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post #31 of 75
1/25/12 at 1:58pm
It would be quite disappointing if Sony doesn't make this content available separately, but at least it's not the Ted Healy features. Still waiting, patiently, for that...
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post #32 of 75
1/26/12 at 4:42am
Personally, I am not interested in the solo shorts; I really only want THE THREE STOOGES. So I do want HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL -- but I will NOT buy this new set just to get that one film. Are you listening, SONY...? I WILL NOT.

My hope was that SONY would release a new "Curly Joe Feature Films Collection" with all of the DeRita films. I wouldn't have minded buying the other features again in one set which would also contain HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL. But to buy all of the 190 Stooge Shorts again? Not a chance.

If this winds up happening -- and I'm not so sure it's 100% official yet that it is - then I agree with many others here, that SONY will get mud in their faces and that they have really screwed their fans over big time. Imagine it --- I think a lot of us here thought the 8-volume releases of the shorts were literally the most perfect home video collections of all time in a way. They really made us praise SONY. And if they were to now throw us a curve like this -- all of that praise will turn into contempt.

I either want a FEATURE FILMS COLLECTION, or to get HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL as a lone separate DVD release.
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post #33 of 75
1/26/12 at 9:57am
It's surprising to me why anyone interested in the Stooges wouldn't want the solo shorts. The few I've seen are pretty good, you see some of the same supporting casts, and they've remained elusive for awhile.
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post #34 of 75
1/26/12 at 11:26am
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Originally Posted by Joe Karlosi View Post

Personally, I am not interested in the solo shorts; I really only want THE THREE STOOGES. So I do want HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL -- but I will NOT buy this new set just to get that one film. Are you listening, SONY...? I WILL NOT.
My hope was that SONY would release a new "Curly Joe Feature Films Collection" with all of the DeRita films. I wouldn't have minded buying the other features again in one set which would also contain HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL. But to buy all of the 190 Stooge Shorts again? Not a chance.
If this winds up happening -- and I'm not so sure it's 100% official yet that it is - then I agree with many others here, that SONY will get mud in their faces and that they have really screwed their fans over big time. Imagine it --- I think a lot of us here thought the 8-volume releases of the shorts were literally the most perfect home video collections of all time in a way. They really made us praise SONY. And if they were to now throw us a curve like this -- all of that praise will turn into contempt.
I either want a FEATURE FILMS COLLECTION, or to get HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL as a lone separate DVD release.

The set also includes Rockin' In The Rockies, the only "starring" Three Stooges feature film with Curly as part of the trio. Although as others have said, they do not appear as the traditional "team" and maybe a film like Time Out For Rhythm may be seen as more essential, for having the earliest film version of the "Maharajah" routine. Regardless, Rockin' is a Three Stooges feature film (more so than, say, Meet The Baron) and it features Curly Howard.

I would also like to see Sony release the extras separately, but I'm not counting on it.
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post #35 of 75
1/26/12 at 12:15pm
For those interested in the purchase, I found it on the WalMart website yesterday for $91 ($100 with tax and shipping).

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post #36 of 75
1/26/12 at 12:25pm
Would it really kill Sony to put out a press release already?
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post #37 of 75
1/26/12 at 1:00pm
Judging by some of the pre-order prices, I'm guessing the Amazon.com price will be around $90. For those who have little faith in Sony delivering the goods on a separately release of the new stuff and really want the new stuff, Ebay may be a pretty good alternative for unloading the previous 8 volumes at a selling price pretty close to this. That's what I've done at least.
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Originally Posted by rdf8585 View Post

It's surprising to me why anyone interested in the Stooges wouldn't want the solo shorts. The few I've seen are pretty good, you see some of the same supporting casts, and they've remained elusive for awhile.

I'm with you there. Considering how cheap the 3-disc Volume 8 disc was when it was released, a $24.95 list price for a Volume 9 with this "bonus material" would hardly be a deal-breaker, even if someone just wanted the movies in that volume. Besides, since I've never seen any of those shorts due to their rarity, I might enjoy them more than the movies.

However, I'm fairly sure the films will get released in the MOD line in the future if a retail release never happens.
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post #38 of 75
1/26/12 at 9:05pm
I'd guess that most people who haven't seen any of the solos will be surprised and like them more than either movie. Maybe easily.
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post #39 of 75
1/27/12 at 10:29am
Good idea. I've sold off previous seasons of TV shows before to augment the purchase of a complete series box. That would be a good way to go.
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post #40 of 75
1/28/12 at 10:56am

Ok so here is my biggest rub, if the extra is not offered as a standalone , as so many others have stated, so many loyal followers that have run the gambit thru the single releases, to when Sony finally got it right. Do I want the solo’s hell yes, do I want the feature films, and darn tootin I do, but back to the rub, after all the extensive work that was done in the shorts, and really the work is beautiful, why isn’t or hasn’t there been any word on if any of this is going to be released on blu ray, I mean come on the only chance to see the boys in 1080P is as an extra on a Buster Keaton set.  

 

So, maybe it’s just me, but if Sony were to offer a comprehensive collection of all the shorts and features and solos in one massive blu package and it was to include the two 3D shorts in real 1080p 3D, what are we talking about, the same kind of price that MGM/Fox is setting for the big assed Bond Box coming out later this year,  announce that please, and I will be all over it the second it goes up for pre-order. So much works was done, let it be shown the right way. smiley_wink.gif

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post #41 of 75
1/28/12 at 4:48pm
I admit that this being released in SD-DVD is a little puzzling - as far as I know, the 8 individual volumes were all remastered in HD, making a Blu release the next logical jump.
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post #42 of 75
1/28/12 at 6:04pm

If a comprehensive soup to nuts BD collection of 3 Stooges shorts (& solos) were offered, I'd be all over that.  However I have no interest in this set since I already purchased the 8 volumes.

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post #43 of 75
1/28/12 at 6:17pm
It's probably economical. Sony hasn't exactly been active in putting deep catalog titles on blu-ray. Blu-ray releases of the Stooges could make some sense if they were released again as volumes, but this set would be around $300 if they were all blu-ray discs and they probably figure they wouldn't make as much profit off of a blu-ray release.

I think Bond gets away with it by being Bond -- the #1 most successful property MGM owns
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post #44 of 75
1/28/12 at 6:43pm

fine, then make it 9 sets, in blu, msrp 39-49 a set discounted to what maybe 30 the week of release, 30 x 9  comes to 270 low end,  i could work with that, and then maybe  the features would be released seperately,

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post #45 of 75
1/28/12 at 7:53pm
It seems to me it's possible that Sony listened to us here, and on other DVD websites, as for years we practically begged them to release all the Stooges shorts in chronological order.

Therefore, I hope they're now listening to us here, and on other DVD websites, as we now strongly suggest -- can I say demand? -- that they do the right thing, and release the extra three discs separately for those of us who loyally supported them over the years.
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post #46 of 75
1/29/12 at 7:59pm
There's no way that they are going to put these out in separate Blu sets. The reason that we got all of the shorts is that the Stooges have a wide appeal and DVD is the way to tap that best, especially since most of the Stooges fans are older types who may not have gone Blu. The one way that we will see a Blu set is if a complete set could be put out with minimal additional cost. Does anyone know what the cost would be to put existing high def restored masters on BDs? I know something of the market but nothing of the underlying costs. Twilight Time, if you are listening, this could be a big seller (I bet you could sell 3000 copies for a set priced at $300 or less).
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post #47 of 75
1/30/12 at 10:13am
I'm sure BluRays are coming somewhere down the line - maybe just not now. They'll continue to find ways to squeeze money out of the catalog.
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post #48 of 75
1/30/12 at 1:52pm
I'm surprised a formal announcement about this set hasn't come yet... thought maybe we'd see one today.
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post #49 of 75
2/1/12 at 4:55pm
Amazon has a pre-order for 91, but now they list the list price as 95.99. Was 159.99.
Edited by rdf8585 - 2/1/12 at 10:07pm
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post #50 of 75
2/2/12 at 3:08pm
... plus they've got a new date of June 5th.
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post #51 of 75
2/3/12 at 11:49am
Sony's own calendar still says 3/27.
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post #52 of 75
2/6/12 at 6:06am
Hopefully they're being overburdened by Pissed-Off consumers and are pushing the date back in order to find a satisfactory solution for everybody!! I can always hope!!:D
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post #53 of 75
2/7/12 at 10:20am
With the FOX movie coming out in April, the 3/27 date makes a lot more sense than June. Other retailers like BN and WalMart still say 3/27, as does Sony's calendar. Amazon seems to be on their own with the June date and a 95.99 list price (elsewhere: 159 list price)

One could hope that Mike Schlesinger (who used to frequent this forum?) would have some information.
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post #54 of 75
2/7/12 at 8:53pm
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From Amazon.com

With the bonus DVD's being in their own packaging I wonder if they'll be released separately too.

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post #55 of 75
2/8/12 at 4:50am
Frankly, that looks pretty promising. It would be nothing to print up extra sets of the bonus materials and sell them as a separate item. If nothing else, when these boxes finally get remaindered, some retailers out there will bust them up and sell the sets individually.
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post #56 of 75
2/8/12 at 7:44am
The extras box says "11 hours of movies and shorts, including never before release material"

I wonder what it might be.

I don't know if they would include "Captain Hates The Sea" (Which the current existing print has two scenes with them) or "Start Cheering" which they appear in about 5 minutes worth of scenes as well. However, The are major costars in "Time Out for Rhythm" (Fun Film) and of course "Rockin' in the Rockies".

As for shorts, who knows if all the solo shorts will be there - At 17 minutes per two-reeler,.Shemp's Columbia work is at least 6 hours!

Regardless, I have a feeling that some fans will be disappointed in the content.

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post #57 of 75
2/8/12 at 7:55am
I am definitely in for that extra box to complete my eight-volume collection. I will just wait for that box to be sold separately. Whatever is included in the "Rare Treasures" will IMO make for a wonderful weekend of viewing! I can't wait for it, actually. :)
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post #58 of 75
2/8/12 at 8:01am


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Originally Posted by rdf8585 View Post

One could hope that Mike Schlesinger (who used to frequent this forum?) would have some information.


He is still here.  I saw a post from him on another thread just the other day. 
 

 

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post #59 of 75
2/8/12 at 8:15am


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Originally Posted by ahollis View Post


He is still here.  I saw a post from him on another thread just the other day. 
 

 


Someone who knows him should send a PM.

 

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post #60 of 75
2/8/12 at 9:50am
I still need to pick up the final Vol.

Now, just throwing out my intentions: I'll buy that extra thing there in the pic above if that extra thing in the pic is available separately but will not buy that whole set above if it ain't. (annoyed jerk mode on) I think that's pretty flippin CLEAR (annoyed jerk mode off)

LOVE the Stooges. And have truly enjoyed the love and care Sony has given it so far to us fans. But several things are left to do and this big set don't do it for those of us who have been collecting these from the beginning.
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