Check this out.. All 5 for $38 - at the Kino Site!
http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?product_id=960
or $35 at DDD or Amazon
For 5 films, this is great..
Subgeniusguy
07-28-06, 01:49 PM
For 5 Kino films it is. Maybe their taking a cue from Warner Bros since WB Noir sets are so well priced. Kino has had some poor transfers in the past though. Anybody able to comment on how these films look?
Steve
07-28-06, 04:03 PM
well, that is one concern of mine. Go to DVDBeaver for a really tough critical review of these tranfers. That is why I haven't bought them yet -$30 list is insane for each of these without restoration. But for about $7 a pop, well- that's about the price of a disc from Alpha!
bboisvert
07-28-06, 04:21 PM
thinpaks! :up:
ernestrp
07-28-06, 06:45 PM
I was cosidering some of these titles in the DDD Kino sale. Glad I waited. Wish Scralet Street was in this set. I'am tempted to get it at DDD now for 12.48 but I guess I will wait for the next set and see if its in there and in a thinpak.
hiccup
07-28-06, 07:21 PM
I really want to see Sudden Fear in this set and one other, but how is the quality of transfers, etc. Kino isn't particularily known for the best handling of movies. Any idea if this is already on sale as part of DDD Kino sale?
ernestrp
07-28-06, 07:43 PM
I really want to see Sudden Fear in this set and one other, but how is the quality of transfers, etc. Kino isn't particularily known for the best handling of movies. Any idea if this is already on sale as part of DDD Kino sale?
Nope, not part of the curent DDD Kino sale. In the sale the prices are 14.98 per title 1/2 off. Box set = 7.00 per title. I couldnt find Sudden Fear on dvd at DDD. They did have a poster though.
ctyankee
07-28-06, 08:37 PM
I'll be patient and get it later, perhaps at the DDD December sale. Plus I already have Hangmen also Die so I'll probably sell that off sometime.
marty888
07-28-06, 10:49 PM
Let's hope this signals the start of some rethinking on prices by Kino.
Dr. Calamari
07-28-06, 11:31 PM
Let's hope this signals the start of some rethinking on prices by Kino.
As nice as that would be, it seems unlikely. Kino is a small company that finds passable (or even "restored" in the case of Metropolis and Dr. Mabuse Der Spieler) copies of fairly obscure films and re-releases them in attractive packaging and sometimes with extras...I can't imagine they make a lot of money doing this. As far as the Noir set goes, I ordered it from DDD (pre-ordered it, actually), and didn't find the price all that unreasonable. $7 each is only a little more than Alpha Videos, and I have yet to get a bad DVD from Kino...yeah, sometimes the image quality isn't as good as I'd like, but that the films are even available at all is enough for me. Thanks to companies like Kino, I'm putting together a pretty good collection!
hiccup
07-29-06, 02:37 PM
As nice as that would be, it seems unlikely. Kino is a small company that finds passable (or even "restored" in the case of Metropolis and Dr. Mabuse Der Spieler) copies of fairly obscure films and re-releases them in attractive packaging and sometimes with extras...I can't imagine they make a lot of money doing this. As far as the Noir set goes, I ordered it from DDD (pre-ordered it, actually), and didn't find the price all that unreasonable. $7 each is only a little more than Alpha Videos, and I have yet to get a bad DVD from Kino...yeah, sometimes the image quality isn't as good as I'd like, but that the films are even available at all is enough for me. Thanks to companies like Kino, I'm putting together a pretty good collection!
Yaeh, Kino isn't really a bad company. Pretty good to decent, but I guess us DVDTalkers/CAGgers have been spoiled by companies like Criterion ;)
seymouru
07-30-06, 07:46 PM
Only $5.60 per film from DDD if you can wait until....ummmm...never mind. ;)
Ashirg
07-31-06, 12:14 AM
Of cause they announce this boxset after I picked up 4 out of 5 films...
gcbma
07-31-06, 12:14 PM
I really want to see Sudden Fear in this set and one other, but how is the quality of transfers, etc. Kino isn't particularily known for the best handling of movies. Any idea if this is already on sale as part of DDD Kino sale?
I would have liked to have seen and bought this during the ongoing DDD 50%-off Kino too, but I finally figured out WHY it's not included: DDD is saying that the release date is not until 09/12/06 (consistent with Amazon's stated release date).
ctyankee
07-31-06, 12:18 PM
Only $5.60 per film from DDD if you can wait until....ummmm...never mind. ;)
Dude, it's not what you make it's what you keep.
And yes there will be sales later.
The name of this forum is DVD bargains not DVD Impulse Purchases.
seymouru
07-31-06, 07:34 PM
Dude, it's not what you make it's what you keep.
And yes there will be sales later.
The name of this forum is DVD bargains not DVD Impulse Purchases.So much for my feeble attempt at humor. :shrug:
Steve
07-31-06, 09:08 PM
back to the topic, the google $10 off $20 is still working at CD Universe (see related thread). They have the Kino set for $35.+ $5 shipping (ugh) = $40 -$10=$ $30.
Or about $6 a film...
elektrohog
08-02-06, 01:15 PM
DDD dropped the price of this 5 disc box set from $34.97 down to $33.22 after the kino sale ended (free shipping of course) with a release date of sept 12.
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