Alfred Hitchcock : The Masterpiece Collection - 12 of November

[Sinthetic]

Originally Posted by HotRats

Standard set looks pretty flimsy to me from the pictures on the Aussie thread

Agreed!



How dumb does that Psycho look amidst the others?

[joie]

My beef with sets of all kinds is that often only the set has a UPC number, so it makes it hard to sell the duds/flops. "Vengeance Trilogy" is an exception, because it is a slipcase with three movies, each in a blu-ray case, each of which has a UPC number, and the slipcase has yet another UPC. I don't want to unload any of the three; however, Criterion's BBS, for example, has several movies that I would like to unload, but the digibooks inside the slipcase don't have UPC numbers.

I did unload the whole Mel Brooks set, then bought the "Young Frankenstein" single. I will regret buying the Kubrick set, if any of the several movies that need a better transfer is ever released as a single with a better transfer.

The Universal monsters are available as singles, region-free, from the UK, so that is what I bought.

I say it is hard to sell something without a UPC, because i would be very wary of buying anything without one.

[Red's got the Blu's]

Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

Just asking not to have this thread clogged up with moans.

I too don't want to have to read people moaning, so please stop moaning in the thread.

Originally Posted by Paul Tilburgs

So it is ok for people who have not actually seen the blu-rays with their own eyes to moan and complain all they want, but it is forbidden to complain for those who actually buy and look at the product? Again: sure, whatever...

+Infinity.

Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

No point coming on here and post after post of stuff we all already know.

So why are you still coming on here? You seem to be getting a perverse kick out of feeling superior to those who still want to spend their own money on a set you don't think is worthy of your own money. Basically you are trolling.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

Correct. If some fool goes and pays £100 for this disaster after all the posts and advice not too. Don't really need to hear how poor it is or what a mistake or my book is already falling apart ... What a waste of £100 etc etc

No point coming on here and post after post of stuff we all already know.

If its a different story, compared to the expert who reviewed this, these are all reference quality, let us know. Until then I’ll wait and pick up the standard set (which doesn’t fall apart) for £40 max.

At this point, you've established your position that you refuse to buy this set....great.
You are only clogging up the thread with your constant moaning about how bad the set is. My advice, go start up a thread that discusses the problems of thist set, and link it here. Then you don't have to post here anymore, as you are not adding to the thread, but subtracting from it.

[insomniac013]

Originally Posted by Sinthetic

Agreed!



How dumb does that Psycho look amidst the others?

So the standard is just a filmsy digipak? According to the pictures on Amazon it looked like one of those digibook/sleeve-thingies. That's kind of lame, but both kinds of packaging look equally inadequate.

[Blu MacReady]

Originally Posted by Red's got the Blu's

I too don't want to have to read people moaning, so please stop moaning in the thread.



+Infinity.



So why are you still coming on here? You seem to be getting a perverse kick out of feeling superior to those who still want to spend their own money on a set you don't think is worthy of your own money. Basically you are trolling.

By all means spend up. £100 is not a lot of cash, just a lot to pay for crap.

Look forward to your posts after you’ve received your set. Make sure they’re informative

[Sinthetic]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

So the standard is just a filmsy digipak? According to the pictures on Amazon it looked like one of those digibook/sleeve-thingies. That's kind of lame, but both kinds of packaging look equally inadequate.

Have a look mate.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...9&postcount=38

[Blu MacReady]

Originally Posted by Sinthetic

Agreed!



How dumb does that Psycho look amidst the others?

Are the movies with decent PQ/AQ highlighted in red ?

[insomniac013]

Originally Posted by Sinthetic

Have a look mate.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...9&postcount=38

Ouch, that does look incredibly flimsy.

Amazon needs to update their images if they dont want complaints:

[Show spoiler]

[Braktastic]

Although it seems likely they would be the same, since those pictures are from the Australian set we don't really know what the UK set looks like, correct?

[MacEachaidh]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

So the standard is just a filmsy digipak? According to the pictures on Amazon it looked like one of those digibook/sleeve-thingies. That's kind of lame, but both kinds of packaging look equally inadequate.

Well, that's the release we got here in Australia, but I had the impression that the packaging was somewhat cheaper than the UK release — I don't think you can assume you'll get the same. Our set is $99 Australian, which is around £68, so there's a bit of a margin for improved packaging in your version.

The discs appear to be the same as those planned for the UK, but that's very common. I'm not certain of the logistics of it, other than the fact that we're also region B, but our disc label art here often has the UK/Irish/German ratings logos on it, even when the overall packaging is completely different from the UK set.

But yes, the packaging here does seem very flimsy. I've held it in my hands, and even the outside box doesn't feel very sturdy. I'm a bit surprised they didn't go for a digistack, which is what often happens here with sets that have a large number of discs (for instance, the Star Wars set or the new Bond 50). I hate digistacks myself — just the sound of them sets my teeth on edge!

[insomniac013]

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Well, that's the release we got here in Australia, but I had the impression that the packaging was somewhat cheaper than the UK release — I don't think you can assume you'll get the same. Our set is $99 Australian, which is around £68, so there's a bit of a margin for improved packaging in your version.

The discs appear to be the same as those planned for the UK, but that's very common. I'm not certain of the logistics of it, other than the fact that we're also region B, but our disc label art here often has the UK/Irish/German ratings logos on it, even when the overall packaging is completely different from the UK set.

But yes, the packaging here does seem very flimsy. I've held it in my hands, and even the outside box doesn't feel very sturdy. I'm a bit surprised they didn't go for a digistack, which is what often happens here with sets that have a large number of discs (for instance, the Star Wars set or the new Bond 50). I hate digistacks myself — just the sound of them sets my teeth on edge!

Oh okay, i thought that was the UK set.
And yeah Digistacks are the devil!

[lkmg]

The uk standard set shown on Amazon uk is no where near what the australian set is. One is digibook type, the other is digipak type. I am keeping my standard set for the time being.

[Pyoko]

Originally Posted by mijacmad

Well the Universal Lynch set as bad as it is & as returned as it was is still £40.

It's only been out for a few months and can be found under £20.

Then you look at things like the Jurassic Park trilogy which has been out for a year and is now £10, less than a third of the price on release. A lot of the box sets drop ridiculously in price in the UK for some reason, to me this definitely seems like it could be one of them.

[rkish]

I decided to test the market and wait for the holiday sales. I canceled both the standard and LE UK editions.

[Opdef]

Originally Posted by rkish

I decided to test the market and wait for the holiday sales. I canceled both the standard and LE UK editions.

I've just done exactly the same. This was by far my most eagerly awaited release of the year as well, but I'm not giving Universal any more money than I have to if this is the best they can do. I had high hopes after the Monsters collection, but I'll be waiting for a decent price drop in the New Year now.

[huzz]

Is the UK premium edition in the book with art cards actually limited and if so any word yet on numbers? Have it on order for £72 inc VAT/Delivery which works out roughly £5.14 a film in the set which ain't bad. It's been sold out on and off on Amazon which does indicate there is only going to be a limited run of them. Prefer the packaging to the standard edition and just wanted to know if I do cancel and hold out for a lower price point if it could sell out. Pretty much every other retailer is still listing both versions for sale so might just be Amazon selling through their first allocation of stock. The going price for the premium appears to be around £100 at the moment so falling to below £70 would probably take 6 months or more if it doesn't sell out.

Considering keeping the order and seeing if they are numbered but it will probably cost a bit to return due to it's size.

[lkmg]

Those getting the standard version soon from non online retailers like HMV, please post the pics of the contents. Thank you.

[Modman]

Buzz if you got the book edition for £72 and you really want the swag then i wouldn't cancel. I don't see it coming down that much in price before it sells out. If you would be happy with the standard edition then suggest you cancel and wait for it to drop in price.

[huzz]

Originally Posted by Modman

Buzz if you got the book edition for £72 and you really want the swag then i wouldn't cancel. I don't see it coming down that much in price before it sells out. If you would be happy with the standard edition then suggest you cancel and wait for it to drop in price.

Looks like I had the amount recorded incorrectly, just checked the order and it's showing as £80 so think I'm going to cancel.