Must buy DVDs/HD Discs (2009)

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 31 Dec 2008, 12:23

New list. Very short thanks to Toei’s Sukeban Deka pricing. Let’s check back on March 31.

R2J
Sukeban Deka S2
Sukeban Deka S3
Sukeban 5-7
Ijo seai kiroku, harenchi

R1
Burst City
Star of David

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 31 Dec 2008, 15:32

Markgway wrote:Custom bastards.

Were you referring to my old thread?

Custom Bastards!

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 31 Dec 2008, 16:54

I can't think of any particular must buy discs coming out in 2009. I'll just buy BDs of worthwhile films if I see them on special.

There's plenty of already released catalogue titles that I'd like to pick up, but not at premium prices (Ie The Dark Knight BD for $43NZD? Fuck off.).

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 31 Dec 2008, 17:14

Eva, I originally intended this thread as "personal must buys, no matter when released". "Someone" later changed the topic title and made it sound like it was about upcoming disc.

But as far as upcoming discs go (the ones I didn't mention yet) I'm looking forward to Cinema Epoch's Bad Girl Mako, Criterion's Nikkatsu Action series, R2J Tokyo Sonata, and, well, most likely majority of the stuff Toei announces.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 31 Dec 2008, 17:56

Tokyo Sonata is due from Masters of Cinema, on both DVD and Blu-ray.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 10 Apr 2009, 13:42

Top 50 shopping list

R1
Wandering Ginza Butterly
Wandering Ginza Butterly II
3 Seconds Before Explosion
Bad Girl Mako (no release date yet)
Colt is My Passport (no release date yet)
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards
Yellow Fangs
SM Hunter
Hair Extensions
The Magic Blade

R2 UK
Tokyo Sonata

R2 DE
The Prodigal Son
The Big Gundown

R2J
Kimi no tomodachi
Barren Illusion
20th Century Nostalgia
Summer Vacation 1999
Honor Among Brothers
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 4
Kantou hizakura ikka
Abashiri bangaichi
Kanto tekiya ikki
Daidatsugoku
Hokuriku dairi senso
Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom
Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group
Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Courage
Circuit no ookami
Nihon no don - Kanketsu hen
Nikutai no mon (Gosha)
Usugesho
Kita no hotaru
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Meimon! Takonishi oendan
Message From Space
Angel Dust
Sogo Ishii Box Set Vol. II
Furyo bancho
Tokyo Jokuu Irasshaimase
Girlfriend: Someone Please Stop the World
Rebellion League of Girls in Sailor Uniform
Kohei Oguri Box Set

R3/0 HK
Tokyo Lullaby
20th Century Boys
Red Cliff
Point of no Return
Legendary Assassin
I Love Maria
Beach of the War Gods

R4
Gozu

I'll check back in a few years (if this forum is still alive then) as see how I've progressed.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 10 Apr 2009, 14:12

HungFist wrote:R2 DE
The Prodigal Son

I'm after that myself but German DVDs are too expensive (and made worse by the dogshit £).

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Apr 2009, 14:53

What's good about that DVD?

I thought I read something in the DD thread about a forthcoming German "Fist of Legend" DVD

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 10 Apr 2009, 15:04

Markgway wrote:
HungFist wrote:R2 DE
The Prodigal Son
I'm after that myself but German DVDs are too expensive (and made worse by the dogshit £).

The price is not so bad for Euro customers, but purchasing german dvds is a bit complicated. The shipping costs are high, there aren't that many webstores, and most webstores don't carry 18 rated films (making it difficult to make a big order from one store)

grim_tales wrote:What's good about that DVD?

Forture Star transfer + mono + eng subs

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Apr 2009, 15:10

Sounds good. I have the HKL DVD.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 10 Apr 2009, 15:47

grim_tales wrote:Sounds good. I have the HKL DVD.

Me, too. Probably Mark, too. And the rest of the board. Some poor sucker may have the R1, though

The HKL is heavily cropped, and I think the audio isn't quite original. At least I hope so, because those birds drive me crazy.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Apr 2009, 16:03

Probably a remix from Media Asia?
The extras are good (Bey's commentary).

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 10 Apr 2009, 16:50

What's a euro customer?

, there must be at least 30 different economies in Europe.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 10 Apr 2009, 17:38

bradavon wrote:What's a euro customer? , there must be at least 30 different economies in Europe.

Anyone who gets his salary in Euro (€).

Mark is in deep shit because he's getting paid £

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 11 Apr 2009, 10:30

Yeah, I have the HKL. And yeah, it's a downmix.

Everything Hung said about German e-tailers is spot on.

Pity the Dutch didn't make these discs as they're so easy to deal with.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Apr 2009, 14:17

HungFist wrote:Anyone who gets his salary in Euro (€).

There's still over 30 economies in Europe, some are in deep shit and others not so much. Sure having the same currency is possibly helping though.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 11 Apr 2009, 15:28

Terminator 2 Lionsgate Blu-ray SE

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Apr 2009, 15:41

Any reason you getting the USA one? I have it on pre-order from Play but only picked it, as it's cheap.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 11 Apr 2009, 16:14

bradavon wrote:Any reason you getting the USA one? I have it on pre-order from Play but only picked it, as it's cheap.

Universal owns the distribution rights (and the rest of the Studio Canal library) to T2 in the Australasian region, so they'd just circulate that Studio Canal barebones HD-DVD port-over. We MIGHT get a SE much later.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Apr 2009, 16:56

Optimum did the same for their BD (Studio Canal) but seem to have gone to Lionsgate for the SE.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 11 Apr 2009, 17:22

bradavon wrote:
HungFist wrote:Anyone who gets his salary in Euro (€).
There's still over 30 economies in Europe, some are in deep shit and others not so much.

Yes, but it doesn't affect on the price. Mark said that german dvds are expensive, with the situation being made worse by the weak course of £. But the currency rate fluctuations don't affect on Euro customers. The prices are the same as they were two years ago.

Of course, if you just lost your job because of the economy, then the dvds may appear "expensive"...

Right now amazon is selling The Prodigal Son for 9€. Not a bad price.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 11 Apr 2009, 18:32

HungFist wrote:Right now amazon is selling The Prodigal Son for 9€. Not a bad price.

Amazon. de I take it? So you have to add several € in postage. Also I'm not comfortable placing an order on a website without English interface.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 11 Apr 2009, 19:07

Markgway wrote:
HungFist wrote:Right now amazon is selling The Prodigal Son for 9€. Not a bad price.
Amazon. de I take it? So you have to add several € in postage. Also I'm not comfortable placing an order on a website without English interface.

Coward

I've made orders in all the possible languages I don't know

And amazon probably does have english option. Can't remember for sure. Anyway it's the same system globally. If you have an account at amazon.co.uk, you also have an account at com, fr, de, and jp.

Just click 'ok' seven times and you're done

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 11 Apr 2009, 19:31

I've done plenty of orders with amazon.de and Amazon.fr..piss easy,you just log in with your amazon uk details.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Apr 2009, 13:32

I checked Amazon.de and no English interface as I thought. The postage is €6 which is ridiculous for one DVD. That's over a fiver now becuase of the shit £. I can airmail a DVD to Malaysia for a third of that.