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So is anyone on the west coast still waiting for their copy of Battle Royale? Amazon.co.uk tells me it was expected to be delivered yesterday but I have yet to see it and I didn't get any tracking and all it tells me is 'dispatched' so I have no idea where the drat thing is at this point.
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Best business decision ever to break up the boxes into two sets. I hope that the OT box will have Empire of Dreams, or some other SW documentary.
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Jan 6, 2011 23:20
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Harlock posted:Best business decision ever to break up the boxes into two sets. I hope that the OT box will have Empire of Dreams, or some other SW documentary. I'm guessing the individual trilogy boxes will be bare-bones except maybe commentary tracks.
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Jan 6, 2011 23:28
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BitterAvatar posted:So is anyone on the west coast still waiting for their copy of Battle Royale? I am in Michigan and yes I am still waiting as well. Starting to get a bit annoyed at this point too.
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Jan 6, 2011 23:32
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BitterAvatar posted:So is anyone on the west coast still waiting for their copy of Battle Royale? You're not alone. It seems the vast majority of people in the US are still waiting for their copies to arrive. Amazon UK has been telling people to hold out until the 13th and contact them if you haven't received it by then. As far as Star Wars goes, $10 a disc aint a bad deal at all, but it will almost definitely come down in price between now and September.
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Jan 6, 2011 23:34
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Sir Lemming posted:If it were pretty much technically impossible to present it in any higher-quality format? Yeah, probably. I despise the fact that the original artwork wasn't preserved more carefully, but there's probably not much they can do about it now. I want the best-quality version possible even if it's only marginal, and short of a miracle, it looks like this is gonna be it. That's going to be the case with a lot of BD releases, I think. I'd just like a real, official FLCL set that has the sub and dub versions. The unofficial version I have on DVD is dub only - I kind of liked the US dub voice acting.
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Jan 6, 2011 23:47
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BitterAvatar posted:So is anyone on the west coast still waiting for their copy of Battle Royale? In Canada. Received mine in late December.
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Jan 6, 2011 23:58
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BitterAvatar posted:So is anyone on the west coast still waiting for their copy of Battle Royale? I'm on the East Coast and still waiting. I'm waiting for two other packages from the UK as well.
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Jan 7, 2011 00:00
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Harlock posted:Best business decision ever to break up the boxes into two sets. I hope that the OT box will have Empire of Dreams, or some other SW documentary. FitFortDanga posted:I'm guessing the individual trilogy boxes will be bare-bones except maybe commentary tracks. The press release seems to strongly imply this: quote:Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray will feature all six live-action Star Wars feature films utilizing the highest possible picture and audio presentation, along with three additional discs and more than 30 hours of extensive special features including never-before-seen deleted and alternate scenes, an exploration of the exclusive Star Wars archives, and much more. No mention of what extras come with the individual trilogies. Also, since the Complete Saga MSRP is the exact same as the two individual trilogies combined, you'd expect there would be some sort of bait to make you buy the Complete Saga Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 00:15 on Jan 7, 2011 |
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Jan 7, 2011 00:10
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BitterAvatar posted:So is anyone on the west coast still waiting for their copy of Battle Royale? I'm in Texas and mine hasn't shown up. Edit: I also put down a preorder for the star wars set but 8 months is a long time and I'll probably end up canceling and reordering a few more times.
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Jan 7, 2011 00:47
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So chances of them including a remastered version of the original non-special editions?
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Infinitum posted:So chances of them including a remastered version of the original non-special editions? Is there a number less than 0?
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I will not be surprised if the original cuts remastered are exclusive to the 9-disc set. Fine. I actually liked the prequels.  edit: Just pre-ordered. I got until September to decide if $90 is worth it or not. Egbert Souse fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Jan 7, 2011 |
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Jan 7, 2011 01:05
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Is there a number less than 0? That's not impossible. I used to bullseye womprats with my... wait lemme go dig up my original version tapes to get the quote right
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Jan 7, 2011 01:05
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BitterAvatar posted:So is anyone on the west coast still waiting for their copy of Battle Royale? Stll waiting here, on dispatch for 5 January
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Jan 7, 2011 02:06
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It might just be some urban legend but I'm pretty sure I read that Lucas personally saw to the destruction of the original non-special edition prints in some type of scorched earth policy.
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Jan 7, 2011 02:27
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Egbert Souse posted:I will not be surprised if the original cuts remastered are exclusive to the 9-disc set. I pre-ordered as well (because who the gently caress am I kidding) but it'll be interesting to see what kind of pricematch wars result over this release. Back when the OT was originally released on DVD, there was a whole lot of price war shenanigans going on between Target, Best Buy and Walmart, which eventually beat everyone by selling it at $37 or so on release day. I'd be surprised if this doesn't happen again, and now that Amazon pricematches whatever the lowest price is for big releases, Amazon is definitely the way to go.
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Jan 7, 2011 02:49
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Minnesota, no Battle Royale. Shipped the 11th of December, estimated delivery January 5th. I know it's not Amazon UK's fault, but it is slightly frustrating coming home to a mailbox with no Blu-rays in it. Even more so with the fact that the set is limited and now sold out. However. I can wait, I know the UK had major weather issues last month. I'm not going to get my panties tied in a knot like the posters at DVDTalk currently are.
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Jan 7, 2011 03:09
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Georgia, got Battle Royale about a week and two days ago. Regular shipping. It was stuck in NJ when they had a major snowstorm, so that delayed it quite a bit.
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Jan 7, 2011 03:48
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Gonna preorder the whole series now, I think, just for the original trilogy and the special features. Do we think that Amazon price is gonna change as we get closer to release? I know I get the lowest price, but do we think they'll be bumping it up to $150 when the brick and mortars have it? I figure there's plenty of time until September to cancel if I need to.
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Jan 7, 2011 05:01
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Is there a number less than 0? Actually, if he's actively destroying OT NON-SE prints, that means the chances are in the negative.
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Jan 7, 2011 14:23
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Any word on Star Trek movies? Those original releases, I heard, were pretty bad. 
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Jan 7, 2011 14:46
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frumpsnake posted:No, his wife does not own the 'rights' to the Original Trilogy, and if she did, the SE would certainly still count as being the same film. I didn't say she owned the rights, but a portion. Whether the SE counts or not (for the record, I agree that I would think it would) seems to be unknown. This article seems to think along the lines of what I was saying: http://www.starwarz.com/tbone/index.php?categoryid=22&p2_articleid=458 And a snippet from another article seems to be almost exactly what I was saying in my post: quote:The Separation Agreement between Lucas and his first wife, Marcia - whom he married in 1969 and divorced in 1983 - explicitly agrees that the ex-Mrs. Lucas is contractually obliged to receive a portion of any profits generated by the re-release of the original versions of "Star Wars, "Empire" and "Jedi."
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Jan 7, 2011 15:28
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Tony Danza Claus posted:Any word on Star Trek movies? I'd love to get the Star Trek: The Motion Picture directors cut on Blu-Ray. It's a much better film than the original theatrical version. The problem is that all the new FX shots were done to DVD resolutions, and not HD, so unless they do what they did with Firefly and simply upscale the new FX shots (which still looked much better than DVD) they can't produce a Blu-Ray version.
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Jan 7, 2011 15:43
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doctor thodt posted:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003ZSJ212/ Man... I suck at Amazon apparently. Preordered. Even if I change my mind, this way I'll have the lowest price when it does come out.
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Jan 7, 2011 16:17
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still waiting on my copy of Battle Royale as well (Raleigh, NC).... Amazon has told me it should be here by the 13th at the latest.
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Dances with Wolves (US) at DVDBeaver.Butthole Prince posted:I didn't say she owned the rights, but a portion. It just boggles the mind that anyone could think that Marcia Lucas could get such a loving awesome settlement with not only $35-50 million in cash, but a percentage of SW royalties (which in itself is loving ridiculous, yes she goes uncredited but she didn't write the film), or that it would run out after x number of years (why?), or that such an awesome settlement deal would somehow be invalidated by George throwing in 2 minutes of CG to a 120 minute film or the film appearing on Disc 2. And in fact, if she got say, a percentage of George's profits, they would have gone up exponentially after Lucasfilm bought the original Star Wars off Fox in '99. Enough offtopic from me. frumpsnake fucked around with this message at 18:32 on Jan 7, 2011 |
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Jan 7, 2011 18:19
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There's a 20% off coupon at B&N.com (R7V9J9N - requires a Visa) that's allowing people to pre-order the Star Wars set for around $70-$75.
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Jan 8, 2011 00:21
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Someone on CriterionForum.org notes that StudioCanal put a list of titles on their Facebook to "request" as part of their Blu line in Region B... L’Armée des ombres, J.P. Melville La belle et la bête, J. Cocteau (Janus/Criterion still has Region A rights) La Bête humaine, J. Renoir Carmen, F. Rosi Casque d'or, J. Becker César et Rosalie, C. Sautet The Conversation, F. F. Coppola (Zoetrope still has Region A rights and it's coming from Lionsgate soon) Don't Look Now, N. Roeg (Paramount has US rights) Jeux Interdits, R. Clément Million Dollar Baby, C. Eastwood (Warner already has this out) Plein Soleil, R. Clément The Producers, M. Brooks (MGM has US rights) Quai des brumes, M. Carné Quai des Orfèvres, H.-G. Clouzot Le Journal d’un curé de campagne, R. Bresson La Strada, F. Fellini (Janus/KirchMedia still has US rights) The Trial, O. Welles Tristana, L. Buñuel Aux frontières de l'aube, C Bigelow Mayerling, T Young Riso amaro, G de Santis La grande illusion, J. Renoir Hopefully everyone is voting for The Trial and Grand Illusion.
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Jan 8, 2011 01:33
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Did anyone pick up Exit Through the Gift Shop? It's out in the UK for a couple of months now. Concerning the picture quality, can it even be much of an improvement compared to DVD, since most of the film seems to be filmed with a consumer camera?
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Oh, poo poo. It is loving on.quote:An early announcement to retailers indicates that on April 12, 2011, Walt Disney Home Entertainment will bring the Brad Bird animated Pixar film The Incredibles to Blu-ray Disc. The studio will release the title as a 4-disc set comprised of two Blu-ray discs, a DVD, and a Digital Copy with a suggested price of $45.99. http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5716  The preorder is already available at Amazon but for $30.99. I imagine the price will drop between now and April. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I654UI?ie=UTF8&tag=evdaisafi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004I654UI Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Jan 8, 2011 |
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Jan 8, 2011 01:55
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$46 is highway goddamn robbery for a single film
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Sporadic posted:with a suggested price of $45.99.  Excuse me? $46 for a single film?
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Jan 8, 2011 01:58
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Fag Boy Jim posted:$46 is highway goddamn robbery for a single film GonSmithe posted:
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Jan 8, 2011 01:59
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That MSRP is par for the course with Disney combo packs. They're all inevitably $20 or less on release day, so it's no biggie.
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Egbert Souse posted:Someone on CriterionForum.org notes that StudioCanal put a list of titles on their Facebook to "request" as part of their Blu line in Region B... The Trial would kick rear end in high definition.
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Jan 8, 2011 02:11
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If you've been waiting on Gone with the Wind, it's $9.99 on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002XF9C54/ref=nosim/cheapassgam08-20
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zenintrude posted:If you've been waiting on Gone with the Wind, it's $9.99 on Amazon: It's worth mentioning that the one you listed is the single disc edition. The three disc is $16.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038ZITIY?ie=UTF8&tag=evdaisafi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0038ZITIY missing posted:Disc Two: Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Jan 8, 2011 |
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Jan 8, 2011 02:34
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The Incredibles is worth $45 even if I don't see myself paying more than $25.i am not so sure posted:The Trial would kick rear end in high definition. The Trial would kick rear end with a proper R1 DVD, let alone a Blu-Ray.  (from the only "official" R1 DVD from Milestone)
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Egbert Souse posted:(from the only "official" R1 DVD from Milestone) That's an impressive amount of green for a B&W flick.
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