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| CATEGORY: | Video |
| MANUFACTURER: | Goldhil Home Media |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Mystery / Suspense |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 3 |
| UPC: | 743452043033 |
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Customer Reviews of Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Collection
Marlowe lives Powers Boothe is perhaps the best Marlowe ever, and that's saying a lot. He's smart, world-weary, and sardonic, tossing off Chandler's scintillating lines with aplomb. Talking about an upwardly mobile lowlife, Marlowe remarks, "The guy had a mansion in Bel Air and all the old-world charm of a cop beating up a drunk."
This DVD set includes all 11 episodes of the HBO series: the five from 1983 and the six from 1986. The 1986 episodes have cheesy opening titles and closing credits, but possess a much stronger noir sensibility than the earlier eps (fine as those are). Classic noir chiaroscuro is much in evidence in the later installments, while the first five eps are slightly marred by conventional studio lighting. Throughout the series, attention to detail is excellent. The darker shades of 1938 Los Angeles are vividly brought to life.
Note that this item is *not* "Vol 3" as listed; it's a "3 Vol Set" containing three DVDs. Also, the sound is weirdly unbalanced in a few episodes, but since two versions of the soundtrack are provided (Dolby 5.1 and 2.0), one or the other is usually fine.
Enthusiastically recommended in any case.
Beautiful, but incomplete
There's no denying that this is beautiful collection of episodes from a well done series. They are "neo-noir" at it's best. Powers Boothe is among the best Marlowes. Regrettably this collection is incomplete. There were 11 episodes in the series and this collection only contains six. I don't know if this was preventable by Goldhil. I do know that three or four of those other 5 have been released on video at one time but have since been discontinued.
SIMPLY THE MOST FAITHFUL ADAPTATION EVER!
This series, originally produced for Showtime, is far and away the best and most faithful adaptation of Raymond Chandler's writing. Powers Boothe shines as the cynical, world-weary Philip Marlowe, with excellent support from the rest of the cast. If you are a fan of Chandler or hard-boiled detective stories, you owe it to yourself to see these shows. My only complaint is that they aren't also offered on DVD!