Bob Hope and Bing Crosby's "Road" movies kept a generation of movie lovers in stitches -- now a whole new generation can witness these hilarious films thanks to this Universal Studios Home Video release. Each film is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1 full-frame and accompanied by an English Dolby Digital 2.0 audio mix. Extras include photo galleries, production notes, and DVD-ROM features, as well as an "Entertaining the Troops" featurette and "Sweet Potato Piper" singalong (on The Road to Singapore), a 1944 Command Performance (on Road to Zanzibar), a 1945 Command Performance, a Road to Morocco singalong (on Road to Morocco), and a "Hollywood Victory Caravan" featurette (on Road to Utopia).
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hope, crosby,the best
on November 20, 2007
Posted by: kramer
from northern ky
not much i can say that hasn't been said. these guys careers speak for them selves. they invented entertainment.
not awhole lot to say about mr. wayne. i think he is wonderful. any movie he is in is worth watching wonderful co-stars and action fill every second of these films. no wonder john wayne was the biggest star of his time.
What's great about it: duke at his heroic best
What's not so great: if i could think of any i would
A missing gangster's girl drives this mystery featuring Dick Powell in the role of legendary sleuth Phillip Marlowe, arriving on DVD from Warner Brothers Home Video. Presented in 1.33:1 full-frame and offering audio rendered in closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Mono, this disc also offers optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles. Extra features include commentary by author/film noir specialist Alain Silver and a theatrical trailer.
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where is bogart
on November 3, 2007
Posted by: kramer
from northern ky
murder my sweet is a good flim.dick powell does a good jod playing against type. claire trevor is very good in her role so is anne shirley.but i do miss bogart in the role of philip marlow.on the other hand it's still a good entertaining movie. film noir should love it.
got this set awhile back and i turned into cary grant fan forever. it's all here sauve smooth charming great hair. all this and some of hollywoods greatest diectors of all time. avery good purchase imight add.
Billy Wilder's brilliant, trend-setting study of an alcoholic receives an adequate DVD release from Universal. While The Lost Weekend went on to great public and critical acclaim and ended up winning 1945's Oscar for Best Picture, it had been tough for Wilder and his crew to be allowed to get their tough, uncompromising vision onto the screen. While this Paramount DVD ignores the film's history, giving it no meaningful supplemental materials, the print used is in fine shape and the Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono audio transfer sounds much better than earlier video releases of the movie. Pay no attention to listings of this DVD only showing The Lost Weekend in a pan-and-scan format. Before 1955, no theatrical motion pictures were shot in widescreen; instead, the aspect ratio conforms naturally with television screens. While it would be nice to have an accompanying documentary for a film as historically important as The Lost Weekend, this DVD remains an improvement over its earlier video releases.
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4
oscar winner
on November 1, 2007
Posted by: kramer
from northern ky
billy wilder so how bad can it be.ray milland is perfect oscar winner for sure.so you can"t go wrong.very entertaining! worth watching!
The mastermind behind one of television's most successful sitcoms returns to his roots in this hilarious stand-up comedy performance, taped live at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre and presented on DVD from HBO Home Video. Presented in standard 1.33:1 full-screen and with a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital soundtrack, this performance will have viewers in stitches as legendary funnyman Jerry Seinfeld turns his critical eye on the hilarious but overlooked everyday absurdities that became the trademark of his long-running television series. With a biography and never-before-seen footage, this video is a must-have for Seinfeld fans and lovers of comedy in general.
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very funny fellow
on November 1, 2007
Posted by: kramer
from northern ky
classic stand up every one can relate to something.