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 Great Films Oct 13, 2009
The Joan Crawford Collection Volume 2 is a terrific collection with some of the Great Movies: Flamingo Road with Sidney Greenstreet- "What do ya do with a dead elephant" puts the "C" in Classic; the surprising A Woman's Face- no sentiment in this one and what a cast; Sadie McKee a good melodrama and surprisingly entertaining; Torch Song is such fun; and Strange Cargo - This one is one of the best films ever done, and again has a fantastic cast- and it just doesn't stop moving for a moment. This is a fun collection. No regrets!
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 a cliche: so bad it's mandatory Jul 16, 2009
All i really want to say is: BUY THIS SET!! It's worth the $35, roughly, for the (enter here the title of my review) "Torch Song." Anyone -- anyone with even a trace of campy-sense-of-humor about him/her (I have a hunch that both, at least on occasion, may apply in this particular case) -- will find "Torch Song" MANDATORY for his/her collection.
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Surprise! Apr 10, 2009
I bought this set because it was the only way to get the DVD STRANGE CARGO which was directed by Frank Borzage (7th HEAVEN, STREET ANGEL, etc.). I took a look at SADIE McKEE because it was directed by Clarence Brown and was pleasantly surprised. It's a fascinating little melodrama that never goes over the top. It's alway fun to discover unknown titles that turn out to very entertaining.
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"Another Great Crawford Boxset" Mar 23, 2009
After nearly 2 years since the last Joan Crawford boxset came out, comes this wonderful collection of Joan's films, which will more than satisfy those ardent Crawford fans, as well as the ordinary novie buff. In this set we get 5 classic Joan films; "A Woman's Face", "Sadie McKee", "Strange Cargo", "Flamingo Road", and my favorite "Torch Song". All the films come in full screen format, as that's the way they were filmed, except "Torch Song", which is in a beautiful widescreen edition. We get a good glimpse into the kind of actress Crawford was in these films. In "A Woman's Face", Joan should have received an Oscar for her role, as most critics agree her performance of a woman disfigured is one of her best. In "Strange Cargo" Joan is reunited with her former lover and co-star Clark Gable, and it's one of their best films together. I also love "Flamingo Road", where she plays Lane, a carnival girl trying to improve her status as a reputable lady in a small southern town. This film served as the basis for the TV primetime soap of the same name in the 1980's starring Morgan Fairchild. "Sadie McKee" is another one of Joan's early MGM films where she crosses the side of the tracks and becomes a society woman. Scenes from this film are also used in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"; they are in scenes where Joan's character, Blanche, is watching herself on television at the beginning of the film. Finally, "Torch Song" is campy as hell, and Joan pulls off being a fantastic bitch. She plays Jenny, a Broadway star with a heart made of metal, but she finally changes when she meets a blind pianist and she falls passionately in love. The film is also in color. This is also one of Crawford's favorite movies that she ever appeared in; as she said, "...it was a field day for actess, especially one that reached a certain age...I had the chance to act, dance, and pretend to sing"( as her voice was overdubbed).
This is a splendid boxset at a great price. So far the only was to own any of these films is by purchasing the boxset, as the films themselves are not sold individually. The packaging is beautiful too; it opens up like a book with the 5 films impacted neatly in their jewel cases. The plastic that holds the DVD's are extemely strong, so we shouldn't have any problems with the dics becoming dislogged and scratched. Hopefully more Crawford boxsets will become available in the future too. If you haven't already bought the first Crawford boxset please buy it; it too covers a large area of Crawford's work, and it features her best movie, "Mildred Pierce", which won her the Oscar. Those 5 movies in that boxset are in their own individual cases.
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Fantastic Set Nov 22, 2008
All of the films are very entertaining, Flamingo Road could almost singularly define 'potboiler' and Crawford's at her best, if a bit ridiculous early-on as a 50-ish carnival 'dancing girl', i guess that was the point. She's terrific in the film once you get beyond the first few minutes.
And the price! At this writing (11/21/08) it is DEEPLY discounted at 52% off list- i paid way more than that last year, and it was worth it. Anyone reading, SNAP THIS UP at 23 bucks! Christmas stocking stuffer for the classic film enthusiastic, female impersonator or great-grandmother on your shopping list. And at this price, buy one for yourself- Very nicely packaged, good extras- it's been out for a year, so read the earlier reviews for all of the details ( i was most partial, again, to Flamingo Road, Strange Cargo and Torch Song, but as in all things, its only a subjective opinion), and to be less glib, i meant no disrespect to female impersonators or great-grandmothers.
This is a really nice collection and a great bookend to Volume 1, also worthy of 5 stars :)
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