Steven Spielberg's Director's Collection (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

[Jari K]

"I'll probably sell off my copies of Jaws, E.T. and the Jurassic Park trilogy."I already have the huge Jaws set and JP trilogy so I don't want to "trade" two box sets for one. I could consider getting this from some sale later on, but certainly not in full price. So I'll wait.

 

[calvinm]

Great news, but please join me in e-mailing Universal to request that they include the TV cut of Duel. It probably won't make a difference but there's no harm in trying! There's an online form here

 

[calvinm]

Obviously, they couldn't put everything in the set.

Surely, Universal could have included all the Spielberg films they own though - a la their Hitchcock set?

 

[Jari K]

"Surely, Universal could have included all the Spielberg films they own though - a la their Hitchcock set?"I guess they wanted to release some of his films on BD for the first time (which is great news), but didn't trust that they would sell enough without some classics like Jaws or ET.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

"Surely, Universal could have included all the Spielberg films they own though - a la their Hitchcock set?"

Perhaps. But I agree with the point above.

Still, not a cool idea to neglect those who want just the newest offerings right out of the gate.

 

[TravisR]

With the exception of Munich, I'm glad they aren't including more titles because that keeps the price lower. Come to think of it, I wish there was 4 less titles in this set.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

​

 

[Cine_Capsulas]

British set:

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Gustavo,

Thank you so much for providing the link above....

Two pieces of good news...

First, this is a far more attractive boxed set than the U.S. offering

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Steven-Spielberg-Directors-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B00LED9EHC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1404244093&sr=8-5&keywords=steven+spielberg+collection+blu-ray

Secondly, I just did the conversion, and it can be had for just under $100

The bad news, of course, is that it's region 2. Not certain if I would want this entire
set of 8 films in a different region.

 

[FoxyMulder]

Gustavo,

Thank you so much for providing the link above....

Two pieces of good news...

First, this is a far more attractive boxed set than the U.S. offering

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Steven-Spielberg-Directors-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B00LED9EHC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1404244093&sr=8-5&keywords=steven+spielberg+collection+blu-ray

Secondly, I just did the conversion, and it can be had for just under $100

The bad news, of course, is that it's region 2. Not certain if I would want this entire
set of 8 films in a different region.

I bet in November you can get it much cheaper in a Black Friday deal, last year i got quite a few titles during that week.

 

[Mark-P]

Gustavo,

Thank you so much for providing the link above....

Two pieces of good news...

First, this is a far more attractive boxed set than the U.S. offering

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Steven-Spielberg-Directors-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B00LED9EHC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1404244093&sr=8-5&keywords=steven+spielberg+collection+blu-ray

Secondly, I just did the conversion, and it can be had for just under $100

The bad news, of course, is that it's region 2. Not certain if I would want this entire
set of 8 films in a different region.

You don't think it will be region-free like the Hitchcock and the Universal Monsters boxes were? I imported both of those sets because they were less than half the price of the US. This one isn't quite as cheap but maybe the price will drop before release day.

 

[Jari K]

"The bad news, of course, is that it's region 2."Jaws, ET and JP trilogy are "Region All" everywhere. I highly doubt that the other films are region locked.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Jaws, ET and JP trilogy are "Region All" everywhere. I highly doubt that the other films are region locked.

I am only repeating what is posted on the Amazon U.K. site.

Remember, these are the same transfers but not same discs. Universal could
have pressed these new discs with region restrictions.

Again, I am only giving you the information Amazon has posted.

I bet in November you can get it much cheaper in a Black Friday deal, last year i got quite a few titles during that week.

No doubt, Malcolm. Unless this set drops severely in price I will wait for a Black Friday deal as well.

 

[Brandon Conway]

Already have Jaws, ET, and Jurassic Park (3D). I can hold out for the inevitable individual release of Duel. Don't need the others.

 

[Jari K]

"Remember, these are the same transfers but not same discs."Sorry, but based on what? And the bigger studios usually add these region codes mainly to the new films.But I guess we'll find out later on. I'm still 95% sure that these will be region free.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Why would Universal be striking new transfers of exceptional Blu-ray releases already available?What studio is even readily doing that these days?

I bet you the transfers of E.T., JAWS, JURASSIC PARK and LOST WORLD will be the
same exact transfers.

JAWS, alone, is one of the most incredible catalog transfers that exists. You can't top it.

I'm still 95% sure that these will be region free.

Hope you are right. If they are, that U.K. boxed set is a great choice for under $100

 

[FoxyMulder]

I bet you the transfers of E.T., JAWS, JURASSIC PARK and LOST WORLD will be the
same exact transfers.

Jurassic Park has had sharpening applied to it, edge enhancement halo's are visible in a number of scenes, indeed the 3D version doesn't have the halo's in the same scenes, that right there is a giveaway but, unfortunately that 3D edition has had all the film grain removed, i wouldn't call the blu ray of that 2D release bad but it's also far from perfect.

I saw Always on television months back, presented in HD, it had obvious edge enhancement halo's too, i think Universal will not have paid for a new film scan for that one and i think it will look mediocre, no doubt the reviews will say it's great.

 

[Jari K]

"I bet you the transfers of E.T., JAWS, JURASSIC PARK and LOST WORLD will be thesame exact transfers."I agree. My point was that they're probably the same exact discs also, meaning that they're also region all.

 

[Sam Favate]

You are more optimistic than I am, Sam, about that.

Oh, I simply meant in a perfect world, those titles ought to come out at the same time as the box. I have no faith that they actually will!

 

[Bryan Tuck]

Good to see these are coming out, and that 1941 will apparently include both cuts (maybe Duel will, too).

Munich is, I think, a Dreamworks-owned title, so it would probably be Paramount, and with this set, I believe it will be the one remaining Spielberg-directed (theatrical) feature not yet available on Blu-ray. And I guess Universal (or Spielberg himself) decided Schindler's List should stand on its own.

At any rate, I'll probably hold off for the single releases.