It looks like Kowalski had a good recent haul so here’s what I’ve got so far this year.
Has anyone else made any good physical media purchases?
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Bought some movies today. I picked up:
Giallo Essentials black edition blu ray set
For All Mankind Criterion 4K/blu ray (they didn’t have the blu ray only edition in stock so I got that one even though I don’t have a 4K player)
Mad Doctor of Blood Island blu ray (Severin)
Smile Before Death
The Killer Reserved Nine Seats
The Weapon the Hour the Motive
If that’s the titles included, then I haven’t seen any of them.
Let me know your ratings!
I watched The Weapon the Hour the Motive today. I would rate it a 7/10. It had an interesting story, was pretty entertaining, and had some nice moments. It would rank it slightly below Smile Before Death and slightly above The Killer Reserved Nine Seats. This is a good set and I would recommend it.
shareMy most recent DVD purchases
Black Sails: The Complete Series
Watchmen: Director's Cut (2009)
The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
Cop Land (1997)
Men at Work (1990)
I've got a 30% off coupon for Cinema 1 (the store I like to buy movies at) so I might go tomorrow and use it. Any recommendations as to what blu ray(s) I should use my 30% off coupon for?
shareIf I may cut in try to buy Night Of The Comet (84)
Great horror comedy…Kelli Maroney in that cheerleader outfit aiming the Uzi has been my phone-screen wallpaper on and off for years❤️
Sounds like fun. I might buy something more expensive though like a box set so I can save more with my coupon.
shareThese are my box set recommendations:
Jean Rollin - The Vampire Films Set
https://www.amazon.com/Jean-Rollin-Vampire-Films-Blu-ray/dp/B00H27PE3W
The Jess Franco Collection
https://www.fullmoondirect.com/Jess-Franco-Collection_c_88.html
The Italian Crime Collection - Fernando Di Leo
https://www.rarovideousa.com/films/the-fernando-di-leo-volume-1-box-set
Macabre Visions: The Films of Mario Bava
https://www.du-hd.com/news/arrow-video-releasing-macabre-visions-films-mario-bava-limited-edition-uk-blu-ray/
Cool, thanks for the recommendations.
shareI have Miami Connection and Righting Wrongs coming in the mail from Vinegar Syndrome. It's supposed to arrive by Saturday.
shareHell yeah! I have a nice system in my truck with an amp on 2 - 12s and Dragon Sound gets played a lot on the way to work. Anyone who hasn’t seen Miami Connection needs to watch it ASAP.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oVtyOwcQo-w
Oh, and remember “ Only through the elimination of violence can we achieve world peace.”
The 4K release will sit well right next to my Drafthouse Blu-ray release.
shareI had a 30% off coupon for Cinema 1 (the store in the mall I like to buy movies at) so I got the Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee volume 2 blu ray box set. It includes:
Uncle Was a Vampire
The Secret of the Red Orchid
Dark Places
Dracula and Son
Murder Story
plus alternate cuts, audio commentaries, interviews, a bonus CD, and a 100 page book.
That sounds great. I’ve always liked Christopher Lee in whatever I’ve seen him in, but recently I have been watching lots of Hammer Horror and I have a new appreciation for his acting. I’ve also rediscovered Peter Cushing who I think was just wonderful. Please let me know if any of the films in that set are worth watching.
shareSo far the first two weren’t great. Uncle was a Vampire 5/10
The Secret of the Red Orchid 6/10
The next two were a little better:
Dark Places 6/10
Dracula and Son 6/10
So far, I would rank Dracula and Son as the best in the set with Dark Places second best.
My favourite store, Cinema 1, was having a big anniversary sale so I picked up some new blu rays. I got:
The Herschell Gordon Lewis feast box set
American Horror Project volume 1 box set
Love Slaves of the Amazons
Slap Shot
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
It’s been a while since I picked up any movies, but today The Vampire’s Kiss (1989) came in off EBay.
Has anyone else bought any physical media lately?
Yep:
X
Last night in Soho
Everything everywhere all at once
fatman
Dune
boss level
sonic the hedgehog 2
Byzantium
Chopper
Boy A
Rabbit Hole
Man of tai-chi
A soldiers story
Started to work full time again and treated myself
Good for you! It’s always fun buying movies. 👍
shareNice pickups!
shareYeah, except I was so excited to buy X because of the positive feedback I got (from you included) and we’ll have a fight you and I next Sunday when I post my review.
Grrrrr
I look forward to our fight.
shareDo you two have a different movie style?😀
shareAllaby is ten times the movie buff I am. While we both can enjoy trivial as much as very deep stuff, he has a wider range especially for older movies.
But X is a very average movie and that’s 💯
I thought X was above average and a lot of fun. I would rank it as the 4th best film of the year.
shareToday I picked up:
the Stray Cat Rock Collection (Arrow)
Max and the Junkmen (Kino)
The Deadly Trap (Kino)