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W. C. Field boxed set - opinions?

posted 19 years ago by VisualFiction
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I adore this film and others of Fields's like It's A Gift and The Man on the Flying Trapeze.

I have the DVD of the Bank Dick but I saw the new boxed set in the store and now I'm considering getting rid of the individual BD disc and getting boxed set, which includes It's a Gift among other things.

I think another one of the films included is My Little Chickadee, but I can't remember the other two.

Can anyone offer any opinions on whether the other 3 films in the set are pretty good? (the ones other than Bank Dick and Gift)

Thanks for any replies!

[–] akvintage 19 years ago

Anything by fields is great. All his work is classic... unequalled by no one.
Get anything you can with him in it and you won't be disappointed.

[–] d-simm921 18 years ago

WC FIELDS IS GOD

[–] bgh48 17 years ago

yes.

[–] TalosIV 18 years ago

I have the set, it's fantastic. Great prints. 'You Can't Cheat An Honest Man' and 'International House' are the other two. They are both solid, however, the Edgar Bergen stuff kinda drags 'You Can't Cheat An Honest Man' down. 'International House' is just sheer lunacy.

Get the set!

Don't be a luddy-duddy! Don't be a mooncalf! Don't be a jabbernowl!

[–] whipsnade76 18 years ago

The film's themsevles and the prints are great. 'It's a Gift' is worth the price alone!
It would've been nice for a few extras beyond that horrid documentary featuring Ed McMann (who cares?). I am sure there are a few scholars who would've loved to provide a well-done commentary track on at least one of the films.
They need to do a second set -- with 'Man on the Flying Trapeze' and 'The Old Fashioned Way,' which are GREAT!!!!
Also 'Never Give A Sucker An Even Break' would be a good inclusion, though I always say it's not for all tastes. That film is kind of odd, yet ahead of it's time. It's downright postmodern in its structure!!