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Double Dipping? Best New & Improved DVD's to Get!
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James Bond Ultimate Collector's SetJames Bond Ultimate Collector's Set
Buy new: $260.99 / Used from: $198.99
You can buy four volumes individually or just get this one whole set! The Ultimate Editions are vastly superior to the previous Special Editons in sound, picture and special features!
Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition (Dirty Harry / Magnum Force / The Enforcer / Sudden Impact / The Dead Pool)Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition (Dirty Harry / Magnum Force / The Enforcer / Sudden Impact / The Dead Pool)
Buy new: $51.49 / Used from: $44.78
This set will make your day! Improved picture & sound, DVD extras and some nice physical extras like a hard cover book & replica Inspector Calahan badge! This Ultimate set is superior than the previous Special Editions!
Blade Runner (Four-Disc Collector's Edition)Blade Runner (Four-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $13.20 / Used from: $11.09
The original DVD was only the director's cut of this film, but in this set you get four different versions and plenty of special features! If you want to spend more cash, you can get the brief case 5-DVD set with a fifth version (work print)!
Kingdom of Heaven - The Director's Cut (Four-Disc Special Edition)Kingdom of Heaven - The Director's Cut (Four-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $17.99
One of the few DVD's were the extended scenes actually make the film better! Ridley Scott is one of my favorite directors & I think this is one of his most, underrated films.
How the West Was Won (Three-Disc Special Edition)How the West Was Won (Three-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $10.58
Really great picture on the new DVD because the dark lines and color mismatch from the previous DVD has been cleaned up!
Enter the Dragon (Two-Disc Special Edition)Enter the Dragon (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $20.99 / Used from: $5.75
Nicer DVD set than the original because you get better special features. Especially the inclusion of "A Warrior's Journey" that was also available seperately.
Gojira / Godzilla Deluxe Collector's Edition (Gojira/Godzilla [1954] / Godzilla, King of the Monsters [1956])Gojira / Godzilla Deluxe Collector's Edition (Gojira/Godzilla [1954] / Godzilla, King of the Monsters [1956])
Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $10.99
Classic Media originally release only the Raymond Burr "American" version of "Godzilla", but the Japanese version is a must view. With this new version from Classic Media, you get both Japanese & American versions plus special features.
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (2-Disc Collector's Edition)The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $1.95
Better sound (dolby 5.1) & picture than the previous DVD which had only a mono soundtrack. Also the deleted scenes from the previous DVD are seamlessly inserted in the new 2 disc DVD set with extra special features & mini-lobby cards.
Purple Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)Purple Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $8.66 / Used from: $3.97
The original DVD was only full screen, so the new one is better with the correct theaterical widescreen! Love the "Sex Shooter" music video with Vanity on the second disc!
The Passion of the Christ (Definitive Edition)The Passion of the Christ (Definitive Edition)
Buy new: $21.49 / Used from: $4.29
I never purchased the original DVD because it had no special features so I held out for a newer edition that I knew would come. My prayers were answered! (no pun intended!) Nice array of special features & commentaries added for such a controversial film that attracted so much criticism!