Best Picture Essentials Blu-ray (10-Movie Collection) (original) (raw)

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10-Movie Collection / Blu-ray + Digital HD Paramount Pictures | 1927-2007 | 10 Movies | 1538 min | Rated G, PG, PG-13, R | Mar 23, 2021

| Display all genres | | VideoCodec: MPEG-4 AVCResolution: 1080pAspect ratio: 2.39:1, 2.35:1, 2.34:1, 2.20:1, 1.85:1, 1.78:1, 1.34:1Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1, 1.85:1, 2.20:1, 2.39:1 Audio **Titanic**English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1English: Dolby Digital 2.0French: Dolby Digital 5.1Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.19 more titles (more) **TitanicEnglish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1English: Dolby Digital 2.0French: Dolby Digital 5.1Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1Forrest GumpEnglish: Dolby AtmosEnglish: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)German: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0Portuguese: Dolby Digital 2.0No Country for Old MenEnglish: LPCM 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)Terms of EndearmentEnglish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)English: Dolby Digital Mono (Original) (224 kbps)French: Dolby Digital MonoSpanish: Dolby Digital Mono (224 kbps)The GodfatherEnglish: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)English: Dolby Digital MonoGladiatorEnglish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1French: Dolby Digital 5.1Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1The English PatientEnglish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)American BeautyEnglish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)WingsMusic: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)Music: Dolby Digital 2.0My Fair Lady**English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (96kHz, 16-bit)German: Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoSpanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (192 kbps)French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (192 kbps)Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoJapanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (less) Subtitles **Titanic**English, English SDH, French, Spanish 9 more titles (more) **TitanicEnglish, English SDH, French, SpanishForrest GumpEnglish, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian, SwedishNo Country for Old MenEnglish SDH, French, SpanishTerms of EndearmentEnglish SDH, French, SpanishThe GodfatherEnglish, English SDH, French, Portuguese, SpanishGladiatorEnglish, English SDH, French, Spanish, KoreanThe English PatientEnglish, English SDH, SpanishAmerican BeautyEnglish, English SDH, French, Portuguese, SpanishWingsFrench, Portuguese, SpanishMy Fair Lady**English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (less) DiscsBlu-ray DiscFourteen-disc set (14 BD-50) DigitalDigital HDiTunes, VuduPackaging Slipcover in original pressingPlayback2K Blu-ray: Region A (B, C untested) | | PriceList price: 33.69Amazon:[∗∗33.69 Amazon: [**33.69Amazon:∗∗33.69** New from: $33.69 In Stock You save at least $50.79 by buying this box set instead of the individual 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Best Picture Essentials

(1927-2007)

Best Picture Essentials Blu-ray delivers stunning video and audio in this exceptional Blu-ray release

See individual titles for their synopses.

For more about Best Picture Essentials and the Best Picture Essentials Blu-ray release, see Best Picture Essentials Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on May 16, 2021 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5.

Directors: Anthony Minghella

, Ridley Scott, Francis Ford Coppola, Sam Mendes, James Cameron, William A. Wellman
Writers: Alan Jay Lerner, Anthony Minghella, Winston Groom, David Franzoni, Mario Puzo, James Cameron
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Audrey Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Clara Bow, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tommy Lee Jones
Narrator: Kevin Spacey
Producers: Wendy Finerman, Saul Zaentz, Douglas Wick, James Cameron, Alan Ball, James L. Brooks

This Blu-ray bundle includes the following titles, see individual titles for specs and details:

Best Picture Essentials Blu-ray Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman, May 16, 2021

Paramount has released a ten film, 14-disc collection of Best Picture winners in one boxed set. The discs are all identical to previous releases and the packaging is very basic; the studio hasn't gone to any length to make a special, collectible presentation. It's simply two large Amaray cases packed inside a simple, flimsy slipcover. See below for links to the films included, which range from 1927's Wings to 2007's No Country for Old Men, as well as a few more words on the packaging and which Blu-ray versions of the films are included, where applicable.

Each of the films are linked below to the equivalent individual release. Some of these were released by others studios (Disney, Warner Brothers, Lionsgate). Note that the set includes newer versions of Forrest Gump and My Fair Lady and the 2010 remastered version of Gladiator. The disc for The Godfather is the "Sapphire Series" disc that includes no extras beyond a commentary track. Perhaps the one drawback is that this set does not include the 2009 release of No Country for Old Men with additional supplements, bundling in the 2008 disc instead.

For full film reviews, please click through the following links:

• Titanic
• Forrest Gump
• No Country for Old Men
• Terms of Endearment
• The Godfather
• Gladiator
• The English Patient
• American Beauty
• Wings
• My Fair Lady

Best Picture Essentials Blu-ray, Special Features and Extras

There's nothing particularly special about the packaging on this one. Rather than an ornate boxed set worthy of the Best Picture winners included inside, Paramount has simply thrown all of the discs into two oversized Amaray cases, at least each on their own hub (no disc stacking). The two Amaray cases are housed inside a very basic, non-embossed, and not overly sturdy slipcover. There's not even a slip-box. Paramount definitely gets a big thumbs down for the packaging; with 10 legendary films there's no reason not to spruce things up a bit.

For full supplemental content coverage, please click through the following links. Note that several of these films (Titanic, Forrest Gump, Gladiator, My Fair Lady) feature supplements spread over two discs or exclusively on a second disc:

• Titanic
• Forrest Gump
• No Country for Old Men
• Terms of Endearment
• The Godfather
• Gladiator
• The English Patient
• American Beauty
• Wings
• My Fair Lady

Best Picture Essentials Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation

These 10 great movies and 14 discs span much of the history of motion pictures. It's a solid selection of films and Paramount has chosen the best Blu-ray presentation available for each film, with the exception of No Country for Old Men. Some of these films are screaming for new releases, particularly on UHD, and it's curious to consider some of the omissions (The Greatest Show on Earth which was technically not on Blu-ray when this set released but would release a week later; Ordinary People which is, for whatever reason, not yet on Blu-ray; and Braveheart, the biggest head-scratcher of them all). The packaging is also not particularly noteworthy. If there's a Blu-ray collector who doesn't yet own all, or most, of these movies this isn't a bad, or expensive, way to go.

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