According to digitalbits.com, the Karate Kid movies are getting a separate release on June 7th. No need to buy the entire box set for just one movie.
http://www.digitalbits.com/#mytwocents
Canadian Bacon
03-28-05, 08:51 PM
:banana: a NEW se of the first movie? As long as it's WS it'll be mine. I'm amazed they didn't wait utnil after I bought the box :D I only want the first movie, glad I waited :up:
island007
03-28-05, 09:00 PM
Glad I waited!
Wax on. Wax off.
DVDFreaker
03-28-05, 09:14 PM
Good news! I will be buying Part 1, 2, and 3
GeoffreyL
03-28-05, 09:20 PM
Of course a newer se will be out soon. I finally broke down and picked this up Saturday. The funny thing was at the same time I mentioned to someone that if they ever wanted a newer version of a dvd to come out, all they had to do was get me to buy the old one.
treszoks
03-28-05, 09:36 PM
I'm glad I waited as well.
dx23
03-28-05, 09:43 PM
are the individual releases not going to be the same as the box set release? I understand that probably The Next Karate Kid is going to have its own case, but it will be very low for Columbia if they add extras or new features to the individual releases that aren't on the recent box set.
DVD Josh
03-28-05, 09:52 PM
Good news! I will be buying Part 1, 2, and 3
And spending more than you would have than if you bought the set.
Dabaomb
03-28-05, 10:00 PM
I'm assuming that these will just be the same DVDs that are in the boxset, except in regular size keepcases.
So it'll be a SE of Karate Kid I, a regular version of Part II, and Part III and The Next Karate Kid will be on the same disc. My guess is that pricing will be $19.99, $14.99, and $14.99, respectively.
thelwig14
03-28-05, 10:28 PM
A $20 well spent awhile ago.
JCFantasy23
03-29-05, 07:29 AM
Good. Although I wanted the box sets since Im addicted to them, I really only care about the first one.
ruk
03-29-05, 10:18 AM
i liked the first 2 but i wonder if individually it will be more expensive than the box.
sureAV421
03-29-05, 02:01 PM
you can get the 4 movies for under $25, if KK1 is 15.99-19.99 i'd rather spend the extra few bucks and get the complete set.
It should read, "Who says this movie...has to be any good?"
That70sGuy
04-27-05, 02:28 AM
Glad I waited!
Wax on. Wax off.
rotfl
COACH2369
06-04-05, 04:27 PM
I was just browsing through Amazon and I saw that the Karate Kid movies are being released again on 6/7 as special editions. Can anybody tell me how these compare to the versions that are in the box set? I bought the original movies seperately, but since I would double dip in a heartbeat if they improved the PQ and sound.
Thanks in advance.
DVD Josh
06-04-05, 05:25 PM
It's the same thing.
DVDFreaker
06-04-05, 05:32 PM
It's the same thing.
Yup, same thing, glad they released it sepratelly, will be picking up the first 3, don't care about The Next Karate Kid
LucyMonostone
06-04-05, 06:38 PM
i would go ahead and get the boxset.. a) boxsets rule. b) its cheaper to get the boxset over the individual releases if i'm not mistaken. c) the last one isn't horrible it's watchable and it has hilary swank which might be the first film i ever seen her in and she looks good and is a good actress.
go for the box.
dvd_luver
06-04-05, 06:57 PM
Are you talking about the original dvd's? This boxset is a huge upgrade from the other dvds, and the Karate Kid is presented in Anamorphic Widescreen (the first edition was Full Frame). Go with the boxset if you can find it at a reasonable price, by all means, it's a nice set.
bigjim25
06-04-05, 08:25 PM
glad they released it sepratelly, will be picking up the first 3, don't care about The Next Karate Kid
Comparing the prices at AMAZON:
the first 3 seperate 13.96 + 10.46 + 10.46 = 34.88
The Karate Kid Collection (Four Film Set) 27.71
Yep, I'd get the first 3 seperate :brickwl2: :wacko: :hscratch:
COACH2369
06-04-05, 08:51 PM
I was at Best Buy tonight picking up a couple CDs and I took a look at the boxset and noticed the movies looked the same as the pictures for the releases coming out this Tuesday. It was only 27.99, plus I had a $3.00 off coupon buring a hole in my wallet, so I bought it.
Thanks for the replies!
Cameron
06-04-05, 08:55 PM
Karate Kid Movies Released Separately (http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416113&highlight=karate)
Cameron
06-04-05, 08:55 PM
bump for the tuesday release...all that are interested
Mr. Cinema
06-04-05, 09:16 PM
Karate Kid 2 is average, and I hate Karate Kid 3 and 4, so just the first one will be enough for me.
chileorgullo
06-04-05, 10:09 PM
this was on sony.com for a while I'm ready!
LucyMonostone
06-04-05, 10:20 PM
can anyone recognize where my sig comes from? ;)
Quake1028
06-04-05, 10:31 PM
So, has anyone confirmed that this is just a repackage?
BuddyRevell
06-04-05, 10:40 PM
can anyone recognize where my sig comes from? ;)
No, her left hook! You think she sprained her wrist.....damn i forgot the rest.....was it....playing chess? doing cartwheels?
LucyMonostone
06-04-05, 10:50 PM
No, her left hook! You think she sprained her wrist.....damn i forgot the rest.....was it....playing chess? doing cartwheels?
haha we have a winna!!!!!
but like the guy in the sprite commercial you didn't win nothin'. hehe.
that scene always makes me crack up.. the way he said it.
rmc
06-04-05, 10:58 PM
:banana: a NEW se of the first movie? As long as it's WS it'll be mine. I'm amazed they didn't wait utnil after I bought the box :D I only want the first movie, glad I waited :up:
I thought they were filmed in 1.33:1 aspect and matted in a fake widescreen so that you're actually losing image the from non-widescreen aspect? I remember reading something about it a while back.
Anyways, nice about them being released seperately. I haven't seen the first three since I was a kid and wouldn't mind seeing them again.
djtoell
06-04-05, 11:29 PM
I thought they were filmed in 1.33:1 aspect and matted in a fake widescreen so that you're actually losing image the from non-widescreen aspect? I remember reading something about it a while back.
This applies not only to Karate Kid, but also thousands of other 1.85:1 films. This is typically how 1.85:1 is achieved and is nothing special or bad.
DJ
Cameron
06-05-05, 02:59 AM
So, has anyone confirmed that this is just a repackage?
it is a definite repack of the box set disc...check out the OP
Bill Geiger
06-05-05, 03:04 AM
No, her left hook! You think she sprained her wrist.....damn i forgot the rest.....was it....playing chess? doing cartwheels?
Doing her nails!
BuddyRevell
06-05-05, 03:27 AM
Doing her nails!
LOL. Thanks Geiger!
Cornelius1047
06-05-05, 01:01 PM
I thought they were filmed in 1.33:1 aspect and matted in a proper widescreen
Fixed.
Ah, newbies. :wave:
K
Altimus Prime
06-05-05, 03:24 PM
While I was at first a bit annoyed upon learning they were doing an individual release of these movies after releasing the set, I really don't mind it now. I got the set for $23.74, so even just counting the first three, that's only $7.91 per film. I've never seen the fourth and haven't watched it yet.
And if I were to buy them individually, I'd have to get at least KK I and II. While the first is a classic, I find the second to be the better movie, largely because it doesn't have all that high school angst stuff that's present in the first - and in a few of my other old favorites - that seems kind of silly to my 33-year-old eyes now.
Seeker
06-22-05, 07:22 PM
I have #2, so I guess I'll just get #1 rather than the box set.... i don't know if i want to subject myself to the last two given everyone's comments.
darmok
02-05-07, 02:22 PM
don't know if it's worthy of another thread, so i figured i'd post in this one.
picked up the Karate Kid:SE finally last week. for $9.99, it even comes with a karate kid bandana like the one in the movie (look for a big rectangular sticker on specially marked packages). don't remember seeing this bandana offered initially on the single releases?
BuddyRevell
02-05-07, 02:40 PM
Wow, that's pretty cool. Where did you get it and can you post a pic?
darmok
02-05-07, 03:13 PM
got my copy at Circuit City. sticker is $14.99, but rang up as $9.99. i didn't notice this anywhere else, but then again, i wasn't actively looking for it until i ran across it there.
am at work now, so don't have access to my stuff. but the bandana is black/white like the one Mr. Miyagi and Daniel wears. comes sealed in a plastic bag inside the dvd keepcase. now i can catch flies with my chopsticks in style!
BuddyRevell
02-05-07, 03:20 PM
Cool, I was wondering about the color. Because in the movie it was actually blue/white. But close enough and nice extra for a dvd for sure.
The Reaper
02-05-07, 11:02 PM
I saw that version with the bandana at a Wal-Mart quite some time back. It was in their $9.44/$13.72 section, but it sold out or was replaced after a short while.
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