smirnoffski

I recently purchased The Day the Earth Stood Still - Studio Classics and am extremely pleased with the presentation.
Great picture and sound, commentary track, extensive making of feature, other extra goodies and insert.
What makes this so great is that I bought it for $8.99!!

I always thought Warner's 2-disc SEs were the best presentation of classic films but the price/quality ratio of Fox's studio classics can't be beat!

Any other Fox Studio Classics I consider?

Thanks!

pro-bassoonist

consider all......

flmfreakcentral

We reviewed a batch of seven last year and are planning to start up "Fox Fridays" again soon - http://filmfreakcentral.net/dvdrevie...sicfridays.htm

MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, GRAPES OF WRATH, and OX-BOW INCIDENT are thus far my favourites in the series, both disc- and filmwise--with the exception of SUNRISE, which I'm not sure is available for retail yet. The price is right, so I think it's fairly safe to gamble on titles you may not be familiar with, though avoid LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING, if you ask me.

Bill C
filmfreakcentral.net

jough

Be sure to pick up the "Best Picture Collection" which is a 4-disc set (available at Amazon.com for about $7 a disc) that contains the first three spine numbers (All About Eve, Gentleman's Agreement, and How Green Was My Valley) and all includes the special edition of Sunrise, unavailable elsewhere.

There are 17 Studio Classics releases so far - and they're released one per month. This month's is "The Grapes of Wrath" and is a great disc.

I'd also recommend My Darling Clementine, An Affair to Remember, and The Mark of Zorro (1940).

I started collecting them last month and have only four left to go. After I get the complete set I'll definitely pick up each of these as they're released. You can't beat it for only $10 a month.

chente

Definitely get the Best Picture series recommended above. All the movies in this set are great. I personally really enjoyed the Ox Bow Incident and My Darling Clementine. An Affair to Remember was too saccharine for my taste even though I'm a very big Cary Grant fan. Titanic was passable but not great although there is a fairly good feature length documentary included. I haven't gotten to the rest of them yet.

Julie Walker

Wow where can you find Day Earth Stood Still for $9? I have only seen it at $14.99 at Best Buy & Borders & Target!

jough

North American DVD has it for $8.99 now, although it's closer to $11 with shipping to the US.

DeepDiscountDVD.com has the majority of these titles for only $9.99 (including shipping). You can't beat it.

smirnoffski

The local Fry's had it on sale for $8.99 down from their regular price of $9.99.
Actually, all their Fox Studio Classics are $9.99.

www.outpost.com is their website which sell for similar prices as the B&M store.



And thanks for the insightful replies folks, I will now DEFINATELY be picking up more of these!

Julie Walker

Cool,well I will have to take advanage of the prices then. Plenty of places still list them at $14.99 retail with hardly any discounts..at least not less than $10 I have seen.

jough

Outpost.com's shipping rates are horrible, though. Expect to pay $2.50 a disc.

Whereas DeepDiscountDVD.com is $9.99 and free shipping.

Sometimes Amazon.com or Amazon.ca has good prices on the FSC discs, too.

wendersfan

No kidding. They are the best value in the DVD world right now.

Do whatever you have to do to get Sunrise. I think it's the best silent film ever made, and one of the four or five best films, period. But most of the films in the series are worth owning - I'll single out All About Ever and My Darling Clementine as (possibly) the cream of the crop (along with Sunrise, of course).

jough

I just bought all of them in the past month completely blind after buying the Best Picture boxed set and loving each of the four discs (including Sunrise - WOW) included in it.

I haven't regretted a single one of them. Even the not-so-classic films are given a spectacular treatment, and are essential viewings.

I'm looking at the Fox Studio Classic line as a "Classic Film of the Month Club" type of thing, and for $10 a month, you'd be hard pressed to find a better presentation of these films with some great extras for a budget price.

I mean, this is Criterion quality for Walmart bargain bin pricing.

shanester

"The Ghost and Mrs Muir" is another great one

Might as well get them all if you like classic movies

js097

Looking forward to "The Snake Pit" in June - won't have much in the way of extras, but Leo Tover's black and white cinematography in this one is amazing as I remember it. Olivia DeHavilland is great, too.

I also hope the rumored Fox Noir Classics will be as nicely done (and as nicely priced!).

Patman

I picked up four of the 3-packs (with Sunrise) from Costco last month, each for $25, and have on order: "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir," "The Grapes of Wrath," and "Peyton Place." I already had "The Day The Earth Stood Still". I think I the only one I don't have is "The Diary of Anne Frank".

marty888

Definitely a great series of DVDs - even more appealing now that the MSRP has been reduced and you can find them for around $10 each!

smirnoffski

I have been searching far and wide for that pack at the Costcos around here. If possible, next time you go to Costco, could you please pick one up for me if they have any left? I will manage the expenses.

jough

smirnoffski: you can get the "Best Picture Collection" 4-pack (the Costco ones are technically 4-packs too, since they contain four discs, including Sunrise) from Amazon.com for around $30 - not a bad haul if you don't have any of them.

It's worth it for Sunrise alone.

chente

I watched The Inn of the Sixth Happiness last night. The movie was just ok, although I did mostly enjoy it. The picture quality was nice and the colors were very vibrant. The material was treated with respect, but the movie just didn't grab me. Robert Donat as the Mandarin was pretty humorous, though. The film is pretty long so the only real extra is a commentary track which I didn't listen too.

Hendrik

...well, it's a bit better than that, I think...

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chente

I wouldn't say it is a "very good" movie but I'm not a film critic. I'd personally give it a 2/4 rating.

flmfreakcentral

We've resumed 'Fox Fridays' and the upcoming DESK SET is our inaugural review, if anyone's interested - http://filmfreakcentral.net/dvdrevie...ridays.htm#set

Bill C

Patman

My local Costco doesn't have any of these 4-packs anymore as they have sold all their allotment of them (or sent them back).