it now has the dvd logo under where the picture should be and in the descriptions list the format as DVD

i wish they would bundle them in a hd-dvd box set

When are we getting artwork? Lol, I've been asking this forever. It seems to be taking a really really long time.

Amazon has the running time for new release of The Shining as 119 minutes. Is this correct? I figured it would be the same version that is out now that runs at 142 min. If not, I guess I should pick up one of the older copies.

7/25/07 for 2001, ACO and The Shining... See page 10.

Yeah, thanks, but I know of those.

I guess I should have made it clearer that I was referring to the artwork for the others.

Oh man, the box art for this collection has been posted on The Bits and it is FUGly!

Yup, pretty hideous!

I'm probably just going to remove the individual titles from the outer box and file them alphabetically anyway. I'm not a big fan of boxes with disparate titles anyway.

the real shame comes from viewing the Shining in this boxset - since the word "******" has been banned, the words coming out of Nicholson's mouth when talking to Delbert Grady sounds vaguely like "the higger?"

You're kidding? I hadn't heard about that. Real dumb idea. Kind of like inserting digital images to cover up offensive scenes...

^this better be a joke

Indeed.

Delbert Grady: Did you know, Mr. Torrance, that your son is attempting to bring an outside party into this situation? Did you know that?
Jack Torrance: No.
Delbert Grady: He is, Mr. Torrance.
Jack Torrance: Who?
Delbert Grady: A higger.
Jack Torrance: A higger?
Delbert Grady: A higger cook.

Buttmunker, where did you hear this from?

Wouldn't that just add to the demonization of his character anyway? Jack's pretty far gone into creepyville by the time he starts throwing around the "N" word. I mean it's not like it's Indiana Jones saying it.

This is how baseless rumors get started. It's hard to tell from the poor grammar, but it appears that "buttmunker" is simply speculating.

Isnt it obvious to anyone else that buttmunker was joking?

Sheesh.

I don't doubt it. I was just pointing out that the logic behind this rumored censorship doesn't hold. If they really were going to try and censor out that word it would be because they are afraid that the film glorifies or otherwise trivializes it's usage. Since Jack is clearly portrayed as a deranged psychotic by that point in the story, he can't possibly be misunderstood to be a moral voice for the film. Bad guys saying bad things is just par for the course. What would get the studio or filmmakers more nervous (perhaps) is if the language is thrown out there casually or is spoken by protagonists that we are meant to identify with. Then they might worry that the film itself is inherently racist, and they, by virtue of the fact that they are releasing it, are too. Hence all the controversy over movies like Song of the South and Cruising. Of course that's completely silly, but I'm just projecting how overly-PC corporate exec types think.

Oh and if Buttmunker was just joking, then sorry, I guess I missed it. I thought he was serious.

I kind of assumed he was joking, but with how obsessed this country is with being politically correct, it wouldn't surprise me...But that's a different story for a different time.

I hope they change the line "Here's Johnny" to "Here's Jackie" because, well, his name is Jack.

Just wait until you see the cover for "Full Metal Jacket: The 'Me So Horny' Edition."

A better look at the box set art
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...llection2.html

Color me silly! The boxset art looks o-splendid.

SQUARE here, SQUARE there and SQUARE underneath my trousers.

box looks thin, could it be a digi pack? haha