Pirates of the Caribbean: Four-Movie Collection (Blu-ray + Digital Copy) by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment   price

This is honestly quite the collection, not only does it include all 4 of the (current) Pirates of the Caribbean movies, but also working iTunes Digital Copy codes for mobile device use.For the price of admission you are getting a set of decent Blu-ray transfers of the original Pirates films, admittedly the quality of the Blu-ray experience increases as you go up in movies while the quality of the movies themselves (acting/plot) fall but you can easily find a happy medium in the process.Now the presentation of the collection is where I was actually taken by surprise. This isn’t one of those cheap ‘lets make a box out of paper and make it look like something it isn’t’ Blu-ray collections that we’ve all see and probably own. The Chest of Davy Jones in which this collection is stored is a hard impact plastic box with a rather impressive level of detail, a respectable interior lining, and magnetic clasps to keep the entire closed when not in use.The disk’s themselves come in an accordion file cardboard holder shaped like a piece of Aztec Gold (see the first Pirates movie.) which is respectably constructed, however, like many I don’t feel that this design will provide ideal protection for the discs over the long haul as there is considerable movement inside the individual slots.Closing this out there is a rolled map circa Pirates 3 which is a small scale, non-moving, reproduction of that which you see in the film…this is actually just set inside the box with the disc holder and to me feels like the lowest quality part of the entire package. It truly feels like an afterthought added in for perceived value.To those who know this series, you are getting 1080p editions with an impressive audio uptick from the normal DVD previously released. All movies are respectably done and have deep and rich blacks by default and bright colors without that odd over saturation that many Blu-ray collections tend to have.To those who don’t know the series, the movies themselves are worthy of watching. Though perhaps billed a little bit towards family and younger children at times, I personally feel there are many nuances of the movies that are obviously directed to adults and more mature humor. It is most certainly worthy of a purchase if you have kids or not. I can’t say much more about them without having spoilers, which I won’t do, but I doubt you will be disappointed at all in any but perhaps the 4th movie which does indeed feel like a last ditch effort by Disney to cash in one more time on the popularity for the series.

With the fifth Pirates movie coming out next week, I wanted to do a marathon of the first four in advance. This seemed like a good time to upgrade my DVDs to Blu-Rays, and this set seemed like the most bang for the buck. Arrived promptly and in good condition. You’re getting all four movies each in its own plastic case, all tucked into a single sleeve. The movie transfers look and sound great. If you’re after a ton of extra features, this most definitely is not the set for you. Aside from some bloopers, a commentary, and a few other bits and pieces (a couple of games, some short Lego movies) there’s not a lot extra here…all of which is fine for the price. Picking up the fully loaded set cost twice as much, from what I could see. This set is an affordable way to pick up the first four movies, and little else besides, for $10.50 per movie. You most definitely get what you pay for, and I’m happy with this purchase.

Hi all, bottom line, if you havn’t bought ANY of the films yet, then this is a good deal. You get all 4 movies (including, digtal copies and the 3D version of the 4th film) for $92 (or $23 a movie). So that is a fair price. Alas the Collector’s Treasure Chest is a big disappointment. Poor detail & art work; they don’t use the space inside the chest to spead the disc out for easy viewing. The copy of the World Map is flimsy & requires very good eye sight or a magnifying glass to read. So for someone like me who already owned the first 3 films on Blu-ray, this turned out to be a bad purchase, especially considering the fourth film was not up to par with the previous trilogy. To recap >>> don’t own any yet, go ahead & buy the set. Do have the previous movies >> just by the remaining films individually.

Excelente articulo.
Una gran película en una gran edición de colección y pero el precio esta muy elevado considerando lo que contiene la edición de colección, imperdible para todo fan de el cine.

Not the best condition
I am reviewing the set from Goldstone-Books, not from Amazon itself.It was described as “good” yet one of the cases had snapped bits inside and the box itself had ripped bits etc. I know this is 2nd hand and is not listed as very good etc but even so…It is also a lot wider than it was shown to be in the images.I am aware none of the disks are damaged but considering the box is part of the set, if that is damaged, in my mind, so is the set. I will keep it as it’s cheap enough but not that happy with Goldstone-Books.