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Alfred Hitchcock boxset preorder is up at Amazon...and ouch. $209.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ASIN=B008DCAG9M It's touting itself as limited edition but I was hoping for a price more in the $150 range.  [quote="DrVenkman" post=""404955367"]In fact it was a pretty cool idea and I don't know why more sitcoms on dvd didn't do it. [/quote] poo poo, it's difficult for most releases to have the original broadcast showing instead of the edited for syndication version.
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Sporadic posted:Alfred Hitchcock boxset preorder is up at Amazon...and ouch. Eerrgh..although that does work out to about $13 a movie. That definitely moves it from a 'must buy' to 'wait for the reviews' though. Also keep in mind that the holiday season is coming up soon after it's released, so it might end up getting knocked down further.
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Yup, that actually doesn't seem like such a bad price for 15 Blurays but that's assuming all the transfers are great.
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kuddles posted:Yup, that actually doesn't seem like such a bad price for 15 Blurays but that's assuming all the transfers are great. I doubt Universal will gently caress up the transfers on the big names in this set. They won't be anywhere as awesome as Warner's restoration on North By Northwest was (well, maybe The Birds will since it received a new transfer this year in the same style as To Kill A Mockingbird/All Quiet on the Western Front) but it should still be pretty good (don't remember any complaints about Psycho)
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Jun 24, 2012 21:20
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Yeah, I'm gonna wait to see if it goes on a massive discounted sale.
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Jun 24, 2012 21:34
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I bet you'll be able to get it for $120 or so between Black Friday and Christmas
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sportsgenius86 posted:I bet you'll be able to get it for $120 or so between Black Friday and Christmas Yeah, when amazon does their big fuckoff holiday blu-ray sale it could pop up there. There were some awesome deals there last time.
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I did a google search and couldn't find any hits that were promising, but is there any chance anyone's heard about a Blu-Ray release of Planet of the Vampires on it's way? I'm assuming the fact that all the hits I found seemed to be people asking the same question, I'm not really holding my breath.
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I got ridiculously excited when I saw a new pre-order link for Safe on Blu-Ray.com. Turns out it's not the amazing Todd Haynes film, but some lovely Jason Statham thing. Fuckers.
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FitFortDanga posted:I got ridiculously excited when I saw a new pre-order link for Safe on Blu-Ray.com. Turns out it's not the amazing Todd Haynes film, but some lovely Jason Statham thing. Fuckers. Yeah it's not good. Statham plays a super badass black ops assassin war veteran turned cop who rats on corruption in the force so the other cops try to get him killed. He survives and runs away to become a boxer in New Jersey, but refuses to take a dive so the mob kills his family. This all happens before the movie starts.
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Frank Oz's Little Shop of Horrors is getting a digibook release on October 9th!Cinema Blend posted:Here's the rundown of bonus features: The cover art is one of the laziest misrepresentations of a film I've ever seen (I'd post a photo, but my browser's acting up on me. You can see it in the above link), but the alternate ending alone makes this a day one purchase for me.
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The Director’s Cut featuring the newly restored 20-minute alternate ending
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Jay Dub posted:The cover art is one of the laziest misrepresentations of a film I've ever seen 
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Jun 25, 2012 17:01
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It's still one of my favorite movies, so I'm glad they're making a bluray for it. I actually don't mind the cover except for John Candy being on it.
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I'm sure there's been plenty of complaining in this thread but man is the selection of available 3D Blu Rays on the market just awful. It is basically 80% crap that doesn't even appear to be an actual movie. There are a few good titles (I was very impressed with Tron Legacy and the Toy Story trilogy) but what a disappointment. Looking through Amazon and other sources I keep feeling that this can't be right because I've been 3D gaming for years and it's not like 3D TVs just appeared last week. I've been on a movie spree this week and mostly I've been seeing blu rays with great quality. The Truman Show is not one of these. I love the movie but the actual film quality on the release I purchased was really inconsistent. You would see noticeable drops in quality from one camera angle to the next - and this is without all the hidden camera stuff! On the other hand Dark City really blew me away. Not for just being such an amazing film but the 7.1 soundtrack ties the whole thing together beautifully. Great visuals and plenty of extras. When I finished the movie for the first time I immediately started it again with Ebert's commentary.
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Incredulous Dylan posted:I've been on a movie spree this week and mostly I've been seeing blu rays with great quality. The Truman Show is not one of these. I love the movie but the actual film quality on the release I purchased was really inconsistent. You would see noticeable drops in quality from one camera angle to the next - and this is without all the hidden camera stuff!
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Jun 25, 2012 19:55
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Incredulous Dylan posted:I'm sure there's been plenty of complaining in this thread but man is the selection of available 3D Blu Rays on the market just awful. It is basically 80% crap that doesn't even appear to be an actual movie. There are a few good titles (I was very impressed with Tron Legacy and the Toy Story trilogy) but what a disappointment. Looking through Amazon and other sources I keep feeling that this can't be right because I've been 3D gaming for years and it's not like 3D TVs just appeared last week. Well, the big problem is the content wasn't really being created until a few years ago so releases are limited to new movies, old IMAX films and recently shot concerts. (On that note, track down Coraline. I don't know how it will be on a smaller screen but it was wild in theaters.)
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Just a heads up, Warner Brothers is doing their DVD2Blu program again. Trade any 2 DVDs and some money depending on the title for a Warner Brothers blu-ray from this list: http://www.dvd2blu.com/?ref=EHEDVDBLU126
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I loved Cave of Forgotten Dreams when I saw it in theaters in 3D. It's a quirky documentary about a 30,000 year old cave so it might not be your cup of tea, but it has some really stellar 3D views of the earliest cave paintings ever found. I have the blu-ray and it looks great too (although I can only watch it in 2D with my TV).
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GonSmithe posted:Just a heads up, Warner Brothers is doing their DVD2Blu program again. Trade any 2 DVDs and some money depending on the title for a Warner Brothers blu-ray from this list: edit: too bad this time around most of the movies I either have or don't want 
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GonSmithe posted:Just a heads up, Warner Brothers is doing their DVD2Blu program again. Trade any 2 DVDs and some money depending on the title for a Warner Brothers blu-ray from this list: So, what exactly is the purpose of trading the DVD in addition to the $5?
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They have something they can resell and probably get a few bucks for it.
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TrixRabbi posted:So, what exactly is the purpose of trading the DVD in addition to the $5? Aside from getting a brand new Blu-ray...?
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Somehow I've accumulated 3 copies of The Big Lebowski (it came in a couple different box sets), so now I can turn them into some classic western blurays. edit: I might be forming an addiction to westerns: 
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mod sassinator posted:Somehow I've accumulated 3 copies of The Big Lebowski (it came in a couple different box sets), so now I can turn them into some classic western blurays. You're missing The Wild Bunch, and the blu-ray is really loving good.
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mod sassinator posted:edit: I might be forming an addiction to westerns: You say this like it was a bad thing.
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You've got to add The Man With No Name trilogy to that collection.
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ElwoodCuse posted:How was that filmed/broadcast? drat these shows that came out in the limbo of when HD was just catching on so it wasn't really a priority. I'm trying to find out when HDTV broadcasting began, but as far as I can find, it was definitely starting up by the late 90s/early 2000s. I would bet that any big-ticket shows that were starting up would have had an HD master prepared just so that way they would have something to air. For instance, Malcolm in the Middle was shot in a 16x9 frame, but they only cared about the 4x3 frame. In fact, there's a special feature on the DVD where they showcase some of the errors that occurred in the 16x9 version that they let slide since they didn't really care about the widescreen broadcast. If MITM, which started in 2000, was produced in HD, then 21, which started a year later, definitely has one for the early seasons.
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mod sassinator posted:Somehow I've accumulated 3 copies of The Big Lebowski (it came in a couple different box sets), so now I can turn them into some classic western blurays. Where is The Searchers. Where?
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RichterIX posted:Where is The Searchers. Where? Clearly in his queue for this sale. How long does this deal last? I just started counting everything I want and I'm definitely going to have to wait at least one pay check.
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Son of a bitch. Altered States screenshots on DVDBeaver look blurry as hell. No grain or detail, and it was shot on some pretty grainy stock. Of course, it gets praised by the sole reviewer they have, who is consistently blind. Maybe I'm just nitpicking, but gently caress, I love this movie.
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RichterIX posted:Where is The Searchers. Where? I actually have it on HD DVD  I keep meaning to pick up the bluray when I get a chance.
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Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection - Oct. 2 Eight disc set, nine movies, plus all the bonus features from the previous Legacy sets. Includes Dracula, the alternate Spanish Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Phantom of the Opera (1943), and Creature from the Black Lagoon. Creature from the Black Lagoon will be in the original 3-D, as well as 2-D. No details on price yet or formats (although, all have 1.37:1 OARs except for Creature, which should be 1.85:1). Again, I'm waiting for the reviews, but this is a solid set. Maybe they'll do some double/triple features of the sequels at some point.
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Egbert Souse posted:Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection - Oct. 2 Now that right there is just bloody awesome.
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Egbert Souse posted:Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection - Oct. 2 I love that Universal is going crazy with the boxsets but I wish they would stop using sleeves.
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Will I be able to watch Creature 3d with a regular tv and red/blue glasses, or do I need a 3d tv? I assume it's the later, but you never know.
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Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection preorder is already up on Amazon. Only $111.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ASIN=B008FL8OTK Good price for a brand new boxset with nine movies.
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Any word on the region code of that Universal Monsters set or a possible UK release?
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Skwirl posted:Will I be able to watch Creature 3d with a regular tv and red/blue glasses, or do I need a 3d tv? I assume it's the later, but you never know.
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Professor Clumsy posted:Any word on the region code of that Universal Monsters set or a possible UK release? Universal releases their discs region free
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