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Citizen Kane Defective Disc !

Hotshot | KC, MO | 01/05/2009

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this set in great anticipation. I'd wanted The Maltese Falcon in my collection for a long time: Wanted to replace my VHS copy of Ben Hur. Citizen Kane; considered by some the greatest movie ever made: was just a bonus ! Upon receipt I viewed all : Citizen Kane last. Unfortunately it was a defective disc. It would pop and skip and stall ; often missing huge chunks of the feed ; blotted out by digital sqares on the screen. It was terrible. I requested a replacement which they promptly sent. The replacement was the same: Defective ! Just like the other one. I wanted to keep the Maltese Falcon and Ben Hur ; they were good and asked them to either replace or refund what it would cost to replace Citizen Kane w/ a new (single)disc version. About $15. plus shipping. They refused. This would be a great package and a great bargan if it weren't for the faulty Citizen Kane disc. After receiving two defective copies I suspect the whole run is bad and I wouldn't reccommend anyone buy this package unless you don't care if Citizen Kane is unwatchable."