I've been in a bit of a dry spell with the used DVDs lately: It's either stuff I already own and/or stuff I'd have no interest in. The Goodwill stores around here have changed their pricing a bit: Where it used to be say $1.99 for a single DVD and usually $3.99 for a complete season of a TV series, they now have a blanket, across the board price of $1.99 for anything in used media-that includes full seasons of TV series, individual DVDs, CDs, multi-CD sets, LPs, cassettes, VHS tapes, and yes, even 8 tracks.
8 Mile Se7en Once Upon A Time In America Letters From Iwo Jima 20p each Sopranos Season 6 Final (new) £1.99
This week I’ve actually had more luck at the thrifts with DVDs than CDs, which is very unusual for me. My DVD buying has slowed to a crawl lately. I did find a couple of nice “box set” type deals this week, both for $1.39 at Salvation Army and Goodwill. Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski: A Film Legacy (Aguirre, The Wrath of God/Woyzeck/Cobra Verde/Nosferatu/Fitzcarraldo/My Best Friend) Brat Pack Collection (The Breakfast Club/Sixteen Candles/Weird Science) The first set was missing Fitzcarraldo, but I’m pretty sure I already have it. I don’t have any of the rest on DVD. The Hughes set I would like more if it had Pretty in Pink instead of Weird Science but again, that’s one I’ve had for a while. This one caught my eye because it’s came in a mini three ring binder and also included a CD with seven or eight ‘80s songs that were featured in the three films.
I recently bought a DVD of Glee seasons 1 & 2 at Half Price Books recently. I also found a promotional "For Your Emmy Awards Consideration" DVD from 2007 at Half Price Books. I might sell it though...
2 DVD collections this week, both of Sherlock Holmes. One was the 7 disc Basil Rathbone set from Umbrella ($19, sadly no subtitles) and another was the Peter Cushing BBC 3 disc set ($3). I’m looking for forward to some investigating.
I've picked up quite a few DVDs since this thread has had any action, but the ones I picked up this week are: "Lethal Weapon" (4 films in one pack, double sided DVDs) "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" (collector's edition) "Terminator-Salvation" "THX 1138" "Andersonville" "Neil Diamond-Greatest Hits Live" "Bob Dylan-Don't Look Back" ('65 tour-deluxe edition)
Yes, that's the one... It is/was missing the little flip book, but everything else was there. I paid $1.25 (US dollars).
Charity shops back open. Bought these for £6 total. Any thoughts on any of them? Another Year (2010) Das Boot: Director’s Cut (1981/1987) The Jewel of the Nile (1985) Passchendaele (2008) The Post (2017) Scarface (1983) Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
Kathleen Turner! One of my biggest teenage crushes. See also: Romancing The Stone, the prequel (which I prefer as a film). EG.
Yes, I’ve seen that one already. A fun romp. Not expecting too much from the sequel, but am also a KT fan. Thanks. Pushing that one up the list.
It's a little slicker and glossier (certainly in how the stars are presented), and even sillier. But huge fun! EG.
All recent thrift store finds: World War 1-The Great War Rambo-Last Blood Cannonball Run 2 Bewitched-Season 1 The Restless Gun-Volumes 1 and 2 Crossfire Trail Fantastic 4 Fantastic 4-Rise of the Silver Surfer The Escape of Prisoner 614 Escape Plan Mind of Mencia (Uncensored)-Seasons 1, 2, & 3 Terminator-Genisys The Bridge at Remagen The Terminator Robot Chicken-Season 2 (uncensored) The Waltons-Season 1 Modern Family-Seasons 5 & 6 To Sir, With Love Stephen King's-The Stand Misery Children of the Corn The Lost Boys Hamburger Hill Congo Stephen King's-Golden Years The Omen Platoon High Noon National Lampoon's Vacation Fury-King of the Wild Stallions Aces 'n Eights Johnny Cash-Concert Behind Prison Walls Gore Vidal's-Lincoln Civil War Journal The Simpsons Movie (Blu-Ray)
'The Ultimate Tom Jones Collection,' 50p from Scope, Lancaster. 40 songs taken from his US Coast to Coast TV Specials.
I did something I thought I wouldn't do and bought a DVD: Rosemary's Baby. They had some great movies, as though it came from one collection: Full Metal Jacket, Dirty Harry, Goodfellas, Twelve Monkeys, The Usual Suspects, Fargo. A little more expensive than I'm use to (£1.95 and still sealed), but had they been 10 for £1, I would probably have bought them all, and started a large DVD collection.
I don't know if you have a Blu-Ray player, but the different in picture quality with Twelve Monkeys, compared to the DVD, is astonishing. It's the biggest improvement I've seen. EG.
I'd probably buy something like that if I ran across it-I'm not really big on the "Vegas-type" entertainers, but Tom's a pretty good showman.
Laurel & Hardy~ The Music Box, Sons of the Desert and a 5 disc set (Universal not Public Domain) all rubberbanded together for $6. The guy wanted to charge me $1.50 for the lot but I told him I was working fulltime and I'd pay the marked price of $6.
