Bargain DVD boxes

GA Russell · January 20, 2013

Mannix: The Complete Series (8 Seasons) - $129.99

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref=pe_196050_27831130_pe_button/?ASIN=B00962R0H4

That works out to $16.25 per year, with free shipping.

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Mr. Lucky: The Complete Series - $18.99

http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Lucky-Complete-John-Vivyan/dp/B008IG0F7G/ref=sr_1_10?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1358720058&sr=1-10

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Matt Helm Lounge (4 movies) - $15.43

http://www.amazon.com/Lounge-Silencers-Murderers-Ambushers-Wrecking/dp/B0009RCPWK/ref=sr_1_11?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1358720142&sr=1-11

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season One - $14.99

http://www.amazon.com/Alfred-Hitchcock-Presents-Season-One/dp/B000AL733G/ref=sr_1_12?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1358720142&sr=1-12

GA Russell · March 1, 2013

Amazon has The Complete Monterey Pop Festival for $39.99, which is its lowest price in three years.

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Monterey-Festival-Criterion-Collection/dp/B00006JU7P?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camels-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00006JU7P

Quincy · March 1, 2013

Amazon has The Complete Monterey Pop Festival for $39.99, which is its lowest price in three years.

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Monterey-Festival-Criterion-Collection/dp/B00006JU7P?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camels-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00006JU7P

And the 2 disc complete blu-ray version is a wee bit less. Format agnostic folks should research if there are differences in content as far as extras and such.

T.D. · March 1, 2013

I don't buy many DVDs, but decided to spring for this - 5 DVDs for $16.47 shipped from Amazon Marketplace seller:

Alec Guinness Collection (Kind Hearts and Coronets / The Lavender Hill Mob / The Man With the White Suit / The Captain's Paradise / The Ladykillers) (2009)

http://www.amazon.com/Guinness-Collection-Coronets-Lavender-Ladykillers/dp/B001LXIDUO/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1362173087&sr=1-1&keywords=alec+guinness+collection

Edited March 1, 2013 by T.D.

GA Russell · March 24, 2013

Maverick: The Complete First Season - $15.69

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007AAF3FK/ref=ox_ya_os_product

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The WHA Chronicles (3 discs) - $17.00

http://www.amazon.com/WHA-Chronicles-n/dp/B00169JF32/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1JBDY13A1PN02

Edited March 24, 2013 by GA Russell

GA Russell · March 25, 2013

Region 2 (UK & Europe and those of us with region-free players)

The Saint: The Complete Monochrome Series - 33.00 GBP

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000GUK3SS/ref=ox_ya_os_product

Without the VAT and including shipping, mine cost $48.43, which is about 40% off what it has been going for for the past eight months.

GA Russell · April 1, 2013

Does anyone remember this Rod Taylor show from 1971? I was a Rod Taylor fan back in the day, but I've got no recollection of this one, which lasted only three months.

Bearcats! The Complete Series - $13.99

http://www.amazon.com/Bearcats-The-Complete-Series-Taylor/dp/B00BCMT3TO?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camels-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00BCMT3TO

GA Russell · April 5, 2013

Region 2:

James Bond: 22 Film Collection - 49.00 GBP

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0093XXFZM/ref=pe_155291_35411421_pe_epc__1p_1_ti

ejp626 · April 7, 2013

Region 2:

James Bond: 22 Film Collection - 49.00 GBP

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0093XXFZM/ref=pe_155291_35411421_pe_epc__1p_1_ti

I have to say I am considering it, especially as I comes down even a bit more if you aren't in the UK and don't pay VAT.

Other R2 goodies:

Clint Eastwood - 35 films for 49 GBP

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clint-Eastwood-Films-Years-DVD/dp/B003IHU5H0/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1365310361&sr=1-1&keywords=clint+eastwood+35+films+35+years

Pretty amazing collection, though in the end it may be just too much Clint (and still manages to leave out some of the classics).

There are also these are slightly more cohesive R2 collections:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clint-Eastwood-Film-Collection-DVD/dp/B000R34358/ref=pd_bxgy_d_h__text_z

(the Spaghetti Western trilogy plus Hang 'Em High)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rider-Outlaw-Josey-Wales-Unforgiven/dp/B003ILBDEK/ref=pd_cp_d_h__1

(Pale Rider, The Outlaw Josey Wales, & Unforgiven) -- this is the one I'd be most likely to pick up, since I already have the Spaghetti Westerns)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clint-Eastwood-Collection-DVD/dp/B0058OACUG/ref=pd_sim_d_h__3

4 films, including Coogan's Bluff and Play Misty for Me

Woody Allen Collection - 20 films for 37.75 GBP

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007W21JZO/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

I've been on the fence for a while on this one (Woody Allen), mostly because I have a fair number of these in R1 DVDs. It's this crazy thing where I almost certainly would have ordered had Husbands and Wives been included (I think I was just looking for an excuse not to order it) -- am I crazy or is this the last really good Woody Allen movie? (I never got all the raves about Midnight in Paris, though it is sort of an amusing triffle.) But I think I will order it after all, perhaps hang onto the R1 version of Manhattan and Annie Hall and sell off the other movies.

mjzee · April 7, 2013

Interestingly, the UK (R2) version of the Woody Allen box contains one additional film compared to the American box. On the downside, that film is Melinda and Melinda, easily one of his worst.

ejp626 · April 7, 2013

Interestingly, the UK (R2) version of the Woody Allen box contains one additional film compared to the American box. On the downside, that film is Melinda and Melinda, easily one of his worst.

Yeah, I guess for me the price differential is important, as well as having a box that is somewhat compact. The R1 sets are totally ungainly.

GA Russell · April 8, 2013

Maybe I should ask how many North Americans here have region-free DVD players!

mjzee · April 8, 2013

I've been thinking of getting one. The lower-end players are relatively inexpensive. I just don't know how often I'd use it.

ejp626 · April 8, 2013

Maybe I should ask how many North Americans here have region-free DVD players!

They certainly aren't hard to find, but most people haven't gone to the trouble of getting them.

The irony is that the only Blu-rays I have are region B, because Masters of Cinema started these DVD/Blu-ray combo sets. So if I ever take the plunge to Blu-ray, I'll have to find one that can play region A and B!

GA Russell · April 8, 2013

Guys, after thinking about it for over a year, I got my region-free player from Bombay Electronics (in Chicago) in November for my birthday. Most of my Christmas money was spent on Region 2 DVDs purchased from Amazon UK.

Bombay also sells region-free Blu-Ray players. Mine is not Blu-Ray. It is an inexpensive Pioneer that cost I think $48. Money well spent!

Last night I watched the premier episode of The Saint, which featured Shirley Eaton!

GA Russell · April 9, 2013

Today only:

Looney Tunes, Golden Collection, Vol. 1-6 - $64.99

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=pe_341930_28916250_pe_00_head

ejp626 · April 9, 2013

Today only:

Looney Tunes, Golden Collection, Vol. 1-6 - $64.99

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=pe_341930_28916250_pe_00_head

That is a very good deal. Again, sometimes late adopters can get these amazing bargains. OTOH, my children and I have enjoyed the cartoons for years in the meantime, so it isn't a total loss.

mjzee · April 9, 2013

Today only:

Looney Tunes, Golden Collection, Vol. 1-6 - $64.99

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=pe_341930_28916250_pe_00_head

That is a very good deal. Again, sometimes late adopters can get these amazing bargains. OTOH, my children and I have enjoyed the cartoons for years in the meantime, so it isn't a total loss.

We have vols 1 - 4, so this isn't a great deal to me. And now they're releasing the cartoons again but in Blu-Ray. Sigh...