The General DVD/HD Disc Bargains Thread!

Shen · Post by **Shen** » 28 Sep 2006, 12:31

yeah, but i dont have a credit card right now, my bank totally fucked up, and havent sent me a new one, so until sometime in the next couple weeks i wont have access to my account...not that i have any money in it

but just mans i cant put anything in or take anything out, so icant order DVDs or my school books :shock:

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 28 Sep 2006, 14:39

bradavon wrote:
saltysam wrote:i think so it's the momentum release
There are 1 and 2 disc Momentum versions; I think there is anyway. I'm pretty sure the orginal 1 disc (red cover) DVD is also from Momentum too.

it's the one disc brad looked last night

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 29 Sep 2006, 16:00

coogan's bluff £2.97 music zone
cruel intentions £1.99 virgin
exorcist (theatrical) £3.99 virgin
clockwork orange £3.99 virgin (iconic release)
longest yard (burt reynolds) £2.97 music zone
ong bak (1 disc) £3.99 virgin

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 29 Sep 2006, 21:08

Cheers Salty. Nothing for me but cheers.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 30 Sep 2006, 04:45

saltysam wrote:exorcist (theatrical) £3.99 virgin

The R2UK of the Exorcist TC sucks. They've severely truncated the 75min doco by 20+ minutes - including the entire removal of the Mark Kermode segments. It's fully intact on the R1, which is NOT OOP, contrary to popular belief.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 30 Sep 2006, 12:23

Odd the British DVD cuts Kermode out. The Extended Cut is much better anyway, even if both cuts are SOOO overrated.

Both are far from rubbish but both are far from "the most scary film ever made" either. The Shining is far scarier.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 01 Oct 2006, 01:24

The Shining is boring pants.

The Exorcist is a much better film.
(I have the R1 25th Anniversary edition w/uncut doc)

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 01 Oct 2006, 10:42

You reckon The Shining was boring?

When Jack goes psycho and the revelations of what he was actually writing are revealed are so well handled. I was on the edge of my seat with fear. The 1.33:1 aspect ratio I still find weird but then this is a Kubrick film.

So few films are actually scary, this is one of them.

Shen · Post by **Shen** » 01 Oct 2006, 12:56

the shining, for its time is great, not the scariest ever film, but one of the better ones i've watched, kubrick's direction was great, tho not gorily scary it wass filled with creepy with the tension. tho the wife is actually, more creepy than most things in the movie

but still its great...

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 01 Oct 2006, 17:02

Yeah, the original version lasts near 2.5 hrs.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Oct 2006, 14:48

The Little Mermaid 2 disc Platinum Ed. (R1) - $14.99:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F8 ... WYUWENHWNM

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 02 Oct 2006, 15:17

grim_tales wrote:The Little Mermaid 2 disc Platinum Ed. (R1) - $14.99:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F8 ... WYUWENHWNM

According to the review on dvdtimes, the video isnt all that great.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Oct 2006, 18:06

But is any version great? (i.e - Transfer). Oh and it's $21.97 (£11.64/€17.23) not $14.99.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Oct 2006, 18:33

I was only giving the goods price 8)

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Oct 2006, 18:54

I know but that's not what you said nor is that price accurate

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Oct 2006, 20:01

Thats not bad for a new 2 discer though, especially from Amazon.
But I'd rather buy other DVDs before that one...
Its $14.99 without shipping.
Better?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 02 Oct 2006, 20:10

on the waterfront-£2.97 music zone

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 04 Oct 2006, 12:48

Is there anywhere to get the 7 Samurai 3 disc Criterion under £18?
Cheapest I can find is at Pacific but its £18.07 or something

:shock:

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 04 Oct 2006, 13:44

DVDpacific only list te item price on their packages, so £33.83 might just slip unfer the £18 limit, you should check the conversion scale Customs are using for changing $ into £ in the month of October.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Oct 2006, 23:07

Is that £18.07 before or after postage Grim? If after it will be fine. It's a brand new 3 DISC CC set, there's no way it will be cheap.

What's £33.83 got to do with anything?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 05 Oct 2006, 00:46

I thought that The Shining was terrific, still not scary though, but I'm extremely thick-skinned.

bradavon wrote:The 1.33:1 aspect ratio I still find weird but then this is a Kubrick film.

The next DVD releases/HD versions of Warner's Kubrick films are going to be matted to 1.78:1, about damn time I'd say.

Will you be getting the R1 or R2 of Shining, Brad? The R1 is probably still get the longer original TC, while R2/4 will probably still get the shorter Euro cut (which Kubrick prefers).

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 05 Oct 2006, 08:47

bradavon wrote:Is that £18.07 before or after postage Grim? If after it will be fine. It's a brand new 3 DISC CC set, there's no way it will be cheap.

What's £33.83 got to do with anything?

£18.07 before postage.
Shingster means $33.83, he used the wrong sign

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 05 Oct 2006, 13:15

It's hard to say then sorry Grim.

EvaUnit02 wrote:The next DVD releases/HD versions of Warner's Kubrick films are going to be matted to 1.78:1, about damn time I'd say.

Will you be getting the R1 or R2 of Shining, Brad? The R1 is probably still get the longer original TC, while R2/4 will probably still get the shorter Euro cut (which Kubrick prefers).

I thought you'd be against the matting? Won't it mean cropping?

Me I'm very likely to pick it up; I hope it's Remastered further.

I'd get the R1 for the reason you mentioned, even though when I saw the longer cut I struggled to spot the extra 50 minutes. Maybe the previous version off TV I saw happened to be the longer cut.

Oddly Kubrick wanted the longer cut to remain in the US, so a DC is actually hard to say. My opinion I rate higher than the Director's (I don't go in for all this "Director's vision" bollocks).

I guess the longer cut is the better cut so I'll get that one.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 05 Oct 2006, 20:06

bradavon wrote:I thought you'd be against the matting? Won't it mean cropping?

No, becuz they look so much better matted, particularly The Shining.

(I don't go in for all this "Director's vision" bollocks).

I don't care about the "director's vision" when it comes to Kubrick, no one knows for sure cuz he died before the DVD format really came into it's own and widescreen tellys became the order of the day.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 05 Oct 2006, 20:27

Have you seen captures? And agreed on your second point.