Madigan, Matt Helm, Mrs. Columbo and The Sixth Sense (Elephant Films)

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

I have both MADIGAN and THE SIXTH SENSE and recommend them very highly. Because they are both kind of forgotten series, I think we're lucky they were released at all, even on DVD. I had waited years to see them again uncut and in decent, presentable shape, which these are. I know the shipping cost is high from Amazon.fr, but I would hate for you to miss out on them before they go OOP. I share OceanBlue's hope that they make it to Blu someday, but I really think it's a longshot given that they are relatively unknown commodities these days.

Hopefully someone else who reads this post will be able to offer some help with this query: do Amazon normally state when flash sales/offers end? I've had a look at a couple of Elephant Films DVD series sets of older TV series and saw a Flash logo.

The price of The Sixth Sense: The Complete Series has come down a further 5 Euros since I purchased my copy a few months ago. The price of Elephant Films' DVD release of Matt Helm: The Complete Series looks to have been discounted since I last checked Amazon.fr for it (probably when I purchased The Sixth Sense), as has western series The Outcasts. Is their DVD complete series set of The Quest now out-of-print though (can't see it available for purchase on Amazon.fr)?

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Hopefully someone else who reads this post will be able to offer some help with this query: do Amazon normally state when flash sales/offers end? I've had a look at a couple of Elephant Films DVD series sets of older TV series and saw a Flash logo.

The price of The Sixth Sense: The Complete Series has come down a further 5 Euros since I purchased my copy a few months ago. The price of Elephant Films' DVD release of Matt Helm: The Complete Series looks to have been discounted since I last checked Amazon.fr for it (probably when I purchased The Sixth Sense), as has western series The Outcasts. Is their DVD complete series set of The Quest now out-of-print though (can't see it available for purchase on Amazon.fr)?

Near as I can tell the current Flash Sale that includes some of the Elephant Films TV series DVDs was supposed to end yesterday, May 9, 2023, but the discounts are still showing up today so I'm not sure. As you know these TV series releases from Elephant rarely go on sale, so it's a good time to pick them up, though they are still relatively pricey.

I highly recommend both MADIGAN and THE SIXTH SENSE if you can get them even at a minimum discount. Both series are excellent and I can't imagine they will get released anywhere else. Also note that the TV series for MADIGAN was re-released in a box set in France which includes the original 1968 theatrical film, though only on DVD.

I was interested in the complete series of IRONSIDE, but I could not determine if the set has complete unedited episodes or if they are time sped/cut. The only thing I found out from an Amazon review is that it does not have the complete pilot movie included.

I also want to add that none of the Elephant Films releases have burned in French subtitles.

Here's the listing for THE QUEST, but unfortunately it is not part of the current sale:

THE QUEST DVD

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

Near as I can tell the current Flash Sale that includes some of the Elephant Films TV series DVDs was supposed to end yesterday, May 9, 2023, but the discounts are still showing up today so I'm not sure. As you know these TV series releases from Elephant rarely go on sale, so it's a good time to pick them up, though they are still relatively pricey.

I highly recommend both MADIGAN and THE SIXTH SENSE if you can get them even at a minimum discount. Both series are excellent and I can't imagine they will get released anywhere else. Also note that the TV series for MADIGAN was re-released in a box set in France which includes the original 1968 theatrical film, though only on DVD.

I was interested in the complete series of IRONSIDE, but I could not determine if the set has complete unedited episodes or if they are time sped/cut. The only thing I found out from an Amazon review is that it does not have the complete pilot movie included.

I also want to add that none of the Elephant Films releases have burned in French subtitles.

Here's the listing for THE QUEST, but unfortunately it is not part of the current sale:

THE QUEST DVD

It appears (having checked Amazon.fr) that the flash sale/offer is still on (Matt Helm and The Outcasts still have the Flash logo beside the price for example).

When my copy of The Sixth Sense arrived from the Amazon.fr marketplace seller (it wasn't available directly from Amazon.fr), when I saw what it arrived in (think it was one of those medium-large cardboard envelopes/mailers) I was dreading that it would have some damage (eg. dents on the edges and in the corners). However, having looked all over the boxset, if there was anything it was minor (the usual areas, on the edges (a slight curved look) where the DVD case comes out of the slipcase).

Thanks for posting the link to the Amazon.fr listing page for The Quest. Via the Blu-ray.com search results page in the DVD database section here, it doesn't appear to be available currently.

I didn't get anything in Powerhouse Films/Indicator's most recent sale (but the majority of what I wanted to get was after the latest cutoff point). So I decided to leave getting the other Blu-ray titles which included the film version of Madigan. However..the last time a stock update was released by Powerhouse, Madigan was under the Very Low Stock heading (which has taken me by surprise as this Powerhouse release hasn't been out that long).