Warner Archive Collection has been releasing actor spotlight collections for quite a while now. We have seen collections for both the ladies and the men. But now it is time for James Stewart to receive his flowers with The James Stewart Collection.
Movie Rating:
****=Don’t Miss it!
***=Worth a look.
**=An Ok way to spend some time.
*=You haven’t missed anything.
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) Two gift shop employees can not stand one another. But both are writing to an anonymous pen pal. Little do they realize that these pen pals may live a bit closer than either thinks. ***
The Mortal Storm (1940) The Roth Family lives a quiet and happy life in a small Alpine village. Their lives are turned upside down by the Nazi regime. ***
The Naked Spur (1953) A bounty hunter is forced to accept the help of two strangers in bringing a murderer to justice. ***
How the West Was Won (1962) A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the 19th century, including the gold rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads. ***
Warner Archive has restored and transferred each of these films on Blu-ray and are presented in 1080p with 1.33:1 aspect ratio for the first three films and 2.89:1 aspect ratio for How the West was Won. The audio tracks are English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1, respectively. There is also the option for English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
As with all Warner Archive releases these restorations are masterpieces. The picture and audio quality are second to none. But these are niot bare bones Blu-rays. There are some really cool bonus features included on these discs. Take a look at what is included.
The Shop Around the Corner Blu-ray Bonus Features:
* The Miracle of Sound
* Screen Guild Players (9/29/1940)
* Lux Radio Theater (6/23/1941)
* Theatrical Trailer
The Mortal Storm Blu-ray Bonus Features:
* Peace On Earth
* Meet The Fleet
* Trailer
The Naked Spur Blu-ray Bonus Features:
* Things We Can Do Without
* Little Johnny Jet
* Theatrical Trailer
How The West was Won Blu-ray Bonus Features:
* Commentary by filmmaker David Strohmaier,Director of Cinerama Inc, John Sittig, Film HistorianRudy Vehlmer, Music Fistorian Jon Burlingame and Stuntman Loren James
* Cinerama Adventure Featurette
* Theratrical Trailer
As a huge fan of James Stewart, this is a really nice collection of Blu-rays. James never got typecast in one genre of film. He was able to transition from drama to comedy, from adventure to westerns, fantasy to romance, seamlessly.
Warner Archive Collection gave us this Blu-ray set that features a romantic comedy, a drama, a western, and a western epic. Now, as with all these collections, there are previously released Blu-rays released before. So if you have these already, there is no need to get this release, as it is the same Blu-rays.
If you love the films of James Stewart as much as I do, this Warner Archive Blu-ray set would make a wonderful addition to your home video library. Head over to MovieZyng or Amazon and order your copy today.
Out of 4 film reels (4 being the best) the Blu-ray of the James Stewart Collection receives.....
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