Ghostbusters 4K UHD (1984)

[lilboyblu]

Originally Posted by FelixFlankin

The way I see it it's $30 for Afterlife, $20 a piece for 1 and 2 as they contain Dolby Vision and those special feature discs, $20 for the book (Which is a steal considering what it is). Then you get a flashy light up box for $10. Hell, I'd have spent $100 for all this stuff with no box, so it looking cheap is pretty irrelevant at the end of the day.

Hell, Vinegar Syndrome is selling an empty box for $20. With the movies, it goes up to $90. Plus shipping.

[The bigm76]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Guess I'm the only one that things it looks cheap...especially for being forced to spend $100.

Nope definitely looks cheap glad I cancelled my preorder I’m sure the 1&2 film will be rereleased individually with the bonus content

[ValTur]

Originally Posted by GuruAskew

Some guy on Twitter has an un unboxing:

https://twitter.com/kennethlivitski/...874326017?s=21

Ya blew it HuggyBear

Wow, this looks awesome! I really can't wait to have mine, Amazon will deliver it on wednesday

[sockableclaw]

Originally Posted by geomon

I'm hoping they wait til Sunday, since it's 2 day shipping.

I hope that's the case! I chose regular shipping for mine because there's an Amazon Fulfillment Center in my town so once they ship it out it arrives in two days anyway lol.

[raptors661]

Originally Posted by The bigm76

Nope definitely looks cheap glad I cancelled my preorder I’m sure the 1&2 film will be rereleased individually with the bonus content

With the bonus discs? Slim chance.

[starmike]

Originally Posted by The bigm76

Nope definitely looks cheap glad I cancelled my preorder I’m sure the 1&2 film will be rereleased individually with the bonus content

There are SO many LDs and DVDs that have never re-released their bonus features and/or commentaries.

[Kyle15]

Some frightening news. Earlier this morning there was a knock at the door; it was a Sony executive. He had a gun. He proceeded to push himself inside box in tow. It was the Ghostbusters set. Gun to my forehead he bellows "$100! NOW!" I tried bargaining with him as the last of my savings is all I had. He wouldn't take no for an answer.

Here I sit, still shaking. I have the Ghostbusters set but never imagined I'd be forced into buying it with my last hundred dollars. These publishers are going crazy.

[GuruAskew]

The last time the Ghostbusters movies were released in a limited version (the steelbook) the extras weren’t re-released. Sony actually kept older discs in-print rather than releasing the steelbook discs individually.

But now those extras have been re-released, in THIS limited edition.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Matthew_Thunder

Told ya But yes, I’m happy too. Keeping my pre-order with Amazon.

You have a belated thanks on that post, sir!

[batman2000]

Any comparisons of ghostbusters 1 and 2 Dolby vision uhd vs the original uhds yet.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Did I say I was forced to buy it? No. I said we're forced to spend $100 on something that looks incredibly cheap - a cardboard box with a light in it.

You....do know that there's like discs and stuff inside it? I'm not going to lie: I would've paid £76 for this with or without that stoopid ghost trap packaging. That is literally the very last concern on the list. I'm more interested in the book reprint, bonus discs with plenty of newly unearthed features and Dobly encodes of all three movies. I said before it wasn't exactly a billy bargain, but nor is it some astonishing rip-off considering what's actually IN the package.

I happily pay £25 a movie for indie-style treatment with stellar encodes and lots of tat, more than that even as they've been running to £35-£40 lately, so £76 for such treatment of three movies (in a franchise that I've loved for as long as I can remember of my 41 years on this planet) is worth every penny to me.

[Croweyes1121]

Originally Posted by FelixFlankin

The way I see it it's $30 for Afterlife, $20 a piece for 1 and 2 as they contain Dolby Vision and those special feature discs, $20 for the book (Which is a steal considering what it is). Then you get a flashy light up box for $10. Hell, I'd have spent $100 for all this stuff with no box, so it looking cheap is pretty irrelevant at the end of the day.

This is exactly my thinking. I’ll probably save the packaging but just put the films in their slips on my movie shelf. Thankfully all of the slips are beautiful, as the only thing I hate is that inner art for Afterlife. Worst physical media art for a tentpole in years IMO. The Blu-ray art is the original poster, too, just to make it sting a bit more.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

My Walmart pre-order is tentatively scheduled for delivery on the 5th.

...and shipped early, possibly to deliver on Sunday. Hope tomorrow's blizzard doesn't delay it...

[dcx4610]

Individual cases and slipcovers. I'm in. Now for it to go back in stock...

[IdeaOfEvil]

There's something to be said about the content, quality and rarity of any item you buy when it comes to physical movie collecting (none of the Ghostbusters movies are hard to find on any other format, these movies aren't exclusive to this set alone, nobody really cares about there being lights in the trap-shaped packaging, etc etc). But with the way this franchise was redeemed in Afterlife, and how this set kinda apologizes for the 2016 movie's awfulness by not including it, I think Ghostbuster fans in general are/should be very happy to pay $100 for both what Sony did and didn't do with this set.

For me, I want Sony to recognize my appreciation of the choices they made with Afterlife and how this set only focuses on three movies. I want Sony to see how releasing Afterlife and ignoring 2016's monstrosity is the right decision so that they can believe there are future gains to be made if they continue with this franchise along the same narrative path of the original movies. And really, I just wanna say "thank you" with my wallet by supporting this set because it honors the original 2 movies versus even acknowledging the nonsense they tried with 2016.

So, $100 is a steep price for an old set of movies that come in a box with a light that isn't all that wanted or needed. But we do get 3 great movies in a pretty neat package that didn't skimp on a lot of good extras being included. And if you honestly ask yourself, how many other franchises would give you this kind of love and attention with their own home release special edition set for a reasonable price? And how many other franchises would ignore their screw ups instead of forcing you to buy the movies you hated along with the ones you wanted in some (even more) overpriced set?

I think Sony earned the right to make good sales on this set based on their recent franchise choices, and I hope other Ghostbuser fans do, too =)

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by dcx4610

Individual cases and slipcovers. I'm in. Now for it to go back in stock...

You can still get it from B&N but you'll be paying a premium for it at $150.

[hungrywives]

Originally Posted by IdeaOfEvil

There's something to be said about the content, quality and rarity of any item you buy when it comes to physical movie collecting (none of the Ghostbusters movies are hard to find on any other format, these movies aren't exclusive to this set alone, nobody really cares about there being lights in the trap-shaped packaging, etc etc). But with the way this franchise was redeemed in Afterlife, and how this set kinda apologizes for the 2016 movie's awfulness by not including it, I think Ghostbuster fans in general are/should be very happy to pay $100 for both what Sony did and didn't do with this set.

For me, I want Sony to recognize my appreciation of the choices they made with Afterlife and how this set only focuses on three movies. I want Sony to see how releasing Afterlife and ignoring 2016's monstrosity is the right decision so that they can believe there are future gains to be made if they continue with this franchise along the same narrative path of the original movies. And really, I just wanna say "thank you" with my wallet by supporting this set because it honors the original 2 movies versus even acknowledging the nonsense they tried with 2016.

So, $100 is a steep price for an old set of movies that come in a box with a light that isn't all that wanted or needed. But we do get 3 great movies in a pretty neat package that didn't skimp on a lot of good extras being included. And if you honestly ask yourself, how many other franchises would give you this kind of love and attention with their own home release special edition set for a reasonable price? And how many other franchises would ignore their screw ups instead of forcing you to buy the movies you hated along with the ones you wanted in some (even more) overpriced set?

I think Sony earned the right to make good sales on this set based on their recent franchise choices, and I hope other Ghostbuser fans do, too =)

But what'd you think about the 2016 movie?

[IdeaOfEvil]

Originally Posted by hungrywives

But what'd you think about the 2016 movie?

[GuruAskew]

Originally Posted by IdeaOfEvil

There's something to be said about the content, quality and rarity of any item you buy when it comes to physical movie collecting (none of the Ghostbusters movies are hard to find on any other format, these movies aren't exclusive to this set alone, nobody really cares about there being lights in the trap-shaped packaging, etc etc). But with the way this franchise was redeemed in Afterlife, and how this set kinda apologizes for the 2016 movie's awfulness by not including it, I think Ghostbuster fans in general are/should be very happy to pay $100 for both what Sony did and didn't do with this set.

For me, I want Sony to recognize my appreciation of the choices they made with Afterlife and how this set only focuses on three movies. I want Sony to see how releasing Afterlife and ignoring 2016's monstrosity is the right decision so that they can believe there are future gains to be made if they continue with this franchise along the same narrative path of the original movies. And really, I just wanna say "thank you" with my wallet by supporting this set because it honors the original 2 movies versus even acknowledging the nonsense they tried with 2016.

So, $100 is a steep price for an old set of movies that come in a box with a light that isn't all that wanted or needed. But we do get 3 great movies in a pretty neat package that didn't skimp on a lot of good extras being included. And if you honestly ask yourself, how many other franchises would give you this kind of love and attention with their own home release special edition set for a reasonable price? And how many other franchises would ignore their screw ups instead of forcing you to buy the movies you hated along with the ones you wanted in some (even more) overpriced set?

I think Sony earned the right to make good sales on this set based on their recent franchise choices, and I hope other Ghostbuser fans do, too =)

[GeneD5]

This set is so cool - most fun I’ve had unboxing for a while. I won’t spoil for people who haven’t pulled the movies out, but it’s a good time lol