How is this collection regarded? I'm tempted to pull the trigger.
toldawg128
10-07-08, 04:56 AM
How is this collection regarded? I'm tempted to pull the trigger.
It's a fantastic set! This is a great price for it. Out of the 14 movies in it, only one or two are stinkers.
DexMProductions
10-07-08, 06:09 AM
Very, VERY tempting, but I might hold out for the films' release on Blu-ray.
maxfisher
10-07-08, 07:21 AM
Damn that's a nice deal. I bought these movies years ago when they were originally broken down into 7-film boxsets and felt like I was getting a deal for spending $90 each on them.
RustyOrgan
10-07-08, 08:21 AM
Fuck it. I'm in!!
punit
10-07-08, 08:26 AM
Only thing holding me back is those 2-disc SE of Vertigo, Psycho and Rear Window getting released today. I have to get them too :(
cardsfan111
10-07-08, 09:29 AM
Only thing holding me back is those 2-disc SE of Vertigo, Psycho and Rear Window getting released today. I have to get them too :(
Figured those new releases probably had something to do with this DOTD. It is tempting. In the back of my mind, I'm probably hoping this deal sells out so the choice is made for me. :D
flix1
10-07-08, 09:48 AM
You can get it down to $40.99 with the Bill Me Later $10 off code ... BMLDEALS, if you use BML.
Sweet Baby James
10-07-08, 10:32 AM
Very, VERY tempting, but I might hold out for the films' release on Blu-ray.
Same. BTW, welcome to the forum.:wave:
kk8
10-07-08, 11:36 AM
You can get it down to $40.99 with the Bill Me Later $10 off code ... BMLDEALS, if you use BML.
Awesome, been waiting on this one. That's less than $3 a movie!!
Anne
10-07-08, 12:14 PM
Applied for the Bill Me Later and got it. $10 off this item. Paid $40.99!!!!
I'm all about Special Editions with extra features, but this was too good to pass up. $41 for 14 movies, and the 15th disc has extra features supposedly, PLUS it was $89 at Deep Discount.
I feel like I got a steal.
Thanks for the tip.
beebs
10-07-08, 12:20 PM
DAMN! Too late, folks above just pointed this out!
Combined with with the Bill Me Later code, BMLDEALS, to get it for 40.99 shipped.
To get the Bill Me Later code to work, you need to already have selected Bill Me Later as the payment method. When checking out, select "Pay by Bill Me Later" as the payment method and then proceed to the final confirmation screen. On that screen on the right side there is a place to enter "Gift Certificates, Promo Code, and Coupons". Enter it here, and it will show a credit for $10 on this order.
-beebs
critterdvd
10-07-08, 12:34 PM
I actually took an autuer studies class on Hitchcock this past spring and was required to purchase this box set as well at the "legacy collection" and I have to say that I was really impressed with this set. Despite all the biggies like "Psycho," "Rear Window," and "The Birds" it includes some of his lesser known and appreciated work. I'd would be getting this if I didn't already own it, haha.
beebs
10-07-08, 01:03 PM
This Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection is the Universal set with 14 movies.
The Warner 9-movie The Hitchcock Signature Collection contains Strangers on a Train Two-Disc Edition, North by Northwest, Dial M for Murder, Foreign Correspondent, Suspicion, The Wrong Man, Stage Fright, I Confess, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Lionsgate put out the barebones The Alfred Hitchcock Box Set, it includes some of the director's earliest films, including The Ring, The Manxman, Murder!, The Skin Game, and Rich and Strange.
MGM is about to release the 8-movie Hitchcock Premier Collection with some of the titles that used to Criterion releases, including Lifeboat, Spellbound, Notorious, The Paradine Case, Sabotage, Young and Innocent, Rebecca, and The Lodger.
Add in To Catch a Thief (Paramount), 39 Steps (Criterion), and Lady Vanishes (Criterion).
Given recent sales, you can pick all these up for about $200. Wow!
-beebs
moonraker
10-07-08, 01:48 PM
It's a fantastic set! This is a great price for it. Out of the 14 movies in it, only one or two are stinkers.
I was happy to pick this set up about a year ago for $57, so this is indeed a great price. Of the fourteen films it contains, I enjoyed the majority of them. Its entirely subjective, of course, but here is how I would rate the films in this set:
"A": Vertigo, Psycho, Rear Window
"B": Torn Curtain, Frenzy, Family Plot, The Birds
"C": Rope, Topaz, Shadow of a Doubt
"D": Trouble with Harry, Saboteur, Man Who Knew Too Much
"F": Marnie
bsmith
10-07-08, 02:15 PM
Only thing holding me back is those 2-disc SE of Vertigo, Psycho and Rear Window getting released today. I have to get them too :(
While I was very tempted, I agree. I already have "Lifeboat" and "North by Northwest" and of the one's in this set I'm most interested in are "Rear Window" and "Pyscho." So the options are for $50 get 14 movies that contain the two I mostly want in lesser quality or pay $30 to get both in new transfers. I think I would go for the new transfers.
RobLutter
10-07-08, 03:26 PM
I believe I spent $80 when this first came out and I've never thought twice about it.
It should be noted that the newer 2-disc versions of Vertigo, Psycho, and Rear Window use the same transfers as the discs in this version from all I have read.
kefrank
10-07-08, 03:38 PM
It should be noted that the newer 2-disc versions of Vertigo, Psycho, and Rear Window use the same transfers as the discs in this version from all I have read.
Not according to DVD Beaver (http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare/vertigo.htm).
Abe.
10-07-08, 05:08 PM
I believe the new DVDs are now anamorphic.
hwanch
10-07-08, 05:35 PM
I believe the new DVDs are now anamorphic.
Isn't the old set anamorphic as well? I quickly read the review on DVDTalk (http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1747hitc.html) trying to decide if I should get this or not. It says the movies are enhanced widescreen, which is the same thing, I thought.
kefrank
10-07-08, 05:51 PM
Isn't the old set anamorphic as well? I quickly read the review on DVDTalk (http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1747hitc.html) trying to decide if I should get this or not. It says the movies are enhanced widescreen, which is the same thing, I thought.
The new Legacy Collection edition is the first time Vertigo has been available individually with an anamorphic transfer, however the Vertigo disc in the Masterpiece box set is also anamorphic.
SRGilbert
10-07-08, 07:48 PM
This is a fantastic set and well worth the money. I was pretty lucky and picked it up last Christmas from DD for $46.39, but the regular price has gone up quite a bit since then for whatever reason.
NoirFan
10-07-08, 07:59 PM
I actually took an autuer studies class on Hitchcock this past spring and was required to purchase this box set as well at the "legacy collection" and I have to say that I was really impressed with this set.
It was required that you purchase the box sets, like you would a textbook? That sounds ridiculous.
SRGilbert
10-07-08, 08:08 PM
It was required that you purchase the box sets, like you would a textbook? That sounds ridiculous.
Given how expensive and fairly useless (after the class is over) the average textbook can be, I'd say this was a much better investment!
kintnerboy
10-07-08, 08:39 PM
Not according to DVD Beaver (http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare/vertigo.htm).
dvdbeavers review made my decision to puchase this box easier(er).
Not nearly enough of a difference between the old discs and the new to buy the Legacy sets.
kefrank
10-07-08, 10:48 PM
dvdbeavers review made my decision to puchase this box easier(er).
Not nearly enough of a difference between the old discs and the new to buy the Legacy sets.
Yeah, I agree actually. The other thing that put me off in the review of Vertigo was that the 2.0 mono track on the new disc isn't the original track like the Masterpiece version has, but a downmix of the restored remix. Seems odd that they would do that, but I assume the comment on DVD Beaver is true.
I will inevitably double-dip on at least 5 of these titles on Blu-ray when the time comes, but this is too good of a value for me to pass up.
hwanch
10-07-08, 11:58 PM
Ok. After contemplating whether I NEEDED this collection, and after stumbling home from lots of beer, I decided to bite on the deal. Hey, if I'm still thinking of this deal after a few beers, it must be worth it.
utopianz14
10-08-08, 01:02 AM
I had originally planned on getting all three of the new Legacy sets, but after some thought, I decided to forgo them and purchase this set instead at the $41 Bill Me Later price. Not only is that cheaper than the three Legacy sets combined, I'm getting eleven additional movies. That's well worth the sacrifice of additional bonus materials in the Legacy sets.
And based on the screenshots, the new releases don't look significantly different from the Masterpiece editions. Also, the Masterpiece Vertigo retains the original 2.0 mono mix that the Legacy edition (allegedly) drops (is there any actual verification of this outside the addendum to DVDBeaver's review?).
iamiam
10-08-08, 11:30 AM
What, no 7.1 Surround Sound? No go for me. :down:
jeffbase34
10-08-08, 02:01 PM
Thanks OP. I put in an order. The handsome case is enough to make me want this set.
DexMProductions
10-08-08, 09:40 PM
Same. BTW, welcome to the forum.:wave:
Thanks!
iamiam
10-16-08, 03:35 PM
Just got mine yesterday! Watched Vertigo, can't remember when I watched it last, but this copy is gorgeous! Awesome deal for $41, thanks OP!
kefrank
10-16-08, 04:18 PM
I got mine yesterday as well and watched Shadow of a Doubt. Although often cited as Hitch's favorite film, it wasn't as good as I had remembered. I'm looking forward to the rest of the set though!
The packaging could have been designed a little better - the internal cases should not have been made of cardboard, because the corners inevitably get mangled from sliding them back into the outer case. Minor packaging quibbles aside, this set is great.
beebs
10-19-08, 04:16 AM
Received this set Saturday -- amazing for $40. Can't believe I didn't own this one. Also picked up the Warner collection off eBay for under $20 with the 30% off dealio going on.
I'd pick up the MGM set, but ~$65 is too much. I'm spoiled by all these sales.
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