The Thin Man (Keepcase)
by W.s. Van Dyke
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Actor: Maureen O'sullivan, Myrna Loy, William PowellDirector: W.s. Van Dyke
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 67568
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Thin Man (Keepcase)
Movie Review: A wonderful film and a wonderful pairing of William Powell and Myrna Loy! - Buy the box set though...worth it!
Summary: 5 Stars
In 1934, cinema goers were treated to the American comic detective film known as The Thin Man starring William Powell ("Ziegfeld Follies", "My Man Godfrey", "Manhattan Melodrama") and Myrna Loy ("Manhattan Melodrama", "The Great Ziegfeld", "The Best Years of Our Lives").
The film is an adaptation of the popular detective novel by Dashiel Hammett (which would be his last novel) and the film would inspire five more sequels (which have been collected in a DVD box set titled "The Complete Thin Man Collection") and also inspired the 1950's "Thin Man" television series. The film is ranked #32 for the American Film Institutes 100 Laughs and was added to the US National Film Registry in 1997 having been deemed as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
VIDEO & AUDIO:
"The Thin Man" is featured in black and white (1:33 aspect ratio) in standard 4×3 full frame. The film actually looks quite incredible with only the occasional dust and scratches showing up from time-to-time but the blacks are nice and deep. grays and whites are well-defined and picture quality on DVD is quite solid for a film that is 75 years old.
As for audio, the audio is presented in Dolby Digital monaural (English and French). The film is center channel driven, audio is clear and understandable but for those with modern receivers can set their audio for audio on all channels for a more immersive soundtrack.
Subtitles are in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
"The Thin Man" comes with the theatrical trailers for all six "Thin Man" films and text listing of William Powell and Myrna Loy's film career.
JUDGMENT CALL:
"The Thin Man" has always intrigued me because I've read about it for so long but have never watched it. But with all six films released in a DVD box set (which I purchased new on Amazon for [...]), with its low price, "The Complete Thin Man Collection" was a steal and definitely a must-buy!
I've read about how William Powell and Myrna Loy were a fantastic onscreen couple and after watching the first film "The Thin Man", the two are just fantastic together. Although, there was no romance between the two outside of the film, onscreen the two had wonderful chemistry and the amount of jokes and the husband and wife banter in the film was just fun and hilarious. I often wonder if some of the things they did on screen (jokes and making faces) were improvised or if director W.S. Van Dyke had this all planned out in the beginning.
But for me, what captivated me was the chemistry from the two major talent but also Myrna Loy. I truly believe that she is one actress that is under-rated but so talented. I've read that in the 1920's, the parts she most played where vixen type of roles during the silent film era and that it was "The Thin Man" that really brought her to prominence as an actress. She has this natural beauty and comedic quirk that I found so wonderful and again, the way she and William Powell clicked, was quite amazing and like many people back throughout the past seven decades, I found myself captivated towards their wonderful performance together.
Overall, the film was an entertaining film, especially to find out that the adaptation of Dashiell Hammet's novel only took three weeks to film and I suppose that is the strength of the director W.S. Van Dyke. For me, the film didn't seemed rush, everything came together quite well in terms of pacing, editing and also the overall screenplay and it helps to have two talents that make things quite believable and fun to watch.
I have five more films yet to watch in the box set and I've read and heard many times that the sequels do not quite meet the level of this first film but as mentioned, getting all six films in one box set for under [...] (note: prices for this box set have fluctuated throughout the year but I purchased this at that low price before Christmas) is fantastic plus you get another DVD featuring documentaries on both William Powell and Myrna Loy plus classic comedy, mystery and musical shorts, two radio dramas, vintage cartoons and also the TV series pilot. Picture quality was pretty solid for this DVD and for the most part, you're getting your bang for the buck with this box set.
If you are a fan of "The Thin Man" or like myself, have been curious about the film and wanted to see this magic onscreen between William Powell and Myrna Loy, this film and "The Complete Thin Man Collection" is highly recommended!
Summary of The Thin Man (Keepcase)
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