Thursday, April 17, 2014

DVD Bargain Bin (4/17/14)

For you collectors out there, a few DVD bargains on some movies and TV I like (all prices, of course, subject to change without notice):


- I've spoken before about my affection for 1970s sitcom Barney Miller, and as I write this Amazon is selling Shout! Factory's DVD set of Barney Miller: The Complete Series for $65.99 - a healthy 59% markdown. That's just over 39 cents per episode and about $2.64 per disc. A good deal; I'd expect that price to change very quickly.


- Another outstanding sitcom from the 1970s is Taxi, and a seller on Amazon right now is offering Taxi: The Complete Series on DVD for $68.14. Not quite as bargain basement here for 17 discs, but at $4 per disc, it still is a pretty darn good price, and you'd probably struggle to find a used set at that price.

- Some independent sellers on Amazon have posted the outstanding The Tillman Story at excellent prices, with fulfillment via Amazon Prime. As I write this you can get the Blu-Ray at $8.03 here and the DVD at $6.35 here. Great documentary - see it one way or another.




- Amazon is also holding a sale on the Mad Max Trilogy on Blu-ray for $24.99. Buying them individually on Blu-ray would run you about $40, so it's not a bad deal if you don't already have any of them (but there doesn't appear to be anything new here if you have one or two already and are just looking to complete the set). I'd rank order them (1) Mad Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior), (2) Mad Max, and (3) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. I highly recommend all three and all three have different feels while building around the same lead character (the role that made Mel Gibson an international star). Wildly influential in the last few decades.


- Both Wal-Mart and Amazon have the cheesy, but fun Highlander (Director's Cut) Blu-Ray for $5. Once you figure out which seller you can most live with morally and politically, you can buy it from Amazon here or at Wal-Mart here.

- Amazon has also price-matched Wal-Mart for Winter's Bone [Blu-ray] ($5.39), King Of New York [Blu-ray] ($5.39), and Reservoir Dogs [Blu-ray] ($5.00).

Enjoy.

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