The Ron Howard Spotlight Collection (Backdraft / Apollo 13 / A Beautiful Mind / Cinderella Man)

Ron Howard knows how to make great movies

The quality of the multipack is excellent, it is well presented and has eight DVD's, two for each film.The extra packs and special features are the type and quality normally found on 19.99+ original release editions.The packaging of the group as a whole is far superior to normal multipacks containing double sided discs in a cheap plastic sleeve.It makes an excellent gift pack for anyone who might enjoy these films.Quality of acting is high, the production quality excellent and the special effects generally superb. There were a few less than realistic points in Backdraft but fire scenes are notoriously difficult to simulate.The stories themselves are not my normal preference, but so well depicted that each movie draws the viewer along for the duration.From a very personal viewpoint I'd rate the films overall as follows, out of 5 stars.Backdraft ****Apollo 13 *****A beautifull mind *****Cinderalla man *****I never thought I'd rate a boxing movie as 5*, but it is so well executed from the sets through the acting to what appears a very realistic and detailed portrayal of the period that I discovered it to be enthralling in the way it tells a timeless tale.Enjoy or gift, you or the recipient is unlikely to be disappointed.

Great movies love the packaging and each of the movies came with a bonus cd. Great purchase

Okay, you'll never go wrong with Ron Howard directing. The bonus material is an interesting added extra, but the films carry the day. I bought this primarily for "Apollo 13", being one of my favorite films ever. I had seen "Backdraft", which was well done but only worth a watch one time for me. I had never seen "Cinderella Man", and boy, was I ever missing something! What a gem! And I found myself fascinated with "A Beautiful Mind". I sort of wished "The Paper" had been included, but I'll have to save that for another day.

The movies are wonderful, but a couple of the DVDs must've been scratched since they didn't play smoothly all the way thru, but they did play and I had watched all the movies before. All in all, great box set, easy transaction, fast shipment, good seller.

Bought this basically for Apollo 13.The other movies were just a bonus, and I haven't watched them yet.Overall the packaging is very nice, though a bit bigger than a normal DVD case so it sticks out a little bit on the shelf, which isn't a bad thing because it makes it easier to pick up.

Great to have three movies in one pack. Ron Howard can do no wrong. Apollo 13 was one of my favorites. I had it on VHS, but the termites got it.A Beautiful Mind kept me intrigued and Backdraft is another VHS that I am replacing because it is an exceptional movie.

for the set of 4 there are 8 discs in total. Each one is entirely different from the other. but these still stand the test of time individually.