I do like their logo.
Woody Allen, a filmmaker who I respect and admire for a number of his films, seems to have made too many of them, as they’re now be treated in ancillary markets as just so many cow droppings.
Quiver has released a boxed set of eight productions 1994 – 2003, complete run with the exception of Deconstructing Harry (1997) and Sweet and Lowdown (1999), both of which seem to remain unavailable outside of DVD.
I’m not enamored of anything that I’m seeing here, as this is a set that could just as easily ended up as a bargain bin end-cap offering.
All eight films come from dupes, and none are anything special. I’ll not place an individual grade on them, simply because I’ll not give them the time and effort.
At $50 street price, which works out to $6.25 per film, it’s fine, but it’s not worth a penny more.
The image average works out to around 3.5/5, so as a package they pass.
Small Time Crooks is a fail for slightly overall digital / electronic appearance – an old-fashioned look, probably based upon a DVD master.
Anything Else seems to have been shot and released as anamorphic panavision. The Blu-ray is 1.78, but is scanning the disc, I saw nothing that screamed anamorphic, so really…
Does anyone care?
And in the end, none of it matters, as Mr. Allen, as much as I love many of his films has become an afterthought in the home theater world.
Too many collections. Too many boxed sets from around the world. Possibly it just comes down to the fact that Mr. Allen has made more films that Ford, Chaplin and Griffith put together.
It’s sad, as there’s no love here. It’s all just programming fodder.
I’ll stick with Annie Hall, Manhattan and a few others, and call it a day. Please move along. Nothing to see here.
I’ve decided to return this and hope for a more quality release in the future.
Image – 3.5 (average)
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Both
Upgrade from DVD – Not with any excitement
RAH
WOODY ALLEN COLLECTION
$38.37
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