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Cary Grant Collector's Pack (Father Goose / That Touch of Mink)

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Father Goose is a lot of fun and is arguably Cary Grant's funniest and finest film.

Yes, he was great in Charade, North by Northwest, Notorious, etc -- but here his honed skills and comedic timing pay off in his funniest film and is well worth seeing. You don't have to be a Cary Grant fan to enjoy this film -- but after seeing it, you will be. FG was niominated for Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) by the Golden Globe and won an Oscars for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen in 1965. The cast, production, direction, photography, story -- all are top notch.

The film looks great on DVD -- albeit mysteriously truncated from to 2.35 to 1.85. The compositions still look good but the full scope imagery of the South Pacific adds greatly to the visual impact of this film and deserves to be shown.

That Touch of Mink is presented in its proper 2.35 aspect ratio. This is a much different film. As Matlin put it, this is silly fluff -- but good fluff. Upper-Sandusky wholesome Doris meets New York sophisticated Cary. Pretty good but both actors did much better in other films.

Included with both films are brief bios and filmographies of the priniciples. TTOM includes a trailer. That's all. No further extras. Neither mono film is 16x9 enhanced.

ALthough I will be honest enough to say that I would have paid the same amount just for Father Goose. There are not a whole lot of Bells and whistles which you normally associate with a DVD, but the transfer was clean, so you have a nice version of the two.

Father Goose is possibly Cary Grant's best role, if only because this is not a typical Cary Grant type of Character. The story, that of a Itenerant Beach bumb who gets dragooned into service during WW II is absolutely priceless.

I Can reccommend this twinpack just for Father Goose

Note that in my previous review, in which I commented on the dreadful DVD transfer, I was only referring to the "That Touch of Mink" DVD. The Father Goose DVD is not that bad.

Poor Mr. Beasley is misaligned. (That Touch of Mink)
Everett Beasley (John Astin) is tagged as a creep. How ever, He is quite a nice guy. He goes out of his way to persuade Cathy (Doris Day) to go out with him. Because he works in the Unemployment office, he knows he does not have any money. Cathy cruelly uses him to make some one else jealous. On top of this he gets the best vehicle available (his brothers chicken hauling truck), The best wine that was affordable (Muscatel), and even gets romantic with paper cups to drink from. He even fronts for the motel room. Now how many people do you know that would go through all that trouble for you?
Even Roger (Gig Young) is mistaken for Philip Shayne. He gets slapped, bashed, and bit.
My favorite scene is where she falls out the window and is picked up. She says, " I Fell out of mister Shayne's apartment. See that I'm returned"
Look for her again in "Where were you when the Lights went out" when she says "Hello Peter, so you're here"
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Goody Two Shoes and the Filthy Beast (Father Goose)

Walter Christopher Eckland (Cary Grant) A drifter, has obtained a boat from someone fleeing the oncoming war. Due to a lack of coast watchers (the "should have been" watcher getting himself eaten), Walter is pressed into service. Certain measures were taken to get him there and to encourage his participation.
On a mission to save a fellow cost watcher Walter ends up with Catherine Louise Marie Ernestine Freneau (Leslie Caron), who is escorting several schoolgirls out of harms way and was stranded. Place any man and woman on an island toss in some schoolgirls, a little liquor, snake, tie, Japanese, and you have a mixture for comedy.

Operation Petticoat ~ Cary Grant

I saw Father Goose at eleven. I purchased this set to share the same movie with my son - now eleven. I would have purchased it alone at the same price, but That Touch of Mink makes this a steal. The latter is a wonderful trip to more innocent times.

You gotta be a fan of Cary Grant to like these. They are fairly typical of the romantic comedies of the time. These movies are kind of like cotton candy -- sweet and enjoyable, but not much substance.

Father Goose is, in my opinion, the better of the two, because is allows Cary Grant to stretch a bit, while still remaining true to the genre. His gruff, unshaven character is a departure from the suave, sophisticated of That Touch of Mink.

If you're a fan of these type of movies, it's a worthy addition.

Didn't receive product. When I inquired about order status, my money was promptly refunded. While I was pleased about receiving a refund so quickly, I was never given any explanation as to why my order was never received. I don't know if the item was out of stock or if the order was never filled. I would have been willing to wait for the item if given that option; however the refund was issued without any communication from the seller.

I give this collection 4 stars only because it came with another DVD instead of just Father Goose. This is my all time favorite Cary Grant movie and I would have preferred that it came separate. But, you can never have too much Cary Grant. :)

Nice, light-hearted comedy but the quality of the DVD transfer is dreadful. This is the second Artisan disc I have bought, the other being The Quiet Man, and definitely the last. The sound is muffled and the video is blurred throughout. Still, I suppose it's an improvement on The Quiet Man, which along with its blurred picture had no sound!

By the way, the fault does not lie with my home theatre system, which has been properly calibrated by an ISF-trained expert.