John Waye/John Ford Set or The Warner Gangsters Collection?

[Movies205]

So I joined Columbia Trading House to get 5 free DVDs, I suggest everyone do the same, cuz you only have to buy 2 dvds from them in the next 2 years, if you do I'll refer you, anyway... I can take care of this if I buy a box set and I get a free DVD to boot(I'm getting Fellini's 8 1/2 Criterion Edition)... Now here are the two box sets I'm eyeing...

Note: I already have Paramount's "John Wayne Collection" which has my favorite John Wayne film, True Grit and I'm also partial to the Shootist and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as well... But this set has his 2 oscar and more noteable films....

DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
10-disc set includes:

The Searchers (Ultimate Collector's Edition) (1956)
1.75 anamorphic widescreen, English 2.0 Stereo, French Mono
Color, 119 min.

Disc One:
Newly remastered and restored from original VistaVision film elements
Introduction by Patrick Wayne
Commentary by Director Peter Bogdanovich
Theatrical Trailer

Disc Two:
"The Searchers: An Appreciation"
"A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne, and The Searchers"
Behind the Cameras: Meet Jeffrey Hunter, Monument Valley, Meet Natalie Wood, and Setting Up Production
Reproduction of 1956 Dell comic book
Reproduction of original 1956 Warner Bros. press book
Reproductions of filmmaker memos and correspondence
10 postcards with behind-the-scenes photos
Movie poster offer

Stagecoach - Two Disc Special Edition (1939)
Newly remastered from best available film elements
New feature-length American Masters profile: John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend
New documentary "Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption"
Commentary by Scott Eyman, author of "Print the Legend: The Life & Times of John Ford"
Audio-only bonus: radio adaptation with Claire Trevor and Randolph Scott
Theatrical Trailer
1.33, English Mono
B&W, 96 min.

Fort Apache (1948)
Digitally remastered and restored from original nitrate elements
New featurette Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Theatrical Trailer
1.33, English Mono
B&W, 128 min.

The Long Voyage Home (1940)
New featurette "Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner"
1.33, English Mono
B&W, 105 min.
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
Theatrical Trailer
Anamorphic widescreen, English Mono

3 Godfathers (1948)
Theatrical Trailer
1.33, English Mono, French Mono
B&W, 105 min.

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
John Ford home movies
Theatrical Trailer
1.33, English Mono, French Mono
Color, 103 min.

They Were Expendable (1945)
Theatrical Trailer
1.33, English Mono
B&W, 135 min.

DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
Commentary by: film historiansUnknown Format
Includes The Public Enemy, White Heat, Angels with Dirty Faces, Little Caesar, The Petrified Forest, and The Roaring Twenties
Leonard Maltin Hosts Warner Night at the Movies, with newsreels, shorts, cartoons, and theatrical trailers
New featurettes
Audio-only bonuses

 

[Darth Elektra]

I own the John Wayne/John Ford set, and its a really cool set.

I love these old Western and Gansta films.

 

[JLBats]

Public Enemy and White Heat alone are almost worth the price of the Gangster Collection. But I'm not a very good judge. I've not seen nearly enough of the classic westerns.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Tough choice. The Searchers is one of the best movies of all time, and They Were Expendable and Stagecoach are also very great movies in their own right. I'm not a fan of the Cavalry Trilogy though. I'd say the Wayne/Ford set.

 

[Movies205]

bump!

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Just get both you cheapass!!

 

[Movies205]

Just get both you cheapass!!

Off to College... This might well be the last DVD splurg in a while The Searcher box set looks so goddamn nifty (And I loved Stagecoach) but in terms of movies , I'd rather have the Gangster Collection after watching "I am a Fugitive From a ChainGang"

 

[Carmine Falcone]

I have seen most of the movies in The Gangster Collection except The Public Enemy (which I want to see very badly)

Maybe my opinions can help:
White Heat is fantastic, James Cagney is brilliant. Must-see. 9/10
Angels with Dirty Faces is also excellent. Especially the last part of the movie is great. 8,5/10
Little Caesar was pretty good, not great. You gotta love Edward G Robinson though. 7/10
The Petrified Forest the same like Little Ceasar; good, not great. Bogart's small role is very good. 7/10
The Roaring Twenties is great. Highly recommended. 8,5/10