Eclipse Series 5 - The First Films of Samuel Fuller (The Baron of Arizona / I Shot Jesse James / The Steel Helmet) (Criterion Collection)
by Samuel Fuller
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Actor: John Ireland, Preston Foster, Reed Hadley, Tom Tyler, Tommy NoonanDirector: Samuel Fuller
Brand: Image Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Box set, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 262 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-14
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Eclipse
DVD Reviews of Eclipse Series 5 - The First Films of Samuel Fuller (The Baron of Arizona / I Shot Jesse James / The Steel Helmet) (Criterion Collection)
DVD Review: Do I have to?
Summary: 3 Stars
The Steel Helmet is probably one of the greatest war films ever put on screen. Fuller transposed many of his own experiences into this Korean War tale, giving the viewer a very raw, gritty look at combat- filmed during a time when you couldn't really show graphic violence on the screen. At the time he shot this movie, WWII had only been over for 5-6 years, so Fuller's feelings are still intense and fresh. I actually like this film better than "Fixed Bayonets" (which isn't bad) and "The Big Red One", which he'd been trying to make ever since he was demobilized from the Army.
So, I'm guessing because the other two films in this DVD package are less interesting, the Eclipse Film series is betting that the fans of "The Steel Helmet" will break down and buy the whole thing, just for Fuller's war movie classic.
Personally, I'm holding out as long as I can. Bottom line, "The Steel Helmet" is brilliant and powerful. I can't vouch for the other two. Sell "The Steel Helmet" individually, and I'd pay handsomely for it.
DVD Review: SAMUEL FULLER, OPUS 1, 2 AND 3
Summary: 5 Stars
I SHOT JESSE JAMES ****1/2 1949. Written and directed by Samuel Fuller. Robert Ford shoots Jesse James in the back in order to get the reward and start a new life but his girl-friend doesn't want him anymore after Jesse's murder so Robert heads to Colorado to make a fortune. Superb psychological western with a first-class performance of John Ireland as Robert Ford. Note the scene of the theatre when Robert Ford is trying, as an actor playing his own character, to recreate Jesse James's murder before the audience: simply a little jewel. Highly recommended.
THE BARON OF ARIZONA ***1/2 1950. Written and directed by Samuel Fuller. An office clerk imagines an unbelievable swindle, patiently forging proofs that his wife is the legal owner of Arizona. Vincent Price is imperial as a womanizer, a monk, a gypsy and finally as the Baron of Arizona. The most impressive scene of the film is the scene of the lynching which already foreshadows the future masterpieces of Samuel Fuller. Recommended.
THE STEEL HELMET ***** 1951. Written, produced and directed by Samuel Fuller. THE STEEL HELMET was the first American movie about the Korea war which started just six months before its theatrical release. Eight soldiers, trapped in a Buddhist temple, fight the communist North Korean army. Be prepared for eighty-five minutes of non-stop tension. Samuel Fuller reveals here his taste for bizarre scenes which leave you wondering why this director isn't more appreciated. Masterpiece.
All in all, an indispensable box set for every movie lover. Don't be the last one to rediscover the most underrated American film director. Bring Sam Fuller to where he should already be. In your library.
DVD Review: One Great, One Good and One Bad
Summary: 4 Stars
This Eclipse collection isn't much to get excited about.
Samuel Fuller strikes me as a poor man's Sam Peckinpah or Sergio Leone. He strove for distinctiveness by trying to be tough and gritty but lacked the creativity and talent of of Peckinpah or Leone. a former crime reporter and war veteran, he skillfully used his experiences in some of his better and more personal projects.
The Steel Helmet is an excellent no budget Korean War flick made while the war was still being fought. Very stark, cynical and realistic. Decades ahead of its time, it feels like a 1980's Vietnam War movie. Made in Los Angeles' Griffin Park and using college students for extras.
The other two movies aren't much to get excited about. Vincent Price is fun to watch as he suavely plays a con man in The Baron of Arizona, based very loosely on real events. I shot Jesse James is an ambitious but failed psychological western featuring a talented script but terrible performances by John Ireland and hottie Barbara Britton.
The Steel Helmet is worth owning by war movie buffs. Vincent Price diehards might like Baron... I Shot Jesse James is completely missable.
DVD Review: Great Deal!
Summary: 5 Stars
The real deal on this is "The Steel Helmet"! A movie made at the start of the Korean war that was 50 years ahead of it's time. Despite some dated terms and perceptions, it provides a tense look at a tense time. A must have to any serious war movie or any movie collector. As for the other two, well Vincent Price gives a great perfomance in "The Baron of Arizona" even if the movie plays lose and fast with the history behind it. I say get the popcorn, turn out the lights and have a great family night watching one great, one good, and one "typical oater" for a good price....DVD Review: wow
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been looking for The Steel Helmut. Fuller was a master at making war movies as shown by The Big Red One.
Description of Eclipse Series 5 - The First Films of Samuel Fuller (The Baron of Arizona / I Shot Jesse James / The Steel Helmet) (Criterion Collection)
His films have been called raw outrageous sensational and daring. In four decades of directing Samuel Fuller created a legendarily idiosyncratic oeuvre examining U.S. history and mythmaking in westerns film noirs and war epics. And characteristically it all began with a bang: after printing the legend with the elegant B-pictures I Shot Jesse James and The Baron of Arizona he got himself into hot water with the FBI on The Steel Helmet the first American movie to portray the Korean War. These three independent films showed off Fuller's genre diversity gutter wit and subversive force and pointed the way to a controversial career in studio moviemaking.Includes:I Shot Jesse JamesFuller's directorial debut is a psychological western excavating with pathos and humor the tale of Robert Ford the member of Jesse James's gang who shot the famed outlaw in the back.The Baron of ArizonaA devilishly witty Vincent Price plays a nineteenth-century con man who sets out to commit the most epic swindle in U.S. history: to claim himself as the rightful inheritor of Arizona.The Steel HelmetWith its low budget and high ambitions Fuller's snarling Korean War film an examination of race relations as well as a visceral plunge into battle remains one of the director's most discussed and admired works.System Requirements:Running Time: 262 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating:?NR UPC:?715515025522 Manufacturer No:?ECL022DVDGeneral DVDs
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