What Have You Ordered Recently? Part 7

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by SPRBD

Were the discs in this set packaged in regular keepcases or slimcases? Did any of them come loose and get scratched in transit? Thanks.

Keepcases.

[SPRBD]

Thanks.

[NoirFan]

All from Amazon.co.uk:

The Man Without A Past £6.93
Nighthawks £11.03
Strip Jack Naked £11.03
Another Way £6.07
Aki Kaurismäki Collection, The - Vol. 2 £15.63
- Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana ( Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana ) (1994)
- Drifting Clouds ( Kauas pilvet karkaavat ) (1996)
- Juha (1999)
Aki Kaurismäki Collection, The - Vol. 3 £15.63
- Crime and Punishment ( Rikos ja rangaistus ) (1983)
- Calamari Union (1985)
- Hamlet Goes Business ( Hamlet liikemaailmassa ) (1987)
- Bohemian Life ( Vie de bohème, La ) ( Bohemernas liv ) (1992)
Jean-Luc Godard - Histoire... £18.23
Up The Junction £4.47

Tough to pay almost full price for Nighthawks and Strip Jack Naked, but with both going OOP a couple of months ago, they probably won't be any cheaper. Also disappointed to see the conversion rate is now 1.52, up from 1.45.

[marty888]

from Amazon UK:

1 "The Valley Of Gwangi [1969]"
James Franciscus; DVD; £3.45


1 "Dark Angel [1990]"
Dolph Lundgren; DVD; £5.19


1 "Ladies Of The Chorus [1949]"
Marilyn Monroe; DVD; £4.97


1 "Jerry Springer - The Opera"
David Soul; DVD; £2.59


1 "Sinbad Collection - Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad/Golden Voyage Of Sinbad/Sinbad And The Eye Of Tiger"
7th Voyage of Sinbad/Golden Voyage...; DVD; £5.98


1 "Damages - Season 1 [2007]"
Glenn Close; DVD; £7.97


(A few of these are not available in R1, such as DARK ANGEL released in the U.S. as I COME IN PEACE, and LADIES OF THE CHORUS, which was Marilyn's first leading role. The others are all cheaper than what's available in the U.S.)

[Giles]

Originally Posted by marty888

from Amazon UK:

1 "The Valley Of Gwangi [1969]"
James Franciscus; DVD; £3.45


1 "Dark Angel [1990]"
Dolph Lundgren; DVD; £5.19


1 "Ladies Of The Chorus [1949]"
Marilyn Monroe; DVD; £4.97


1 "Jerry Springer - The Opera"
David Soul; DVD; £2.59


1 "Sinbad Collection - Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad/Golden Voyage Of Sinbad/Sinbad And The Eye Of Tiger"
7th Voyage of Sinbad/Golden Voyage...; DVD; £5.98


1 "Damages - Season 1 [2007]"
Glenn Close; DVD; £7.97


(A few of these are not available in R1, such as DARK ANGEL released in the U.S. as I COME IN PEACE, and LADIES OF THE CHORUS, which was Marilyn's first leading role. The others are all cheaper than what's available in the U.S.)

this in on DVD!!!!

I saw a fantastic staging of it here in Washington DC at the Studio Theatre last summer.

[Yakuza Bengoshi]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Jean-Luc Godard - Histoire... £18.23

Wonderful collection. Very different in tone from Scorsese's two films along this line, but no less terrific.

My latest shipment from Amazon UK:

Young Adam £3.11
People On Sunday £6.94
Fellini £12.15
The Smoking Room - Series 2 £4.97
Directed By Douglas Sirk -... £8.98
Oh! What a Lovely War: The... £2.47
Black God White Devil by G... £6.07

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by Yakuza Bengoshi

Wonderful collection. Very different in tone from Scorsese's two films along this line, but no less terrific.

And the price has gone down by 4 pounds since I placed my order. Pity Amazon no longer uses price protection.

People On Sunday £6.94

Nice price on that one. This has been a rumored Criterion forever.

Directed By Douglas Sirk -... £8.98

Even though I already own three of the titles, at that price I'm sorely tempted to pull the trigger, despite the apparent ratio/transfer issues.

Black God White Devil by G... £6.07

Mr. Bongo have really improved their discs as of late, and their prices are even cheaper than Second Run.

[chris_sc77]

Originally Posted by Yakuza Bengoshi

Directed By Douglas Sirk -... £8.98

Anyone know if this set has any extras?
Also does anyone know if this set has any extras as well:
"The Powell And Pressburger Collection"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Powell-Press...=pd_sim_d_h__1

[zombeaner]

Originally Posted by SPRBD

Were the discs in this set packaged in regular keepcases or slimcases? Did any of them come loose and get scratched in transit? Thanks.

FYI, the Russ Meyer set is R0, not R2.

[LosingMyMind]

The Surreal Life season 2

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Also disappointed to see the conversion rate is now 1.52, up from 1.45.

...And now it's back down to 1.45 again, costing me $7.00 in the meantime. Here's another order, from Amazon again:

Mikio Naruse Collection (BFI) £31.29
Alphaville £6.07
Streamers £6.93
Carnival Of Souls £8.68 (pre-order)
The Ghoul £8.68 (pre-order)

[Giles]

Originally Posted by Yakuza Bengoshi

Wonderful collection. Very different in tone from Scorsese's two films along this line, but no less terrific.

My latest shipment from Amazon UK:

Young Adam £3.11
People On Sunday £6.94
Fellini £12.15
The Smoking Room - Series 2 £4.97
Directed By Douglas Sirk -... £8.98
Oh! What a Lovely War: The... £2.47
Black God White Devil by G... £6.07

ooh, good price and unlike the US release it's not the cut R-rated version of the film.

[SPRBD]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Also disappointed to see the conversion rate is now 1.52, up from 1.45.

The conversion rate from where? Your credit card company? Is there any way to pay AmazonUK directly in dollars, so that you pay the converted rate without having to pay the surcharge that your credit card company tacks on?

[SPRBD]

Originally Posted by Giles

ooh, good price and unlike the US release it's not the cut R-rated version of the film.

How severely is the US release cut? I've always held off buying it because of the cuts.

[Giles]

Originally Posted by SPRBD

How severely is the US release cut? I've always held off buying it because of the cuts.

actually from what I've read, the US version has the NC-17 rated scenes in the DVD supplementary section. Why Sony released this theatrically uncut "NC-17" and then release the film cut (on home video) is beyond me.

from imdb (adult in content)

Spoiler:

The R-rated US video version removes a moment from the NC-17 theatrical cut where Ewan McGregor's character performs oral sex on Tilda Swinton's character, although the scene is presented whole in the DVD's bonus features.

[chris_sc77]

I was feeing a martial arts and asian action urge so I blind bought all of the following (except IO have previously seen Iron Monkey):
Bichunmoo - Warrior Of Virtue (2-disk SE) [2000] £4.32
Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain [1983] £3.46
Volcano High (Special two-disk edition) [2001] £3.46
Champion (Two-Disk Special Collector's Edition) £3.45
Iron Monkey (Two-Disk Platinum Edition) [1993] £5.19
Full Contact (Special Collector's Edition)[1992] £2.59
Naked Weapon (Special Collector's Edition) (2002) £2.59
Football Factory (Special Edition) [2004] £2.59
Azumi/Azumi 2 - Death Or Love £8.07
Bang Rajan (Two-Disk Special Collector's Edition) £2.59
Initial D - Drift Racer (Two-Disk Special Collector's Edition) [2005] £3.46
Crying Fist (Two-Disk Special Collector's Edition) [2005] £3.46
New Police Story (2-disk SE) [2004] £4.33
Typhoon - 2 Disc Special Collectors Edition [2007] £2.59
Duelist (2-disk SE) [2007] £3.46
Red Wolf (Two-Disk Special Collector's Edition) [1995] £4.32

Total for everything, including s+H (which was over 20% of the total cost) was around $114.18. Hope these are good fun. I only bought titles with lots of special features and notice many titles have Bey Logan commentaries which is also a big plus for me.

[BuddhaWake]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

I was feeing a martial arts and asian action urge so I blind bought all of the following (except IO have previously seen Iron Monkey):
Bichunmoo - Warrior Of Virtue (2-disk SE) [2000] £4.32
Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain [1983] £3.46
Volcano High (Special two-disk edition) [2001] £3.46
Champion (Two-Disk Special Collector's Edition) £3.45
Iron Monkey (Two-Disk Platinum Edition) [1993] £5.19
Full Contact (Special Collector's Edition)[1992] £2.59
Naked Weapon (Special Collector's Edition) (2002) £2.59
Football Factory (Special Edition) [2004] £2.59
Azumi/Azumi 2 - Death Or Love £8.07
Bang Rajan (Two-Disk Special Collector's Edition) £2.59
Initial D - Drift Racer (Two-Disk Special Collector's Edition) [2005] £3.46
Crying Fist (Two-Disk Special Collector's Edition) [2005] £3.46
New Police Story (2-disk SE) [2004] £4.33
Typhoon - 2 Disc Special Collectors Edition [2007] £2.59
Duelist (2-disk SE) [2007] £3.46
Red Wolf (Two-Disk Special Collector's Edition) [1995] £4.32

Total for everything, including s+H (which was over 20% of the total cost) was around $114.18. Hope these are good fun. I only bought titles with lots of special features and notice many titles have Bey Logan commentaries which is also a big plus for me.

I think many of these are HKL right? anyway. i've been meaning to pick up Bang Rajan as I have almost everything else. but these are some good prices.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Even though I already own three of the titles, at that price I'm sorely tempted to pull the trigger, despite the apparent ratio/transfer issues.

....And I did. Here is my revised order:

"Un Chien Andalou / L'Age d'Or [1929]"
Luis Bunuel; DVD; £19.98

"Directed By Douglas Sirk - Has Anyone Seen My Gal?/All I Desire/Magnificent Obsession/All That Heaven Allows/Written On The Wind/The Tarnished Angels/Imitation Of Life"
Lana Turner; DVD; £8.98

"The Black Cat [1934]"
Bela Lugosi; DVD; £4.33

"Mikio Naruse Collection [1955]"
Hideko Takamine; DVD; £31.29

"Alphaville [1965]"
Eddie Constantine; DVD; £6.07

"La Notte [Masters of Cinema] [1961]"
Michelangelo Antonioni; DVD; £10.42

"Streamers [1983]"
Robert Altman; DVD; £6.93

"David Lean Centenary Collection [1942]"
David Lean; DVD; £13.03

"Lotte Reiniger - Fairy Tales [1922]"
Lotte Reiniger; DVD; £11.29

"The Fan [1949]"
Richard Greene; DVD; £8.25

"Carnival Of Souls [1962]"
Candace Hilligoss; DVD; £8.68

"The Ghoul [1934]"
Boris Karloff; DVD; £8.68

"Celia [1989]"
Rebecca Smart; DVD; £8.25

"Daisies (Semikrásky)"
Ivana Karbanová; DVD; £8.25

A whopping £170.38, but at least I don't have to worry about paying it until late April!

[Yakuza Bengoshi]

Amazon UK:

Memories Of Underdevelopment £6.07
Another Way £6.07
12:08 East Of Bucharest £6.06
Lancelot du Lac £6.06
Offside £5.03
London / Robinson In Space £10.94
Fantômas £12.16
4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days £6.07
Taxi to the Dark Side £4.33
Le Souffle £5.19
Loulou £5.19
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly £4.97
The Devil, Probably £6.06

[cgray]

From amazon.co.uk:

1 "Black Cat, White Cat [1998]" Bajram Sevredzan; DVD; £5.20

1 "Withnail And I : 20th Anniversary Edition (3 Disc Digitally Remastered Special Edition) [1988]" Richard E. Grant; DVD; £6.07

1 "The Party And The Guests [1966]" Ivan Vyskocil; DVD; £6.07

1 "David Lean Centenary Collection [1942]" David Lean; DVD; £13.03

[pro-bassoonist]

I just wanted to recommend that if anyone hasn't yet seen The Banishment please do yourself a favor and add it to your orders. Arguably the best film I've seen all year!!

Ciao,
Pro-B

[Yakuza Bengoshi]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

I just wanted to recommend that if anyone hasn't yet seen The Banishment please do yourself a favor and add it to your orders. Arguably the best film I've seen all year!!

Ciao,
Pro-B

The year is still very young.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by Yakuza Bengoshi

The year is still very young.

All year was referring to 2008

Pro-B

[Yakuza Bengoshi]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

All year was referring to 2008

Pro-B

Ah, now that's an endorsement.

Latest order at Sendit.com:

The Fassbinder Collection - Commemorative Ed. 1973 - 1982 £12.89
The Neo-Realist Collection £12.89
The Fassbinder Collection - Commemorative Ed. 1969 - 1972 £12.89

[cine]

Originally Posted by Yakuza Bengoshi

Latest order at Sendit.com:

...
The Neo-Realist Collection £12.89
...

Great find!