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Hilarious Vintage Cantinflas Comedy

Leonel Chavez | Montreal, Canada | 12/17/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Charlie Chaplin once called Cantinflas "the world's greatest comedian." Most Spanish speaking people would tend to agree. It was with great anticipation that I had been waiting for any sign of Cantinflas on DVD for about 5 years now. I had given up, until Dec 1 2003 when I found this DVD bundle on Amazon.If you're reading this, I'm assuming that you've already seen the movies and you know how funny Cantinflas movie's are. So I won't go into detail about the movies themselves. They're all hilarious and they're all vintage Cantinflas. The golden age of Mexican theater. About the technical aspects of the movies. Unlike what the info says, all movies are in Spanish, with English subtitles. The quality of the movies is very good, but don't expect Lord Of the rings DVD quality. Which is normal for movies made for that era that have been ported over to DVD. You'll see details that you never noticed before. Eye Colours, people in the background, vivid and colourful backgrounds. The sound quality is good, although only in mono but in Dolby digital.The movies are all in widescreen format, which is great, because for the first time you'll be able to see all of the scenes the way they were originally made.Will you enjoy these movies if you're not a Spanish speaking person? Chances are yes, I read the subtitles while I was watching the movies, and most of the time, I found the humor translated fairly well. Sometimes, the translation was even funnier that Cantinflas original comments. Alot of time was put into the translation, it was very well done. You'll need to have an open mind though, don't expect Jim Carrey type of humor. All in all, a great DVD package. I highly recommend it, well worth the money."

Cantinflas four pack

Cesar Sotomayor | 07/19/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"DVD Just too good, the only think the price is too much very high price, is there other places to buy cheaper at $5.69 each dvd, same quality."

Cantinflas in WIDESCREEN!!!

Ernesto M Juarez | USA | 12/24/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was so excited to see these classic films in widescreen format, I had to get them. I wish Movie distributors would do this more often. I like to collect classic Mexican movies and I always like to watch them the way they was meant to be watched.Now that VHS players are becoming obsolete, I hope they start putting more of these movies on DVD.Great films!!!"

Fantastic to say the least!

F. O. Tinsley | 05/18/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I grew up watching Cantinflas with my dad.
Now i'm old enough and have bought my dad the entire collection of Cantinflas, including this set. It is amazing.

The quality is great, if you're into old fashioned movies. Don't expect spotless filming or audio because it won't happen.

I am now going to purchase this set / collection for myself.

Will not allow my children to grow up without Cantinflas!! He's a must-see for any generation!"