Originally Posted by crikey (Post 11337479)

True, but especially good for me since NxNW and Psycho are the only NA Hitchcock Blus I currently own.

Originally Posted by LPMA (Post 11337588)

I'm really really debating hard between all of these boxsets (Hitchcock and Monsters). I wish we had a more detailed look at what will be inside, as I'm pretty sure the disc content should be the same.

Hitchcock (UK regular vs UK deluxe vs US)

UK regular vs UK deluxe: no brainer, considering the price difference, deluxe easily wins.
UK vs US: pricing should also make this a no brainer, but I can't help but feel the set is slightly less complete without NxNW. I think I also prefer the US art, but I'd assume the UK regular set would feature the same art. The classier version in the deluxe set does look good though.

Monsters (UK regular vs UK deluxe vs US)
Identical sets with a huge difference in price means the US set isn't even in the running.
UK regular vs UK deluxe: The packaging is pretty neat, but the difference in price is a bit steep just for the packaging.

Originally Posted by hariseldon (Post 11338501)

6 Disc Alien set is pretty much identical to the US set except packaging. No problems playing any material on any US player.

Originally Posted by hariseldon (Post 11335490)

Well, I guess these are all preorders, but
Big Bang S1-5 @ $15/season
Hitchcock boxset (x2) 50% of the US price
Universal Monsters Box at a huge discount compared to the US set
Bond 50 Set

Originally Posted by creekdipper (Post 11341224)

I've been watching all of those (except Big Bang), but don't have a region-free BD player, so guess it's just the Hitch collection for me. :mad:

Originally Posted by JayTL (Post 11341231)

Thought the Monsters collection was region-free. Was I mistaken?

Originally Posted by Brian T (Post 11357903)

Not sure if this is an all-time low, but nonetheless:

Lethal Weapon Collection Blu-ray - £16.97 (about $27 U.S. shipped)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003V1YHFE/

Originally Posted by dolphinboy (Post 11357917)

As good as that deal is, I've heard the packaging is on the UK version is really bad. Any truth to that?

Even if this only goes down to $35 around the holidays (I expect better than that price, though), I'd rather wait longer and potentially still a little bit more if the UK packaging is terrible.

Originally Posted by Brian T (Post 11358426)

The customer images at Amazon U.K. suggest it's very similar to — if not the same as (?) — the U.S. edition. Regular Blu-ray case with a couple of flip trays inside, with a slipcover. I'm not getting this one anyways — holding off for a cheap U.S. version sooner or later —*but figured this might appeal to somebody. Although apparently it's been even lower, so there's that.

$18 to $20 for the U.S. one is reasonable, considering the advancing age of these films, and the number of times they've been re-packaged in regular DVD sets, and quite cheaply to boot (such as the 4-film Favorites version, which is rarely more than $10).

Originally Posted by manicsounds (Post 11341666)

Not 100% reliable. I've had to submit a few corrections to Amazon UK to inform a few of the discs are in fact NOT region free. It takes them a while to correct as well.

Originally Posted by dolphinboy (Post 11357917)

As good as that deal is, I've heard the packaging is on the UK version is really bad. Any truth to that?

Even if this only goes down to $35 around the holidays (I expect better than that price, though), I'd rather wait longer and potentially still a little bit more if the UK packaging is terrible.

Originally Posted by hariseldon (Post 11379163)

$30 or £30? It was exactly £30 shipped last year during it's pre-order and immediate release week, but it's been £5-6 ever since mid January.
Or are you talking about a different boxset.

Originally Posted by Bobaray (Post 11369781)

For those who ordered the Bond 50 set from Amazon.co.uk wondering if this set would be region free, just noticed new information at the Amazon.co.uk site. There is now a breakdown of what is on each disc. 21 of the discs are listed as region free. The Quantum of Solace disc is listed as Region B only. Finally, the 23rd disc (one hour of special features) does not list the region.