White Lightning / The End - 2 DVD Set (Amazon.com Exclusive)

I give this double feature only four stars, because the first movie was so bad I couldn't finish watching it. I bought it for the second movie--a brilliant yet overlooked black comedy...so silly that it should be categorized as off-white.THE END is Burt Reynold's best film. It shows off his good looks, sure, but also his comedic talent. He's not afraid to look dumb and vulnerable in this picture. This isn't an action movie. It's a story that manages to make terminal illness and suicide funny. That's quite a feat. You don't even need a black sense of humor, which is what I have, to laugh at Reynold's attempts to snuff himself out. People my age will thrill to the supporting cast: Sally Field, Robby Benson, Myrna Loy, Norman Fell, Christy McNichol, Dom DeLuise, and more.This is one of those films that understandably gets ignored by The Oscars, but in retrospect it deserves a second look. It was a family favorite in my household.I give it five stars.

I bought this 2 DVD set as a birthday gift for my older brother who hadn't seen the dark comedy, "The End" since his teen years. The comedy was directed by Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner's father, and is actually very funny with lots of dry humor from Burt Reynolds, who plays a man who thinks about and unsuccessfully tries to kill himself. Reynolds has great comedic chemistry with Dom Deluise who plays a lovable character with a dual personality. This is a very good comedy, but one that's rarely shown on cable television today because of the fact that it deals with suicide, which is such a serious problem in our society.The DVD was definitely worth the price since "The End' is still as funny as I remember it.

Ya know, at first, I was going to get upset. This doesn't look like your normal manufactured DVD - it looks like more of a DVD-R. You know how a reg mfg DVD is clear, bronze-ish, clear coated, the like. This is more blue. a more "written" look - you can even see where the data ends. I am not sure if it is clear coated for long term protection. this is the first time I've bought anything like this. Now, why I gave if FIVE stars. I love this movie. I hadn't seen it in quite a while and it just felt good to watch. The picture quality was EXCELLENT. it looks like some processing has been done and care taken. It does not say widescreen anywhere but damn, this looks good for being a 1973 picture. Only one complaint, when they're in the alley and Burt says "you super giant ASS," you can still see his lips say HOLE lol. I did not watch The End yet so you're on your own with that one. I would say "get this" no matter what :-) enjoy

Leanne was a very funny movie I really really loved a lot of Burt Reynolds movies I like or don't like white lightning wasn't to my taste but it's just not my kind of movie would matter who was in the movie but the end was a great comedy but if you like bootleggers movies and swamp movies I'm sure you will enjoy White lightning but the end was just hilarious

Cheap packaging an lackluster copy directly to DVD-R's. Again these are copies of these two great films with Burt Reynolds that have went out of print and this company is taking advantage but selling lower end sets to customers. If I had know this I would have just purchased White Lighting by itself and the films have had no remastering and they just look ok on bigger TV's of today aka these sets should be vastly cheaper for the quality you are getting.

white lightning is good but i bought it for the end i watched it years ago on tv so wasn't prepared for the R.but with fast forward i laughed just as hard..

Well acted and interesting, but dark humor about wanting to die. Too dark for this election season

Vintage Burt and a SUPERIOR performance by Dom DeLuise in "The End". Remembered The End fro when it first came out, and had not remembered how funny it was. DeLuise was sensational as a crazy Pollock in the Asylum, and the dialogue was outstandingly funny! If you really need a laugh... I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard at an old movie. White Lightning is also classic Burt in his younger days. Enough laughs to offset some of the darker aspects of the movie. Worth the watch.

The DVD consists of two individual DVDs enclosed and the person who asked me to get this set, mainly for Burt Teynolds in The End said he was more than pleased with his purchase.

Two for one, good value.