Reviewed By Jason LockardFilm Chest Media Group previously released a 11 movie set entitled Dark Film Mysteries featuring a collection of film noirs. The term Film Noir is a style or genre of cinematographic film marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, and menace. These mysteries and thrilling films take us on a dark ride.
The first collection was so awesome I am glad the good folks at Film Chest Media Group have released a second round of Film Noirs in Dark Film Mysteries II. Let's take a look at the 12 films included in this collection.
Our Rating System:
****=Don’t Miss it!
***=Worth a look.
**=An Ok way to spend an evening.
*=You haven’t missed anything.
D.O.A. (1949) Frank Bigelow is told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live. So he tries to find out who killed him and why. ***
Impact (1949) A unfaithful wife plots with her lover to kill her husband, but the lover is accidentally killed instead. The husband stays in hiding, and lets his wife be charged with conspiracy. ***
Club Paradise (1945) A naive young girl, looking to escape from a bad family situation, falls in love with a man from the wrong side of the tracks, and leads her down the road to ruin. **
The Hitch-Hiker (1953) Two fishermen pick up a psychotic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over. ***
Pitfall (1948) An insurance man's affair with a blonde leads to guilt, murder and a confession to his wife. ***
Hollow Triumph (1948) Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller takes a new identity, with ironic results. ***
Strange Illusion (1945) A teenage boy suspects that the man who is wooing his widowed mother has ulterior motives. ***
Cause for Alarm (1951) An invalid husband wrongly believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him and outlines that suspicion in a letter, which causes a serious concern when he ends up dying anyway. ***
Suddenly (1954) In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap a family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA. ****
He Walked By Night (1948) The police hunt a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop. ***
They Made Me a Criminal (1939) A boxer flees believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk. ***
Port of New York (1948) Customs agents pound the pavement for clues to nab the head of a yacht-club narcotics ring. ***
These films are presented in their original black and white full screen format, there is no stretching of the picture. The restoration of these films have been carefully done and they look and sound better than ever.
As was with the first volume Film Chest did and awesome thing with the DVD menus! When you highlight the movie the original poster image shows on the screen! That is very cool little feature! I am so glad they continued that with this collection.
This 3 disc DVD set is housed in a very sturdy case each disc has it's own tray, no stacking of DVDs here as some companies are trying to do now! There is also a insert that gives you a full synopsis of each film. And finally that cover artwork is an amazing contrast from volume 1! Where that volume was blue and black this volume is a beautiful blood red and black combination with a retro weathered look.
So of you are a classic film fanatic like me, this is an absolute must own for collection! I highly suggest you head over to www.Amazon.com and pick up a copy today! Also don't forget to keep an eye on FilmChestMediaGroup.com for the latest news on their new releases.
Moral Rating: violence and adult situations
Audience: teens and adults
Genre: mystery / drama / thriller
Length: Over 16 hours
DVD Released: 2015
DVD Rating: A+
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