Double-Dipping (1 Viewer)

[DeeF]

I'd be interested in your lists of movies that you have bought more than once on DVD, and particularly, why.

I don't have that many, but here they are:

Singin' in the Rain
Obviously, the special edition could not be passed up.

Charade
I originally bought the Criterion, but then this year an anamorphic version was found on the backside of The Truth About Charlie, so I bought it. Needless to say, this second version wasn't necessary.

Little Shop of Horrors
This was my first DVD. When a newer version came out, I gave the older one to my sister (with 3 kids). Later, I came to realize my error, since the older one is valuable and includes that alternate ending. I got it back from my sister, so I have two.

Orphans of the Storm, Intolerance, Birth of a Nation, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
I have bought different versions of these movies, for different features, and different qualities of transfer.

West Side Story
The newest edition does have great features and great packaging. But there is one scene (the Balcony scene where they sing "Tonight") which is so seriously out-of-sync audio that the movie is almost ruined by it. I'm glad I kept the original release DVD.

Modern Times, The Goldrush, The Great Dictator
This week, I added these new versions to my original DVDs.

I am looking forward to the rest of the Chaplin, plus the special edition of Casablanca. There are many movies I would like to see redone, in new transfers, with better features...

Gigi
The Searchers
Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang
Mary Poppins (where is this one?!)
Grease
etc.

 

[Marvin Richardson]

I double dip all the time. I don't like to do it but I'm a sucker for new features/better transfers. The new features don't even have to be all that great, I'm still a sucker for them. That's pretty much the reason. Here's a list of all the doubles I've had, and whether or not I kept the original version.

American Pie
An American Werewolf in London
Apocalypse Now: Don't feel bad about this one, as the original and Redux are really two different movies.
Blue Velvet
Boogie Nights
Conan the Barbarian
Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Die Hard with a Vengeance
The Evil Dead: Have both the "Book of the Dead" and Elite versions, for the different aspect ratios.
The Exorcist: Have both "The Version You've Never Seen" and the far superior "25th Anniversary" versions.
The Fugitive
Highlander: Used to have the atrocious Republic version, then upgraded to the "Immortal Edition".
Jaws: Had the DD version, then when I got a new receiver upgraded to the DTS version.
Jurassic Park: Have both the DD and corrected DTS versions.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Have both the DD and corrected DTS versions.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Have both the theatrical and extended versions.
Memento: Have both the original and Limited Editions
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Night of the Living Dead (1968): Upgraded to the Elite "Millenium Edition"
Re-Animator: Upgraded to the Elite "Millenium Edition"
The Silence of the Lambs: Have the Criterion and the new special edition; kept the Criterion for the incredible commentary.
The Sixth Sense: Have both the Collector's Edition and the Vista Series version.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: The only "Star Trek" I've double-dipped on. Kept both the original and the Director's versions because I'm a completist.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Had the first version, then upgraded to the Ultimate Edition. Now I may have to triple-dip and get the Extreme Edition.
X-Men: Have both versions. Haven't got rid of the first one because I haven't figured out if there are any supplements on the first that aren't on the second. Anyone know for sure?

Yikes, that's quite a list! The only one I really feel bad about is American Pie though. I didn't need that new version.

 

[DeeF]

Wow! That's quite a list Marvin.

Since I slowly buy DVDs, I was fortunate enough not to get many of these in their first incarnation, and bought them as special editions.

But you've reminded me of a few more that I own or owned two versions:

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Have both the theatrical and extended versions.
Memento Have both the original and Limited Editions
The Sixth Sense Have both the Collector's Edition and the Vista Series version.

I didn't realize there was another version of American Werewolf in London. Also, I would like to look into the versions you mentioned of Silence of the Lambs, The Exorcist, and This is Spinal Tap, for the superior commentaries. Also, I should buy Apocalypse Now Redux.

 

[Carl Johnson]

I've yet to double dip a single title. I was tempted with Se7en, but I'd rather spend money on a blind purchase over double dipping.

 

[Matt Stone]

I double dip all the time as well. I sell of the old, and buy the new. Double dipping has never really bothered me as it bothers others.

 

[ThomasC]

Pearl Harbor: 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
Pearl Harbor: The Director's Cut, Vista Series

I believe both DVDs were announced at the same time and I planned on buying them both from the day they were announced. There was a $10 rebate for those who bought both editions, and while that was nice, I would've bought both anyways.

 

[Dan Rudolph]

A.I.: Accidentally bought the full-screen and couldn't return it. Then got a wide replacement. I'll sell the old one to you if you want it.

Army of Darkness: Have both the theatrical and director's cuts

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Have the theatrical and extended editions.

Nosferatu (1922): Have the Image SE and the Arrow release with the Type O Negative soundtrack

Sleuth: Bought the original, then upgraded to the non-flipper with special features.

The Sum of All Fears: Bought the original single release, then the boxed set. Sold the old one to my Dad.

Terminator 2: Have the Ultimate and Extreme Editions

The Toxic Avenger: Bought the first one by itself, then bought the Tox Box for Toxic Crusaders. Sold the old one on the trade forum here.

X-Men: Have the original release and 1.5. Keeping the original around for the Charlie Rose interview.

 

[Jeff D Han]

I've double dipped on-

Amadeus
Bull Durham
A few Good Men
The Fugitive
In The Line Of Fire
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan
Swingers
There's Something About Mary

I'll double dip on Fargo when that comes out
at the end of September.

I upgraded these titles because of added features.

 

[DeeF]

Whoops! Forgot about a big double dip I did:

The Stanley Kubrick Collection

which I rebought when it came out with better transfers.

So, that means:

The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
Lolita
Dr. Strangelove
2001
Barry Lyndon
A Clockwork Orange

plus, I did double dip with Spartacus, buying first the Universal, then the Criterion.

 

[Christian Preischl]

Here's what I double dipped on (shockingly, it's quite a lot):


Amadeus
Carrie
Die Hard 1-3
Flash Gordon (from non-anamorphic UK R2 edition to anamorphic R2)
Friends (from R2 to R1 because of the extended cuts and better picture quality. Funnily enough the R1's are so dirt cheap that everytime a new set is released I actually make a profit when ebaying the old set. So keep those sets coming, Warner, I need the money.
The Fugitive
Gremlins
Jerry Maguire
One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Pulp Fiction
The Right Stuff
Robin Hood: PoT
Silence of the Lambs (kept the Criterion though)
Sixth Sense
Groundhog Day
Thelma and Louise
There's Something about Mary
Total Recall (from R2 to R1 SE because of the extras, probably wouldn't upgrade today)
Traffic
Unforgiven

Now here's what I find even more interesting, a list of DVDs I refused to double dip on:

American Pie 1&2 (Ultimate Edition and Beneath the Crust my ass)
First Blood
Hercules (Disney)
Highlander (mostly because I don't really care for the film that much anymore)
El Mariachi/Desperado (okay, the SE's aren't out yet, but I won't upgrade anyway)
The Mummy (see American Pie)
T2 (got the Ultimate Edition, won't upgrade until the Uber-Extreme edition)

Also, I didn't double-dip on any of the SuperBit releases.

DVD Marketing people are gonna love this thread, btw.

Cheers,
Chris

 

[Dennis Heller]

A few:

Jurassic Park--DD to dts
Saving Private Ryan--ditto
Black Hawk Down--regular to Deluxe
Almost Famous--regular to Untitled Bootleg
T2--regular to Ultimate, holding off on Extreme
Tombstone--regular to Vista Series
Twister--DD to dts

 

[John Madia]

So far I've double dipped on:


Lord of the Rings - I wasn't going to get the theatrical cut but I traded Brannigan and Moby Dick for it at EB when it came out.

Memento - Didn't feel like waiting for the LE.

Platoon - I wanted the extras (especially the documentary) and was able to trade my bare bones version.

Star Trek II - I picked it up because I'm a Star Trek fan and wanted the special edition but I haven't even watched it (or III) yet. I was going to double dip on IV if I saw it for a good price but figured I'd better wait until I actually watched II and III.

 

[Britton]

1) Apocalypse Now - Original and Redux.
2) Blue Velvet - upgraded for the DD5.1 and extras.
3) A Clockwork Orange - upgraded to get decent video transfer.
4) Die Hard - upgraded for the anamorphic transfer and DTS.
5) Dr. Strangelove - got the SE with the remastered Kubrick box.
6) The Exorcist - Special Edition and VYNS (although I later sold the new cut).
7) First Blood - upgraded for the DTS track.
8) From Russia With Love - This was the first DVD I bought in 1998 and later got the SE with Bond Set 3 in October 2000.
9) Full Metal Jacket - upgraded to get decent video transfer.
10) Groundhog Day - upgraded for DD5.1 and extras.
11) The Hunt for Red October- upgraded for the anamorphic transfer and DTS.
12) Jurassic Park - bought DD, later got the DTS.
13) Lord of the Rings: FOTR - both the theatrical and extended.
14) Monty Python and the Holy Grail - upgraded for anamorphic transfer.
15) Platoon - upgraded from MGM barebones to MGM SE since Borders had it for cheap when it first came out.
16) Pulp Fiction - had the Alliance version, then the region free Korean DVD and then the CE with the DTS track.
17) Saving Private Ryan - bought DD, later got the DTS.
18) The Shining - upgraded to get decent video transfer.
19) The Silence of the Lambs - have both the Criterion and the MGM SE.
20) Star Trek II - wanted to see the cut scenes from the legendary ABC version.
21) Star Trek III - upgraded for Nimoy commentary.
22) Star Trek IV - uprgrade for Shatner and Nimoy commentary.
23) Terminator 2 - bought the UE and then the EE.
24) Toy Story and Toy Story 2 - upgraded to the Ultimate Toy Box.
25) X-Men - I have the original release and got 1.5 for DTS and the extras.

I will probably double dip on Aliens since it sounds like it will include the theatrical cut.
If Robert Harris' post in the Lawrence of Arabia Superbit thread means what I think it does, my LE of the movie will have a companion on the DVD shelf.
Whenever Spider-Man gets a Superbit version, I will be getting it.
Finally, I plan to upgrade the remaining Star Trek movies through First Contact.

 

[EricSunde]

I've done it several times as well, since I can't resist better transfers and new features...

Die Hard Trilogy - Regular and SE's
Lord of the Rings: FOTR - Theatrical and Extended Versions
Memento - Regular and LE
Silence of the Lambs - Criterion and SE
Stargate - SE and Ultimate
Terminator 2 - Ultimate and Extreme
There's Something About Mary (This week!)
Unforgiven - Regular and SE
Usual Suspects - Regular and SE
X-Men - SE and 1.5

And I'm sure the Alien Quadrilogy will have its hold on me later this year, too.

It works out pretty well when I trade the discs in, since sometimes you get the movie cash or some kind of rebate, like on X-Men or LOTR.

 

[Josh Sieg]

I have 'There's Something About Mary' and I'm planning on getting 'There's Something More About Mary' so I guess that could be my first double dip!

 

[David Williams]

I have only DDed on two titles: The Fellowship of the Ring (Theatrical and Gift Set) and X-Men (thankfully I received 1.5 as a birthday gift).


I plan to DD both of the remaining LOTR movies and possibly Chicago if/when a special edition comes out.

 

[DanielM]

so far only twice
Dogma and Total Recall although when the alien quad comes out it will be mine i guess I will have to sell the original set with the 5 disc.....Im still waiting on Batman

 

[Jim_K]

Um... lets see

2001 ASO X 3
Almost Famous
An American Werewolf in London
Black Hawk Down
Das Boot
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Conan The Barbarian
Dances With Wolves
Die Hard
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Dirty Harry
Donnie Brasco
The Doors
Dr No
Dr Strangelove
La Femme Nikita
First Blood
From Russia With Love
The Fugitive
Full Metal Jacket
Goldeneye
Goldfinger
High Noon
Hunt for Red October
Interview With the Vampire
JFK
Last of the Mohicans
Leon
Lethal Weapon
LOTR:FOTR
Mad Max
Midnight Run
Nightmare Before Christmas
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Platoon
Predator
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
The Right Stuff
Se7en
The Shining
Silence of the Lambs X3
Slap Shot
Star Trek 2
Starship Troopers
Terminator
T2 x3
Tombstone
Total Recall
Unforgiven
X-Men
Zulu

In the near future (hopefully)
Blade Runner
Escape From New York
Goodfellas
Great Escape
Halloween
Manhunter
Raging Bull
Scarface


Unsure about
Alien Box - I'd like to see the new cut of Alien3, but I never want to sit through Resurrection again.

 

[Yee-Ming]

So far I've managed to limit it to:-

Memento
Glory
Sixth Sense
Silence of the Lambs

The first 2 because I never expected decent special editions to come out, with Sixth Sense the improved version was hard to resist, and SotL Criterion + MGM, well you get a whole lot with both.

In future, I expect to have to double dip on Alien box, the 3 ST:TNG movies in the box (i.e. VII, VIII and IX).

 

[Adam_ME]

My list of double-dips:

Air Force One - replaced original with Superbit
Almost Famous - replaced original with Untitled
Army of Darkness - have both original Anchor Bay 2-disc release and R3 MGM DC
Dances With Wolves - have both Image DTS and MGM SE
The Dead Zone - have both original and UK SE
Die Hard - replaced original with 2-disc SE
Die Hard 2 - ditto
The Exorcist - replaced original with SE
Good Will Hunting - replaced original with Alliance anamorphic disc
Hard Boiled - have both Criterion and Mei Ah anamorphic disc
Jerry Maguire - replaced original with SE
Lethal Weapon 2 - replaced original with anamorphic DC
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - have both 2-disc and 4-disc sets
The Mask of Zorro - replaced original with Superbit Deluxe
Memento - replaced original with LE
Midnight Run - replaced Image disc with Universal anamorphic disc
Night of the Living Dead - replaced Madacy disc with Elite Collector's Edition and then Millennium Edition
Pulp Fiction - replaced original with 2-disc CE
The Silence of the Lambs - have both Criterion and MGM SE
The Sixth Sense - replaced original with Vista Series
Star Trek II - have both original and 2-disc SE
Star Trek III - replaced original with 2-disc SE
Star Trek IV - ditto
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - have both Ultimate Edition and Extreme Edition
The Thin Red Line - replaced original with DTS
2001: A Space Odyssey - replaced MGM disc with WB anamorphic disc
X-Men - replaced original with 1.5


And depending on what sort of deals I can find Tuesday, I may replace There's Something About Mary and the R2 Wings of Desire discs I've currently got. Considering how much I hate the idea of double-dipping(and in some cases triple), I sure do it a lot.