The Brit Indie Collection - 4 Blu-Rays: €16.99 @ Play.com

Basq · 20-09-2010 1:21am #1

Another great value Blu-ray boxset from Amazon. Spend 25+ for free shipping!

Haven't seen "Sexy Beast' or 'Gangster No. 1' but it's worth it for 'Shallow Grave' and 'Trainspotting' in my mind.

Buy it @ Play

Includes:

Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, Sexy Beast and Gangster No. 1

Trainspotting
The critically acclaimed film from director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later) that captured the youth of the mid ‘90s. Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of the friendship between Renton (Ewan McGregor), Spud (Ewan Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), Tommy (Kevin McKidd) and Begbie (Robert Carlyle) as they proceed seemingly towards a psychotic, drug-fuelled self-destruction.

Extras
• Memories of Trainspotting with Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald, John Hodge, Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Kelly Macdonald and Robert Carlyle.
• Deleted Scenes with commentary
• The Look of the Film--Then and Now
• The Sound of the Film--Then and Now
• The Beginning
• Archive Interview with Irvine Welsh
• Behind the Needle
• Danny Boyle of Trainspotting
• Ewan McGregor on Trainspotting
• Cannes Snapshot
• Cannes Vox Pops
• Trailers
• Gallery
• Commentary on feature

Shallow Grave
Three friends push the boundaries of trust in this hermetically sealed shocker from the creators of Trainspotting. Starring Kerry Fox, Christopher Ecclestone and Ewan McGregor, Shallow Grave is a masterpiece of terror riddled with hairpin turns that takes you on a fantastic ride to the lowest depths of human nature.

Extras
• “Digging Your Own Grave” BBC Documentary Directed by Kevin Macdonald
• Commentary with Danny Boyle
• Danny Boyle on Shallow Grave
• Ewan McGregor on Shallow Grave

Sexy Beast
A contented ex-villain is forced into one last spectacular robbery by a psychotic face from his past in this mold-breaking stylish thriller by director Jonathan Glazer. Gary Dove (Ray Winstone) is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with the wife he adores. His perfect lifestyle is shattered by the arrival of his gangster nemesis Don Logan (Sir Ben Kingsley) intent on persuading him to return to London for a big heist.

Extras
• Trailers
• Behind The Scenes Featurette
• Commentary with Ben Kingsley & producer Jeremy Thomas
• Audio Description for the Visually Impaired

Gangster No. 1
Gangster No. 1 is the story of a deadly battle of wills played out by a gangland leader and a young man who emulates him to the point of psychosis and beyond. It is brutal, savage, compelling and utterly unmissable.

Extras
• Director’s commentary
• Deleted scenes
• Cast & Crew Interviews
• Isolated Music Score
• Featurette
• Behind The Scenes
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spot
• Audio Description for the Visually Impaired

ButtersSuki · 20-09-2010 8:35am

"Sexy Beast" is an indie classic. Winstone and McShane are great in it, but Kingsley steals the show. Not going to spoil it for you in any way - enjoy!

jayteecork · 20-09-2010 8:47pm

(Thanks to the Hotukdeals forum)
Great price for 4 Blu-Rays - Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, Sexy Beast, Gangster No 1.

Try to bring your order total to £25 to avail of the free shipping.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003PJ6W46/ref=nosim/?tag=hotukdeals-21

tman · 20-09-2010 9:09pm

I've never actually seem the second two, are they worth a watch?
Ordered due to the first two being well overdue a rewatch!

Cheers jay!

Klingon Hamlet · 20-09-2010 9:15pm

tman wrote: »

I've never actually seem the second two, are they worth a watch?
Ordered due to the first two being well overdue a rewatch!

Cheers jay!

Gangster Number One was for me,a bit meh. But Sexy Beast was a very good flick. Love Ray Winstone and Sir Ben Kingsley in this. And of course Lovejoy:D

rubadub · 20-09-2010 9:50pm

tman wrote: »

I've never actually seem the second two, are they worth a watch?

yes to both! I am always surprised they are not more well known.

Basq · 20-09-2010 10:04pm

I posted this last night.. but I'll merge the threads.

tman · 21-09-2010 8:58am

Cheers as well basquille

Don't suppose anybody has found a decent review of these? From what I hear the Trainspotting transfer isn't the Mae West, but I'd be interested to hear how the rest have fared...

whiterebel · 21-09-2010 10:22am

tman wrote: »

I've never actually seem the second two, are they worth a watch?
Ordered due to the first two being well overdue a rewatch!

Cheers jay!

All 4 are brilliant films, and terrific value at that price.

Basq · 13-12-2010 10:32am

Available for 16.99 from Play.com now..

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/15468133/The-Brit-Indie-Collection/Product.html?cur=258

My copy from Amazon is still sitting in it's plastic of course!

ButtersSuki · 13-12-2010 12:40pm

Basquille, do you know what the transfer quality of these is like?

Basq · 13-12-2010 12:46pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Basquille, do you know what the transfer quality of these is like?

Still in box unfortunately..

From what I've heard elsewhere, the only poor transfer is 'Trainspotting' - it's the first release and not the much improved special edition released last year.

But I've heard it isn't actually THAT bad. Review: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Trainspotting-Blu-ray/3287/

TriStar6 · 13-12-2010 12:49pm

Gladiator 2 Disc there as well for €9.99

PWEI · 14-12-2010 3:18am

Back up to €37.99 on play.com. It must have been part of the Plays Mega Monday deal. In hindsight it was a pretty good deal,over €20 off.

tman · 14-12-2010 9:56am

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Basquille, do you know what the transfer quality of these is like?

I've only watched Sexy Beast so far, and that seemed OK... Not exactly mind-blowing quality, but still decent enough...
£11.99 on Amazon at the moment (good old invisible hand!)

whiterebel · 14-12-2010 10:53am

TriStar6 wrote: »

Gladiator 2 Disc there as well for €9.99

I didn't realise there was a sequel......:p

TriStar6 · 14-12-2010 10:58am

whiterebel wrote: »

I didn't realise there was a sequel......:p

Should have seen that one coming I suppose

Obviously......that should read, Gladiator (2 disc edition) €9.99

Basq · 14-12-2010 11:02am

whiterebel wrote: »

I didn't realise there was a sequel......:p

:pac:

PWEI · 14-12-2010 2:59pm

Amazon have put this back up to £17.98 now. I was up late last night and checked this on amazon at 02:30 and it was £11.99 so they have only put the price up some time this morning. They probably have somebody who's specific job is to check the price on other sites like play. Once he/she saw the price was gone up on play he put it back up on amazon.

Sappy404 · 28-03-2011 12:03pm

This is back down to €16.49 on Play:

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/15468133/The-Brit-Indie-Collection/Product.html?searchstring=Pl4ycomsaleblu&searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=2&searchfilters=s{Pl4ycomsaleblu}%2b&cpage=3&urlrefer=search

... and £12.50 on amazon, plus delivery if you're not making an order of > £25:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brit-Indie-Collection-4-pack-Blu-ray/dp/B003PJ6W46/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301310134&sr=8-1

acquiescefc · 02-04-2011 9:43pm

Anyone have issues with these BDs?

Only Gangster no.1 will play

tman · 03-04-2011 1:03am

acquiescefc wrote: »

Anyone have issues with these BDs?

Only Gangster no.1 will play

Still haven't gotten around to watching more than Sexy Beast, but that played perfectly fine on my PS3....
What are you playing them on? Are the discs recognised at all?

Seems very odd that you'd get 3/4 duds, so there must be something slightly off at your end

jayteecork · 03-04-2011 3:28am

I bought this about 6 months ago the last time it was on special and trust me I haven't watched a single film from it.
FML.

acquiescefc · 03-04-2011 11:47am

tman wrote: »

Still haven't gotten around to watching more than Sexy Beast, but that played perfectly fine on my PS3....
What are you playing them on? Are the discs recognised at all?

Seems very odd that you'd get 3/4 duds, so there must be something slightly off at your end

using an LG BD390, just makes a whirring noise and then says 'error' and spits them out. tried a few times but nada.

might as well d/l em...which is ridic

The Brit Indie Collection - 4 Blu-Rays: €16.99 @ Play.com

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