Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review This 13-disc set is at least the third massive DVD collection with the Oliver Stone moniker. New to this set are two documentaries: ILooking for Fidel/I (2004), Stone's second film shadowing the Cuban leader, focusing on the regime's iron-fisted defector policy. IPersona Non Grata/I (2003) is an examination of Palestinian conflict. Both of the films have a constantly moving camera, giving us a you-are-there feel to the subjects including Stone, who is seen often. His warts and all interviews are certainly a different type than the usual newsmagazines and are especially interesting in INon Grata/I since we've seen too many cut-and-dried interviews with these players over the years.p The main theatrical films on single discs have been released before although several of them have been released previously with more content and bonus discs, creating a debate on how "ultimate" this collection is. Otherwise, all his films are here, from his Vietnam trilogy (IPlatoon/I, IBorn on the Fourth of July/I, IHeaven Earth/I), his iconic pop culture films (IThe Doors/I, IWall Street/I, IAny Given Sunday/I), experimental films (INatural Born Killers/I, IU-Turn/I, ITalk Radio/I), and political operas (IJFK/I, INixon/I, ISalvador/I), plus the documentary IOliver Stone's America/I. I--Doug Thomas/I
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