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57 of 59 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have the set and here are the aspect ratios according to the boxes and from my viewing
- THE APARTMENT ... widescreen version 16:9 .. presented in 2.35:1
- SEVEN YEAR ITCH . widescreen version 16:9 .. presented in 2.55:1
- WITNESS FOR PR... fullframe version 4:3 .. presented in 1.66:1
- FORTUNE COOKIE .. widescreen version 16:9 .. presented in 2.35:1
- SHERLOCK HOLMES . widescreen version 16:9 .. presented in 2.35:1
Having checked all the aspect ratios with the info on the IMDB site I can confirm they are in the exact same ratio as originally released to the cinema. So havent a clue where the other reviewer gets the idea from they are PAN AND SCANNED.
- THE APARTMENT ... widescreen version 16:9 .. presented in 2.35:1
- SEVEN YEAR ITCH . widescreen version 16:9 .. presented in 2.55:1
- WITNESS FOR PR... fullframe version 4:3 .. presented in 1.66:1
- FORTUNE COOKIE .. widescreen version 16:9 .. presented in 2.35:1
- SHERLOCK HOLMES . widescreen version 16:9 .. presented in 2.35:1
Having checked all the aspect ratios with the info on the IMDB site I can confirm they are in the exact same ratio as originally released to the cinema. So havent a clue where the other reviewer gets the idea from they are PAN AND SCANNED.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Billy Wilder either directed, or wrote - or both, dozens of some of the most fondly remembered and critically acclaimed films of all time.
Some are in this set - and many aren't. I'll leave out the omissions as I'm sure you can make up your own list and concentrate on those that are.
THE APARTMENT was winner of 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and stars Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray and a young Shirley MacLaine. It's about a central New York apartment that is let out to men who want a place to take young ladies for secret liaisons, but the plans get complicated and things all go wrong. A bitter-sweet classic.
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH is the comedy in which Marilyn Monroe gets all hot and bothered in an apartment upstairs from a married man, whose wife and children are away. Does he give in to his fixation for her?
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION is one of the finest courtroom dramas ever made. A wealth of stars - Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power - make this twisting favourite very watchable. Nominated for six Oscars.
THE FORTUNE COOKIE - one of my favourites and so ahead of its time. Jack Lemmon gets injured as a bystander at a football game and lands up in traction. Chum Walter Matthau, known as 'Whiplash Willie' sees only dollar signs and lawsuits. Roll on the comedy as the pair conspire to get all that they can.
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES is rather different to the others - and indeed to other Wilder films. Largely set in Scotland and might even include the Loch Ness Monster, this investigative drama is supremely well made, quite Hitchkockian and stunningly shot in colour.
In short, there's something here for all tastes. It's unlikely that most people would have seen all five before, so prepare to be entertained! The DVDs are all in slimline cases, within a card box. At roughly two pounds a movie, this is also an absolute bargain.
Some are in this set - and many aren't. I'll leave out the omissions as I'm sure you can make up your own list and concentrate on those that are.
THE APARTMENT was winner of 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and stars Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray and a young Shirley MacLaine. It's about a central New York apartment that is let out to men who want a place to take young ladies for secret liaisons, but the plans get complicated and things all go wrong. A bitter-sweet classic.
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH is the comedy in which Marilyn Monroe gets all hot and bothered in an apartment upstairs from a married man, whose wife and children are away. Does he give in to his fixation for her?
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION is one of the finest courtroom dramas ever made. A wealth of stars - Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power - make this twisting favourite very watchable. Nominated for six Oscars.
THE FORTUNE COOKIE - one of my favourites and so ahead of its time. Jack Lemmon gets injured as a bystander at a football game and lands up in traction. Chum Walter Matthau, known as 'Whiplash Willie' sees only dollar signs and lawsuits. Roll on the comedy as the pair conspire to get all that they can.
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES is rather different to the others - and indeed to other Wilder films. Largely set in Scotland and might even include the Loch Ness Monster, this investigative drama is supremely well made, quite Hitchkockian and stunningly shot in colour.
In short, there's something here for all tastes. It's unlikely that most people would have seen all five before, so prepare to be entertained! The DVDs are all in slimline cases, within a card box. At roughly two pounds a movie, this is also an absolute bargain.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Billy Wilder: A Personal Biography. ]Superlative films, rarely shown on television, and several of which I had therefore not seen for many years. Wilder made a remarkable number of cinematic masterpieces, and some of these are in this set. He remains one of the greatest of Hollywood directors - and the most European.
Also read Charlotte Chandler's excellnt biography of Wilder, Nobody's Perfect. ASIN:1557836329 Nobody's Perfect:
Also read Charlotte Chandler's excellnt biography of Wilder, Nobody's Perfect. ASIN:1557836329 Nobody's Perfect:
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