Which out-of-print DVDs do you regret not buying? (1 Viewer)

[Mike_Craft]

The bond collectors sets (altho im sure they or similar sets will be brought back into production for the 2005/2006 release of the next bond film)

And reboot season 3. IT was damn expensive.. But I still should of bought it. Hopefully a new company will get the rights and do a proper seasoned release instead of seasoned broken into 4 seperate dvds.

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

Is the Criterion Brazil out of print? I hope not. I still haven't picked it up. (Although if it were withdrawn t0o be replaced by a 16:9 enhanced version, I wouldn't complain.)

EDIT: According to their website it's not OOP. Perhaps your stores aren't stocking it. Try ordering it in or buying online.

 

[Mark Zimmer]

Re Garden of Allah--although many sellers list this for a ludicrous price, if you're patient and haunt eBay you can pick up a used copy for under $20. Well worth it; beautiful disc.

But otherwise I've been pretty lucky (or astute as I like to think of it) in picking up discs I want when they come out, so Liquid Sky, Salo, Dead Ringers, The Killer, Recalled Little Shop of Horrors, mine all mine for retail!

 

[Brian Thibodeau]

MGM is releasing GARDEN OF ALLAH later this year for around $10. If Anchor Bay's edition didn't include any essential extras, this might be the version to get:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...s=dvd&n=507846

 

[CaseyL]

Spinal Tap: Criterion
Sid and Nancy: Criterion

 

[Peter Svensson]

Brazil - CC is not OOP. You can order it here:

http://www.axelmusic.com/productDetails/037429138526

They also have Toy Story - Ultimate Collection:

http://www.axelmusic.com/productDetails/717951005816

All prices include freight and handling. Local customs charges may apply.

But why not buy another Pixarbox that has Toy Story 1+2? They are cheaper. I´m buying a Pixar box with the Toy Story movies and A Bug´s Life. But on the other hand, I don´t care for the third disc.

 

[Mark_vdH]

Easier to check, harder to find: Criterion's list of out of print dvds:

http://www.criterionco.com/asp/connections.asp?id=36

 

[Yee-Ming]

Kewl!!! Silly me, I'd stopped using Amazon.ca since they ship by surface and it takes two bloody months to get here, so it hadn't occurred to me to check. Thanks for the heads-up!

 

[John*P]

Karate Kid
Gleaming the Cube

 

[Bradley-E]

ABOUT LAST NIGHT... when it was WIDESCREEN. Now it is ONLY FULLFRAME. Thanks again SONY. You really suck the big one.

 

[MarkHarrison]

I picked mine up a month or so ago. Just because it's OOP, doesn't mean it's gone. DVDPriceSearch still shows five stores selling this one. You'd have to check each store to make sure they actually have it in stock, but I see Barnes & Noble on there and that's where mine came from. It's probably not going to be cheap at this point, but from what I've seen of the set so far, it's totally worth it.

I'd check the same site if you want Brazil. DVDPriceSearch shows a lot of stores selling this title for as cheap as $38.97. I think it's worth every penny.

I'm fortunate enough to not have any regrets. I read several websites on a regular basis and usually have a good idea of what I need to pick up.

 

[Andrew Chong]

I mentioned this release.

DVDPriceSearch lists DVD Box Office as the company with the best price. Since the time I first found out about this release (last April or May), I've been trying to order it from them. They no longer have it in stock.

Thanks to this thread and the vigilance of a member of the Home Theater Forum, I might hopefully be able to get my hands on a new one after all!

 

[Jonathan_Clarke]

Nothing really. I usually tell myself that everything is coming back as a 2 disc set later.

I tell myself this when it's cold and dark. :frowning:

 

[MarkHarrison]

I forgot to mention a rumor I heard that MGM is supposed to be re-releasing all five of those movies later this year. So if you want the Criterions, hopefully you can track a set down somewhere. But if you don't have to have the Criterion set, you'll probably be able to save some money and possibly get better transfers also. I don't know how the bonus material will stack up, but I can't imagine it being better than what I've seen so far.

So that's another option for you. I might have gone the MGM route myself except I didn't find out until after I'd already ordered my set.

 

[Jim Tudor]

Criterion "The Killer". I had it in my hand at a CompUSA shortly after it went OOP. But having not seen it yet, and thinking "who buys DVDs at CompUSA, anyway? I'll come back and it'll still be here!", I set it down and have regretted it ever since.

JiM T

 

[MichaelMit]

I don't regret much except for....

Short circuit SE, I have the regular version but I would love to listen to the commentary track.

Little shop of Horrors original edition; just to see the alternate ending.

On a side note, I try to keep my purchases up to date so that I don't miss any titles that may go out of print. Its always a bad day when you finally get the money to purchase a title and then you find that its gone OOP and ebay is charging way too much for it.

 

[KellyReeVo]

I missed the SE Evil Dead 2 in the special metal tin package. Passed it by many times, and then - poof! Never to be seen again. sigh:frowning:

 

[Zen Butler]

I lost an auction on it. Capped out at $45. I wouldn't go higher than that for an Image disc.

 

[Jason Adams]

*snaps fingers* You know...I had two copies of that, along with Goldfinger, but I gave them away! I could have just sold them here and made some cash! And they were in excellent condition too, I might add.

 

[Kevin Webb]

I couldn't believe my luck today: My local BB had a copy of the Criterion: Hitchcock Collection! If I hadn't read this thread, I never would have picked it up.

Now if they would just put out that copy of The Killer that I know has to be lost in the back somewhere...