Sherlock Holmes Collector's Edition {DVD Review}

Reviewed By Jason S. Lockard

Sherlock Holmes was probably the first crime fighter. He paved the way for Batman, The Green Hornet, The Shadow and other crime fighting heroes.

Legend Films released a four movie set of Sherlock Holmes films. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the incomparable duo Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Let's take a brief look at the films included in this release.  

Our Rating System:
****=Don’t Miss it! 
***=Worth a look. 
**=An Ok way to spend an evening. 
*=You haven’t missed anything.

The Secret Weapon (1942) Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must protect a Swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from falling into German hands. ***

The Woman in Green (1945) When young women turn up murdered, each with a finger severed off. Sherlock Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot. ***

Terror by Night (1946) When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes is on the case. ***

Prelude to Murder (1946) Also known as Dressed to kill Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains are so desperate on getting their hands on inexpensive little music boxes. ***

This 4 disc DVD set not only includes the restored black and white versions, but the beautifully colorized versions of these mystery classics. As for bonus features there is Colorized original trailers for The Secret Weapon and Prelude to Murder.

I think the colorization by Legend Films was phenomenally well done! Many classic film fanatics hate colorized films, but I say if it take colorization to get people to look beyond modern takes of film and pick up a copy of the classics. I say do it!

So if you love classic Sherlock Holmes or you want to uncover his classic adventures. You can’t get a better collection than this. I highly recommend you head over to www.Amazon.com or your local DVD provider and get your copy today.


Moral Rating: Mild Violence
Audience: May not be suitable for small children
Genre: Mystery
Length: Over 4 hour 30 minutes
DVD Rating: A