DDD 20% biannual sale - Nov 07 edition

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 11 Nov 2006, 14:38

bradavon wrote: Does anyone have the Legacy or Ultimate R1 Planet of the Apes box set?

I highly doubt that anyone here has. Considering how lousy the sequels are supposed to be, Battle receiving the worst trashings.
Try asking here.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 11 Nov 2006, 15:07

grim_tales wrote:What films were in it?!

Not films

Andromeda Season 1 2 3 4 and 5

50 dvds. I already have season 1 2 and 3, but its cheaper to buy them all again in the big set as single seasons are 25-30 quid each!

and sell my old ones. That way it will end up costing very little.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Nov 2006, 15:20

EvaUnit02 wrote:
bradavon wrote: Does anyone have the Legacy or Ultimate R1 Planet of the Apes box set?
I highly doubt that anyone here has. Considering how lousy the sequels are supposed to be, Battle receiving the worst trashings.
Try asking here.

They're a very mixed bag. I love them all but some are fairly lousy to some very good.

"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" for example is generally considered the best sequel, it's dark, futuristic and IMO very good.

The only really lousy one tbh is the last one but I still think it has a charm. People must love them to fork out for the Ultimate 14 disc edition.

I do find it odd no on in the UK has upgraded and been able to compare.

I'm going to plump for the Legacy box set regardless of seeing reviews of not as my UK R2 box set is pretty old now and virtually bare-bones bar the excellent 2Hr documentary.

I'd want it OR the Bergman Fanny & Alexander collection though which could make it tricky to get that in future without a customs charge. £40+ in one go is to much for me. The Bergman Fanny & Alexander collection can wait.

saltysam wrote:is it just me or are their prices not much cop even with the 20% off the savings are negligible on most items i've looked at compared to pacific.

Nope, it's a poor excuse for a sale.

romerojpg wrote:I bought a 50 dvd box set fingers crossed all the dvds are in perfect shape! for 50 quid its a bloody bargain! even with customs.

My god I never knew they made box sets that big.

romerojpg wrote:Saviing 1 or 2 pound is great, if you have to much cash to care about a few pound thats good for you. I want to save all I can, not throw cash away.

Fair point but tbh my point was I'd be buying DVDs I don't otherwise want considering I'm at my monthly limit so the saving would have to be much greater than £1, especially when the DVDP price is their normal non-sale price.

Yes if you order enough customs doesn't really come into play as you're saving cash anyway but tbh few people are interested in spending the kind of money you do on DVDs. I for example am moving out in April (BIG cost), then there is my twice yearly holiday much more important to me than a big ass sale tbh, plus bills, food etc . . .

I simply can't afford to go spending £100+ I could afford £50 easily but I'm not into TV shows which is where the big savings are and single film DVDs the savings are minimal.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 11 Nov 2006, 15:32

Fair enough Romero

I thought you meant the type of naff boxsets given away with Jeremy Beadle players

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Nov 2006, 15:37

The ironic thing Romero you think you're saving money but in fact you're not.

You save £1 here and £1.50 there but because of these minor savings you've ended up spending well over £100 where you wouldn't have otherwise.

EDIT: They can't even get POTA right:

$35.45/£18.55 at Amazon with no vouchers and $38.62/£20.21 at DDD with a 20% voucher. Which IMO is useless when the prices are higher than anywhere else anyway.

Rubbish sale moving on . . .

p.s - Thanks though seriously Eva for bringing it to our attention. FYI the old vouchers do work (at least DVDTALK does) as I used one to test the actual price difference.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 11 Nov 2006, 16:56

Andromeda is utter shit. Cheap, poorly written and acted Canadian rubbish.

Anyway, grabbed:-
Gunslinger Girl Complete Collection
Boogiepop Thinpak Collection (complete anime series Boogiepop Phantom and live-action prequel film Boogiepop & Others)
Ray LE

I considering getting the Robert Rodriguez Mexico Trilogy (Remastered El Mariachi, Desperado and OUATIM 2-discer), which was cheap but opted for better value stuff instead. God knows if the Ray LE will ever go back in print again.

BTW they have the Scarface Deluxe LE in stock Brad.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Nov 2006, 17:11

Ray LE for an LE is lovely. I don't think it's worth the extra money though.

Agreed Andromeda is rubbish trash.

EvaUnit02 wrote:OUATIM 2-discer

Is 1 disc not 2.

EvaUnit02 wrote:BTW they have the Scarface Deluxe LE in stock Brad.

I saw that thanks and if the PE didn't exist I'd snap it up but I'm no longer interested.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 11 Nov 2006, 17:17

Andromeda rocks

each to their own. Its 100 times better than trash like Dr Who! in every way, now that pure bile.

If the sales Crap like your saying.

Find Lost Season 2 and Prison Break cheaper elseqwhere for the UK, its not possible.

Just because you cannot find anything, definatly doesnt mean its a bad sale. Look harder, or maybe even take a chance and buy somehting blind.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Nov 2006, 17:59

romerojpg wrote:If the sales Crap like your saying.

Find Lost Season 2 and Prison Break cheaper elseqwhere for the UK, its not possible.

I said "except TV Shows". TV shows don't interest me hence shit sale (IMO).

I also said mostly the difference elsewhere is minimal. For a sale to be decent I want titles to be AT LEAST £3 cheaper, not some piddly £1.

Show me a non-TV Show and especially non-box set with a decent drop. It can't be done. Almoldovar doesn't interest you and I'm not going to change your mind.

romerojpg wrote:Look harder, or maybe even take a chance and buy somehting blind.

I just have: Fanny and Alexander: 5 Disc CC. I've never seen a Bergman film before. I went for it instead of POTA as that's cheaper at Amazon so no rush to get that one.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 11 Nov 2006, 18:26

I would get Lost S2 if I wasnt going to ask for it for Xmas.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 11 Nov 2006, 19:04

Haha :)Tell them to buy it now in the sales

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Nov 2006, 22:05

grim_tales wrote:I would get Lost S2 if I wasnt going to ask for it for Xmas.

I've asked for Supes, Supes 2 and King Kong Uber Special Editions as they're a bit expensive so can't buy those myself.

It means I need to delay watching my Supes Returns so I can watch all 3 in order (pah to Supes 3 and Supes 4).

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 12 Nov 2006, 12:22

A big bruhaha in the DVDtalk thread. Apparently they jacked up the prices on a lot of TV DVD sets like the day before the sale started, arseholes.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Nov 2006, 18:32

LOL what really? I'd say they jacked up most of the prices.

Play did the same just before their £/1£5 voucher. I'm sure all £4.99 DVDs became £5.99.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Nov 2006, 19:48

I bought JAWS and a couple of budget horror titles.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 12 Nov 2006, 21:41

bradavon wrote:I'd say they jacked up most of the prices.

No, they haven't. You're just still bitter over your shitty customs charges.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 13 Nov 2006, 17:48

Well i just opened up a new account & they've shipped one of the 2 HD dvd titles i ordered

not bad around £11 each with shipping.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 13 Nov 2006, 18:11

saltysam wrote:Well i just opened up a new account & they've shipped one of the 2 HD dvd titles i ordered not bad around £11 each with shipping.

Cheap as chips too.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Nov 2006, 18:19

EvaUnit02 wrote:No, they haven't. You're just still bitter over your shitty customs charges.

I got over that yonks ago. I'm bitter at a so called 20% sale being rubbish and mostly a waste of time.

saltysam wrote:Well i just opened up a new account & they've shipped one of the 2 HD dvd titles i ordered not bad around £11 each with shipping.

You've bought a HD-DVD Player?

romerojpg wrote: Cheap as chips too.

Pity Combos aren't :shock: . I have just pre-ordered "An American Werewolf in London" for £15.99 from MovieTyme though (all extras on both sides or at least DVD side anyway).

I decided it was too risky to pay £18.99 for "Lady in the Water" when it's been panned something rotten.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 13 Nov 2006, 19:19

I ordered the Street Fighter II Anime series...

Ah fond memories. Hadoken!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Nov 2006, 19:35

Fond is an understatement 8)

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 13 Nov 2006, 19:38

yes Brad i've taken the plunge & pre-ordered the Toshiba E-1 from Amazon for £350.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Nov 2006, 19:41

Sweet.

Is that .co.uk and the second generation model? Aren't the UK models missing the "crucial" analogue 5.1 outputs? I'm sure I read there were.

Meaning no HD Audio support, unless your amp happens to support them (which is unlikely when only a handful if any do). You'll get DD Plus downmixed to 640kbps but I'd want the full 1Mb (for those titles supporting it) and Dolby True-HD, DTS Master Audio etc . . .

All need HDMI, Firewire or Analogue 5.1 outputs.

p.s - Please post what you think when it arrives.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 13 Nov 2006, 20:02

i'm not a big audiophile tbh honest Brad,this should suit my needs .yes it's a 2nd generation model hopefully the bugs that affected the first usa machines have been ironed out. it's this one,luckily i ordered it when it was £349 Cool due for release in 2 weeks i hope

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-HD-E1-H ... B000I7IHHI

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 13 Nov 2006, 20:06

bradavon wrote:Fond is an understatement 8)

True - it's more erotic tbh.