Laura has pointed out that Deep Discount’s Summer Sale has rolled around again. It’s a way to save 25% off their already discounted prices through June 19.
A number of codes usually surface as the sale progresses. Here are a few:
SUMMER11
SUMMERSAVINGS
25MORE
It’s a great way to get caught up on some things you missed or take the sting out of your gradual transition to Blu-ray. For starters, I’ll be snagging the new Vera Cruz (1954, above).
Good heads up, Toby. Yeah, I’m waiting on Vera Cruz, as well. I always found the MGM Legends DVD of the film a little muddy in color and too dark in spots. I’m hoping the BD version rectifies that. Thanks.
From the screen grabs on DVD Beaver (I swiped one for this post), it looks like they’ve done a good job of preserving the 2:1 Superscope framing.
Whether Aldrich and Ernest Laszlo wanted it that way or not, and there’s plenty of debate on that, that’s the way it played theaters.
You bring up a good point. With Blu-ray, MGM has fixed three 50 Westerns whose DVD releases left a lot to be desired: The Horse Soldiers, The Big Country and now Vera Cruz.
All three certainly deserve the extra attention.