Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

[Der Spieler]

Still crazy.

You can get the UK one for about 150$ shipped, which isn't as bad a deal, to say the least.

[feckless boy]

Warner already is planning their own box-set, as far as I know, which means that many people will have three identical discs of NBNW.

Sorry if this is slightly off topic, but what titles can we expect to be included in a Warner box-set?

[JonasEB]

Warner already is planning their own box-set, as far as I know, which means that many people will have three identical discs of NBNW.

Sorry if this is slightly off topic, but what titles can we expect to be included in a Warner box-set?

This minus Foreign Correspondent (which Janus Films now has the rights to.)

[jedgeco]

Warner already is planning their own box-set, as far as I know, which means that many people will have three identical discs of NBNW.

Sorry if this is slightly off topic, but what titles can we expect to be included in a Warner box-set?

This minus Foreign Correspondent (which Janus Films now has the rights to.)

Has there been any official or unofficial confirmation that WB is working on all of its Hitchcock titles, beyond the 3 that are out/have been announced?

[eerik]

Universal Classic Monsters - The Essential Collection - October 2nd, 2012

• Dracula (1931) - English & Spanish Versions
• Frankenstein (1931)
• The Mummy (1932)
• The Invisible Man (1933)
• The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
• The Wolf Man (1941)
• Phantom of the Opera (1943)
• Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) - 2D & 3D

[domino harvey]

And in sleeves, of course

[Gregory]

Whoever put together the promotional stuff apparently didn't know that the Spanish "version" of Dracula is a completely separate film.

[Drucker]

please no dastardly manipulation/DNRing

[mfunk9786]

Whoever put together the promotional stuff apparently didn't know that the Spanish "version" of Dracula is a completely separate film.

I still think that's the correct word to use though, right?

[eerik]

Has there been any official or unofficial confirmation that WB is working on all of its Hitchcock titles, beyond the 3 that are out/have been announced?

It appears that Warner did not bother with other titles and they are just going to bundle three films together. Mubis.es has artwork for the boxset.

[captveg]

Warner does not see the market for the other Hitchcock titles they own on Blu.

[eerik]

Whoever put together the promotional stuff apparently didn't know that the Spanish "version" of Dracula is a completely separate film.

Press announcement lists it as a "bonus feature".

Warner does not see the market for the other Hitchcock titles they own on Blu.

You really think that? Warner has been releasing more catalog titles on Blu-ray than all the other big studios put together, including many "not so popular" films (e.g. Dead Ringer from their recent announcments). I'm sure they could sell enough copies of "minor Hitchcocks" at a reasonable price point.

[Gregory]

Whoever put together the promotional stuff apparently didn't know that the Spanish "version" of Dracula is a completely separate film.

I still think that's the correct word to use though, right?

Arguably, depending on how "version" is understood. I was just talking about how there are 9 films, not 8. I'm also not sure why they'd make the Spanish film a bonus, as it's generally considered superior to the English-language one. What really makes me grouchy is that Son of Frankenstein is not included here, as I think it's one of the best of all of the 30s Universal horrors.

[Finch]

As tempting it is to pre-order, I think I'll hold off until both this and the Aussie Hitch set are down in price 6 months or so from shipping date.

[vsski]

I'm with Finch, not only because they'll be cheaper 6 months down the road, but I really don't trust that Universal is not going to "over-DNR" the releases again.

And the same goes for the Horror set.

I was so excited at the beginning of the year when the announcement came out and disappointed with virtually every release to date that I bought or wanted to buy (and now have held off on buying anything else).

[manicsounds]

Dracula - the blu-ray restoration short featurette

[eerik]

UK Classic Monsters boxset is only forty pounds on Play.com, but they don't have Spanish Dracula listed anywhere, so maybe that's not included.

[Drucker]

Dracula - the blu-ray restoration short featurette

I will plead total ignorance about whether I get most of the time if these featurettes bode well or poorly, but they don't mention grain manipulation...so that's ...a good thing?

[jedgeco]

Dracula - the blu-ray restoration short featurette

I will plead total ignorance about whether I get most of the time if these featurettes bode well or poorly, but they don't mention grain manipulation...so that's ...a good thing?

Based on the restoration featurette Universal put out a few months back, they're definitely not adverse to dipping into whatever digital toolbox available to them to "even out" film grain....

[vsski]

Then again, Dracula as envisioned by Madame Tussauds - a totally new experience, who is to argue?

How about Frankenstein as seen through the eyes of the makers of Final Fantasy!

[captveg]

Warner does not see the market for the other Hitchcock titles they own on Blu.

You really think that? Warner has been releasing more catalog titles on Blu-ray than all the other big studios put together, including many "not so popular" films (e.g. Dead Ringer from their recent announcments). I'm sure they could sell enough copies of "minor Hitchcocks" at a reasonable price point.

Yes, for now. I'd personally love a Blu-ray of I Confess, but I don't see it happening soon. Maybe if they get their Blu-ray MOD program going.

[neilist]

UK Classic Monsters boxset is only forty pounds on Play.com, but they don't have Spanish Dracula listed anywhere, so maybe that's not included.

I'd love it if it was included, but the Spanish version was dropped from the previous R2 releases of 'Dracula', so sadly I wouldn't be surprised if it also gets dropped here. £40 still sounds like a good price on this though.

[knives]

It's like colourless pastels.

[Jeff]

UK Classic Monsters boxset is only forty pounds on Play.com, but they don't have Spanish Dracula listed anywhere, so maybe that's not included.

And even less at Amazon. It does seem to be missing the Spanish Dracula, but at well under half the price of the U.S. set, I don't care.

[knives]

Yeah, I would be buying sets for these films if they were like the previous ones fitting the series together. I certainly would prefer the two you mentioned or Ghost of Frankenstein than The Wolfman. We'll probably get that later.