I'm glad to see people standing up for physical media. I'm 40 and I still buy DVD/blu-rays. I picked up a bunch of Mill Creek stuff, like Sliders, Knight Rider, Miami Vice and others and this is a great way to add these shows to your library collection and watch When You Want. Cool video
Thanks man! Yeah, one thing I’ve discovered since I started this channel is that physical media is not dying. It’s just become less popular among certain demographics.
Mill Creek’s horror classics set has so many 20-60’s horror movies that i’ve heard amazing things about and i can’t find those anywhere else. They are doing a true service to humanity. especially old horror fans who aren’t able to get originals.
It's true! Some of those horror classics have pricey special edition Blu-rays that will cost 25 or 30 dollars each, but a lot of them aren't available at all. But for a few bucks, you can get tons of them on these Mill Creek sets. For movie fans who want to learn about the classics (and actually watch them), there's nothing better.
Where do you get those movie box sets cheap i love old low budget stuff like this i got some box sets at pawn shops and some of those classic 4 movies on one dvd horror classics but there rarely at pawn shops and flea markets any sites where you can get them cheap
Sounds like my kind of box set low quality prints with the lines and burns and audio pops quality never bothered me since i grew up with vhs and betamax tapes
I couldn’t agree more. I love Mill Creek and always buy their sets. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t own the 1920’s Jekyll and Hyde flick I love so much, nor would I have seen a black-and-white copy of Nosferatu, which I really dug. That same box set even came with Metropolis, which I loved after seeing it there. The first film in the set was “Carnival of Souls”, and I had never seen it before. They are a blessing lol.
The 200 cult movie collection also includes Paul Verhoeven's third movie; Keetje Tippel aka Katie Tippel aka Katie's Passion, which is not easy to find on dvd for region 1
Great Video, and couldn’t agree more. I admit that I didn’t like the discs being stacked in my Quantum Leap set, but I just bought some empty Blu-ray cases on Amazon with several disc trays inside and put the discs in those. And I just kept the box. Solved my problem, and the empty Blu-ray cases were dirt cheap.
Unfortunately The Rockford Files isn't on right now. Normally it is on around the 9:00 hour but this is Saturday. Kojak is on. That show is also growing on me as well!
Just stumbled upon this video while I was looking at reviews for some mill creek stuff. I just bought the 100 cheesy movies box set by them that includes their 50 (70s movies collection) and their 50 (80s movies collection). Despite some of the audio issues I appreciate your comments supporting the company. I mean you are right, you're mostly paying for the large amount of movies in the collections vs the quality or whether or not the movies are considered great. Nice job!
Thanks! Worth pointing out, too, that Mill Creek doesn't make those big sets anymore. They've grown beyond that, and most of those sets are now out of print. We have lots of Mill Creek videos (including at least one playlist) of their newer stuff too. Maybe you'd enjoy checking it out, since you're a fan of their roots!
I've always been a fan of Mill Creek. I even appreciate their blu-ray releases, especially when they are movies that would otherwise not get a release.
A couple horror sets I picked up from Walmart actually came with the Vudu Digital Copy Codes inside the package which was frigin awesome. Love these sets.
Good explanation on mill creek homie. I got a lot of their stuff too. Both on bluray and dvd. Don’t like the paper sleeves but it’s cool. They also were the only ones that put out the full series of Hunter, the 80’s cop show. I had to get that one. And FYI, shout Factory did put out season 2 of SWAT. Was happy to buy that Keep up the good work big homie, you earned a subscriber
I agree with what you are saying about Mill Creek. Thanks for reminding me that Miami Vice was out. I bought that Crown/ Drive-In set on vacation many years ago at Fry’s in Burbank. I’m sure it’s different now (if still open) but the back area was like a DVD/Blu ray store within a store. And they had a lot of Mill Creek and Alpha titles for dirt cheap.
I’ve had the Sci-Fi invasion box set for six months and i find myself going back regularly…the best part of it is I’m in the U.K. and to buy many in that set alone would cost me well over two hundred pounds “and” again with the fact I’m in the U.K. I’ve would never have a chance to watch near enough every movie in the Drive-in collection which i treasure now
Only physical media release I'm waiting for is Star Trek Deep Space Nine and wager to finally be released on Blu-Ray so we can have the entire original timeline.
I'm a big fan of the Mill Creek multi movie sets. I have the Horror/SF sets and many of the sets featuring other genres. The packaging ranges from okay to really nice (the 200 movie Horror set has great packaging). The quality of the movies varies but everything is at least watchable. Many of the older movies don't benefit greatly from HD anyway, and I enjoy seeing them a little grainy and beat-up. It reminds me of watching them on TV broadcasts from the '60s/'70s (Monster Kid here). Most of the movies on these bargain packs are available on You Tube but you never know when that might change for whatever reason. I like knowing I can grab them off my shelf and watch them anytime I want to without relying on internet chaos. With the prices on the sets being so low there's a huge amount of value here. I agree with you about the greatness of the Mill Creek multi pack PD compilation sets. I watched your video a few months ago and commented then, as well, so your vid really hits home for many of us.
Those horror sets helped me get into alot when i was first getting into movies seriously. They introduced me to vincent price. And they were 5 bucks. Hard to complain
Mill creek is cool because if your a movie buff and enjoy films especially horror genre and want to have a movie marathon then these 50 movie dvd packs are right for you.. there great especially because there’s films you haven’t seen or ever heard of May be great maybe not in picture but you know at times the original print of the film is awesome because well.. it’s in the original format
Hey man great talk i like mill creak too i personally don't like the paper sleeves, but like you said they have to keep costs down. I live in Canada but we get a lot of the same sets as the U.S. Because of how much i pay i don't care to much about the compression . It's a great company regardless if your on a budget it really really works. I am a dvd and blu ray collector myself been doing it for years and years movies are my life thanks so much for making great physical media videos dude keep rockin cheers dude.
Mill creek rules they put out so much full moon flicks and lexx own series because of mill creek awsome review there literally saving history realy hope they stay in business and keep expanding
I just commented on your "collecting physical media in a digital world," and I just watched this video a little while ago. Again, excellent video! And again we are overall on the same page. I genuinely think that we'd be really good friends if we knew each other in person. I haven't bought any of those huge multi movie sets (for the most part they just aren't my "cup of tea"), but I have a few movies that Mill Creek has released, and I love them for their TV series releases. I've bought many of their TV on DVD season and in some cases complete series sets. In some cases they were shows that were previously released and I didn't pick up at the time for one reason or another, and then they went out of print and were going for insane money. So the Mill Creek releases were a viable option. And I love the fact that they are releasing shows on Blu-Ray where possible! Like you mentioned with Miami Vice, I believe their Quantum Leap set has most of the original music restored, which was not the case to the same extent on the original Universal DVD releases. Though I already owned the DVDs (a couple sets of them, in fact), I had no problem at all buying them again in this Blu-Ray set. Over the years I kept meaning to buy the Knight Rider season sets on DVD, but just kept putting it off for one reason or another. Then when the Blu-Ray set was announced, it was a no-brainer. Since there are no extras at all beyond the episodes, I did pick up a used copy (thankfully for a low price) of the original first season release around the time that I got the Blu-Ray set because it included the TV movie "Knight Rider 2000," and I wanted to have that. I'll admit that I really dislike things like paper sleeves, those cardboard sleeves in the complete series sets, and stacked discs. But despite my preferences in that regard, as you pointed out, since our options these days is this or nothing, then this is much more preferable. I've even gone so far as to swap out cases and repackage the discs. For individual season set releases that come in those cases that are basically the same size as a standard DVD case, but use the paper sleeves instead of disc hubs, I have just swapped out the case, itself with one with disc hubs, sliding the existing cover art into the replacement case. But where needed, I'm not opposed to using a difference case (or cases) entirely and making and printing up custom artwork if it means having the discs in hubs. I picked up a few complete series DVD sets a while ago that I intend to do that with eventually. For sets like the Quantum Leap set, I do want to keep the original outer box and cover art for the individual seasons. But I'm having a hard time finding four-disc cases that are the same overall size as the individuals cases in these sets (they do exist, but are rare). So that's something that I'm on the hunt for a solution on. First world problems and all of that. ;)
I posted a video after this one where I look at three BRAND NEW releases from this week from Mill Creek and chart the progress that I noticed about those new releases. Biggest take away? Their new release of S.W.A.T. The Complete Series has no paper sleeves and every disc gets its own tray. HUGE improvement. I'm sure it's risky for a company like Mill Creek--who has traditionally built their business from selling mass quantities of stuff at dirt cheap prices and being a budget label--to invest a little more in the final product (fewer episodes per disc, moving away from paper sleeves, etc) when the profit margin is probably not huge. A flop release or two could really affect some of these smaller distribution companies. That's why I'm trying to support as many of their new releases as I can. the old saying "vote with your wallet" applies. Honestly, that's also one of the reasons I made these videos, with the hopes that they'd see the feedback they were getting and recognize what works and what needs to be improved. Thanks again for your comment!
Soap is a perfect example of a TV Show being released by Mill Creek. When Soap was first released by Sony, the majority of the episodes were the syndication prints (which means at least 4 to 5 minutes cut out of every episode), Mill Creek went in, got the license, and restored the prints their original ABC presentation (uncut no syndication print). The same thing happened to That '70s Show. Mill Creek really did their research for these sets.
Great video as usual, Heath. I know I've said something about this on another one of your videos (and not trying to harp on this) but now that I've gone through some of the Mill Creek sets (got the Tales of Terror and the Drive-In Cult Classics megasets along with the 20 movie Spaghetti Westerns set and 100 Ways To Die set) I realize that they're not always getting the original aspect ratios of these films. I started to watch God's Gun and kept wishing it was the original widescreen presentation. Perhaps you could talk about this in a future video.
Those are all public domain collections and I believe every single one of them is no longer in production. I can’t and won’t speak for Mill Creek, but I don’t think they are the the company now that they used to be (in a good way). I think they’ve put a lot of those sorts of big movie collections behind them and are focusing on a a whole lot more single movie releases. Instead of putting out 50 movies with questionable aspect ratios and the quality, they mostly release single movies now with solid transfers and original aspect ratios. I’ve received four screener copies from them in the last month or so: the anime Metropolis, Can’t Hardly Wait, the TV miniseries Buffalo Girls, and a TV show called Chillers. They are all in their original aspect ratio and are studio-level quality. Moving forward in any new Mill Creek videos or reviews I create, I’ll list be sure to discuss aspect ratio, but I just want to point out that all the collections you mentioned as not having the original aspect ratios are collections they don’t produce anymore. That might be why.
@@CerealAtMidnight Fair enough. I don't really expect much out of these old sets as far as pristine prints (I pretty much know what's in store for me going in) but I thought they would at least put them out the way they were originally released. But, it is what it is. No more complaints, promise. ;)
Hey, Glen, feel free to complain about botched aspect ratios! It sucks. I think most of those prints come from syndicated television from the 4:3 aspect days.
@@CerealAtMidnight No doubt. BTW, got the 20 Spaghetti Westerns set you have along with the Ten Thousand Ways To Die 12 Spaghetti Western set. Excellent stuff. AND Beyond The Law I really enjoyed. Fun little Lee Van Cleef oater.
Good video. I'm a big Mill Creek fan. I have their 200 movie Horror Box Set as well as several of their 50 movie packs and BD double features. The paper sleeves don't bother me and neither does the picture/sound quality. I have and appreciate great Blu-ray releases by Grindhouse Releasing, Severin, Arrow, Synapse, and the like, but for pure value you can't beat what Mill Creek offers for the minuscule price. Grindhouse/drive-in flicks maintain their original charm when viewed on a less than stellar presentation anyway. And, many of the older low budget films show the wires and monster-suit seams a little too readily on hi-def Blu-ray. They weren't made to show in that amount of detail and, like old porn stars, they benefit from a more obscured presentation.
I agree with you. So I'm thinking about grabbing that 200 movie horror set since it has some movies that aren't on a few of my other horror sets. Do you recommend it? I have the 200 Drive In movie collection, and I haven't researched how much overlap there is.
Yes, I highly recommend the 200 film Horror set. The box displays very well on the shelf, and at, or below, a quarter a movie the value is extremely good. I need to get the 200 film Drive-In set you showed in the video. I don't know how much overlap there is between the two sets but I would guess far less than half. I collect the PD compilation sets as part of the history of genre DVD, and I still have my old genre DVDs from companies like Alpha and Diamond. I know I'm in the minority but I think those old DVD editions are important and worth collecting, just as VHS and 8mm movies are.
Great Review of Mill Creek, great distribution company, like you said they give people what they want. So, I bought the I Dream of Jeannie Complete Series Set on DVD (minus the cardboard packaging) the resolution was terrific, excellent quality and everything, but like you said they crammed way too many episodes on one disc, while the quality is excellent, sometimes you know when cramming so many episodes on to one disc is bad, mostly the volume is kinda low on some episodes, but the quality is excellent, and plus you get the black-and-white version of season 1 on this set, something Sony NEVER did, and the same can be said for Bewitched. What's even better is that it is a 12 disc set, while Sony is 20 discs, Mill Creek has cardboard packaging, and Sony has spindles, I'd choose Mill Creek. I'd recommend this set to ANYONE.
You can't ever go wrong with mill Creek and drive-in cult classic is absolutely an amazing set. You should pick-up it's Ernest complete series if you haven't already got it. Trip with teacher is amazing on that set
I don't have Hey, Vern, It's Ernest! I need to grab that one, especially since I loved Ernest and that show when I was younger. Thanks for talking about it and reminding me I need to grab it.
Wait a minute! There are two sets, Hey Vern, It's Ernest, and It's Ernest. I didn't realize there were two different shows. I think I need to get them both.
I figured it out. Mill Creek released the complete TV show in 2011 as "Hey Vern, It's Ernest" and then reissued the show on DVD last year as just "It's Ernest." It's the same show, and Amazon has the latest version for $4.99.
I have some old documentaries from Mill Creek. Thanks for this video; I didn't realize how wide-ranging they are. I just saw some Hercules with Kevin Sorbo on DVD at Walmart from Mill Creek, for $54. I'll wait til it's like $15 lol. I just saw they have a Krull Blu-ray, for $15, and, Charlie's Angels Blu-ray, for $170! I know you've been wanting Charlie's Angels, as do I. $170 is a little steep for me right now; I wonder if I could find it cheaper. I'm glad you think about this stuff; the loss of being able to access films and shows does trouble me. I can't believe people would call themselves movie buffs yet not value physical media, and depend on everything for streaming. It boggles my mind. Also, libraries are a good resource for media, but they often don't have the exact title one might be looking for. It's weird to me, how, technically, the films are available on RUclips streaming for a fee (so hidden behind a paywall), but the physical copies are disappearing. We might live in a world where essentially any film you don't have or your friend doesn't have, you won't be able to see. Kids might grow up and only see the most recent films, and never see films from the '60s or '70s. These are the sorts of things that keep me up at night lol
Hey, thanks for the comment on this older video! In the 2 1/2 years since I posted it, Mill Creek (and Cereal At Midnight) have come a long way! That Charlie's Angels set I wished for in this video is now a reality, and we reviewed it the day it was released! Also, if you follow us on social media, we post deal alerts all the time. Last week, Charlie's Angels dropped down to an all-time low of $55. Since you like this video, may I personally recommend a few more for you that I think you'd enjoy? ruclips.net/video/FhkSuLenqV0/видео.html ruclips.net/video/LT3-a9Y3Vy0/видео.html ruclips.net/video/d9lrYZW7vMs/видео.html Thanks for the comment!
Mill Creek is also great if you're into animation because they pick up a lot of shows from the 80s and 90s that are just to obscure for a more expensive release and put them out. Off the top of my head I have releases of Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Godzilla (the one based on the 1999 movie), Liberty's Kids, BraveStarr, The He-Man Reboot, Country and City Mouse Adventures, COPS, Jace and the Wheeled Warriors, and Roswell Conspiracies that they handled. I'm sure there's likely more in my animation collection from them I'm not remembering as well
I have 4 Mill Creek horror movie DVD sets full of movies from the 70’s-early 00’s. Most of them are movies that are only available as super rare VHS or long out of print DVDs. Even the Mill Creek sets I have are out of print and $80-200 each now, but that’s still much cheaper than trying to assemble everything individually. You are 100% correct that Mill Creek provides a service for a very specific demographic. Their sets aren’t for everyone. But they do the job for those of us who appreciate that the stuff is even available
Echo Bridge and Anchor Bay are two other studios like Mill Creek who release movies and television series on cramming discs and done cheaply. Although there are some downsides of the presentation of these various releases, we at least have an edition to watch!
Mill Creek is putting out movies in whole packs! I would have spent so much time and money trying to track down all these movies. Plus I found Giget the full series by Mill Creek
I am a huge fan of MillCreek. I have a lot of their releases. My only issue is releases like the original Magnum PI now on Blu Ray. I understand parts of episodes are missing. I hate when companies do that. Not just them. Why can’t they give us the complete episodes? At any rate, beyond that, they have some super cool releases over the years!
If you have ANY affection for Knight Rider or Airwolf, they are 100 percent worth getting. I grew up with Knight Rider and would pretend I was cruising in KITT while I rode my bike through the neighborhood. For me, it was a no-brainer. But if you're younger than me and didn't grow up in the 80s, I can't say if it will appeal to you or not.
Cheap movies cheaply on disk was a valuable service. I don't buy as many as I once did, but its good ways to buy samplers and taste test some new things. They'll always have things you've never seen.
I have a few of these sets ranging between 10-50 movies. My favorite is the 50 Horror Classics set you showed at the beginning. I love B&W horror and It introduced me to some stuff I'd never heard of like Attack of the Giant Leeches and The Gila Monster. There are also some legit classics on there like Nosferatu and Phantom of the Opera.
Mill Creek is awesome. I have A bunch of their Documentaries, A bunch of westerns, A 5 film war collection, the 1st half of news radio, Married with Children: the complete series, Knight rider's 1st season, & others.
I've had a ball with the Mill Creek sets over the last 2 years. The covers on my sets are different than many of the newer ones, same movies though. Many are out an out bad but they are good for laughs often. All the movies are well described on the case, even the bad ones! The Horror set contains Carnaval of Sould, NIght of The Living Dead, Metropolis a silent classic, right there you have the money you have spent for the entire set with even more films (yes some of them cheesy bad only good for laughs). The people that complain about the Mill Creek sets are those who expect a 3 star movie on every disc, thats not going to happen.
Yeah, I picked up the King of Queens set a couple years ago at Best Buy and it was just two stacks of discs. But since I rip the discs to an external drive and watch them in Kodi, it's not really a problem. It was a really good deal - $25 for the whole series - so I really don't mind the packaging style. Plus, it probably saves quite a bit of space on the shelf as this is probably the most space-efficient way to go about it.
I just found that Pure Terror set at a thrift store for $2. Looks almost new. I have most of the films in other sets but for $2 it was worth getting for the few I didn't. Also , some of the cuts may be different. I'm a sucker for Paul Naschy variants.
Hello Cereal At Midnight with the Drive In Cult Classics 32 Movie Collection and the other set 200 Drive Inn Movie Collection from Millcreek are some of the same movies on each of these sets or are they all different movies?
ALMOST ALL of the movies from the Drive In Cult Classics 32 movie set are also found in the 200 movie set, but there are THREE that aren't and can only be found in the Drive In Cult Classics 32 movie set. Meanwhile, there are 14 movies that can only found on that 200 movie set and aren't in any other Mill Creek sets. If you don't care about missing out on those three movies, the 200 movie collection is a way better deal.
Sup bro! Yeah man, I just started getting into watching old tv shows and b-movies, and these collections are so perfect and amazing for that! You're right, it's "quantity over quality." Most of these are movies I've never heard of, so they are cool to check out, and then if I like these films then maybe I can look into finding better prints elsewhere. But what you get for the price, especially when found "used" or secondhand, is great. So far, I have the Hitchcock Begins set, Dark Crimes, Chillers, Horror Classics, Sci-Fi Invasion and the Drive-In Cult Classics. I'd love to get that mega 200 movie set of the Drive-In films. That thing looks amazing!
I'd say about a quarter of my dvd collection is by mill creek. I enjoy the wide range of films that probably would be impossible to track down affordably if not at all. Like where else can I find 90 wwii documentaries made just after the war in one package?
You didn't need to defend them, but great job, anyway. They help people, short on funds, to build up a DVD collection, for half-nothing - as well as help educate people to quality that even 'poverty row' films can have. I think I have about 10 of them, even though I've got Criterions and box-sets by World Master directors, too! Long may Mill Creek prosper!
Well said, sir! I made this video because there are a surprising amount of physical media collectors who don't understand what a valuable place Mill Creek occupies on the market. I frequent certain sites and forums, and you would think Mill Creek ran over their dog or something. Like, it's PERSONAL. And I can tell that a lot of it comes from lack of information on the facts and how it all works, and that a lot of it comes from this weird segment of collectors who like to think they're elite. Anyway, thanks for watching, and I'm glad you're a fan of Mill Creek too!
I just bought “Wanted Dead or Alive” with Steve McQueen and its awesome for the price even with the paper sleeves. It works! I like Mill Creek with what they put out that I can’t get anywhere else.
You've just reminded me that I need to grab that set while it's still in print. It's hard to find fifties and sixties western shows on DVD, so I need to support that release. It can join its place alongside my sets of "Rawhide" and "Have Gun - Will Travel." I agree with you, Mill Creek really shines when they rescue movies and TV shows that are out of print and put them back in circulation. They've also got a DVD set of the Charles Bronson show "Man With A Camera" that I also want to support.
There are some such as Sci Fi Classics that have two different cases, are they two different sets or do they rerelease some sets with different covers?
They've updated the covers of some of the sets several times over the years, probably to make them look more and more professional as time passes. The movie lists might have changed too, but I can't say for sure.
Hey, you gave me the bug now. I'm thinking of doing a DVD review series (mostly concentrating on my collection and my Classic Cinema knowledge) so if you don't mind me picking your brain for a minute, what equipment are you using for your videos? I'm doing mine on my Moto G4 Plus smartphone with a tripod, transferring to PC and editing with Windows Movie Maker. I'm also interested in your sound setup. I notice you're using a clip-on mic. Is that Bluetooth?
I film on my iPhone 6S at 30fps at 1080p and using a lavalier mic to record my audio straight into the phone. It is not Bluetooth. I do almost everything in my phone. I edit, create music, and polish it off in iMovie, then export it to the PC for the upload. I use a few different graphics programs for my thumbnails and to create things like my title sequence, but it all eventually goes through my phone. All my assets are always there, ready to go whenever I need them. If there's any other help I can offer, let me know!
@@CerealAtMidnight Ah, I see. I'm using a Moto E4 Plus with about 1.3G memory, send it to my PC via Dropbox and edit in Movie Maker. I hate it, but it's what I got.
Some of the films that they put out are great for sure and they'd not be available elsewhere. I live in the UK, so not common unless you import and that adds a bit of price, often quite a bit. I have the drive in set and kicking it Shaolin style. The art work is good on some covers as well which i dig. If you love Cheesey cinema they have a lot to offer. I'm with you on the scratchy prints working well.
They've the best! And they've come a LONG way in the few years since this video was made. They're in the big leagues, and we cover just about every single new release from them each and every month. Here's our latest unboxing: ruclips.net/video/uEE3MdtMw_w/видео.html And here's a playlist of their AMAZING retro VHS Blu-rays: ruclips.net/p/PLms82QIo-B9nuz6hh9q1-ri4_NCRnlMwZ
I have 6 of their 50 packs and I watch a movie or two at times from them and I have several of their tv shows on dvd complete series I have been happy with their products I prefer the paper sleeves over the plastic things that have to push the button in the middle of the case I always afraid of breaking the disc getting it out I actually have broken 1 or 2 cause of that thing I have a lot of DVDs and I put them in those leather cd cases or I would have a few walls like you have in the background
I love Mill Creek, I have found that each series has 1 or 2 really good films 6 or 8 good films and the rest range from why do I hate myself to that was good but wont watch it again for years. But definitely worth the cost.
I have the combat set the ammo tin version 50 movies plus a lot of documentaries, among others one of the best find was wings the entire TV show haven't seen it in decades, can't get it in England and region 1 was really expensive for individual sets, the pictures not epic but its funny and watchable keep up the great videos, I don't mind the paper sleeves protects the discs better than the new card holders
I'm a big fan of those 50 movie sets. I love B movies, the cheesier the better, and Mill Creek was pretty much the only company putting out those kinds of films on such a consistent basis. It's kind of a bummer that all those sets went out of print so I'm stuck looking for used copies now.
Yes, they don't seem to be in the business of public domain movies anywhere and have come a long way in the last few years. They do still release some smaller multi-movie packs, usually in collections of ten or twelve, but nothing like the old days. The good news is, there are lots of those old sets floating around on ebay and they go for a really good price. I highly recommend the 50-disc 200 film sets, if you can afford them. There's one for Drive-in movies, one for horror, one for westerns, and another that collects war documentaries.
Don’t know if I agree with all this mill creek business but I can see ur point. I think people who say they deserve better then the product there producing is valid too. It’s great the content is made and put out to be available but if you really love a show that u invested and watched for years to then get substandard viewing lack of a a great package the expectation of quality is not there and feel I deserve better experience. I also don’t want to invest in that product or products for cheap $8.00 $25 to get nickel and dimed on multiple tv shows to find out a year or 2 latter it’s getting a fantastic release and have to repurchase it I would rather wait. Also if the packaging is crap I’m les introduced to pull it out and watch it and that a fact. This also points out another problem that the companies that own the right should have a standard on how the sub leasing product comes out but they don’t care enough to produce it themselves or make sure it gets the proper treatment. I’m still waiting for a good solid release of perfect strangers may never happen but I’ll keep waiting.
Mill Creek Entertainment has come a long, long, long way in the 2 1/2 years since this video was made. Yes, there's always room to grow, but so many of the criticisms I see leveled against them apply to several years ago, but not now. A lot of A-list shows have gotten an appropriate A-level treatment from them in the last year or so. Perfect Strangers is on DVD from Warner Archive, and will not be getting any release better than that, as Warner Brothers does not license its library out to third parties. I believe they have put every season on disc now, though. Here's a newer video from a few months ago (not a few years ago) that really shows how far Mill Creek has come in the last 2-3 years: ruclips.net/video/d9lrYZW7vMs/видео.html
Cereal At Midnight yeah I totally see ur point just not a big fan them. I also know WB owns Perfect strangers and they have had a release but there bare bones and is always oop or limited. I would like a better release of it.
Great video a bit too late in the party though since zaranyzerak had made ultimate videos about why mill creek should be appreciated but still I love seeing your side of what makes mill creek special here’s for more videos in the near future
Thanks for the comment, James! In the nearly two years since this video, we've continued to cover the HUGE progress of Mill Creek! Zaranyzerak has done a great job of covering the multi-movie packs, huge public domain collections, and TV shows on Blu-ray. Since this video was posted in January of 2018, Mill Creek has continued to become a big competitor in the market, with releases like their Andy Sidaris Blu-rays (ruclips.net/video/EQB_EYrQRdI/видео.html), their Mothra Steelbook (ruclips.net/video/T1JZgGKuoTI/видео.html) and now their STELLAR Blu-ray releases of the first two Ultraman TV shows on Blu-ray (ruclips.net/video/gHBopsuSx1M/видео.html)! In a matter of days, their complete series of both the original Charlie's Angels and the short-lived reboot hit Blu-ray as well. We;re also big fans of their retro VHS slipcover Blu-rays, which we've covered here (Wave 1 - ruclips.net/video/D-09u87QVmM/видео.html), here (Wave 2 - ruclips.net/video/8CIdrZXtBLY/видео.html), here (Wave 3 - ruclips.net/video/sYgJB8MbOwI/видео.html), and here (Wave 4 - ruclips.net/video/RTgfFlYrQjw/видео.html)!
Mill creek put out Bump in the Night the complete series on dvd and I love it, also, what is compression? What does it do if there’s too many episodes on one disc??
Compression refers to how "squeezed" the content of a disc is. You can fit between 2 1/2 - 3 hours of video onto a dual layer DVD without any noticeable sacrifice in image quality. For TV shows, this translates to about 7 or 8 episodes of a half-hour show or four episodes of an hour long drama (minus commercials). You can fit more episodes than this onto a DVD by "compressing" the data, but it will start to make the video quality look worse. In Mill Creek's case, when they put 5 or 6 hours of video onto a single DVD, the video starts to look harsh and pixelated. Black becomes more like gray, and most DVD players really have a hard time with red, which seems to become runny. Instead of smooth edges on the image, you start to see jagged, squared edges. For HD formats like Blu-ray, compression isn't as much of an issue because there's so much space on the discs, but most all DVDs use some form of digital compression. When companies like Mill Creek try to put too many episodes on their DVDs so they actually use less discs, you can almost always tell because the video image quality isn't as good as it should be. Thankfully, Mill Creek has gotten better about this in the last few years.
Cereal At Midnight the bump in the night set has two seasons 26 episodes split up between two discs plus bonus features so the quality is probably not going to be good.😩
Well, maybe it's not so bad. I read some Amazon reviews for it and people seem really happy with this Mill Creek release of the show. It also has bonus features, which a previous release of the show did not. So all that matters is whether you are happy with it or not.
Hey Heath Loving your show Listen I'm an older Guy and I love the kinda films you feature I've been married since 1993 and a Show that was Syndicated in the late 90's was Arthur Conan Doyle's Lost World would you know if Mill Creek or anyone else is doing this series So they cost less than $80 per season! PLEASE lol
Millcreek needs to do Dharma and Greg, it kills me I can't own the entire series. As far as I know only season 1 and 2 are available. I guess quality isn't a huge factor for me because I grew up with VHS and CRT. Sure HD is nice but as long as it's watchable I'm not bothered that much.
The Andy Sidaris films have at least one more dvd release. I have a three pack one of four volume set, but bought gstring set to get all twelve films instead of tracking down the other three sets.
I found season 3 of Quantum Leap released by Universal at a thrift shop and I noticed that all of the music was replaced with generic music! Does the Mill Creek version have the REAL music?
I'm pretty sure that 100% of the original music was restored on the Mill Creek set. Their sets of Miami Vice, Knight Rider, and Quantum Leap are the best versions of those shows ever on home media.
Yes, I really would like HD versions on blu-ray of great TV series like Magnum PI and Six Million Dollar Man. You can get these sets on region 2 in Europe sometimes. Make it happen Mill Creek, and always include subtitles.
And most importantly to me is that I see them constantly improving. Better cases, better quality, better choices of movies. They've come a long way from the 50 movie packs.
I also love Mill Creek but I'm a bit fussy over their packing of Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie but other than that props to them for releasing the original broadcast versions.
I know what you mean. My out of print Sony versions of I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched both have discs stacked on a spindle and don’t have the original broadcast versions of early seasons. Neither the original Sony releases or the Mill Creek releases are packaged as well as I would like.
I'm looking at what appears to be an Australian blu-ray release of season 1 right now on amazon uk. It's got the Australian motion picture rating on the front and goes for between 20-25 pounds
OMG, Miami Vice, take it off screen, lol, the colors are so 80's it hurts, take it off the screen.....ahh..finally my eyes...my eyes were bleeding there til you took it down. lol the packaging for that box set is so appropriate. I'm surprised I'm not blind having lived through the late neon 80s and early early 90s.
If you've got the space and the money and you enjoy it, that's cool. I've got probably more than 500 CDs, more than 100 DVDs and thousands of books. As much as I love being a bit of librarian, that just takes up too much space. Furthermore, if a CD I have is on my streaming music service, I'll listen there instead as it's much more convenient. I still expect to acquire some physical media, but it will be for items that aren't super popular that I love.
I prefer the paper sleeves in comparison to box sets where they have 3 disks on a peg. I've bought the envelopes so I wont have to wrestle with the boxes.
God bless Mill Creek and shout Factory for doing what other companies was too damn lazy to finish, I remember when T.J. Hooker came to DVD, I rushed to BestBuy and picked up the Season 1&2 combo set and eagerly awaited the future sets..Well some years go by and then I find out the canceled all future releases..UGH! Some more years go by and POOF shout Factory releases the entire series on a big DVD box set at WalMart for $30.00. Onto to Mill Creek, I love those mega movie packs they have out and they also did the entire series of Airwolf, That said though, Not too good on casing..Packing consists of the DVDs being put into special 2 disc envelops (1 DVD on top and 1 on bottom) Worse design because they are subject to falling out if turned upside down. I wish Mill Creek would release ALL of Dragnet 1951-1959 (the black&white ones) cause no other company seems intrersted, The biggest sets you find..Say The Big Dragnet Collection 100 Episodes, For example, Well you might get 30 Dragnet and the rest ALL fillers, Shows such as GMen,Bulldog Drummond,Racket Squad,etc to hit the 100 number, That is quasi false advertising as the part saying it's not pure Dragnet all the way is itty bity sometimes and also, Why not put forth the effort to DO A ENTIRE SERIES vs half assing and then throwing in a grab bag to fill gaps? If I pay for a series that is just what I want..That series ONLY and not a grab bag to fill voids left.
I think Mill Creek's Blu-ray sets (Airwolf, Community, Miami Vice, Knight Rider, etc) run circles around their DVD releases, especially in the packaging department. I really can't stand those cardboard envelopes. I've started reviewing Mill Creek's TV shows on Blu-ray, one by one. The Blu-rays are much better, and each season comes in a Blu-ray case. As for Dragnet, I believe there are copyright issues with that show. The first 100 episodes are in the public domain, but I believe after that, it gets really spotty. Theoretically, Universal holds the rights (I believe), but why they haven't licensed out the stuff they own is anybody's guess.
Mill creek is great, people need to think about stuff before they criticize someone or something. Like my favorite show of all time will never come to DVD or BLU RAY due to music licensing the show is called Cold Case I wish mill creek could pull it off. And when it comes to getting better presentation if I where mill creek I would make an economy edition with just the discs, & a collectors edition with upscale presentation and with a extras disc.
Maybe Mill Creek can cut a deal with USA to do a Blu-Ray set of White Collar, especially since there's probably more of a market for it now that Netflix has dropped it. And maybe they could cut a deal with Fox to do a Blu-Ray set of Lie to Me. Well, as long as they don't put too many episodes on a disc.
Yes, I like Echo Bridge, especially back when they had distribution rights with some major studios. Now it seems like they've lost a lot of the rights to stuff that put them on the map. While Mill Creek seems like a company on the rise to me, Echo Bridge seems like they're fading fast.
I'm glad to see people standing up for physical media. I'm 40 and I still buy DVD/blu-rays. I picked up a bunch of Mill Creek stuff, like Sliders, Knight Rider, Miami Vice and others and this is a great way to add these shows to your library collection and watch When You Want. Cool video
Thanks man! Yeah, one thing I’ve discovered since I started this channel is that physical media is not dying. It’s just become less popular among certain demographics.
I've got their Sliders. I forgot about the TV shows they put out.
Mill Creek’s horror classics set has so many 20-60’s horror movies that i’ve heard amazing things about and i can’t find those anywhere else. They are doing a true service to humanity. especially old horror fans who aren’t able to get originals.
It's true! Some of those horror classics have pricey special edition Blu-rays that will cost 25 or 30 dollars each, but a lot of them aren't available at all. But for a few bucks, you can get tons of them on these Mill Creek sets. For movie fans who want to learn about the classics (and actually watch them), there's nothing better.
Where do you get those movie box sets cheap i love old low budget stuff like this i got some box sets at pawn shops and some of those classic 4 movies on one dvd horror classics but there rarely at pawn shops and flea markets any sites where you can get them cheap
You can get most of those movies for free online, legally. Many are in the public domain.
Sounds like my kind of box set low quality prints with the lines and burns and audio pops quality never bothered me since i grew up with vhs and betamax tapes
I just bought the set form Amazon
I couldn’t agree more. I love Mill Creek and always buy their sets. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t own the 1920’s Jekyll and Hyde flick I love so much, nor would I have seen a black-and-white copy of Nosferatu, which I really dug. That same box set even came with Metropolis, which I loved after seeing it there. The first film in the set was “Carnival of Souls”, and I had never seen it before. They are a blessing lol.
i saw the riff trax version of carnival of souls and i think it ruined it for me.i really wanted to enjoy it but i didnt
Carnival of souls so creepy for an old movie nosferatu even older like your tastes dude same here though
Carnival is on criterion so you can upgrade
The 200 cult movie collection also includes Paul Verhoeven's third movie; Keetje Tippel aka Katie Tippel aka Katie's Passion, which is not easy to find on dvd for region 1
I have the Drive In set, the Hitchcock set and several others. Cheap and so good. I agree with everything you said
Great Video, and couldn’t agree more. I admit that I didn’t like the discs being stacked in my Quantum Leap set, but I just bought some empty Blu-ray cases on Amazon with several disc trays inside and put the discs in those. And I just kept the box. Solved my problem, and the empty Blu-ray cases were dirt cheap.
Right on! Awesome screen name, BTW.
Good idea.
I have a few of the Mill Creek box sets! Love 'em! The only way to see quite a few movies that were never released on DVD
I have recently fell in love with The Rockford Files! I watch it on COZY TV in the morning with coffee! I love it!
It's fantastic!
Unfortunately The Rockford Files isn't on right now. Normally it is on around the 9:00 hour but this is Saturday. Kojak is on. That show is also growing on me as well!
Just stumbled upon this video while I was looking at reviews for some mill creek stuff. I just bought the 100 cheesy movies box set by them that includes their 50 (70s movies collection) and their 50 (80s movies collection). Despite some of the audio issues I appreciate your comments supporting the company. I mean you are right, you're mostly paying for the large amount of movies in the collections vs the quality or whether or not the movies are considered great. Nice job!
Thanks! Worth pointing out, too, that Mill Creek doesn't make those big sets anymore. They've grown beyond that, and most of those sets are now out of print. We have lots of Mill Creek videos (including at least one playlist) of their newer stuff too. Maybe you'd enjoy checking it out, since you're a fan of their roots!
I'm totally fine with their TV on DVD collections...💁♂️ I'm more than happy to get them to add to my collection...👌🏼💯✔
Mill Creek putting out I DREAM OF JEANNIE TV series Blu-ray on about July 13, 2021! I cannot wait for that!
I've always been a fan of Mill Creek. I even appreciate their blu-ray releases, especially when they are movies that would otherwise not get a release.
A couple horror sets I picked up from Walmart actually came with the Vudu Digital Copy Codes inside the package which was frigin awesome. Love these sets.
You had me at "You expose yourself". Big Mill Creek fan! Great video.
Good explanation on mill creek homie. I got a lot of their stuff too. Both on bluray and dvd. Don’t like the paper sleeves but it’s cool. They also were the only ones that put out the full series of Hunter, the 80’s cop show. I had to get that one.
And FYI, shout Factory did put out season 2 of SWAT. Was happy to buy that
Keep up the good work big homie, you earned a subscriber
Hey, thanks! Hold on to that Hunter: The Complete Series set. It's worth some serious money now!
I agree with what you are saying about Mill Creek. Thanks for reminding me that Miami Vice was out.
I bought that Crown/ Drive-In set on vacation many years ago at Fry’s in Burbank. I’m sure it’s different now (if still open) but the back area was like a DVD/Blu ray store within a store. And they had a lot of Mill Creek and Alpha titles for dirt cheap.
I’ve had the Sci-Fi invasion box set for six months and i find myself going back regularly…the best part of it is I’m in the U.K. and to buy many in that set alone would cost me well over two hundred pounds “and” again with the fact I’m in the U.K. I’ve would never have a chance to watch near enough every movie in the Drive-in collection which i treasure now
Only physical media release I'm waiting for is Star Trek Deep Space Nine and wager to finally be released on Blu-Ray so we can have the entire original timeline.
Mill Creek putting almost every Gamera movie on Blu-ray and some tokusatsu complete serieses on DVD makes me love them as a Kaiju fan.
They sure did! And you've reminded me that I still need to pick up the Gamera Trilogy of the later era films that Mill Creek put out on Blu-ray.
Glad I stumbled upon your channel also huge mill creek fan
I'm a big fan of the Mill Creek multi movie sets. I have the Horror/SF sets and many of the sets featuring other genres. The packaging ranges from okay to really nice (the 200 movie Horror set has great packaging). The quality of the movies varies but everything is at least watchable. Many of the older movies don't benefit greatly from HD anyway, and I enjoy seeing them a little grainy and beat-up. It reminds me of watching them on TV broadcasts from the '60s/'70s (Monster Kid here). Most of the movies on these bargain packs are available on You Tube but you never know when that might change for whatever reason. I like knowing I can grab them off my shelf and watch them anytime I want to without relying on internet chaos. With the prices on the sets being so low there's a huge amount of value here. I agree with you about the greatness of the Mill Creek multi pack PD compilation sets. I watched your video a few months ago and commented then, as well, so your vid really hits home for many of us.
Those horror sets helped me get into alot when i was first getting into movies seriously. They introduced me to vincent price. And they were 5 bucks. Hard to complain
Mill creek is cool because if your a movie buff and enjoy films especially horror genre and want to have a movie marathon then these 50 movie dvd packs are right for you.. there great especially because there’s films you haven’t seen or ever heard of May be great maybe not in picture but you know at times the original print of the film is awesome because well.. it’s in the original format
Hey man great talk i like mill creak too i personally don't like the paper sleeves, but like you said they have to keep costs down. I live in Canada but we get a lot of the same sets as the U.S. Because of how much i pay i don't care to much about the compression . It's a great company regardless if your on a budget it really really works. I am a dvd and blu ray collector myself been doing it for years and years movies are my life thanks so much for making great physical media videos dude keep rockin cheers dude.
I love millcreek I bought the Rockford files on blu ray and standard DVD they are fab
Yes. I've bought a few of these box sets. Love them
Keep up the good work, man! Been enjoying a lot of your videos. I can see your channel taking off. Cheers, Count Chocula
Thanks for taking the time to comment and for watching!
I didnt realize it but the steelbook of flatliners i have is a mill creek release. Its a damn good release
Yes! They've really stepped it up. They have a steel book of the anime Metropolis coming out at the end of the month, and it looks fantastic.
Good man !! I agree - it is what it is , and in most cases it's all that there is !!
From watching this video. Bought Miami Vice blu Ray collection. Love it
I love Mill Creek! I think I have every 50 movie box set!
Mill creek rules they put out so much full moon flicks and lexx own series because of mill creek awsome review there literally saving history realy hope they stay in business and keep expanding
I just commented on your "collecting physical media in a digital world," and I just watched this video a little while ago. Again, excellent video! And again we are overall on the same page. I genuinely think that we'd be really good friends if we knew each other in person.
I haven't bought any of those huge multi movie sets (for the most part they just aren't my "cup of tea"), but I have a few movies that Mill Creek has released, and I love them for their TV series releases.
I've bought many of their TV on DVD season and in some cases complete series sets. In some cases they were shows that were previously released and I didn't pick up at the time for one reason or another, and then they went out of print and were going for insane money. So the Mill Creek releases were a viable option.
And I love the fact that they are releasing shows on Blu-Ray where possible!
Like you mentioned with Miami Vice, I believe their Quantum Leap set has most of the original music restored, which was not the case to the same extent on the original Universal DVD releases. Though I already owned the DVDs (a couple sets of them, in fact), I had no problem at all buying them again in this Blu-Ray set.
Over the years I kept meaning to buy the Knight Rider season sets on DVD, but just kept putting it off for one reason or another. Then when the Blu-Ray set was announced, it was a no-brainer. Since there are no extras at all beyond the episodes, I did pick up a used copy (thankfully for a low price) of the original first season release around the time that I got the Blu-Ray set because it included the TV movie "Knight Rider 2000," and I wanted to have that.
I'll admit that I really dislike things like paper sleeves, those cardboard sleeves in the complete series sets, and stacked discs. But despite my preferences in that regard, as you pointed out, since our options these days is this or nothing, then this is much more preferable.
I've even gone so far as to swap out cases and repackage the discs. For individual season set releases that come in those cases that are basically the same size as a standard DVD case, but use the paper sleeves instead of disc hubs, I have just swapped out the case, itself with one with disc hubs, sliding the existing cover art into the replacement case.
But where needed, I'm not opposed to using a difference case (or cases) entirely and making and printing up custom artwork if it means having the discs in hubs. I picked up a few complete series DVD sets a while ago that I intend to do that with eventually.
For sets like the Quantum Leap set, I do want to keep the original outer box and cover art for the individual seasons. But I'm having a hard time finding four-disc cases that are the same overall size as the individuals cases in these sets (they do exist, but are rare). So that's something that I'm on the hunt for a solution on. First world problems and all of that. ;)
I posted a video after this one where I look at three BRAND NEW releases from this week from Mill Creek and chart the progress that I noticed about those new releases. Biggest take away? Their new release of S.W.A.T. The Complete Series has no paper sleeves and every disc gets its own tray. HUGE improvement. I'm sure it's risky for a company like Mill Creek--who has traditionally built their business from selling mass quantities of stuff at dirt cheap prices and being a budget label--to invest a little more in the final product (fewer episodes per disc, moving away from paper sleeves, etc) when the profit margin is probably not huge. A flop release or two could really affect some of these smaller distribution companies. That's why I'm trying to support as many of their new releases as I can. the old saying "vote with your wallet" applies. Honestly, that's also one of the reasons I made these videos, with the hopes that they'd see the feedback they were getting and recognize what works and what needs to be improved.
Thanks again for your comment!
Soap is a perfect example of a TV Show being released by Mill Creek. When Soap was first released by Sony, the majority of the episodes were the syndication prints (which means at least 4 to 5 minutes cut out of every episode), Mill Creek went in, got the license, and restored the prints their original ABC presentation (uncut no syndication print). The same thing happened to That '70s Show. Mill Creek really did their research for these sets.
I love Mill Creek ⚙️
Great video as usual, Heath.
I know I've said something about this on another one of your videos (and not trying to harp on this) but now that I've gone through some of the Mill Creek sets (got the Tales of Terror and the Drive-In Cult Classics megasets along with the 20 movie Spaghetti Westerns set and 100 Ways To Die set) I realize that they're not always getting the original aspect ratios of these films. I started to watch God's Gun and kept wishing it was the original widescreen presentation. Perhaps you could talk about this in a future video.
Those are all public domain collections and I believe every single one of them is no longer in production. I can’t and won’t speak for Mill Creek, but I don’t think they are the the company now that they used to be (in a good way). I think they’ve put a lot of those sorts of big movie collections behind them and are focusing on a a whole lot more single movie releases. Instead of putting out 50 movies with questionable aspect ratios and the quality, they mostly release single movies now with solid transfers and original aspect ratios. I’ve received four screener copies from them in the last month or so: the anime Metropolis, Can’t Hardly Wait, the TV miniseries Buffalo Girls, and a TV show called Chillers. They are all in their original aspect ratio and are studio-level quality. Moving forward in any new Mill Creek videos or reviews I create, I’ll list be sure to discuss aspect ratio, but I just want to point out that all the collections you mentioned as not having the original aspect ratios are collections they don’t produce anymore. That might be why.
@@CerealAtMidnight Fair enough. I don't really expect much out of these old sets as far as pristine prints (I pretty much know what's in store for me going in) but I thought they would at least put them out the way they were originally released. But, it is what it is. No more complaints, promise. ;)
Hey, Glen, feel free to complain about botched aspect ratios! It sucks. I think most of those prints come from syndicated television from the 4:3 aspect days.
@@CerealAtMidnight No doubt. BTW, got the 20 Spaghetti Westerns set you have along with the Ten Thousand Ways To Die 12 Spaghetti Western set. Excellent stuff. AND Beyond The Law I really enjoyed. Fun little Lee Van Cleef oater.
I love me some Lee Van Cleef! Even his name sounds like it’s carved out of rock.
Good video. I'm a big Mill Creek fan. I have their 200 movie Horror Box Set as well as several of their 50 movie packs and BD double features. The paper sleeves don't bother me and neither does the picture/sound quality. I have and appreciate great Blu-ray releases by Grindhouse Releasing, Severin, Arrow, Synapse, and the like, but for pure value you can't beat what Mill Creek offers for the minuscule price. Grindhouse/drive-in flicks maintain their original charm when viewed on a less than stellar presentation anyway. And, many of the older low budget films show the wires and monster-suit seams a little too readily on hi-def Blu-ray. They weren't made to show in that amount of detail and, like old porn stars, they benefit from a more obscured presentation.
I agree with you. So I'm thinking about grabbing that 200 movie horror set since it has some movies that aren't on a few of my other horror sets. Do you recommend it? I have the 200 Drive In movie collection, and I haven't researched how much overlap there is.
Yes, I highly recommend the 200 film Horror set. The box displays very well on the shelf, and at, or below, a quarter a movie the value is extremely good. I need to get the 200 film Drive-In set you showed in the video. I don't know how much overlap there is between the two sets but I would guess far less than half. I collect the PD compilation sets as part of the history of genre DVD, and I still have my old genre DVDs from companies like Alpha and Diamond. I know I'm in the minority but I think those old DVD editions are important and worth collecting, just as VHS and 8mm movies are.
My favourite tv show series that Mill creek has put out is a show called 3rd rock from the sun
Yeah Best Series.
Great Review of Mill Creek, great distribution company, like you said they give people what they want. So, I bought the I Dream of Jeannie Complete Series Set on DVD (minus the cardboard packaging) the resolution was terrific, excellent quality and everything, but like you said they crammed way too many episodes on one disc, while the quality is excellent, sometimes you know when cramming so many episodes on to one disc is bad, mostly the volume is kinda low on some episodes, but the quality is excellent, and plus you get the black-and-white version of season 1 on this set, something Sony NEVER did, and the same can be said for Bewitched. What's even better is that it is a 12 disc set, while Sony is 20 discs, Mill Creek has cardboard packaging, and Sony has spindles, I'd choose Mill Creek. I'd recommend this set to ANYONE.
You can't ever go wrong with mill Creek and drive-in cult classic is absolutely an amazing set. You should pick-up it's Ernest complete series if you haven't already got it. Trip with teacher is amazing on that set
I don't have Hey, Vern, It's Ernest! I need to grab that one, especially since I loved Ernest and that show when I was younger. Thanks for talking about it and reminding me I need to grab it.
Wait a minute! There are two sets, Hey Vern, It's Ernest, and It's Ernest. I didn't realize there were two different shows. I think I need to get them both.
I figured it out. Mill Creek released the complete TV show in 2011 as "Hey Vern, It's Ernest" and then reissued the show on DVD last year as just "It's Ernest." It's the same show, and Amazon has the latest version for $4.99.
I have some old documentaries from Mill Creek. Thanks for this video; I didn't realize how wide-ranging they are.
I just saw some Hercules with Kevin Sorbo on DVD at Walmart from Mill Creek, for $54. I'll wait til it's like $15 lol. I just saw they have a Krull Blu-ray, for $15, and, Charlie's Angels Blu-ray, for $170! I know you've been wanting Charlie's Angels, as do I. $170 is a little steep for me right now; I wonder if I could find it cheaper.
I'm glad you think about this stuff; the loss of being able to access films and shows does trouble me. I can't believe people would call themselves movie buffs yet not value physical media, and depend on everything for streaming. It boggles my mind. Also, libraries are a good resource for media, but they often don't have the exact title one might be looking for. It's weird to me, how, technically, the films are available on RUclips streaming for a fee (so hidden behind a paywall), but the physical copies are disappearing. We might live in a world where essentially any film you don't have or your friend doesn't have, you won't be able to see. Kids might grow up and only see the most recent films, and never see films from the '60s or '70s. These are the sorts of things that keep me up at night lol
Hey, thanks for the comment on this older video! In the 2 1/2 years since I posted it, Mill Creek (and Cereal At Midnight) have come a long way! That Charlie's Angels set I wished for in this video is now a reality, and we reviewed it the day it was released! Also, if you follow us on social media, we post deal alerts all the time. Last week, Charlie's Angels dropped down to an all-time low of $55.
Since you like this video, may I personally recommend a few more for you that I think you'd enjoy?
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Thanks for the comment!
Mill Creek is also great if you're into animation because they pick up a lot of shows from the 80s and 90s that are just to obscure for a more expensive release and put them out. Off the top of my head I have releases of Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Godzilla (the one based on the 1999 movie), Liberty's Kids, BraveStarr, The He-Man Reboot, Country and City Mouse Adventures, COPS, Jace and the Wheeled Warriors, and Roswell Conspiracies that they handled.
I'm sure there's likely more in my animation collection from them I'm not remembering as well
I have 4 Mill Creek horror movie DVD sets full of movies from the 70’s-early 00’s. Most of them are movies that are only available as super rare VHS or long out of print DVDs. Even the Mill Creek sets I have are out of print and $80-200 each now, but that’s still much cheaper than trying to assemble everything individually. You are 100% correct that Mill Creek provides a service for a very specific demographic. Their sets aren’t for everyone. But they do the job for those of us who appreciate that the stuff is even available
Echo Bridge and Anchor Bay are two other studios like Mill Creek who release movies and television series on cramming discs and done cheaply. Although there are some downsides of the presentation of these various releases, we at least have an edition to watch!
Mill Creek is putting out movies in whole packs! I would have spent so much time and money trying to track down all these movies. Plus I found Giget the full series by Mill Creek
I am a huge fan of MillCreek. I have a lot of their releases. My only issue is releases like the original Magnum PI now on Blu Ray. I understand parts of episodes are missing. I hate when companies do that. Not just them. Why can’t they give us the complete episodes? At any rate, beyond that, they have some super cool releases over the years!
Totally agree. They've allowed me to get movies I wouldn't normally be able to own. Also I just got the complete Quantum Leap series for 20 bucks.
Quantum Leap for 20 bucks? Nice!
Is Knight Rider worth getting? I'm pretty tempted to get it and Air Wolf.
If you have ANY affection for Knight Rider or Airwolf, they are 100 percent worth getting. I grew up with Knight Rider and would pretend I was cruising in KITT while I rode my bike through the neighborhood. For me, it was a no-brainer. But if you're younger than me and didn't grow up in the 80s, I can't say if it will appeal to you or not.
Cheap movies cheaply on disk was a valuable service. I don't buy as many as I once did, but its good ways to buy samplers and taste test some new things. They'll always have things you've never seen.
I have a few of these sets ranging between 10-50 movies. My favorite is the 50 Horror Classics set you showed at the beginning. I love B&W horror and It introduced me to some stuff I'd never heard of like Attack of the Giant Leeches and The Gila Monster. There are also some legit classics on there like Nosferatu and Phantom of the Opera.
Mill Creek is awesome. I have A bunch of their Documentaries, A bunch of westerns, A 5 film war collection, the 1st half of news radio, Married with Children: the complete series, Knight rider's 1st season, & others.
I wish Mill Creek would release the seasons individually.
I've had a ball with the Mill Creek sets over the last 2 years. The covers on my sets are different than many of the newer ones, same movies though. Many are out an out bad but they are good for laughs often. All the movies are well described on the case, even the bad ones! The Horror set contains Carnaval of Sould, NIght of The Living Dead, Metropolis a silent classic, right there you have the money you have spent for the entire set with even more films (yes some of them cheesy bad only good for laughs). The people that complain about the Mill Creek sets are those who expect a 3 star movie on every disc, thats not going to happen.
Yeah, I picked up the King of Queens set a couple years ago at Best Buy and it was just two stacks of discs. But since I rip the discs to an external drive and watch them in Kodi, it's not really a problem. It was a really good deal - $25 for the whole series - so I really don't mind the packaging style. Plus, it probably saves quite a bit of space on the shelf as this is probably the most space-efficient way to go about it.
I've yet to have stacked discs that wouldn't play. It's not ideal, but it's not as bad as some make it out to be.
The best set that I've seen is the Andy Sideris collection. I grew up with those films & have a respect for him as a filmmaker.
They’re putting them on Blu-ray now! ruclips.net/video/EQB_EYrQRdI/видео.html
I just found that Pure Terror set at a thrift store for $2. Looks almost new. I have most of the films in other sets but for $2 it was worth getting for the few I didn't. Also , some of the cuts may be different. I'm a sucker for Paul Naschy variants.
Hello Cereal At Midnight with the Drive In Cult Classics 32 Movie Collection and the other set 200 Drive Inn Movie Collection from Millcreek are some of the same movies on each of these sets or are they all different movies?
ALMOST ALL of the movies from the Drive In Cult Classics 32 movie set are also found in the 200 movie set, but there are THREE that aren't and can only be found in the Drive In Cult Classics 32 movie set. Meanwhile, there are 14 movies that can only found on that 200 movie set and aren't in any other Mill Creek sets. If you don't care about missing out on those three movies, the 200 movie collection is a way better deal.
Sup bro! Yeah man, I just started getting into watching old tv shows and b-movies, and these collections are so perfect and amazing for that! You're right, it's "quantity over quality." Most of these are movies I've never heard of, so they are cool to check out, and then if I like these films then maybe I can look into finding better prints elsewhere. But what you get for the price, especially when found "used" or secondhand, is great. So far, I have the Hitchcock Begins set, Dark Crimes, Chillers, Horror Classics, Sci-Fi Invasion and the Drive-In Cult Classics. I'd love to get that mega 200 movie set of the Drive-In films. That thing looks amazing!
I'd say about a quarter of my dvd collection is by mill creek. I enjoy the wide range of films that probably would be impossible to track down affordably if not at all. Like where else can I find 90 wwii documentaries made just after the war in one package?
Mill Creek is awesome. Highly underrated
Love your channel, Heath!
I've never bought movies online but I think I'm gonna check millcreek out
You didn't need to defend them, but great job, anyway. They help people, short on funds, to build up a DVD collection, for half-nothing - as well as help educate people to quality that even 'poverty row' films can have. I think I have about 10 of them, even though I've got Criterions and box-sets by World Master directors, too! Long may Mill Creek prosper!
Well said, sir! I made this video because there are a surprising amount of physical media collectors who don't understand what a valuable place Mill Creek occupies on the market. I frequent certain sites and forums, and you would think Mill Creek ran over their dog or something. Like, it's PERSONAL. And I can tell that a lot of it comes from lack of information on the facts and how it all works, and that a lot of it comes from this weird segment of collectors who like to think they're elite. Anyway, thanks for watching, and I'm glad you're a fan of Mill Creek too!
I just bought “Wanted Dead or Alive” with Steve McQueen and its awesome for the price even with the paper sleeves. It works! I like Mill Creek with what they put out that I can’t get anywhere else.
You've just reminded me that I need to grab that set while it's still in print. It's hard to find fifties and sixties western shows on DVD, so I need to support that release. It can join its place alongside my sets of "Rawhide" and "Have Gun - Will Travel." I agree with you, Mill Creek really shines when they rescue movies and TV shows that are out of print and put them back in circulation. They've also got a DVD set of the Charles Bronson show "Man With A Camera" that I also want to support.
Great topic and great video!!!
There are some such as Sci Fi Classics that have two different cases, are they two different sets or do they rerelease some sets with different covers?
They've updated the covers of some of the sets several times over the years, probably to make them look more and more professional as time passes. The movie lists might have changed too, but I can't say for sure.
I would love a complete series Blu Ray set of the Hulk tv show from Mill Creek
Hey, you gave me the bug now. I'm thinking of doing a DVD review series (mostly concentrating on my collection and my Classic Cinema knowledge) so if you don't mind me picking your brain for a minute, what equipment are you using for your videos? I'm doing mine on my Moto G4 Plus smartphone with a tripod, transferring to PC and editing with Windows Movie Maker. I'm also interested in your sound setup. I notice you're using a clip-on mic. Is that Bluetooth?
I film on my iPhone 6S at 30fps at 1080p and using a lavalier mic to record my audio straight into the phone. It is not Bluetooth. I do almost everything in my phone. I edit, create music, and polish it off in iMovie, then export it to the PC for the upload. I use a few different graphics programs for my thumbnails and to create things like my title sequence, but it all eventually goes through my phone. All my assets are always there, ready to go whenever I need them. If there's any other help I can offer, let me know!
@@CerealAtMidnight Ah, I see. I'm using a Moto E4 Plus with about 1.3G memory, send it to my PC via Dropbox and edit in Movie Maker. I hate it, but it's what I got.
Some of the films that they put out are great for sure and they'd not be available elsewhere.
I live in the UK, so not common unless you import and that adds a bit of price, often quite a bit.
I have the drive in set and kicking it Shaolin style.
The art work is good on some covers as well which i dig.
If you love Cheesey cinema they have a lot to offer.
I'm with you on the scratchy prints working well.
They've the best! And they've come a LONG way in the few years since this video was made. They're in the big leagues, and we cover just about every single new release from them each and every month. Here's our latest unboxing: ruclips.net/video/uEE3MdtMw_w/видео.html
And here's a playlist of their AMAZING retro VHS Blu-rays: ruclips.net/p/PLms82QIo-B9nuz6hh9q1-ri4_NCRnlMwZ
I have 6 of their 50 packs and I watch a movie or two at times from them and I have several of their tv shows on dvd complete series I have been happy with their products I prefer the paper sleeves over the plastic things that have to push the button in the middle of the case I always afraid of breaking the disc getting it out I actually have broken 1 or 2 cause of that thing I have a lot of DVDs and I put them in those leather cd cases or I would have a few walls like you have in the background
I love Mill Creek, I have found that each series has 1 or 2 really good films 6 or 8 good films and the rest range from why do I hate myself to that was good but wont watch it again for years. But definitely worth the cost.
Who made the Thunder Cats in the background was that Millcreek or Shoot? Shout? I believe they also rereleased Heman.
Thundercats is actually Warner Brothers!
By the way, I actually have a whole video where I show my 80s cartoons, in case you're interested:
ruclips.net/video/8xkK9FQF9z0/видео.html
I have the combat set the ammo tin version 50 movies plus a lot of documentaries, among others one of the best find was wings the entire TV show haven't seen it in decades, can't get it in England and region 1 was really expensive for individual sets, the pictures not epic but its funny and watchable keep up the great videos, I don't mind the paper sleeves protects the discs better than the new card holders
I'm a big fan of those 50 movie sets. I love B movies, the cheesier the better, and Mill Creek was pretty much the only company putting out those kinds of films on such a consistent basis. It's kind of a bummer that all those sets went out of print so I'm stuck looking for used copies now.
Yes, they don't seem to be in the business of public domain movies anywhere and have come a long way in the last few years. They do still release some smaller multi-movie packs, usually in collections of ten or twelve, but nothing like the old days. The good news is, there are lots of those old sets floating around on ebay and they go for a really good price. I highly recommend the 50-disc 200 film sets, if you can afford them. There's one for Drive-in movies, one for horror, one for westerns, and another that collects war documentaries.
Don’t know if I agree with all this mill creek business but I can see ur point. I think people who say they deserve better then the product there producing is valid too. It’s great the content is made and put out to be available but if you really love a show that u invested and watched for years to then get substandard viewing lack of a a great package the expectation of quality is not there and feel I deserve better experience. I also don’t want to invest in that product or products for cheap $8.00 $25 to get nickel and dimed on multiple tv shows to find out a year or 2 latter it’s getting a fantastic release and have to repurchase it I would rather wait. Also if the packaging is crap I’m les introduced to pull it out and watch it and that a fact. This also points out another problem that the companies that own the right should have a standard on how the sub leasing product comes out but they don’t care enough to produce it themselves or make sure it gets the proper treatment. I’m still waiting for a good solid release of perfect strangers may never happen but I’ll keep waiting.
Mill Creek Entertainment has come a long, long, long way in the 2 1/2 years since this video was made. Yes, there's always room to grow, but so many of the criticisms I see leveled against them apply to several years ago, but not now. A lot of A-list shows have gotten an appropriate A-level treatment from them in the last year or so. Perfect Strangers is on DVD from Warner Archive, and will not be getting any release better than that, as Warner Brothers does not license its library out to third parties. I believe they have put every season on disc now, though. Here's a newer video from a few months ago (not a few years ago) that really shows how far Mill Creek has come in the last 2-3 years: ruclips.net/video/d9lrYZW7vMs/видео.html
Cereal At Midnight yeah I totally see ur point just not a big fan them. I also know WB owns Perfect strangers and they have had a release but there bare bones and is always oop or limited. I would like a better release of it.
I love these sets.I just bought 2 more + a 10 noir film collection(idk its Mill creek too.Edit:its Scream Factory)
Great video a bit too late in the party though since zaranyzerak had made ultimate videos about why mill creek should be appreciated but still I love seeing your side of what makes mill creek special here’s for more videos in the near future
Thanks for the comment, James! In the nearly two years since this video, we've continued to cover the HUGE progress of Mill Creek! Zaranyzerak has done a great job of covering the multi-movie packs, huge public domain collections, and TV shows on Blu-ray. Since this video was posted in January of 2018, Mill Creek has continued to become a big competitor in the market, with releases like their Andy Sidaris Blu-rays (ruclips.net/video/EQB_EYrQRdI/видео.html), their Mothra Steelbook (ruclips.net/video/T1JZgGKuoTI/видео.html) and now their STELLAR Blu-ray releases of the first two Ultraman TV shows on Blu-ray (ruclips.net/video/gHBopsuSx1M/видео.html)! In a matter of days, their complete series of both the original Charlie's Angels and the short-lived reboot hit Blu-ray as well. We;re also big fans of their retro VHS slipcover Blu-rays, which we've covered here (Wave 1 - ruclips.net/video/D-09u87QVmM/видео.html), here (Wave 2 - ruclips.net/video/8CIdrZXtBLY/видео.html), here (Wave 3 - ruclips.net/video/sYgJB8MbOwI/видео.html), and here (Wave 4 - ruclips.net/video/RTgfFlYrQjw/видео.html)!
Mill creek put out Bump in the Night the complete series on dvd and I love it, also, what is compression? What does it do if there’s too many episodes on one disc??
Compression refers to how "squeezed" the content of a disc is. You can fit between 2 1/2 - 3 hours of video onto a dual layer DVD without any noticeable sacrifice in image quality. For TV shows, this translates to about 7 or 8 episodes of a half-hour show or four episodes of an hour long drama (minus commercials). You can fit more episodes than this onto a DVD by "compressing" the data, but it will start to make the video quality look worse. In Mill Creek's case, when they put 5 or 6 hours of video onto a single DVD, the video starts to look harsh and pixelated. Black becomes more like gray, and most DVD players really have a hard time with red, which seems to become runny. Instead of smooth edges on the image, you start to see jagged, squared edges. For HD formats like Blu-ray, compression isn't as much of an issue because there's so much space on the discs, but most all DVDs use some form of digital compression. When companies like Mill Creek try to put too many episodes on their DVDs so they actually use less discs, you can almost always tell because the video image quality isn't as good as it should be. Thankfully, Mill Creek has gotten better about this in the last few years.
Cereal At Midnight the bump in the night set has two seasons 26 episodes split up between two discs plus bonus features so the quality is probably not going to be good.😩
Well, maybe it's not so bad. I read some Amazon reviews for it and people seem really happy with this Mill Creek release of the show. It also has bonus features, which a previous release of the show did not. So all that matters is whether you are happy with it or not.
I still have cannonball run on goodtimes vhs haha, also mill creek puts out some good hitchcock collections
Hey Heath Loving your show Listen I'm an older Guy and I love the kinda films you feature I've been married since 1993 and a Show that was Syndicated in the late 90's was Arthur Conan Doyle's Lost World would you know if Mill Creek or anyone else is doing this series So they cost less than $80 per season! PLEASE lol
As far as I know, the only DVDs are the ones that are now rare and out of print. Maybe someone could license it and get it back in production soon.
Millcreek needs to do Dharma and Greg, it kills me I can't own the entire series. As far as I know only season 1 and 2 are available. I guess quality isn't a huge factor for me because I grew up with VHS and CRT. Sure HD is nice but as long as it's watchable I'm not bothered that much.
I bought one off of eBay Mill Creek it had City movies in it pretty cool
The Andy Sidaris films have at least one more dvd release. I have a three pack one of four volume set, but bought gstring set to get all twelve films instead of tracking down the other three sets.
Are those other releases still in print? I know there were a few on disc, but I thought they had gone out of print and gotten expensive.
I found season 3 of Quantum Leap released by Universal at a thrift shop and I noticed that all of the music was replaced with generic music! Does the Mill Creek version have the REAL music?
I'm pretty sure that 100% of the original music was restored on the Mill Creek set. Their sets of Miami Vice, Knight Rider, and Quantum Leap are the best versions of those shows ever on home media.
Great video very informative big fan of mills creek got tons of there stuff.
Thanks! I'll be doing a complete overview of my Mill Creek collection within the next couple of weeks by viewer request. Stay tuned!
I wish Mill Creek would release the complete series individually.
Yes, I really would like HD versions on blu-ray of great TV series like Magnum PI and Six Million Dollar Man. You can get these sets on region 2 in Europe sometimes. Make it happen Mill Creek, and always include subtitles.
Retro TV on Blu-ray talk straight from the source in this interview, which just went up:
ruclips.net/video/BcAMjLQolAI/видео.html
Cereal At Midnight Thanks. Great interview!
Great points you made. I am a fan of their content... yes it’s not the best quality all the time but for the price charged it’s acceptable.
And most importantly to me is that I see them constantly improving. Better cases, better quality, better choices of movies. They've come a long way from the 50 movie packs.
I also love Mill Creek but I'm a bit fussy over their packing of Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie but other than that props to them for releasing the original broadcast versions.
I know what you mean. My out of print Sony versions of I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched both have discs stacked on a spindle and don’t have the original broadcast versions of early seasons. Neither the original Sony releases or the Mill Creek releases are packaged as well as I would like.
I live in Australia and wish they would sell quantum leap on Blu-ray here.
I'm looking at what appears to be an Australian blu-ray release of season 1 right now on amazon uk. It's got the Australian motion picture rating on the front and goes for between 20-25 pounds
Get a multi-region player and buy it off Amazon. That's what I did for Miami Vice.
OMG, Miami Vice, take it off screen, lol, the colors are so 80's it hurts, take it off the screen.....ahh..finally my eyes...my eyes were bleeding there til you took it down. lol the packaging for that box set is so appropriate. I'm surprised I'm not blind having lived through the late neon 80s and early early 90s.
If you've got the space and the money and you enjoy it, that's cool. I've got probably more than 500 CDs, more than 100 DVDs and thousands of books. As much as I love being a bit of librarian, that just takes up too much space. Furthermore, if a CD I have is on my streaming music service, I'll listen there instead as it's much more convenient. I still expect to acquire some physical media, but it will be for items that aren't super popular that I love.
I prefer the paper sleeves in comparison to box sets where they have 3 disks on a peg. I've bought the envelopes so I wont have to wrestle with the boxes.
God bless Mill Creek and shout Factory for doing what other companies was too damn lazy to finish, I remember when T.J. Hooker came to DVD, I rushed to BestBuy and picked up the Season 1&2 combo set and eagerly awaited the future sets..Well some years go by and then I find out the canceled all future releases..UGH! Some more years go by and POOF shout Factory releases the entire series on a big DVD box set at WalMart for $30.00.
Onto to Mill Creek, I love those mega movie packs they have out and they also did the entire series of Airwolf, That said though, Not too good on casing..Packing consists of the DVDs being put into special 2 disc envelops (1 DVD on top and 1 on bottom) Worse design because they are subject to falling out if turned upside down.
I wish Mill Creek would release ALL of Dragnet 1951-1959 (the black&white ones) cause no other company seems intrersted, The biggest sets you find..Say The Big Dragnet Collection 100 Episodes, For example, Well you might get 30 Dragnet and the rest ALL fillers, Shows such as GMen,Bulldog Drummond,Racket Squad,etc to hit the 100 number, That is quasi false advertising as the part saying it's not pure Dragnet all the way is itty bity sometimes and also, Why not put forth the effort to DO A ENTIRE SERIES vs half assing and then throwing in a grab bag to fill gaps? If I pay for a series that is just what I want..That series ONLY and not a grab bag to fill voids left.
I think Mill Creek's Blu-ray sets (Airwolf, Community, Miami Vice, Knight Rider, etc) run circles around their DVD releases, especially in the packaging department. I really can't stand those cardboard envelopes. I've started reviewing Mill Creek's TV shows on Blu-ray, one by one. The Blu-rays are much better, and each season comes in a Blu-ray case. As for Dragnet, I believe there are copyright issues with that show. The first 100 episodes are in the public domain, but I believe after that, it gets really spotty. Theoretically, Universal holds the rights (I believe), but why they haven't licensed out the stuff they own is anybody's guess.
Mill creek is great, people need to think about stuff before they criticize someone or something. Like my favorite show of all time will never come to DVD or BLU RAY due to music licensing the show is called Cold Case I wish mill creek could pull it off. And when it comes to getting better presentation if I where mill creek I would make an economy edition with just the discs, & a collectors edition with upscale presentation and with a extras disc.
That's how I saw the original Little shop of horrors
Maybe Mill Creek can cut a deal with USA to do a Blu-Ray set of White Collar, especially since there's probably more of a market for it now that Netflix has dropped it. And maybe they could cut a deal with Fox to do a Blu-Ray set of Lie to Me.
Well, as long as they don't put too many episodes on a disc.
I would like to see a release of Reminton Steele
Agreed, still waiting on Foxes Werewolf series. Good episode.
Great video. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻You a fan of ECHOBRIDGE?
Yes, I like Echo Bridge, especially back when they had distribution rights with some major studios. Now it seems like they've lost a lot of the rights to stuff that put them on the map. While Mill Creek seems like a company on the rise to me, Echo Bridge seems like they're fading fast.