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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton: The Film Collection
The V.I.P.s (1963) The
Sandpiper (1965)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Comedians (1967)
Titles
The V.I.P.s
Excerpt from Channel 4 located HERE
The Sandpiper |
Posters
Theatrical Releases: Various from 1963 - 1967
DVD Review: Warner Home Video - Region 1,2,3,4 - NTSC
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Distribution | Warner - Region 1,2,3,4 - NTSC | |
Time: | Over 8 hours of feature films (see individual times in bitrate graphs) | |
Bitrate: The V.I.P.s | ||
Bitrate: The Sandpiper | ||
Bitrate: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe? | ||
Bitrate: The Comedians | ||
Audio | English (original mono), French mono DUBs on The V.I.P.s and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Sandpiper | |
Subtitles | English, Spanish, French, None NOTE: Korean and Portuguese added for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | |
Features |
Release Information:
Edition Details: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2-disc)
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NOTE: Although the 4 main features of this boxset are housed in individual slim transparent keep cases (see images below) only Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2-disc SE) is sold separately at this time (HERE) - the rest can only be obtained in Warner's Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Film Collection Boxset. They have been transferred progressively, 16X9 enhanced in the NTSC standard, coded for Regions 1, 2, 3, and 4. Image: Aside from The V.I.P.'s - all transfers look excellent. The V.I.P.'s shows some dirt and is a bit saturated - black levels also appear to be a notch boosted. It is noticeably weaker than the rest. The Sandpiper looks the sharpest with vibrant colors and tight lines - a superb transfer. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is also very strong with fabulous contrast and dusted grey tones. The Comedians appears quite acceptable as well but possibly a notch less sharp. Still no real complaints as overall the video quality is far better than I anticipated. These DVDs looked great on my system!
Audio - again very strong. Original (un-boosted)
tracks are offered and I didn't notice any instances of pops, hiss or
dropouts. There are French mono DUBs available on all but The
Comedians. The package offers excellent subtitles in English, French
or Spanish for all four feature films (see font/position sample below
for The Sandpiper). NOTE: Korean and Portuguese are added for
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Extras - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2-disc) is stacked with
2 commentaries - the 1st with directors Mike Nichols and Steven Soderbergh, the
second is the same one from the original release by cinematographer Haskell
Wexler. I remember enjoying Wexler's the first time I heard it although it was a
while back and I appreciated Nichols comments on the new one, I wasn't partial
to Soderbergh's input as he wavered sometimes acting as reviewer - often giving
no valuable input. On top of that Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? has a
2nd disc with some good material - a vintage biographical profile: Elizabeth
Taylor: An Intimate Portrait (seen this before somewhere - its quite
interesting in a superficial way), Featurettes - A Daring Work of Raw
Excellence, Too Shocking for Its Time, a 1966 Mike Nichols interview, a
Sandy Dennis screen test and more.
The aura of Taylor and Burton's
love affair(s) constantly spilled off the screen and into the gossiping
headlines - it was hard not to know about their trials and tribulations.
It was always reinforcing their star magnetism, but behind that we have true
talent and their choices of films often pushed the artistic envelope of the era.
Grandiose in a kind of royalty way, they were a couple we loved.
I really enjoyed these films - actually
re-watching as I had seen them all many years ago (except The V.I.P.s -
which if I did I have no recollection of). I think the boxset is priced
accordingly and has good value - just buying
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
costs over half of the entire collection, which we do recommend. Great job
Warner!
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DVD Menus
Extras
: The Sandpiper - Vintage featurettes: The Big Sur, A Statue for the SandpiperWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Menus - Disc 2
Slim Transparent Keep Case Cover
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Screen Captures
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Slim Transparent Keep Case Cover
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Screen Captures
The Sandpiper
Stars Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson, Robert
Webber
Directors: Vincente Minnelli
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Slim Transparent Keep Case Cover
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Screen Captures
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Stars Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis, Agnes
Flanagan
Directors: Mike Nichols
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Slim Transparent Keep Case Cover
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Screen Captures
The Comedians
Stars Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov, Paul Ford
Directors: Peter Glenville
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