Very pleased buyer.
Added 11/20/2009
The dvd's were in excellent condition and timely on delivery. I really recommend ordering because of the selection and service....I am so pleased...A++++ rating.
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Doris Day Spotlight Set.
Added 10/3/2009
I am really pleased with the set as I am trying to get all of Doris's Films. I would like to know if the following ones are available.
1. Storm Warning.
2. Starlift.
3. The Winning Team.
4. Julie.
5. Where were you when the lights went out.
I would appreciate it if you could let me know if any or all of these are available,
Thanking you,
yours Sincerely,
Ronnie McCrudden
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Happy days for collectors and fans
Added 9/25/2009
If you're a fan or collector, you won't be reading reviews, you'll be selecting "Buy Now", and so you should.
This is a great little package of some of the films she was involved in during her Warner Bros. period. Steeped in nostalgia for the age that spawned the song titles used for a couple of these films, they play to audiences looking for light fun and frivolity. The prints are pretty good, not pristine, but then, that adds somewhat to their charm. Other reviewers have gone into depth about DVD quality, so there's no use doubling up.
Having not seen any of these films previously, I found them, for the most part, very entertaining. Doris' acting and singing talents are simply a joy to watch, and in scenes with Jack Carson in "It's A Great Feeling" they're like a veteran double act. Could've done without the excessive Ray Bolger doing everything he could to steal every scene he was in, in "April In Paris" (Astaire he wasn't).
Given the quality of the genuinely scripted films, I'm surprised at how effusive the reviews for "Starlift" here have been. This is not a genuine Doris Day film. She hardly appears in at all, and the scenes in which she appears seem more like unscripted home movies than a real Hollywood film. The plot is threadbare, with cameos supposedly filling in for storyline. Still, many reviewers here seem happy to have it released, as it goes toward completing collections. Fair enough too, as Doris brightens any scene she's in.
If you like Doris day, musicals, or films from the golden age of film, you'll enjoy this offering.
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Sensational SPECIAL FEATURES!
Added 5/28/2009
This is a lovely collection, and Doris Day is a timeless beauty! Some parts of "April in Paris" are not so clear, but this does detract from my overall viewing pleasure. I am very impressed with the Special Features, which include hours of vintage cartoons, Joe McDoakes comedic shorts, sports stunts, Hollywood bloopers, and radio shows (audio only). Very delightful!
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Another fine Collection Pack from Warner's
Added 5/12/2009
In this third installment of Doris Day films from TCM we find Doris buoyant as always in some less stellar material. "It's a Great Feeling" is really nothing more than a chance for any Warner's star under contract to make a cameo appearance. Day makes these very annoying facial expressions while trying to impress a producer to give her a break in the movies and the songs are not terribly memorable. "Tea for Two" fares some better pairing Doris and Gordon MacRae with support from Gene Nelson, wisecracking Eve Arden and an always befuddled S.Z. Sakall. "Starlift" is not really a Doris Day film perse, however she is involved in the plot during about the first third of the film and delivers a couple of tunes. "April in Paris" has Doris starring with Ray Bolger, not exactly a classic screen pairing as Bolger is no romantic leading man. However, Doris has some great songs and makes the most of the material. "Tunnel of Love" has an undercurrent of seamyness that the comedic script tries to gloss over but doesn't quite work. Doris stars with Richard Widmark who departs from his bad-guy film noir roles, sort of, and makes her third film with the affable Gig Young. For Doris Day fans this collection makes all but four of her films available on DVD...those remaining are "Where Were You When the Lights Went Out," and "Julie," which Warners/MGM own, "Midnight Lace" and "The Ballad of Josie" from Universal. The one oddity of Doris' films is "Young At Heart" which was a Warners film, now owned by Republic. It would be great if Warner's would buy the film back and restore it with original opening and closing and digitally remaster the print...or if Republic would restore it...they didn't chop off the beginning of "That Touch of Mink" why butcher "Young??" As a Doris Day fan I am glad to add these films to my collection even though they aren't among her finest! Day is glorious in Technicolor...beautiful as ever!
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