Carry On Double Feature Volume 2

The Carry On-Double Feature Collection-Volume 2 is now available through VCI!   The second volume are two films “Carry On Up The Khyber” and Carry On Doctor” starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Jim Dale, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth to name a few!  Both films are from 1968.  The first movie is about the British and securing the Khyber Pass with hilarious results and the other film takes place in a Hospital with new Doctors learning all sorts of ways to take care of the nurses…I mean patients!  The extras on this set are a Photo Gallery and a promo for the Carry On films.  There is a third set coming out soon!

VIDEO

The video quality is very good!  Film quality is quite good considering the age of the films.   

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono.  Also here in mono but very clear!

Disc 1-  1.  “Carry On-Up The Khyber”-(1968)-with Jim Dale-85 mins

              2.  “Carry On-Doctor” –(1968)-with Frankie Howerd-90 mins

Extras

Disc 1: Photo Gallery (03:28)
            Carry On Promo (02:58)

           

 

The Diamond Queen DVD Review

The Diamond Queen is available for the first time through BBC Home Video.  To honor the 60 years the Queen has ruled the United Kingdom is a fascinating look at her years on the throne narrarated by Andrew Marr.  From the beginning of her reign to present, the BBC traveled with the Queen for a year and a half starting in mid 2010.  For 86 years of age, there is no sign of the Queen slowing down.  This 3 part documentary shows just how much she does in a course of a day and how much the British public loves her now for some 20 years ago, she was not well liked and there was talk of seeing just how important the monarchy really was!  Interviews with the Royal family and historians, this was a fast 3 hours that flew by!  Great stuff!  The extra on this disc is an official video montage of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.  Highly recommended for any Anglophile!

VIDEO

The video quality is great!  Episodes run approx 30 minutes each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono.  Is also in Mono but very clear!

Disc 1-  1.  “Episode 1” (58:59)

              2.  “Episode 2” (58:59)

              3.  “Episode 3” (58:54)

Extras

Disc 1: Commemorative Archive Montage (06:00)

           

           

           

I'm Back!!!!!!!

Four years, 3 months, 1 week and 2 days later, I am back here!  I have run my own website since and will now run reviews on both website and blog again!  Good to be back!  Will post my first review in awhile on here sometime today or tomorrow.

David

LAVERNE & SHIRLEY SEASON 4 DVD REVIEW

Laverne & Shirley start their fourth season still in Milwaukee working for the brewery. This season consists of 24 episodes. The show was a spin-off of Happy Days. The series lasted for eight seasons. Quite a few guest stars dropped by to visit the girls such as Hans Conreid, Toni Basil, Robert Alda, Anne Ramsey and Jay Leno. There are no special features on this set.

VIDEO

The video quality is very good! All discs have a Play All feature. All episodes are approx 22 minutes each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Also here in mono.

Disc 1- 1. "The Festival" Pt. 1
"The Festival" Pt. 2
"Playing The Roxy"
"The Robbery"
"The Quiz Show"
"Laverne & Shirley Go To Night School"-with Hans Conreid

Disc 2- 6. "A Date with Eraserhead"
7. "The Bully Show"
8. "A Visit to the Cemetery"
9. "A Chorus Line"-with Toni Basil
10. "Laverne & Shirley Move In"
11. "Dinner for Four"

Disc 3- 12. "It’s A Dog’s Life"
13. "Oh, Come All Ye Bums"
14. "Who’s Papa?"-with Ed Begley Jr.
15. "The Third Annual Shotz Talent Show"
16. "Supermarket Sweep"
17. "Lenny’s Crush"

Disc 4-18. "The Fire Show"-with Anne Ramsey
19. "Squiggy’s In Love"
20. "The Feminine Mistake"-with Jay Leno
21. "Tenants Are Revolting"
"There’s A Spy In My Beer"-with G.W. Bailey
"Shirley and The Older Man"-with Robert Alda

Extras

Disc 1: None
Disc 2: None
Disc 3: None
Disc 4: None

Verdict

Season 5 should be out soon. Paramount has done a good job on this set!

I REMEMBER NELSON TV DVD REVIEW

A short blurb from Acorn Media about I Remember Nelson- Worshipped as a national savior, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson masterminded the naval victories that thwarted Napoleon’s plans to invade Britain. Yet, in the midst of public adulation, rumors swirled about his private life. Nelson took a friend’s wife as a mistress and even fathered a child by her in secret.

Most British costume dramas can sometimes be a little boring, but I found that this series “I Remember Nelson” enjoyable in the fact that it is told in 4 different perspectives from 4 different people in Nelson’s life. The series originally aired on Masterpiece Theatre in 1982 starring Kenneth Colley as Horatio Nelson made famous among other things the saying “Kiss Me Hardy” referring to his Captain on ship when Nelson was hit by cannon fire and was dying down below deck. This 2-disc set has the 4 episodes from the mini series with Cast Filmographies and a Photo Gallery.

VIDEO

The video quality is good considering the age of the video! Each episode runs approx 52 mins each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Is also in Mono but very clear!

Disc 1- 1. “Love”-with Laurence Naismith, John Gill and John Forbes-Robertson
2. “Passion”-with Tim Pigott-Smith

Disc 2- 1. “Duty”-with Daniel Massey
2. “Battle”

Extras

Disc 1: Cast Filmographies

Disc 2: Photo Gallery-26 pictures


Verdict

An engaging mini-series! If you are a sea-faring fan and like British Naval history, then you will like this!

THE SEA HUNTERS SET 2 DVD REVIEW

Clive Cussler, best known for his Dirk Pitt novels, comes “The Sea Hunters”, a documentary series that focuses on shipwrecks, maritime disasters and relic from World War 2. This set consists of the second 6 episodes that track things such as the Carpathia, the ship that saved the survivors of the Titanic which sank 6 years later due to German U-Boats and the Andrea Gail the story that became the movie “The Perfect Storm” among others! The team is led by renowned maritime Archaeologist James Delgado, which searches for these relics with submarines, 3-D imaging sonar and the latest mixed-gas dive equipment. The Sea Hunters is currently airing on the National Geographic Channel. This set includes extra footage from each episodes and a Clive Cussler Biography.

VIDEO

The video quality is great. The episodes run approx 48 minutes each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Audio quality is also in Mono.


Disc 1-
1. “The Search for Carpathia”
2. “The Search for Andrea Gail”
3. “Catherine The Great’s Treasure Ship”

Disc 2-
4. “Russalka: The Czar’s Lost Ironclad”
5. “Lost At Sea: The Great US Navy Airships: Akron and Macon”
6. “The Search for the SS Alabama”


Extras


Disc 1- Bonus Footage from first three episodes
Clive Cusslar’s Biography- (Text Only)

Disc 2- Bonus Footage from last 3 episodes



Verdict

If you’re a fan of Shipwrecks and Diving, you’ll enjoy this show.

MATLOCK-SEASON 1 DVD REVIEW

A blurb from Paramount about Matlock Season 1: This 7-disc set contains all 24 Season One episodes of the immensely popular series, including the 2 hour TV movie “Diary of a Perfect Murder”, that introduced the character of Ben Matlock. Matlock is back, serving justice country-style!

My second favorite courtroom drama series has to be “Matlock”! This series was also a long running series lasting over 10 years! Matlock was a cross between Perry Mason and Columbo, where he would throw the guilty party off guard and then close the case. This 7 disc set covers the first 24 episodes with such luminaries as Dick Van Dyke, Piper Laurie, John Beck, William Conrad, Joe Penny, Jonathan Frakes, Pat Hingle and Roddy McDowell to name a few! The 2-part episode “The Don” has Joe Penny and William Conrad, which would later spin off in their own series “Jake and the Fatman”. Apart from some beginning episode teasers, there are no special features on this set. Thank God they came out with a full season set!

VIDEO

The video quality is fantastic! Episodes are also mostly uncut. There is also a Play All feature on each disc. Each episode runs approx 48 mins each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Audio quality is mono but very clear!

Disc 1- 1. “Diary of a Perfect Murder”(Pilot) (91 Mins)
2. “The Judge”-with Dick Van Dyke, Piper Laurie and Bobbie Eakes
3. “The Stripper”

Disc 2- 1. “The Affair”-with Jeff Conaway and Carolyn Seymour
2. “The Seduction”-with John Beck and Alex Hyde White
3. “The Don” Part 1-with William Conrad, Joe Penny and Jose Ferrer
4. “The Don” Part 2-with William Conrad, Joe Penny and Jose Ferrer

Disc 3- 1. “The Sisters”-with Gail O’Grady and Conchata Ferrell
2. “The Cop”-with Hector Elanzio
3. “The Angel”-with Jonathan Frakes
4. “The Professor”-with Christopher McDonald and Don Porter

Disc 4- 1. “Santa Claus”-with Pat Hingle
2. “The Chef”-with Roddy McDowell
3. “The Author”-with Parker Stevenson and John Schuck
4. “The Rat Pack”-with Desi Arnez Jr and Greg Evigan

Disc 5- 1. “The Nurse”-with Billy Zane
2. “The Convict”-with Robert Pine and Larry Wilcox
3. “The Court-Martial” Part 1-with Barry Corbin, Dana Elcar and Tim Reid
4. “The Court-Martial” Part 2- with Barry Corbin, Dana Elcar and Tim Reid

Disc 6-1. “The Therapist”-with Kevin Hagen
2. “The People Vs Matlock”
3. “The Photographer”-with Billy Bob Thorton

Disc 7- 1. “The Reporter”
2. ”The Doctors”-with Norman Fell and Daniel Roebuck



Extras

Disc 1: None

Disc 2: None

Disc 3: None

Disc 4: None

Disc 5: None

Disc 6: None

Disc 7: None


Verdict

I’m a big fan of Matlock and I am looking forward to Season 2! I also hope that they keep at least the Matlock episodes as full season sets!