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My wife likes old movies so this was a good thing to get for herNo complaintsUnfortunately, one of the discs was not playable due to scratches, so we had to return. It wasn’t a brand new pack it was used.A nice compilation of Hepburn movies.They all played through.For under $20 this collection of 4 classic films is quite a bargain. Yet, the movies themselves are not among my favorites. The actors are all wonderful, but the stories just leave me a bit unsatisfied. I purchased this for "Adam's Rib" and "Woman of the Year", since I already have "The Philadelphia Story" and have never cared for "Bringing Up Baby" (I'm just not a fan of this type of screwball comedy wherein the heroine acts selfishly and preposterously most of the film, driving the leading man crazy, yet they still fall in love). Yet even if you only want half of the films, it's still a bargain.Both "Adams Rib" and "Woman of the Year" have top-notch performances from Hepburn and Tracy, but both stories are essentially anti-feminist morality tales. In the films, Hepburn's character is self-centered and manipulative, though not entirely unlikable, but Tracy's character is depicted as nobly self-sacrificing, even though he's not always better than she. At the end of the movies I'm left with the strong impression that these marriages are not going to last -- Tracy and Hepburn's characters just don't see eye-to-eye -- so, I'm left feeling unsatisfied, despite some fine acting and production.If you like old classic comedies. This one is hard to beat. Grant and Hepburn at their best.I bought this to replace my 'Bringing up Baby' vhs cassette. The sound was So much better and the picture too. I love this crackpot film - like the Marx Bros films in part - wild characters , absurd premise, dotty situations and a happy outcome! a great deal of excellent acting from all the cast, despite plenty of papier-mache sets. Hepburn seems startling brave in her handling of Baby, and is full of beans, beautiful, and well dressed.'The Philadelphia Story' was also great fun in a fine print. Perhaps Grant brought out the best in Hepburn. But as is often the case James Stewart just steals the show with an effortless & hilarious performance!The other two offerings were poor stuff despite my happy memories of them - Tracy looks old in both of them and the premise of both is weak and thin by todays view of women and men.I love the idealism of all the films. Somethng that US society seems to have lost.Amazing pack of movies, each enjoyable in its own way. I especially love Adam's Rib and The Philadelphia Story. Dont miss out on this packVoici 4 comédies romantiques qui démontrent le talent de l'éblouissante Katharine Hepburn. La meilleure est sans conteste BRINGING UP BABY dans laquelle Katharine, Cary Grant et un léopard sont la source de quiproquos humoristiques. On la savoure avec délice. Elle est suivie de près par THE PHILADELPHIA STORY basée sur une pièce de théâtre de l'époque. Katharine, Cary Grant et James Stewart jouent leur rôle de façon remarquable. WOMAN OF THE YEAR a ceci de particulier que Katharine y rencontra son futur mari Spencer Tracy. Elle a joué par la suite plusieurs films avec lui dont ADAM'S RIB dans lequel ils s'affrontent, lui en procureur général et elle en avocate de la défense. Le fait qu'ils sont également mariés dans le film donne des frissons dans le dos. Je conseille ces films aux amateurs du genre en général et aux fans de Katharine Hepburn en particulier.A quartet of Hepburn at her most delightful:"Adam's Rib", "Woman of The Year", "The Philadelphia Story", and "Bringing up Baby". And Spencer Tracey, Gary Cooper, George Cukor, George Stevens, Howard Hawks, and some leopards make for hilarity -- and a rick look at what women these years want in romance and then in marriage. Why, it's a 4-chapter education for men in "what do women want?" The answers are emotional, not just political, financial, professional, and social equality. They want personhood, aHepburn is advocate, entertainer, and model, The combination is a classic belonging to all who love what Shaw called "The New Woman", and the restorations are perfect, the packaging simple, delivery fast, and the price just right..What's not to like? I mean "love".Wer auf deutsche Untertitel und Tonspur verzichten kann, bekommt mit dieser Kollektion vier grosse Erfolge von Katherine Hepburn zu einem günstigen Preis. Aus den 30ern wären das "Bringing Up Baby" und "The Philadelphia Story", beide mit Cary Grant und stellenweise etwas abgedreht. Aus den 40ern stammen "Woman of the Year" und "Adam's Rib", beide mit Spencer Tracy und etwas nüchterner, manchmals sogar ernsthaft. Allesamt Komödien, die gekonnt in Szene gesetzt wurden und mehrheitlich über blosses Witzereissen hinausgehen. Die Bild- und Tonqualität ist bei allen Filmen sehr gut, man hat zwar nicht digital restauriert, aber das Optimum aus dem Material herausgeholt (verständlich, dass die Aufnahmen von 1949 besser aussehen als die von 1938).Schade nur, dass hier im Gegensatz zu anderen Kollektionen der Serie, bei den Datenträgern gespart wurde. Anstatt vier Discs erhält man zwei doppelseitige DVDs mit je einem Film pro Seite.
