LORD OF THE RINGS : The Motion Picture Trilogy (2011) :: $199.98 :: Yes, Preeecious. Before going to see The Hobbit on the big screen this month, revisit Mordor and kick it with Bilbo Baggins and the gang in the first three movies of the epic series. We have a feeling we're in for a long freeze this winter, so we'll be glad to have the 15 discs in this special extended edition of the trilogy to occupy our time before venturing out of the apartment to (hopefully) find out at long last whether Frodo and Sam are gay for each other or what, among other Tolkien mysteries
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES:: The Complete Classic Series Collection :: $99.98 For this 23-disc set, the box is a TMNT van with wheels that actually moves — can you say cowabunga, dude?!
UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS:: The Essential Collection :: $159.98 :: They don't make creature features like they used to, and Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and the gang herein are no-longer-living proof.
THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS:: Director Approved Blue Ray Special Edition :: $39.95 The excellence of Moonrise Kingdom made us want to travel back into Wes Anderson yesteryear. Actually, we'll take a copy of Rushmore, too.
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