Any reviews of the Blur video compilation?
01-23-01, 01:46 PM
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I went out to buy it today, but none of the b&m's had it. Just wondering if anyone's given it a look before I order it online.
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01-24-01, 02:55 AM
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I've had this for about a month now. If you're a Blur fan and like their videos you should love it. Twenty-one videos (some full screen, some letter-boxed) from the earliest "She's So High" to "No Distance Left To Run". (And the production values improve as the band started making the big bucks (well, in England, anyway.) Stereo only. No real extras--just info about the songs and the videos. Kind of a quirky (but I actually liked it) menu system. The price is a little on the high side compared to other DVD movies. Any other questions?
01-24-01, 08:11 AM
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Sure, here's another question. 
Why has the list price changed so much? When I first saw it listed online, it was going for an astonishing $39.99, then $29.99, and Amazon and a couple others are now listing the MSRP as $19.99.
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01-24-01, 02:30 PM
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Price question:
I believe the reason that there are two prices is because that there are two versions, but I believe that they both contain the same content. (Huh?) When I bought it on 12/19 the list price was $39.98, but I bought it for $27.99 at Ken Crane's. On the back it said "Imported from Canada." Ken Crane's web site lists a "new version" released on 1/23 for $29.98 list, but actual cost of $20.99. This is probably a domestic release. The content, as far as I can tell, is exactly the same. Had I known an American release was coming out, I would have waited and saved a few bucks.
Clockwork Orange question: The Blur song being used is "The Universal".
I believe the reason that there are two prices is because that there are two versions, but I believe that they both contain the same content. (Huh?) When I bought it on 12/19 the list price was $39.98, but I bought it for $27.99 at Ken Crane's. On the back it said "Imported from Canada." Ken Crane's web site lists a "new version" released on 1/23 for $29.98 list, but actual cost of $20.99. This is probably a domestic release. The content, as far as I can tell, is exactly the same. Had I known an American release was coming out, I would have waited and saved a few bucks.
Clockwork Orange question: The Blur song being used is "The Universal".
01-24-01, 03:27 PM
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Franchot-
You are right about the price difference being that between the Canadian import and the new domestic release.
I had seen the Canadian copy here in Boston for 29.99, but held out hoping for a US edition.
According to Amazon, Express.com, the domestic retails for $19.99. I bought mine from local retailer Newbury Comics for $15.19. It was the only copy there on the day of release! That lunchtime I noticed that none of the other DVD stores downtown had the release either.
Amusingly enough, my copy was made in Holland, but had NTSC in very small print on the back.
As Blur came along after I'd moved to the US, I'd only ever seen one of these videos all the way through (Song 2), so this collection is a treat for me. Highlight of my dipping so far has to be the "Coffee and TV" video, which is just terrific.
Well worth picking up for under $20.
Bleddyn
You are right about the price difference being that between the Canadian import and the new domestic release.
I had seen the Canadian copy here in Boston for 29.99, but held out hoping for a US edition.
According to Amazon, Express.com, the domestic retails for $19.99. I bought mine from local retailer Newbury Comics for $15.19. It was the only copy there on the day of release! That lunchtime I noticed that none of the other DVD stores downtown had the release either.
Amusingly enough, my copy was made in Holland, but had NTSC in very small print on the back.
As Blur came along after I'd moved to the US, I'd only ever seen one of these videos all the way through (Song 2), so this collection is a treat for me. Highlight of my dipping so far has to be the "Coffee and TV" video, which is just terrific.
Well worth picking up for under $20.
Bleddyn
01-25-01, 12:12 AM
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quote:<HR>Originally posted by Franchot:
Clockwork Orange question: The Blur song being used is "The Universal".<HR>
Thanks, Franchot! I picked this up earlier today (the music I mean). Love it. I like the peculiar sound that Blur has for a lot of their songs. It's mellow, melodic, but Damon Albarn's voice adds an unusual feel to it. Their faster stuff also sounds good. Boy & Girls, Song 2, etc.
