Classic DVD boxed sets on sale at Amazon
Amazon is having a pretty sweet sale on boxed sets of classic films. Mother's day is coming up, so if your mom is a film buff, it's great timing.
Among the deals:
The Mel Brooks Collection for $45.00 (includes Blazing Saddles / Young Frankenstein / Silent Movie / Robin Hood: Men in Tights / To Be or Not to Be / History of the World, Part 1 / The Twelve Chairs / High Anxiety).
The Pink Panther Film Collection for $35.00 - includes The Pink Panther / A Shot in the Dark / Strikes Again / Revenge of / Trail of and puts that Steve Martin remake to absolute shame.
The Frankie and Annette Collection for $20.00. This is crazy 60s kitsch that is occasionally terrific and hilarious even when it's bad. Includes Beach Blanket Bingo / How to Stuff a Wild Bikini / Beach Party / Bikini Beach / Fireball 500 / Thunder Alley / Muscle Beach Party / and Ski Party. Man, was Annette the foxiest chick on the beach or what, Daddio?
The Marilyn Monroe Special Anniversary Collection for $25.00. Includes The Seven Year Itch / Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Niagara / River of No Return / Let's Make Love and Marilyn - The Final Days Tragically omits Some Like It Hot.
The Woody Allen Collection, Set 1 for $50.00 .Includes some of my favorite Woody films, and a few I don't care for particularly. Annie Hall/Manhattan/Sleeper/Bananas/Interiors/Stardust Memories/Love and Death and Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask.