Best / Worst Box Sets / TV Series of current and all time etc etc !.

[Wendigo]

Although I have mentioned a few of the movies in it in the worst movies ever thread there has to be a special mention here for "Decrepit Crypt of Nightmares".
I thought this was like the other 50 movie box sets from Mill Creek but this is a special breed of Turkey. I've only watched 6 of them so far and 3 have been crap and one is OK-ish so the omens (no pun intended) for the rest are not good.
What it does not advertise is these are 50 independent movies many by amateur movie makers who think that gore is more important than plot and lighting and photography is often similar to what a child with its first camera would produce.
I like B-movies but some of these movies stretch even my pretty low standards.

The River - Legend of La Llorona was pretty atmospheric and deserves singling out.

On the plus side it is cheap and works out at 30/40p a movie so it's not the worst money I have ever spent. There's also 3 Beverly Lynne movies here so it's gone up a few notches in my estimation.

[eelcat]

Bought the entire series for $10 each (in two volumes) as they were discontinued stock. (ebay Australia still sells them reasonably cheap)

The worst I've bought was the entire Friends series for the wife.

[MaxJoker]

Confession time

I HATE TELEVISION !

Or rather adverts and ninety six percent of programming , oh and watching a show i like then knowing i`ll have to wait a week before seeing the next episode

Not that i`m an impatient outpatient or anything as i do wait and wait for certain shows i know i`ll like to become available on box set THEN wait and wait until their price drops to something i consider reasonable

Which is why tonight i saw the first few episodes of



Totally brilliant concept , excellent characters , superb acting , both for just over thirty pound which was low enough for me , can't recommend this show enough

[Wendigo]

The Best boxsets are the complete ones with all the extras including the 3 disc Peter Jackson King Kong, the Long Good Friday (2 dvd 1cd), Kingdom of Heaven (4 discs), Lord of the Rings trilogy (4 disc versions) and The Wicker Man (3 disc version-the original,not yours Cage!).

What I detest though is buying a box-set and then finding a later release with more extras but that's down to corporate greed. If you are a fan of one movie/series it has to be annoying when you spend a lot of money on the definitive version and a year later find a newer updated all singing, all dancing version.
Prime examples Blade Runner, brilliant movie but which box set do you buy?
Final Cut - 2 disc version
Final Cut - 3 disc version, 2 DVD & 1 CD
Final Cut - 5 disc version
Final Cut - 6 disc version, 5 DVD & 1 CD

Peter Jackson's King Kong
2 disc special edition - which I bought on its release date April 10 2006.
3 disc deluxe extended edition - which I also have, which was released on November 13th 2006 just in time for Christmas.

Also incomplete box sets, I have Charles Band's Puppet Master box-set but was disappointed as it only has the first 2 movies, a later one with lots of flashbacks and Demonic Toys which is Ok but NOT part of the Puppet Master series, although it has Tracy Scoggins in it. Charles I love your movies but please give us some proper box-set collections -like the 5 disc Subspecies set.

[Wendigo]

How could I forget my favourite box set - Alien Quadrilogy

A master class in complete-ness with 9 DVD's. Each movie has 2 discs, 1 containing the theatrical version, the other the Director's cut and there are more extras on each disc to keep even a completist like me happy. There's even an extra extras disc.
This is how box-sets should be done!
I have 2 copies, 1 that I bought at full price and 1 when Asda had it on sale at £14 and it's now on sale at Amazon for under £10. If you haven't already got it what are you waiting for?

[blondifan]

A personal favourite. I bought both series in 2 boxsets of 4 discs each, with 4 episodes a disc & some extras.
Just noticed there is a new one out, which combines all (once again) in a single package.
(see the first picture above)
As there is now a movie, I expect there may soon be another box set on the way?
Music by ex 'The Police' percussionist Stuart Copeland.

1st season trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM3BT...eature=related
from three reviews that I've just read, the movie may be disappointing.

[imtrying]

A friend just loaned me a couple of seasons of "SCTV". I'd forgotten just how funny this show was. The box sets are great. You get full length episodes, commentaries, new interviews with the cast. Johnny LaRue, Bob and Doug McKenzie, Count Floyd, Edith Prickly, Lola Heatherton, Bobby Bittman, it's been too long since I visited with the good people of Melonville. I can't wait to see the rest.

[Wendigo]

I've just ordered the 20 disc box-set of all 7 seasons of Tales From The Crypt as I got fed up of seeing the bowdlerised versions currently shown on UK satellite TV.


Another great box set that I really treasure.
The 15 disc Universal movies Monster Legacy DVD collection

With many of our all-time favourite movie monsters and plenty extras as well. Great movies and model busts of Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolfman. A real treat for nostalgics wanting a break from wannabe directors who seem to value gore more than they do a decent story.

[tabler]

Just bought the first and second series of NCIS I have just gotten into this recently and I think I will build up a collection.

[chiwa]

These are all hilarious, I only saw the show about twice before it was cancelled the first time, but have bought all of the DVDs. Starting on Volume 3, I think, the sound is unedited, and scenes that were never on TV are made for the DVD only. Plus the commentary is as funny as the show sometimes.