Mel Brooks and Planet of the Apes Fans Rejoice!

Saucy Jack

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I know that this technically isn't a deal (although maybe DDD will have some good deals on them soon), but I know that there are a ton of "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" fans here, and this news should make them very happy. Also, on the same day, there's a huge Planet of the Apes set planned for release. Thanks to The Digital Bits for the news:

First up is the long-awaited Mel Brooks Boxset Collection (due 4/4 - SRP $99.98), which will include High Anxiety, History of the World, Part I, Blazing Saddles (in conjunction with Warner Bros), Robin Hood Men in Tights, Silent Movie, To Be or Not to Be, Twelve Chairs and Young Frankenstein! We're still working to confirm this, but we believe each title will feature anamorphic widescreen transfers. Extras are expected to include theatrical trailers, HBO specials and other featurettes on select titles, audio commentary by Brooks on select titles and more. We'll post a confirmed spec list when we have it.

Fox also has planned a 14-disc Planet of the Apes: Ultimate DVD Collection (SRP $179.98) for release on 4/4, which will include all 5 classic Apes feature films, the complete Planet of the Apes TV series, the 2001 Tim Burton remake and the never-before-released Return to the Planet of the Apes NBC cartoon series from 1975, along with the Behind the Planet of the Apes documentary and an additional disc of bonus content. You can read a little more about this from our friends over at TVShowsonDVD.com.
 
The Mel Brooks collection sounds awesome, I just hope they did some remastering on all those movies because the picture quality on the Blazing Saddles DVD isn't the best. And where is Spaceballs?? At least I already have that one on DVD I guess...
 
[quote name='redline']The Mel Brooks collection sounds awesome, I just hope they did some remastering on all those movies because the picture quality on the Blazing Saddles DVD isn't the best. And where is Spaceballs?? At least I already have that one on DVD I guess...[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure that each movie has been remastered in anamorphic widescreen. As for Blazing Saddles, which DVD do you have? The original, featureless DVD does have poor picture quality. I haven't seen the newer special edition, but supposedly the picture was remastered for that release.

Spaceballs isn't in the set because that is an MGM release and this is a Fox boxset. I'm surprised that they managed to license Blazing Saddles (a Warner Bros. title) for this set.

[quote name='Jedi1979']i want Robin hood men in tights...will they be available seperatly?[/QUOTE]

Not sure about that. I think that they will be, though.
 
My freakin GOD... that Planet Of The Apes boxset sounds like a big barrel of overkill. I'll buy one once it gets down below $100.

Thanks Saucy for the info. See... you are useful beyond just rasslin news. ;)
 
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