Skipped over this one in my last reply:
Very interested! Thanks for the review info V! I'll definitely be picking this one up. Just undecided as to whether it'll be in the boxset, or by itself just yet...
Well, the way I see it, it depends on two things: How long you want to wait, and how many of the other three DVDs you think you might want to buy in the future.
Now, myself, I've been waiting on a widescreen
Vacation for years, so a few more weeks isn't going to be that big of a deal.
The other question is a little trickier. I know that I'll definitely be picking up the new
Vacation and
Christmas Vacation special editions. That much is certain. But like I mentioned in an earlier reply, I don't really give a crap about
Vegas Vacation one way or the other (I think I saw plenty of that movie when I had to sit through the trailer for it a dozen times back when the Special Editions came out in '97). So, I guess it all hinges on
European Vacation, which I've only seen a brief amount of. I think the general perception is that it ain't that great, but there are some funny parts, and the DVD itself, in terms of transfer and extras is supposed to be decent. Plus, there's just something about having complete collections of things that I like, so I think I'm leaning towards the box set.
Look at the prices. A quick check on
DVD Price Search turns up the following:
Vacation Special Edition - lowest price $9.99
European Vacation - lowest price $9.89
Christmas Vacation Special Edition - lowest price $13.99
Vegas Vacation (new) - lowest price $13.99
Vacation Giftset - lowest price $37.99
So, the singles are going for $10-15 on average. Let's say that the box, when it comes out, will be between $40-45. If you know you're getting the
Vacation disc, and are lukewarm on the other three, then it might be hard to justify spending another thirty bucks on titles that you aren't all that excited about.
Let's say you're definitely getting two of the four--you're already spending thirty bucks, right there, and for another ten or fifteen, you can have the other two flicks.
Of course, if you're buying three of the separates, you might as well go ahead and buy the box anyway, since you'd be spending the same amount of money. Buying the box is essentially a "buy three, get one free" deal.
Of course, Matt, you could always buy the first one this week, watch it, pick up the box when it comes out in October, and get rid of your extra
Vacation pretty easily--you could give it as a cheap stocking-stuffer for Christmas, or you might even be able to trade it for a Star Wars figure or two, or something.
Okay, I'm done. I don't know why in the world I just wrote an essay about how to best purchase some Chevy Chase films, but, there you go.
