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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | There is a whole series of movies that have been released with the term "4 Film Favorites" on the cover, including "A Nightmare on Elm Street 1-4" and "A nightmare on Elm Street 5-8". Others include: Whoopi Superman Dirty Harry Ocean's Collection Matrix Collection Chris Tucker Collection Blade Collection Final Destination Collection Batman Collection Survival Collection Lethal Weapon Is "Favorite Films" part of the Title or is it an Edition? Here's what the covers looks like. 4 Film Favorites: Lethal Weapon Region 1 Released: 11/6/2007 [/DIVLEFT] [DIVLEFT MARGIN="10px"]  A Nightmare on Elm Street 5-8 Region 1 Released: 11/4/2008 [/DIVLEFT] [DIVLEFT MARGIN="10px"] A Nightmare on Elm Street 1-4 Region 1 Released: 10/14/2008 [/DIVLEFT] [DIVLEFT MARGIN="10px"] 4 Film Favorites: Blade Collection Region 1 Released: 9/29/2009 Anamorphic 4 Film Favorites: Final Destination Collection Region 1 Released: 9/7/2010 Anamorphic 4 Film Favorites: Superman Region 1 Released: 10/14/2008 Widescreen 4 Film Favorites: The Matrix Collection Region 1 Released: 10/14/2008 Widescreen 4 Film Favorites: Batman Collection Region 1 Released: 9/29/2009 Anamorphic 1.85:1 4 Film Favorites: Dirty Harry Collection Region 1 Released: 12/1/2009 [/DIVLEFT] [DIVLEFT MARGIN="10px"] 4 Film Favorites: Ocean's Collection Region 1 Released: 9/29/2009 Anamorphic 2.40:1 Whoopi Goldberg Collection Region 1 Released: 1/12/2010 Anamorphic 1.85:1 | | | | Hal | | | | Last edited: by hal9g |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have one set of the 4 Film Favorites... The Critters Collection. I was wondering the same thing. When I originally put that set in I made it...
Title: The Critters Collection
Edition: 4 Film Favorites
I always thought that to be the correct way... but it was recently changed to
Title: 4 Film Favorites
Edition: The Critters Collection
using all the others in the database as their reasoning. I personally still think that change was wrong... but since everyone else was voting yes... I didn't have the energy to fight it so ignored it. Now I am sorry I did.
So I will be much interested in the answer as well... as I still personally feel...
Title: The Critters Collection
Edition: 4 Film Favorites
Should be the correct way. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
I have one set of the 4 Film Favorites... The Critters Collection. I was wondering the same thing. When I originally put that set in I made it...
Title: The Critters Collection
Edition: 4 Film Favorites
I always thought that to be the correct way... but it was recently changed to
Title: 4 Film Favorites
Edition: The Critters Collection
using all the others in the database as their reasoning. I personally still think that change was wrong... but since everyone else was voting yes... I didn't have the energy to fight it so ignored it. Now I am sorry I did.
So I will be much interested in the answer as well... as I still personally feel...
Title: The Critters Collection
Edition: 4 Film Favorites
Should be the correct way. I did the same thing with the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films, Pete. And somewhere along the line their titles got changed, too. It seems like this is a "Collection" of releases as defined in the "Edition" section of the Rules. Quoting the Rules: Quote:
The Edition field is for distinguishing between DVDs, and for indicating special versions and collections (for example The Criterion Collection, Widescreen, Full-Screen Edition, Director's Cut) | | | | Hal | | | | Last edited: by hal9g |
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| Registered: October 6, 2008 | | Posts: 1,932 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
... as I still personally feel...
Title: The Critters Collection
Edition: 4 Film Favorites
Should be the correct way. I wholeheartedly agree. The other way is useless. "4 Film Favorites" is a collection of releases of otherwise disparate film releases. It would be ludicrous to have, for example: Title: The Criterion Collection Edition: The Third Man |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yeah... I believe this is an entire collection that is being treated wrong in the online database. I would love to get something here that I could point to and correct this problem. | | | | Pete |
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  | Corne | | Registered: Nov. 1, 2000 |
| Registered: April 5, 2007 |  Posts: 1,059 |
| | Posted: | | | | I also feel that "4 Film Favorites" should be in the Edition field. For example the Blade Collection. The content of the box are 3 Blade films and the TV pilot. The "4 Film Favorites" is the name for a collection of film collections. | | | | Cor |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 762 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Corne: Quote:
I also feel that "4 Film Favorites" should be in the Edition field. For example the Blade Collection. The content of the box are 3 Blade films and the TV pilot. The "4 Film Favorites" is the name for a collection of film collections. That's the way I see it too. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't really have a preference but I could see "4 Film Favorites: Something" as the title of the box set and no edition. Of course, that still leaves the child profiles to contemplate on... | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
I have one set of the 4 Film Favorites... The Critters Collection. I was wondering the same thing. When I originally put that set in I made it...
Title: The Critters Collection
Edition: 4 Film Favorites
I always thought that to be the correct way... but it was recently changed to
Title: 4 Film Favorites
Edition: The Critters Collection
using all the others in the database as their reasoning. I personally still think that change was wrong... but since everyone else was voting yes... I didn't have the energy to fight it so ignored it. Now I am sorry I did.
So I will be much interested in the answer as well... as I still personally feel...
Title: The Critters Collection
Edition: 4 Film Favorites
Should be the correct way. I pretty much agree Pete. I always thought the "4 Film Favorites" should be in the edition too, but it's been changed to the opposite on the two such titles that I own. This ended up as a big argument before, so I just said screw it and ignored it also.  | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,741 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
but it was recently changed to
Title: 4 Film Favorites
Edition: The Critters Collection Urgl. That couldn't be more wrong IMHO. | | | Karsten
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,201 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't own any of these, but I can see how '4 Film Favorites' could be considered a series of releases...especially with the word 'collection' being used in some of them. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
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| Registered: March 16, 2007 | | Posts: 278 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't own any of these titles, but I would treat the whole thing as the title. 4 Film Favorites: The Critters Collection. No edition. Then I'd just set the sort title to "Critters" |
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| T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 8,733 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
Title: 4 Film Favorites
Edition: The Critters Collection Of all possibilities, this is without a doubt the absolute worst. I would go for the exact opposite. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Agreed... but it seems everyone that owns the titles seems to fight it with all they are worth. with my owning only the one title... and so many in the database like that Not sure I can fight it without something strong to back me up. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,201 |
| | Posted: | | | | When the rule tells us that the edition field is for indicating special versions and collections, and the titles in question use the word 'collection', it is kinda hard to argue that it isn't an edition. I understand why some people don't want it that way, but I can see the other side as well. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | The thing is... it isn't always an edition just because the word Collection is there. And I believe in this case the title is The Critters Collection. | | | | Pete |
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