DVD gift sets for the holidays!
Want to give the gift of film but are afraid that handing out DVDs to family members makes you look cheap? Don't worry: Most distributors offer box sets that come with a little extra - a toy, a figurine, or some little plastic tchotchke to make the giving seem bigger, better, cooler.
Want to give the gift of film but are afraid that handing out DVDs to family members makes you look cheap? Don't worry: Most distributors offer box sets that come with a little extra - a toy, a figurine, or some little plastic tchotchke to make the giving seem bigger, better, cooler.
Consider The Walking Dead Season 5 Limited Edition from Anchor Bay Entertainment. It comes, appropriately enough, with a zombie figurine.
But this ain't just a little doll. It's a whole scene: The zombie in question is crawling across a rather sizable chunk of graveyard.
It's not just a gift - it's a statement.
(www.anchorbayentertainment.com; $69.98 DVD; $149.99 Blu-ray; not rated)
Box sets with extra stuff
Outlander Season One: The Ultimate Collection. One of my favorites this year, this Blu-ray set comes in a handsome keepsake box, an engraved hip flask (for Scotch, of course), a photo collection, book about the show, and Season One soundtrack disc. (www.sonypictures.com/movies/discanddigital/; $164.99; not rated)
Nakatomi Plaza Die Hard Collection. Now you can actually climb the tower Bruce Willis defended from terrorists in the first Die Hard flick. The six Blu-ray discs in this five-film collection all fit into an imposing plastic reproduction of the famous high-rise. The tower is a good 16 inches tall. (www.foxconnect.com; $129.99; rated R)
The Wonder Years: Complete Series Locker. Yep, it's a school locker. The 26 DVDs in this set fit nicely into a cute - and sturdy - metal replica of a school locker that's about a foot-and-a-half tall. (www.timelife.com/DVD; $249.95; not rated)
Doctor Who: Christmas Specials Giftset. This three-disc set includes all 11 Christmas specials featuring the last three Doctor Who stars, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Peter Capaldi. Also included: a sonic screwdriver, the closest thing to a weapon the good Doctor carries. (www.shop.bbc.com/; $50.82 DVD; $57.98 Blu-ray; not rated)
Doctor Who: Christmas Specials Giftset with Tardis Speakers. OK, so I'm a Doctor Who-Head. This is a Blu-ray-only edition of the above collection, but instead of the screwdriver, you get a Bluetooth speaker shaped like the Doctor's time-travel device. It lists for $111.01.
Game of Thrones Blu-ray Steelbooks. So far, the first two seasons of the Blu-ray edition have been reissued in handsome steel boxes. The extra knickknack? It's a handsome, heavy Sigil magnet. (http://store.hbo.com/; $79.98 each; not rated)
Strain: Season 1 Premium. The name may be uninspired, but this cool box-set edition of FX's brilliant horror series comes with a large bust of the green-hued monster-vampire freakazoid at the center of the drama. It's scary-looking, man. (www.foxconnect.com; $39.98 DVD; $69.99 Blu-ray; not rated)
Zoolander Blu-ray SteelBook Giftset. This Walmart exclusive has a sporty headband with a tuft of spiky Ben Stiller-ish hair sticking up from the front. (www.walmart.com; $17.96; rated PG-13)
Jurassic World Limited Edition Gift Set. Who doesn't like plastic dinos? This gorgeous box set includes two sharp-toothed creatures, each mounted on its own handsome stand. Oh, and there's the movie: The three-disc set includes the 3D Blu-ray, regular Blu-ray and DVD. (www.uphe.com; $119.98; rated PG-13)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Limited Edition Castle Catapult Gift Set. And now for something completely different: This Blu-ray edition of the 1975 comedy classic comes with a castle wall section, a little catapult, and a set of rubber farm animals you can chuck around. (www.sonypictures.com/movies/discanddigital/; $55.99; rated PG)
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