ET Ultimate Gift Set Pic (1 Viewer)

[JeffreyMercado]

Thought you might want to see what I could not get for $25.00 from Sam Goody. This link has the pics.
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...170755&loc=322
http://ak.buy.com/db_assets/large_im...5/40170755.jpg

 

[Patrick McCart]

Thanks for the image...I'm looking forward to it.
BTW, buy.com's price is ok, but amazon.com has E.T.: the gift set for 52 dollars, with free shipping.
So much for a 70 dollar gift set, eh?

 

[Matthew Chmiel]

Looks nice for a $25 gift set.

 

[Dan Brecher]

Nice design. Looking forward to the release too!

Dan

 

[Neil Joseph]

Does anyone know whether or not this is the artwork for the 2 disk version...
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[Richard Waller]

I hope it at least houses the DVDs in a keepcase that I can put on my shelf.

 

[Scott Shanks]

I don't understand all the fuss over the price. If it were a Criterion release, people would bend over backwards and pay $50. I guess since people think Steven and Universal are rich enough, they want to complain.

 

[Damin J Toell]

I don't understand all the fuss over the price. If it were a Criterion release, people would bend over backwards and pay $50. I guess since people think Steven and Universal are rich enough, they want to complain.

I haven't seen anyone argue that the set itself is not worth the money that is being asked for it. Rather, the contention is that the 1982 version of the film is not available separately outside of the set, as the 2002 version is. Therefore, anyone interested just in owning the 1982 version on DVD either has to buy a set that is overly expensive (in that it contains items not desired by the consumer) or can't buy it at all.

DJ

 

[Brian Kidd]

The difference is that Criterion releases (ARMEGEDDON and a few others notwithstanding) are classic or niche films. Criterion has to charge more to pay for their excellent production values and because sales are much lower than that of mainstream films. E.T. is a mass-market blockbuster. There is no reason for charging $50 in order to get the original version, I don't care how many lousy lithos and such they throw in the box. The decision was made to milk the money from real film buffs. Assume the position!

 

[BrettB]

Beautiful. Very simple & elegant.