I get the feeling you wouldn't buy a lot of these movies if you watched them first. The HMV Premium Collection has some absolute gems, but it also has a ton of genre garbage that I passed renting on video (e.g. Judgement Night, The Phantom) back in the day. A lot of younger film fans these days really missed out on the fact that terrestrial television used to programme loads of interesting films on the main networks, which they don't do anymore (I remember seeing The Parallax View on normal TV at least three separate times). Videodrome with Alex Cox was a godsend. I remember Saturday early afternoons on BBC2, they used to always show classic black and white movies like Key Largo, The Philadelphia Story and The Magnificent Ambersons, for years. But then again, we have a greater choice of cheaper physical media these days - I remember Out of the Past not being available for decades and now it's an HMV Premium, while new foreign films on Artificial Eye always used to cost £17.99 - so you win some, you lose some.
@RazorwireReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Funnily enough, I did see Videodrome on terrestrial tele about 20 odd years ago! And you're right, but that's the collector and film enthusiast in me I suppose.
@JaredGriffiths2000
2 жыл бұрын
Very impressive HMV Premium collection! I have 4 HMV Premium blu rays which are Forbidden Planet (1956), Logan's Run (1976), King Kong (1933) and Robin and Marian (1976). I want to pick up more of these because I do really like them but unfortunately they shut down the HMV that's closest to where I live. My dad says there's a HMV near to where he works so I'll probably go there sometime.
@davidgaines9949
7 ай бұрын
Haunting brilliant mate
@jimmydbags1070
2 жыл бұрын
A scanner darkly is awesome, ma dude. It’s just so surreal and interestingly deep.
@RazorwireReviews
2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't a big fan of it overall
@jimmydbags1070
2 жыл бұрын
@@RazorwireReviews It’s a great Philip K dick adaptation. The book is insane.
@neilgh
3 жыл бұрын
To Catch A Thief is a good Hitchcock but a tier down from Rear Window, Vertigo etc. Jessie Royce Landis as Grace Kelly's mother is the best thing in it. She also played Cary Grant's mother in North By Northwest. Robin and Marian is a lovely movie with really good central performances. The scenes between Connery and Hepburn are full of tenderness and great chemistry.
@movieedge7370
3 жыл бұрын
The golden child is an excellent Eddie Murphy comedy/action adventure movie. It’s the only PG-13 movie under a 10 years contract that Eddie Murphy did at Paramount pictures .
@SuperGrumpyDaddy
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Huge haul, Luke. Some good stuff there. Still get surprised when you say you’ve never seen/heard of some of these classic movies. De Palma’s Scarface is a remake of that one, and it’s quite surprising the amount of story bests common to both films considering the gap between, and yes, it’s a great film. Time After Time is great fun and King Creole is the best (along with Jailhouse Rock) Elvis film - most of the rest are for die hard Presley fans, really not good. Happy watching!
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
I will never claim to know everything haha! That's part of the fun though, discovery!
@SuperGrumpyDaddy
3 жыл бұрын
@@RazorwireReviews, and there are so many films you’ve seen that I have never heard of/ seen, and it great being exposed to new films via channels like yours. Keep conquering your collection!
@StonefieldJim4
2 жыл бұрын
'Scarecrow' was always a favourite. Considering how bankable Pacino and Hackman were in 1973, it was (and remains) unfairly overlooked. I first saw it in the mid-80s. The title gave a friend of mine a nickname, because of his tendency to wear more than one layer of clothes.
@movieedge7370
3 жыл бұрын
I just got Von Ryan’s Express from Kermit ghost because it’s pretty much out of print in the US right now.
@rockinchimp
3 жыл бұрын
Some great picks, Grand Prix and The Hidden being two particular favourites.
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
I looooved The Hidden! So much fun.
@Rychu89
3 жыл бұрын
Quite the haul! I picked up some from the series recently too. Mr Smith goes to Washington was a dynamite piece of Jimmy Stewart, and most surprisingly Gattaca. Somehow that film had just completely passed me by despite being a 90s sci-fi but I loved it. Such a cool pick up 🙌
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Oh is Gattaca in the collection? Love that film.
@Stiffkittens01
3 жыл бұрын
The Man with Two Brains is a must IMO. Pretty sure it's David Warner's only Comedic role & Steve Martin & Carl Reiner pretty much says it all You got Badlands, have you got the Criterion release too?
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Nope, I really liked Badlands, but not enough to double dip for any reason I don't think. I'm looking forward to Man with Two Brains, almost entirely based on seeing a bit of it on TV when I was a kid and always wondering what the fuck it was.
@southendonseaarts
3 жыл бұрын
In which I have partaken. I did something similar with the US Criterions on the Amazon price match in July managed 22. I don’t buy many HMV premiums simply because I have many of them already on bluray but they are nicely presented.
@robthebobz
3 жыл бұрын
Krull is a nostalgic fantasy favourite of mine with an epic James Horner soundtrack, a space travelling teleporting mountain fortress, a cyclops, and the glaive (kinda like a large throwing star with retractable blades that behaves like a boomerang). The Beast gave me nightmares as a young child! Look out for appearances from Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane!
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Well this just makes it sound fucking awesome.
@Giop87
10 ай бұрын
Is this Premium Collection finished? How many numbers compound this collection? many thanks!
@RazorwireReviews
10 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure it is at this point yeah! Not entirely sure, but I think they crossed 150, but maybe not much further than that?
@Giop87
10 ай бұрын
@@RazorwireReviews thank you for your reply! :) I’m starting to collect all of them haha but it will be hard to get all of them 🙈
@rikaardyyz3039
3 жыл бұрын
To catch a thief is great on that label, not sure if it's a new transfer but it looks great , think that concluded my Hitchcock collection apart from a handful of pre 1930s 👍
@rikaardyyz3039
3 жыл бұрын
And I thought I had gone crazy with retail therapy. Before lock down I had about 100 films now after nights of scouring HMV etc it's grown to 600 BR and 150 4k. I would love to find a way to sell some as a lot are mint with covers and a few boutique labels ,but IS E bay ???? The only option. Congrats and always enjoy your channel, your a natural, informative interesting and above all a SOH 👍
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
eBay isn't the only option, but it's probably the best/safest option. You could always advertise them on the Blu-ray.com forums. Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy the channel.
@Stiffkittens01
3 жыл бұрын
Guess you gotta start saving those pennies now for Criterion's 4K line 🙂
@desperatemohammedantheworl5833
3 жыл бұрын
Oh they're not are they? They were late to the table with DVD, anamorphic DVD and blu-ray so I guess I shouldn't be surprised they're finally releasing on 4K. To be honest despite being, along with pre-Starz Anchor Bay, the region 1 kings of DVD they've often dropped the baton regarding blu-ray transfers so I've long since stopped keeping up with their regions A and B schedules. Other than the UK Burroughs The Movie blu-ray I don't think I've bought a Criterion release for about three years.
@NovaFeedback1979
3 жыл бұрын
@@desperatemohammedantheworl5833 "Dropped the baton on Blu-ray transfers." Care to back that up with specific examples. Most of their releases have been superlative as far as transfers go. They assess a new format before making the transition, which I think is a smart business move. Not that they are always late as you put it.
@dmaul1973
3 жыл бұрын
I think you will enjoy Time After Time it does get overlooked but its worth watching. Krull is pretty interesting in that its a bit science fiction an a bit fantasy at the same time.
@MatthewLenton
3 жыл бұрын
I have the Casablanca steelbook but it's the older transfer, the US one is the newer transfer and has the history of Warner Bros documentary. That is also included in the Premium Collection release which is also the newer transfer
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh interesting, thanks!
@nathanwalker6360
3 жыл бұрын
Thats one big haul haha 😄 some brill films there!!
@MatthewLenton
3 жыл бұрын
I love Krull. It's not a film I saw when I was a kid and only saw it when I got the Premium Collection release I watched it when it first came out but it was in the wrong aspect ratio on the Blu-ray and then it was withdrawn and took a long while to be reissued. I then watched it again in the correct aspect ratio It is very 80s, but I think you'll enjoy it. Early Liam Neeson and Alun Armstrong. Also Bernard Bresslaw from the Carry On films. A youngish Todd Carty There's another actor who you may recognise - David Battley - who played Charlie's Science teacher in the original Willy Wonka film
@Cm42TV
3 жыл бұрын
The thumbnail hahaha!
@southendonseaarts
3 жыл бұрын
Time after Time is a great little film McDowell is excellent in it. Peter Yates the Brit director of Krull also did The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The Dresser and The Deep. 1984 is Doubleplusgood.
@erwanticheler
3 жыл бұрын
Aha The Golden Child! That is a big childhood favourite of mine and may also very well be a disappointment because of the 80's nostalgia. I do very much love the original Scarface though, what an amazing gangster film. And what a great pick-up there, great buys considering how awesome most of these movies are.
@moomcmoosson1992
3 жыл бұрын
I've since seen him in a couple of his Kurosawa movies but Mifune will forever be "Toranaga san" to me. Shogun is just an integral part of my childhood and my first exposure to japanese culture.
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
I've been holding on to my Shogun blu-ray for years, waiting for the right moment..
@VeZius
3 жыл бұрын
Hooooooly crap! Didn't expect that many! But at that price, it's a no brainer, it's like they're giving them for free. I'd get them all if I lived in the UK. They're closer to £20 a piece to import, so have to be more picky with them myself. Love 90's thrillers btw, especially Michael Douglas ones.
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Jeez that's a lot
@r4h4al
3 жыл бұрын
Great pickups and great video.
@MatthewLenton
3 жыл бұрын
King Creole was more what Elvis wanted to be like as a film star but Tom Parker was quite strict with what roles he played
@jamesdyble7468
3 жыл бұрын
This might not bother you, but Paramount really effed up the video quality on the new remaster of To Catch a Thief, it's actually worse than the older release which looks great anyway but unfortunately might be oop now.
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Good thing I still have it! I'll have to look into this. I've also heard the encoding is messed up on Trading Places, sadly.
@Warren698
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if you're a big reader, but you should read Ice Station Zebra if you are interested in the story. It's a thrilling and excellent book and the film doesn't really hold a candle to it sadly. (It's by the same guy who wrote Where Eagles Dare, The Guns of Navarone and other fantastic cold war thrillers.) I picked up the film after reading the book because the story was so great. It's definitely still worth a watch, but not in the same league as the book.
@CeeKay7
3 жыл бұрын
Krull is brilliant. Loved it a kid, still love it now. Pure escapism. Another film I can highly recommend from the Premium Collection (if you haven’t already got it) is Judgement Night starring Emilio Estevez and Cuba Gooding Jr. Great action/thriller.
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
I was a little intrigued by that one but not enough! It may not seem like it, but I was still being somewhat selective haha.
@CeeKay7
3 жыл бұрын
@@RazorwireReviews you won’t be disappointed if you do pick it up. I’m sure you’ll be making more Premium Collection additions, I feel your work is not finished 😂😂. Don’t be so selective next time 😂
@Stiffkittens01
3 жыл бұрын
Ice Station Zebra is worth watching mainly just for Patrick McGoohan I'm gonna get the US version of Airplane as it has much more on it I got: The Haunting(original) To Catch a Thief(the Maltin featurette is lame) The Hidden Ghost Fatal Attraction Possessed Bad Day at Black Rock - a must buy Scarface Fatal Attraction The Phantom
@movieedge7370
3 жыл бұрын
Scarface excellent movie 1932 and it was also a pre-code movie
@Novak000
3 жыл бұрын
My Man U have a problem 😂but don’t we all
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Curse of a collector
@paulconway384
3 жыл бұрын
You need Dracula AD, Satanic Rites of Dracula, Village of The Damned, and Gun Crazy. Great films.
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
I have Village of the Damned, I think I mentioned it at the end. The Dracula films I was a bit on the fence on to be honest.
@garyrobinson8665
3 жыл бұрын
Luke you're a madman!!! I can't buy films I'm not interested in.
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
.... Neither can I?
@garyrobinson8665
3 жыл бұрын
What I meant is i can't buy complete collections. I just buy the films I'm most interested in. Mainly because I don't have enough room to store my collection and the money.
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
@@garyrobinson8665 and again, I agree?
@jamboshangotherandymolesmo5913
3 жыл бұрын
Best make some popcorn
@MatthewLenton
3 жыл бұрын
Any of the titles that also appeared in the Paramount Presents range in the US should be a new transfer Although the To Catch A Thief transfer is worse than the previous one, but I don't think it's that terrible
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, I'll have to compare
@MatthewLenton
3 жыл бұрын
@@RazorwireReviews Regarding Robin And Marian, there is a better transfer out there, but I'm not sure how much better
@iododendron3416
3 жыл бұрын
Scarface the remake borrows the general theme and a few scenes from the first one (as well as the name, obviously). Having seen both movies once each, I actually think the Howard Hawks version is superior.
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
I've had the De Palma film for years but still haven't seen it. I tried watching in on VHS in 2009 and got bored. I'm sure I'd enjoy it more now!
@iododendron3416
3 жыл бұрын
@@RazorwireReviews also, make sure to not postpone watching Grand Prix for too long! I too am not a big fan of racing movies but that one is awesome, the stunt driving is at times literally death-defying and apparently James Garner did most of his own driving!
@andreasgustafson8093
3 жыл бұрын
CM Punk, Best in the world❤️
@jordanmoran1983
3 жыл бұрын
Highly recommend and love from my childhood the golden child and pretty in pink. James Spader as the best douche of all time.
@TechFromYorkshire
3 жыл бұрын
The Haunting 🤔
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Modern masterpiece!
@cfbilly70
3 жыл бұрын
Do you need another intervention, or maybe a real intervention?
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
This update came before "The Intervention," if that helps haha.
@red-jedi2409
3 жыл бұрын
I went mad on these at first 🤦♂️ but then realised half of them were crap after viewing so sold them on. Dont see point in keeping films i wont watch again regardless of the price...
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Well yeah, that's what you do if you don't like a film you've bought haha.
@red-jedi2409
3 жыл бұрын
@@RazorwireReviews 🤦♂️ my point is people go mad and blind buy on the hmv premiums when its 2 for 15 even though majority are crap. A youtuber i know buys every single one bcus he "has to have the complete collection" but admits he will never watch 75% of them. That...i dont understand 😬. Theres collecting, then theres hoarding. Keep up the good work 👍
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
Well what's the cap on a collection, y'know? I understand it, and up to a point shake my head with people who have films that will only ever collect dust on their shelves. At the same time though, with any collection, there's going to be parts of it that you might not actively use, but you enjoy owning it. I still think that's valid. I have a couple of double dips that I know I don't need but I like having them, and it's bit of a head scratcher but the mind of a collector is a strange one indeed haha.
@red-jedi2409
3 жыл бұрын
@@RazorwireReviews i used to buy anything and everything star wars related. As im a 47yr old star wars geek. But then i thought why do i have 3 diff copies of rogue 1, or 4 diff copies of force awakens (diff sleeve covers). Until one day i got rid of the lot bar 1 copy off each. My collection has gone from over 500 to just 180 in past 12 months. To much crap...like i had all the fast and furious. Why? I only enjoy 1, 2 and 5 🤦♂️ so out they went. And no, one can explain what goes on in a collectors head 😁.
@desperatemohammedantheworl5833
3 жыл бұрын
:) Half of them are crap is a ridiculous exaggeration. 10% perhaps. Maybe 50% are definite keepers, the rest however you're better off streaming or charity shop DVDing before buying. Foe example, I like The Yakuza and The Golden Child, both very good films, but will I ever watch them again? Probably not so why have them taking up shelf space?
@andreadaleyutronebel5894
3 жыл бұрын
Are you a bloke?
@RazorwireReviews
3 жыл бұрын
I'm Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?
@misterrightuk
Жыл бұрын
Did your copy of Excalibur come with just a Blu Ray? Or did it have the DVD and Art cards like it says on the sticker?
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