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Rock Hudson Screen Legend Collection
Handsome, witty and extremely talented, Rock
Hudson was the embodiment of the Hollywood leading man during his
illustrious film career. Join this iconic actor as he lights up the screen
with five of his most impressive films in the "Rock Hudson: Screen Legend
Collection." Featuring co-stars Piper Laurie, Leslie Caron, Kirk Douglas
and Burl Ives, these films highlight the diverse career of an actor whose
status as a screen legend will live on in cinema history. "Has Anybody Seen My Gal" - In this charming musical comedy, Rock Hudson plays a faithful soda jerk who finds his attentions to the lovely Millicent (Piper Laurie) turned down after her family gains a large sum of money. "A Very Special Favor" - The war of the sexes heats up when a sleek businessman (Rock Hudson) attempts to seduce an attractive psychiatrist (Leslie Caron) who seems immune to his charms. "The Golden Blade" - Follow Rock Hudson on an epic adventure as a brave warrior who uses the magical Sword of Damascus to save his people and claim the heart of a princess (Piper Laurie). "The Last Sunset" - Journey to the Wild West with a haunted sheriff (Rock Hudson) as he joins an outlaw (Kirk Douglas) in a treacherous cattle drive and finds his heart captive to the wanted man's former lover. "The Spiral Road" - When an opportunistic physician (Rock Hudson) travels to the jungles of Java, a shocking meeting with a black magic witch doctor forces him to re-evaluate his selfish past. |
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952) A Very Special Favor (1965) The Golden Blade (1953)
The Last Sunset (1961) The
Spiral Road (1962)
NOTE: The DVD of The Golden Blade is compared to the Blu-ray HERE
NOTE: The DVD of The Last Sunset is compared to the Blu-ray HERE
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Snopsis - It's the familiar war
of the sexes but here it comes across neither as ribaldry nor as
across-the-board humor. Mr. Hudson is in his usual amiably
philandering role, Leslie Caron is attractive and chic but is
faced with a great problem in tackling a part that is not
sensibly developed. They are backstopped by the always urbane
Charles Boyer, the ever-amusing Nita Talbot and the able antics
of Dick Shawn. Synopsis - Not the bullying of a veteran jungle doctor, played thunderously by Burl Ives, nor the soft words of a gentle missionary, performed with unctuousness and grace by Geoffrey Keen, do anything to pierce the tough exterior of Mr. Hudson's stubborn atheist. Not even the arrival from the Netherlands of a God-fearing fiancée (Gena Rowlands), whom he hastily marries and keep conveniently handy in a nice home in Batavia, seems to do a thing to convince him of the existence and benevolence of God. |
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Theatrical Releases: 1952- 1965
DVD Review: Universal (3-disc) - Region 1 - NTSC
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Distribution | Universal (3-disc) - Region 1 - NTSC | |
Runtime | 1:28:42 + 1:44:52 + 1:51:56 + 1:20:21 + 2:19:15 | |
Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.98 + 5.39 + 7.61 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Disc 1 : Has Anybody Seen My Gal? + A Very Special Favor |
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Disc 2: The Golden Blade + The Last Sunset |
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Disc 3: The Spiral Road |
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Audio | English (original) | |
Subtitles | English (HoH), French, none | |
Features |
Release Information:
Edition Details:
• trailers for 3 of the films
DVD
Release Date: November 14th, 2006
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Comments: |
NOTE: The DVD of The Golden Blade is compared to the Blu-ray HERE
NOTE: The DVD of The Last Sunset is compared to the Blu-ray HERE
By no stretch are these the best films of Rock Hudson's career, and they are quite a mish-mash of genres (Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Western) but bottom line is that I still enjoyed them... and at $4 a film its hard to deny the value.
This Universal package has 5 films from Rock's illustrious career - all transferred progressively in Region 1 for the NTSC standard. Universal continue their trend of pragmatically housed film-to-DVD releases with 2 dual-layered DVDs holding 2 films and a third containing one and no viable extras. There are English (Hard-of-Hearing) or French optional subtitles.
Disc 1: Has Anybody Seen My Gal? + A Very Special Favor Disc 2: The Golden Blade + The Last Sunset Disc 3: The Spiral Road The digital image on these discs vary quite a bit - Has Anybody Seen My Gal? at 1.33 looks marvelous - colors are vibrant and detail surprisingly good. Skin tones in A Very Special Favor appear a shade too red and there may have been some black level boosting - it is also less sharp. The other 1.33 release, The Golden Blade, looks quite good in the detail department - as do the colors although it shows some dirt. The Last Sunset has the most filmic image with strong detail and decent contrast. Finally, there is nothing really wrong with The Spiral Road but it looks a bit weaker than the rest - still fully acceptable for standard viewing. Audio is not exceptional but I noted no glaring deficiencies - for the most part - very consistent. As I mentioned these films are good but nothing extraordinary - I think I enjoyed Has Anybody Seen My Gal? and The Last Sunset the best, though I can see myself giving The Spiral Road another spin too one day. Overall, this is all about price and as a package, for the money, its hard to say 'no'. There is enough genre variety for most individuals to get something out of it and for curiosity to see a film directed by Sirk or Aldrich may also make it worth your while. |
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
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A Very Special Favor
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