The Great Escape SE: May 25

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01-24-04, 01:33 PM

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The Great Escape SE: May 25

Here are the details and cover art.

http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?...3146&n=1&burl=

Another classic SE from MGM. Could have had a better cover art but this is a must have for McQueen fans.

01-24-04, 01:49 PM

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I think the cover could've been done a little bit better too... but at least it's not the Big Head cover that the first release was.

Otherwise all hell would break loose on the forum

01-24-04, 02:10 PM

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Pretty much identical to the R2 MGM SE. 'Twas only a matter of time, I guess.

01-24-04, 02:11 PM

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cool...thanks for the heads-up. I'm ready for the upgrade. the cover is fine. only a problem if I faced out my dvds.

01-24-04, 02:32 PM

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Pretty much identical to the R2 MGM SE. 'Twas only a matter of time, I guess.

I almost ordered the R2 several times ... guess holding off was ok!

01-24-04, 02:56 PM

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Finally! Been waiting for this since the R2 came out.

Like the cover except I wish they used a pic with his mouth closed. It looks freaky with his mouth open.

01-24-04, 03:10 PM

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SWEET!!! Time to ebay the other one!!

01-24-04, 03:18 PM

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Great movie. Not one that I would buy though.

01-24-04, 04:55 PM

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I almost ordered the R2 several times ... guess holding off was ok!

I hear ya Marty! I almost did the same. Great news! 'Bout time!

01-24-04, 05:13 PM

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Awesome news - looking forward to this one!

01-24-04, 05:28 PM

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Sweet! The original release has been so tempting because of it's price, but I always put off buying it because I could borrow it if I got the urge to view it.

I actually like the cover.

01-24-04, 05:39 PM

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Good stuff!

This will be a blind buy for me. Only SM film I own is Blob CC, so this one will be a treasure.

--LVM

01-24-04, 05:41 PM

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Any R2'ers have you heard the commentary? Who's on it?

I doubt it could compare to the Criterion Laserdisc which had Sturges.

01-24-04, 06:12 PM

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With this and the Good Bad and Ugly SE...its gonna be a good May...

01-24-04, 06:35 PM

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Very nice! Time to unload my old copy. I even like the cover.

01-24-04, 06:38 PM

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GREAT NEWS! I hope they get the aspect ratio right this time.

01-24-04, 06:43 PM

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Is this the first one with a 5.1 mix or did the other release have it?

01-24-04, 06:50 PM

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Originally posted by LasVegasMichael
Good stuff!

This will be a blind buy for me. Only SM film I own is Blob CC, so this one will be a treasure.

--LVM

Vegas Mike, you're kidding me, right? You'll love it. Also get Sand Peebles, Papillon, Bullitt, & Le Mans if you like SM. Along with The Great Escape, his finest works IMHO.

Cheers

bigE

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01-24-04, 06:51 PM

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The first release was not 5.1

01-24-04, 10:59 PM

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All we need is a Robocop SE announcement and MGM is God.

01-24-04, 11:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by bigE
Vegas Mike, you're kidding me, right? You'll love it. Also get Sand Peebles, Papillon, Bullitt, & Le Mans if you like SM. Along with The Great Escape, his finest works IMHO.

Cheers
bigE

I wish I wasn't! I will definately look into the others. I totally forgot that I actually do have one other SM film: The Towering Inferno (a personal fav actually).

--LVM