Product: Legendary Sherlock Holmes Movies [VHS]
Rating: 5.0
Classic Holmes and Watson
A train is speeding from London to Scotland, a murderer is on board, and someone has just stolen famous the Star of Rhodesia. A bizarre series of murders, a secret society of hypnotists, and professor Moriarty is the prime suspectsuspect. Musical boxes containg hidden codes, their owners turning up dead, and the prime suspect is already behind bars. The plots are fantastic, the villians so colorful, the chemistry so perfect . . . the deduction so inevitable -- it could only be Holmes and Watson as portrayed by the incomparable Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. These are three of the better known entries in the series of fourteen films Rathbone and Bruce made together. The prints are good, the sound clear, and the DVD quality is a slight improvement over the VHS versions. The bonus material on this DVD isn't as extensive as any fan of the series will hope for -- There is scene access -- bios of the stars and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Selected filmographies -- a few background stills -- original poster art is reproduced on the package, and some interesting trivia is included. Still, it's a treat having these films on DVD, and lets hope the rest of their classic films make it onto this format.