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Marx Brothers Collection: A Night At The Opera / A Day At The Races / At The Circus / Go West / The Big Store / A Night In Casablanca [1935]
ReviewsWonderful Humor with nice old film music Review date: 2007-07-11 Rating: 10 out of 10 I ordered this box set after having read the good reviews on Amazon.uk and Amazon.de, but without knowing exactly what I would get. Well, what I got is simply marvellous. In the new movies the humor is often so forced and unnatural that it's no more funny, but rather painful. That's not the case with this box set, or at least not in "Go West", the only movie of the set I have already watched. The quality of the image is good, the music is good, only the description at the site of Amazon.uk is a shame. You are just told that these films are in English, and that's all. But most of them are in several languages (according to what is said at the cover, in English and in Italian some of them also in French). All the films have English subtitles. That's an important detail for persons who have problems with the ears and for those, like me, whose native tongue is not English. The subtitles are optional. The price (less then £ 20) is really fair. madness on the silver screen............... Review date: 2007-07-05 Rating: 10 out of 10 Have been a marx bros fan for about 20 years but its taken until this week to finally sit down and watch 3 of their later films: at the circus / go west / the big store - having always been put off by generally negative reviews.. (thankfully amazon are selling the box set for an amazingly reduced price now so its an excellent time to purchase folks - instead of the £61 price tag at HMV!!!)..... I've come to the conclusion at long last that people shouldn't take reviews too seriously as at the end of the day its about personal choice and critics dont possess special powers other than being handy with a pen.... My favourite marx bros films are Horsefeathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933) & A Day at the Races (1937). I think A Night at the Opera is very good but quite overrated and not as good as ADATR ... The early films Animal Crackers (1930) and Monkey Business (1931) are very enjoyable and full of great moments....anyway, to get back to this box set, this is how I'd rate them: A Night at the Opera (1935) **** A day at the Races (1937) ***** At the Circus (1939) *** Go West (1940) **** The Big Store (1941) **** A Night in Casablanca (1946) **** so the 'weakest' film IMHO is 'At the Circus' and although thoroughly enjoyable and with some great moments I can understand the general synopsis - the brothers were simply let down by a lackluster script. On the other hand 'The Big Store' had me in hysterics with many truly fine moments - I believed I was gonna have a heart attack I was laughing so much (what a way to go eh..) and the pace was kept up throughout...The film is marred slightly by the sickly vocalising of Tony Martin. I've only seen this film once in my life so its hard to tell if it will have the lasting appeal of their earlier classics. The 3 brothers really shine in this movie and i disagree with one reviewer who proclaimed that Groucho just seemed to be going thru the motions here...NONSENSE...Equally mad and surreal are 'Go West' and 'A Night in Casablanca' Forget Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel and hardy, Harold Lloyd etc etc.... Harpo was the greatest of his kind and he should be revered. A great musician, actor, comedian, loved by all who knew him. Aged between 47 and 58 during the making of these films makes it even more impressive that he did all his own stunts... A genius.. and his brothers weren't half bad too.......... Marvellous Review date: 2007-03-09 Rating: 10 out of 10 At its current Amazon price (£[...]) this is an absolute steal and well worth getting. On six DVD's you get two of their best ever films "A Night At The Opera" and "A Day at the Races" plus another four which whilst not as good still have some great moments. In A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races Grouchos' funny lines come out in a non-stop stream and they are endlessly quoteable: "Mrs. Claypool: Are you sure you have everything, Otis? Otis B. Driftwood: Well, I haven't had any complaints yet." (remember this was made in 1935 and to get this past the censors was quite an achievement) "Dr. Hackenbush: Emily, I have a confession to make. I really am a horse doctor. But marry me, and I'll never look at another horse." The extras are pretty good, the best being a chance to see a rare interview with Groucho Marx in January 1961. There are a number of extra short films, commentaries and even some looney tunes cartoons. Absolutely brilliant! Fast Forward till the Bros. appear Review date: 2006-06-06 Rating: 8 out of 10 As one other reviewer pointed out: their Paramount films are the top,to which you can add Opera and Races. Significantly, only those two have a documentary on the Bros.' work, on top of the boring shorts that seem to have been dug out from MGM's bin. But using the Fast Forward on your remote, you can pick out the Bros.' appearances, without having to stand the "mellerdrammer" songs and other slimy stuff. The same goes for most of the Laurel and Hardy feature films, when Hal Roach didn't think them capable of supporting a whole film... he was wrong, of course. But as for our beloved Marx Bros.: their acts alone already make this set worthwhile. Oh, did anyone find the "Missing scene" or "Audio Musical" extras on the "Big Store" disc? I didn't. Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s): Allan Jones The Marx Brothers Kitty Carlisle Diana Lewis Maureen O'Sullivan Creators: The Marx Brothers (Primary Contributor) Diana Lewis (Primary Contributor) Director(s): Recording label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video EAN: 7321900670432 Binding: DVD Number of items: 6 Format: Box set, Black & White, PAL, Release date: 2004-08-23 Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all Region code: 2 Running time: 529 minutes Theatrical release date: 1935 Language: English (Original Language)
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