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 Very nice collection! Nov 17, 2009
This is a nice collection presentation. I would recommend it to your friends who enjoy the classics from this masterful director.
Waiting for Blu-Ray? Nah... Nov 14, 2009
I'm a big hi-def fan. I love my Blu-Rays and don't buy too many DVDs anymore. But I bought this. The simple fact is that it's a great value, and we don't know how long it will be until each and every one of these 14 movies is on Blu-Ray. Or if they all will be. So far we've only now just gotten North by Northwest on Blu, and that's from a different studio and thus isn't included in this box set anyway.
HDNet did a marathon of many of these same Hitchcock movies, and I still had them on my Tivo to compare. I think they do look a little better than the DVDs do upconverted on my Panasonic BD-60 player. But I don't think that these are new HD masters from source, with the kind of cleanup we'd expect on a top-notch Blu-Ray transfer. I think they probably just upconverted them from the same DVD source using better equipment than I have. I could be wrong, but I suspect this also in part for simple economics -- if they'd spent the money to remaster them for HDNet, I'd expect they'd be pushing them out on BD pretty fast to cash in on it. And as far as I know, HDNet is not re-running these often.
So if you want BDs, you're probably waiting for Universal to decide it makes sense to spend the money on commissioning 14 different expensive remasters and releases. And even if they do that, it'll be awhile before you see them anywhere close to this price. And if on top of that you want a nice box set to have them all packaged up, it'll be even longer. And if you want that box set at a good price, it'll be even longer still.
Therefore, even if you are lamenting the lack of Hitchcock on Blu-Ray and feeling like you should wait for it to happen, I'd still buy this if you're a fan. Especially if you see a great deal like the Gold Box deal from early November 2009. If/when some of your favorites start coming out in BD, you can upgrade if you see fit. In the meantime, this is the best way to be able to enjoy 14 of Hitchcock's masterpieces whenever you want, and at a great price.
Very Excellent!!! Nov 13, 2009
Of the collections available, I'd say this is the best, with many of his top movies. Of course, with only 14 movies in this collection, there's sure to be a couple favorites that aren't included, but if you could only get one collection, this is it. Even if you needed to get more than one collection, this should be one of them.
With movies like Rope, Rear Window, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds, this collection is already worth it, and there's eight more.
These films span 1942 through 1972, and include some notable stars. You'll find James Bond, Mary Poppins, Cool Hand Luke (the guy, not the movie), the very excellent Jimmy Stewart in a few, the girl from The Apartment, Perry Mason, Charlie's Angels' boss (that would be Charlie), the angel from It's a Wonderful Life, and even a guy named Ludwig.
They come in a nice, felt-like box, which is a little bigger than it has to be, yet takes up much less space than buying the 14 films individually.
I like this collection so much, I'm almost thinking of buying it again, but I really don't need it twice.
Best video collection I own Oct 30, 2009
This is an excellent collection full of much of the best of Hitch. Very nice velvety box makes for an elegant presentation. Each movie is on its own disc and many have a documentary about the film with original cast members and Hitch's daughter Pat. Unfortunately there isn't one on the Psycho disc.
Why The Hell Isn't "North by Northwest" Here? Oct 29, 2009
This sounds like a terrific boxed set, and a deal, but it's missing one of his best known films. Not including that great movie, this set is incomplete. That's what I thought, and then I discovered a companion release.
The Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection (Strangers on a Train Two-Disc Edition / North by Northwest / Dial M for Murder / Foreign Correspondent / Suspicion / The Wrong Man / Stage Fright / I Confess / Mr. and Mrs. Smith)
These 2 sets would make an excelent addition to anyones collection. I hope someday to own them both.
In checking this out I went to IMDB.com. I had no Ideal how many films he had made in his career, dating back to the silent era (he was born in 1899).
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