Ray - Limited Edition... Not Worth It
01-31-05 | 11:19 AM
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The picture above, on the right isn't accurate.
There's one disc on the inside front cover (not two on top of each other as pictured), and the second disc is inside the back cover - otherwise, it's the same, and really not that impressive when compared to stuff like Short Cuts, or Battle of Algiers from Criterion. That "booklet" is pretty useless.
There's one disc on the inside front cover (not two on top of each other as pictured), and the second disc is inside the back cover - otherwise, it's the same, and really not that impressive when compared to stuff like Short Cuts, or Battle of Algiers from Criterion. That "booklet" is pretty useless.
01-31-05 | 11:42 AM
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oh.. just read the reviews.. and i feel so sorry now for getting the LE..
hmp... need to return the set when it arrives.. 10,000 miles away from home..
thanks for the heads up btw..
hmp... need to return the set when it arrives.. 10,000 miles away from home..
thanks for the heads up btw..
01-31-05 | 12:24 PM
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Ok...I am starting to loose any desires to get this LE version. Now the only reason I like it is becuase of the cover art. I think it is far better than the non LE. But not worth it for an extra 16 bucks. 
01-31-05 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by slop101
Well, I did see it in the theaters, and thought it was great, though it ended too abruptly.
Apparantly there's an extended version of the movie on this dvd, but I haven't checked it out yet. The menues say that it branches on it's own, but an icon still appears on the screen when it's about to go into an extended scene (which sounds kinda lame - if it does it on it's own, why would there have to be an icon), though being impatient, I didn't have time to sit through the movie and wait for an extended scene to see how the dvd incorporated it in - maybe over the weekend.
Apparantly there's an extended version of the movie on this dvd, but I haven't checked it out yet. The menues say that it branches on it's own, but an icon still appears on the screen when it's about to go into an extended scene (which sounds kinda lame - if it does it on it's own, why would there have to be an icon), though being impatient, I didn't have time to sit through the movie and wait for an extended scene to see how the dvd incorporated it in - maybe over the weekend.
01-31-05 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Worms
Ok...I am starting to loose any desires to get this LE version. Now the only reason I like it is becuase of the cover art. I think it is far better than the non LE. But not worth it for an extra 16 bucks.
02-01-05 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by steebo777
Single disc for me. Thanks for re-affirming what I though OP.
I just rented RAY at Blockbuster and it has 2 Discs!
02-01-05 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by kar10
What single disc version?
I just rented RAY at Blockbuster and it has 2 Discs!
I just rented RAY at Blockbuster and it has 2 Discs!
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02-01-05 | 08:21 PM
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is the picture quality really as poor as the IGN review suggests..? i was thinking about buying this one, but i think i'll pass if they messed up the video quality that badly. i know IGN has been way off the mark before though, so i thought i'd ask if it's really as bad as they suggest, or if they're just being overly critical.
by the way, in regards to the Limited Edition.. why didn't they make the LE come with the soundtrack CD instead? those LE extras hardly sounds worth the extra price, but if it had come with the CD i would probably have been far more interested to get it.
by the way, in regards to the Limited Edition.. why didn't they make the LE come with the soundtrack CD instead? those LE extras hardly sounds worth the extra price, but if it had come with the CD i would probably have been far more interested to get it.
02-01-05 | 09:27 PM
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I don't want to rub it in (ok just a little 
) but here's what I got as a review copy: A black box with a white ribbon. Inside were the 2 disc LE, a Ray Charles CD, an 8 1/2 x 11 softcover photo book and a T-shirt.
) but here's what I got as a review copy: A black box with a white ribbon. Inside were the 2 disc LE, a Ray Charles CD, an 8 1/2 x 11 softcover photo book and a T-shirt.
02-01-05 | 10:14 PM
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I wouldn't worry about the picture, dvdauthority gave it 4.5/5 and dvdtalk (actually from currentfilm I think) gave it 4/5. It's probably alright. Sometimes IGN really knocks down transfers that are just "average."
02-04-05 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Big Worms
Thanks, but I will still buy it. I do want the the uncut musical performances.
02-05-05 | 04:33 AM
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According to dvdpricesearch.com, B&N.com still has some copies available, and at a cheap-o price!
Barnes & Noble $ 31.48 $ 0.00 FREE9 $ 31.48
Here's the link:
http://video.barnesandnoble.com/sear...-2005+05:32:05
Barnes & Noble $ 31.48 $ 0.00 FREE9 $ 31.48
Here's the link:
http://video.barnesandnoble.com/sear...-2005+05:32:05
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02-05-05 | 10:33 AM
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From: Michigan
Originally Posted by animatedude
god i knew it!...it's Out Of Stock in amazon.com....i think it's quite obvious now that the limited edition is VERY LIMITED.
