The Essential Steve McQueen Collection : Bullitt / Getaway / Cincinnati Kid / Tom Horn / Never So Few (6 Disc Box Set) [DVD]
(Warner Home Video - 2006-02-06)
6 Discs ()
Region: 2 - Suitable for 18 years and over
Starring: Steve McQueen, Al Lettieri, Charles Bronson, Peter Lawford, Linda Evans.

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The Essential Steve McQueen Collection : Bullitt / Getaway / Cincinnati Kid / Tom Horn / Never So Few (6 Disc Box Set) [DVD]:
- Bullitt- Getaway - Cincinnati Kid- Tom Horn - Never So FewActors: Steve McQueen, Al Lettieri, Charles Bronson, Peter Lawford, Linda Evans


Customer Reviews (Average 4.5 from 8) :
Interesting selection of McQueen
Rating:3
Three of the films, Bullit, Getaway and Tom Horn, are classics probably known by most. They are still relevant, with good story lines, reasonably realistic acting and generally very well directed. The other two, Cincinatty Kid and Never So Few are of another format with somewhat banal contents, and in the latter McQueen has only a minor role. All in all, though, this box set is well worth it's reasonable price.

The essential Steve McQueen collection
Rating:5
This a brilliant collection of Steves films. Bullitt stands out in the collection as a great piece of acting, and of course the build up to the 9 minute car chase is just brilliant. The bonus disc in Bullitt has a really good account of his life in films, it gives a good insight into him as a person with some great little pieces of information about him. Getaway is a bit slow to start and a bit dated in places, but it holds up well as a great film. Cincinnati Kid was a bit of a let down for me as it didn't seem to get going until a long way into the film. Tom Horn showed Steve in a more mature role and a fairly 'deep' character - a great film. Never so few I was sceptical about, however, it turned out to be a really good film where Steve virtually outdone Frank Sinatra who was in the leading role. Altogether this was a really enjoyable set of films to watch.

Essential Steve McQueen Collection
Rating:5
I have always been a Steve McQueen fan, and Cincinnati Kid is one of my favorite films. To be able to purchase this DVD and four more equally good titles, at such a favorable price is amazing.

A good career overview
Rating:4
Sure, it might not be quite the "essential" Steve McQueen, as a couple of his biggest hits are missing (you can rectify the situation by buying the other box set with The Great Evasion, Magnificent Seven and Thomas Crown affair). What this box set does though (unlike that other, more "greatest hits" type compilation) is give a nice overview of McQueen's career by telling the story behind it. "Never So Few" sees him at the beginning of his career as the freshfaced brash scenestealer, stealing the film from under Sinatra's nose as best he can. Cincinnati Kid finds him in his prime as a cocky upstart, reflecting his status in Hollywood at the time. Bullit finds him at his most iconic, even if the film has dated badly (and the pacing is still laborious). Getaway sees him entering the autumn of his career, giving him and Peckinpah a nice comeback and showing that both still 'had it' in 1973. "Tom Horn" is a flawed but often beautiful Western that sees McQueen at the end of his career and his life, as worn out as his character in this film.

Special features are mostly limited to the excellent docs on the Bullit bonus disc. Cinicinnati kid has a short featurette from the epoch, Getaway an audio commentary by the "Peckinpah posse" and a first reel "virtual" commentary by Peck, McQueen and MacGraw, which is essentially a fancy way of cobbling together some interview soundbites (as nothing is screen specific). The trailer advertised on the Tom Horn disc couldn't be found anywhere, though. Picture and sound quality is good.

For the price this is an absolute steal. You get a set without any true clunkers and some terrific films that convey the notion of what made McQueen the "king of cool".

a fantastic offer at a very good price, thank you.
Rating:5
Most enjoyable, especially if you are a Steve McQueen fan...not to mention the guy is a legend...one of the best!! A very, very good..no great buy and the films are classics. Everyone should have at least one Steve McQueen film in their collection.


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