The HMV Bargains Thread!

[bradavon]

Chungking Express BD £10.99:

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleSearch.do?s ... Search.y=9

I could be wrong but I'm sure I saw it for £9.99 in store yesterday. I'm holding out for the superior Criterion though.

[saltysam]

Batman the animated series vol. 1 (4 discs) £6.49

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... _id=101450

Batman the animated series vol.2 (4 discs) £6.49

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... sku=532708

incredible bargain for a classic show.

[Shingster]

That affects all players not some. It's there by design:

I know all the technical guff you're going on about there, but what I don't know is whether there are players on the market that can automatically switch between the two settings, hence me playing safe and saying "some".

[romerojpg]

The Fall Blu Ray £7.44

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listin ... 821&sr=8-1

Looks cracking at the least

[bradavon]

I know all the technical guff you're going on about there, but what I don't know is whether there are players on the market that can automatically switch between the two settings, hence me playing safe and saying "some".

I've never heard or read of any. It would be great but I imagine so hard to achieve. The answer is for on-board decoding of all formats and sent out as PCM, which is what the PS3 does.

[saltysam]

Red Cliff 2-Disc SE BD £9.99 Delivered....bargain!

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... &sku=28654

[saltysam]

Blu-Ray 2 for £20...some nice titles in there including Leon

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/listSearch.do?ctx ... tiaryID=-1

[romerojpg]

Hopefully this is the start of the Christmas price reductions, I want more! MORE! MOOOORE!

[Markgway]

Leon is an Optimum release so I expect it'll go cheaper.

[saltysam]

new offer 2 BD for £18

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/listSearch.do?ctx ... tiaryID=-1

[Markgway]

Picked up 'A Time to Kill' BD in HMV today for a fiver.

Another of their one-off bargains.

[saltysam]

Che 1 & 2 £13.99

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... sku=940069

[bradavon]

It's now £12.99. That's incredible value for money. There is a Criterion coming though, which much more extras. I already own it. I paid £28. Thankfully using a £20 gift voucher.

Red Cliff 2-Disc SE BD £9.99 Delivered....bargain!

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... &sku=28654

Thanks Salty. I've gone for this. I wonder if it's a misprice? Both the 1 Disc and 2 Disc BDs are £9.99. It's also £9.98 at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cliff-Special-B ... B002GDM2S2

[grim_tales]

Thats the UK cinema version (hacked up) right?

[bradavon]

No. The 1 Disc release is but the 2 Disc release is the Original Theatrical Cut (hence 2 discs).

[grim_tales]

I didnt know that, thanks
Is horse falls all its missing from the HK cut of Part 1?

[bradavon]

What does the BBFC say? Given that the HK BD of Part 1 has a Watermark and both Parts on HK BD cost a bomb, I can live without horse falls.

[grim_tales]

BBFC says 16s were cut in total if you add up the cuts from both original versions.
I think I'll go for the BD for a tenner.

[bradavon]

16 seconds of cuts or a Watermarked BD or the HK DVD. I'd take 16 seconds of cuts (especially given the so cheap price) over a Watermarked BD or non-watermarked HK DVD. Reviews say the UK BD looks almost identical to the HK BDs. I bet it's the same transfer.

FYI it's Region Free. A first I think for EIV. One of the trailers at startup is PAL SD though, so a problem for some USA users.

[bradavon]

Chungking Express UK BD - £7.99:

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... sku=912237

This is so much cheaper than the Criterion but the overly dark print on the UK BD really annoys me. I'm tempted (lets face it, the Criterion is never going to be cheap) but the darkness, the darkness, the darkness . . .

[gasteropod]

For what it's worth, it looks fine when I watch the film itself (rather than comparing screenshots or whatever). It's certainly 'good enough', especially for people like me who are region-locked out of playing Criterions.

[Markgway]

The horse falls are cut from ALL UK versions of Red Cliff. It's a legal issue. If they've been carefully edited it's not much of an issue.

[bradavon]

Thanks Gas. I'll give it a thought. Like you say, you often cannot tell when actually watching the film. Screenshots can greatly enhance a problem that isn't always there. The thing is the HK 2 Disc SE DVD is so good, I'm concerned (HD aspects aside) I'll be disappointed with the UK BD. That also includes Falling Angels too.

Agreed Mark. You cannot tell there are cuts in House of Flying Daggers, unless you've seen it uncut or compare side by side.

[saltysam]

Red Cliff now £8.99

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDet ... atuid=1000

[bradavon]

WTF! I've just ordered this. I bet HMV won't give me £1 back. Time to e-mail HMV!