General Discussion Digital Movie/TV Deals (3 Viewers)

[TonyD]

Thanks. I’m wondering if it’s a good $5 value for the film,
I can deal with a bad transfer

 

[Matt Hough]

If you like mysteries, this is one of the best and with an all-star cast who all make the most of their moments in the spotlight.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Any thoughts on the Ustinov Death on the Nile.

It’s only $5

Thanks. I’m wondering if it’s a good $5 value for the film,
I can deal with a bad transfer

Probably depends a lot on how much you enjoy this kind of classic/old-fashion, relatively bright, sunny and cheerful-ish, (moderately) hammy/fun-ish mystery. It does also take a bit of time to set up and get going.

I haven't seen the new remake yet, which runs a bit shorter, so can't really compare, but judging from reviews on RT, I suspect this one's somewhat better if you don't mind that older look and style (and possibly slower initial pacing) -- not sure of the new one, but this one is also a tad hammy as I indicated above, which you may or may not like. And as Matt just mentioned, it certainly has an excellent, all-star cast hamming it up a bit...

Interesting this current iTunes HD digital is coming from Shout Factory instead of Paramount (or Kino who released the BD couple years ago). Looks like it's probably a new offering that might have replaced the old one that Paramount(?) previously offered on iTunes IIRC -- the cover pic is different too. Maybe it's also a relatively new transfer struck from the same source as the pretty good looking Kino BD -- I was thinking to get the BD at some point...

_Man_

 

[TonyD]

Bought it.


Not exactly a deal but I saw that all the Fox movies are back on iTunes.

 

[mark-edk]

Thanks. I’m wondering if it’s a good $5 value for the film,
I can deal with a bad transfer

One of my favorite Christie adaptations. It was filmed on location; I believe the recent remake was mostly green screen stuff. I like 'Evil Under the Sun' even more but it can't match the sweep and sheen of 'Nile'.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Just grabbed the Ben Affleck Daredevil movie for $4.99 on iTunes. Another title I only had in standard definition on DVD crossed off of the list.

 

[TonyD]

Does DD include the long cut

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Does DD include the long cut

It includes the Director's Cut as an iTunes Extra. Not sure if that's the same thing as the long cut.

 

[Robert Crawford]

It includes the Director's Cut as an iTunes Extra. Not sure if that's the same thing as the long cut.

It is at 133 minutes.

 

[Osato]

Marilyn Monroe 11 movie collection is $50. Lowest price in 3 years.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Marilyn Monroe 11 movie collection is $50. Lowest price in 3 years.

Wasn’t it just several weeks ago some of us were freaking out about Monroe titles not being available to purchase?

 

[Osato]

Wasn’t it just several weeks ago some of us were freaking out about Monroe titles not being available to purchase?

Yes! And All About Eve is there now too.

This set was pulled and now it’s back. Many of the titles were still there when the 11 film set was pulled and All About Eve.

So strange!

I picked up the 11 film set.

Interesting that Bill Hunt commented in his podcast interview that studios do now look at digital sales of titles for potential 4k releases. Of course with fox Disney who knows though.

 

[TonyD]

Yeah I mentioned a couple of posts back that all the Fox movies seem to be back on iTunes.

 

[TonyD]

Elephant Man is $5

I’ve never seen it so it’s about time I get it.

 

[Osato]

Yeah I mentioned a couple of posts back that all the Fox movies seem to be back on iTunes.

Any news on Star Trek VI? I noticed it reverted back to hd as mentioned in this thread.

 

[TonyD]

Not that I’ve seen anywhere.

Both versions are 4K with DV on Vudu.

Ony the Dir cut has 4K on iTunes.

 

[JohnRice]

There have been a lot of $5 deals on excellent catalog titles lately. I already have most of them on BR though.

I picked up The Elephant Man and Old Henry, both 4K and $5.

 

[David Deeb]

Speed 4K is $4.99. Thoughts on digital vs. my old BD?

As much as its 4K disc would be nice, I'm almost done with discs. So much load time, warnings, physical space, etc.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Speed 4K is $4.99. Thoughts on digital vs. my old BD?

As much as its 4K disc would be nice, I'm almost done with discs. So much load time, warnings, physical space, etc.

I thought the 4K digital looked fine. I don't think I ever owned the BD, though -- just the DVD.

I picked up Volume 2 of Batman: The Animated Series for $9.99. I was hoping it would eventually come down to $4.99, which is what I paid for Volume 1. However, the other volumes have never dropped below $9.99 (according to Cheap Charts), so I decided to pick up the next volume in the set. I owned the DVDs at one time, but sold them off several years ago when I was paring down my disc collection.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Speed 4K is $4.99. Thoughts on digital vs. my old BD?

As much as its 4K disc would be nice, I'm almost done with discs. So much load time, warnings, physical space, etc.

The old Blu-ray suffered from edge enhancement, and the 4K digital looks fantastic in comparison. No audio upgrade, though.