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BradF · 2004-08-30, 04:37 PM

Five-disc boxed set:
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASI...487523-5634765

This set is attractive -- first of all, you get a couple of Hitchcock's best pictures, VERTIGO and REAR WINDOW. Then you get HARVEY, a smart Capra-esque comedy with a message, and WINCHESTER '73, a highly regarded gritty Western from the fifties. Lastly, DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, perhaps the weakest entry in the set, though still highly watchable, as young lawman Jimmy falls for dance hall floozy, Marlene Dietrich. All in all, a real bargain at 50 bucks.

james99 · 2004-08-30, 06:04 PM

Thanx, i must have missed this when it was first announced.

BradF · 2004-08-30, 09:20 PM

Yer welcome. Amazon lists the two Hitchcock movies separately at over $20 each. Makes the other discs in the set almost seem like a bonus.

james99 · 2004-09-03, 07:23 PM

A better bargain when you save $5 using a promotional code such as:

MAPSAVE5SMAG

BradF · 2004-09-04, 08:42 AM

True that. Helps pay the tax anyway.

james99 · 2006-08-04, 08:01 AM

The new boxset which was suppose to come out this past Tuesday has been delayed for 2 weeks.

BradF · 2006-08-05, 10:47 AM

Quote:

The Cheyenne Social Club / Firecreek / The FBI Story / The Naked Spur / The Spirit of St. Louis / The Stratton Story

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FTCLRQ/

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000FTCLRQ/

james99 · 2006-08-05, 11:31 PM

Yet another boxset coming out later in Canada than the US. Oh well, this is an easy decision. .com is slighly cheaper and it comes out 2 weeks earlier.

Terry Fraser · 2006-08-06, 04:24 AM

I like Jimmy Stewarts movies. I wish "Who Shot Liberty Valance" was a part of this box set. Started watching this movie on TV the other day and had to go as I had a golf date set. Does anyone know if this movie is available?

james99 · 2006-08-06, 09:00 AM

I was thinking about watching it last night. Came across it in my collection and decided to watch something else instead.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...198563?ie=UTF8

BradF · 2006-08-06, 11:28 AM

Robert Ryan alert: The Naked Spur

BradF · 2006-08-10, 08:46 AM

A review of the The Naked Spur; disappointing:

Quote:

The image quality looks quite hazy, colors look dull and the overall appearance is rather muddy. It is easily the worst looking of the 6 films in the James Stewart Signature Collection.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDRev...dvd_review.htm

james99 · 2006-08-14, 11:30 PM

My favourite 2 are The Spirit of St. Louis / The Stratton Story. Both uplifting stories about the underdog succeding. Haven't seen all of them yet. Boxset shipped today, should be here Thursday or Friday.

BradF · 2006-08-15, 11:32 AM

A good backgrounder on Jimmy and The Spirit Of St.Louis; bit of a disaster at the boxoffice:

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The director was unduly hard on himself when he characterized The Spirit Of St. Louis as a failure. Commercially, yes (in spades), but it’s still a fine movie for all of that, and perhaps on DVD, it will finally get the audience it deserves.

http://greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com/ (Mon. Aug.14 entry)

james99 · 2006-08-17, 05:58 PM

As expected boxset arrived today. Surprised to hear Spirit of St. Louis wasn't a hit.

2004-08-30, 04:37 PM	#1
BradF Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sw ontario Posts: 896	James Stewart boxsets Five-disc boxed set: http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASI...487523-5634765 This set is attractive -- first of all, you get a couple of Hitchcock's best pictures, VERTIGO and REAR WINDOW. Then you get HARVEY, a smart Capra-esque comedy with a message, and WINCHESTER '73, a highly regarded gritty Western from the fifties. Lastly, DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, perhaps the weakest entry in the set, though still highly watchable, as young lawman Jimmy falls for dance hall floozy, Marlene Dietrich. All in all, a real bargain at 50 bucks.

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2004-08-30, 06:04 PM	#2
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Thanx, i must have missed this when it was first announced.

2004-08-30, 09:20 PM	#3
BradF Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sw ontario Posts: 896	Yer welcome. Amazon lists the two Hitchcock movies separately at over $20 each. Makes the other discs in the set almost seem like a bonus.

2004-09-03, 07:23 PM	#4
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	A better bargain when you save $5 using a promotional code such as: MAPSAVE5SMAG

2004-09-04, 08:42 AM	#5
BradF Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sw ontario Posts: 896	True that. Helps pay the tax anyway.

2006-08-04, 08:01 AM	#6
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	The new boxset which was suppose to come out this past Tuesday has been delayed for 2 weeks.

2006-08-05, 11:31 PM	#8
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Yet another boxset coming out later in Canada than the US. Oh well, this is an easy decision. .com is slighly cheaper and it comes out 2 weeks earlier.

2006-08-06, 04:24 AM	#9
Terry Fraser Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 370	I like Jimmy Stewarts movies. I wish "Who Shot Liberty Valance" was a part of this box set. Started watching this movie on TV the other day and had to go as I had a golf date set. Does anyone know if this movie is available?

2006-08-06, 09:00 AM	#10
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	I was thinking about watching it last night. Came across it in my collection and decided to watch something else instead. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...198563?ie=UTF8

2006-08-06, 11:28 AM	#11
BradF Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sw ontario Posts: 896	Robert Ryan alert: The Naked Spur

2006-08-14, 11:30 PM	#13
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	My favourite 2 are The Spirit of St. Louis / The Stratton Story. Both uplifting stories about the underdog succeding. Haven't seen all of them yet. Boxset shipped today, should be here Thursday or Friday.

2006-08-17, 05:58 PM	#15
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	As expected boxset arrived today. Surprised to hear Spirit of St. Louis wasn't a hit.