Elizabeth Taylor Collection (1950-1967) Warner Archive Blu-ray Review

We all have seen the horror stories of child actors. The downward spiral so many go on. It is simply tragic. There are very few child stars that transition and become just as big a star if not bigger than there were as children.

One such star was Elizabeth Taylor. Here first most notable films in here career were with animals 1943's Courage of Lassie and 1944's National Velvet. She made amazing films during her childhood, but she transitioned to epic films in her adult years. Films like Cleopatra.

Warner Archive Collection have collected 4 films of Elizabeth Taylor on one Blu-ray set. The films included on this set a nice collection of family features to film for more mature audiences.  

Movie Rating:
****=Don’t Miss it!
***=Worth a look.
**=An Ok way to spend some time.
*=You haven’t missed anything.


Father of the Bride (1950) Stanley T. Banks (Spencer Tracy) deals with the emotional and financial pain of his little girl Kay (Taylor) her getting married. ***

The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) Reporter Charles Wills (Van Johnson) is in Paris to cover the end of World War II. While there he falls for Helen Ellswirth (Taylor) following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion (Donna Reed).  ***

Who's Afriad of Virginia Woolf? (1966) A middle-aged professor (Richard Burton) and his wife (Taylor) spend a distressing night at home with neighbors. Emotional pain is made worse with the help of alcohol. ***

Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) An Army major (Marlon Brando) with a lusty wife (Elizabeth Taylor) feels homosexual in the 1940s South. ***

Warner Archive Collection have transferred these films in 1080p and are presented in their original aspect ratio Father of the Bride is in 1.37:1, The last time I saw Paris in 1.78:1, Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf in 1.85:1 and Reflections in a Golden Eye in 2.35:1. The audio soundtracks are in English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. There are also English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

These films look really nice in HD. The restoration and Blu-ray transfers give new life to these films that are close to 100 years old! Now each film has its own dedicated Blu-ray disc, and each disc has nice bonus features. Take a look at what is included on these discs.

Father of the Bride Bonus Features:
* Wedding Bells for Elizabeth Taylor (1 minute 24 second scenes of Taylors wedding. No audio)
* President Truman meets Father of the Bride (1 minute 12 seconds of scenes of the president meeting with the cast of the movie. No Audio)
* Trailer

The Last Time I Saw Paris Bonus Features: 
* Tom and Jerry Cartoon: Touche Pussycat
* Original Theatrical Trailer

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Bonus Features:
* Two Audio Commentaries
  1. Mike Nichols looks back with Steven Soderbergh 2. Haskell Wexler
* Who's Afriad of Virigina Woolf?: Too Shocking for It's Time
* Who's Afriad of Virigina Woolf?: A Daring Work of Raw Excellence
* 1966 Mike Nichols Interview
* Sandy Dennis Screen Test
* Elizabeth Taylor: Intimate Portrait
* Trailers: The Comedians, The Sandpipers, The V.I.P.'s, Who's Afraid of Virigina Woolf?

Reflections in a Golden Eye Bonus Features:
Disc 1:
* Vintage Behind-The-Scenes Footage
* Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2: 
* Genral Release Traditional Color Version

I love all the bonus features found on this set. The Intimate Portrait is a wonderful watch. The commentaries, cartoon, behind the scenes features along with beautiful looking films transfers make this 5 Disc Blu-ray set a great addition to anyone's Elizabeth Taylor Collection.

Okay in all honesty if I was in charge of making this Blu-ray set, I would have probably chosen some different films for this collection. But I do appreciate Warner Archive Collection making a set that is a broad range of Elizabeth Taylor's acting skills. 

If you love the films of Elizabeth Taylor this new Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray of the Elizabeth Taylor Collection is a must add for your home video library. Where do you buy this Elizabeth Taylor Collection Blu-ray set? You can head over to Amazon or Physical Media Land and order your copy today!



Out of 4 film reels (4 being the best) The Blu-ray of the Elizabeth Taylor Collection receives......