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I’ve heard that most of the transfers are the same ones on these sets, so it would really just be for upgrading Spartacus and Strangelove to 4K, completing my collection, and getting the bonus content (which I’d have to get a region free blu ray player for also). This edition of The Shining includes both cuts but only the extended cut on 4K. Barry Lyndon has no extras and Eyes Wide Shut has very few, but it’s a nice steelbook. The Criterion Strangelove, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket have really nice collectibles with them, but if I was gonna get the box set I’d have to sell these to fund it and to make space. I’d be importing it from the US which also isn’t cheap.

I can’t make my mind up. There’s things I want in the set but even when it goes on the 50% sale it’s not going to be a cheap endeavour with importing and a region free player.

If you were in my position what would you do?

I need more belts

I used to have everything alphabetical with 4K and Blu-Ray separate but I thought I’d try something different to make it easier to find what I’m in the mood for.

Top 2 shelves are for directors who I have three or more of their films. Directors sections are in release order, other sections are alphabetical.

Then it goes:

- Cult/Horror split into boutique labels and then studio releases

- Sci-Fi/Fantasy

- Action

- Western

- War/Historical

- Crime/Thriller

- Documentary/Music

- Drama

- Comedy

- Family

- Comic Books/Superheroes

It had some challenges and awkward decisions to make, for example the Jurassic Park trilogy set is in the Spielberg section despite one of them not being directed by him, and Blade Runner 2049 is with the other Villeneuve films but the original Blade Runner is in the Sci-Fi section. All in all though I have found it easier to find the genre I’m in the mood for. I’m sure there are some errors or improvements to be made here and there, please point them out if you see them.

I can't find any information about the transfer on the disc but it looks to me like it's the same situation as the Barry Lyndon releases, same source transfer with different encodes. Images taken on LG OLED CX 55 on Sony UPB-X700 with Dolby Vision enabled. I think there are very slight differences with colour temperature, but they're almost identical to my eyes.

The image is slightly debossed into the picture frame on the cover which is a really nice touch I think

EDIT- I’ve made a separate post with comparison images

(Auto mod flagged this, to be clear this is not a sales post)