I found the Life of Brian Criterion Collection dvd for 8.99 at a local used music store. i bought it but it looks like it could be a fake. if any one has the cover of their cc life of brian and the dvd. please scan it and email it to me at. [email protected]

I really hope this isn;t a fake.
thanks

real LOB art

for 8.99 I'm guessing fake

there is a regular edition with the exact same cover minus the Criterion stuff at the top...

it sells for approx. that much...

That is not really true. The cheap version has this cover:

Check to see if the UPC number matches the one on Criterion's site

http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=61

Well it must be a Canadian exclusive cover, but I promise you it exists.

From DVDsoon.ca:

I've seen that (second) version as well...

I have this one. It was released about a week before the Meaning of Life: SE disc with no fanfare at all. It doesn't have the commentary track from the Criterion release but it does have the "Pythons" documentary. Plus the picture is anamorphic, which I don't know if the Criterion is or not. Overall, a good disc for the price.

Not to hijack the thread, but, out of curiosity, does the Canadian one have the deleted scenes?

And I've seen 'Life of Brian' go that cheap on E-bay, so it's possible. Also, sometimes stores don't realize how rare something is and sell it cheaper than they ought to. It's definitely possible that it's the real thing. That said, generally, if you suspect it's a bootleg, it probably is (though it could also be a real disc but they lost the original cover art).

Yeah, I've gotten a bunch of Criterions at a used place for the same price they sell the Matrix for - i.e. like a regularly-priced DVD.

It's probably real - but check the disc art itself.

And you can also try using DVD Profiler to recognise the disc by disc ID. That way you'll know if it's the real deal.

isn't there one more cover for life of brian from way back.

mine has this holigram about a cenimeterabove the "E" in life. it also doesn;t have the usual CC numbering on the spin of the dvd and the insert cover's edges are not rounded. the disc art is the same as the cover art. the cover art is the same as posted by Canadian Bacon. is you disc art the same as the cover art?

Look around on the case; is there a Canadian (maple leaf) flag on it?

My understanding is that the Canadian version of the Criterion 'Traffic' disc is indentical except that, since it's released by a different company, it doesn't have the spine number, and there's maybe one or two other changes in the case. But the flag is a good quick way to tell if it's Canadian (even if the disc doesn't have "version francais included!" across it).