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Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99



here's what you get on 15 discs:

Title listing: Saboteur (1942), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Rope (1948), Rear Window (1954), The Trouble With Harry (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964), Torn Curtain (1966), Topaz (1969), Frenzy (1972), Family Plot (1976)
All 14 films are digitally re-mastered.
Amazing star power spanning over three decades in Hollywood including James Stewart, Paul Newman, Sean Connery, Anthony Perkins, Doris Day, Grace Kelly and many, many more.
All-new bonus disc showcases Hitchcock's films, career and legacy.
Ultra-premium velvet packaging
36-page collectible book
14 documentaries and 9 featurettes, including: The Story of Frenzy; Plotting Family Plot; The Trouble With Harry Isn't Over; The Makig of The Man Who Knew Too Much; Obsessed with Vertigo; Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho; Saboteur: A Closer Look; Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film; Rope Unleashed; Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary; The Birds Is Coming; The Trouble with Marnie; Torn Curtain Rising; Topaz: An Appreciation by Leonard Maltin;
Storyboards
Production photographs
Theatrical trailers
Bonus Disc: AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock; Masters of Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock; All About The Birds; The Making of Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99

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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

Has anyone seen this for cheaper before? I've actually held off on buying Hitchcock movies for a while, but it seems like a pretty solid set. Anyone own the set and recommend it?
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

I'm tempted too but did a check and Amazon UK is selling similar boxset for £15, not sure if I should just get the R2 one based on price.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

The UK version is flawed. Psycho is non-anamorphic, The Birds is fullscreen, Vertigo is also non-anamorphic. Also, I might be mistaken but some extras might be missing.

The US release has a nice velvet package, extras on every release.

Although the new extras on the Psycho, Vertigo, Rear Window releases are not on there, but still an amazing set. The only thing might be possible more double dips in the future.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

It was around $45 during the Nov. '07 Deep Discount sale, but that was a fluke, as they just happened to price match an Amazon sale while the the codes were active. I believe this is the cheapest it's been otherwise.

I highly recommend the set, it's one of my favorites. Aside from Topaz (and to some extent, Torn Curtain), I loved every movie in this set. Getting that much Hitch for $50 is a real bargain, even on standard def.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

Thanks for posting the DVD Beaver review, pretty thorough.. I'm pretty sure I'll pick this up before the day's over. I'd like to wait for more Hitchcock on Blu-ray, but I have a feeling that for some of his more obscure titles it will be years before they hit HD, if ever. This set and some of the other ones that are out there are probably the way to go.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

That's exactly the same price I paid for it back on October 7, 2008 from Amazon. (May have saved more with BMLDEALS Promo that took $15 off my total order of $109, but can't remember the exact details now..)
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

This is painful. I want it so bad after I had to sell it when I was hard up for cash a while back... of course I'm broke until next week.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

I paid $60 and I still feel like that was a bargain! Absolutely amazing set.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

It's an amazing set. I bought it a year ago @ Amazon for $53.99 with a very nice velvet case...

(The only movie that was not included in the set that I wanted was Stranger on a Train. I was able to pick up the 2 disk SE version at Biglots for $3.)
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

Originally Posted by Lecithin
That's exactly the same price I paid for it back on October 7, 2008 from Amazon. (May have saved more with BMLDEALS Promo that took $15 off my total order of $109, but can't remember the exact details now..)
Me too! Sad to realize I have not yet watched the whole set since buying it more than two years ago...
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

Originally Posted by kstublen
Anyone own the set and recommend it?
It's essential, certainly so at $50.99.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

I recommend this set as well... think I paid $57 for it several years ago from Amazon. I actually like the packaging... I have it sitting on my shelf such that the side door faces outward, so all I have to do is pull on the chord and the door swings open providing access to the dvds... so I don't have to take the box off of the shelf at all to access the dvds or put them back.

A few of the films were misses for me and I probably won't watch them again, but most were good and a few are real masterpieces that have endless replay value.... certainly a good deal at this price.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

incredible set! i got it for like $45 or so from a deepdiscount sale, and i would've easily paid $60+ for it.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

Originally Posted by DeepSleep
It's an amazing set. I bought it a year ago @ Amazon for $53.99 with a very nice velvet case...

(The only movie that was not included in the set that I wanted was Stranger on a Train. I was able to pick up the 2 disk SE version at Biglots for $3.)
Ditto! I also picked up the 2 disc 'Strangers on a Train' for about $5.00 on Amazon marketplace new-
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

ordered it- I like his movies a lot but don't own any aside from a cheapy 12 dvd boxset of his early films and season 1 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

Originally Posted by moonraker
I recommend this set as well... think I paid $57 for it several years ago from Amazon. I actually like the packaging... I have it sitting on my shelf such that the side door faces outward, so all I have to do is pull on the chord and the door swings open providing access to the dvds... so I don't have to take the box off of the shelf at all to access the dvds or put them back.
ooh, I like the sound of that!
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

Yeah, I ordered it. Figured I would, but was still sort of on the fence; everyone here swayed me though. I thank you, but my wallet does not.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

I was going to quit buying dvd's but I couldn't resist this one (or the THRILLER deal from yesterday). I am now holding my breath for a great deal on the Twilight Zone definitive edition...
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

I wish I didn't already own half the movies included in this set or I would get it and put it next to the Thriller set I should be receiving any day.
I noticed Amazon has The Outer Limits Original Series Complete Box Set for 27.49. That's tempting too. But it's not quite the deal this is and I've read the transfers are mediocre so I've refrained. Still, they would all look good together.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

I was planning to get this set (and the Universal set and the Warner Signature set) but I believe we should be seeing Hitchcock on Blu-ray and I can definitely wait to see these all in HD.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

Definitely a great deal but eventually most (hopefully all) of these titles will be released in the Blu-Ray flavor. When? Who knows. I just recently watched "The Man Who Knew Too Much" from this collection and was actually disappointed in how soft the Standard Def image appeared. I have no idea how much better a Blu version would look but I can hope...

Edit: The packaging is great, especially the velvet. I don't mind the four discs being layered in each "book."
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

It actually showed up on my Quick Picks for $48.84, so I got it at that price, making the deal just a little bit sweeter.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

I bought this for around 90$.. and it is still one of my best purchases. You will not regret dropping $50 on it.
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection- $50.99 Amazon DOTD 10/19/10

Originally Posted by ResIpsa
Definitely a great deal but eventually most (hopefully all) of these titles will be released in the Blu-Ray flavor. When? Who knows. I just recently watched "The Man Who Knew Too Much" from this collection and was actually disappointed in how soft the Standard Def image appeared. I have no idea how much better a Blu version would look but I can hope...
Definitely tempting. I already own a few of my favorites from this set (Vertigo, Man Who Knew Too Much, Rear Window) from Big Lots or other sources. Given the fact I'm overloaded with stuff I haven't watched and that I was somewhat disappointed in the quality of the DVDs I've seen (as I recall they were somewhat mediocre... not bad but definitely not "boy these look great"), I'm going to hold out hope that in a few years there will be a better Blu-Ray set of these same movies for not much more money. If not, and I ever catch up on my movie backlog, then I hope this same set will be around for the same or less.

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