New DVD/Blu-ray Purchases

[klen7]

I picked up Asphalt Jungle, The Graduate, The Killing, and Kiss Me Deadly from the Criterion sale. The Killing is an upgrade for me from DVD, but that's one of my faves. I haven't seen Asphalt Jungle yet but I've heard nothing but good things

[lhb412]

^Kiss Me Deadly was a blind buy from a previous Criterion sale and that film is wild!

[klen7]

^ Yeh, the dialog isnt as snappy as it other genre flicks like Out of the Past, but the ending is wonderful

[lhb412]

^You think you're getting another stylish low budget noir, but then the writer and director's shared hatred of the Mike Hammer character (who they see as a thug and a fascist) turns it almost into some sort of satire of the genre and then it becomes and apocalyptic science fiction movie!

[Dr Kain]

The Asphalt Jungle is as perfect and witty as Double Indemnity. I think it just became my fifth favorite Noir.

[Dr Kain]

So Media Blasters' releases of Frankenstein Conquers the World and Space Amoeba have appeared on Amazon suddenly. They're $30 a piece, but I ordered them since I don't want to take a chance of missing out on them again. I wonder if MB renewed their license?

[klen7]

Oh cool. It's showing Dogora, Atragon and Mysterians in stock as well

[DannyBeane]

[lhb412]

So, either a) they found these copies in storage, b) the license is gonna expire so they churned out some new copies before that, or c) they're bootlegs.

Right? Maybe?

[O.Supreme]

I've seen bootlegs of MB stuff before, (I actually obtained what I was told was a copy of the AIP cut of "YOG Monster from Space" on DVD, but it was a MB bootleg of Space Amoeba, they kept the logos and everything on the dvd, I shut that person down pretty fast)...but I'm almost certain someone on Amazon would out them almost right away...Well, I hope whoever orders them gets the original product.

[Dr Kain]

They're being sold by Amazon though, so they can't be bootlegs.

My copies arrive on Friday, but if they somehow are, Amazon will have no choice but to refund me my money.

[DannyBeane]

Just picked up Dogora, Frankenstein CTW, and Latitude Zero. Will report when I get them.

[klen7]

Space Ameoba and Latitude Zero arrived today, i'll check them out when i got off work. Mysterians has not yet shipped...

[lhb412]

Awesome for those of you who missed them the first time!

Hard to believe these releases were a decade ago.

[Benjamin Haines]

Oh wow, I wonder where these came from.

It's weird that it's only Amazon selling these. Of the classic Toho sci-fi titles that MB released, it looks like Varan is the only one that hasn't suddenly popped up at a cheaper price. Neither has MB's 2007 DVD of Toei's Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds.

Everything else is suddenly available again: Matango, The Mysterians, Dogora, Atragon, Space Amoeba, Frankenstein vs. Baragon, and Latitude Zero. That's fantastic for fans who missed out on any of those back when they first came out. Maybe this news should get its own thread?

[Dr Kain]

YES!!! My Media Blasters Toho collection is finally complete (at least, I believe they only did 8 movies).

[canofhumdingers]

Nice. Have you opened them up? Are they definitely factory pressed discs?

[DannyBeane]

[Dr Kain]

[Benjamin Haines]

[Tom R VanSlambrouck]

I just placed an order for Dogora. If it's a boot then I'll send it back to Amazon.

[Dr Kain]

[Benjamin Haines]

[Dr Kain]

Interesting. Well whatever.

[jellydonut25]

This sucks. These pop up online and I just lost my job, so I'm obviously not making frivolous purchases at this time.

I still need Space Amoeba and Latitude Zero...and I've always regretted getting Mysterians and Dogora over those two because I don't care too much for Mysterians and Dogora and I've seen Space Amoeba and Latitude Zero and I like those.