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Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 14 Dec 2010, 18:35
by saltysam
grim_tales wrote:I just went for the set - havent seen Red Heat in ages, Raw Deal is pretty fun and TR is a classic :)
How much space does it take on the shelf - one case?
yes,it's a good space saver.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 14 Dec 2010, 18:40
by grim_tales
Thanks Sam :)

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 14 Dec 2010, 19:47
by bradavon
Red Heat is ace, easily better than many of Arnie faves like Commando. It's one of my face Arnie films.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 04:37
by Markgway
saltysam wrote:they are in a triple case.why not get it anyway,you'd get a fiver for Total Recall which means you are getting Raw Deal for £3,getting Red Heat as a freebee and saving space on your shelf :)
This might sound daft but I hate having films I don't like in my collection. Having Red Heat on my shelf would bug me. :icon_suspect:

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 07:31
by saltysam

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 10:22
by gasteropod
Markgway wrote:This might sound daft but I hate having films I don't like in my collection. Having Red Heat on my shelf would bug me. :icon_suspect:
I basically sold my RoboCop trilogy (DVD) because it contained number 3 :lol:

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 23:52
by Markgway
gasteropod wrote:I basically sold my RoboCop trilogy (DVD) because it contained number 3 :lol:
I know how you feel. :lol:

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 01:32
by brooce-leroy
robo 3 is not bad, although is like kid's movie. The ninja cyborg is pretty cool though.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 01:36
by Yi-Long
gasteropod wrote:
Markgway wrote:This might sound daft but I hate having films I don't like in my collection. Having Red Heat on my shelf would bug me. :icon_suspect:
I basically sold my RoboCop trilogy (DVD) because it contained number 3 :lol:
Wait....


....you liked pt. 2!?!?!?! :icon_suspect:

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 02:03
by gasteropod
RoboCop 2 is underrated.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 04:36
by Markgway
RC2 pales in comparison to the original, BUT, if you take it for what it is (a let's squeeze some extra $$$ sequel) it's actually not that bad. Better than RC3 which really didn't fit the series. I didn't hate RC3, I just don't know what they were thinking with the sanitised PG-13 hack job... at least RC2 is nasty as shit.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 18:56
by saltysam
Best Buy (in-store only) have an offer of any 5 of the top 25 chart blu-rays for £50 or any 2 for £22.. i got Expendables,Knight & Day,How To Train Your Dragon,A-Team & Christmas Carol.others i can recall being in the offer-Salt,Shrek 4,Twilight Eclipse,Toy Story 3,Sorcerers Apprentice,Avatar Collector's Edition,Karate Kid,Inception,Last Airbender,Sex & he City 2,Iron Man 2,Predators,Fantasia,Beauty & The Beast,Step Up 3,Sound Of Music,Robin Hood.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 19:27
by grim_tales
Morrissons (in store) have Expendables BD for £14.99 and if you buy that you can also got either Chaos or Revolver on DVD for free (normally a fiver each). Dunno if those 2 movies are any good though.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 20:13
by Markgway
5 for £50 isn't good at all. :?

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 20:32
by saltysam
Markgway wrote:5 for £50 isn't good at all. :?
5 brand new releases for £10 each isn't good?show me where you can get them cheaper then.how much do you expect we should be paying for brand new (not catalogue) titles some of which were only released this week?the 5 i bought would've cost me just under £85 on Amazon.like i said let me know where i'll find these for less than a tenner each.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 21:13
by grim_tales
Expendables is newly released this week too, so getting the BD for the equivalent of a tenner sounds pretty good IMO.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 17 Dec 2010, 14:34
by saltysam
grim_tales wrote:Expendables is newly released this week too, so getting the BD for the equivalent of a tenner sounds pretty good IMO.
the 2 for £22 is probably a better deal for most people as finding 5 you want could be tough.in my case 2 are presents,2 are for me & Knight & Day i picked up to watch at the weekend.if,as likely it's not a keeper i'll take it with me to work Monday and bring it in to cex,who will give me £15 cash for it ;) it's the best blu-ray deal on new titles in this country currently,i don't think Mark will be happy with the price of Blu's until they are given away free with the Daily Mail :evil:

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 17 Dec 2010, 15:19
by Markgway
It's not so much that £10 is a bad price for a new release, but you have to buy FIVE to get that value. Who can find five new films worth buying? I guess it's not so bad if you know you can make your money back at CEX - but we don't have a CEX so getting rid of Blus is difficult. For most people £50 is a fair bit to lay down in one go. It makes more sense to wait unless you must have each title on day of release.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 17 Dec 2010, 15:36
by saltysam
Markgway wrote: Who can find five new films worth buying?
judging by the big threads elsewhere hundreds of people :cool: it's christmas,lots of people are getting players as presents so five new releases to go with their machine is a fantastic deal at a tenner each.Even the 2 for £22 is a great offer and smashes any online price for these titles-and finding 2 new titles out of 25 isn't hard.
Markgway wrote:I guess it's not so bad if you know you can make your money back at CEX
Actually i'd make a nice profit at cex if i could be arsed-the fact i could buy 5 movies,watch them over a few days and trade them in at a possible £20 profit shows what a good deal this is. -
Markgway wrote:getting rid of Blus is difficult.
trade?
Markgway wrote:For most people £50 is a fair bit to lay down in one go.
not if you have the cash and want the films.
Markgway wrote:It makes more sense to wait unless you must have each title on day of release.
why should people wait if there's five films they want and they have the readies :? fair dos Mark my reaction was more your reply to my post,you appeared amazed that i'd think £50 for 5 brand new releases was a good price.well i'm sorry but we'll have to disagree,it's a stonking deal for people interested.you aren't,fair enough but that doesn't make it a bad deal.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 17 Dec 2010, 16:09
by Markgway
Yeah, it's just a matter of opinion. As long as you think it's a bargain that's what counts. Not what I think. I'm more of a cheap skate as we all know... :D

Trades are down to nothing these days. I couldn't shift my BDs if I threw in a free blow job from my sister. I'm sure there are major forums where it would be easier but I'm not interested in those.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 17:33
by saltysam

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 16:32
by bradavon
Getting rid of Blu-rays is no harder than DVDs, maybe a little but at least you can still get some decent money for Blu-rays. If they're region locked it's much harder, unlike DVDs where it doesn't matter.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 23:47
by Markgway
Also depends on where you live.

We only have one second hand record store so the market is theirs.

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 23:59
by bradavon
Seriously Mark, no offence but eBay, eBay, eBay!

Re: The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 03:05
by Markgway
Bad history with eBay.