{"id":13490,"date":"2016-11-04T16:37:39","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T23:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=13490"},"modified":"2016-11-17T16:47:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T00:47:02","slug":"review-marxbrothers-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/11\/review-marxbrothers-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Marx Brothers – Silver Screen Collection BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>For any fan of The Marx Brothers, this Silver Screen Collection<\/em><\/strong> of 5 of their great films (or at least ones Universal holds the rights to) is wonderful with good video\/audio transfers and a nice selection of bonus features highlighted by a feature-length documentary not to mention commentaries available on each film.<\/p>\n

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The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection<\/span>
\n(1929-33)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy
\nUniversal | G\/NR \u2013 408 min. \u2013 $59.98 | October 18, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/04\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Various
\nCast: <\/strong>The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>5 Audio Commentaries, Featurettes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Full Frame 1.33
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIES
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The Cocoanuts <\/em><\/strong>(1929)
\n<\/strong>A missing necklace and a pair of shady guests interfere with a hotel manager\u2019s romantic pursuit of a wealthy guest and a Florida land auction.<\/p>\n

Animal Crackers<\/em><\/strong> (1930)
\n<\/strong>A stolen painting and a couple of shady musicians cannot stop guests at a weekend party from singing \u201cHooray for Captain Spaulding\u201d when the famous African explorer arrives.<\/p>\n

Monkey Business<\/em><\/strong> (1931)
\n<\/strong>When a quartet of stowaways get mixed up with gangsters and a kidnapping during an ocean voyage, they attempt to foil the bad guys in improbably fashion.<\/p>\n

Horse Feathers<\/em><\/strong> (1932)
\n<\/strong>The new president of Husley College, Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff, recruits a pair of football players \u2013 at least he thinks they are football players \u2013 for the big game against a rival school.<\/p>\n

Duck Soup<\/em><\/strong> (1933)
\n<\/strong>When Freedonia\u2019s new president, Rufus T. Firefly, declares war on neighboring Sylvania with the help of two of their remarkably inept spies, Ambassador Trentino does not stand a chance!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This 3-disc set comes housed in digipak form and inside is an essay booklet<\/strong>. 4 Movies are on two discs and one gets its own but includes the featurettes…<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries:<\/strong><\/p>\n