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Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008
Sounds like a nice release from MGM/Fox. The box set includes new restorations of eight Hitchcock titles, some of which are OOP or unavailable in R1, with a healthy dose of extras:
- The Lodger (1927)
- Sabotage (1936)
- Young and Innocent (1937)
- Rebecca (1940)
- Lifeboat (1944)
- Spellbound (1945)
- Notorious (1946)
- The Paradine Case (1947)
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Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection (US - DVD R1) in News > Releases at DVDActive
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07-02-2008, 10:24 AM
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008
Someone has their versions mixed up in the synopsis of The Lodger, but the specs look good enough.
So many films, so little time...
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07-02-2008, 10:32 AM
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008
Time to make some quick eBay cash on my Criterion Notorious and Rebecca. Not all the extras are being ported over, but those two alone should pay for this entire box.
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07-02-2008, 12:17 PM
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008
The one thing that bugged me about the Warners and Universal sets was the dearth of commentaries -- IIRC, only 3 out of 23 films total had one. The documentaries were nice, but classics like Rear Window, Psycho, and The Birds really deserve a scene by scene analysis. It's good to see all the films in the Fox set -- even The Paradine Case -- will have at least one commentary.
And since I own the Criterion Notorious, I'll have four separate commentaries on that one film!
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07-02-2008, 12:22 PM
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008
On one hand, I'm extremely excited to see this set coming, but I can't commit to it until I see some details. I already own all of the Criterion editions as well as Lifeboat. From a first glance, it appears that there are several major extras that are not contained on the new editions, plus the commentaries are different and not necesarily by better commentators.
I might be willing to part with my CC Notorious since it's one of my least favorite Hitchcock's, but I love Rebecca and Spelbound and I would need to keep both editions in order to have all of the extras.
Does anybody know if this will be a box with individual cases or one of the dreaded fold-out sets? If they're individuals, I might go for it and sell of whichever duplicates I don't care for.
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07-02-2008, 01:31 PM
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008
BTW; $120? Anyone else think that's just a little steep, even for such a well-stocked set?
If you're in any way a fan, surely this is going to involve most folk double-dipping and, well, it's $120...? The soon to be released Tyrone Power 2 set has 10 films at an srp of $49.98, which is excellent value; this just seems a little top heavy.
So many films, so little time...
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07-02-2008, 01:33 PM
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008
Seems almost all different extras here. Even if you have the Criterions, I think it's worth getting the box as well. I know I am!
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07-02-2008, 02:02 PM
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008
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CRIKEY! I didn't notice that price on my first viewing. That is quite steep, although I would expect the street pricing to be closer to $80 when all is said and done. I'll sell off my copy of Lifeboat which will bring it down another notch, but that still makes $70+ for a bunch of double-dips and a couple of lesser Hitchcock films. I may have to wait for these to be individually released, unless the documentaries and commentaries prove to be phenomonal and on par with the Criterion editions.
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07-02-2008, 02:15 PM
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008
The price is a little steep compared to the Universal and WHV sets. Packaging looks thin as if more than one film were on a disc. But I welcome this release.
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Time to make some quick eBay cash on my Criterion Notorious and Rebecca. Not all the extras are being ported over, but those two alone should pay for this entire box.
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You've got a buyer for Criterion's REBECCA right here and now. If you want to sell it today PM me.
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