Customer Reviews

The Bette Davis Collection, Vol. 2 (Jezebel / What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? / The Man Who Came to Dinner / Old Acquaintance / Marked Woman / Stardust: The Bette Davis Story)

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I wish that whomever puts these compliations together would show some more imagination. Although they are wonderful films, I have seen Jezebel, Dark Victory ad nauseum on TCM. And why pray-tell did they include that boring, preachy, insufferable Watch on the Rhine on Volume III? What I'd like to see in a Bette Davis compilation is maybe Dangerous, Fog Over Frisco, Ex-lady, The Dark Horse or even the camp classic, Beyond the Forest. Or at least these films should be issued in a single release DVD. Additionally, somebody needs to restore her break though vehicle, Of Human Bondage--all the versions currently in release are awful, and need to be restored. I think Davis's early career needs to be better documented.

I just wanted to let everyone know that there are 2 discs with "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane"... So you are still getting the same collection of the one that came out a couple of years before! So If you wanted a more up dated box set then the one that came out previously, then buy it!

You may want to buy the old Vol 2 box set before it goes out of print for this new edition released on April 1st. The previous Vol 2 lists 7 discs (4 single disc movies, 1 double disc SE movie and 1 dvd containing the Bette Davis story. That box set is currently selling on Amazon for 39.99. This new box set will run you 53.99 and only has listed 6 discs, which might mean they have excluded the disc containing The Bette Davis Story. So for 14 dollars more you can buy this set minus a disc or pick up the old set while it is still in print that contains an extra dvd in the collection. The original box Vol 2 box set is 5 stars but this one I am only giving 1 star for the increased price and the loss of a dvd to the collection. Below is the box set you might consider picking up over this one:

The Bette Davis Collection, Vol. 2 (Jezebel / What Ever Happened to Baby Jane Two-Disc Special Edition / The Man Who Came to Dinner / Marked Woman / Old Acquaintance / Stardust: The Bette Davis Story)

It is a good selection of movies. I would have prefered a more consolidated vesion instead of 5 separate DVD's. It was sent quickly and as described.

first of all,Jezebel and whatever happend to baby jane are already released,the collection would have been so much better if it included
"The man who came to dinner" "Old aquantance" "Marked woman" "Beyond the forest" "the catered affair" and "The sisters"
and then releases "Stardust;the Bette Davis story" as double sided special feature on one of the discs as done for Joan Crawford's bio documentary of the other side of "Mildred Peirce" dvd.

There's nothing like...a rainy Sunday afternoon, a cup of hot chocolate, a bowl of kettle corn, a warm blanket and one Bette Davis movie after the other. These boxed sets are true treasures. There is so much to appreciate about these movies, including the superb photography. Buy them and watch them a thousand different ways.

An excellent follow up to the Volume 1 Collection that includes a superb documentary on Davis' life also.

I BOUGHT VOLUME 1 AND 2 FOR MY DADS BIRTHDAY.HE LOVED IT! HE IS IN TO THE BLACK AND WHITE MOVIES AND BETTE DAVIS IS ONE OF HIS FAVORITE ACTRESSES. HE LOVES HOW THE COLLECTIONS COME IN A 5-7 DISC CD SET SO HE CAN HAVE PLENY OF VARIETY. AND THE PRICE I PAID WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY.

I am happy with this set of Davis classics. Her very early career and campier films don't interest me as much as having good meat and potatoes BD Classics. It seems everyone has their favorites which Warners keeps missing, so here are mine:

The Corn is Green (so much better than Hepburn)
Catered Affair (what a great film with young Debbie Reynolds)
Beyond the Forest (Camp, yes, but great camp!)
A Stolen Life (2 Bettes for the price of one)
The Virgin Queen (gaudy color and this is the one she shaved her head to do!)
June Bride (sexist ending, I wonder why Bette did it?)

Now if only someone would light a fire under Warners to get these sets out in a timely fashion. By the by, I would have added the Bride Came COD, another personal favorite, but it is available as a single.

I adore Bette Davis and I love this box set too.I collect her movies and enjoy them all.