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05-02-08, 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by rider555
Nope,not me!I was in there last night and was glad to see that they had indeed added quite a bit,but saw nothing I wanted.So,all I walked out with was a bag of harvest cheddar Sun Chips.
I plan on checking out the one in Independence tomorrow.
I plan on checking out the one in Independence tomorrow.
05-04-08, 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by rehmus
Since we've been seeing a lot of MGM World Films at these stores (and since I'm bored at work) I went ahead and looked up the IMDB scores for all of these releases in hopes that we will see more and more of them in the near future (and I'll know which ones are generally regarded as good).
I doubt many of you use this line of thinking, but I figured anything with a 7.5 or higher was worth a blind-ish buy for $3... so here's the full list of MGM World Films with corresponding IMDB score as of April 29.
Babette's Feast - 7.7
The Bride Wore Black - 7.4
Chocolat - 6.8
Camille Claudel - 7.2
Cyrano De Bergerac - 7.5
Darling - 7.2
Eat Drink Man Woman - 7.5
Electra - 7.9
Europa Europa - 7.8
Fanny And Alexander - 8.1
La Femme Nikita - 7.5
Fellini's Roma - 7.3
Fellini's Satyricon - 6.7
Flight Of The Innocent - 7.1
Hey Babu Riba - 7.9
Jesus Of Montreal - 7.3
Leningrad Cowboys Go America - 6.4
Life And Nothing But - 7.6
La Cage Aux Folles (& part 2) - 7.1 & 5.5
La Chamade - 5.9
Live Flesh - 7.4
Manon Of The Spring - 8.0
May Fools - 7.3
My Mother's Castle - 7.5
Mademoiselle - 7.2
The Man Who Loved Women - 7.5
Mississippi Mermaid - 7.0
My Father's Glory - 7.5
Mystery Of Rampo - 6.6
Night Of The Shooting Stars - 7.9
Prisoner Of The Mountains - 7.7
Raise The Red Lantern - 7.9
Rhapsody In August - 7.3
Shame - 8.3
Small Change - 7.5
The Story Of Adele H. - 7.4
To Live - 8.1
A Tale Of Springtime - 7.2
Together - 7.4
Wings Of Desire - 8.1
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown - 7.5
The Wild Child - 7.6
Just to clarify: No, not all of these films have been spotted at Big Lots. No, I don't know if any more will be added to Big Lots. I'm just trying to help because some (not all, of course) are a little unfamiliar to most of us and may be worth the blind buy. Enjoy.
I doubt many of you use this line of thinking, but I figured anything with a 7.5 or higher was worth a blind-ish buy for $3... so here's the full list of MGM World Films with corresponding IMDB score as of April 29.
Babette's Feast - 7.7
The Bride Wore Black - 7.4
Chocolat - 6.8
Camille Claudel - 7.2
Cyrano De Bergerac - 7.5
Darling - 7.2
Eat Drink Man Woman - 7.5
Electra - 7.9
Europa Europa - 7.8
Fanny And Alexander - 8.1
La Femme Nikita - 7.5
Fellini's Roma - 7.3
Fellini's Satyricon - 6.7
Flight Of The Innocent - 7.1
Hey Babu Riba - 7.9
Jesus Of Montreal - 7.3
Leningrad Cowboys Go America - 6.4
Life And Nothing But - 7.6
La Cage Aux Folles (& part 2) - 7.1 & 5.5
La Chamade - 5.9
Live Flesh - 7.4
Manon Of The Spring - 8.0
May Fools - 7.3
My Mother's Castle - 7.5
Mademoiselle - 7.2
The Man Who Loved Women - 7.5
Mississippi Mermaid - 7.0
My Father's Glory - 7.5
Mystery Of Rampo - 6.6
Night Of The Shooting Stars - 7.9
Prisoner Of The Mountains - 7.7
Raise The Red Lantern - 7.9
Rhapsody In August - 7.3
Shame - 8.3
Small Change - 7.5
The Story Of Adele H. - 7.4
To Live - 8.1
A Tale Of Springtime - 7.2
Together - 7.4
Wings Of Desire - 8.1
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown - 7.5
The Wild Child - 7.6
Just to clarify: No, not all of these films have been spotted at Big Lots. No, I don't know if any more will be added to Big Lots. I'm just trying to help because some (not all, of course) are a little unfamiliar to most of us and may be worth the blind buy. Enjoy.
Last edited by darkhawk; 05-04-08 at 08:18 AM.
05-04-08, 08:40 AM
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I haven't been able to find these MGM World Films I want:
Babette's Feast
The Bride Wore Black
Camille Claudel
Cyrano De Bergerac
Eat Drink Man Woman
Europa Europa
Fellini's Roma
Flight Of The Innocent
Manon Of The Spring
Prisoner Of The Mountains
Raise The Red Lantern
Small Change
The Story Of Adele H.
To Live
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
I have extras of these MGM World Films if you would like to trade, New and Sealed:
Chocolat
Electra
Jean de Florette
Rhapsody In August
If you want to trade, notify me.
Babette's Feast
The Bride Wore Black
Camille Claudel
Cyrano De Bergerac
Eat Drink Man Woman
Europa Europa
Fellini's Roma
Flight Of The Innocent
Manon Of The Spring
Prisoner Of The Mountains
Raise The Red Lantern
Small Change
The Story Of Adele H.
To Live
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
I have extras of these MGM World Films if you would like to trade, New and Sealed:
Chocolat
Electra
Jean de Florette
Rhapsody In August
If you want to trade, notify me.
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05-06-08, 10:56 AM
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I went to my closest Big Lots and bought 5 dvds all $3.00 each.
Closer
The Fog SE (not the remastered edition)
Spaceballs SE w Slip cover
Memento LE
The Woods (Lucky McKee)
Closer
The Fog SE (not the remastered edition)
Spaceballs SE w Slip cover
Memento LE
The Woods (Lucky McKee)
05-07-08, 12:24 PM
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I picked up the following at my Big Lots for $3 each:
Coming Home
Jean de Florette
The Howling SE
If you compare what these are going for at Best Buy, I got $40 of DVDs for $9! The kicker is, Jean de Florette is on backorder for $19.99. Ha Ha!
They had Bright Lights, Big City available, but it was only in fullscreen. Was there ever a widescreen version available?
Coming Home
Jean de Florette
The Howling SE
If you compare what these are going for at Best Buy, I got $40 of DVDs for $9! The kicker is, Jean de Florette is on backorder for $19.99. Ha Ha!
They had Bright Lights, Big City available, but it was only in fullscreen. Was there ever a widescreen version available?
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05-07-08, 01:22 PM
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my BL has one copy of The People Vs. Larry Flynt SE... not really a big deal but surprised to see it come in recently when everyone seems to be getting the same alotment.
05-07-08, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by zekeburger1979
I picked up the following at my Big Lots for $3 each:
They had Bright Lights, Big City available, but it was only in fullscreen. Was there ever a widescreen version available?
They had Bright Lights, Big City available, but it was only in fullscreen. Was there ever a widescreen version available?
05-07-08, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by chris_sc77
A WS SE of this is coming out this summer.
Bright Lights, Big City SE on 9/2/2008
I hope they change the cover so you know which version is which.
05-07-08, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by chris_sc77
^DVD Empire lists the release date of 6-24-08 for Bright Lights, Big City: 20th Anniversary Edition .
However, DeepDiscount, Buy.com, cdUniverse, BestPrices and Best Buy are all saying 9/2. Interesting.
05-08-08, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by hasslein
I keep seeing the series First and Ten for $6. Is it worth owning?
First & 10 was an entertaining HBO 80's sit com. Best known stars are OJ Simpson & Delta Burke. Key here is do you like 80's comedy?
Other then a few episodes, these are unfortunately the edited syndicated versions of the shows.
2 main differences:
1. Nudity (&/or lack of it)
2. A really irritating laugh track has been added to the syndicated episodes.
It's really obvious from watching which episodes are which.
They also went with a really low bit rate & there are some visual artifacts, but again $6.00 is a real bargain for the complete series. To the best of my knowledge, the original unedited version is not available.
I could provide a link to a commercial website with more info, but I don't know if that's against any rules here?
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05-08-08, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by MooMooMooMoo
....
First & 10 was an entertaining HBO 80's sit com. Best known stars are OJ Simpson & Delta Burke. Key here is do you like 80's comedy?
....
I could provide a link to a commercial website with more info, but I don't know if that's against any rules here?
First & 10 was an entertaining HBO 80's sit com. Best known stars are OJ Simpson & Delta Burke. Key here is do you like 80's comedy?
....
I could provide a link to a commercial website with more info, but I don't know if that's against any rules here?
05-08-08, 03:59 PM
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Went to two other BL -- not Spaceballs or Failsafe.
Got:
Like Father Like Son
Lords of Flatbush
Cliffhanger
This has not been mentioned (I don't think), but there are also some Mill Creek titles for $6 like:
Robin Hood 1st season - face cover (it's $5 at Wal-Mart if you can find it).
Sherlock Homes 1st season (picked this up a while ago)
Beverly Hillbillies - 40ep.
Lucy 36 ep.
a couple of Horror compilations with about 20 movies.
Got:
Like Father Like Son
Lords of Flatbush
Cliffhanger
This has not been mentioned (I don't think), but there are also some Mill Creek titles for $6 like:
Robin Hood 1st season - face cover (it's $5 at Wal-Mart if you can find it).
Sherlock Homes 1st season (picked this up a while ago)
Beverly Hillbillies - 40ep.
Lucy 36 ep.
a couple of Horror compilations with about 20 movies.
05-08-08, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by zekeburger1979
I picked up the following at my Big Lots for $3 each:
Coming Home
Jean de Florette
The Howling SE
If you compare what these are going for at Best Buy, I got $40 of DVDs for $9! The kicker is, Jean de Florette is on backorder for $19.99. Ha Ha!
They had Bright Lights, Big City available, but it was only in fullscreen. Was there ever a widescreen version available?
Coming Home
Jean de Florette
The Howling SE
If you compare what these are going for at Best Buy, I got $40 of DVDs for $9! The kicker is, Jean de Florette is on backorder for $19.99. Ha Ha!
They had Bright Lights, Big City available, but it was only in fullscreen. Was there ever a widescreen version available?
05-10-08, 06:22 PM
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BOUGHT:
THE OMEN CE
THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY
Yeah, yeah I know Platinum isn't a good company for quality.
But, also bought a Platinum dvd with 8 movies on thier Silver Screen Series:
HOME TOWN STORY - Marilyn Monroe
RAIN - Joan Crawford (already own the Roan Group dvd)
THREE GUYS NAMED MIKE - Jane Wyman (also released by Roan Group)
WHISTLE STOP - Ava Gardner
KING LEAR - Orson Welles
OLIVER TWIST - Irving Pichel
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII - Charles Laughton (also available by Allied dvd)
THE RISE OF CATHERINE THE GREAT - Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
With the exception of the 2 Roan Group dvds, the others are available by cheap companies. The only title on this dvd that I wanted most is The Private Life of Henry VIII because Laughton won the Oscar for Best Actor.
THE OMEN CE
THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY
Yeah, yeah I know Platinum isn't a good company for quality.
But, also bought a Platinum dvd with 8 movies on thier Silver Screen Series:
HOME TOWN STORY - Marilyn Monroe
RAIN - Joan Crawford (already own the Roan Group dvd)
THREE GUYS NAMED MIKE - Jane Wyman (also released by Roan Group)
WHISTLE STOP - Ava Gardner
KING LEAR - Orson Welles
OLIVER TWIST - Irving Pichel
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII - Charles Laughton (also available by Allied dvd)
THE RISE OF CATHERINE THE GREAT - Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
With the exception of the 2 Roan Group dvds, the others are available by cheap companies. The only title on this dvd that I wanted most is The Private Life of Henry VIII because Laughton won the Oscar for Best Actor.
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05-10-08, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by zekeburger1979
They had Bright Lights, Big City available, but it was only in fullscreen. Was there ever a widescreen version available?
05-10-08, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by That'sAllFolks
This has not been mentioned (I don't think), but there are also some Mill Creek titles for $6 like:
Robin Hood 1st season - face cover (it's $5 at Wal-Mart if you can find it).
Sherlock Homes 1st season (picked this up a while ago)
Beverly Hillbillies - 40ep.
Lucy 36 ep.
a couple of Horror compilations with about 20 movies.
Robin Hood 1st season - face cover (it's $5 at Wal-Mart if you can find it).
Sherlock Homes 1st season (picked this up a while ago)
Beverly Hillbillies - 40ep.
Lucy 36 ep.
a couple of Horror compilations with about 20 movies.
05-10-08, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by hasslein
Did they replace the theme music on this version of Beverly Hillbillies?
I'm sure they did. The only ones that have the original them music, AFAIK, are the Ulitimate ed. authorized by the Paul Henning estate.
05-12-08, 01:49 PM
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The theme music is indeed replaced but with a similar blue-grass that isn't too distracting. The actual music in the show is still there(as far as I can tell) and overall, for $7.50 out the door, it's a lot of hillbilly fun. I will eventually pick up the authorized version but this was a nice way to tide me over and not have to deal with the schedule and commercials of tvland.
05-12-08, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by FangsFirst
darnit, I wanna find Coming Home and Moulin Rouge...
