4K UHD Movie Deals !

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I also use the CamelCamelCamel Chrome extension - this works with Amazon, where I can choose a target price, and it will notify me when the price drops to that price point (or lower).

[Paul Heroy]

Don, does CamelCamelCamel pick up this kind of group buy deal? 

I looked through what's currently displayed. I don't buy nearly as many discs these days as some of you but I already had all but 1 title that I had any real interest in seeing again.

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Don, does CamelCamelCamel pick up this kind of group buy deal?

I looked through what's currently displayed. I don't buy nearly as many discs these days as some of you but I already had all but 1 title that I had any real interest in seeing again.

Hey Paul,

Not as far as I know - I've only seen or used it on a per movie basis, not a group buy.

There is a FB group, "4K UHD Blu-ray Movie Deals & Pre-Orders", which regular posts links to deals and pre-orders. I've picked things up with links posted there from time to time.

[SRW1000]

Update on the Amazon $33/3:  The titles that showed as unavailable earlier showed up again later, so I was able to get The Wild Robot and Batman Returns.  The sale goes until 1/20/25, so you may want to check on what's available from time to time.

I do look at Bluray.com, but their listings aren't always up to date or accurate.  They also won't pick up coupons that may be available, some of which have been as high as 50% off.  If you add the movies to your cart without checking out, the coupons will usually show up when they become available.

I don't have any movies with coupons right now, but here's what to look for in your shopping cart:

4K UHD Movie Deals !

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Update on the Amazon $33/3:  The titles that showed as unavailable earlier showed up again later, so I was able to get The Wild Robot and Batman Returns.  The sale goes until 1/20/25, so you may want to check on what's available from time to time.

Good advice! Wild Robot showed up again, and I finally found 2 others that were of interest to me (I already had many of the others): North by Northwest and Goonies.

Several weeks before they ship apparently, so that's the only downside.

[SRW1000]

Good advice! Wild Robot showed up again, and I finally found 2 others that were of interest to me (I already had many of the others): North by Northwest and Goonies.

Several weeks before they ship apparently, so that's the only downside.

Yep, Furiosa just showed up on the offer page today, even though it had shown as unavailable every time I checked it since day one.

It's worth checking to see if anything if anything else might just turn up for the next 10 days.

[Paul Heroy]

Just a side note about this. The Amazon customer ratings/reviews are completely useless. EVERY MOVIE on the page has a 4.5 star rating, with a single exception: Joker Folie a Deux is 3.5. Even the movies with historically bad reviews, like Howard the Duck, show a 4.5 rating. Not going to even get into ranting about all the other problems with Amazon reviews - this is just about people automatically just giving 5* ratings with no level of discernment b/c it wasn't the worst movie of all time.

(Refreshed the page several times over the last week, still looking for a 3rd movie... )

[Barry]

Just a side note about this. The Amazon customer ratings/reviews are completely useless. EVERY MOVIE on the page has a 4.5 star rating, with a single exception: Joker Folie a Deux is 3.5. Even the movies with historically bad reviews, like Howard the Duck, show a 4.5 rating. Not going to even get into ranting about all the other problems with Amazon reviews - this is just about people automatically just giving 5* ratings with no level of discernment b/c it wasn't the worst movie of all time.

(Refreshed the page several times over the last week, still looking for a 3rd movie... )

Paul, you make a very good point. BUT, there is a but here.  People who buy these movies are people who like them. It's not a random thing.  Only people who liked "Howard the Duck" (both of them) are going to buy it and they will put up good reviews.  People who hate this movie will not be buying the disc and will not be putting up the review it deserves.

[David Vaughn]

Paul, you make a very good point. BUT, there is a but here.  People who buy these movies are people who like them. It's not a random thing.  Only people who liked "Howard the Duck" (both of them) is going to buy it and they will put up good reviews.  People who hate this movie will not be buying the disc and will not be putting up the review it deserves.

Good point Barry. 

[Paul Heroy]

Ok, you make a good point too, Barry. It's called "selection bias" where the sample or population of something isn't truly representative but skewed a certain direction in a positive or negative way because it's already selected in some way. Kinda like how the people here would view a $10k projector as being worth the price but 95% of folks would faint, lol.

But some of the reviews still give HtD 5 stars despite saying negative stuff. So my point that the reviews thus aren't all that helpful still stands; just because the bias upwards is built in doesn't change that. Interestingly, I find IMDB user reviews tend to go a bit the opposite way especially for movies that are challenging in any way.

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Ok, you make a good point too, Barry. It's called "selection bias" where the sample or population of something isn't truly representative but skewed a certain direction in a positive or negative way because it's already selected in some way. Kinda like how the people here would view a $10k projector as being worth the price but 95% of folks would faint, lol.

But some of the reviews still give HtD 5 stars despite saying negative stuff. So my point that the reviews thus aren't all that helpful still stands; just because the bias upwards is built in doesn't change that. Interestingly, I find IMDB user reviews tend to go a bit the opposite way especially for movies that are challenging in any way.

I find Amazon reviews (for any item) in general, to be of uncertain benefit. Time and time again I've seen people submit reviews with however many stars, with the comment that they just ordered it and are looking forward to getting it. I mean, seriously!! Or they bought it, but haven't used it yet. Why they're submitting reviews, I have no idea!!

I rely on IMDB (and find the same bias toward the negative that you mention) and Rotten Tomatoes, and this has generally worked out well. But there are definitely some I've purchased this way, where I ended up wishing I hadn't. I am scrupulous about avoiding any spoilers, so often I may only know the genre and cast of a particular movie. This provides a better viewing experience most of the time, but sometimes there are significant disappointments!

[bmoney]

howard the duck.  i loved it as a kid but have zero memories of it.  wonder if id like it today

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(Refreshed the page several times over the last week, still looking for a 3rd movie... )

Check again today.  I noticed what look like new titles listed that I haven't seen there before.

I've found 12 movies so far with this deal and still keep checking every day.

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For any Manga lovers that don't already own it, Amazon has Ghost in the Shell [4k + Blu-ray + Digital] [4K UHD] on sale for just $9.99 right now.

CamelCamelCamel shows it's been as low as $7.99 for short periods, but the average price is $14.41.

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Amazon has another 3 for $33 sale going on right now.  Same as last time, titles may float in and out. 

Unlike last time, there are some fresh titles showing up this time:  Amazon $33 for 3 items

There are some really nice titles this time, including the movie David and I both ranked as our #1 film for 2024:  Godzilla Minus One.

I also picked up The Fugitive and Blazing Saddles, which also got thumbs up from David here:

The Fugitive (4K UHD Blu-ray) review - Movie reviews - AVS Discussions

Blazing Saddles (4K UHD Blu-ray) review - Movie reviews - AVS Discussions

Run, run, run, for best selection.  And check back from time to time to see if anything new has been added. 

It's turning out to be a pretty good time to be a collector!