Yeah, well, you also have to deal with kangaroo poo.

Whatever.

K

Humm... only 23 bucks for that Australian version... 3disc + dts... humm...

according to amazon.com this movie comes with a ticket ($10.50) for king kong, can anyone else confirm that.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...s=dvd&v=glance

Oh my god I just creamed my pants!!
And this 2 days after I was about to order it from the US but they needed extra ID for my credit card!!

There is to be a 4 disc German version due for release early December containing both cuts for the film

In fact here's a link just in case anyone is interested

http://www.digital-movie.de/dvd-news...asp?ArtNr=9792

I thought that a beefed up R1 release of this movie would make me a happy man but R1 is getting the screws real bad on this. Most times I can live with what the studios choose to release here but I wanted this title to be the ultimate release and it isn't shaping up to be that at all for us here in R1.

Unfortunately, the Aussies have decided to slap big labels on all their covers now, and that big blue banner with the "M" kills the deal for me.

I'll probably end up getting this from another region for the DTS and extra discs, just gotta find out where from.

EDIT: Looks like I'll probably end up getting the German version, as of now. Anyone know if this one will have English subtitles?

English subtities.....that made me laugh.

A UK 3-discer has a release date of 12/26/05, no doubt the same material as the Aussie version. Alasm they plaster their ratings codes all over the front, too.

Maybe I'm wrong but seems we're getting here in R1 pretty much the same content as in other regions. Theirs is just spread over more discs. Correct me if I'm wrong.

No DTS region 1.

So where can an Australian order than German version from?
I might as well get Dellamorte Dellamore on DVD while I'm at it.

I'm pretty sure cd-wow does free shipping worldwide, but I could be wrong. That's the first place I would try though.

http://www3.cd-wow.us/promotion.php?..._1&affid=14282.

Unfortunately, it looks as they don't carry Dellamorte Dellamore. I got the Italian version of that from xploitedcinema a few years ago. I don't know how their international shipping is.. It's such a great movie, and definately in my top 10.

Yeah, it sucks but I'll be getting that one and finding some custom art for it.

Is there something that the Australian version has that the German doesn't? They're both PAL, and the German has a 4th disc with the theatrical cut, as well as being cheaper. Definately seems like the way to go unless I'm missing something.

I didn't want this question to get lost in all the other region talk... Can anyone confirm the inclusion of a voucher for King Kong?

No big deal.

I agree with JM,no DTS is not the end of the world and the R1 disc should kick major ass. I can not wait for it!

I checked this link and a couple of Aussie retailers I use, and according to them the audio is DD 5.1, no mention of DTS Am I missing something here? Of course I will probably buy the R4 or R2 versions just to avoid another Universal flipper.

Details of the German edition:

Extras:
DISC ONE
* the film (Theatrical version)
Introduction by director Peter Jackson

DISC TWO
* the film (Director's Cut)
Introduction by director Peter Jackson
Audio commentary with director Peter Jackson

DISC THREE
Introduction by director Peter Jackson
"The Making Of 'The Frighteners'" documentary
Storyboards

DISC FOUR
"The Making Of 'The Frighteners'" documentary (continued)
Theatrical Trailer

Subtitles:
DISC ONE: German, English HoH, French
DISC TWO: German, English HoH, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Turkish, Croatian, Greek, Netherlands, Finnish, Danish, Slovenian, Swedish...
DISCS THREE and FOUR: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Netherlands, Danish, Finnish, Swedish

Picture format:
DISCS ONE and TWO: 2.35:1 Anamorphic PAL

Soundtrack(s):
DISC ONE: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
DISC TWO: English Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS5.1

Case type:
Digipak packaging


Release is the 1st of december. These specs are not confirmed yet. The specs are taken directly from the official German website of the film. I will let you guys know and confirm or correct the specs if I have to.

You're the man, fortinbras! Thanks for doing that translation for us.

I went ahead and took the plunge and ordered this off cd-wow yesterday. Looks like it's gonna be one of the best packages out there, and I can get rid of my R1 theatrical cut with the horrific cover.

I know some will complain of PAL speedup and wait to see what Japan has to offer, but I've never even noticed it.

fortinbras just confirmed what I said earlier, that the content is the same, only presented differently. I'll stick with my NTSC R1 preorder and a free King Kong ticket.

Same here.

Long time lurker, first time poster here (don't ask why, as I have no clue). This was out at my Best Buy yesterday, so naturally I picked it up. It does, in fact, include a King Kong voucher. Come to think of it, that's the ONLY thing in the case, other than the disc itself.

Russell, how are the special features? Doc length? give us a review man!

MATT