Sirocco / Dead Reckoning / The Harder They Fall / In A Lonely Place (Bogart Film Noir Box Set) (DVD)

Advantages: Bogart, Grahame, the dialogue,
Disadvantages: Lack of English subtitles on special features

...montage of posters and lobby cards for the eight movies that Bogart made for Columbia pictures from 'Sahara' (1943) through to his final performance in 'The Harder They Fall' (1957). There are two documentaries included on the DVD. Firstly a brief look at the restoration process and digitisation of 'In A Lonely Place.' Comparing pieces of the film in the original Library of Congress print with the film on this DVD shows what an amazing job Pro-tek and Sony pictures did. The second 'In a Lonely Place Revisited' is an excellent documentary hosted by Curtis Hanson (Director of 'LA Confidential') from the building that inspired the main set from the movie. He discusses the relevance of the films title, the films story, Bogart's performance, Grahame's performance, Nicholas Ray's direction of the film, the differences between the film... Read review

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Advantages: Makes a good case for the point it is trying to make; Bogie's in it
Disadvantages: Slow and a bit dull

...Introduction I found this film in a box of stuff I brought home from overseas nearly three years ago and had never got round to opening. Unfortunately, there was nothing particularly exciting in the box, but I thought the film, which stars Humphrey Bogart, would be worth a watch. Had I known what the subject matter was, I would probably not have watched it - boxing is not something I particularly enjoy - but by the time I realised what it was about, I was already into the film. Compared to most Bogart films, this was definitely not his best, although it was the last film he was to make before his death. The director Mark Robson was born in Canada in 1913 and directed a number of films, including The Inn of Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman, and Peyton Place, starring Lana Turner. The Harder They Fall was released in 1956... Read review

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Advantages: 3 action dvds in one box
Disadvantages: Not everyone's cup of tea

...Review of 3 Action classics ?We Were Soldiers, Mad Max and Lethal Weapon? DVD, starring Mel Gibson.. This is a boxed DVD set, which I must admit had been sitting unwatched and ignored in the cupboard for some time. I believe the set was a Christmas Gift to my other half a few years ago, which we never got around to watching, probably because we already owned a couple of the movies as single dvds! The set consist of three popular Mel Gibson movies, on three individual discs. They comprise of 'We Were Soldiers', 'Mad Max' and 'Lethal Weapon'. The box is really rather uninteresting, just three pictures of Gibson in each of the movies on the front and a small amount of information about each film on the reverse, along with information about directors and classification. I will attempt to give a brief synopsis of the films... Read review

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