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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
(aka 'Columbo - Mystery Movie Collection, 1989')
directed by
Leo Penn, Sam Wanamaker, James Frawley
USA 1989
In the detective series that inspired them all, acclaimed actor Peter Falk
returns in his four-time Emmy-winning role as the wry and ruffled police
lieutenant in 5 made-for-TV movies released in 1989.
Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine
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Television Premiere: February - November, 1989 - USA and Canada
DVD Review: Universal (3 single sided discs) - Region 1- NTSC
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DVDBeaver strongly recommends all the Universal Columbo Boxsets:
Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6-7 | Mystery Movie Collection | Movie Collection 1989 |
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Distribution | Universal - Region 1- NTSC |
Runtime | Each episode is around 1 hour 30 X 5 for 7.5 hours of "Columbo" |
Video | 1:33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.28 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby) |
Subtitles | English (close captioned), None |
Features |
Release Information: Edition Details:
• Featurette - America's Top Sleuths (29:54) |
Comments: |
There are 3 dual-layered, progressively transferred DVDs. The first two containing two 1.5 hour movies each and disc 3 containing 1 film with a featurette. The discs are coded for region 1 in the NTSC standard and English subtitles are offered as an option. Image/Audio quality have no apparent flaws - detail is quite good - perhaps a shade darker than any of the 'Season packages'. Of all the TV-on-DVD that I watch I found these some of the better transfers that I have seen. The movies are consistently detailed and are clean of any damage or apparent wear.
There is a supplemental
featurette that rates TV detectives but it really amounts to a cheesy
advertisement. Still Falk gives input as do 'experts' in the genre but I
personally disagree with the Sleuth Channel's rating. Magnum P.I.
# 1 ahead of Columbo? Come on.
Columbo is something that
continues to grow on me - possibly for nostalgic reasons. These 5
made-for-television movies were done after the popular 70's series was completed. Probably to its credit - there was
enough interest to continue to revive it based on its charismatic charm.
Although possibly a small notch below some of my favorite 'Season
episodes' there is a lot of entertainment here. Luckily they didn't try
to deviate too much from the successful aspects - namely strong scripts.
Falk is perfect and the supporting 'villains' are equally adept in their
characterizations. I am
a big fan and would probably purchase regardless of price but this
package is quite reasonable for almost 7.5 hours of intelligent entertainment.
I think it has strong value and you are at all keen on Columbo or detective
mysteries then we strongly recommend.
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