In the age of collectors editions and special editions and extended/unrated cuts, what is your most favorite release of a film?
When I first got into the DVD age of collecting movies, I had 4 DVDs that I owned (previously I kept renting discs and the player).
I owned Highlander: Endgame, Transformers: The Movie, R.E.M. Roadmovie, R.E.M.: This Film Is On.
At the time I thought Highlander: Endgame was a great 2 disc set that was packed with bonus materials and that once elusive workprint cut. It wasn't quite up to my expectations but it was impressive during that first time viewing to have interviews, two new cuts, commentary track, etc for a film I really liked.
Nowadays in the era of bluray and now 4K Ultra HD bluray, there has been lots of fancy editions with creative packaging
When Scream Factory became a thing, the releases of my childhood favs like Halloween 2+3, They Live, The Thing, Child's Play, & Army of Darkness, those just blew my mind to get both the original cover art and new artwork, new featurettes, etc. That's where my focus goes to in terms of purchasing film favorites.
In recent times the instant purchases for me were
*Stranger Things Season One VHS packaging bluray set
*Highlander 3: The Sorcerer Japanese bluray
One I am looking forward to is The Neverending Story 3-disc Japanese bluray. Made by the same company that did the Highlander 3 bluray. The packaging looks so neat and true to the film's theme. Both the US cut and international cut. A disc with featurettes and such. That is indeed a release I look forward to compared to the barebones US disc I've had for a few
Also that Grease 40th anniversary yearbook bluray packaging had me pre-order it when the price dropped below $18.
What is the one release that had you thinking "Wow that's impressive! I have to purchase that on release day!"
Maybe you were so enamored by it that you bought more than one copy, or where you didn't care how much it cost and you just had to have it.
When I first got into the DVD age of collecting movies, I had 4 DVDs that I owned (previously I kept renting discs and the player).
I owned Highlander: Endgame, Transformers: The Movie, R.E.M. Roadmovie, R.E.M.: This Film Is On.
At the time I thought Highlander: Endgame was a great 2 disc set that was packed with bonus materials and that once elusive workprint cut. It wasn't quite up to my expectations but it was impressive during that first time viewing to have interviews, two new cuts, commentary track, etc for a film I really liked.
Nowadays in the era of bluray and now 4K Ultra HD bluray, there has been lots of fancy editions with creative packaging
When Scream Factory became a thing, the releases of my childhood favs like Halloween 2+3, They Live, The Thing, Child's Play, & Army of Darkness, those just blew my mind to get both the original cover art and new artwork, new featurettes, etc. That's where my focus goes to in terms of purchasing film favorites.
In recent times the instant purchases for me were
*Stranger Things Season One VHS packaging bluray set
*Highlander 3: The Sorcerer Japanese bluray
One I am looking forward to is The Neverending Story 3-disc Japanese bluray. Made by the same company that did the Highlander 3 bluray. The packaging looks so neat and true to the film's theme. Both the US cut and international cut. A disc with featurettes and such. That is indeed a release I look forward to compared to the barebones US disc I've had for a few
Also that Grease 40th anniversary yearbook bluray packaging had me pre-order it when the price dropped below $18.
What is the one release that had you thinking "Wow that's impressive! I have to purchase that on release day!"
Maybe you were so enamored by it that you bought more than one copy, or where you didn't care how much it cost and you just had to have it.
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