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The Essential Steve McQueen Collection : Bullitt / Getaway / Cincinnati Kid / Tom Horn / Never So Few (6 Disc Box Set)
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the great mcqueen
Review date: 2007-02-26 Rating: 10 out of 10
if you're a steve mcqueen fan then this is a good buy all told.
Bullitt - probably the best film here and in the top 3 mcqueen films. steve is at his most effortlessly cool.
The Getaway - pretty straightforward action movie but mcqueen and al latteri make it one of the better ones.
Cincinnati Kid - very good film. one of mcqueens best. ed robinson is also brilliant in this.
Tom Horn - i enjoyed the first hour or so of this. but after that the the film started to lag. steves second last film.
Never So Few - frank sinatra is good in this, but mcqueen steals the scenes he appears in. again this film lags at times but has some good moments.
id agree with the other reviewer that this is far from a definitive collection. the sand pebbles, hell is for heroes, thomas crown, great escape are all among steves best films. i still have to give it 5 though coz its mcqueen
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Reviews
Legendary
Review date: 2006-03-03 Rating: 10 out of 10
Steve Mcqueen is a legend, and the coolest actor of all time. This boxset takes us through his career starting with Never So Few and ending with Tom Horn.
Bullitt is the highlight of this boxset, it is one of his best films. The Cincinnati Kid is also a great film but that cannot be said of the others. To be honest, the only reason to watch Getaway and Never So Few is for Steve Mcqueen. He made average films look better than they actually were. Steve Mcqueen made far better films than there were in this boxset, I feel some poor choices were made here. Where is The Magnificent Seven, Hell is for Heroes, The Sand Pebbles, or The Great Escape???
But, I gave it 5 stars because this man is a legend and one of the greatest actors of all time.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Al Lettieri
Peter Lawford
Charles Bronson
Steve McQueen
Linda Evans
Creators:
Steve McQueen (Primary Contributor)
Al Lettieri (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 7321900719308
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 6
Format: Box set, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2006-02-06
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Language: English (Original Language)