The Mel Brooks Collection: 12/15!!!!!!
09-17-09 | 01:29 PM
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Although I'd love to own several of these in the set, if I put this on my Christmas list that will probably be it, so I'll have to see what else is coming out before I decide what to do.
09-17-09 | 02:55 PM
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Box looks similar to size and design to the Planet of the Apes blu-ray collection from Fox.
My disc went quickly into a case with custom cover, and once I read the included hardback book, the book & box went into storage....
IF I get this Brooks set, I imagine doing a similar thing.
My disc went quickly into a case with custom cover, and once I read the included hardback book, the book & box went into storage....
IF I get this Brooks set, I imagine doing a similar thing.
09-17-09 | 04:00 PM
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I was thinking the same thing. Hopefully that means separate releases since all the POTA movies were released separately as well.
09-18-09 | 01:50 AM
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I think it's funny that 20th Century Fox licensed a single movie from MGM for this set, and they used a photo from that and not one of theirs.
09-18-09 | 02:18 AM
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Awesome i can not wait for this to hit the shelves, Iam a big mel brooks fan, and will pre order this ASAP.
its cool that WB has once again permited fox to include blazzing saddles(just as in the standard dvd set a few years ago) hopefully wb on there own will put out a Bluray of Dead and loving it and hopefully the original producers and life stinks will find there way to high def soon as well.
and i love the packaging very classy.
its cool that WB has once again permited fox to include blazzing saddles(just as in the standard dvd set a few years ago) hopefully wb on there own will put out a Bluray of Dead and loving it and hopefully the original producers and life stinks will find there way to high def soon as well.
and i love the packaging very classy.
09-18-09 | 03:27 AM
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Re: The Mel Brooks Collection: 12/15!!!!!!
Awesome i can not wait for this to hit the shelves, Iam a big mel brooks fan, and will pre order this ASAP.
its cool that WB has once again permited fox to include blazzing saddles(just as in the standard dvd set a few years ago) hopefully wb on there own will put out a Bluray of Dead and loving it and hopefully the original producers and life stinks will find there way to high def soon as well.
and i love the packaging very classy.
its cool that WB has once again permited fox to include blazzing saddles(just as in the standard dvd set a few years ago) hopefully wb on there own will put out a Bluray of Dead and loving it and hopefully the original producers and life stinks will find there way to high def soon as well.
and i love the packaging very classy.
09-18-09 | 07:04 AM
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Hmm will have to decide whether or not to upgrade my SD box.... 2 years ago I would have in a heartbeat, but not so sure anymore.
09-18-09 | 11:02 PM
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09-19-09 | 07:49 AM
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I already own Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles on BD and all of these on DVD. It would be nice to get the set, but it will have to wait for a major sale.
09-28-09 | 10:41 AM
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Amazon has this up now. $140 MSRP, Amazon price $95.
High Def Digest has some details, sorry if its a repost:
High Def Digest has some details, sorry if its a repost:
The set will include nine films from the comic filmmaker, including: 'Blazing Saddles,' 'High Anxiety,' 'History of the World Part 1,' 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights,' 'Silent Movie,' 'Spaceballs,' 'To Be or Not to Be,' 'Twelve Chairs,' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
The Blu-rays will feature 1080p video and a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack. Supplements are as follows:
Disc One: 'Blazing Saddles' will include additional scenes, scene specific commentary with Mel Brooks, Back in the Saddle, Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn, Black Bart: 1975 Proposed Series Spinoff pilot episode, and a trailer.
Disc Two: 'Spaceballs' will include a commentary by Mel Brooks, Spaceballs: The Documentary, In Conversation: Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan, John Candy: Comic Spirit, Watch the movie in Ludicrous Speed, Still galleries, film flubs, and storyboards.
Disc Three: 'Young Frankenstein' will have a commentary by Mel Brooks, Inside the Lab: Making Young Frankenstein, deleted scenes, It's Alive: Creating a Monster Classic, Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein, Transylvania Lullaby: The Music of John Morris, the Franken-Track trivia track, outtakes, and an isolated score track.
Disc Four: 'High Anxiety' includes Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense, the "Am I Very, Very Nervous?" Test, Don't Get Anxious Trivia Track, and an isolated score track.
Disc Five: 'History of the World Part 1' will have Musical Mel: Inventing "The Inquisition," Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World, The Real History of the World Trivia Track, and an isolated score track.
Disc Six: 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' will include Funny Men in Tights: Three Generations of Comedy, HBO Special: The Legend Had It Coming, Laser Disc Commentary by Mel Brooks, and an isolated score track.
Disc Seven: 'Silent Movie' includes Silent Laughter: The Real Inspirations of Silent Movie and Speak Up Historical Hollywood Trivia Track.
Disc Eight: 'To Be Or Not To Be' will have Brooks and Bancroft: A Perfect Pair, How Serious Can Mel Brooks Really Get?, Profiles of Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, and Charles Durning, To Be Or Not To Be: That is the Trivia - Trivia Track, and an isolated score track.
Disc Nine: 'Twelve Chairs' doesn't seem to have any supplements unfortunately.
The collection also features an exclusive book created in conjunction with Mel Brooks, highlighting his remarkable life and unforgettable films.
The Blu-rays will feature 1080p video and a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack. Supplements are as follows:
Disc One: 'Blazing Saddles' will include additional scenes, scene specific commentary with Mel Brooks, Back in the Saddle, Intimate Portrait: Madeline Kahn, Black Bart: 1975 Proposed Series Spinoff pilot episode, and a trailer.
Disc Two: 'Spaceballs' will include a commentary by Mel Brooks, Spaceballs: The Documentary, In Conversation: Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan, John Candy: Comic Spirit, Watch the movie in Ludicrous Speed, Still galleries, film flubs, and storyboards.
Disc Three: 'Young Frankenstein' will have a commentary by Mel Brooks, Inside the Lab: Making Young Frankenstein, deleted scenes, It's Alive: Creating a Monster Classic, Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein, Transylvania Lullaby: The Music of John Morris, the Franken-Track trivia track, outtakes, and an isolated score track.
Disc Four: 'High Anxiety' includes Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense, the "Am I Very, Very Nervous?" Test, Don't Get Anxious Trivia Track, and an isolated score track.
Disc Five: 'History of the World Part 1' will have Musical Mel: Inventing "The Inquisition," Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World, The Real History of the World Trivia Track, and an isolated score track.
Disc Six: 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' will include Funny Men in Tights: Three Generations of Comedy, HBO Special: The Legend Had It Coming, Laser Disc Commentary by Mel Brooks, and an isolated score track.
Disc Seven: 'Silent Movie' includes Silent Laughter: The Real Inspirations of Silent Movie and Speak Up Historical Hollywood Trivia Track.
Disc Eight: 'To Be Or Not To Be' will have Brooks and Bancroft: A Perfect Pair, How Serious Can Mel Brooks Really Get?, Profiles of Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, and Charles Durning, To Be Or Not To Be: That is the Trivia - Trivia Track, and an isolated score track.
Disc Nine: 'Twelve Chairs' doesn't seem to have any supplements unfortunately.
The collection also features an exclusive book created in conjunction with Mel Brooks, highlighting his remarkable life and unforgettable films.
09-28-09 | 11:12 AM
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I just watched Silent Movie for the first time before I got rid of my DVD set, and I didn't really care for it. So I'll just hold out for a separate High Anxiety release since I have all the others from the set I want on BD.
09-28-09 | 04:09 PM
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Is this info right? They are actually not just using the pre-existing Warner disc for Blazing Saddles, but actually making a new pressing with a DTS-HD MA audio upgrade?
Too bad you have to buy the whole box set if you wish to hear farting in lossless....
Too bad you have to buy the whole box set if you wish to hear farting in lossless....
02-19-10 | 06:27 PM
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Finally upgraded my DVD set to the Blu-ray set today. The book they include is really nice. Watched Spaceballs which is not that impressive in HD, but hopefully the rest of the set is worth the upgrade.
02-22-10 | 12:36 PM
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Re: The Mel Brooks Collection: 12/15!!!!!!
So this is $55.99 at BestBuy.com today only, and I have about $15 in gift certificates. The only Mel Brooks film I've ever seen is "Blazing Saddles," which I thought was pretty great. I'm on the fence about blind-buying this entire set. Somebody convince me one way or the other. Am I going to enjoy these films as a general fan of comedy? I guess I'm most worried about them feeling stale or outdated, and since I have no nostalgia towards them, I may not like them.
02-22-10 | 06:15 PM
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So this is $55.99 at BestBuy.com today only, and I have about $15 in gift certificates. The only Mel Brooks film I've ever seen is "Blazing Saddles," which I thought was pretty great. I'm on the fence about blind-buying this entire set. Somebody convince me one way or the other. Am I going to enjoy these films as a general fan of comedy? I guess I'm most worried about them feeling stale or outdated, and since I have no nostalgia towards them, I may not like them.
02-22-10 | 06:35 PM
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ive seen (and enjoyed) the first 7 movies listed. I still havent seen the last two.. if $ wasnt tight for me right now, i would be all over best buys deal for today!
02-23-10 | 01:46 AM
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Big fan of Young Frankenstein and The Twelve Chairs--don't know if I've seen Blazing Saddles all the way through. The others I either haven't seen or am not thrilled with.
02-23-10 | 07:05 PM
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So this is $55.99 at BestBuy.com today only, and I have about $15 in gift certificates. The only Mel Brooks film I've ever seen is "Blazing Saddles," which I thought was pretty great. I'm on the fence about blind-buying this entire set. Somebody convince me one way or the other. Am I going to enjoy these films as a general fan of comedy? I guess I'm most worried about them feeling stale or outdated, and since I have no nostalgia towards them, I may not like them.
I've watched almost the entire set and I think most of it holds up very well and is still extremely funny. Young Frankenstein is one of the greatest comedies ever made, Silent Movie and High Anxiety are great loving spoofs of their genre and Spaceballs is cheesy, but I have always loved it.
To me History of the World doesn't hold up very well and I've never liked Robin Hood Men in Tights much. I did enjoy 12 Chairs and To Be or Not to Be, but they are not as funny as some of Mel's best movies.
Spaceballs I though looked good, but not great. However, the rest of the collection looked excellent in Blu-ray and was a pretty big improvement over the DVDs. The set is well worth $90 especially with the really nice book that is included, but for $55.99 it is a complete steal.
02-23-10 | 08:29 PM
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oh now this is just too tempting... i have an $18 GC to amazon...which would make it only $38... so tight on $$ right now though...... -sighs-
02-24-10 | 12:08 PM
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02-24-10 | 02:34 PM
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Ordered from Amazon! Thanks for the heads up. I've actually only seen about half of these, but to me that alone justifies the $55 price tag. (Probably couldn't justify more, though.)
02-24-10 | 09:18 PM
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I ordered another one. I'll just return it when I get it on my $90 order. Can't believe this dropped in price a week after I ordered it.