an exceptionally high standard (5 stars); limited song line up (0 stars) song compilation is also weak (2 stars) because this group's best albums were "Tour de Force" and "Special Forces."
Combined rating for this product is three stars.
Note: PCM or "Pulse Code Modulation" is your standard CD quality digital audio but with an extended dynamic range and higher resolution in the DVD-format. Test equipment is the Bose Acoustic Wave Music System (Made in U.S.A); coupled with monster brand cable connections and audio grade Xindak XF-500 power filters.
38 special the best of collection.......2006-08-26
i really enjoyed seeing the five videos of 38 special the clothes, and the hair. it reminded me of my younger years. the dvd was of good quality. and at a good price.
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- Beautiful Dreamer
- A Winning Set!
- The Mavericks
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Description
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1. O What A Thrill
2. What A Crying Shame
3. All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down
4. Missing You
5. Dance The Night Away
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful Dreamer.......2005-08-30
Excellent CD. Explains a lot about the history of American music. This will remain one of my favourite CD's for a long time.
Raul Malo's redition of the title track is amazing.
A big thank you to all those concerned for the idea and for putting this CD together.
A Winning Set!.......2004-06-22
After being separated for a few years, the Mavericks reunited to produce a new cd album in 2003 entitled, The Mavericks, in which, they continued to display their musical versatility. However, with the release of this dvd, one can see how the Mavericks emerged onto the country music scene. The Mavericks were once described as a cross between the country group, Alabama, and the pop/latin group, the Miami Sound Machine. Although this is a valid description, the Mavericks produced a refreshing, unique and distinctive sound. A sound that won them several awards during the height of their popularity. Many found it difficult to classify their sound, because their full catalog of song hits extracted elements found in pop, country, rock, jazz, soul, gospel and latin music. Though country music was the dominant influence, the Mavericks created a synthesis which made their music both inviting and invigorating. The musicians were excellent and the lead singer, Raul Malo, had a wonderful voice which could emote a ballad with the sensitivity comparable to that of the late Roy Orbison. This dvd offers some of their greatest hits, however, only five of them. The total time is approximately 20 minutes. This doesn't seem to do justice to their talent. The five tracks are: (1) O' What A Thrill, (2) What A Crying Shame, (3) All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down (with Flaco Jimenez), (4) Missing You and (5) Dance The Night Away. It's a short dvd, but each song is a winner. Tracks 1,2 & 4 emphasize their distinctive pop/country/rock sound, while tracks 3 & 5 demonstrate more of their uplifting pop/country/latin influences. Why some of their other music videos (e.g. There Goes My Heart & I Should've Been True) were not included in this set is a mystery. However, this set is a testimony to the band's great talent, humor, versatility & superb energy. This dvd shows the Mavericks at their best, which means that it's thoroughly enjoyable. You'll love hearing it over and over again.
The Mavericks.......2004-04-20
First, this bunch has a unique collection of songs and music unlike any other in the industry today - and they are absolutely wonderful! They get 5 stars for this video, however, my disappointment is that it is not long enough. I simply wish it had more of thier music on it - 5 cuts are great for the low price, but understand - I would have paid a lot more for a few more tunes.
Get busy guys and make another DVD! More, more, more!!!
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- Steve Earle when he was fresh-faced and young
- Too short - Needs more content
- A Must Have
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20th Century Masters - The DVD Collection: The Best of Steve Earle
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Customer Reviews:
Steve Earle when he was fresh-faced and young .......2005-08-06
These five clips were made during Steve Earle's brief flirtation with major label success, when MCA Records thought highly enough of him to shoot some videos and send 'em out to the TV folks. It includes one of his biggest hits, "Guitar Town," as well as "Someday," "Nowhere Road," "Copperhead Road" and "I Ain't Never Satisfied," which retells the old Robert Johnson legend, of a man who sold his soul ot the devil in order to become a guitar legend. For the most part, these videos are pretty low-budget and by-the-numbers, but what's cool is seeing Earle as a young Nashville outsider, before he moved into his biker-ish, leather-clad outlaw persona... He's so fresh-faced and earnest... and so young! Fans will want to watch him back then, to remember when he was bright-eyed and idealistic... This is a modest video package, but the material is really nice.
Too short - Needs more content.......2005-08-05
Don't get me wrong, I'm a HUGE Steve Earle fan and I really loved this DVD. However, I was hoping for a little more. The only the disc contains is five music videos. They're all of supreme quality, though. I guess I was hoping for maybe behind the scenes stuff or maybe some live footage. All-in-all it's worth the buy at $8.
A Must Have.......2005-08-02
If you're a Steve Earle fan you have to buy this DVD. It's a video progression of Steve from his clean cut days of Guitar Town to the long hair days of Copperhead Road. These videos are classics. Shame on country music television for yanking them off the air. Kudos to Universal Music and VI for packaging them on a DVD.
Customer Reviews:
Pure Blues---All MTV or VHS Videos.......2007-04-08
I saw Robert one week ago today, opening for Sir Eric Clapton. I own several of his CDs and this DVD. At the concert, people were talking and waiting for Clapton for the first couple of songs. Before his set was over, all were in to his fabulous vocals and guitar licks. He got two standing ovations before he finished and the crowd shouted out for more.
To end the evening, Clapton brought Robert out to close the show, singing the Robert Johnson tune (and a Clapton signature song) Crossroads.
No doubt, the folks who weren't aware of Mr. Cray's work were shopping for his recordings all this week.
A ROBERT CRAY TIME CAPSULE.......2006-11-26
Having recently seen Robert Cray open for Eric Clapton on his latest tour (October 10 at Verizon Center in D.C.), I was wishing that I could obtain some of his early videos on DVD. While searching through the list of the 20th Century Masters DVDs (an excellent companion to the CD line under the same moniker), I found that his videos were, in fact, available. This nice priced disc includes 6 songs - 3 from 1986's Strong Persuader (Smoking Gun, Right Next Door, and Nothin' But A Woman), 2 from 1988's Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (the title track and Acting This Way), and one from 1990's Midnight Stroll (Forecast [Calls For Pain]). Having only seen the first 2 videos from back in the day when MTV actually stood for MUSIC Television, I was happy to finally get a chance to view the other songs. A must have for all Robert Cray fans.
looking for a live concert whole show.......2006-11-09
This is a collection of music videos, mtv style; with cartoons and things highlighting the themes of some songs; not the performances I hoped for. I personally don't really like to watch "music videos" of this sort, although people who do will probably like this DVD.
Robert Cray's vocals and guitar are clear and excellent.
Hope Robert releases a full concert video, perhaps from his current tour opening for Clapton.
Check out his performance of "Time Makes Two" on the Clapton Crossroads Festival DVD. This is more like what I believe Cray fans are looking for. What I enjoy in music video is seeing the actual music performed, with lots of clear, longer shots of the musicians performing their craft. When such a video is an actual full concert it can be enjoyed almost as much as being there, if it is a quality production of sound and video, and without the video jumping too quickly from shot to shot.
When full concerts are recorded uncut, you get the flow of the song selection and the the feel of the variation between faster and slower numbers and the effect the show was designed to have on the audience. Single selections can be excellent, but putting them in the actual concert context really adds something.
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Sinewy, sleek, and oozing charisma, Bruce Lee brought sex appeal to the martial arts genre, dominating even the most cliché-riddled adventures with his mix of good-humored geniality and focused intensity. His first film, the low-budget Hong Kong adventure Fists of Fury (as it was titled in the U.S.), is exactly that: a raw, rough-edged revenge drama of a country boy who uncovers a heroin-smuggling ring. Yet the film comes alive when Lee pounces into action, his wiry, well-muscled frame erupting in lightning moves. His follow-up, The Chinese Connection, keeps the revenge theme going for a tale of a kung fu student who avenges his teacher's death at the hands of a Japanese rival. The international success of both films enabled the increasingly ambitious Lee to write and direct his own feature, Return of the Dragon, a more-comic tale of a Chinese country boy who travels to Rome to help out cousins under the thumb of local mobsters. Though filled with excellent martial arts bouts, all choreographed by Lee, the highlight is a death match between Lee and karate champion Chuck Norris in the Roman Colosseum. Lee died before completing his last feature, Game of Death, and a rather unconvincing double runs around much of the film between footage of the real Lee, but the climax features an impressive bout with basketball star and Lee student Kareem Abdul-Jabar. Though a cut above most martial arts movies of the period, these are no masterpieces, but then who watches a Bruce Lee film for the story? In these films, plot is simply there for the scenes between Lee's amazing fight sequences. The documentary Bruce Lee: The Legend completes the collection. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews:
THE MASTER COLLECTION OF BRUCE LEE.......2006-05-16
i bought this set at a used dvd store for $15.00 and was very happy to find it. watching it i was struck by how much talent and energy this man had! had he lived he would have one of the most bankable stars in the world.to be sure these are low buget action movies, but mr. lee brought a style to them that no other actor could have brought, his every move was a graceful and well thought out move,even just walking down the street. these are all the films he made(except for enter the dragon which he made for warner bros.) and he shines in them all,(game of death the movie he was making when he died is very weak and only comes alive when they use the footage of him that was shot) and if you love lee or good kung-fu movies this is one to own
I GOT THIS AT BESTBUY FOR 19.99, GO CHECK IT OUT........2006-03-16
This is easily one of the best investments to my collection, I mean 4/5 of bruce lee's movies, and a documentary.
Now fisrt of all, all of these movies are the original dub and very watchable picture.
Fist of fury(Big Boss)----- very fun movie with bruce beating up a lot of people. The end fight is prettygood because it was so authentic. Pai ying is the man, he is also the action coordinator on this.
Chinese Connection(Fist Of Fury)------ One of the best movies of all time. Great fight scenes(check it out when he takes on the whole gym), great score, great acting, hell, even Lo wei is an actor in this movie, and he is pretty freaking good.
Return of the dragon(enter the dragon) directed by bruce lee, action directed by bruce lee, and starrign bruce lee. Come on bruce, you could have put your name as composer too. This movie kicks ass, better than big boss, but not as good as chinese connection. Everyone knows this is the one where bruce fights chuck norris at the end. And it is everythign it is made out to be, certainly not the best though.
Game of death---this is your classic case of fastforwarding kungfu cinema. The fight scenes are pretty good, but a VERY FORGETTABLE story.
Documentary-------very good doc. that talks a lot about what bruce was planning for game of death(sounds sweet), and what other characters he wa experimenting with for hsi future movies. Can you believe he had a blind swordsman idea in mind for himself. There is a lot of other important info also. 5/5 for the documentary, good for any bruce fan.
So I have seen this at cd tradepost for 14.99, and 19.99 at Best buy, so I don't know where the hell that $38 price comes from.
Great product.......2005-10-14
Amazon has great customer service. The Bruce Lee Collection was new- still in its original packaging and still at a great price.
Great Condition.......2005-10-05
This product was in great condition and arrived earlier that I had expected. Thank you.
MasterPiece.......2005-09-16
I have This dvd Collection BoxSet And I have the Korean Boxset,Nothing like The KOREAN BOXSET You gotta Check it Out,It'll blow you Off :P
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Sinewy, sleek, and oozing charisma, Bruce Lee brought sex appeal to the martial arts genre, dominating even the most cliché-riddled adventures with his mix of good-humored geniality and focused intensity. His first film, the low-budget Hong Kong adventure Fists of Fury (as it was titled in the U.S.), is exactly that: a raw, rough-edged revenge drama of a country boy who uncovers a heroin-smuggling ring. Yet the film comes alive when Lee pounces into action, his wiry, well-muscled frame erupting in lightning moves. His follow-up, The Chinese Connection, keeps the revenge theme going for a tale of a kung fu student who avenges his teacher's death at the hands of a Japanese rival. The international success of both films enabled the increasingly ambitious Lee to write and direct his own feature, Return of the Dragon, a more-comic tale of a Chinese country boy who travels to Rome to help out cousins under the thumb of local mobsters. Though filled with excellent martial arts bouts, all choreographed by Lee, the highlight is a death match between Lee and karate champion Chuck Norris in the Roman Colosseum. Lee died before completing his last feature, Game of Death, and a rather unconvincing double runs around much of the film between footage of the real Lee, but the climax features an impressive bout with basketball star and Lee student Kareem Abdul-Jabar. Though a cut above most martial arts movies of the period, these are no masterpieces, but then who watches a Bruce Lee film for the story? In these films, plot is simply there for the scenes between Lee's amazing fight sequences. The documentary Bruce Lee: The Legend completes the collection. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews:
THE MASTER COLLECTION OF BRUCE LEE.......2006-05-16
i bought this set at a used dvd store for $15.00 and was very happy to find it. watching it i was struck by how much talent and energy this man had! had he lived he would have one of the most bankable stars in the world.to be sure these are low buget action movies, but mr. lee brought a style to them that no other actor could have brought, his every move was a graceful and well thought out move,even just walking down the street. these are all the films he made(except for enter the dragon which he made for warner bros.) and he shines in them all,(game of death the movie he was making when he died is very weak and only comes alive when they use the footage of him that was shot) and if you love lee or good kung-fu movies this is one to own
I GOT THIS AT BESTBUY FOR 19.99, GO CHECK IT OUT........2006-03-16
This is easily one of the best investments to my collection, I mean 4/5 of bruce lee's movies, and a documentary.
Now fisrt of all, all of these movies are the original dub and very watchable picture.
Fist of fury(Big Boss)----- very fun movie with bruce beating up a lot of people. The end fight is prettygood because it was so authentic. Pai ying is the man, he is also the action coordinator on this.
Chinese Connection(Fist Of Fury)------ One of the best movies of all time. Great fight scenes(check it out when he takes on the whole gym), great score, great acting, hell, even Lo wei is an actor in this movie, and he is pretty freaking good.
Return of the dragon(enter the dragon) directed by bruce lee, action directed by bruce lee, and starrign bruce lee. Come on bruce, you could have put your name as composer too. This movie kicks ass, better than big boss, but not as good as chinese connection. Everyone knows this is the one where bruce fights chuck norris at the end. And it is everythign it is made out to be, certainly not the best though.
Game of death---this is your classic case of fastforwarding kungfu cinema. The fight scenes are pretty good, but a VERY FORGETTABLE story.
Documentary-------very good doc. that talks a lot about what bruce was planning for game of death(sounds sweet), and what other characters he wa experimenting with for hsi future movies. Can you believe he had a blind swordsman idea in mind for himself. There is a lot of other important info also. 5/5 for the documentary, good for any bruce fan.
So I have seen this at cd tradepost for 14.99, and 19.99 at Best buy, so I don't know where the hell that $38 price comes from.
Great product.......2005-10-14
Amazon has great customer service. The Bruce Lee Collection was new- still in its original packaging and still at a great price.
Great Condition.......2005-10-05
This product was in great condition and arrived earlier that I had expected. Thank you.
MasterPiece.......2005-09-16
I have This dvd Collection BoxSet And I have the Korean Boxset,Nothing like The KOREAN BOXSET You gotta Check it Out,It'll blow you Off :P
Customer Reviews:
Asia rulz but this video collection is mainly for die-hard Asia fans.......2006-08-25
I'm a die-hard Asia fan that's why I bought this DVD. Asia with the original, early-mid 80's line up of Whetton, Palmer, Downes and Howe only had three key albums to their credit: Asia, Alpha and Astra, and though the first two were major hits and the third (Astra) flopped, hard-core Asia fans loved all three with equal zeal. Then & Now had some previously unreleased good tracks as well.
While this video collection of only 5 of their hits (Heat Of The Moment, Only Time Will Tell, Wildest Dreams, Don't Cry, and The Smile Has Left Your Eyes) leaves a lot to be desired for, you may want to buy it if you're also an Asia fan.
If you're looking for another comparable collection of Asia videos, you should also check out "The Ultimate Collection". The main difference is that TUC contains live versions of most of their major hits from concerts in Moscow, England and USA, while this DVD contains the studio videos of just these 5 songs. TUC is a 3-disc collection while this is a single disc. If you want to see Asia live in action then I would definitely recommend buying TUC instead, but if you're a die-hard Asia fan like me who has all of Asia's main stuff then you might want to buy this too.
I feel like I was in Jr. high again.......2006-03-23
This DVD brought back some very good memories. I thought for its time the music and videos stood out. For me the music is still the best part of it all. The only sad thing is when you look at it, you have to wonder how huge they would have been had they just stayed together.
ASIA TEN STARS, BUT THIS DVD ONLY THREE!.......2005-12-11
The poeple who makes this DVD doesn't know about ASIA. The GO video (from ASTRA album) isn't included in this DVD. You have only 5 of the 6 studio videos that ASIA makes in the Wetton era. The title must be "ASIA: THE INCOMPLETE DVD COLLECTION". Why this important video is missing? Only the stupid person of Geffen records who makes this video knows the answer...
ASIA IS THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD !!!.......2004-04-28
I waited for this to D.V.D. to come out, for months. This disc includes 5 music videos from the band "Asia". Asia has been around for over 20 years now, and they get better and better with each passing year. Amazon hasn't gotten around to creating an image for this title yet on their search page. It was hard to find this release. I had to go buy the ASIN number, and search through a bunch of possibilities. This D.V.D. came out on April 20th, 2004. Amazon has it for only $7.98. The picture quality is good. The 5 songs that are on this disc are "Heat of the Moment", "Only Time Will Tell", "Wildest Dreams", "Don't Cry", and the last one is "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes". The cover of this D.V.D., has a black and white photo of the 4 original band members. I am a die-hard Asia fan, ever since the release of their first album. I love them. They are incredible. Buy this D.V.D. You won't be disappointed.
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Laurel and Hardy Collection, Vol. 1 (Great Guns / Jitterbugs / The Big Noise)
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Laurel & Hardy II (Way Out West / Block-Heads / Chickens Come Home)
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