Sid and Nancy SE coming 10/9/07
07-18-07, 09:00 PM
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Sid and Nancy SE coming 10/9/07
Up for pre-order on Amazon, no word on extras:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TJBNG2/...89&camp=211189
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TJBNG2/...89&camp=211189
07-18-07, 09:59 PM
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It's mine. Totally...been waiting for something like this for a while now. A surprisingly non-transgressive story about punk rock with possibly Gary Oldman's best lead role to date. That performance was just amazing; fuck Ray and Walk the Line (well, I really like the latter still), the man was Sid Vicious. Alex Cox is such an underrated director, man.
It's funny, a friend of mine seriously considered forking big money for the Criterion disc a year or two back, and I'm sure he'll be all over this one.
It's funny, a friend of mine seriously considered forking big money for the Criterion disc a year or two back, and I'm sure he'll be all over this one.
07-19-07, 09:24 AM
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Whoa, coolness. I have both versions and I'll gladly upgrade the MGM but no way in hell am I getting rid of the Criterion UNLESS they can get the same set of extras, which I seriously doubt. This is the one CC that I kept just for the extras. Also, they need to correct the transfer. It's nice having an anamorphic copy and all but the PQ is still better on the CC.
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcom...idandnancy.htm
^ Just in case anyone asks about that...
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcom...idandnancy.htm
^ Just in case anyone asks about that...
07-19-07, 12:14 PM
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I (foolishly) sold my OOP Criterion edition years ago, so a new SE will be a nice buy for a low price. I hope it's got some great extras on it. I would also prefer better cover art than the barebones edition.
08-10-07, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Zhivago
Whoa, coolness. I have both versions and I'll gladly upgrade the MGM but no way in hell am I getting rid of the Criterion UNLESS they can get the same set of extras, which I seriously doubt. This is the one CC that I kept just for the extras. Also, they need to correct the transfer. It's nice having an anamorphic copy and all but the PQ is still better on the CC.
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcom...idandnancy.htm
^ Just in case anyone asks about that...
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcom...idandnancy.htm
^ Just in case anyone asks about that...
And I can only hope that MGM provides a proper anamorphic transfer with correct framing and color timing and none of that digital filtering that turns it all to crap. I'm very hopeful, but I have serious doubts that it'll be on-par with the Criterion, even though the CC is non-anamorphic. But, fingers crossed....
08-10-07, 01:03 PM
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here are the extras listed on fye.com:
My Way - The Making of Sid and Nancy
Love Kills - The Real Life of Sid and Nancy
The Hotel Chelsea - If These Walls Could Talk!
My Way - The Making of Sid and Nancy
Love Kills - The Real Life of Sid and Nancy
The Hotel Chelsea - If These Walls Could Talk!
08-10-07, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by paulringodaman
I know people that are obsessed with Sid and Nancy...I gotta see what the big deal is!
08-10-07, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Zen Peckinpah
A surprisingly non-transgressive story about punk rock with possibly Gary Oldman's best lead role to date. That performance was just amazing; fuck Ray and Walk the Line (well, I really like the latter still), the man was Sid Vicious.
10-07-07, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by surfingelectrod
So, is this a Best Buy exclusive? What all is on it? Any reviews?
Here's the specs:
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes - "My Way: The Making of SID & NANCY"
Featurettes - 1. "Love Kills: The Real Life of Sid and Nancy"
2. "The Hotel Chelsea - If These Walls Could Talk!"
10-07-07, 10:29 PM
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I work at Best Buy. I have been waiting to buy this so I went and I found it in the back.
The DVD somewhat bafflingly doesn't list the features that were announced (BB.com does). Until proven otherwise I'm assuming (hoping) that these features are included in addition to the two listed on the back, but this is a 112m movie, it seems like a lot potentially crammed on.
The exclusive features appear to be: "For the Love of Punk" and "Junk Love". That is all it says on the back (it doesn't call them "featurettes" or "documentaries" or anything like that). The UPC is 027616089915 and this was the only Sid and Nancy DVD I saw in the new release boxes/in the computer system.
The packaging itself does not list anywhere on it that it is a Best Buy Exclusive.
The DVD somewhat bafflingly doesn't list the features that were announced (BB.com does). Until proven otherwise I'm assuming (hoping) that these features are included in addition to the two listed on the back, but this is a 112m movie, it seems like a lot potentially crammed on.
The exclusive features appear to be: "For the Love of Punk" and "Junk Love". That is all it says on the back (it doesn't call them "featurettes" or "documentaries" or anything like that). The UPC is 027616089915 and this was the only Sid and Nancy DVD I saw in the new release boxes/in the computer system.
The packaging itself does not list anywhere on it that it is a Best Buy Exclusive.
10-08-07, 02:01 AM
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Hmmm. That UPC appears to be the same one used by everybody else. Why is this release such a mystery? Was the DVD packaged in a slipcase? If so what did the cover look like? What did the slipcase look like?
Here is the cover that eveybody else seems to be selling (which also appears on BestBuy.com if you look up the DVD by name):
This is different than what appeared in the weekly circular:
Are they one and the same?
Here is the cover that eveybody else seems to be selling (which also appears on BestBuy.com if you look up the DVD by name):
This is different than what appeared in the weekly circular:
Are they one and the same?
10-08-07, 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Peep
Hmmm. That UPC appears to be the same one used by everybody else. Why is this release such a mystery? Was the DVD packaged in a slipcase? If so what did the cover look like? What did the slipcase look like?
Here is the cover that eveybody else seems to be selling (which also appears on BestBuy.com if you look up the DVD by name):
This is different than what appeared in the weekly circular:
Are they one and the same?
Here is the cover that eveybody else seems to be selling (which also appears on BestBuy.com if you look up the DVD by name):
This is different than what appeared in the weekly circular:
Are they one and the same?
10-08-07, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Peep
I'd really like to find out if the BB release has anything special to it other than the slipcover.
