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Old 09-13-05, 07:02 PM
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I'm not discounting the fact that the 3-Disc version has a lot of stuff in it. It just seems like they got there press release wrong.

Oh well, looks like its the 2-Disc version for me.
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According to the ad in Home Media Retailing magazine:

The 3 DVD Collector's Version has:

13 hours of exclusive extras (2 DVD set has 10)
4 new documentaries (2 DVD set has 3)
5 Pre-1939 OZ silent films & cartoon
1 Premiere Ticket & Invitation (1939 reproduction)
Press Book Poster Page
10 Kodachrome Color Publicity Stills
Premiere Program
MGM Studio News Booklet
Photoplay Studies guide


The last 6 items listed are reproductions...... I'm psyched!
Old 09-13-05, 11:07 PM
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Yeah so far it looks like Amazon is the cheapest at $34.94. It does seem high even for a 3 disc set.
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I'm also not buying just yet. Even with the added content $50 MSRP doesn't seem right. Gone with the Wind, Kong, Ben Hur all have similar added content and all are below this level of pricing.

The thing is...even if WB goofed up when telling e-tailers what the MSRP is, will they lower it to fix it? If it was an error, surely it would have been fixed by now.

My guess is that Walmart will have a very attractive price on the 3 disc opening week which will make this a moot point. Like the OP, I'm willing to go $25 on this, not $35.
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If you think the price is high...then get the 2 disc set. Warner gives the consumer a choice, and at the same time. Not coming out with something else better 6 months later like other studios do.

The 3 disc set has physical collectables that may be "reproductions" but that are incredibly rare things that I, a huge Oz fan, have never even seen...

The opening night program? amazing!
Those gorgeous REAL Kodachrome photos. Wow.
The MGM Studio News. I have only seen one of them, and it wasn't about a film as amazing as Oz.
...and lots more
These items obviously were not cheap for WB to get, and not cheap to print.

If CRITERION were releasing this, They'd be retailing for a $79.98 SRP and no one would wince. They charge $40 for every 2 disc release, and there is nary a complaint because they are CRITERION.

Well, guess what. This is still a great deal, and the main thing is still the MOVIE. Every WB UltraResolution title has knocked me out. I expect this to do the same.
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I think the 3 disc is really worth it if you really love the movie...and who doesn't?
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Sure I'll look for the best deal but I'll damned sure be buying the 3 disc no matter what. It looks to be one of the top dvd sets of the year.
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this has all been discussed in

Wizard of Oz (2 disc SE) 10.25.05
Old 09-16-05, 07:55 AM
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That's a topic about the 2 disc... wouldn't it be better to discuss it here?

Man I'm such a nitpick.
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I'm all over the 3 disc version!
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The 3 disc set is a no brainer for me

Also, bet the 3 disc set will sell more than the 2 disc set
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i know i might be asking a lot but does anyone happen to have or care to make up a side by side comparison of both the 2 disc and the 3 disc versions of Wizard of Oz just so i can make a final decision on which to purchase. thanks , i appreciate it
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Well that is a lot to ask because it's not out yet lol.
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Originally Posted by grndy85
i know i might be asking a lot but does anyone happen to have or care to make up a side by side comparison of both the 2 disc and the 3 disc versions of Wizard of Oz just so i can make a final decision on which to purchase. thanks , i appreciate it
The only differences are...

- An extra disc of other Oz films (Three "short" silent films, the '25 silent feature, and the 1933 Ted Esbaugh cartoon)
- The booklet, magazine repros, glossies, etc. (the printed stuff)
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Originally Posted by PatrickMcCart
The only differences are...

- An extra disc of other Oz films (Three "short" silent films, the '25 silent feature, and the 1933 Ted Esbaugh cartoon)
- The booklet, magazine repros, glossies, etc. (the printed stuff)
Thanks look's like the 2 disc set for me, just sold off my 1999 dvd the other day on half.
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thanks for the reply, yea it also looks like the 2 disc set for me. the 3 disc set looks like its only for the most die hard fans of WoZ.
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I think it will be the 2 disc for me as well.
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Have to say that with all the releases that are coming out...might just have to pick up the 2 disc here too. Don't really need that 3rd disc.
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Originally Posted by Zvbxrpl
Every WB UltraResolution title has knocked me out. I expect this to do the same.
clue me in here, what are some other WB-UltaResolution titles?
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Maybe the 4-disc sets of "Gone With the Wind" and "Ben Hur"?
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WARNING: Avid collectors will not want to part with their old DVD because of the tons of audio extras containing the complete surviving recording sessions of the songs and the complete incidental music, including unused cues, demos, alternate takes and rehearsal sessions. It's my understanding that these selections have been considerably reduced in the 2- and 3-DVD sets. I believe the only other source for some of this material is the 2-CD Rhino/Turner boxset of the film score.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
Maybe the 4-disc sets of "Gone With the Wind" and "Ben Hur"?
Correct me if I'm wrong but I bought the 4-disc "Ben-Hur" set and I don't remember reading anything in the boxset itself or in any of the extras concerning Ultra-Resolution, just that they did the transfer from a 70 mm print.
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Originally Posted by Giles
clue me in here, what are some other WB-UltaResolution titles?
Singin' in the Rain
Meet Me in St. Louis
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Gone with the Wind
The Wizard of Oz

I believe these are all, correct me if I'm wrong.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
Maybe the 4-disc sets of "Gone With the Wind" and "Ben Hur"?
Got my answer from another discussion group:
BEN-HUR cannot be presented using Ultra Resolution, as that process only applies to films made in 3-strip Technicolor.
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Originally Posted by baracine
WARNING: Avid collectors will not want to part with their old DVD because of the tons of audio extras containing the complete surviving recording sessions of the songs and the complete incidental music, including unused cues, demos, alternate takes and rehearsal sessions. It's my understanding that these selections have been considerably reduced in the 2- and 3-DVD sets. I believe the only other source for some of this material is the 2-CD Rhino/Turner boxset of the film score.


good to know. thanks for the info. I guess it doesn't affect me much since I own that 2 disc cd set.

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