In no particular order I have the following:
The Ultimate Oliver Stone Collection [UK]
Consisting of – Platoon, Salvador, Wall Street, Born on the 4th of July, Any Given Sunday (why was this 2 discs and not JFK?), JFK, Natural Born Killers, Heaven and Earth, The Doors, U-Turn, Oliver Stone's America and Bonus Disc (Looking for Fidel, Persona Non Grata and an Alexander Preview).
As you will soon discover is a common occurance, I've only actually watched about half of these, with the priority being given to the documentries (Persona Non Grata about Palestine is excellent). Pick of the movies is JFK followed by Platoon.
Note: I have the UK set which does not include Talk Radio as Warners presumably couldn't come to a deal with the company how hold the rights over here. Not that it matters, because I got it free with The Sunday Times earlier this year in a cardboard sleeve which neartly fits into the digipack packaging!
The Stanley Kubrick Collection [UK]
Consisting of – 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, The Shining, Lolita, Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange, Eyes Wide Shut, Dr Strangelove and the documentary disc A Life in Pictures.
Again, I've only seen about half of these, but this time I've not watched the documentary. Pick of the movies are Full Metal Jacket followed by Dr Strangelove.
Classic Comedies Collection [US]
Consisting of – Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, Dinner at Eight, Libeled Lady, Stage Door and To Be or Not to Be.
Seen the 1st three on the list of contents above. The best movie of this set without a doubt is The Philadelphia Story, which is pure magic. Sadly, no documentary disc.
The Val Lewton Collection [US]
Consisting of – Cat People, The Curse of the Cat People, I Walked With A Zombie, The Body Snatcher, Isle of the Dead, Bedlam, The Leopard Man, The Ghost Ship, The Seventh Victim and the documentary Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Story.
This time I've only watched the documentary (last night in fact). It was so good, I immediately watched I Walked With A Zombie as the documentary gave this lots of praise, and it was great. I've sat on this a long time, but I think I will explore more of its contents soon.
Classic Musicals Collection: Broadway to Hollywood [US]
Consisting of – Easter Parade, The Band Wagon, Bells Are Ringing, Finian's Rainbow and Brigadoon.
I'm not sure why I bought this to be honest. I do like musicals, but normally of the more modern type. At the time I was sharing a train journey with a man I would talk to in order to pass the time and he was a big fan of old style Hollywood musicals, and he sort of talked me into getting this without me knowing. That said, I did enjoy Easter Parade. The only other film I have watched off this set to date is Brigadoon, which I didn't really enjoy.
The Tennessee Williams Collection [US]
Consisting of - A Street Car Named Desire, A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Sweet Bird of Youth, The Night of the Iguana, Baby Doll, The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone and Tennessee Williams' South documentary.
I've seen A Street Car Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and just this past week I watched Baby Doll, which I think is going to be the pick of the movies in the box set. Baby Doll has a fascinating history – it’s a shame the featurette on the disc is so short.
Warner Legends Collection [US]
Consisting of The Adventures of Robin Hood, Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros documentary.
In a shock move, I've seen all of these, and by far the best is The Adventures of Robin Hood. All are 2 disc special editions too, so have lots of documentaries. Oddly, the bonus disc Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros which is a documentary on the history of the studio is rather poor as it tries to cram too much into too short a run time.
Controversial Classics Collection Vol 1 [US]
Consisting of – Advise and Consent, The Americanization of Emily, Bad Day at Black Rock, Blackboard Jungle, A Face in the Crowd, Fury and I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang.
Shockingly, I've not seen any of these yet, despite having them for perhaps a good two years! I do want to see Bad Day and Black Rock and Blackboard Jungle soon though.
Controversial Classics Collection Vol 2: The Power of the Media [US]
Consisting of – Network, All the President's Men and Dog Day Afternoon.
Everyone, and I mean everyone should watch Network. It's superb, and many times more relevant today than it was when it was made. It is by far the standout of the set. I've also watched All the President's Men, but can't drum up too much enthusiasm for Dog Day Afternoon, which remains unwatched.
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