The Buddy Holly Story/La Bamba

I really liked th movie La Bamba. It's a great story about a poor Hispanic family trying to make ends meet. Lou Diamond Phillip plays Ritchie Valens and does a superb job. He is "discovered" by a man from Dephi records in a small studio and all of a sudden he starts to bring in the money for his family. He is 17, I think. His brother "Bob" is trouble and jealous of his fame and that his mom is more caring about the good things Ritchie does. Bob is into motorcycle gangs, drugs and such. Well, I don't want to spoil the movie for you. It it was great.The Buddy Holly Story I couldn't really get into watching withought playing with my phone or getting up and doing something else. Some of it got my attention but it wasn't one of my more favorite movies.

Although not that factual for a biography of Buddy Holly, it was a great motion picture. Gary Busey, Don Stroud and Charles Martin Smith did excellent in their roles. Our community theater will be presenting the Buddy Holly Story -the Musical this March at the Kato Ballroom. The Winter Dance Party played at the Kato on Jan 25, 1959 - eight days before the fatal crash about a hundred miles South of here. Besides presenting presenting excellent music, this will also be a piece of Rock & Roll and Local History. I have not watched the La Bamba part of this DVD but I've seen the movie before and it's Just Great! Kudos to all around!

Although these movies were made 9 years apart, they offer good GENERAL ideas of the lives of these two rockers who died together in Iowa. While the movies may not be entirely accurate, they're accurate enough. I'm glad both of these movies have been offered as a single item, and the performances of both leading actors are excellent. Both actors have come a long way since the days in which these movies were made. I'm glad that Busey was nominated for Best Actor in The Buddy Holly Story", and knowing Lew Diamond Phillips' achievements since this movie, I think both he and/or Esai Morales should have been nominated for their roles in "La Bamba". Buy this 'double feature".

I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN BUDDY AND RITCHIE DIED: BRINGS BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES!!

IF your answer is YES, please read on. If your answer is NO, please move along...Nothing to see here. This review regards Amazon Item ASIN: B000A50460 (ISBN 1-4049-8822-X). The listing indicates "Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1" and "Format: Color, NTSC, Full Screen, Anamorphic". The box case indicates that BOTH movies are "1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen". BOTH individual slim cases for each movie also indicate "1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen". Unfortunately, only La Bamba is in the Widescreen format. The Buddy Holly Story is presented Full Screen and includes the on-screen preliminary notation that This Movie Has Been Modified To Fit Your Screen. IF Amazon included the notation of "Full Screen" in the Format section to possibly alert prospective buyers that one of the movies is indeed presented in Full Screen, then good for them. Given that the packaging clearly indicates that both movies are 1.85:1, if Amazon included the Full Screen notation in an attempt to alert the buyer that not both movies are 1.85:1, it seems likely that they did so only after receiving complaints from disappointed buyers. IF so, I perceive this as a feeble and ineffective attempt to possibly clarify what is being offered for sell. A movie's aspect ratio is important to me. If it matters to you, you now possess some additional important information to assist you in making an informed decision regarding your possible purchase. Item ordered April 13, 2017. Item received April 20, 2017. BOTH movies look quite good; assuming one can overlook the fact that one is not presented in its original aspect ratio.

Great double feature that I bought for a friend for Christmas. I've seen both of these movies and they are well done. The two protagonists are connected by the fact that they died in the same plane crash -- "the day the music died." It adds poignancy to these stories of talented musicians working their way to the top and not always finding their way easy.

The Buddy Holly Story was outstanding with Gary Busey as the main actor and performed all songs live as he was a former professional musican. He was up for a grammy for this movie and rightfully should have received that honor. He performed Buddy Holly so well that I wouldn't be able to pick the real Buddy Holly from Gary's music- they sound so much alike. La Bamba was also a great movie and this set is a great tribute to the pioneers of rock music. Richie Valens was the first hispanic rock singer in America. It also shows his family and how they interact with each other- a great movie.

A great collection and good samplet of Buddy's songs at a very reasonable price

Un pack de dos películas memorables en su momento, la historia de buddy holly y la Bamba, las dos tienen idioma original en inglés subtítulos en español y doblada al español solamente la Bamba, dos historias diferentes q están unidas por una tragedia la recomiendo ampliamente.

Ha llegado bien a pesar del COVID 19

Ok I have seen the film's before on TV but I wanted to own them myself but when they came they would not play on my dvd player different format in america

J'ai écrit au vendeur pour leur demander si La Bamba, qui est la raison principale d'avoir acheter ce produit, était en français. Ils m'ont dit oui et je l'ai acheter, mais finalement il n'est qu'en anglais. L'autre film est bon et en français, mais c'était pas lui que je voulais absolument. Il n'était qu'un bonus. Alors déçue parce que j'ai pris le temps de leur demander avant de l'acheter si j'avais su je ne l'aurais pas commander.

This is a great double DVD set. I watched it with my family (kids aged 15 and 12) and they loved it. Excellent music, solid acting by all cast members, accurate to the facts about Buddy and Ritchie.I then showed both to my junior and intermediate bands at school. (I am a high school music teacher) and both classes LOVED the movies. I wrote up units around the movies and the students asked to learn songs by BH and RV. The movies bring these great stories to life for today's viewers. Get this now.