Sony Pictures Classics 30th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD $240.62 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

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pharcyde on 08/12/2022 - 23:28 amazon.com.au (455 clicks)
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Niche item, similar to my post about the Columbia Classics Volume 3.

Eleven-disc set includes;

"Orlando"
"The City of Lost Children"
"The Celluloid Closet"
"Run Lola Run"
"SLC Punk"
"The Devil's Backbone"
"Volver"
"Synecdoche, New York"
"Still Alice"
"Call Me by Your Name"
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

From a review;

All films are 4K, HDR, Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. Region ABC/Region Free. Only 4K discs are included. No Bluray disc, No download codes. 11 Discs Total. This is the only way to get these films in 4K (with Dolby Vision). They do not sell these titles individually.

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  justtoreply on 08/12/2022 - 23:30

  +5

  Not selling these individually is like shovelware

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    pharcyde on 08/12/2022 - 23:50

    May not be ideal for everyone but I enjoy the collectability and aesthetics of collections like this, and the Columbia classics.

    Alternatively you could either A) buy the individual movie(s) you are after from someone selling their collection on eBay, or B) generally wait a couple years and some may become available individually.

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    [Deactivated] on 09/12/2022 - 11:23

    No joke highest bid on just Run Lola Run out of this set was up to $160 last I checked. Similar thing happened with taxi driver in the Columbia classics 2 set.

    These things pay for themselves if you buy two and can be arsed selling on eBay.

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      justtoreply on 09/12/2022 - 11:43

      +1

      Love the username. I've got the trap door on dvd, and it's still good to this day.

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        [Deactivated] on 09/12/2022 - 11:51

        Hah. Likewise.

        Helps if you don't open it too often.

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  WhyAmICommenting on 08/12/2022 - 23:58

  +2

  Run Lola Run is great and you might recognise Jason Bournes girlfriend ;)

  But not worth watching in 4K in my opinion - BluRay or stream should be fine.

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    bunnybash on 09/12/2022 - 00:56

    +4

    Friend of mine from Germany did the score of that film.

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  Elijha on 09/12/2022 - 03:33

  +3

  Ok now I’m looking for the city of lost children in 4K. Preferably as a steelbook

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  Trishool on 09/12/2022 - 07:50

  +1

  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was released in 2000, why is it in this pack?

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  mitty on 09/12/2022 - 07:58

  +5

  I'll probably get neg for this but WTH. One thing that has repeatedly hit me in Covid is the number of people who on zoom meetings are in front of bookshelves full of DVDs/Bluerays/Boxsets/Whatever. All I keep thinking is "How much money have you spent on all of that", "how often do you watch any of it", and "What's going to happen to all of that when you die". I had a very, very small DVD collection, all of which I can now watch or stream any time I like pretty much, and have not physically put a disc in a device in years (example: I had the entire very first DVD boxsets of ST:TNG). I tried selling them all, hell I even tried giving them away, nobody wanted. So recently I just took the lot and put them in a bin at the Salvos, to get them out of the house.

  Yes, I know you can't stream everything, and I know peoples collections mean a great deal to them, but stand back and have a good look at it and ask yourself "why".

  I know this post goes against the Ozbargain spirit of "spend spend spend". Nobody loves a good bargain more than I do and ozbargain is truly fabulous in how much money it can save you, but buying something like this just to have it sit on the shelf for 30 years when you might watch it maybe once or twice?

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    omblygombly on 09/12/2022 - 08:44

    +6

    I do agree with you in principle, but there are some people who prefer the better picture and sound quality of a 4k disc. Mind you some 4k discs are not worth it - Terminator 2, Pirates of the Caribbean. Also, as you said, you can't stream everything and if you did, you would be paying well over $120 a month for those services, Added to this, some movies are edited for streaming services and you do not get the original - Disney - are you reading this?

    Anyhoo I still gave you a +

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    [Deactivated] on 09/12/2022 - 11:14

    +2

    Some people just prefer physical media still, DVDs still sell albeit at increasingly lower rates, I don't know why given how plain awful DVDs look by today's standards but they do. I suspect you're onto something about alot of people just having a collection of now basically worthless media which they just refuse to part with it cbf getting rid of.

    For the most part, Blu-rays are on the way out. But even so, aside from having rare titles out of distribution, not found on streaming and not likely to be re-issued again at this point, they'll always look and sound good. So if you happen to have a good selection of them there's no immediate need to ditch the format. You just have to be arsed to walk to the bookshelf and pick one up. Which im not most days, so again it's a pass for me personally.

    4K but is a different beast to the rest. Currently it has technical advantages over streaming that are likely to be in place for years to come. It's worth considering as well that the people who are buying up 4Ks aren't typical consumers of physical media. 4K represents a new 'vinyl' of sorts. Ironically like vinyl, alot of new releases to 4k are somewhat 'phony', they're upscaled from 2K digital intermediates so not reaaalllyy 4K (although HDR and Atmos/dtx still make them worth the upgrade). But It's the older stuff, pre digital filmmaking that the 4k format has completely renewed. 4K scans of 35mm negatives combined with improved colour grading means we're getting the 'analog' fidelity of the original film, in a format that will be retained in perpetuity. It might seem somewhat overblown, but really the short of it is that 4K discs offer the best possible representation of films, that will 'hold up' in practical terms 'forever'. It also pairs nicely with the hot shit OLED TVs and full home theatre setups people are buying these days, people want the best out of their system.

    The TLDR is, It's the swan song of physical media, but in the same way that not ditching all of your favourite records in the 80s for cds was a wise move in the long run. Ditching physical media for inferior (in its infancy at least) streaming content is a similar misstep IF you care about fidelity and retention. They're also getting increasing boutique as older and more obscure films are getting the 4K treatment.

    Finally there is also another option thought that you may not be thinking about. With the introduction of Plex, Emby, Jellyfin, etc. the done thing is to rip your 4ks to a server and just stream them in in full bitrate, Dolby vision, etc. all of it. As opposed to a highly compressed, lower bitrate version off Netflix or the like.

    Anyway, food for thought. Collecting physical media these days is crazy I agree, but crazy like a fox in the case of 4k.

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    ChiefAJ on 09/12/2022 - 12:42

    +2

    People buy things that they like. They see value in those things even if you don't. It really is that simple.

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  [Deactivated] on 09/12/2022 - 11:20

  +1

  @pharcyde I can tell you've got it bad brother. I haven't even watched anything out of the Columbia classics volume 3 set yet. As my partner would say "do you even know if these movies are any good ?".

  Alas, this sony pictures set is a must buy. Thanks for sharing.

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    pharcyde on 09/12/2022 - 12:35

    Haha definitely. I've got Volume 1-2-3 and yet to watch any of them. Waiting on my house to be built! Enjoy.

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  Cooper Skooper on 09/12/2022 - 15:44

  Only one of them is in Dolby Atmos from what I can tell.