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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

While at the mall today, I was looking through the DVD section at Best Buy since I had money to squander. Making my way immediatly to the Sci-Fi section, I layed eyes on something peculiar.

For anyone who has every seen a DVD of a Kubrick film, they come with a white cover with an image from the movie in the middle, and a blue bar on top that says "STANLEY KUBRICK COLLECTION". Well, there before me was the usual 2001: A Space Odyssey DVD that I had seen so much and even owned.

But...wait a second...what the hell???

The image on the cover is different. Instead of Bowman's face in his spacesuit, it's the classic image of the Pan Am Spaceplane docking at the Space Station.

Why is this on there???

Now, picking up the DVD, I see at the top, in a new bar under the original one, it says "DIGITALLY REMASTERED" or something along those lines.

Wha...???

Looking at the back, I find the box exactly the same as the one I have at home. But in the bonus material section, it says something along the lines of "Digitally remastered sountrack and images" or something like that.

You're kidding me!

Well, the problem here is, I just bought the original edition of the DVD not even 6 months ago. I've barely watched it 2 times all the way through. And now this 'new and improved' version comes out! UGH!

Buy it or not? Buy it or not?

I decided not to buy it for now, and if I really hear it's good, I'll buy it later.

This kind of crap happens to me a lot. Same with the Blade Runner Director's Cut DVD. Not only is the DVD extremely cheap, but I also hear that a special edition is coming out soon.

Why I even bother....

[ June 30, 2001: Message edited by: The359 ]

Posted by Nimrod (Member # 205) on :

A Special Edition ON the Director's Cut? Well that sounds strange... It's still the same movie, how boring.

You think they'll do an SE or DC on "The Matrix" within a near future or should I just pick it up now?

Posted by The_Evil_Lord (Member # 256) on :

Milk tha cows bro, milk tha cows...

It's the same with the Star Wars trilogy. First comes the original version, then a digitally remastered one, and finally a special edition (which happens to be digitally remastered as well, but in a different - more thorough - way). In the near future, we may see a DVD collectors item - that'd make it the digitally
re-remastered special collectors edition. Or such.

Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

Be happy with what you have, since the businesses love doing plays like this.... People get stuck in the need for the newest, the biggest, and the such.....

Although it does make people rich somewhere....

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

I've seen a few complaints about the quality of the new disc.

Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

Well, the thing with the Blade Runner DVD is that, no matter what, you can only buy the Director's Cut. Same with VHS. The Original version of Blade Runner hasn't been sold for years (because so many people hated it).

As for the DVD, it's so extremely cheap and offers no extras whatsoever.

The menus have nothing to do with Blade Runner except for a small logo in the corner. The rest of the menu is a backround of giant WB Logos and simple buttons.

The Closed Captioning is automatically turned on whenever you put the disc in (something I always forget until 5 minutes into the movie when the first word is actually said).

The Select Scene area doesn't list every scene, it skips around (it only lets you select 3, 5, 9, 11...). So if you want a scene that isn't listed there, you have to skip around.

Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

OK, I checked Amazon.com and the guy who reviewed it did indeed say the picture quality was crappier then the first, and the only good thing was that it was anamorphic widescreen, something I can do without.

For anyone planning on buying 2001 on DVD, here's the two covers:

Original
Remastered

If I were you, get the original.

Posted by TLE (Member # 280) on :

They did that with Dogma and did it piss people off. I was lucky not to get it and I still haven't; I'm waiting for the ultra special edition of it.

Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :

This is why I hate DVDs.

Posted by Jeff Kardde (Member # 411) on :

TLE, the Special Edition of Dogma came out last Tuesday.

And I'm sure they hate you too, Vogon.

Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :

Yes, but they have no power to destroy me! *is immediately decapitated by a Dude, Where's My Car? Special Edition Director's Cut Non-Anamorphic Widescreen Region 2 release*

Posted by Jeff Kardde (Member # 411) on :

Yes, but you want to get that one because in the extras, Brent Spiner says some stuff about Trek X.

Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :

Well, I'm sure that alone makes it worth the �18.99 (about $35) you have to fork out for it.

Posted by BlueElectron (Member # 281) on :

Man, Lucus is a jackass for not having the DVD for the first three Star Wars.

He's just doing this so he can squeeze people for mo on who knows how many version of "remastered" or "special edition" tapes.

Then he squeeze some more when "must own collection" of DVD comes out.

Man, what a fucking jackass.

[ July 02, 2001: Message edited by: BlueElectron ]

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Yeah, you tell him.

Posted by Jubilicious (Member # 99) on :

George Lucas is the anti-christ. Didn't you know?

Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

Uh, all 4 Star Wars movies ARE coming out on DVD, in November I believe (although, The Phantom Menace is currently the #1 Most Bought DVD on Amazon.com).

I think the Phatom Meance does have added scenes on it, not sure though...

Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

DVDs need version numbers. I'd be so much simpler.

Posted by U//Magnus (Member # 239) on :

Uh, okay.

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

There are those who would argue that you're already pretty simple...

And DVDs can have version numbers if ancient, resurrected threads can have some sort of indicator that says what they are...

Posted by Spike (Member # 322) on :

quote:
Well, the problem here is, I just bought the original edition of the DVD not even 6 months ago. I've barely watched it 2 times all the way through. And now this 'new and improved' version comes out! UGH!

Wellcome to the club. Bought the ST II-VIII DVDs and now Paramount wants to release Special Editions of these movies.

Posted by Veers (Member # 661) on :

The Phantom Menace DVD has a TON of extra features (two-disks) and it does have added scenes. It has scenes added into the movie itself and deleted scenes they show separately.

And, as far as I know, the DVDs of Star Wars are NOT coming out this year, and neither are the Indiana Jones DVDs. Man, I want those...

Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Jesus, Omega, a year and a half old thread ...

LOL re: TSN.

Posted by Veers (Member # 661) on :

Whoa... I didn't know this was an old thread... it's from July 2001??

Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

Ack! I barely even remember making this thread. And yes, you can now add Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan to the list of movies I already have but they come out with better versions later.

And yes, the original Star Wars trilogy has been delayed. There's no longer any date on their release. At least the Back To The Future trilogy is coming out this summer...

Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Is it?! Woohoo!

Except 2 and 3 weren't all that great. Ah well.

Posted by Veers (Member # 661) on :

I think that Back to the Future 2 was as good as the first. The third one wasn't great, but it wasn't bad.

Posted by Matrix (Member # 376) on :

Here's where Lucas gets you, he'll change the color, pictures, and the entire setup of the DVDs so you have to buy the whole set to have a matching set.

So the TPM DVD is black now and perhaps 4-6, right when they come out right? But when 2 and 3 come out they will be different. So you have to buy the whole series again just because he changed the color.

Well thats if you are a hardcore Star wars collector.

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Or an idiot.

How dare Lucus force fans to buy these new editions of Star Wars anyway? And how dare he release the special editions on tape in 1998, and then POSSIBLY MAYBE release new versions on DVD several years later? He's a twat for not releasing them on DVD sooner. And he's a twat for releasing them so soon after the original VHS versions. The complete arse-raping donkey fucker. Burn him.