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Casimir Radon posted:The Thing steelbook is showing sold out at the few Best Buys I’ve checked. Probably missed this one. I’m sure it was BB I was reading about the other day (I don’t *think* it was this thread, but not impossible) saying they always get a 2nd drop like a week or so later.
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Like Star Wars it’s pretty normal to want the best version of the films to exist.
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Xenomrph posted:Like, the movies? Because they’re good and worth watching and owning? If you get the ultimate collector's set you're getting the Hobbit trilogy too, so if you want to edit this post you still have the chance to, we'll completely understand
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CelticPredator posted:Like Star Wars it’s pretty normal to want the best version of the films to exist. I'm not even talking about the movies themselves. Just the ungodly amount of special features associated with the Lord of the Rings movies. Do they keep making more? If not then surely the kind of diehards who'd buy a very expensive box set have already seen all that stuff. If they are then what could they possibly tell you that you wouldn't already know? Every single aspect of those films creation is so meticulously documented that I just can't see why anyone would want more. Who even has time to watch all that poo poo in the first place?
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Then don’t watch them.
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CPL593H posted:I'm not even talking about the movies themselves. Just the ungodly amount of special features associated with the Lord of the Rings movies. Do they keep making more? If not then surely the kind of diehards who'd buy a very expensive box set have already seen all that stuff. If they are then what could they possibly tell you that you wouldn't already know? Every single aspect of those films creation is so meticulously documented that I just can't see why anyone would want more. Who even has time to watch all that poo poo in the first place? Like it's bizarre that the "ultimate" set wastes time including the movies on bluray at all - if you're buying it on 4K that's the format you're going to watch it in, no? Why not free up that disc space and include the supplementals and stuff, it seems like that would make more sense.
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CPL593H posted:Lord of the Rings more like BORED of the Rings. Where else will you be once again reminded that Viggo broke his foot kicking the helmet and they all have tattoos of the elvish word for nine?
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I mean if you're interested in how movies get made there is a lot of neat stuff there. The movies were a massive conceptual and logistical undertaking and how they worked things out is fascinating- there's animatics of an alternate opening to Fellowship which spends way longer setting up the world, tests they did in the unfinished Hobbiton sets to show how the forced perspective was gonna work, and my favorite bit is where you can cycle through all the various angles and elements shot for the Council of Elrond scene. Like... that poo poo's neat, dunno what to tell ya. (And the stuff on The Two Towers makes it clear how much effort had to go into cutting together something like a coherent middle chapter AND keeping it a reasonable length in theaters.) Always struck me weird that there were never any deleted scenes in any release, though. Like I'm pretty sure there was stuff they shot and didn't use even in the EEs but it never made any of the discs.
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Maxwell Lord posted:Always struck me weird that there were never any deleted scenes in any release, though. Like I'm pretty sure there was stuff they shot and didn't use even in the EEs but it never made any of the discs. I'm pretty sure I heard somehere that there's enough footage that they could make a 6 hour cut of each movie
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The LOTR behind the scenes docs are an unusual situation because they almost have like, their own nostalgia that's separate from the movies themselves. Those extended edition DVDs were a big deal and all the behind the scenes stuff was pretty unique at the time, a lot of people have just as many fond memories of watching those documentaries as they do the films. So if you say "Ultimate Edition", I'd assume that stuff is included because I consider it to be an essential part of the total package. That said, if you feel the way I do about those documentaries then you probably already own them in another format so it's not that big a deal.
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I do think it’s weird that they would include Blu-Ray copies but not the special features stuff. I don’t really understand the thinking behind that one. For that matter I don’t entirely understand why so many UHDs still come with BR copies. Surely the studios could save a few cents per copy by not including a BR. I could see it at the early stage of the format, but now? Anybody still buying physical media probably knows exactly what they’re doing.
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david_a posted:I do think it’s weird that they would include Blu-Ray copies but not the special features stuff. I don’t really understand the thinking behind that one. Hard disagree. As a family guy I find the included Bluray to be pretty good and useful. The last-gen consoles are pulling Other Room TV duty in a lot of people's homes, and most of those only play Bluray.
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Yeah it's really the Blu-Rays that still come with DVDs that seem strange. Also the fact that new movies are still being released on DVD.
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I live in the sticks and work in a library, most of the people coming in only have DVD players, and if they can afford blu-ray or UHD then they probably also have subscriptions to every streaming service. There are millions and millions of people that live outside of major cities, even if some us wish we didn't sometimes. I also occasionally donate the DVD half of my new blu-rays to my library 
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Sep 12, 2021 17:50
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When I upgrade I just put the old ones at my mom’s house.
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david_a posted:I do think it’s weird that they would include Blu-Ray copies but not the special features stuff. I don’t really understand the thinking behind that one. I'm guessing that the BR copies are for the special features since you never see them on the UHD disc.
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I hate when they split the special features to one of the discs, it means you're stuck with both discs.
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Sep 12, 2021 18:01
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On The House With a Clock In Its Walls UHD there are some special features, but they’re all replicated in the BR disc, which has more extras still.
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david_a posted:I do think it’s weird that they would include Blu-Ray copies but not the special features stuff. I don’t really understand the thinking behind that one. For a time I had only a DVD player but started buying bluray/dvd combos because I knew I was going to upgrade soon-ish, and some of those combos I knew I'd rather have it on bluray; and now I'm in the same position, I have a bluray player only but I'm considering buying some of the 4kUHD/bluray combos for movies I know I'd like to have in higher quality when I get around to upgrading. Only select DVD movies I rebought on bluray and the same will go for 4K UHD, so the combo packs are very convenient.
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Sep 12, 2021 18:04
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I got lots of bootleg discs from showa video, guy does good work putting together the best versions of classic Japanese fantasy/sf for collectors
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https://twitter.com/nibiru_TRUTH/status/1437425283376746499?s=19
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I posted this in the Plex thread but didn't get any reply and thought perhaps you all might have an idea... I've ripped my entire DVD & Blu-ray collection (400+ discs) with the exception of one movie -- an old DVD of Quiz Show. It plays fine in my DVD player but having tried it in a total of three different computer drives, it is never recognized as a valid disc. Some searching online suggested it's some kind of copy protection measure. Does that seem plausible? It's annoying because as I said it's the only disc that I've had this trouble with.
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Could you try a Linux VM to rip it?
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I think people were concerned about it, but Mad Max 2 & 3 will be getting standalone UHDs.
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Yea I saw that, definitely happy about it because I really only need Road Warrior and then maybe down the line I'll decide to pick up the others but it doesn't feel like a necessity. Especially with how much good stuff is coming out in the next 3-4 months.
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Sep 15, 2021 19:26
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Apocalypse Now 4k UHD is $15 on Amazon right now.
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Franchescanado posted:Apocalypse Now 4k UHD is $15 on Amazon right now. Good looking Steelbook is gonna be available for $19.99 as well, it’s a pre-order.
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That's probably a reference level UHD that doesn't get brought up enough. I'd seen the movie two or three times before but the UHD was just stunning.
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Shawshank looks amazing in 4k and I'm very glad I picked it up - it's a shame the steelbook art is so bad though. I'm glad I didn't get that version as the regular version's slipcover is nice.
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Orange Carlisle posted:Shawshank looks amazing in 4k and I'm very glad I picked it up - it's a shame the steelbook art is so bad though. I'm glad I didn't get that version as the regular version's slipcover is nice. I got the steelbook and am a little on the fence. I don't think the cover art for the original was out yeah, so I erred towards caution. It's easier to return a steelbook and pick-up a regular than vise-versa. It sucks because the art from the Blu-Ray was so much better than either, that nice illustration. I like some aspects of the steelbook art, but at the same time it kinda conflicts with the very grounded presentation of the film. Oh, and Clockwork Orange UHD steelbook is now available to pre-order from Best Buy.
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Sep 16, 2021 14:56
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I have the Shawshank Blu-ray steelbook and the cover is the shot in the movie where Andy is standing in the rain after he escapes and his arms are outstretched, it’s pretty much perfect. The new Steelbook looks real bad by comparison.
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Sand Monster posted:I posted this in the Plex thread but didn't get any reply and thought perhaps you all might have an idea... Meant to respond yesterday: YES. The Squid and the Whale, Friday, and TMNT 1 are all DVDs that have been impossible for me to rip a digital copy but the disc works fine.
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Xenomrph posted:I have the Shawshank Blu-ray steelbook and the cover is the shot in the movie where Andy is standing in the rain after he escapes and his arms are outstretched, it’s pretty much perfect. The new Steelbook looks real bad by comparison. I think that's the shot they used on the inside of the new 4k steelbook case
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Orange Carlisle posted:I think that's the shot they used on the inside of the new 4k steelbook case Probably should have swapped those.
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I'm starting to think the From Dusk Till Dawn UHD is probably gonna be delayed because we're about a month away from the release date and still haven't seen what the packaging looks like.
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Basebf555 posted:I'm starting to think the From Dusk Till Dawn UHD is probably gonna be delayed because we're about a month away from the release date and still haven't seen what the packaging looks like. The default packaging makes it look like a crime film, but the reverse side is full vampire mayhem
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I now own a laserdisc
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Iron Crowned posted:I now own a laserdisc I've got Japanese imports of Videodrome and Creepshow so I am the coolest dweeb 
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The Erotic Bee Gees series was suppressed for a reason…
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