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WWII Collection (The Thin Red Line / Patton / The Longest Day / Tora! Tora! Tora!)

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To answer another reviewer's question: Why would you buy this set when you can get the individual films cheaper? You can't buy the individual films cheaper.

The version of "Patton" in this set is the 2-disc Special Edition, which is out of print except for in this set, and selling for more than the price of this entire set on auction sites.

So save some money, get the 2-disc version of Patton, and get three other great WWII films for free (essentially).

The Longest Day is one of the best war movies ever made. And Tora 3 is a much better depiction of the attack on Pearl Harbor than that stupid Ben Affleck movie.

The Thin Red Line can be a tough one to accept. I had to watch it a few times before I liked it.

The three older movies in this set are undeniably among the better "traditional" movies about World War II. "The Thin Red Line" may not belong in the same set (given its recent origin and approach to war) but it, too, is a movie with merit. My only question about this set is why would you buy them together when they are cheaper to buy if you purchase them separately? Is that slipcase worth the extra bucks? You decide.

FIRST THOUGHTS: 4 EXCELLENT WAR FILMS ON DVD THEMATICALLY COMBINED INTO 1 SET

This set came to me as a gift from one of my sons about 4 years ago. He found it at Sam's Club and he paid about 30 dollars. Each one of the films included are films I really wanted so the set has been a 'reel' treat for me.

IN A NUTSHELL: SAVE $17. ON THIS SET VERSUS PURCHASING INDIVIDUAL TITLES FROM AMAZON

Within a nice outer slipcase you get 4 classic DVDs in their normal DVD packaging and wrappers. These are all releases that you can purchase seperately, but it is a little less costly to get the set. 'Patton' is a 2-DISK set that sells for $14.98 from Amazon, 'Tora Tora Tora' is $12.98, 'The Longest Day' is an edition no longer available directly from Amazon, but several Amazon sellers are offering it New from $15.98, and 'The Thin Red Line' is $9.19 directly from Amazon. It comes to over $53. plus shipping [depending on whether you get all the titles from Amazon or from vendors]. If you buy this set the shipping is free [over $25.] In essence, one can save $17. [as of today] buying this set rather than buying the individual titles, which is significant as these are not promotional DVDs and do in fact have all the 'special features' available on the individual titles.

***** THE TITLES *****

* 'THE LONGEST DAY'
* 'PATTON'
* 'THE THIN RED LINE'
* 'TORA TORA TORA'

THE PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF THEIR SHIPPING DATE.ON WATCHING TORA,TORA,TORA THE MOVIE FROZE ABOUT 3/4'S OF THE WAY THRU. I SENT THE VENDOR AN EMAIL AND NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY. I DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL THANKING ME FOR MY MONEY. I GUESS I AM GOING TO HAVE TO ORDER ANOTHER TO HAVE A COMPLETE SET. THAT ORDER WAS RECEIVED FROM MARS MOVIES. WILL I DO ANYMORE BUSINESS WITH THEM AND POSSIBLY AMAZON. I WOULD RATHER SPEND THE 4 OR 5 DOLLARS I SAVED AND DEAL WITH A VENDOR WHO BACKS HIS PRODUCTS. I WILL BID FOR ANOTHER COPY AND THROW THE DEFECTIVE MOVIE AND CHALK THIS OFF AS ANOTHER EDUCATION DEALING WITH BUSINESS OVER THE INTERNET. CLIFF WEBB

Great collection of movies. I watched them on my computer while waiting for people on Skype to call me.WWII Collection (The Thin Red Line / Patton / The Longest Day / Tora! Tora! Tora!)

It is up to the viewer to decide what is fact and what is fiction or what is utter and complete fantasy. But in my Opinion, The Longest Day, Patton and Tora Tora Tora are renowned war movies, 'The Thin Red Line' is not.

Maintaining a very slow pace throughout its three and half hours lenght, in the 'Thin Red Line' more Japanese soldiers are shown surrendering in the few hours of combat depicted than actually did the first three years of the Pacific war! (If you do not believe me, look up Tarawa, New Guinea, Marshall Islands, and Iwo Jima for example.) And of course the Americans are shown almost to last as the inhuman beasts and the Japanese as noble Samurai.

Following in the tradition of the racist epic 'Birth to a Nation', movies like the Thin Red Line and Pearl Harbor are rewriting ouf history. For example, in Pearl Harbor the Japanese are depicted as being justified in attacking, when actually the United States stopped selling the Japanese oil because they were allies with Hitler, making war on China, and had just invaded French Indochina.

Do you ever catch yourself awake late at night watching old WW II documentaries? Would you like to see a movie that incorporates all of the history PLUS great drama, effects and being tame enough for your children? Look no further. This is one the whole family can appreciate. Balsam's performance is unparalleled in this G-rated but life-like tale of America's most heart felt battle.

Let's face it...the Thin Red Line is the most boring war movie ever made. Tora Tora Tora is very outdated, and although it does show the attack upon Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective, it is very much outclassed by the newer movie, "Pearl Harbor,"