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A question about crazy DVD pricing and DVD content

posted 11 years ago by silverr8c
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I have an old VHS tape that I recorded fro Showtime and would like to buy a DVD

I checked prices on Amazon and here is the crazy part. The 1979 version is selling for $35, but they have another DVD with the 1979 version and the remake for $6.

I hated the remake and will never watch it but it seems as if the wise choice would be to just spend the $6 and not watch the remake.

But if the picture quality or there are extra features in the $35 DVD I probably will spend the extra $30.

This question is for people that own the 1979 DVD or people that have seen the DVD with both versions

On general principle I hate any part of the $6 I spend going to the terrible remake so I would really like to know are there extra features included in the $35 version that would make it worth the extra money?

[–] Blueghost 11 years ago

The regular DVD is going for $19.

What are you talking about?

[–] silverr8c 11 years ago

Way back in March when I posted the question that was what the price was, Last July the price came down to $14.98 and that is what I paid for it.

[–] snelling 10 years ago

The DVD I bought a few years ago had great audio commentary from Falk, Arkin, Arthur Hiller and Andrew Bergman.

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[–] kimasabe90035-1 9 years ago

I just bought the DVD with both movies, for $1.98 @ Walgreens, in Los Angeles!
Maybe it was a pricing goof?

Brand new and not previously viewed. Picture is fine.

Good to see and hear Peter Falk again and movie is very funny.

[–] guely55 9 years ago

Yep! All the extras are included in the double edition.
Closed Caption; The In-Laws (1979): Commentary by Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, director Arthur Hiller and writer Andrew Bergman; Cast/crew filmographies; Theatrical trailer; The In-Laws (2003): Commentary by director Andrew Fleming; Additional scenes; Gag reel; Trailers of both 1979 and 2003 versions

[–] Woodyanders 8 years ago

I purchased the recent Criterion release on DVD for only fifteen bucks at a half-price sale on Criterion Collections discs at a local Barnes & Noble in Central New Jersey.

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