• Get mot fun per gallon in this collection of all fouric Dismey film starring Herbie, the lovable car with a mind of his own. THE LOVE BUG The love Bug 2-Disc Special Edition, starring Dean Jones, Michele Lee and Buddy Hackett, features Herbie in the box office hit that started it all while rivals plot to steal Herbie, he will seal your heart. HERBIE RIDES AGAIN In the sidesplitting sequel,

Herbie Goes Bananas - English/Spanish DVD- Set in exotic locations in Central America, the internationally renowned Herbie, everyone's favorite "love bug," demonstrates his special brand of "car-isma" and high-octane humor in this action-packed, stunt-filled comedy outing. The fun begins when Herbie sets sail for Rio de Janeiro's Grande Premio racing competition with his two new owners. En route, they get sidetracked by a smuggling syndicate, pestered by a pint-sized pickpocket, and bullied by a raging bull. Laughter shifts into high gear in this zany Disney comedy! Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo - DVD- Herbie, the VW with heart, adds some international flair to his lovable personality! Upon entering a Paris-to-Monte Carlo road race, Herbie falls hood over wheels in love when he encounters a sleek, sporty, light blue Lancia. Also vying for Herbie's attention is a gang of jewel thieves, who've ingeniously hidden a stolen gem in Herbie's gas tank! Thus begins a madcap chase across the French countryside that only The Love Bug could create! Herbie Rides Again - DVD- Herbie is back in gear -- revved up and ready for more madcap comedy adventure in this sidesplitting sequel to Disney's popular smash hit, THE LOVE BUG! This time Herbie's leading lady is award-winning actress Helen Hayes, superb in the very first screen comedy of her illustrious career. Aided by co-stars Ken Berry and Stefanie Powers, she's out to save her beloved Victorian firehouse home from the wrecking ball of greedy real estate tycoon Keenan Wynn, Disney's most lovable villain. It's up to Herbie and his bug battalion to "come through in the clutch"! Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a really great time! The Love Bug - DVD Special Edition- For the first time ever you can enjoy this timeless classic in a Special Edition DVD. Fully restored to look and sound as it was originally intended, it also features hours of exclusive bonus materials your entire family will enjoy again and again. He's the star who provides the most laughs per gallon. He's Herbie, the lovable car with a mind of his own. Dean Jones, Michele Lee, and Buddy Hackett join Herbie in this revved-up comedy classic. Jones plays down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas, who reluctantly teams up with the little machine. Douglas thinks his sudden winning streak is due to his skill, not Herbie's. He finally realizes the car's worth when a sneaky rival plots to steal Herbie for himself. But it's Herbie who'll steal your heart in this wildly fun roller-coaster ride of a movie you'll never forget!

Up first is "The Love Bug." Released in 1969, it introduces us to Herbie. Jim is a down on his luck race car driver who needs to win. When Herbie follows him home, he begins to find himself winning. But will he turn his back on the car?

"Herbie Rides Again" followed in 1974. With only the car coming back, this time around he's trying to help a widow protect her home from an evil developer who wants to tear it down to build a skyscraper in it's place.

1977 brought us "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo." Herbie is reunited with Jim as they head to France to make a grand come back in the famous Monte Carlo car rally. As if a comeback weren't enough, Herbie has fallen in love with another race car and jewel thieves have hidden a precious diamond in his gas tank.

Finally, "Herbie Goes Bananas" came in 1980. Herbie is traveling south of the border to a race with his new owner when he gets involved with smugglers and a pick pocket. You never know, he might even wind up in a bull fight.

These movies have different levels of fans. As with any franchise, they are uneven with the first being the best. Still, I watched them all as a kid multiple times and they still have a nostalgic charm for me. I was thrilled to add them to my DVD collection.

This set is a bundling of the movies that have previously been released separately, so if you've already bought them, there's no need to get them again. "The Love Bug" gets a fantastic treatment with two discs and plenty of extras. The extras do deal somewhat with the sequels, which is a good thing, because the rest of the movies are movie only versions. "The Love Bug" and "Herbie Rides Again" are wide screen, while the other two are full frame. The picture has plenty of dust and grain to show its age, but it still looks sharp and is plenty watchable. Audio is full surround. While it won't blow you away, it sounds great.

Any fan of Herbie will want to get these movies. No, they aren't brilliant film making, but they are fun escapism. What else do you need?

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Why pay this DOUBLE PRICE?  Dec 10, 2004 By GodfatherX
This package is just fabulous, these great light hearted comedies about the lovely bug in one box.

BUT, and this is a BIG BUT:

Why do US customers at amazon.com have to pay almost double as much for this box as the Germans at amazon.de do for the same box (called "Die Herbie Collection")???

AT THE TIME OF THIS REVIEW the US box costs over 52 Dollars and that's supposively already 20% off. The Germans only pay 28 Dollars (24 Euros) at only 11% off the regular price, and in the german box every movie has 3 Language tracks (english, german, italian) instead of only 1 in the US box (english).

I want to point out that I am not comparing two different companies, both websites are run by Amazon.

Except the differently designed covers, the german box contains the EXACT SAME MOVIES for HALF the PRICE.

The only thing is, that european DVD's are region code 2 (instead of region code 1 in the US), Hollywoods tool to legally rip off all Americans by not let them play just any DVD in their DVD Player at home (unless you have a codefree DVD player).

In Germany almost all DVD's are equipped with more language tracks and available cheaper than in the US.

Ask yourself why? Hollywood rules (in a bad sense!).

Buy the german version of this box (if you have a region code free DVD player) and save BIG bucks. Even the worldwide shipping shouldn't make up for the difference of 24 Dollars.

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Entertaining Movies Poor DVD  Nov 02, 2005 By DW
The entertainment industry again shows how little they care about quality but they are well focused on our money. The first movie has been transfered to DVD with some care and includes bonus material. The second movie is at least in widescreen format but a bit faded. The last two are in lousy full screen format and no effort was made to provide a quality DVD; the picture is very grainy and faded.

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Love Bug Awkward bundle...  Mar 13, 2009 By Romain G. Falloux "Virgin Reviewer"
This four-movie DVD set -- Herbie the Love Bug Collection -- is good because it contains The Love Bug as a Special Edition DVD. The one that started it all is digitally restored, looks great and has a good amount of fun special features. Herbie Rides Again is also well maintained and fun to watch. The problem for this reviewer was that the last two entries, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo and Herbie Goes Bananas are in Full Screen format only! I can't understand the logic behind Full Screen formatting (as it cuts out a part of the picture from both sides of the original intended shot), and I REALLY can't understand having two Widescreen beauties paired with two Full Screen duds... it really feels like they were packaging them together to get them sold. Otherwise, it's a good set.

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good ole Disney fun with Herbie  Oct 29, 2006 By Michael Minton
I enjoyed Disney movies for many years but only with movies made during the 50's, 60's and 70's. Here you have a little VW bug that does funny little tricks which will make anybody laugh. For those of you reading this for the first time buy this set if you like auto racing and story altogethor. For bonuses don't expect much except for the two-disc edition of The Love Bug which also includes a Disney short. Therefore you can start off seeing The Love Bug with a cartoon short just like the good ole days of fun at the movie theater. First you have the The Love Bug which a person buys a VW bug with a mind of its own with its funny antics. Then he gets its ready for car racing after its amazing performance. Then in Herbie Rides Again, he helps an old lady save her home from a wrecking crew. Then returns to racing in France in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo only to be involved in diamond smuggling. Then in Herbie Goes Bananas, new owners pick up Herbie to enter in a race in Brazil but gets caught up among crooks stealing a valuble artifact in Central America. This is one movie I had to have because I was in Panama in the 1970's and while the song "A Friend" was being sung they were showing pictures of Panama. Therefore while my memories were being shown I was yelling out "I remember that! I remember that!" Also even though quality was uneven through the four movies, I am used to seeing movies like this before so it did not bother me that much. Also all four movies comes in a nice slipcase so you can store them neatly. I am also thinking about completing my set with Herbie Fully Loaded.

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