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Press Release from IGN
The collection features a selection of 25 unforgettable films that helped shape the legacy of one of the most successful movie studios of all time. Featuring prestigious Academy Award winners such as To Kill a Mockingbird and The Sting, genre-defining classics like Dracula and Spartacus, captivating storytelling such as Field of Dreams and Do the Right Thing, blockbusters like Jurassic Park and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and pure entertainment with franchises including The Bourne Identity and The Fast and the Furious, these movies continue to have an enduring impact throughout the world. The Universal 100th Anniversary Collection includes an exclusive “100 Years of Universal” 72-Page collector’s book chronicling the history of Universal over the last 100 years including rare photos and memorabilia from the studio’s archives."Below is a breakdown of all the titles included in the set. Please note the DVD or Blu-ray exclusive titles.
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
  • Dracula (1931)
  • Dracula Spanish (1931) (Blu-ray Collection only)
  • Buck Privates (1941)
  • Pillow Talk (1959)
  • Spartacus (1960)
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
  • The Birds (1963)
  • American Graffiti (1973)
  • The Sting (1973)
  • Jaws (1975)
  • National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
  • E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
  • Scarface (1983)
  • The Breakfast Club (1985)
  • Back to the Future (1985)
  • Out of Africa (1985)
  • Field of Dreams (1989)
  • Do the Right Thing (1989)
  • Jurassic Park (1993)
  • Schindler's List (1993) (DVD Collection only)
  • Apollo 13 (1995)
  • The Fast and the Furious (2001)
  • The Bourne Identity (2002)
  • Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008)
  • Despicable Me (2010)
Each Blu-ray will include a 1080p presentation, remasterd lossless audio and hours of bonus content (anamorphic widescreen transfers on DVD, with Dolby Digital audio).
Both the DVD and Blu-ray set features an exclusive bonus DVD with the following content:
"100 Years of Universal"

  • The Carl Laemmle Era: Explore the early years of Universal and its founder Carle Laemmle.
  • The Lew Wasserman Era: A look at Universal under the visionary leadership of Lew Wasserman.
  • Academy Award Winners: A look back at the most honored films in Universal’s history.
  • The ‘70s: A look at Universal’s iconic movies and filmmakers during this dynamic decade.
  • The ‘80s: Explore Universal’s legacy of groundbreaking movies and filmmakers from this memorable decade.
  • The Backlot: A behind-the-scenes look at the movie magic created on the famous Universal Studios lot.
  • Unforgettable Characters: Revisit Universal’s most memorable heroes, villains, comedians and screen legends.
  • Restoring the Classics: An in-depth look at the intricate process of preserving the studio’s film legacy.
Vintage Cartoons:

  • Spooks (1930) – A parody of Universal’s Phantom of the Opera featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
  • Merry Old Soul (1933) – Universal’s first Academy Award nominee for Best Short Subject featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
  • Wax Works (1934) – A spoof of Universal’s classic monsters featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
  • Jolly Little Elves (1934) – A Cartune Classic nominated for Best Short Subject Academy Award.
  • Hollywood Bowl (1938) – A Cartune Classic featuring caricatures of some of the most popular Hollywood stars at the time.
  • Life Begins for Andy Panda (1939) – Andy Panda in his debut cartoon.
  • Knock Knock (1940) – Woody Woodpecker in his debut cartoon.
  • Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company ‘B’ (1941) – Academy Award nominee for Best Short Subject based off the song from Buck Privates.
  • The Barber of Seville (1944) – Often considered one of the greatest cartoons from this era featuring Woody Woodpecker.
  • Musical Moments from Chopin (1947) – Academy Award nominee for Best Short Subject featuring Woody Woodpecker.
  • Maw and Paw (1953) – Inspired by the popular “Ma and Pa Kettle” film series.
  • Chilly Willy (1953) – Chilly Willy in his debut cartoon.
  • Crazy Mixed Up Pup (1955) – Academy Award nominee for Best Short Subject directed by animation legend Tex Avery.
  • Sh-h-h-h-h-h (1955) – A Cartune Classic directed by animation legend Tex Avery.
Vintage Shorts:

  • Runt Page (1932) – Starring Shirley Temple
  • Slide, Babe, Slide (1932) – Starring Babe Ruth
  • Cartoonland Mysteries (1936) – Go behind the scenes at the Walter Lantz studios as an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon is created in this vintage “Going Places” short.
The set also includes a 15-Track CD highlighting score selections from the following titles:

  • The Bride of Frankenstein
  • Touch of Evil
  • Psycho
  • Spartacus
  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Airport
  • The Sting
  • Jaws
  • E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
  • Scarface
  • Back to the Future
  • Out of Africa
  • Jurassic Park
  • Apollo 13
  • The Bourne Identity
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[quote name='aTaRiFrEaK223']Why won't Universal put Schindler's List on Blu Ray!?![/QUOTE]

What? Is Dracula Spanish an unacceptable substitute? :)
 
Hrm... I already have five of those movies. The Dracula movies will be in the Universal Classic Monsters set and The Birds will be in the Hitchcock set, both of which I'm definitely buying. Oh yeah, and I refuse to have a single cent of my money go to Mama Mia. Going to be hard to justify this one unless the price drops significantly.
 
[quote name='arcane93']Hrm... I already have five of those movies. The Dracula movies will be in the Universal Classic Monsters set and The Birds will be in the Hitchcock set, both of which I'm definitely buying. Oh yeah, and I refuse to have a single cent of my money go to Mama Mia. Going to be hard to justify this one unless the price drops significantly.[/QUOTE]The idea of the set is a good one, though I agree, that price does need to come down. Especially since I own more than a few of those movies:

  • Jaws (1975) (BB digibook)
  • E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (pre-ordered Target steelbook)
  • Scarface (1983)
  • Back to the Future (1985) (trilogy set)
  • Jurassic Park (1993)
  • Apollo 13 (1995)
  • The Bourne Identity (2002) (trilogy set)
  • Despicable Me (2010)
That's a third of what they're offering, so the rest of them would be a bit of a hard sell at that MSRP.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']That's a third of what they're offering, so the rest of them would be a bit of a hard sell at that MSRP.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, the MSRP is kind of insane. Even at the current Amazon price, I couldn't even come close to justifying it.

The idea of a 100th anniversary set is nice, but just compiling together an essentially random hodgepodge of their existing releases seems like a cynical double-dip. Most people who actively collect blu-rays (who are the likely audience for a set this expensive) are already going to have at least a few, possibly more than a few, of these titles on their shelves. While I want several of the movies in this set that I don't have, and I wouldn't mind owning several of the others, I honestly think I'll stick to just picking up the individual releases as I find good deals on them.
 
Well I guess this one is more practical than the one being sold in Germany, which I must say is pretty epic

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I don't think the price is really that outrageous. Even at $245, that's less than $10 a Blu-ray, and that's not factoring in all of the extras or the book included. You can argue that you already own some of the movies, but to say it's a bad value wouldn't be that accurate in my opinion.
 
[quote name='ssjmichael']I don't think the price is really that outrageous. Even at $245, that's less than $10 a Blu-ray, and that's not factoring in all of the extras or the book included. You can argue that you already own some of the movies, but to say it's a bad value wouldn't be that accurate in my opinion.[/QUOTE]I'm not saying it's a bad value, as that's a good number of movies at $10 apiece with the special features on top of it.

For me, since I own a number of them already, the price needs to come down for me to have me think about picking it up.
 
It is unfortunate that Mama Mia and Fast and the Furious made it in there. I figured they'd at least go with the cream of the crop for this collection.

Any of the following would have been better:

A Beautiful Mind
Blues Brothers
Deer Hunter
King Kong
The Big Lebowski
 
[quote name='ssjmichael']I don't think the price is really that outrageous. Even at $245, that's less than $10 a Blu-ray, and that's not factoring in all of the extras or the book included. You can argue that you already own some of the movies, but to say it's a bad value wouldn't be that accurate in my opinion.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's more the double-dip factor that makes it ridiculous in my opinion. As I already mentioned, the Dracula movies and The Birds are going to be in other upcoming box sets that people who are interested in those movies (and who are inclined to buy expensive box sets) are going to want. If you're a fan of Back to the Future or Jurassic Park, you'll probably want the sets for those, since you can't get the other movies in the series any other way. Unless you'll just watch anything, you're bound to end up with a few movies in this set that you don't even really want (for me, those would be Mama Mia, The Fast and the Furious, and Field of Dreams -- not saying that the latter two are bad movies, just not my thing. Mama Mia is just a travesty.). And a lot (most) of the others can already be picked up individually for under $10 each.

I just don't really get what audience a set like this is aimed for. It's too big/expensive for the casual viewer (even if you want to argue that the price isn't unreasonable for everything in it, it's still more than most casual movie watchers are going to want to drop in one go), and too much of a wash-rinse-repeat for the movie collector. And as a unifying theme, "Universal Studios" is too vague to give any coherence to the set.
 
[quote name='ssjmichael']It is unfortunate that Mama Mia and Fast and the Furious made it in there. I figured they'd at least go with the cream of the crop for this collection.

Any of the following would have been better:

A Beautiful Mind
Blues Brothers
Deer Hunter
King Kong
The Big Lebowski[/QUOTE]Out of that list, with Schindler's List needing to be on BD as well as DVD, all of them would have been better options than F&TF and Mamma Mia.

[quote name='arcane93']I just don't really get what audience a set like this is aimed for. It's too big/expensive for the casual viewer (even if you want to argue that the price isn't unreasonable for everything in it, it's still more than most casual movie watchers are going to want to drop in one go), and too much of a wash-rinse-repeat for the movie collector. And as a unifying theme, "Universal Studios" is too vague to give any coherence to the set.[/QUOTE]That's what I'm thinking as well. Some of them are going to be in other sets, while other just don't quite seem they belong in what appears to be an attempt for a double-dip.
 
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