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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
The 80's/90's revival of Columbo got off to a shakey start with dull stories and pointles padding eg Columbo playing the tuba in Sex And The Married Detective. Thankfully things did improve and this collection (season 10 part 1) contains some excellent episodes which are more like the original 70's series.
The episodes in this 4 disk set are :-
Columbo Goes To College
Caution : Murder Can Be Hazadous To Your Health
Columbo And The Murder Of A Rock Star
Death Hits The Jackpot
No Time To Die
A Bird In The Hand
It's All In The Game
Butterfly In Shades Of Grey
Nearly all of the episodes are enjoyable. The only one I wasnt so keen on was No Time To Die which was more like a bad cop show than an episode of Columbo. You will see what I mean when you watch it. I really enjoyed Butterfly In Shades Of Grey, Caution: Murder Can Be Hazadous To Your Health and Death Hits The Jackpot.
The new Columbo's have been critersized for having weaker murderers but this set has some excellent killer including Rip Thorn, Faye Dunnerway and even has some actors who appeared in the original 70's series including William Shatner and Robert Culp. So if you miss the old style Columbo then why not give this dvd set a go.
The episodes in this 4 disk set are :-
Columbo Goes To College
Caution : Murder Can Be Hazadous To Your Health
Columbo And The Murder Of A Rock Star
Death Hits The Jackpot
No Time To Die
A Bird In The Hand
It's All In The Game
Butterfly In Shades Of Grey
Nearly all of the episodes are enjoyable. The only one I wasnt so keen on was No Time To Die which was more like a bad cop show than an episode of Columbo. You will see what I mean when you watch it. I really enjoyed Butterfly In Shades Of Grey, Caution: Murder Can Be Hazadous To Your Health and Death Hits The Jackpot.
The new Columbo's have been critersized for having weaker murderers but this set has some excellent killer including Rip Thorn, Faye Dunnerway and even has some actors who appeared in the original 70's series including William Shatner and Robert Culp. So if you miss the old style Columbo then why not give this dvd set a go.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
I don't actually believe Columbo was being filmed as a series by this point in time, more as an odd tv special from time to time, and this DVD covers the three year period 1990-93. However, unfortunately generally the results are rather mixed much of the time.
Maybe the format by this period was beginning to feel really tired, i'm not sure, because a number of these stories, despite being mildly entertaining, are simply not very inspiring, even despite there being on occasions a departure from the familiar Columbo formula. Possibly the best of the batch is 'Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous To Your Health' starring George Hamilton, which does carry many of the familiar plot devices most effectively, and where the sparring between the murderer and Columbo does display a degree of flair and intensity - Falk and Hamilton do manage to engage the audience fairly well. 'Butterfly In Shades Of Grey' is also an entertaining episode, even if the motive for the murder doesn't seem especially substantial. William Shatner isn't amongst the finest actors when it comes to portraying subtelty, but he does manage to be entertaining and fun in his role as a murderer.
However, there is one episode that really doesn't work well at all, and coincidentally it's the story that possesses the biggest plot departures. 'No Time To Die', predominantly a story about a kidnapping, pretty much falls flat on its face. 'It's All In The Game' seems rather quirky, especially in the way that Columbo is portrayed romancing his suspect (Faye Dunaway) - but ultimately this story is extremely hard to swallow, especially bearing in mind Falk's previous portrayal of Columbo - the notion of romancing your main suspect seems pretty far fetched, even if the purpose ultimately is to entrap them. However, this story proved popular enough to win an emmy, and there is an undoubted chemistry between Peter Falk and Faye Dunaway. Peter Falk also wrote this story and it does contain a certain ingenuity, but it also suffers from appearing rather self indulgent.
This volume of Columbo is undoubtedly fairly entertaining especially on a first viewing, but ultimately many of these shows aren't of the calibre of the show in its prime during the seventies - they ultimately lack the sharpness of the old series, in addition to a meticulous attention to detail - my rating therefore reflects this.
Maybe the format by this period was beginning to feel really tired, i'm not sure, because a number of these stories, despite being mildly entertaining, are simply not very inspiring, even despite there being on occasions a departure from the familiar Columbo formula. Possibly the best of the batch is 'Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous To Your Health' starring George Hamilton, which does carry many of the familiar plot devices most effectively, and where the sparring between the murderer and Columbo does display a degree of flair and intensity - Falk and Hamilton do manage to engage the audience fairly well. 'Butterfly In Shades Of Grey' is also an entertaining episode, even if the motive for the murder doesn't seem especially substantial. William Shatner isn't amongst the finest actors when it comes to portraying subtelty, but he does manage to be entertaining and fun in his role as a murderer.
However, there is one episode that really doesn't work well at all, and coincidentally it's the story that possesses the biggest plot departures. 'No Time To Die', predominantly a story about a kidnapping, pretty much falls flat on its face. 'It's All In The Game' seems rather quirky, especially in the way that Columbo is portrayed romancing his suspect (Faye Dunaway) - but ultimately this story is extremely hard to swallow, especially bearing in mind Falk's previous portrayal of Columbo - the notion of romancing your main suspect seems pretty far fetched, even if the purpose ultimately is to entrap them. However, this story proved popular enough to win an emmy, and there is an undoubted chemistry between Peter Falk and Faye Dunaway. Peter Falk also wrote this story and it does contain a certain ingenuity, but it also suffers from appearing rather self indulgent.
This volume of Columbo is undoubtedly fairly entertaining especially on a first viewing, but ultimately many of these shows aren't of the calibre of the show in its prime during the seventies - they ultimately lack the sharpness of the old series, in addition to a meticulous attention to detail - my rating therefore reflects this.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Whilst I believe that the later seasons of Columbo were not as good as the older, original ones, this box set still had some enjoyable episodes with some great guest stars. I had no problem with the product itself. A very worthwhile purchase for those who wish to complete their Columbo collection.
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Mixed bag
I bought this for my favourite episode, Butterflies in Shades of Grey, which I really love. William Shatner, of Captain Kirk fame takes on the guise of a brutally exposing radio... Read more
Published 6 months ago by R. Whitlock
Fine for Columbo fans
(This review covers both Volumes 1 & 2). I am a Columbo fan from the original broadcasts. I already had all of the previous "season" releases (1 through 9) and wanted to complete... Read more
Published 14 months ago by ChrisF
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Published 14 months ago by Traffic
Why is this not available in the USA??
I love Columbo and have every season. I've been waiting to get season 10 but it's not available in the US! Why?? So, I just had to buy it! From the UK! Read more
Published 22 months ago by Chere
It has subtitles!
Just want everyone to know that this dvd has english subtitles. I do not understand why Amazon doesn't inform this.
Published on 23 Aug 2009 by Marie
Brilliant DVD
Columbo Season 10 Volume 1 [DVD] [1992]
Already have Seasons 1 to 9 so this is a great addition to my collection. Read more
Already have Seasons 1 to 9 so this is a great addition to my collection. Read more
Published on 19 July 2009 by T. Fallows
Great DVD
Columbo Season 10 Volume 1
Enjoyed the DVD and is added to my collection.
Enjoyed the DVD and is added to my collection.
Published on 14 July 2009 by Amazon Co Uk
Columbo is back to his brilliant best!!!
Columbo returns to his brilliant best in this Season 10 collection which includes some of my favourite episodes. Read more
Published on 14 July 2009 by Mr. C. Mckenna
Under investigation!
The Columbo name rolls on and on.Still smoking his cigar,still talks about Mrs Columbo,Does she really exist? Read more
Published on 12 July 2009 by M. Rosenthal-English
Columbo Series 10, Volume 1
Although I am a great fan of Columbo, I have always thought the episodes produced in the 70s far superior to those produced in the 1990s and 2000s. Read more
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