Alien Anthology - Oct. 26th
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I just pre-ordered it off of the Fox Connect site. Sign up for their newsletter and then get a 10% off and free shipping coupon, brought my order down to $135 shipped.
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As much as I want the first two, and like the egg packaging, I can't see paying over $100 for something during the holiday season. Plus with a family of four and limited income it puts it out of reach. Oh well, I'll just wait till they are released seperatley.
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I'll probably be willing to pay up to $75 around the day of release to get one final, definitive copy of the first two films. I paid almost $100 each for the boxed LD sets, so $37.50 each for HD copies is a bargain.
And it would be nice to have these for Halloween this year. Otherwise I'm sure by Christmas I'll be able to get them for that price or less.
And it would be nice to have these for Halloween this year. Otherwise I'm sure by Christmas I'll be able to get them for that price or less.
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Now that would be Youtube video worthy, but be careful, if people are knifing over seats, no telling what they would do for this. Ah the con, still remember growing up in San Diego and going to this when they actually sold comics.............
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Called Fox and they said it is a pre-auth that will roll off. They also said the order will NOT ship until all items are available to ship.
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Here's a video aintitcool.com posted on how the egg works.
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I'll buy the regular set and stick it in the alien head.
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As has been discussed earlier in this thread, the producer of this set, Charles de Laurizika, knows how a film should look in HD, and Lowry Digital (the folks behind the Star Wars, Blade Runner and THX-1138 restorations) also participated in the process. That really is a no-worries guarantee.
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As has been discussed earlier in this thread, the producer of this set, Charles de Laurizika, knows how a film should look in HD, and Lowry Digital (the folks behind the Star Wars, Blade Runner and THX-1138 restorations) also participated in the process. That really is a no-worries guarantee.
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Alright, then. It looks like a safe bet to get the set. The Blade Runner set was absolutely amazing. I can't wait to see what they do for Star Wars !
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Ok friends, please just help me out a little here. I'm not asking for a guarantee just an educated guess or prediction.
October is going to be a beast for me and, honestly, as of now I still have the set pre-ordered for a day 1 purchase, but here's where I'd like as many opinions as possible.
While I don't like the 3rd or 4th film, I do want the complete set. But because I only like half of the films, I'm open to not buying on day one.
But are they going to milk this set through the holidays because of it's late release or will we see it down near $60 for a day or two between black Friday and Christmas? And not just one lighting deal that I might miss or sells out before I even see the post?
Just give me some odds? Will they keep it close to its release day price for months or will they decide to sell the like hotcakes by slashing the price for a day?
If it sells for $95 on release day and really only fluctuates a few bucks by Christmas, I'll be pissed that I just didn't fork over the damned money on day one.
Last thing, if the only opportunity to get this at an amazing price is sleeping my local BB or Walmart, I'd rather spend the extra money. I'm talking Amazon or BB that might have tons of people but not Black Friday lines?
So, what do you all think? Will it probably be offered at a killer price on day or more this holiday season or will it not or be a BF in store kind if deal only?
Please give me some numbers? 60% chance?? Higher? Lower? Just tell me what you think?
Thanks everyone!
October is going to be a beast for me and, honestly, as of now I still have the set pre-ordered for a day 1 purchase, but here's where I'd like as many opinions as possible.
While I don't like the 3rd or 4th film, I do want the complete set. But because I only like half of the films, I'm open to not buying on day one.
But are they going to milk this set through the holidays because of it's late release or will we see it down near $60 for a day or two between black Friday and Christmas? And not just one lighting deal that I might miss or sells out before I even see the post?
Just give me some odds? Will they keep it close to its release day price for months or will they decide to sell the like hotcakes by slashing the price for a day?
If it sells for $95 on release day and really only fluctuates a few bucks by Christmas, I'll be pissed that I just didn't fork over the damned money on day one.
Last thing, if the only opportunity to get this at an amazing price is sleeping my local BB or Walmart, I'd rather spend the extra money. I'm talking Amazon or BB that might have tons of people but not Black Friday lines?
So, what do you all think? Will it probably be offered at a killer price on day or more this holiday season or will it not or be a BF in store kind if deal only?
Please give me some numbers? 60% chance?? Higher? Lower? Just tell me what you think?
Thanks everyone!
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I'm holding out for Black Friday with everything coming out in Oct. I like all four films so I'll be happy with a price around $80 or so. I think it's been pointed out that the previous Fox box sets started dropping in price 1st or 2nd qtr the following yr. For me December will be the perfect time to go thru the set as I usually take three wks off, so I'm not planning to wait that long.
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20:1 odds it won't be lower than $89.99 on release day
15:1 odds it won't be lower than $79.99 before the end of the year
50:1 odds I won't pay more than $50 for the set because...
100% guarantee that I think Alien 3 and 4 suck balls and I wouldn't pay 2 cents for them
when I first saw Ripley in her underwear on VHS at my cousin's house at age 11 during Christmas, I jerked it under the blanket after everyone went to bed
2:1 odds that there's a separate release of Alien and Aliens within a year
4:1 odds they are only out in Europe
3:1 odds they won't be Region A compatible
50% chance Favre won't be back this year
15:1 odds it won't be lower than $79.99 before the end of the year
50:1 odds I won't pay more than $50 for the set because...
100% guarantee that I think Alien 3 and 4 suck balls and I wouldn't pay 2 cents for them
when I first saw Ripley in her underwear on VHS at my cousin's house at age 11 during Christmas, I jerked it under the blanket after everyone went to bed
2:1 odds that there's a separate release of Alien and Aliens within a year
4:1 odds they are only out in Europe
3:1 odds they won't be Region A compatible
50% chance Favre won't be back this year