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RAY 2 Disc At Blockbuster!?

Old 02-02-05, 08:35 PM
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RAY 2 Disc At Blockbuster!?

I heard that there is a single disc out there but when I rented Ray at Blockbuster they had a 2 Disc available. I also read the review at IGN.com about the DVD and they mention the packaging to be a 2 Disc as well.

Does Bestbuy or Circuit City also carry the 2 Disc just as Blockbuster does?
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The full frame edition is two discs, but has the same content as the WS release. Are you referring to this or the LE?
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uh?

This question goes to anyone who bought the regular edition at best buy or circuit city:

Is it a 2 disc or a 1 disc?
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The WS edition has one disc.
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WS-1 disc(Double sided)
FS-2 discs(2 one-sideds)
LE-2 discs(WS double-sided disc,extra LE-Only disc)

Does that help
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Originally Posted by TNAJason
WS-1 disc(Double sided)
FS-2 discs(2 one-sideds)
LE-2 discs(WS double-sided disc,extra LE-Only disc)

Does that help
That was good. Thanks

Why did Universal did this?

WS 1 Disc and FS 2 Discs?

And why does blockbuster have a Widescreen 2 Disc?
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I bought the widescreen version yesterday, at my local "Roger's Video" (a Canadian video store chain). It had a slipcase, and was two discs. It didn't say LE on it, nor did it have the same cover as the LE that has been shown on this site, as well as other sites. Maybe, for some reason, the Canadian release is different than the American one(s)...
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Originally Posted by Wick
I bought the widescreen version yesterday, at my local "Roger's Video" (a Canadian video store chain). It had a slipcase, and was two discs. It didn't say LE on it, nor did it have the same cover as the LE that has been shown on this site, as well as other sites. Maybe, for some reason, the Canadian release is different than the American one(s)...
Why is different? It never is!
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Originally Posted by kar10
That was good. Thanks

Why did Universal did this?

WS 1 Disc and FS 2 Discs?

And why does blockbuster have a Widescreen 2 Disc?
As I posted in the other thread, by putting the info onto two one-sided discs, they can significantly reduce the wear-and-tear on these discs as they are rented repeatedly. I suppose the reason that they didn't release it that way for purchase (pure speculation here) is that they were hoping to rip some folks off with an LE with even more special features and it was too difficult to come up with a three-disc packaging system. Instead they go with a standard double-sided disc for everyone and a second single sided disc for the LE and can stay with a more conventional 2-disc package.
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Universal did this because they're Universal, and they have to always screw something, if not EVERYTHING, up.
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Originally Posted by Admiral7
Universal did this because they're Universal, and they have to always screw something, if not EVERYTHING, up.
What's screwed up?
(besides the stupid "Extended Version")


It's the SAME DVD, just placed on two DVD-9s instead of one dual-sided DVD-18 so it can be rented more times with less damage.

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