AwallaceUNC wrote:Does anyone know if Target will have a lower-priced, no frills edition of the Gone with the Wind Blu-ray too?
-Aaron
(^ from Si1entElegy at blu-raycom)
Si1entElegy wrote:Saw some copies of the movie only option and took some quick shots. As far as I know, it's a single disc and has no slipcover of any kind. I also checked the price and the MSRP is $39.99, which is most likely not the price it will go for once it streets.
Interesting. If that poster is right and it's only one disc, then the Target version of GWTW will be a lot like the Wal-Mart version of Oz. I was hoping Target would have a 2-disc edition with all of the BFs, missing only the trinkets and the big box (I could take or leave When the Lion Roars, since I have it on Oz).
I'm suspicious of a 1-disc GWTW Target exclusive that carries a $39.99 SRP. It's possible, but I wonder if it isn't actually 2 discs and just isn't labeled as such? If not, then I am sure that SRP is going to be substantially discounted on release day.
I'm not interested in a 1-disc copy either way. I'm hoping that either this Target release turns out to be 2 discs or, if not, that Wal-Mart or someone else carries a 2-disc version. If that doesn't happen, I'll just get the UCE (probably from Amazon or Best Buy).
The extras on the Blu-ray (that have been carried over from the 4-Disc DVD release) are all worthwhile; and I've heard that the "Scarlett O'Hara Wars" movie is fascinating. Hope it's going to be included on the UK version Blu-ray (which I have on pre-order from Amazon UK).
I knew waiting a couple of months for Oz would pay off as we all know that their $35 "sale" way not a real sale (the 5-disc BladeRunner set is $25 and also comes from Warner) so this $13 BF sale is a real sale
Finally, BF always comes through for me as far as BDs go. Now if only they would sell a 2-disc version of GWTW, drop BladeRunner under $20 and sell a non-digibook version of NxNW and I'll be getting everything I need!
I received the UK 3-disc edition today. It doesn't have the MGM doc, but instead an additional dvd of the movie that I could've done without. I wasn't really interested in all the trinkets in the giftset (plus the additional cost) and since I live in Holland the Target and BestBuy exclusives are out of reach to me.
The movie looked absolutely gorgeous to me. It was also a revelation to hear it without the PAL speedup. So now I could hear it without the 4% higher pitch my dvd had. Extras seem very good too, although most of it I've already seen on the previous dvd. Disc 2 I have yet to see, but the list of movies I still have to see is pretty big so extras have to wait. The folks at Warner did an incredible job.
The 2-disc of Gone With The Wind is also on the way. I've never even seen that one. Can't wait for it.
2099net wrote:I thought they couldn't put the movie on one DVD? Does this mean that they authored a special DVD just for the non-US Blu-ray combo packs?
Really, I'd had thought a digital copy would have been more appropriate (and cheaper)
I believe KubrickFan is referring to the bonus DVD included in "Wizard of Oz"'s Blu-ray package.
2099net wrote:I thought they couldn't put the movie on one DVD? Does this mean that they authored a special DVD just for the non-US Blu-ray combo packs?
Really, I'd had thought a digital copy would have been more appropriate (and cheaper)
I believe KubrickFan is referring to the bonus DVD included in "Wizard of Oz"'s Blu-ray package.
Whoops, I totally forgot to mention that it's indeed 'The Wizard of Oz'.
Nah, it was me KubrickFan. If you read the thread of the post its clear its Wizard of Oz.
I just got discombobulated because my Gone With The Wind UK Blu shipped on Thursday and I was expecting it on Saturday - and I'm still curious what the 3rd disc is being as the movie has never been on a single disc before. I'm wondering if like "When the Lion Roars" on the US Oz sets, it will be a DVD18.
I got the US Oz set (mainly because I wanted When the Lion Roars) - there's no need for me to get the US GWTW set.
2099net wrote:Nah, it was me KubrickFan. If you read the thread of the post its clear its Wizard of Oz.
I just got discombobulated because my Gone With The Wind UK Blu shipped on Thursday and I was expecting it on Saturday - and I'm still curious what the 3rd disc is being as the movie has never been on a single disc before. I'm wondering if like "When the Lion Roars" on the US Oz sets, it will be a DVD18.
I got the US Oz set (mainly because I wanted When the Lion Roars) - there's no need for me to get the US GWTW set.
Just to be entirely clear (it's getting me confused ) Gone With The Wind fits on one Blu-ray. The second one has all the extra material, apart from the audio commentary. I don't know if there's a third disc, but that's probably the dvd of the movie, then.
A question about the American "Wizard of Oz" Blu-ray set:
In the 1933 cartoon version of "Wizard of Oz", during the part where Dorothy falls on and meets the Scarecrow, my copy has some rather bad popping/scratching on the soundtrack. Does everyone have that problem or would it be a defect?
2099net wrote:Nah, it was me KubrickFan. If you read the thread of the post its clear its Wizard of Oz.
I just got discombobulated because my Gone With The Wind UK Blu shipped on Thursday and I was expecting it on Saturday - and I'm still curious what the 3rd disc is being as the movie has never been on a single disc before. I'm wondering if like "When the Lion Roars" on the US Oz sets, it will be a DVD18.
I got the US Oz set (mainly because I wanted When the Lion Roars) - there's no need for me to get the US GWTW set.
Just to be entirely clear (it's getting me confused ) Gone With The Wind fits on one Blu-ray. The second one has all the extra material, apart from the audio commentary. I don't know if there's a third disc, but that's probably the dvd of the movie, then.
As far as I know the UK GWTW Blu is advertised as being 3 discs (it was advertised initially as 5 the same as the US Ultimate Collector's Edition, but this dropped to 3 more recently). I assume the third disc is a DVD, but could be wrong - but there's no third Blu-ray in the US set it could be. At a pinch it could be a music CD if not a DVD I guess.
Update It's just arrived and there is no third disc. Just the 2 blu-rays. How hard do you think it would be for a distributor in the UK to nail down the specs early so as not to mis-solicite?
Update to the Update Disc 2 (Suppelements) is a BD50. Now, knowing that The Wizard of Oz used AVC for its standard definition supplements this surprised me, although it does have a few more than the second disc of OZ.
