Dark Film Mysteries Film Noir Collector's Set
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Dark Film Mysteries is a robust collection of classic film noir (black film), a genre that became a cinematic staple for American audiences during the mid 1940s through the late 1950s. Viewers were eager to venture into the darker attitude of crime fiction that developed around the Great Depression two decades earlier and finally emerged on film during WWII. Film noir stories generally developed around suspicious male characters that maintained unsympathetic and doom-filled attitudes that would manifest when they encountered beautiful woman of questionable character (femme fatale). She would use her feminine sexuality to manipulate him into an unsuspecting fall guy - generally involving a murder. After the betrayal, the femme fatale would frequently be destroyed as well, often at the cost of the hero's life. Shot in a low-key black-and-white, gloomy visual style with roots in German Expressionist cinematography, these films showed the dark and callous side of human nature, and were filled with an oppressive atmosphere of pessimism, fatality, and doom that was enhanced with shadowy characters and locations swirling with both moody dialogue and cigarette smoke. In addition to 10 other film noir classics, included on Dark Film Mysteries is an excellent example of one of the moodiest, blackest thrillers ever made... Fritz Lang's steamy and fatalistic Scarlet Street (1945). Review: a real treat - a great set of movies at an excellent price. the best part is that the picture quality and sound is very acceptable. this set is so good that I bought the other sets as well. Review: Great Set - This is a nice set of some very good Noir movies. Reasonable Price. In a very nice case with each DVD atttached seperately. I recommand this item.
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 364 Reviews |
B**N
a real treat
a great set of movies at an excellent price. the best part is that the picture quality and sound is very acceptable. this set is so good that I bought the other sets as well.
F**Y
Great Set
This is a nice set of some very good Noir movies. Reasonable Price. In a very nice case with each DVD atttached seperately. I recommand this item.
R**O
A "MUST HAVE" IF YOU'RE A NOIR FAN
One or two "clinkers", but Strange Love of Martha Ivers alone is worth the price of the set. I won't insert a spoiler here, but this is a movie worth watching even if you're not a noir fan. The only issue that I have is that there is no CC for any of the films. Not a big deal, but it would be nice to have for older folks (like me) who have some hearing issues and have to crank up the volume.
S**N
Dvd
Great DVD I really enjoyed it. I recommend it to everybody.
J**W
Hang on to the edge of your seat.
Only new to film noir, but since i had already seen one of the films on this 3-disc set - 'Quicksand'(1950/Mickey Rooney), i knew instantly this was going to be a riveting collection of unkown film noirs and HAD to get it.These are the kind of obscure film noirs that grip you tight from start to finish, they're based on real life, the stuff that really is chilling.Haven't finished it yet so expect a more comprehensive update soon, but so far all of these look excellent, and GREAT VALUE!
J**Y
Not the Best
I really had to work just to sit through half of the movies. Wouldn't be a good buy at half the price.
A**R
Great quality
If you love old Hollywood movies get this!
C**T
Surprised
I do enjoy film noir. So I bought this one and expected kind of a run-of-the-mill for it but I was surprised most of them I haven’t seen and I really did get into it and enjoy the different movies. I can’t talk about one without talking about all of them, they were just good entertainment And mixing enjoyable evening to watch one or two at a time just sit back and relax
B**R
Dark film mysteries. 16 hours collector's set.
Very good but most are black and white movies. Very old movies that Ive seen decades ago.
J**S
A Tidy Trove of Noir
Excellent collection of noir, the best of the Dark Film Mysteries series. It includes a number of certified classics of the genre, including "The Stranger," "Detour" and "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers." Even the lesser titles, like the Mickey Rooney vehicle "Quicksand" and the horror-tinged "The Red House" have a lot of period sizzle. Note that a number of these titles have lapsed into the public domain, which means transfer quality is uneven, especially as these are DVDs.
A**R
Four Stars
excellent
C**D
good movies
to entertain myself
J**B
Four Stars
Great value. Reasonable viewing quality considering age of original films.
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