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Vertigo, a review by Dragonfire

One of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest cinematic achievements, 'Vertigo', celebrates its 50th anniversary with an all-new 2-disc Special Edition DVD! Set in San Francisco, 'Vertigo' creates a dizzying web of mistaken identity, passion and murder after an acrophobic detective (James Stewart) rescues a mysterious blonde (Kim Novak) from the bay.

Recognized for excellence in 'AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies', this dreamlike thriller from the Master of Suspense is as entertaining today as it was 50 years ago. Featuring revealing bonus features and a digitally remastered picture, 'Vertigo' is a "great motion picture that demands multiple viewings" ('Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide').

My Thoughts

I did enjoy this movie, though not really as much as I have some other Hitchcock movies.  The story was interesting and I wasn't bored with what was going on, but the movie did have a slower pace that might bother some people.  It is a suspenseful psychological thriller that was dealing with obsession and how that can take over a person's life.  I think this was the first time that I had seen the entire movie.  Jimmy Stewart was very good in the part of John - or Scottie as some of his friends called him.  John was a very different type of part than the others I've seen Stewart play.  He wasn't really a bad guy, but he made some bad decisions.

The movie is very good and worth seeing at least once, especially for fans of Hitchcock.

 

(From My November Alphabet Marathon on November 24th, 2008)

A Day at the Races, a review by addicted2dvd

A Day at the Races (1937/United States) Warner Home Video, Turner Entertainment (United States) Director: Sam Wood Writing: Robert Pirosh (Screenwriter), George Seaton (Screenwriter), George Oppenheimer (Screenwriter), Robert Pirosh (Story By), George Seaton (Story By) Length: 109 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Groucho Marx [Groucho] as Dr. Hackenbush
Chico Marx [Chico] as Tony
Harpo Marx [Harpo] as Stuffy
Allan Jones as Gil
Maureen O'Sullivan as Judy

Plot:
It's a perscription of laughteras the Marxes skewer the medical profession and bring home a racetrack winner. On your Marx for tootsie-frootsie ice cream, madcap medical exams, wallpaper wackiness and more.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes
• Closed Captioned
• Vintage Shorts & Cartoons

Another good addition to my collection. I got a lot of laughs out of this one. One of my favorite scenes must be Groucho as a doctor giving Harpo a medical exam. I have found I really like The Marx Brothers. For me they are right up there with Abbott and Costello as favorite classic comedy teams.



(From November Movie Marathon: Classic Comedy Greats on November 17th, 2017)

The Unusuals: The Complete Series, a review by addicted2dvd

Stars:
Amber Tamblyn as Det. Casey Shraeger
Monique Curnen as Det. Beaumont
Adam Goldberg as Det. Delahoy
Harold Perrineau as Det. Banks
Jeremy Renner as Det. James Walsh
Terry Kinney as Sergeant Harvey Brown
Kai Lennox as Det. Eddie Alvarez
Joshua Close as Det. Cole
Cornell Womack as Lt. Little

Episodes:
1. Pilot
A sudden move from Vice to Homicide to investigate the murder of a cop leads NYPD Detective Casey Shraeger in the middle of an investigation that could expose rampant police corruption.

2. Boorland Day
A legendary and hapless criminal family unleashes a crime spree on New York City in an effort to raise money to save their ailing patriach.

3. One Man Band
As Delahoy and Banks investigates a store that helps it's customers committ murder, Casey's favor for Davis Nixon ends up freeing a hit and run suspect from jail.

4. Crime Slut
As a pawnshop armed Robbery forces Beaumont to keep a secret from Walsh, Delahoy worries about what his future holds as he and Banks search for a brain cancer victim who has left a hospital after being declared dead.

5. 42
After Frank Lutz's attempt to silence Walsh seriously injures Beaumont, Cole decides to stop his tormentor once and for all, Banks looks to provent a psychic's prediction of her own death from coming true.

6. The Circle Line
Despite Casey's doubts, Walsh sets out to exonerate a detective suspected of murder, Banks discovers his identity has been stolen after he is reported to have died in a liqueur store robbery.

7. The Tape Delay
As Casey and Walsh investigates the disappearance of a wealthy man they were assigned to protect, Delahoy and Banks differ over how to handle an 82-year-old nursing home resident who has embarked on a crime spree

8. The Dentist
Alvarez falls prey to a pair of clever con men who steals some important evidence in an accomplice's drug trial, Banks paranoia makes it hard for him to convince Delahoy that he witnessed a neighbor's murder.

9. The Apology Line
As the detectives look to solve a naked man's murder, the thefts of confidential answewring machine tapes exposes the grim truth about a hiker's death.

10. The E.I.D.
Emotional involvement leads Casey to try to solve a notorious 10-year-old assult, the detectives search for a mystery pornographer who is using apartments a film sets without their owner's knowledge.

Extras:
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes

My Thoughts:
This is a short lived series that I never missed when it originally aired just last year. Unfortunately it was canceled after only 10 episodes. I originally started watching this series because of Amber Tamblyn... who I liked on the show Joan of Arcadia. I soon found that I liked all the characters. The Unusuals is a good title for this group of misfit cops. The series is a nice blend of cop drama and comedy. One of my favorite things in this series is at the beginning of every episode you hear the dispatcher saying something silly or funny to the cops. This is also often used after commercial breaks as well. In my opinion the episodes are consistently very good. There is not an episode I didn't enjoy.

The DVD release itself is good considering it is such a short lived series. Audio and Video is in good condition... at least as good as it looked when it aired on TV. The extras are kind of sparse. But there is a decent, although short featurette. It runs for about 5 minutes... and has a nice mixture of info from both cast and crew members. It could have better info in it... but it is OK considering that it is such a short lived series. Then there is a few trailers for other DVD releases. Over all I am glad I got this release added to my collection. If you are interested in checking out this series... you will have to order it from Amazon.com... as it is an Amazon Exclusive release.



(From The Unusuals: The Complete Series on June 16th, 2010)