Been looking for this dvd for years and years
Absolutely love it!!
Love thismovie and it was so sad 😞 😔 😟
Quality of the dvd wasn't the best, it was grainy., like it had been recorded from a vhs tape. I couldn't see some of the scenes because they were to dark, especially any thing that was at night.
Dvd hasnt arrived yet.
To start with Im a total junkie for this series..One of a kind...This last series was probably a bit lesser in quality than the earlier ones and it was filmed in the UK instead of US BUT having said that its still great popcorn stuff...Watch out for the 'monkeys paw' episode
Easy purchase, good quality product.
Columbias 'Ben Hur' western of the 1940's ..And alongside Golden Boy put William Holden on the map...For those who havent seen it think of the De Mille westerns like Union Pacific
The First DVD was good part 2(second DVD) 15-20 min towards the end disc skips sound is terrible
SECRETS & LIES is a warm hearted story about a rather dysfunctional family who have held on to so many secrets that do eventually come spilling out. It is a strong lesson in the importance of communication and openness and the simple benefits of sharing. Each actor has been especially cast in roles that bring out their strengths. It is a drama with some humorous moments. Most enjoyable.
The DVD arrived as stated and in good condition. I would order again from this seller.
I ordered the download of this movie and was pleased with the quality of the video and the prompt fulfillment of my order. Well done and thank you!
In the descriptions it states that the DVD will play in all regions. It does not. My package clearly shows region 3 making it unplayable in the USA. I ordered this because of the statement. DON'T PURCHASE !
excellent value well packaged dvds thanks David
great
Not been able to use purchase, as the download was only available for such a short time, it had expired when I tried to download it. When I went to download it, the message said to only download to a desktop computer. As I was away and didn’t have access to one, I stopped and forgot, so have never been able to view my purchase. Complete waste of money.
Back in the late 60' I read a book called open season, which was a great revenge read, following the release of the movie, which I viewed in the 80's, although not as good as the book it still portrayed an entertaining view. I had later tried to obtain a copy of the movie but to no avail. I recently was able to obtain a copy of this movie through your Rare and Collectable DVD's which amazed me, obviously you have many of these rare and hard to find DVD's in your inventory, well done, as now I know where to find such gems,
I had seen this wonderful if challenging film years ago and was very disappointed I couldn’t get a version to play in the uk but then your firm changed all that. I have been able to watch it now in the uk on your dvd and am really delighted. Thank you! . It came a long way safely, and was in new mint condition…excellent all round.
Excellent, items as described fast download
Excellent, fast download, items as described
It’s a great copy and movie
The DVD arrived safely in good condition
Super fast from ordering it from Australia! This is a real site! Thank you so much!
Received the movie in very good condition
After a brief prologue made up of film clips of Wayne in his career prime, we meet his cinematic alter ego, John Bernard Books, an aging gunfighter who rides into Carson City, Nevada in the early 1900’s looking for Doc Hostetler (James Stewart), the old sawbones who once saved his life and apparently the only man he trusts. It seems the old guy has prostate cancer and only a few weeks to live, and as Hostetler tells him, it will not be a pleasant death. Books, with no where else to go, checks into Bond Rogers’ (Lauren Bacall) boarding house to live out his final days in peace under the alias “William Hickok.” When Bond’s delinquent son Gillom (Ron Howard, in a nice change-of-pace performance and his last major film appearance before becoming a director) informs her of his true identity, she tries to throw him out but relents when she finds out his condition and agrees to help him die in peace.
Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned as everyone from the town mortician (John Carradine) to an old girlfriend (Sheree North) to a newspaper editor (Richard Lenz) try to take advantage of his situation and turn a fast buck. And then there are several lowlifes (Richard Boone, Hugh O’Brien, Bill McKinney, etc.) who want to seal their reputations by taking him out. Since it’s obvious that no one will leave him alone in his final days, and since he grows fond (to put it mildly) of both Bond and Gillom and wishes them no harm, Books decides to go out in style and on his own terms, and to take a few scumbags along with him.
“The Shootist” is one of those rare films that seems to have gotten better with age. It wasn’t particularly successful with critics or audiences at the time, as they were apparently put off by its leisurely pace and relative lack of action. Typical of the reaction was a TV guide critic (who shall remain nameless), who once derided it and its stars as coming across as “relics of the old West.” (Wasn’t that the point?) However, it is now pretty much considered a classic, and rightfully so, especially when viewed next to some of the lesser films of Wayne’s 1970’s period (“Cahill,” “Rooster Cogburn,” “The Cowboys”). In fact, it is now hard to believe that Wayne was not nominated for an Oscar here, as Books is clearly one of the best performances of his career and definitely eclipses his extravagantly praised, Oscar-winning mugging in “True Grit.” Indeed, “The Shootist” deserves to stand alongside Clint Eastwood’s “The Outlaw Josey Wales” and Oscar-winning “Unforgiven” as the last three great Westerns in cinema history. Everything about it is immaculate–the sets, the costumes, the supporting cast (including Harry Morgan in a terrific cameo as an unsympathetic sheriff who tells Books, “What I put on your grave won’t pass for roses.”), the script, and the chemistry between Wayne and Bacall, teaming up for the first time since “Blood Alley.” And everything is held together by old pro director Donald Siegel who, aside from the late Hal Ashby, may very well be the most underappreciated director in cinema history.
But “The Shootist” is John Wayne’s film all the way. He is simply sensational, and BRAVE, since he apparently knew at the time his cancer was back and that this would probably be his last film. It’s not every film legend who gets to end his/her career on a high note, but Wayne did just that. I just hope he knew it before his death barely three years later.