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fancyclown posted:The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), one of my absolute favourite films is getting re-relased by Criterion on DVD in January 2013. LINK. It's going for $6 less on amazon.ca for anyone interested north of the border. I've been wanting to watch this for a while so it's great hearing some more enthusiasm to remind me! Thank you.
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I noticed Costco has the really nice collector's edition of Lawrence of Arabia for $49.99 after $7 instant discount ($56.99 before discount): Great price--it's about $15 cheaper than Amazon.
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Dec 11, 2012 04:57
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I didn't know they put Friends on BD.
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Dec 11, 2012 05:15
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Harlock posted:I didn't know they put Friends on BD. And did a really good job of it apparently.
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Dec 11, 2012 05:53
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Too bad the show will still be Friends.
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Dec 11, 2012 08:09
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Ooooohhhhhhhhhthe first four seasons are still pretty good though.
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Dec 11, 2012 08:22
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I keep forgetting that Lawrence's BD set is huge. As a rule of thumb, are BDs released in Digibook format usually well done? The few I have are pretty awesome.
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Dec 11, 2012 16:41
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Red posted:I keep forgetting that Lawrence's BD set is huge. They tend to at least look nice, but compared to something like Criterion, the actual "Book" part tends to be really trite; usually just a short history of the film's development at best.
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Dec 11, 2012 16:52
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They're also annoyingly slightly bigger than regular BD cases.
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Dec 11, 2012 17:45
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Harlock posted:I didn't know they put Friends on BD. Googling around shows that the transfers are good, but for some reason they only put the broadcast versions of the episodes on the discs. The DVD sets have extended versions of some of the episodes. While its never a ton of content, it usually ends up making the episode a bit funnier, since the jokes that don't move the plot forward are cut. It's more noticeable for season finales/openers. I Uhhh...probably like the show too much. Haven't double dipped for the BDs though.
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Dec 11, 2012 18:36
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Magic Hate Ball posted:They're also annoyingly slightly bigger than regular BD cases. I think digibooks are annoying. They're not comfortable to read. Give me a regular Blu or Criterion case in a slipcover with a real separate book/booklet. Close Encounters of the Third Kind came in this beautiful sturdy glossy slipcase with the discs in a digipak (with a sleeve to hold a huge poster) and the booklet separate. And it's exactly regular Blu size. From reading online, Masters of Cinema has The Passion of Joan of Arc packaged in a steelbook with a thick booklet, both in a thick slipcase. Packaging shouldn't be a big deal, but I really admire the showmanship of some studios to give the appearance just as much attention as the excellent software inside. There's just something odd about a beautiful 4K restoration like Singin' in a Rain in a cheap blue plastic case inside a cheap cardboard box. One more reason why those Criterion cases are that much more special.
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Dec 12, 2012 02:17
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Yeah, the Criterion cases are really great: sturdy, thick, and not blue.
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Dec 12, 2012 02:29
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Yeah, the Criterion cases are really great: sturdy, thick, and not blue. Do a lot of people hate the blue cases that much? A friend of mine was here a while ago and sperged about them being bad "from a design standpoint" a while ago. I think they're were purposely made to stand out because the average consumer is probably too stupid to know the difference until they get home "Why won't mah DVD play!?".
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Dec 12, 2012 03:07
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CPL593H posted:Do a lot of people hate the blue cases that much? A friend of mine was here a while ago and sperged about them being bad "from a design standpoint" a while ago. I think they're were purposely made to stand out because the average consumer is probably too stupid to know the difference until they get home "Why won't mah DVD play!?". I get the point of it, but it does get kinda samey.
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Dec 12, 2012 03:12
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Maxwell Lord posted:I get the point of it, but it does get kinda samey. I don't really get too worked up over the packaging of videos unless it's really lovely in a way that makes it possible to damage the actual media (Dark Sky Texas Chain Saw Massacre DVD). I do like the Criterion cases though, they're classy.
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Dec 12, 2012 03:19
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I like blu ray cases except when they have a snap close fold-over thing on the side or are "eco" cases that feel thin and lovely in hand.
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Dec 12, 2012 03:26
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When I bought the Social Network on blu through Borders' website, they sent me the dvd because the boxes looked really similar. I spent like 45 minutes on the customer help line trying to explain to the dude on the other end that they sent me the wrong format. The poor dude didn't really seem to know what a blu-ray was and kept insisting that I got what I ordered because it was a disc. I read him the UPC and everything, but finally communicated the difference by saying that it was like I ordered an LP and received an audio cassette. I really hope I didn't come off like a condescending rear end in a top hat. But I can see how easily the formats can get confused.
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Dec 12, 2012 03:49
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CPL593H posted:Do a lot of people hate the blue cases that much? Red cases were better 
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Dec 12, 2012 03:56
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Jack Gladney posted:When I bought the Social Network on blu through Borders' website, they sent me the dvd because the boxes looked really similar. I spent like 45 minutes on the customer help line trying to explain to the dude on the other end that they sent me the wrong format. The poor dude didn't really seem to know what a blu-ray was and kept insisting that I got what I ordered because it was a disc. I read him the UPC and everything, but finally communicated the difference by saying that it was like I ordered an LP and received an audio cassette. I don't know, it sounds like you were pretty reasonable to someone who didn't know a really basic part of their job.
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Dec 12, 2012 03:59
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Jack Gladney posted:When I bought the Social Network on blu through Borders' website, they sent me the dvd because the boxes looked really similar. I spent like 45 minutes on the customer help line trying to explain to the dude on the other end that they sent me the wrong format. The poor dude didn't really seem to know what a blu-ray was and kept insisting that I got what I ordered because it was a disc. I read him the UPC and everything, but finally communicated the difference by saying that it was like I ordered an LP and received an audio cassette. If the person they put in charge of packaging DVDs and blu-rays for shipping literally cannot understand the difference between the two even after having it explained to him, that goes a long way toward explaining why Borders went out of business. Edit: It's like when one of my college roommates took (stole) a 20 oz. bottle of Dr. Pepper from me and replaced it with a 12 oz. can and thought we were square. "I took one Dr. Pepper and gave you back one Dr. Pepper. What's the problem?  "
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Tremors posted:I like blu ray cases except when they have a snap close fold-over thing on the side or are "eco" cases that feel thin and lovely in hand. If they are otherwise the standard blu-ray case that snaps closed you can just pull off the fold-over thing, it's not necessary to snap the case closed.
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Dec 12, 2012 04:04
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Lizard Combatant posted:I don't know, it sounds like you were pretty reasonable to someone who didn't know a really basic part of their job. I wasn't on the phone with the warehouse. I'm pretty sure he was in a call center somewhere where blu-ray hasn't become a common consumer good (although they certainly should have given him some documentation about what they were).
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Dec 12, 2012 04:07
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If someone doesn't know what a blu-ray is after the release of The Social Network, especially if their job might involve dealing with complaints about them, then they are simply a loving moron.
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Dec 12, 2012 04:14
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Sporadic posted:Red cases were better Give me your lunch money, nerd!
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Dec 12, 2012 04:27
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As long as the case is capable of safely protecting the disc, I couldn't give a poo poo what it looks like.
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I've said this before but yeah, the blue cases do annoy me slightly. DVD and VHS cases looked so much better because of no color coding and the film's own color scheme getting the preference. But also, even the red HD-DVD cases pleased my eyes more than the terrible blue of the blu-rays. But I am dealing with it.
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Dec 12, 2012 06:14
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CPL593H posted:Give me your lunch money, nerd! Come and get it, you Blacula lovin' motherfucka! You'll never get past my fortress of HD-DVD cases!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Dec 12, 2012 06:38
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Sporadic posted:Come and get it, you Blacula lovin' motherfucka! You'll never get past my fortress of HD-DVD cases!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA You leave Mamuwalde out of this!
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Dec 12, 2012 06:46
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sportsgenius86 posted:As long as the case is capable of safely protecting the disc, I couldn't give a poo poo what it looks like. That said, I actually like the ones that have the fold-over on the side because if they are going to start sticking them in the flimsy eco-cases anyways, I'ld like the peace of mind that the disc won't easily fall out during transit.
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Dec 12, 2012 14:55
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parasyte posted:If they are otherwise the standard blu-ray case that snaps closed you can just pull off the fold-over thing, it's not necessary to snap the case closed. You don't even need to pull it off. The cases are designed to work with and without the extra mechanism. If you open the blu-ray case you can actually lock the tab down. Just push it down until it clicks and you can now use the case without the extra locking mechanism and without purposely damaging it.
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Dec 12, 2012 17:06
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BitterAvatar posted:You don't even need to pull it off. The cases are designed to work with and without the extra mechanism. If you open the blu-ray case you can actually lock the tab down. Just push it down until it clicks and you can now use the case without the extra locking mechanism and without purposely damaging it. Apparently so. Learn something new every day. Though I'm the kind of person who will throw away a slipcase if it otherwise is the same art as what's underneath the plastic of the case.
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parasyte posted:Though I'm the kind of person who will throw away a slipcase if it otherwise is the same art as what's underneath the plastic of the case.
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Dec 12, 2012 19:48
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fancyclown posted:The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), one of my absolute favourite films You are wise.
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Space_Butler posted:Too bad you haven't discovered the slipcover threads on the various blu-ray forums, you're throwing away a lot of potential money from OCD people. How much do these dickheads shell out for this nonsense and where do I got to take advantage of them?
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Nothing will top that one photo from blu-ray.com's forums where that dude had a whole section of his shelf partitioned for Jena Malone movies.
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Dec 13, 2012 12:51
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I'm not crazy about the blue blu-ray cases, but the green ones are even worse. The Incredible Hulk sticks out like a sore thumb on my shelf. Green Lantern also has a green case for the Blu Ray and DVD.
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One thing I've noticed is that the old cardboard snap DVD cases (used by WB, New Line, and probably a few other studios) look new, regardless of age. Way back when, I thought they looked cheap compared to the standard plastic black cases.
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Dec 13, 2012 16:14
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Paramount is releasing their new 4K restoration of Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Deliah.... on a bare-bones DVD.
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The thing I'm most happy about with Blu art, with steelbooks and similar editions (Social Network being one), they're now putting all the marketing gumph on throwaway cardboard inserts under the shrink wrap. I don't need to be reminded that some no-name critic awarded the film 5* every time I pick a disc up. Rip em out and straight in the trash. Also my hatred of BBFC logos, I think I counted 18 of the drat things throughout my Oceans Trilogy boxset. A small rating on the back like in the US is perfect.
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I will also say that in general (not always) they will put the better/artsier poster art on the blu-ray than on the dvd.
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