Carnivāle Region 3 at Koreandvds and a Disney ?
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Carnivāle Region 3 at Koreandvds and a Disney ?
I saw this for around 20 dollars us at koreandvds.com, and was wondering if anyone else had preordered with them. I also noticed some disney titles for under 5 bucks. Wondering if this was a legit deal. This goes back to my dvdaff thread. It isn't listed in any other region at the moment. None of the disney titles are either. I am amazed at how cheap the american titles are at this site. Do they come in keepcases with art and everything?
Any help is appreciated.
i also saw this listed
We finally converted the outstanding 10% coupons from our Christmas Promotion for your use. For we have been 15 days late in converting the coupons, we have pushed back the expiration date to September 15th. Please note that you can use one coupon per order.
any idea what the coupon code is?
Any help is appreciated.
i also saw this listed
We finally converted the outstanding 10% coupons from our Christmas Promotion for your use. For we have been 15 days late in converting the coupons, we have pushed back the expiration date to September 15th. Please note that you can use one coupon per order.
any idea what the coupon code is?
Last edited by Cameron; 08-15-05 at 12:15 AM.
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no...its just that they are selling disney movies that have been long gone for some time. I also thought it strange that no one over here had jumped in on this deal for the tv show.
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I also noticed they have Sopranos Season 2 listed for $28.99.
There is the following caveat in the title descriptions, however:
Titles produced in Korea are subject to government censorship when it involves nudity and violence. Although the censorship has been lessened over the years, frontal nudity and extreme violence(although rare) are forbidden. Please be careful especially when purchasing erotic movies. When you are worried about censored and deleted scenes of graphic violence and frontal nudity, do not buy from our site.
Might be a big risk, especially for Sopranos.
There is the following caveat in the title descriptions, however:
Titles produced in Korea are subject to government censorship when it involves nudity and violence. Although the censorship has been lessened over the years, frontal nudity and extreme violence(although rare) are forbidden. Please be careful especially when purchasing erotic movies. When you are worried about censored and deleted scenes of graphic violence and frontal nudity, do not buy from our site.
Might be a big risk, especially for Sopranos.
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My copy of Olboy came from Koreandvds complete with a graphic sex scene, tooth pulling with a hammer, live octopus eating, cutting off a tounge with scissors, and all other violent parts intact. I highly doubt they censor them.
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Originally Posted by splattii
Why do North Americans think that cheaper = boot? Just because the rest of the world doesn't pay for elaborate marketing schemes doesn't mean they are bootlegging.
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If you're worried about KoreanDVDs try dvdfromkorea.com. I always use them and have never had any problems at all.
The censorship thing is only on erotic movies, and (as far as I know) only if it's hardcore....
The censorship thing is only on erotic movies, and (as far as I know) only if it's hardcore....
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Thanks guys...I am going to assume this is not a bootleg. So many people in this forum seem to use them, and I believe they have even advertised on this site frequelntly...I know dvdtalk isn't in to bootleging...so i may just grab this up with a few others.
Anybody have a better word on the disney stuff
Anybody have a better word on the disney stuff
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Originally Posted by Cameron
Anybody have a better word on the disney stuff
At least that's my understanding.
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The Disney-stuff is a bit more dubious. As I understand it, the laws conserning "public domain" is less strict in Korea. That's why you'll find LOTS of Disney-releases there. None of them official disney-releases, but not exactly boots either.
At least that's my understanding.
At least that's my understanding.
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Originally Posted by RyoHazuki
My copy of Olboy came from Koreandvds complete with a graphic sex scene, tooth pulling with a hammer, live octopus eating, cutting off a tounge with scissors, and all other violent parts intact. I highly doubt they censor them.
Also, from what I've heard, live octopus is not a terribly rare dish in Korea.
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Originally Posted by Cameron
Thanks guys...I am going to assume this is not a bootleg. So many people in this forum seem to use them, and I believe they have even advertised on this site frequelntly...I know dvdtalk isn't in to bootleging...so i may just grab this up with a few others.
I ordered, but it seems to be staying at "In Progress" even though it's released now. I'm itching to see what this set is like for that price! If it's good, I'll be in for Sopranos Season 2.
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no...i was waiting for a comparison to pop up, and see how the packaging looked. Hope your set ships out soon, love to hear from you on the disc and package as a whole.
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Alright then. I'll post when I receive it, along with pics of the packaging.
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Originally Posted by RyoHazuki
My copy of Olboy came from Koreandvds complete with a graphic sex scene, tooth pulling with a hammer, live octopus eating, cutting off a tounge with scissors, and all other violent parts intact. I highly doubt they censor them.
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Originally Posted by Cameron
andicus...did it ship yet
I'm a little concerned as someone on the Koreandvds.com forum inquired as to whether it was censored or not, citing the 635 min. runtime listed there, as compared to the 720 min. stated elsewhere. I'm hoping the 635 is referring strictly to runtimes of the episodes, and that the 720 includes extras. 85 min. would be a helluva lot of cuts. Or, that the 635 is just a mistake. We shall see...
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Received yesterday (8/30)! The good news is, it's a nice set, indeed. The box does, in fact, indicate that it's 635m but I have checked one episode for censoring. Episode 11, which has some lesbian action between Clea Duvall and Carla Gallo, is intact. There is also a scene from the "cootch show" which appears to be intact, as well. The length of the episode also matches one I was able to download, so I don't think anything is cut from this particular episode. Hopefully that is the case for the rest, but I don't have run times to compare them to. If someone has the R1 set, and they'd like to post the episode times, I'd be glad to check them against this version.
The other interesting news is that, although, the box indicates R3, it appears to be region free. I was able to play it on my all region player, and my strictly R1 player.
What you see, is what I got. There were no inserts (although the clear cases show the episode info from the back of the outer cover, as can be seen below), or anything else besides the box and three cases, each holding 2 discs. I don't know how that compares to the R1 release, either.
As an added bonus, the writing on the customs declaration looked like it read "$4.98" instead of "$21.98" so I wasn't charged any tax or $5 handling fee by Canada Post, saving me almost $10.
Overall,
The other interesting news is that, although, the box indicates R3, it appears to be region free. I was able to play it on my all region player, and my strictly R1 player.
What you see, is what I got. There were no inserts (although the clear cases show the episode info from the back of the outer cover, as can be seen below), or anything else besides the box and three cases, each holding 2 discs. I don't know how that compares to the R1 release, either.
As an added bonus, the writing on the customs declaration looked like it read "$4.98" instead of "$21.98" so I wasn't charged any tax or $5 handling fee by Canada Post, saving me almost $10.
Overall,
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thanks for posting the pics andicus.
so whats the 85 mins difference due to? does the r3 set have any extras?
and can someone who has the region 1 release say how this compares, especially the packaging/inserts?
so whats the 85 mins difference due to? does the r3 set have any extras?
and can someone who has the region 1 release say how this compares, especially the packaging/inserts?
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Originally Posted by RyoHazuki
My copy of Olboy came from Koreandvds complete with a graphic sex scene, tooth pulling with a hammer, live octopus eating, cutting off a tounge with scissors, and all other violent parts intact. I highly doubt they censor them.
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Originally Posted by hi_mom
thanks for posting the pics andicus.
so whats the 85 mins difference due to? does the r3 set have any extras?
and can someone who has the region 1 release say how this compares, especially the packaging/inserts?
so whats the 85 mins difference due to? does the r3 set have any extras?
and can someone who has the region 1 release say how this compares, especially the packaging/inserts?
And thanks to Cameron for pointing this out in the first place!
I don't know what the discrepancy is with the 85 mins. There are some extras. 3 commentaries, and a "Making of Carnivale" featurette, which is interesting, but only about 12 minutes long. The only thing I could speculate, is that the original 720 minutes time was based on 12*60 min. when in fact, the episodes are under 60 mins. in length.