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Jimmyboy
12-11-2001, 18:25
Just to let everyone know, Face/Off has been re-released uncut on R4 & can be picked for around £11.50.
It is indeed, and if you try www.devoted.com.au and select their £3.50 shipping option (which is fine) it works out at around £9.70!
:clap:
Jimmyboy
12-11-2001, 19:23
Isnt there a high chance it will arrive a shaker if sent in an unpadded envolope ?.
Actually you can go for the £3.60 option and they'll place the disk inside a sleeve so no worries about scratched disks....:cool:
charlie angel
12-11-2001, 20:37
Is it definitely uncut?
Originally posted by Jimmyboy
Isnt there a high chance it will arrive a shaker if sent in an unpadded envolope ?.
Had more trouble with DVD Box Office and they use padded jiffy bags. Oh, and just to clear something up, I think sampath meant $3.60 AUD for shipping in a sleeve.
Originally posted by charlie angel
Is it definitely uncut?
Butterfly knives galore (http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Censorship/CensorshipDetail.asp?ID=3060)
:D
and cervaro's right - I got my GBPs and AUDs mixed up there :o
charlie angel
12-11-2001, 20:57
Originally posted by sampath
Butterfly knives galore (http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Censorship/CensorshipDetail.asp?ID=3060)
:D
Yeay! Butterfly knife action ahoy then!
Jimmyboy
12-11-2001, 21:31
Originally posted by sampath
Actually you can go for the £3.60 option and they'll place the disk inside a sleeve so no worries about scratched disks....:cool:
disc inside a sleeve ?. :confused:
Originally posted by Jimmyboy
disc inside a sleeve ?. :confused:
Yeah, like the sort of thing hardware driver CDs come in - white paper sleeve with a transparent 'window'. They unseal the DVD, put the disk in a sleeve and put it back in the case. Worked fine for me on the two occassions I ordered from them, and one was a 2-disk set as well (Hannibal).
cheers for this Jimmyboy - sort of sucks that I reckon its worth replacing my r2 spec ed for a lousy 7 seconds, but a mans got to do.....
Jimmyboy
12-11-2001, 23:16
I was thinking about ordreing but then I remembered something about an aussie supplier requesting photocopies of personal information from new international customers.
I can't remember which supplier it is though. :confused:
dont know about that mate - only used devoted, but theyve always been v.good to me......
charlie angel
13-11-2001, 07:07
Originally posted by Jimmyboy
I was thinking about ordreing but then I remembered something about an aussie supplier requesting photocopies of personal information from new international customers.
I can't remember which supplier it is though. :confused:
That's EzyDVD - someone posted in the supplier forum about it the other day.
Morpheus2000
13-11-2001, 08:02
There's supposed to be a Special Edition out next year!
charlie angel
13-11-2001, 08:26
Originally posted by Morpheus2000
There's supposed to be a Special Edition out next year!
But for £9 you can watch it now ;)
Vinyl-Pants
13-11-2001, 10:04
Originally posted by Morpheus2000
There's supposed to be a Special Edition out next year!
Oh ffs, yet another re-release of a dvd I own...this DVD collecting bites.
Cap'n Al
13-11-2001, 12:13
Originally posted by Morpheus2000
There's supposed to be a Special Edition out next year!
Err....where did you hear that from? I've heard rumours of a special edition so many times that I just take them with a pinch of salt now!
SithLordSi
13-11-2001, 16:07
Well, the R1 Face/Off was one of the very first discs I bought, and it's now one of the only bare-bones (i.e. + trailer) discs in my collection. Why do I still have it? It's un-cut, has a decent transfer and a damn good 5.1 track. I can't understand why more people haven't bought the R1 already!
Jimmyboy
13-11-2001, 16:36
Originally posted by SithLordSi
I can't understand why more people haven't bought the R1 already!
Because I couldnt find the R1 available anywhere for less than £14. and I aint paying that for an old disc with no extra features. Especially as there was always going to be a re-release at some point.
Chief Brody
13-11-2001, 18:59
Apparently Criterion are trying to get a Special Edition together, the question is - can you wait long enough? :confused:
charlie angel
13-11-2001, 19:01
Originally posted by Chief Brody
Apparently Criterion are trying to get a Special Edition together, the question is - can you wait long enough? :confused:
That would be sweet... Then it could go out of print & everyone here could get rich by flogging them on eBay :D
Seriously though, that would be a good thing :)
(I'll probably get flamed for this, so flame-proof jacket at the ready.... :D )
I think it would be better if Buena Vista did an SE instead (it's not as if they can't) rather than Criterion. That way we can get hold of it without having to spend £20+ on it. I know that Criterion's overheads are higher etc which is why they're expensive, but my card bill doesn't take that into account... :(
Cap'n Al
14-11-2001, 10:08
I would absolutely <i>love</i> to see a Criterion version of the film, complete with commentary by Woo, Cage, Travolta etc, the usual background/historical documentaries, and, if we were really, really lucky, <i>Les Yeux Sans Visage</i> on a second disc, which is vaguely similar...However, given that Paramount own the US rights to the film, such treatment looks unlikely.
wolfkiller
14-11-2001, 13:41
Originally posted by Cap'n Al
<i>Les Yeux Sans Visage</i>, which is vaguely similar.
Vaguely? Can't find the spoiler thing so wont go into detail, but there's no real correlation between the two films.
You might be better off packaging Face/Off with 'Big' starring Tom Hanks which has more in common.
Originally posted by Cap'n Al
I would absolutely <i>love</i> to see a Criterion version of the film, complete with commentary by Woo, Cage, Travolta etc, the usual background/historical documentaries...All this info is pretty much covered in an article the late lamented NEON ran back when the film first came out. :p
Originally posted by sampath
(I'll probably get flamed for this, so flame-proof jacket at the ready.... :D )
I think it would be better if Buena Vista did an SE instead (it's not as if they can't) rather than Criterion. That way we can get hold of it without having to spend £20+ on it. I know that Criterion's overheads are higher etc which is why they're expensive, but my card bill doesn't take that into account... :(
I go with every reason you have but also cos I'm not really a commentary type listening person, which criterion seems to be good at.
Originally posted by kcxdev
I go with every reason you have but also cos I'm not really a commentary type listening person, which criterion seems to be good at.
But alongside deleted scenes, commentaries are the best extras! If Criterion get it, I am hoping for a DTS track like The Rock got, Lots of good docs and that commentary from Travolta, Cage and Woo! That would be worth £25 odd of anyone's cash!
That and Criterion returning to Hard Boiled but there is no chance of that! :D :D
Jimmyboy
14-11-2001, 18:58
I'd rather pay £9 and have the film than pay over double that for a 30-minute doc and a commentary.
Vinyl-Pants
14-11-2001, 20:22
Im sorry I dont buy all this criterion crap - they are ludicrously over priced. If Hong Kong Legends can digitally remaster a 70's HK flick to amazing quality, supply all the REVELANT and interesting extras they do and CONSISTANTLY record arguably the best commentaries of any film and all for the price of a regular DVD, forgetting the fact that are often appearing in sales and can be had for 1/2 price, it shows up criterion for the rip off merchants they are. I dont own any criterions todate (although have borrowed a couple from mates) nor do I ever intend to unless they come my way at a reasonable price. I acknowledge that Criterion release some of the most comprehensive DVD packages available but just not a justifiable price To top it all off, many of the films in the Criterion range are very poor, imo, although this is due to the diversity of the genres unlike with HKL of course.
I cant wait for the HKL release of The Killer - they will show Criterion how its done and you may be able to buy it for less than £100 too!!
Morpheus2000
14-11-2001, 20:24
Originally posted by Cap'n Al
I would absolutely <i>love</i> to see a Criterion version of the film, complete with commentary by Woo, Cage, Travolta etc, the usual background/historical documentaries, and, if we were really, really lucky, <i>Les Yeux Sans Visage</i> on a second disc, which is vaguely similar...However, given that Paramount own the US rights to the film, such treatment looks unlikely.
I believe John Woo was originally going to do a commentary but Paramount didn't want it for some reason :confused:
But there's is supposed to be a special edition out next year, read it on some web site, might have been either the Digital Bits or DVD File!
ordered about 10 days ago from devoted and never had to wait more than 24 hours before.....am i missing something or was this disc released 3 weeks ago?
I'm confused. What is the point of going half way around the world to buy a DVD thats freely available in this country? Why don't people just buy the region 2 version? You can get it almost anywhere for under £10.
I'm sure there's a reason. It's just that I don't get it!
Jimmyboy
21-11-2001, 00:01
Originally posted by Storm
I'm confused. What is the point of going half way around the world to buy a DVD thats freely available in this country? Why don't people just buy the region 2 version? You can get it almost anywhere for under £10.
I'm sure there's a reason. It's just that I don't get it!
Some people just dont bother to read threads before they reply do they !. :D
Davester
21-11-2001, 00:09
Originally posted by Vinyl-Pants
Oh ffs, yet another re-release of a dvd I own...this DVD collecting bites.
£ox, Wa£ner = $$$$$$$$$$$ :o :rolleyes:
charlie angel
21-11-2001, 08:58
Originally posted by Storm
I'm confused. What is the point of going half way around the world to buy a DVD thats freely available in this country? Why don't people just buy the region 2 version? You can get it almost anywhere for under £10.
I'm sure there's a reason. It's just that I don't get it!
The R2 is cut mate.
Graf Zahl
21-11-2001, 13:05
Originally posted by charlie angel
The R2 is cut mate.
Small correction: The BRITISH version is cut. All other European R2 versions are uncut! And the Australian DVD is dually encoded for Regions 2+4. (AFAIK it is identical with the German version.)
R2 is more than just Great Britain, folks!
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