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2.0 out of 5 stars
To help clear up some of the confusion ..., December 8, 2003
This review is from: The Marx Brothers Collection (Documentary) (DVD)
As mentioned elsewhere, this collection does not include any of the complete films, but rather tv & misc. other clips. Since I will probably return the item, I haven't yet broken the seal and cannot comment on the quality. However, I should note that the total run-time is approx. 5 hours -- much less than one would assume for a 5-disc set. If you are looking for more content information, don't bother with Koch Vision Entertainment's site. They are clearly not enthuastic about revealing more details about this release. The discs are:
#1 "Inside the Marx Brothers" (this is sold separately, as well)
#2 "You Bet Your Life" TV Pilot
#3 "Papa Romani" and "Person-to-Person"
#4 "The Marx Brothers Radio Days" (is this just an audio CD?)
#5 "Marx Brothers Mixed Nuts" For the price, perhaps it's not all that bad, but there still isn't a good set of their films out there yet. The amazon.co.uk set DOES contain complete films (four of them, I believe), but the item seems to be no longer in active inventory. Be aware that it supposedly is lacking any meaningful DVD extras.
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Kind of weak, kind of good, January 2, 2004
This review is from: The Marx Brothers Collection (Documentary) (DVD)
First off, these discs are put together terribly. If you have trouble getting the discs to play, wait until the very end of the Passport Video animation. As it ends, start hitting your enter key repeatedly. This will bypass the bad audio loop encoded on the disc, and allow the presentation to start. Disc one is a fairly decent documentary, actually. Disc two is the entire kinetescope of the You Bet Your Life pilot episode. Disc three has a really bad teleplay starring Chico, and then shows Harpo and Groucho on separate episodes of an interview show with Edward R. Murrow. Groucho's, in particular, was fun to watch. He does a song on a guitar with his seven year old daughter. Disc 4 is an audio CD. Disc 5 has a few good odds and ends (like Groucho on the Jack Benny Show), but the stuff is edited and fragmentary. It's possibly worth it to see the rare sketch from "I'll Say She Is". All in all, this set is kinda weak, but has all the earmarks of something that will go out of print soon. Judging by how hard it is to find Marx stuff on DVD, it might not be a bad idea to get this while it's still available. For Mega Die-Hard Mark Brothers fans, ONLY!
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40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
worst marx collection, January 19, 2004
This review is from: The Marx Brothers Collection (Documentary) (DVD)
I can't tell you how disappointed I feel after waiting a month and finally receiving the Marx Brothers Collection. Like everyone, I tried my best to research the complete box set prior to purchase. But when it arrived I knew I'd been had. NONE of the great Marx Brothers Films are in this weak collection. It's more like outtakes and radio bits, plus a silly pilot for you bet your life. I hoped that at least disc one would have something worth seeing but it wouldn't even play on either of our DVD players. This is a great marketing hoax. Buyer beware!!If you want to buy the collection of movies...look elsewhere. Amazon should put out a warning with this sale as I believe they've been hoodwinked as well.
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