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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Do you double-dip on DVDs?
I’ve read some DVD news recently that made me jump for joy and gnash my teeth at the same time.
The good news is that new editions of some Universal Hitchcock films, and the Godfather trilogy are coming our way.
The bad news is …. I already had the old editions, which had some nice extras on them.
According to The Digital Bits, in October, Universal will release new 2-disc edition sets of Psycho, Vertigo and Rear Window, the three most illustrious titles in their library. All of the sets will contain content not on the original discs, including excerpts from the legendary Hitchcock/Truffaut interviews, which I would LOVE to hear. Details are here. (No word on Blu-Ray versions, for you hi-def converts.)
As if that weren’t enough, in September, Paramount will release a new version of the Godfather films, which not only have extras new to the set, but feature transfers of the first two films restored by Robert Harris, the go-to guy on making old movies look new. He worked similar magic on Rear Window, Vertigo, Lawrence of Arabia and other films. Details on that set are here. The Godfather sets will be on Blu-Ray.
Such double-dipping has been the bane of many a DVD collector. The Hitchcock titles are especially aggravating, because technically, those are triple-dips, and I had the first two versions. What I usually do is ask myself, “Are the new materials worth the price?” I don’t know about you, but I am sorely tempted.
While we’re on the subject of DVDs, there will be a cool new version of Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil, released at the same time as the Hitch sets, which will contain all the versions of that film. I’m all over that. And in other Hitch news, in October MGM will release a box set of their Hitch titles, including Rebecca, Spellbound, Notorious, The Paradine Case, Sabotage, Young and Innocent, Lifeboat and The Lodger - all with nice extras. Somebody must know October is my birthday month.
Finally, here are today’s new titles: The Ruins, Stop Loss, and, if you must, Superhero Movie, none of which I got to see, for better or worse.
What do you do when a new DVD edition of a movie you already own comes out? What titles do you own more than one copy of?
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