The best Prime Day deals on Blu-rays and DVDs: Indiana Jones, Twin Peaks, I Love Lucy, and more
Physical media isn't dead and this sale on classic movies and TV shows proves it
Although streaming has become ubiquitous in our digitally dominated world, there are those will argue that the experience of watching a home video release on disc offers superior quality. But there’s a downside to collecting discs: the cost—especially when some streamers offer so much for a relatively low monthly fee. But for Prime Day, Amazon is helping balance things out, slashing prices from 39 to 72 percent on some top home video titles. If that’s not an incentive to collect some of these films, then what is? Plus, you’ll have something you really want in your collection rather than discovering it later and realizing that the physical version is no longer available. Streaming is a fantastic option, but it’s far from a permanent way to see certain titles. Sometimes owning is better. Here are the best Blu-ray and DVDs deals you can find on Prime Day, according to The A.V. Club.
Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Series
Price: $39.99 | 67% off (Lightning Deal on July 12: 12:25 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.)
Better act quick if you want to snag this super deal on the acclaimed HBO series starring Steve Buscemi. Considering we may be entering a new Roaring Twenties, why not journey back into the swinging era of Prohibition, bootlegging, mafia madness, and racy pre-Code movies. People were living faster and looser than you might think.
Stephen King 5-Movie Collection
Price: $17.99 | 42% off
This eclectic Stephen King movie collection covers titles from the 1980s up through the 2019 version of Pet Sematary. For a great price you can also check out the original Pet Sematary (1989) and The Stand miniseries (1994), the underrated Silver Bullet (1985),and David Cronenberg’s fantastic Dead Zone (1983), which features Christopher Walken before he really became Christopher Walken. All of this for the cost of seeing one movie in a theater today.
The Godfather Trilogy (Blu-Ray)
Price: $25.99 | 46% off
Just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in … with a well-priced box set! Francis Ford’s Coppola’s acclaimed mafia saga—the making of the first installment was recently chronicled by the Paramount+ series The Offer—stands the test of time and been repeatedly reissued. This box includes all three movies, an extended cut of The Godfather Part III, small art prints, a book with liner notes, and a plethora of bonus features. You won’t leave your house all weekend.