Product Details

• Actors: Mel Brooks
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 9
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: December 15, 2009
• Run Time: 871 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002PHI2N8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,205 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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MEL BROOKS COLLECTION - Blu-Ray Movie

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Set for a Great Price!, June 20, 2011

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Jon Lechner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mel Brooks Collection [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Since I grew up in the 80's, I grew up with Mel Brooks' films. I have been a fan for as long as I can remember. When I saw this set listed on Amazon for $45.99, I couldn't pass it up. I must say that Fox has outdone themselves here. Those of you who have been buying Fox's DVDs and blu-rays probably know that there is nothing special about the majority of them, as many are lacking special features, etc. But not so with this set. First of all, the video transfers on all nine movies are simply incredible. I have watched all of these movies on DVD in the past, and the blu-ray versions just blows them all away. Every movie also has an impressive collection of special features. These include excellent documentaries (many of which are in HD), deleted scenes, trailers, TV Spots, etc. My only (albeit small) complaint here is that I wish more of the films had commentaries, because I love listening to Mel talk about the making of his movies. He is funny, witty, and he tells a great story. Also included is a 119-page, hard-bound book which talks about the making of all nine films. I am still in the process of reading it, but so far there is a lot of information about the making of the movies that I had not known before. My only other complaint about this set is that it is missing The Producers, Life Stinks, and Dracula: Dead and loving It. It really is too bad that these films were left out for whatever reason, but when they are finally released on blu, I will pick them up just the same. The bottom line is that if you are a fan of Mel Brooks' movies, then you simply can't go wrong here. You will not be sorry.

134 of 161 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great price for the content inside, December 23, 2009

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Robert H. Leonard "Rob from Cleveland" (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mel Brooks Collection [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I love Mel Brooks. When I heard he's having a collection coming out on Blu Ray, I was excited.

If you're a Mel Brooks fan, this is a no brainer. Now for the dissappointing aspects.

This box set WILL NOT fit on your DVD rack without there being some major changes to the layout of your entertainment center. The Blu Ray/book/jacket/thing is roughly the same size as a hard bound coffee table book. It's clunky and it falls apart easily (the binding agents "glue" was weak on my copy. To top it off, you're sliding Blu Ray discs up against straight up card stock inserts to get them out. It's more of an annoyance than anything, but if you can see through that, you're set.

You'll also notice that there's some movies missing. I'm not saying that Dracula: Dead and loving it should be wiped clean from human memory, but it's the completitionist in me that would like to see all his works in something named "Collection". It's really not a collection, isn't it. More like a "greatest hits", or "The ones we want you to remember him by". I was somewhat suprised that The Producers wasn't in this collection either. Was that 10th or 11th movie going to disrupt the balance of the box set and set the world ablaze? probably not, I'm guessing it was those two timing Hollywood lawyers that kept my dream from becoming a reality.

Long story short, Terri Garr was insanely hot and everybody knows that Druish princesses are attacted to money and power, and Darth Helmet has both.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really like this Mel Brooks collection, December 28, 2010

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groucho marx - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Mel Brooks Collection [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I bought this Mel Brooks Blue-ray collection for my husband as a gift. We have enjoyed watching three of the movies so far. Recently, we watched Spaceballs and as other reviewers have noted, the brand new DVD stopped mid movie. We took the DVD out and wiped it down, saw no signs of scratches. Placed it back in and had the same problem. We couldn't play approximately 2-3 chapters of the movie. We skipped ahead and the rest played fine. We have yet to watch 3 more of the movies and hope this will not be a problem. We enjoy all the extra documentaries and interesting facts about the movies. Mel Brooks is true comic genius and this is a great collection of his work!