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bdisc · 10-14-2012, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

Man! I pre-ordered these for like $19 each and now they are $7.99 each.

lol I recently saw them at F.Y.E. for $10 each in the bargain bin.

bkhage01 · 10-14-2012, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

Man! I pre-ordered these for like $19 each and now they are $7.99 each.

Yeah I grabbed them at Best Buy when they dropped to $14.99 each thinking it would take a while to even see a $9.99 price

Past the return window now though. Ah well, I did use $20 in gift cards at BBY so it doesn't sting quite as much

But still, somehow I knew I should have waited.....lesson learned!

davidthenikonuser · 10-14-2012, 02:36 PM

Well I'll not pre-order AB titles anymore and just wait till they drop the price months after release.

y2j420 · 10-14-2012, 03:27 PM

I just picked up both of these for $7.99 off Amazon.com...my local Walmart did not have either movie...

JaseT · 10-14-2012, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

Man! I pre-ordered these for like $19 each and now they are $7.99 each.

I feel your pain man....when will we ever learn?

hartr1 · 10-14-2012, 05:41 PM

walmart is a hit or miss..i live directly between 2 of them..One did not have these out or set up on an end cap and the other store had a entire end cap with these and other 7.88 titles.

slimdude · 10-14-2012, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by davidthenikonuser

Man! I pre-ordered these for like $19 each and now they are $7.99 each.

I keep telling you guys, all you have to do is wait. There is no way, I would've paid $20.00 a piece for these movies. Now, what possessed you to pre-order these blu-rays for $19.99 each anyway? You should have known they were going to drop down in price considerably down the road. Patience is a virtue!

Webmaster1990 · 10-14-2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by slimdude

I keep telling you guys, all you have to do is wait. There is no way, I would've paid $20.00 a piece for these movies. Now, what possessed you to pre-order these blu-rays for $19.99 each anyway? You should have known they were going to drop down in price considerably down the road. Patience is a virtue!

Right on that. I loved that you used "possessed" in that manner. I hope it meant we sometimes just want to have things as fast as humanly possible no matter what it may cost. Waiting is key, no matter how painful it can be.

JaseT · 10-14-2012, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by slimdude

I keep telling you guys, all you have to do is wait. There is no way, I would've paid $20.00 a piece for these movies. Now, what possessed you to pre-order these blu-rays for $19.99 each anyway? You should have known they were going to drop down in price considerably down the road. Patience is a virtue!

Cliff Notes version: "I told you so! Nanner-nanner! Shame shame!"

MelZombie · 10-16-2012, 12:56 AM

so i have the halloween box set (with the mask) and these DVD'S are included. is it worth re buying on blu-ray??? anyone??

thompsonjohn · 10-16-2012, 03:31 AM

From the review's I've read they're just barely better than the DVDs as far as the A/V goes. "Halloween 4" is missing some of the 'Divimax' edition special features. But, now that Amazon nearly cut the price in half I couldn't pass up buying the pair, until this point the DVDs were satisfactory but now the price is right. Also it's hard to think these will be re-issued down the road with better A/V, I mean let's face it, these are 80's catalog titles, I can't see a studio finding better transfers and releasing them.

All we need now is that "Halloween" TV cut on blu-ray.

JLaw1719 · 10-16-2012, 09:18 AM

These are $7.99 each on Amazon now. Forget running around to all my local Walmarts which hasn't turned up anything. Just placed the order and don't have to deal with tax either. Pretty sweet.

Majin Blu · 10-16-2012, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JLaw1719

These are $7.99 each on Amazon now. Forget running around to all my local Walmarts which hasn't turned up anything. Just placed the order and don't have to deal with tax either. Pretty sweet.

Same here (since my Wal-Mart sucks). Now all I need is the sixth movie and I'll finally have them all.

Rainet · 10-16-2012, 04:58 PM

I've been debating on picking up part 4 and 5. I haven't seen these since it's been on cable years and years ago. So i vaguely remember them. How do they hold up?
Does the stories have a huge drop in quality compared to the first two? I mean i am pretty easy to please.
If i can enjoy the ANOES and F13th sequels, i will probably enjoy these. Just curious how they stack up compared to the other series.

Talyn · 10-16-2012, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainet

I've been debating on picking up part 4 and 5. I haven't seen these since it's been on cable years and years ago. So i vaguely remember them. How do they hold up?
Does the stories have a huge drop in quality compared to the first two? I mean i am pretty easy to please.
If i can enjoy the ANOES and F13th sequels, i will probably enjoy these. Just curious how they stack up compared to the other series.

There is a drop in quality in the 5th one. (IMHO, I love the fifth one to go with the 4th, even if the mask is all wrong)... but the 4th one is, for the majority of fans, on equal footing with the second one. At the current price points....go buy them, it's not like they aren't enjoyable on some level...

DarknessBDJM · 10-16-2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainet

I've been debating on picking up part 4 and 5. I haven't seen these since it's been on cable years and years ago. So i vaguely remember them. How do they hold up?
Does the stories have a huge drop in quality compared to the first two? I mean i am pretty easy to please.
If i can enjoy the ANOES and F13th sequels, i will probably enjoy these. Just curious how they stack up compared to the other series.

Part IV is excellent; I, IV, and VI I'd say are the spookiest/eeriest of the series. IV has the most in common with the original out of the sequels in terms of structure and atmosphere. V has some serious problems due to the script and the director's quirks, things that really hurt the film and the series as a whole; but the sequences meant for scares are quite solid, and the night scenes are well shot, plus the last scene with Jamie roaming the destroyed police station and her final defeated cry of "No." made for a creepy ending.

balthazar_bee · 10-16-2012, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainet

I've been debating on picking up part 4 and 5. I haven't seen these since it's been on cable years and years ago. So i vaguely remember them. How do they hold up?
Does the stories have a huge drop in quality compared to the first two? I mean i am pretty easy to please.
If i can enjoy the ANOES and F13th sequels, i will probably enjoy these. Just curious how they stack up compared to the other series.

As others have said, number 4 is a terrific little slasher film. The on-screen body count is relatively low, and the film is more concerned with atmosphere than any of those that followed are. There are times when I think it might be better than the second one.

5 isn't the trainwreck I once thought it was, mostly thanks to the performances. If anything though, watching it serves to remind me just how good the fourth one is, and the fact that we haven't really had a better slasher film since. Have we? In John Kenneth Muir's "Horror Films of the 1980s", he points out that the fifth one takes just about everything the fourth one got right and screws it up. Hard to argue with that.

Walts Ghost · 10-16-2012, 07:26 PM

I had a feeling the prices of these would drop right around Halloween time, so I'm glad I held off to get them. Ordered my copies yesterday. I haven't seen 4 or 5 in quite some time, so I'm looking forward to revisiting them.

thompsonjohn · 10-16-2012, 07:50 PM

My Wal-Mart seriously, today, just got around to putting up their Halloween display with all the $7.88 titles.

Talyn · 10-16-2012, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

My Wal-Mart seriously, today, just got around to putting up their Halloween display with all the $7.88 titles.

Well...no one's ever accused Wal-Mart of being timely or all that organized. Better late than never though!

10-14-2012, 02:36 PM	#1003
davidthenikonuser Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:48 Blu-ray collection:1127 DVD collection:374 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:1	Well I'll not pre-order AB titles anymore and just wait till they drop the price months after release.

10-14-2012, 03:27 PM	#1004
y2j420 Banned Member since:Jan 2012 Blu-ray collection:578 Trading Score:15	I just picked up both of these for $7.99 off Amazon.com...my local Walmart did not have either movie...

10-14-2012, 05:41 PM	#1006
hartr1 Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:middle of the cornfields Blu-ray collection:1030 DVD collection:568 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	walmart is a hit or miss..i live directly between 2 of them..One did not have these out or set up on an end cap and the other store had a entire end cap with these and other 7.88 titles.

10-16-2012, 12:56 AM	#1010
MelZombie Active Member Member since:Aug 2011 Location:"Wilmywood", NC	so i have the halloween box set (with the mask) and these DVD'S are included. is it worth re buying on blu-ray??? anyone??

10-16-2012, 03:31 AM	#1011
thompsonjohn Power Member Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Escanaba, MI Blu-ray collection:979 DVD collection:104 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:62	From the review's I've read they're just barely better than the DVDs as far as the A/V goes. "Halloween 4" is missing some of the 'Divimax' edition special features. But, now that Amazon nearly cut the price in half I couldn't pass up buying the pair, until this point the DVDs were satisfactory but now the price is right. Also it's hard to think these will be re-issued down the road with better A/V, I mean let's face it, these are 80's catalog titles, I can't see a studio finding better transfers and releasing them. All we need now is that "Halloween" TV cut on blu-ray.

10-16-2012, 09:18 AM	#1012
JLaw1719 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2012 Blu-ray collection:34 DVD collection:9	These are $7.99 each on Amazon now. Forget running around to all my local Walmarts which hasn't turned up anything. Just placed the order and don't have to deal with tax either. Pretty sweet.

10-16-2012, 04:58 PM	#1014
Rainet Active Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Boston Blu-ray collection:13 Trading Score:1	I've been debating on picking up part 4 and 5. I haven't seen these since it's been on cable years and years ago. So i vaguely remember them. How do they hold up? Does the stories have a huge drop in quality compared to the first two? I mean i am pretty easy to please. If i can enjoy the ANOES and F13th sequels, i will probably enjoy these. Just curious how they stack up compared to the other series.

10-16-2012, 07:26 PM	#1018
Walts Ghost Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Arizona 4K collection:783 Blu-ray collection:3086 DVD collection:177 iTunes collection:34 Blu-ray reviews: 33 Trading Score:1	I had a feeling the prices of these would drop right around Halloween time, so I'm glad I held off to get them. Ordered my copies yesterday. I haven't seen 4 or 5 in quite some time, so I'm looking forward to revisiting them.

10-16-2012, 07:50 PM	#1019
thompsonjohn Power Member Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Escanaba, MI Blu-ray collection:979 DVD collection:104 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:62	My Wal-Mart seriously, today, just got around to putting up their Halloween display with all the $7.88 titles.

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