Nigel
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Post by Nigel on Nov 25, 2011 14:12:55 GMT
Home video release next week. I've just been looking what versions are available. There appears to be: DVD 1 disc Triple Play Films 1-3 DVD set Films 1-3 BluRay set. None of the websites I looked at had any details of special features. So, no 2-disc edition or exclusive covers/boxes for this one?  |
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Post by jameso on Nov 25, 2011 15:04:42 GMT
Another example of how annoying this forsaking special edition dvds for the blu ray and triple play options is. You can get two films in a three film series on special edition dvd but then you can't get the next one in the same format.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 25, 2011 17:19:16 GMT
I too am annoyed by this. Nevertheless, I shall be buying the Triple Play and watching it Monday night with the aid of wine.
Martin
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Post by blueshift on Nov 25, 2011 18:21:30 GMT
I too am annoyed by this. Nevertheless, I shall be buying the Triple Play and watching it Monday night with the aid of wine. Martin I would recommending adding vodka to the wine |
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Post by Benn on Nov 25, 2011 18:26:41 GMT
And whiskey.
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Post by blueshift on Nov 25, 2011 18:29:41 GMT
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Post by Benn on Nov 25, 2011 18:33:08 GMT
And bleach.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 25, 2011 19:20:42 GMT
It was watchable at the cinema, but I think it will die on the small screen due to lack of coherent plot or characters so will pass on the DVD.
-Ralph
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Post by grahamt77 on Nov 27, 2011 16:02:33 GMT
I got the "digital copy" or whatever you want to call it when it came out on the US iTunes store, and in that version one of Bruce's lines is redubbed to say "fuckin'" where he originally said "frickin'" in the cinema.
If anyone has a good ear while watching the UK version I'll be interested to know if that change is there as well.
It's the scene where Bruce (Malkovich) comes to Carly's apartment.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 27, 2011 16:51:08 GMT
My download from iTunes UK should kick in just before midnight. Will keep you posted.
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 28, 2011 1:36:38 GMT
11 mins till doomsday!
Andy
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 28, 2011 17:44:21 GMT
It has been acquired.
There appear to be absolutely zero extras, on either disc! How lazy is that!
I gave my lawn its last mow of the year first thing in the morning, knowing rain was on the way, and then went on to overachieve at work. I have earnt the right to drink away my evening with a mindless blockbuster.
Right, here goes. See you all in about three hours' time!
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 28, 2011 21:22:29 GMT
Well, I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed that. Was laughing at all the throwaway gags. My verdict is that the effect of an entire bottle of white wine consumed more than compensates for anything lost by the transition to the small screen.
I have even come to the conclusion now that the film has a decent plot.
White wine always makes me feel euphoric. Honestly, I don't know why I ever bother drink other alcoholic beverages.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 28, 2011 21:23:44 GMT
I got the "digital copy" or whatever you want to call it when it came out on the US iTunes store, and in that version one of Bruce's lines is redubbed to say "fuckin'" where he originally said "frickin'" in the cinema. If anyone has a good ear while watching the UK version I'll be interested to know if that change is there as well. Yes, it is. Martin |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 28, 2011 21:51:05 GMT
And now, having watched the film for the third time, all I can think is this:
Buzz Aldrin.
Seriously.
In a Transformers film.
Think of the significance of this individual as a terrestrial organism on planet Earth, out of all the terrestrial organisms that have ever lived in the 500,000,000 years since complex life broke out.
His filmography is minuscule.
Optimus wasn't kidding when he said the honour was his.
Buzz Aldrin.
Think about it.
Martin
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Post by blueshift on Nov 28, 2011 21:57:52 GMT
Well, I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed that. Well, Martin's drunk  |
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Post by Benn on Nov 28, 2011 22:20:13 GMT
Well, I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed that. Well, Martin's drunk Indeed! |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 29, 2011 8:43:18 GMT
In an intelligent version of Transformers, Buzz Aldrin would be a close fit. In this thing, no.
Yes, I did derive some entertainment from the third film (far more than the first two) but that was mostly not the entertainment the film makers were going for, I suspect!
I still feel an intelligent and exciting TF film could be made, but I'm not holding my breath!
-Ralph
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Post by primenova on Nov 29, 2011 8:45:05 GMT
Sainsburys have the free postcards - anywhere else doing extra? I might pick it up.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 29, 2011 8:49:06 GMT
Didn't seem to be any freebies in ASDA.
No extras on the disc for a major big-budget film. Are we back in VHS days?!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Nov 29, 2011 9:21:59 GMT
Didn't seem to be any freebies in ASDA. No extras on the disc for a major big-budget film. Are we back in VHS days?! -Ralph I believe it is because all the extras are on the Blu Ray release, forcing you to buy that instead. Though that said, I don't recall the other films having many if any extras to speak of, I remember being quite surprised at how barebones the TF1 release was. |
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Post by Benn on Nov 29, 2011 12:00:42 GMT
TF1 had a Micheal Bay commentary on the one disc edition, and I think three whole Special Effects featurettes (and the commentary) on the two discer. Not much at all, really. Didn't touch ROFD so, dunno.
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Post by legios on Nov 29, 2011 13:04:39 GMT
I believe it is because all the extras are on the Blu Ray release, forcing you to buy that instead. I figure that is indeed the case. It looks like studios have become annoyed that people didn't stop buying DVDs when they declared them dead and so are trying to herd people onto the interim format because we are not following their plan. The single disc version of the first live action film did have a directors commentary - which I actually got more out of than I did the film to be honest but not a lot else than I can recall. As to DOTaMan itself, I think it is a prime example of a film that it funny in the places that it wasn't supposed to be (and generally vice versa), but mostly because I was in company. I think if I had seen it on my own I would have had a far harsher reaction to it. (Quite fancy buying the score though - once again I recall that being distinctly better than the actual film it was embedded in) Given the amount of money the live action movies have made to date I doubt we will ever see a Transformers movie that is actually good. Making bad films is clearly a winning strategy there and I don't think they will deviate from it. Karl |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Nov 29, 2011 16:51:06 GMT
But... but... I've _bought_ the Blu-ray (Triple Play), and while I can only currently watch the non-Blu-ray version in the two-disc set, there is nothing on the box to indicate that the Blu-ray disc has any extras on it either.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 29, 2011 18:33:49 GMT
The packaging indicates no extras on any version released thus far.
RE: Blu-Ray not replacing DVD. I find that quite interesting. We seem to be moving away from 'new media format replaces old media format and that's all you'll get'. While there has been a steady uptake of Blu-Ray it is not replacing DVD. Consumers seem to be happy to have a choice of formats. I actually quite like that we now have, essentially, different viewing formats and folk can choose which versions they want (DVD, Blu-Ray, digital downloads, online streaming video). There really isn't any need to have just one format now. Blu-Ray is an additional format rather than a replacement. I actually expect downloads and streaming to be the game changer.
When companies do pull the silly trick of just putting extras on the Blu-Ray that could fit on a DVD they actually lose a sale from me as I don't like paying full price for a needlessly incomplete product.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Nov 29, 2011 18:44:21 GMT
But... but... I've _bought_ the Blu-ray (Triple Play), and while I can only currently watch the non-Blu-ray version in the two-disc set, there is nothing on the box to indicate that the Blu-ray disc has any extras on it either. Martin Ooops. For some reason I thought you'd bought the single-disc DVD release. I stand corrected. It looks like DOTaMan is just a bit rubbish on the extras front in general then. (I've been spoilt by the extras on the DVD releases of old Doctor Who mind you, so these days most things look lacking on the extras front to me). Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 29, 2011 18:46:36 GMT
Interactive menus. Scene access.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 30, 2011 0:36:53 GMT
Wow. It's like 1999 all over again!
Andy
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Post by andrewbcalculating on Dec 1, 2011 15:12:10 GMT
I thought I had read somewhere that there was going to be a special edition released in America on the 28th of November. Surprisingly I couldn't find a shop in New York that sold "popular" DVDs or CDs so I couldn't see if this was true. I put this down to Black Friday and Cyber Monday making physical shops unprofitable as Americans seem to do most of their shopping online.
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Post by primenova on Dec 5, 2011 12:40:21 GMT
I got it yesterday with the 4 free postcards. The only thing wrong with the film is that guys back who can't act. The one with the rubbish name who's been in all 3 films & Bumblebee has his car.
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