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1 hour ago, Boilersteel said:

Well from the MRI the first pop in my knee was a complete tear of my acl 😢,  the second pop was a lateral meniscus tear, and just for kicks I also have a grade 2 mcl injury.  In other words I totally destroyed my knee 😞

Holy cow!!!  That is rough.  That's like professional football player serious.  So so sorry.

1 hour ago, Boilersteel said:

This month stretch might be my worst expense ever for this collection adding in other things.  Two WeET OCs, probably two CM releases, at least one Manta release, the LOTR HDZ, probably other group buys I am forgetting, all the new Bonds from DVDstore.it, an MRI of my knee, and hopefully not knee surgery.  What an absolute crazy month stretch.

 

Hope that knee isn't anything serious.  But, all of the rest looks amazing.

I'm a vinyl collector as well and had a huge hit with the release of the Bill Evans Riverside box set the month.  That added to my steels and I grabbed LOTR HDZ and the Manta JL and a few other things.  It adds up, but it sure is fun.

I'm curious to hear from you Bond collectors.  What editions do you think are the best out there?  I have all the original DVDs from waaaayyyyy back in three boxes.  But I haven't kept track of any special editions that have come out in the last 15 years.  Is this release as good as it gets for Bond?

3 minutes ago, Veum said:

Let us all 🙏 for our fellow Floridians to be safe amongst this terrible Hurricane IAN. 😘

 

 

 

Been texting with my sister down there all aft.  Finally it's starting to slow up a bit on the coast.  But, still not out of danger.  She is a first responder and was assigned to the courthouse, she said it was swaying for about 2 hours, it creaked like crazy.   Freaky.    

Hope everyone is staying safe.

@deckard99 Can I please be added to the mini-group and given and invoice so I can pay?  If I grab Jaws as well will they be shipped together?

Thanks so much.

Mark

Same for me.  Still pending.  Thanks @ryanbsmith for asking.  

1 minute ago, Fortis93 said:

 

I was hard on UHD Club for their Jaws edition, which I didn't think did the film proper justice.

 

But, I think they did something right with this E.T. release.

 

A rare example of alternate artwork that actually works in commemorating the legacy and magic of the film.

Well said.  That's why I asked here, to help me frame this release for what it is, and not my preconceptions of what I think it should be.  All good.

12 minutes ago, LeGonze said:

I absolutely looooove this edition!!... It looks amazing to me... 😎

 

As you say, maybe not yor style/colors... 

bad bad bad psychos . . . look what you made me do . . . Joined GB . . . take my money and mail me joy.  

I think the box colors and the design are beautiful, that's not my wonderment.  It's the connection to the movie that I am missing.  

Not that the box has to specifically go with the movie, I get it.  In fact it's cool when it doesn't sometimes.  But my cinemaphilia is twitching.

My mom worked at the mall when I was a boy.  So, I roamed the mall for 6 hours a day sometimes.  When E.T. came out, I saw it around 30 times that year.  I can't for the life of me think of a scene with watercolors in it.  Maybe in Eliot's room?  It's been a bit.  I feel like it's something obvious I'm missing.   Too lazy to watch it again just to see. 

Or it could just be a pretty box.

31 minutes ago, GuyIncognit0 said:

Good morning, all. Thanks for the well wishes.

 

We're watching this one VERY closely. It won't hit us directly since we're on the east coast but there are a couple of scenarios where it would put us on the "dirty" side of the storm after a short jaunt across the state. My main concern is one palm tree in front of the house (~5ft away) that is diseased and has a weak point facing the house. That sucker is heavy and would do some serious damage if the winds snapped it.

 

I also have some family in the Tampa area so really hoping this thing weakens a bit before getting close to land

Yeah, hoping the best for you and your family over the next few days.  

I spent a lot of my childhood in Sarasota, FL, so monitoring these storms is normal.  My mom and sister still live there.  We have dodged every major storm for 40 years.  Talked to my sister yesterday, she's in law enforcement, and they are preparing for the worst.  I feel badly hoping it goes north and hits some place else.  The west coast of FL seems to escape a lot of these storms, not this one, though.  Best to all who have family and loved ones down there.

Is everyone happy with this UHD Club Edition?  For some reason, I can't get past the box.  The watercolor style just isn't hitting me.  The tone of the box doesn't match the tone of the movie or the inside for me.   What am I missing?

55 minutes ago, Boilersteel said:

Well pretty sure I seriously injured me knee yesterday playing sports, so I guess I have nothing to do today other than watch TV and post to Media Psychos.  I feel pretty worthless as mostly bedbound today, probably will find out extent of injury tomorrow once the clinics are open.

 

Yeah, hope you recover quickly.  On my 5 mile hike yesterday hurt my . . . wait for it . . . TOE.  How can a toe hurt so badly?  Anyway, got the Arrow True Romance for 30% off at Barnes and Noble, so will have some cinematic recovery.

On 9/21/2022 at 6:34 AM, Billy Talent said:

You'd be surprised! A release like this is pretty popular and since the FS is in high demand....gonne be a tough one.

I tried going direct a couple of times but holy cr*p, I was ready F5'ing like my life depended on it ...... and it was already sold out 

 

I am not even gonna bother anymore with going direct, that's why I only do GB's.

Easier for me I don't have to set a reminder because I am most likely gonna forget, and I don't have to stay up or get up at crazy times.

 

 

Yup, I learned my lesson.  Was in the GB, ready to buy, got distracted, and forgot to go back in.  Then this morn, fail.  

GB is my friend, GB is my friend.  

1 hour ago, Fortis93 said:

 

Yeah, same here, mate. I really enjoy all the extra goodies they include.

 

Aside from the ones listed above, I know ones were created for:

 

Gone With The Wind
 

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70th Anniversary Edition

 

 

75th Anniversary Edition

 

 

 

 

The Wizard Of Oz

 

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70th Anniversary Edition

 

 

80th Anniversary Edition

 

 

 

 

Titanic

 

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Jaws

 

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

 

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Braveheart

 

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Indiana Jones Anthology

 

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And many more!

Treeeeeeemennnndddddouuussssssss!

How much thread cred would I get for buying all of these at once?  aye?  

All of these are canonic and deserve this type of treatment, imho.

The question is . . . . Next anniversary . . . big box . . . . lots a goodies . . .. 4k Steelbook? . . . ugh.

btw . . . can you create a tagline for your avatar?  didn't see it as option.  Mine would be "steelbook honeymoon phase"

35 minutes ago, Fortis93 said:

 

These were special anniversary releases that came from different studios during that time.

 

These are the true "premiums" if you ask me.

I love the Steels but the extra stuff in these is a real draw for me.  I can’t believe how inexpensive they still are. Looks like they made 250k of Sound of Music. 
 

besides the ones above, what others were released in this format?   Ten Commandments looks like it’s a dif type box.  
 

thanks.  
 

5 hours ago, Grendel said:

I'm personally a fan of the 70th Anniv Big Box set that came out 10 years ago.

There were a number of classic films that got this treatment, such as;

- Ben Hur

-Ten Commandments

- Lawrence of Arabia

- Willy Wonka

- Sound of Music, and

a number of others.

I bought most, if not all of them, heh.

Only Blus back then but that is/was fine.  😉

Here's a pic;

 

 

did all of those editions you list come from the same publisher?  Or just anniv editions from the studios?

4 hours ago, Grendel said:

I'm personally a fan of the 70th Anniv Big Box set that came out 10 years ago.

There were a number of classic films that got this treatment, such as;

- Ben Hur

-Ten Commandments

- Lawrence of Arabia

- Willy Wonka

- Sound of Music, and

a number of others.

I bought most, if not all of them, heh.

Only Blus back then but that is/was fine.  😉

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yeah that looks great.   The coasters are a nice touch.  Thanks.  

pre-ordered.  Will this be the definitive version or are there others people love?

On 9/20/2022 at 8:43 PM, rebelrocks said:

I too have avoided any trailers or reviews on this.  I am really looking forward to this as I loved Rogue One

Same, I've pissed off the dudes on my game night because I sing La La La La with hands over ears when they started speculating.  Now that the first episodes are out, I'm setting aside time tomorrow afternoon to watch all three.  Very excited.  Hoping for a Rogue One level series, adore that movie. 

19 hours ago, CAYENNE-FAHRER said:

@BreakBeatDJ

 

welcome to the Psychos,
we all love each other,
consider, here the purse is empty faster than you think

 

 

Thanks!   I find your giffy and your message the perfect balance of acceptance from the community and warning for my wallet.   

Thank you for the welcome Tony!

I started dj'ing when I was 13.  A breakbeat is typically the drum breakdown of a track.  You spin that break over and over while someone rhymes to the live sampled funky beat.   Thus . . . a breakbeatDJ.

As you can guess, I have been collecting records foreva!!!  I'm a pretty advanced vinyl collector and am super interested in the similarities and differences between steelbook/specialEd blu-rays and vinyl collecting.  I've already discovered some amazing stuff.  The artwork is sick sick sick on some of these releases, like album art, only more steely and sturdy!  

Also, I'm a real movie lover.   I got soooooo burned out on vhs, laserdisc, DVD, re-buying, I gave up.  These steelbooks feel like endgame to me.  The fire is lit.   

Very cool community from the surf time on here, looking forward to more.

On 8/25/2022 at 1:14 AM, Sir.EwokMcYubNub said:

Hello I'm new here. I came up with my username because I used to be a really big fan of Star Wars and always liked ewoks and wanted something fancy and comical sounding so I put sir to make it sound like a fancy proper name and McYubNub as a play on McLovin from Superbad. My profile pic is a photoshop image of my old steam profile pic I did for Halloween. 

Hilarious.  Best portmanteau name ever!