Chinatown (Centennial Collection) --> 10/06/09
07-14-09, 04:45 PM
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Chinatown (Centennial Collection) --> 10/06/09
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=71078
Looks like different extras then the previous SE especially the commentary with David Fincher!, but not sure worth a new one.
Paramount Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Chinatown (Centennial Collection) on 6th October 2009. A landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's Chinatown stars Jack Nicholson as private eye Jake Gittes. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in...Chinatown.
Features include:
■English Mono (Restored) & DD5.1
■French, Portuguese and Spanish Mono
■English, French, Portuguese and Spanish subtitles
■Featurette: “Chinatown: An Appreciation”
■Featurette: “WATER AND POWER”
■Audio Commentary by writer Robert Towne with special guest David Fincher
The list of extras may not be final.
Features include:
■English Mono (Restored) & DD5.1
■French, Portuguese and Spanish Mono
■English, French, Portuguese and Spanish subtitles
■Featurette: “Chinatown: An Appreciation”
■Featurette: “WATER AND POWER”
■Audio Commentary by writer Robert Towne with special guest David Fincher
The list of extras may not be final.
Looks like different extras then the previous SE especially the commentary with David Fincher!, but not sure worth a new one.
Last edited by OldBoy; 07-14-09 at 05:35 PM.
07-14-09, 05:11 PM
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Re: Chinatown (Centennial Collection) --> 10/06/09
This was re-released just a couple years back, so they (seem to be) just going back to the well to suck some more bucks from SD buyers before Blu-Ray.
Ah, that would be a no from this buyer.
Ah, that would be a no from this buyer.
07-14-09, 05:16 PM
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Re: Chinatown (Centennial Collection) --> 10/06/09
What a bullshit double dip. The latest release is practically still hot off the press. That said, I'll buy it.
07-14-09, 09:50 PM
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Re: Chinatown (Centennial Collection) --> 10/06/09
I'm passing on this, only because Paramount's supposedly planning on releasing this on Blu-Ray next year (they SHOULD have been doing them the same day as the standard releases...)
07-14-09, 11:10 PM
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Re: Chinatown (Centennial Collection) --> 10/06/09
Damn it. I just bought Chinatown the new edition in February. Ugh...that Fincher Commentary has me biting.
07-15-09, 04:43 PM
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Re: Chinatown (Centennial Collection) --> 10/06/09
For me, I think they'd have to pony up more extras than this to rebuy (or those two featurettes would have to be really long and in-depth).
A great movie, but I have the previous single-disc SE (that I just watched not long ago), and I'm pretty happy with it.
A great movie, but I have the previous single-disc SE (that I just watched not long ago), and I'm pretty happy with it.
07-15-09, 07:21 PM
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Sorry, Paramount .... there are enough titles I haven't single-dipped on yet for this to warrant more of my money.
07-16-09, 08:09 AM
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Re: Chinatown (Centennial Collection) --> 10/06/09
Excellent movie, but I am also happy with the collector's edition released a few years ago, so no sale for me as well.
Now, if Paramount would release a new and improved Rosemary's Baby dvd, I would be all over that in a heartbeat!
Now, if Paramount would release a new and improved Rosemary's Baby dvd, I would be all over that in a heartbeat!
07-16-09, 05:10 PM
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Re: Chinatown (Centennial Collection) --> 10/06/09
If this wasn't more-or-less confirmed for a Blu release next year, I would bite (although it might just be me, but the extras for this seem rather weak compared to the descriptions for some of the other films under this line; maybe they're more in-depth then they let on). But as much as I love Chinatown, I've already got the current SE; I can wait for the Blu to upgrade.
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Re: Chinatown (Centennial Collection) --> 10/06/09
I'm surprised it's taken this long to continue the Centennial line. They were coming out about 2 films every two months up until this past May, and now we have to wait until October for at least this next title. I'm thrilled it's "Chinatown", as I was hoping it would gain entry into this collection regardless of its re-release a couple years ago (which I almost jumped on prior to this announcement, whew!). Yes, "Rosemary's Baby" could definitely stand a new release, and this line would be perfect. Another one I think deserves the Centennial treatment is "Nashville".
