Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 3 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.5
Video		5.0
Audio		4.5
Extras		5.0
Overall		5.0

Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 3 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman November 1, 2022

This is the third volume in Sony's prestigious 'Columbia Classics Collection' series of 4K UHD boxed sets (volume one released in June 2020). It includes six all-time classic movies from the Sony/Columbia vault: 'It Happened One Night, 'The Last Picture Show,' 'To Sir, With Love,' 'From Here to Eternity,' 'Annie,' and 'As Good as It Gets.' Note that all of the Blu-ray discs, minus that for 'From Here to Eternity,' are also new. This review includes links to all six films individually on UHD and Blu-ray (note that they are only available, at time of writing, through this set) as well as a few words on the packaging, which is very similar to that of volumes one and two.

For full film reviews, please click through the following links; note that these point back to various original Blu-ray releases, not the 4K presentations included in this set:

• It Happened One Night
• The Last Picture Show
• To Sir, With Love
• From Here to Eternity
• Annie
• As Good as It Gets

Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 3 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

The included screenshots are sourced from 1080p Blu-ray discs representative of those included in this set.

For full UHD video reviews, please click through the following links:

• It Happened One Night
• The Last Picture Show
• To Sir, with Love
• From Here to Eternity
• Annie
• As Good as It Gets

For full Blu-ray video reviews, please click through the following links:

• It Happened One Night
• The Last Picture Show
• To Sir, with Love
• From Here to Eternity
• Annie
• As Good as It Gets

Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 3 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

For full UHD audio reviews, please click through the following links:

• It Happened One Night
• The Last Picture Show
• To Sir, with Love
• From Here to Eternity
• Annie
• As Good as It Gets

For full Blu-ray audio reviews, please click through the following links:

• It Happened One Night
• The Last Picture Show
• To Sir, with Love
• From Here to Eternity
• Annie
• As Good as It Gets

Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 3 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Volume Three of Sony's prestigious Columbia Classics Collection (digital copies for all six films included on a single sheet) is all but dimensionally identical to the to 2020 Volume One release; interested readers can click to its page for a breakdown of physical dimensions and photographs. Beyond a major color change from black to dark blue and, of course, information pertinent to this particular volume, there's very little superficial difference on and in the boxes themselves, including how they open. Like Volume One and Volume Two, Volume Three includes an impressive coffee table-style book that features more than 80 full color glossy pages with essays on each film, numerous photographs, and even information on the picture and sound restorations and remixes.

For full coverage of the on-disc supplemental content, please click through the following links:

• It Happened One Night
• The Last Picture Show
• To Sir, with Love
• From Here to Eternity
• Annie
• As Good as It Gets

Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 3 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

This set is, externally, every bit elegant as the first. Internally, the six films make for a great collection of content, both considering the films themselves and the UHD and new Blu-ray presentations. Every one is well worth the price of admission. This boxed set earns my highest recommendation and is likely to appear near the top of my "best-of" list for 2022.