View Poll Results: Which Version Of Spider-Man 2 Are You Buying
This year's Spider-Man 2 DVD (one of the 11/30 released versions)
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44.25%
The 2005 Spider-Man 2.5 version
24
21.24%
I love Spidey! I'll get them both!
21
18.58%
Enough with the wacked-out web crawler! I'll pass on both.
18
15.93%
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Spider-Man 2.5 AKA Ye Ole Double Dip
10-27-04, 10:59 AM
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Spider-Man 2.5 AKA Ye Ole Double Dip
I see Sony is planning a Spider-Man 2.5 release for sometime in 2005. So who's buying the upcoming version, who's waiting and who's falling for the "double dip"?
http://videostoremag.com/news/html/b...rticle_ID=6782
http://videostoremag.com/news/html/b...rticle_ID=6782
Last edited by Shannon Nutt; 10-27-04 at 11:02 AM.
10-27-04, 11:15 AM
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"I’m kind of completing scenes that I didn’t have the money to complete when we did the movie" Sam Raimi
he didn't have the money??? what there wasn't any left from Spidey 1 which made nearly $1 billion worldwide! I don't quite get that statement considering I am sure he could have gotten anything he damn well wanted!
he didn't have the money??? what there wasn't any left from Spidey 1 which made nearly $1 billion worldwide! I don't quite get that statement considering I am sure he could have gotten anything he damn well wanted!
10-27-04, 11:31 AM
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As a kid, I would've killed for a Spider-Man movie, and now that there're happening, I honestly can't get enough. I used to collect almost every Marvel comic out there, and I'll continue to support Marvel.
I plan on buying the gift set for the first version, and almost definitely 2.5 next year.
I plan on buying the gift set for the first version, and almost definitely 2.5 next year.
10-27-04, 11:52 AM
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2-disc SE for me first, and then probably 2.5 if extra footage warrants. If only a few minutes worth, may not bother, but anything in the 10-20 minute range will most probably double-dip.
10-27-04, 12:40 PM
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Originally posted by Mike Lowrey
2-disc SE for me first, and then probably 2.5 if extra footage warrants. If only a few minutes worth, may not bother, but anything in the 10-20 minute range will most probably double-dip.
2-disc SE for me first, and then probably 2.5 if extra footage warrants. If only a few minutes worth, may not bother, but anything in the 10-20 minute range will most probably double-dip.
10-27-04, 01:34 PM
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From the interviews I've read, it sounds like Raimi doesn't want to do a director's cut but the studio is pressuring him to do it so they can have something else to release. That, coupled with the fact that most of the changes sound like they're just a few extra seconds scattered here and there means I'll probably pass on this release. Just give me the regular edition.
10-27-04, 01:56 PM
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Originally posted by matome
Depends what the new footage consists of. If it's just extraneous stuff, I'll stick with my Superbit.
Depends what the new footage consists of. If it's just extraneous stuff, I'll stick with my Superbit.
10-27-04, 02:06 PM
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I'm getting the Superbit, but I'll wait for reviews of the 2.5 and if it dramatically changes the film anyhow (like DD: DC), then maybe I'll consider.
10-27-04, 02:18 PM
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"There’s like six seconds new of the train ... eight seconds new of some water fight you never saw ... 12 seconds new on this battle building." --Raimi
no thanks, sam.
10-27-04, 02:34 PM
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It sure does sound like only a few minutes of extra footage at best. Otherwise I'm guessing Sam would have been talking about working on the missing scene footage rather than talking about the few seconds here and there.
After seeing how fast the first 2 disc set went down in price I'm thinking there isn't anything to lose by waiting until next year sometime to buy the disc.
After seeing how fast the first 2 disc set went down in price I'm thinking there isn't anything to lose by waiting until next year sometime to buy the disc.
10-27-04, 02:55 PM
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If the first release can be found at a good price, I'll pick that one up. Otherwise, I'll wait till 2.5 comes out, see how it is, then decide [since some folks might sell their 2 to recoup some costs]. I won't buy a doubledip, especially when very little is improved/added, and sometimes I won't buy the movie at all just on principle. Especially given Sony's attitude about it. Reading that article at VSM makes me lean toward either buying the 11/30 one or just saying screw it, you've lost a sale.
10-27-04, 03:06 PM
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If I can get the first one cheap enough, I will pick it up, trade it in at BBV for eight dollars and pick up the 2.5 edition. Other than that, I won't be buying the first one and wait for the double dip. I have plenty in my collection where if I wait a few months to get this, it won't be a big deal. I have plenty of unwatched DVDs to keep me busy.
10-27-04, 03:10 PM
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Originally posted by calhoun07
If I can get the first one cheap enough, I will pick it up, trade it in at BBV for eight dollars and pick up the 2.5 edition. Other than that, I won't be buying the first one and wait for the double dip. I have plenty in my collection where if I wait a few months to get this, it won't be a big deal. I have plenty of unwatched DVDs to keep me busy.
If I can get the first one cheap enough, I will pick it up, trade it in at BBV for eight dollars and pick up the 2.5 edition. Other than that, I won't be buying the first one and wait for the double dip. I have plenty in my collection where if I wait a few months to get this, it won't be a big deal. I have plenty of unwatched DVDs to keep me busy.
Also, I'll probably double-dip if the reviews on 2.5 are favorable.
