W.C. Fields, Vol. 1 & 2

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Summary: WC Fields Deserves Better.
Review: Two DVD package showing six of the great man's two reelers. It is unfortunate that the MADACY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP responsible for the release of this DVD package do not seem to care about QUALITY, something which also applies to their other releases. The picture seems on par with pirated VHS, smudged, and grey, copied without the aid of a timebase corrector (verticals sway from side to side). Audio recorded through AGC circuits, only found on non-broadcast equipment, thus the level pushed up when no speech is present, then lowered with a bang when it does arrive. Do yourself a favour DON'T buy. I only gave it one star, because that option is not available. You've been warned, it's not worth it.

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Summary: Hillarious
Review: Very Funny. My dad gave me this for my birthday,and I laughed my but off. It was kind of depressing since he was a raging alcholoic, but in the end, that is what makes hime the most fuinny. Cheap and a classic!

Rating:
Summary: Hillarious
Review: Very Funny. My dad gave me this for my birthday,and I laughed my but off. It was kind of depressing since he was a raging alcholoic, but in the end, that is what makes hime the most fuinny. Cheap and a classic!

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Summary: Subtract one star. Appalling DVD ruins some classic comedy
Review: W. C. Fields's short comedies of 1932-33, produced by Mack Sennett, offer some of this great comedian's best work. However, this particular DVD edition treats Mr. Fields (and the purchaser) quite shabbily. The sound is not always synchronized with the picture, the image is often gray, and in at least one instance the film seems to be copied from a VHS tape recorded at the slowest speed. Just plain bad; don't throw your money away (we did, and we also threw the discs away).

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Summary: LOW PRICE MAKES IT ALRIGHT
Review: Yeah the quality of the 4th and 5th features is terrible, but the rest of the shorts are passable, and the whole thing goes for less than ten dollars. I did not feel ripped off... but will buy the criterion version when it becomes available. As for the films themselves, vintage WC.