[DVD] Films at 30p each

[Niklos]

50-Movie DVD Packs

I don't know whether these have been mentioned before but there are a series of DVD "megapacks" available under the titles Horror, Mystery, and Family. Each contains 12 Region 0 double-sided discs. DVDPacific (http://www.dvdpacific.com) has them at $20.21 plus delivery (search under "50 movie pack"). They are allegedly digitally remastered but at this price who cares? There is also a 100-episode TV megapack.

The Horror Pack sounds irresistable:

Carnival of Souls / Candace Hilligoss Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde / John Barrymore
Atom Age Vampire / Alberto Lupo Blue Beard / John Carradine
Creature from the Haunted Sea / Robert Town The Corpse Vanishes / Bela Lugosi
Nightmare Castle / Barbara Steele Night of the Living Dead / Judith O'Dea
Black Dragons / Bela Lugosi Doomed to Die / Boris Karloff
Invisible Ghosts / Bela Lugosi The Phantom of the Opera / Lon Chaney Sr.
One Body Too Many / Bela Lugosi The Indestructible Man / Lon Chaney Jr
White Zombie / Bela Lugosi The Hunchback of Notre Dame / Lon Chaney Sr
Attack of the Giant Leeches / Ken Clark Nosferatu / Max Schreck
The Screaming Skull / John Hudson Swamp Women / Mike Connors
Beast of the Yucca Flats / Tor Johnson The World Gone Mad / Pat O'Brien
The Terror / Boris Karloff The Little Shop Horrors / Jack Nicholson
Revolt of the Zombies / Dean Jagger Tormented / Richard Carlson
The Giant Gila Monster / Don Sullivan The Monster Walks / Rex Lease
The Fatal Hour / Boris Karloff Monster from a Prehistoric Planet / Tamro Kawaji
Dead Man Walk / George Zucco The Gorilla / The Ritz Brothers
The Mad Monster / George Zucco A Shriek in the Night / Ginger Rogers
Maniac / Bill Woods Bloodlust / Robert Reed
Metropolis / Gustav Frolich The Amazing Mr. X / Turhan Bay
The Vampire Bat / Fay Wray Last Woman on Earth / Robert Towne
The Ape / Boris Karloff The Bat / Vincent Price
The Monster Maker / J. Carol Naish The House on Haunted Hill / Vincent Price
The Killer Shrews / Louis Hayward The Last Man on Earth / Vincent Price
The Brain That Wouldn't Die / Jason Evers Dementia 13 / William Campbell
King of the Zombies / Joan Woodbury Phantom from 10,000 Leagues / Kent Taylor

Complete details of packs (including forthcoming ones) here (www.dvdmegapacks.com)

[dbilsborough]

some of the packs look really good, thanks :thumbs:

[robbiez666]

what chance of getting them through customs?

[morleyian]

None now that dvdpacific only declare the REAL value now.

EDIT: Ignore that, considering they are less than £11 each they shouldn't have any problems with customs individually.

[Chris]

Thanks have ordered the horror pack, not expecting much but at that price it doesn't really matter.

[pompeyfan]

Cheers, just ordered the horror pack and pre-ordered the action and sci-fi ones.

[Choccy]

Thanks nice spot !

[kat23]

Ordered the Horror pack and Sci-Fi pack. Should be good for a few laughs :D

[rbullivant]

Sounds OK, might go for a couple of these

Rik

[Choccy]

ANyone know what is on the comedy and action packs as I can find the info and have searched everywhere.

[Niklos]

Originally posted by Choccy
ANyone know what is on the comedy and action packs as I can find the info and have searched everywhere.
Only what it says on the covers: Comedy includes some classics like HIS GIRL FRIDAY, MY MAN GODFREY, NOTHING SACRED, and TOPPER RETURNS. Otherwise expect a lot of faded stuff from the 30s, 40s, and 50s.

Action includes KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950 version?), SANDERS OF THE RIVER, LAST OF THE MOHICANS (1936?), DANGEROUS PASSAGE, and TARZAN'S NEW ADVENTURE (!).

Interesting that Family includes some undisputed silent classics like THE KID, THE GENERAL, and THE BLACK PIRATE, as well as the 1934 JANE EYRE, which I don't recall ever turning up on TV.

[Geoggy]

Originally posted by morleyian
None now that dvdpacific only declare the REAL value now.

EDIT: Ignore that, considering they are less than £11 each they shouldn't have any problems with customs individually.

check your maths - this is us dollars - about 20 quid

[Much]

I think the original post confused the dollar rrp and the GBP 'members' price.

http://www.dvdpacific.com/search.asp?title=50+movie+pack&imageField.x=0&imageField.y=0

Title Street Date Retail Price Members Price
ACTION CLASSICS: 50 MOVIE PACK 7/27/2004 $34.98 $20.21
ACTION CLASSICS: 50 MOVIE PACK 7/27/2004 £18.89 £10.91

[Prufrock]

What's in the Sci-fi pack?

[Chris]

Originally posted by Geoggy
check your maths - this is us dollars - about 20 quid

I think morleyian means £11 (ex. delivery) so it's under the £18 duty free limit.

[Chris]

Originally posted by Prufrock
What's in the Sci-fi pack?

They have the following listed so far:

things to come / rocketship / crash of the moons / gorgo / devil girl from mars / the brain machine / killers from space / the wasp women / monster from green hell / the lost world / voyage to a prehistoric planet / attack of the giant leeches / king of kong island / giant from the unknown / king dinoasur / the thing with two heads

[Choccy]

Originally posted by Niklos
Only what it says on the covers: Comedy includes some classics like HIS GIRL FRIDAY, MY MAN GODFREY, NOTHING SACRED, and TOPPER RETURNS. Otherwise expect a lot of faded stuff from the 30s, 40s, and 50s.

Action includes KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950 version?), SANDERS OF THE RIVER, LAST OF THE MOHICANS (1936?), DANGEROUS PASSAGE, and TARZAN'S NEW ADVENTURE (!).

Interesting that Family includes some undisputed silent classics like THE KID, THE GENERAL, and THE BLACK PIRATE, as well as the 1934 JANE EYRE, which I don't recall ever turning up on TV.

Thanks. :)

[Chunky253]

A bit of a silly question, but does anyone think there is a chance that any of these would be in their original aspect? I'll still be getting at least two of the packs, but it would still be nice as this is probably the only release some will ever get.

[Much]

Perhaps some in the TV pack... :D

At a guess; you'll probably find it's a mix of +1/3 pan&scan/tv format, +1/3 16:9, and -1/3 (moderate)widescreen. regardless of original aspect. If they're not likely to be anamorphic, they're less likely to be letterboxed, so best pick a pack that doesn't have too many widescreen titles in the first place.

[ace frehley]

gone for the horror box, thanks to poster, cost $23.19 USD del.about £12.25

[Chris]

Originally posted by ace frehley
gone for the horror box, thanks to poster, cost $23.19 USD del.about £12.25

Shipping cost at time of order is only an estimate, they calculate actual shipping cost at time of shipping, so shipping cost will most proberly be around $14 ($1.99 + 12*$0.99) as it's a 12 disc set.

[Niklos]

Originally posted by Chunky253
A bit of a silly question, but does anyone think there is a chance that any of these would be in their original aspect? I'll still be getting at least two of the packs, but it would still be nice as this is probably the only release some will ever get.

A very good chance I would say as a goodly number of them would have been shot in Academy ratio.

[Niklos]

Originally posted by Chris
Shipping cost at time of order is only an estimate, they calculate actual shipping cost at time of shipping, so shipping cost will most proberly be around $14 ($1.99 + 12*$0.99) as it's a 12 disc set.

Yes, that's the surface rate. Airmail is another $3. I originally quoted $36.09 for airmail, thinking it was $4.99 + (11 x $0.99) when as you say it is 12 x $0.99. I have amended accordingly.

[ace frehley]

thanks for pointing delivery charges out, too tired to realise it was x 12, still comes in under £18 mark

[camino_real]

These are all public domain movies so don't go expecting pristine prints or anything fancy. I liken these things to buying a secondhand paperback, if you like what you see you might upgrade it to a better edition! :)

[Channard]

They don't come in cases as such.. an email I had from the company behind them advises 'The collections are boxed together in a carboard
collection box. The disks are individually teabagged.'
:)

[Kevb]

Originally posted by pompeyfan
Cheers, just ordered the horror pack and pre-ordered the action and sci-fi ones.

How do you pre-order as there is no link ?

[kat23]

Originally posted by KEvb
How do you pre-order as there is no link ?

Action Pack (http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=581453)
Sci-Fi Pack (http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=581400)

Click on either the pre-order button, the picture or the coming soon button and it'll put it in your basket. :)

[tcs]

Just had the Family Classics through from Pacific.Cost me just over £14 incl delivery.Brilliant delivery time.Took under a week to get to me. No customs & very good value.Box came sealed.Works out about 29p a film.
Check out www.crazyape.com for details.Also has the others here.

[theambient]

Originally posted by tcs
Just had the Family Classics through from Pacific.Cost me just over £14 incl delivery.Brilliant delivery time.Took under a week to get to me. No customs & very good value.Box came sealed.Works out about 29p a film.
Check out www.crazyape.com for details.Also has the others here.

What are the transfers like? Also boxset presentation?

[Niklos]

Originally posted by tcs
Just had the Family Classics through from Pacific.Cost me just over £14 incl delivery.Brilliant delivery time.Took under a week to get to me. No customs & very good value.Box came sealed.Works out about 29p a film.
Check out www.crazyape.com for details.Also has the others here.

I've had notification that my Family Classics is on its way by surface mail (I'm a patient sort!) at a cost of £13.82 which is under 28p a film. Postage charged at $5.95 (as though 4 discs?)which seems jolly decent. No word yet on my Horror Classics order though.

[Niklos]

Originally posted by Niklos
I've had notification that my Family Classics is on its way by surface mail (I'm a patient sort!)
... and it has just arrived (huh?) and with postage marked at 25 cents :thinking:. Nice one, DVD P!

[Big Davel]

Silly question ,I know. But this company asks for CC details when registering etc for membership. Put my mind at rest - I assume they have been around a fair while ? Cheers

[Niklos]

Just received my Horror Classics pack. There is a big difference in cost between surface and air shipping - surface is $5.95, air $16.86. At surface rate it is still around 30p a film.

Sci-Fi Classics set is now available.

[jedirobbie]

are they in actual cases??

I'm thinking of getting the family pack, as I love The General, and a few of the others in that set.

[robbiez666]

Originally posted by jedirobbie
are they in actual cases??

I'm thinking of getting the family pack, as I love The General, and a few of the others in that set.

in cardboard sleeve cases

[green_cat]

Got sci-fi pack today. Looks great - although the movie - Things to Come - I was hoping that was on it (shown in the preview pick) turns out not to be.

Worth double checking if you are particularly after a movie.

Gone for the horror pack now.

[djblamire]

When they say 50 films - Is this 50 separate DVD disks, or are there multiple films on each DVD ?

Thanks
Daniel

[green_cat]

More than one per disc - and the discs are generally doublesided.

[djblamire]

Anyone know how many separate DVD's are in these packs ?

Thanks
Daniel

[den]

12 dvds in each pack

[green_cat]

10-12 depending on the total running time of the movies

[KeyserSoze]

how big are the boxes ?

anyone checked out quality of the movies ? i dont mind what its like as long as its watchable and not a pixellated mess !!

[green_cat]

Roughly the same size as a normal DVD case - and maybe 3 or 4 cases deep.

Haven't had a chance to check them out yet.

[KeyserSoze]

woh must have arrived in a hefty box then !!

or is it 3 or 4 cases deep for the whole set ?

EDIT: doh i know what u mean now.

cool !! think ill order.

[Fizzbin]

Originally posted by djblamire
Anyone know how many separate DVD's are in these packs ?

Thanks
Daniel

The cover picture of the Sci-Fi pack says 12 double-sided disks.

[The German]

Just ordered the TV series discs. Want to see Groucho Marx in 'You bet your life' , 'The Lone Ranger' and the b & w crime shows, Dragnet etc, and 'Flash Gordon'. Well worth £14 for them.

[KeyserSoze]

can anyone comment on the transfers ? :D

not expecting much, but i dont want VCD blocky quality.

[wack]

Are you lot real film buffs who'll sit and appreciate the artistic merits of films from a bygone era

Or mugs that will buy any old tat if it's cheap:doh:

[KeyserSoze]

i went for the horror pack

theres a few movies in there i wanna watch, at such a cheap price its better than downloading.

[Niklos]

Originally posted by wack
Are you lot real film buffs who'll sit and appreciate the artistic merits of films from a bygone era

Or mugs that will buy any old tat if it's cheap:doh:

Me, I'm a real film buff who'll watch any old tat :dork:

[KeyserSoze]

Niklos have you recieved the set ? can you comment on quality please ?

[Niklos]

Can't report on the Horror or Sci-fi ones yet I'm afraid. The Family one is a mixed bag. Some in poor condition, some less so. None I've had a look at so far could be described as pristine so I would take the "digitally remastered" bit with a pinch of salt. But having grown up with poor quality TV prints of old films I'm not too bothered.