I pre ordered the new transfers of the Indiana Jones trilogy coming out in June.
Bought the Lord of the Rings Extended digital collection and, bought the Hobbit extended blu ray set.
Also got the new edition of Force Awakens.
Pre ordered Star Trek Discovery season 3 steelbook for July.
I added Terminator 2: Special Edition Laserdisc Boxset (Bronze edition), which had a THX Laserdisc copy of The Terminator inside it.
Just added The Clone Wars movie and season three of Being Erica!
“Heroes come in all sizes, and you don’t have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It’s just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibility for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people - these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.” - George Lucas
Just added Princess Mononoke! I’m really looking forward to exploring more of Hayao Miyazaki’s artistry.
“Heroes come in all sizes, and you don’t have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It’s just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibility for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people - these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.” - George Lucas
Just added Andrei Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia and Fritz Lang’s Metropolis.
I had planned to wait for an upgraded version of Nostalghia but I decided to go for it as I can always upgrade later if Kino decides to do so as they did with The Sacrifice. I plan to do the same with my version of Mirror when it’s released in a couple of months by Criterion.
Metropolis should be an intriguing watch. It’s my first true silent film and I know it was a major influence on George when making Star Wars.
“Heroes come in all sizes, and you don’t have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It’s just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibility for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people - these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.” - George Lucas
Added Criterion Laserdiscs of The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Rebecca (1940) and Great Expectations (1946) to my collection. All are the CLV versions.
Added series one of Curious George and the Criterion versions of Mirror and The Tree of Life.
“Heroes come in all sizes, and you don’t have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It’s just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibility for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people - these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.” - George Lucas
Added Willow. I’m really looking forward to seeing it. It’s long overdue.
“Heroes come in all sizes, and you don’t have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It’s just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibility for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people - these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.” - George Lucas
Sold the Beta editions of Let it Be and Return of the Jedi. Weeded the Beta of Sleeping Beauty.
Added Japanese Gatefold Back to the Future Laserdisc. 3 sides CLV. No OBI. Analog and Digital soundtracks. Pan and Scan first issue 1986.
Added the Super35 Laserdisc of The Abyss (1989), which replaces a scratched Special Edition DVD of the film.
I bought Star Wars Special Widescreen edition with a technidisc gatefold jacket, i hope its that edition and not just the Mitsubishi discs swapped in.
Edit: it was the Mitsubishi pressing in a late issue dustjacket that the Technidisc would have been stored in and i doubt the discs were swapped, so i think that guy on youtube was wrong about how to identify a pressing. The only way you can tell is by the mint marks in the spindle. The dustjacket doesn’t mean anything.
The 1992 pressing is so common i paid twenty dollars too much for it.
Earlier in the month, I got the JSC Laserdisc of Star Wars (1977). Sold the Phantom Menace JP, A New Hope SWE and Empire Strikes Back Fullscreen Time Compressed & Return of the Jedi Fullscreen Laserdiscs.
I bought the gatefold CAV Blade Runner Japanese letterbox of the European cut. Its the criterion transfer only in CAV format. The rarest of the laserdiscs. With OBI and Gem mint for only 30 bucks i couldn’t pass it up.
I bought Help! with what is allegedly a Mono Mix but i’m not sure if the theatrical mono mix. US Laserdisc. Not Criterion.
I also added the import Blu Ray of Zack Snyder’s Justice League from the UK which is supposedly region free. Waiting til September in North America to see the film be on Blu Ray is ridiculous. Not subscribing to HBO max.
My first trip to the Criterion sale at Barnes & Noble netted me The Killers (1946/1964), Nightmare Alley (1947) and Irma Vep (1996)
Added Criterion versions of Dekalog, Scenes from a Marriage, Babette’s Feast, and Naked.
“Heroes come in all sizes, and you don’t have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It’s just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibility for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people - these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.” - George Lucas
My first trip to the Criterion sale at Barnes & Noble netted me The Killers (1946/1964), Nightmare Alley (1947) and Irma Vep (1996)
The Killers should be good. It also includes Andrei Tarkovsky’s student film adaptation as part of the bonus features.
“Heroes come in all sizes, and you don’t have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It’s just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibility for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people - these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.” - George Lucas
Added Criterion versions of Marketa Lazarová and The Hidden Fortress. As well as the Chelsea Football Club Season Review 2020/21.
“Heroes come in all sizes, and you don’t have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It’s just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibility for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people - these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.” - George Lucas
Added GOUT Return of the Jedi PAL release Region 2 DVD.
Added Megazone 23 Laserdisc box set of films one and two. Premium box has the first two films with no English dubs or subtitles, but also has a Harmony Gold dub of the second film on its own disc.
I went back to the same Barnes & Noble, and picked up the Criterion edition of Leave Her to Heaven (1945). I also weeded Attack of the Clones & Revenge of the Sith DVDs.
Added my first Criterion box set - The Complete Films of Agnès Varda!
“Heroes come in all sizes, and you don’t have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It’s just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibility for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people - these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.” - George Lucas
Added the 1999 British PAL DVD of The Shining. This release contains the international cut, while including the original mono mix.
Added Bilingual Star Trek First Contact with Silver OBI strip Japanese Laserdisc. I couldn’t believe it was sealed brand new and only 12 bucks.
Also added Star Trek VI the Undiscovered Country, brand new as well Letterbox Japanese Laserdisc with OBI and LDG sticker. This one was a bit pricy at 23 dollars.
There were two other ones at 15 dollars each Search for Spock and Final Frontier but i haven’t decided if i’m going to get those.
Edit: Added Search for Spock and Final Frontier i figured what the hell, when is the next chance i’ll see a bunch of these for so low. In such immaculate condition. The LDDB prices are way more.
Upgraded 3 Days of the Condor to Blu-Ray. I also got The Tree of Life (Criterion Blu-Ray). Weeded the DiscoVision LD of 3 Days of the Condor.
I bought the Bride of Frankenstein Encore Edition Laserdisc. And the HarryHausen feature One Million Years BC.
Both US pressings.
I’ve been interested in Alien Japan Special Collection but not sure its worth 40 dollars.
Edit: decided i’d buy it anyway.