DVD: Sherlock Holmes redux

In deference to the recent Sherlock Holmes movie I checked out a couple of DVD sets offering different takes on the Victorian consulting detective. Certainly anybody familiar with the original Doyle stories knows that the Guy Ritchie/Robert Downey Jr. version has as much adherence to the characters as it takes liberties with the narrative. Striking portrayals of Holmes by Basil Rathbone and Peter Cushing also offer distinct variations on the current and literary versions.
Sherlock Holmes Double Feature offers two of the Rathbone adventures filmed during the 40s war years. The Spider Woman finds Holmes up against the vicious Adria Spedding (Gale Sondergaard). At one point Holmes fakes his death and then goes undercover, something loosely taken from the Doyle version, only to become a human target at an amusement park. The Voice of Terror has Holmes facing off against Nazis in wartime London. The single DVD has versions of the films (they each run around 70 minutes) that have been recently restored.
The Sherlock Holmes Collection contains the extant episodes of the 1960s BBC series with Peter Cushing as Holmes. Those eps include The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Sign of Four, The Blue Carbuncle, A Study in Scarlet, and The Boscombe Valley Mystery. Cushing brings a literal take to the character with much of the show featuring dialogue straight from the stories. The case comes with a slipcover, the show on 3 DVDs. An extra featurette captivates with the wealth of information it spills on Holmes past and present.