Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection (Psycho / Vertigo / Rear Window / The Birds / Shadow of a Doubt / Family Plot / Frenzy / The Man Who Knew Too Much / Marnie / Rope / Saboteur / Topaz / Torn Curtain / The Trouble with Harry) | List Price: $119.98
Discount Price: $85.34
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Brand: Universal
Binding: DVD
Release Date: 2005-10-04
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Masterpiece Collection indeed [Posted on 2008-11-24]
This is great for the movie buff, Hitchcock enthusiast, or for anyone who just enjoys great movies. The packaging is neat with the movies in cases with the original movie posters collaged on each with the appropriate font on each DVD. I love having this displayed on my movie shelf.
Probably the best overall box set of Hitchcock [Posted on 2008-11-30]
This is truly an amazing collection containing 14 of the Master's films, most of them from his later so-called "Golden Period." Unless you're a Hitchcock completionist, it's likely that you would be more than satisfied with this box set, perhaps supplemented by Strangers on a Train and North by Northwest, which are owned by Warner Bros. and thus not included in this Universal collection.
While not every film in this set is a "winner," they are all at least worth a look. Not to mention that four of them are absolute masterpieces -- Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds -- and that the price of purchasing those four separately is roughly equal to the current price of the entire boxset. Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Marnie, and Frenzy are also all worth owning in my view, and it's worth it to purchase the entire set for those nine films alone, and then you get five others as bonus features, not to mention the extra material on all the discs.
Video quality is great, with all the widescreen films finally made anamorphic. With regards to the The Man Who Knew Too Much, I've never seen the old disc and am unable to compare, but, while it's not as sterling a transfer as Vertigo, it still looks fine on my 32" Samsung LCD.
You can get marginally better transfers for Vertigo, Psycho, and Rear Window through the recent 2-disc Universal Legacy releases, but the additional extras provided in those sets seem superfluous, with episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and a new featurette or two. What's here is more than adequate and presented quite stylishly within the red velvet case, which is slightly larger than I was led to believe knowing that the discs were housed 4 to a case, but it still fits fine on my shelf. Some care will be required due to the way the discs are situated inside these cases, but they fit snugly when popped into place, and as long as you don't toss them inside like frisbees they should be just fine.
All-in-all, this is really a superb value.
Great films from a master director. [Posted on 2008-12-06]
Great films from a master director. The collection is a true sample of Hitchcock's work. Good value for the price.
Master of Suspense, Masterpiece Collection [Posted on 2008-12-24]
This collection puts some of the best known Hitchcock films with some less-known films in one wonderful collection. Each disk comes with special features for the film, and there is a bonus disk which I am still watching. It's a great collection, even if I didn't like Marnie or Frenzy. I had never seen The Trouble with Harry, or the new The Man Who Knew Too Much.
I would say this is a great collection for those who like Hitch, but don't know him well yet.
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