I recently picked this up at my local Target on sale for about $16 and I could not be happier with the purchase. What I like is:a.) All the discs are in one, slightly thin case. It's a bit thicker than most blu-rays but it is also five discs no double-sided ones or two movies on one. I like that. Makes me think that they'll still be quality copies and not overly compressed.
b.) The discs are all their normal retail versions, including bonus features. I tested this out by putting The Crow on and watching through some of the supplementals. Usually I'm afraid that in collections like this, they'll strip down the bonus features to make up for the reduced price since they're not advertised on the back of the package.
c.) The variety is pretty good, though the movies are not necessarily what I think of when I hear "Comic Book Movies." Perhaps this was put out to cash in on some of the Iron Man 3 hype, but all of these movies are of a darker, adult nature and are for the most part based off of more adult comics. It's a nice little shelf booster to start a growing blu-ray collection.
And there lies the only really fault in the collection. Just the movie selection. All of these movies are fine being paired up together not complaining there. But that doesn't mean that I enjoy The Spirit at all. I watched it for the first time on this collection, and... I was frankly surprised of how bad it was. Just an insanely bad movie. The Pluto Nash of comic book movies. Maybe I need to watch it again, but I did not enjoy it at all the first time around. The Crow and Kick-Ass I'm already a fan of. Just finishing up The Punisher right now and am finding myself to be a big fan of it. Only one I haven't watched at this point is Conan, but even for those other three, I think my purchase was pretty much worth it.
And with that, another complaint I have is with the Punisher blu-ray release, but that's the same one that's available on Amazon right now. It's not that the movie looks bad or anything, it's just there's nothing to the disc aside from the movie. There's an embarrassing "How-To" message that explains how to access the movie's menu which loops once the movie is over and then starts the movie again no bonus features, no commentary, etc. I love that kind of stuff. I'm guessing this disc was initially released at the start of blu-ray when they were just trying to rush out titles without putting as much thought into the package as they had when they released it on DVD.
So if you enjoy the darker side of comic book adaptations, this is a nice addition to your collection, and it won't take up as much space as five separate cases would on your shelf. Aside from a dud title and a bland disc, it's a nice little package.
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