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The Paul Newman Collection : Harper / The Drowning Pool / The Left Handed Gun / The Mackintosh Man / Somebody Up There Likes Me (5 Disc Box Set)
RRP: £34.99
Our Price: £13.97 (subject to change)
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Review date: 2008-10-19 Rating: 8 out of 10
It's no doubt a great box set, and with an appealing price it's hard to resist BUT the Region 1 box set has 2 extra films. Pocket Money and The Young Philadelphians is the reason I went with the Region 1 (USA and Canada) box set.
Hardly seems fair now does it.
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Reviews
Really great box set
Review date: 2008-10-12 Rating: 10 out of 10
I've just finished watching Harper (Moving Target), from my new purchase, a very well priced box set (at the moment) containing 2 Harper films, an espionage thriller set in England and Ireland (I love it when big Hollywood stars do movies over here), a cool western and the man's debut movie, as Rocky M. But I know already I've seen the best of them, one of the best films Newman made, and possibly one of the best detective thrillers ever made. It sizzles with style, entertainment and humour and introduces a new graphic realism to the private eye movie. It is also very noir, and precedes the more lauded Chinatown by eight years! This movie reinvented the genre and had a stack of very good imitators follow it. The (Goldman) screenplay is simply brilliant, as is Newman who here shows he has a sense of humour to go with the looks and the acting ability. Some men are born under a lucky star.
All films have great extra features as mentioned by chap above, and they come in those ultra slim boxes which I love, and wish all DVDs were boxed in. It is one of the best purchases I've made and I can't wait to see the other 4 movies. If you are a Paul Newman fan (and let's face it, who isn't?) then snap this one up. An absolute bargain.
a must have
Review date: 2008-07-21 Rating: 10 out of 10
this is 5 discs with great features and commentaries too -harper -drowning pool and mckintosh man are a trilogy about a private eye and all 3 are cool ,thrillers with a touch of film noir and each is classic in it's own right.
somebody up-is a story of the rise of a common con to the mid weight boxing champ as rocky and is a very realistic portrait of a boxer ,
while left handed gun is a violent western with an atmospheric portrayal of a vendetta gone wrong and all five together are great to have in one box -well worth for the commentary alone in harper.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Joanne Woodward
Lita Milan
Paul Newman
Janet Leigh
Lauren Bacall
Creators:
Paul Newman (Primary Contributor)
Lauren Bacall (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 7321902112121
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 5
Format: Black & White, Colour, PAL,
Release date: 2006-11-27
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 543 minutes
Language: English (Original Language)