Michael Giltz: DVDs: Prime Suspect, Dueling Everlys, Disney and More
Boy, do I have a lot of catching up to do. So if most of these are really strong reviews, it’s because I’m cherry picking from the past six weeks of releases.
PRIME SUSPECT: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION ($124.99l Acorn) — No question about it, Detective Jane Tennison is one of the great TV characters of all time. And if you say “one of the great female TV characters,” then you’re little better than the casually sexist men she has to deal with and fight and gain the respect of during this series. The first two miniseries stand alone and are absolutely brilliant. The quality dips and dives after that (the third mystery is good, the fourth through sixth so-so and the seventh a decent swan song) but what never wavers is the uncompromising brilliance of Helen Mirren. if you already own these movies, there’s no reason to upgrade; the picture is marginally better if not identical to previous versions and the extras are nice if minimal. Also, it’s a shame they didn’t create a more compact set for this 9 disc collection. But if you haven’t seen them or don’t own them yet, you’ll undoubtedly want to watch them all and own at least the first two.
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