andicus

They offer you a 'refund' on your shipping fees. Very handy, when Prime delivery is free.

MooMooMooMoo

I called & bitched, & they gave me a $5 credit. I actually got someone in the USA, too! It appears that is the policy ($5) , but you have to ask if it's a Prime order.

SteveA

Thanks for the heads up. I ordered a couple of these. I wish there wasn't so much overlap of titles in these sets. But I think that's been discussed here before.

hariseldon

For anyone that ordered teh Creature Set recently -- there are now 2 separate reports of items with the 00022 sticker AND with the old disc packaged.
So if it's important, check the disc ID and/or file date or play it and see if it's corrected.

E Unit

Is the 00022 a sticker that went over the printed UPC?

hariseldon

Yes -- the add-on sticker has the regular UPC with the 00022 suffix at the end -- those were supposed to be the corrected sets, but now even that isn't cleam so it's back to checking the discs themselves.
2 or 3 of the Amazon deliveries now reported plus one from WOWHD UK

DVD Josh

And this has what to do with Amazon? Who is E Unit's secret DVD Talk account?

E Unit

Abob Teff

These have always been a “those would be cool to have” but not a “I must have” for me ...

Is $90 for the whole run a good deal?

story

I'm feeling the same way. I'd like to have them to show my kids, I think they'd like them, but I don't see myself spending more than $50 and feeling great about it. Are these streaming anywhere?

hariseldon

Not unless you want the individual boxes.

The 30 Film Box was $70 last year and may be same or less soon again. Same 6 sets, plus the standalone Phantom of the Opera and a small Booklet in its own Slipbox but without the
individual slipcases.

I already had 4 boxes and the PotO movie so $30 for the last two was fine with me. The smaller Slipcases are a bit nicer than the larger slipbox.

JoeySeven

Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection $69.99 @ Amazon

Deal of the day.

Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection

Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection

Damn I know if I buy this it is going to drop even more.
But at this price I'm think I'm going to buy.

So after having the individual collections on sale for about the past week.
They kind of pull a FU. I did not buy any individual sets this year,but I have two from two years ago.

Classic Films

This was the same price October 22, 2018 also as a deal of the day.That was when I bought it.

hariseldon

Yes, that seemed to be a special deal for when the boxsets were reintroduced supposedly with the corrected discs AND a Halloween deal
Of course Amazon shipped a bunch of old sets and some new sets while other stores who PM shipped almost exclusively the new set.
There was 1 or 2 other times it dropped to the same price on Amazon and I swear there was a deal where it was cheaper, but I've yet to be able to find it.

But 90+ cost of Phantom of the Opera for the separates vs even $70 makes it a pretty easy choice IF you don't have any of them.

I think it might have been a little cheaper with the B&N 40% Christmas Sale, but I'm not sure it was in stock in December
$90 @40%off + 20-25% coupon is around $70, but if you were a member and combined the usual Nov. Gift cards discount deals then the net price might have been closer to $45-50 Out of pocket

E Unit

I grew up watching these on weekends, so I got them (a while back) to finally have them in my collection, and to show my kids. I showed them the original Dracula and Frankenstein, and they actually got into it.

I did check out JustWatch to see if any of the Universal Monsters Collection movies were available to stream, and it looks like they are not - at least for now. But if you like them, I highly suggest picking them up individually or the big set.

Brian T

Price drop on the MOTHRA steelbook - $11.89

PhantomStranger

Decent release.

https://www.doblu.com/2019/06/26/mothra-blu-ray-review/

MooMooMooMoo

Ironic this happened the day after I got 2 blu-boxes (Invisible Man & Creature) for $15 each. Oh well...........

BTW, I learned something: for those who use Amazon lockers, if you choose a Rite Aid locker you get a 50% off 10 or more coupon from Rite Aid (you have to ask for it when you pick up the package). And they stack! Mind you Rite aid is so expensive that half off litterally just makes them competitive on some items but still....

MooMooMooMoo

Looks like I'm going to be keeping my UK essentials box for Phantom..........

BobO'Link

That's exactly what I did. I purchased the UK Essentials set before those BR Legacy editions were announced (and for a song at that). Because I love those movies I purchased the individual sets as they were released. Having the UK Essentials set I just couldn't justify picking up the stand-alone of the rather lacking 1943 Phantom... to put with the others. I purchased the BFI version of the 1929/1925 Phantom... with Lon Chaney and am considering putting the 1943 BR in the case with it to make the "Legacy Edition" Universal *should* have done.

The BFI BR of Phantom... is fairly inexpensive at deepdiscount but on BO right now. I opted for that version as the BR is region free and the price is about half that of the KINO release. The BFI print is quite good with slightly different "special features" than the KINO - mainly a HD version of the 1925 version making it the better choice - at least for me. It also has a very nice booklet with a long essay on the film and includes a PAL DVD version of the whole package and a PAL DVD of the "Lon Chaney: Man Of A Thousand Faces" documentary from TCM and Kevin Brownlow.

laidbacklarkin

Got the Creature and Invisible Man sets today. Surprised they didn't throw them in a bubble envelope, was neatly packaged in a cardboard box. Creature UPC is 0022. This completes my Legacy collection. No more double dipping

MooMooMooMoo

I've lost count of how many times I've purchased "upgrades" of the Cheny Phantom. I currently own the Image blu (17542503) & the Eureka/MOC DVD. Is the BFI/Kino a major upgrade?

Mike86

So I’ve never seen any of the Universal Monster flicks and have some interest in checking them out. I’d probably only buy one, maybe two sets. I realize they’re all categorized by character, but is any one set of films better/more accessible? Kinda leaning towards Dracula. Possibly Frankenstein or Wolf Man.

MooMooMooMoo

My vote would be start with Dracula & either The Mummy or Frankenstein. There is a 2 film duplication between Drac & Frank. Dracula is a must. The main film with Lugosi is a HUGE upgrade from all previous versions, including the Legacy dvd box.

MooMooMooMoo

BTW, I don't remember if I mentioned this before: If you have a Rite-Aid with an Amazon storage locker, use it & you get a $5 off $10 coupon with each pickup (you do have to ask). And the coupons are stackable. Too bad Rite Aid is really overpriced already, but it may be of use.