It looks like Kowalski had a good recent haul so here’s what I’ve got so far this year.
Has anyone else made any good physical media purchases?
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I just picked up Suspiria on blu-ray.
The cinematography and lightning in this movie is gorgeous!
Today I picked up some used movies. I got:
Hellboy II blu ray
Evil Dead 2 dvd
The Girl Next Door dvd
The Lucy and Desi dvd collection
The Alice Faye dvd collection volume 2
I went to the mall today and got:
Ghostbusters 1&2 blu ray
Beavis and Butthead Do America dvd
Meryl Streep 8 movie dvd collection
Comedy All-Star 16 movie dvd collection
My most recent purchases
Better Call Saul: Seasons 4-5
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
The Northman (2022)
The Witch (2015)
So my finds this wet weekend were:
The Machinist
Romancing the Stone & The Jewel of the Nile
Sunshine on Leith
Mannequin
Jean De Florette & Manon Des Source
Genevieve
Rag Tale
Working Girl
Several old favourites to watch again - but at least I now have my own copies.
Romancing the Stone never gets old. 👍
shareToday I picked up:
Film Noir The Dark Side of Cinema volume 7 blu ray set
Heavy Metal blu ray
Elvis Presley 5 film dvd collection
Elvis Presley 7 film dvd collection
Today I picked up the Forgotten Gialli volumes 1 and 3 blu rays.
share“Forgotten Gialli” I need to look these up too!!
shareHere's the info on the two I got:
https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/forgotten-gialli-volume-one?_pos=4&_sid=0a6952687&_ss=r
https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/forgotten-gialli-volume-three?_pos=1&_sid=0a6952687&_ss=r
Trauma is the only one I’ve seen of those six titles. Let me know what you think of them.
shareI watched Trauma today. My thoughts: not one of the best Giallo films, but enough style and sexy shenanigans to keep things interesting. It was a little predictable and the story could have been better, but I did enjoy the performances. 7/10 is my rating.
shareI watched The Police Are Blundering in the Dark. It drags at times and isn't as entertaining as it should be. Still some nice moments. 6/10 is my rating.
shareI watched The Killer Is One of 13 today. It didn't feel like a Giallo film and took a while to get warmed up. Once things started happening, it was pretty good and there was some stuff I enjoyed. I would rate the first hour a 6/10 and the last 35 minutes an 8/10, so my total rating for the film is a 7/10.
shareI watched Autopsy today. Not as interesting as some other Giallo films, but not enough fun moments to make it worthwhile. 6/10.
shareThank you very much for the input on these. Although they sound like lesser entries, I’ll still give them a watch at some point. A low level giallo is still fun for the style and I love seeing the familiar faces that pop up in them.
shareI watched The Murder Mansion today. This was pretty fun. It has a nice style and atmosphere and looks good. 7/10 is my rating.
shareI’ll bump that one up on my list. I’ve been on a bit of a Hammer marathon lately. I’m finishing up Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell tonight.
shareSounds like fun. Let me know how it is.
shareIt was pretty good. I’m thinking an easy 7/10. From what I’ve seen most Hammer films are a fun watch and any that have Peter Cushing in the cast gets extra points. That man gives a great performance every time as far as I’m concerned. One that really stood out above the others for me was Twins of Evil. Those early 70’s Hammer productions had a touch of sleaze that I enjoy. 😀
shareI'll have to check it out. Did you watch it on blu ray, dvd, streaming or somewhere else?
shareIt was on Movieland.tv but it unfortunately had some commercials.
shareI watched Crazy Desires of a Murderer today. Some good moments, but not as compelling or as interesting as it could have been. 6/10, the weakest out of the movies in the two sets, but still worth checking out. My ranking of the 6 films in the two sets:
1. Trauma
2. The Murder Mansion
3. The Killer is one of 13
4. Autopsy
5. The Police Are Blundering in the Dark
6. Crazy Desires of a Murderer
I’ll try to get to 2-6 at some point for sure, and in that order. 👍
shareToday I went to The Beat Goes On and got some used movies. I got
Censor blu ray (although the discs inside were something called Smiley People, so I have to take it back and see if they have the right discs!)
Boys blu ray
Night Beast blu ray
Spartacus Criterion dvd edition (I already had the regular, non-Criterion blu ray, but I wanted to get the Criterion edition too)
Gosh, it sucks when your excited about a purchase and you get it home and the wrong disc is inside. Lol
shareHas that ever happened to you? This was the first time it happened to me.
shareMany times in resale stores, and with vinyl records even more often than DVDs or VHS.
shareWhat's the most you have ever paid for a single movie?
share50 BUCKS FOR THAT MONSTER DAWN OF THE DEAD BOXSET BACK IN THE DAY AT BEST BUY.
shareNice. I think the most I paid was 49.99 for special limited editions from Arrow or Criterion. There's an out of print Criterion dvd of Pandora's Box available at a store I like to go to that I'm considering, but it is 79.99, so I'm not sure I want to take the plunge.
shareHONESTLY...I DON'T THINK I HAVE PAID MORE THAN FIVE DOLLARS FOR A TITLE IN AT LEAST 15 YEARS THOUGH...OCCASIONALLY I PAY UP FOR TV SHOWS THOUGH...I SPENT OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS COMPLETING MY RED DWARF COLLECTION.
I DO REALLY WANT TO BE ONE OF THOSE BOUTIQUE COLLECTOR GUYS THOUGH....THE BLU RAYS ARE ALL SO SEXY AND COOL.
Do you have any Arrow or Criterion releases?
shareI OWN A DOZEN OR SO CRITERION DVDS...ZERO ARROWS.
shareThese are my Criterions:
https://letterboxd.com/steveallaby/list/my-criterion-collection/
These are my Arrows:
https://letterboxd.com/steveallaby/list/my-arrow-collection/
I paid 80.00 for The Woman in Black (1989) and something similar for a VHS copy for Return of the Living Dead (1985). Those two stand out in my memory. What about you?
shareCurrently, 49.99 is the most I have paid for new special editions of some Criterion or Arrow titles. Flash Gordon (Arrow), Dune (Arrow), and Show Boat (Criterion) are the ones I recall, although there may have been a few others. The used store I go to has Pandora's Box Criterion dvd, which is out of print, for 79.99. I'm considering maybe getting that.
shareI was able to get the disc swapped out today with the correct one.
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