Carlito's Way UE
 

Has anyone found this at their local stores? I could not find today at BB but see that Amazon has available.
I recall a similar problem with it's last release as well; they always mishandle this title for some reason.

Its not out till the 20th

In Best Buy's system it says it isn't out until 9/20.


But all the websites say it came out today (9/13). So some best buy's just didn't put it out because of what it says on their system.

I saw it at Wal-Mart. Unfortunately, I don't remember the exact price, but it definitely was under $20.

My Best Buy had some in the drama section for $16.99.

This was my BB story today, Reader's Digest version
1) Web Site says local stores have in stock
2) No where on shelf
3) Clerk says their CPU says it's in stock as well
4) Good ol' insult the customer by looking in same places you've been doing the past 5 minutes
5) double checks the CPU which says it's released on the 20th...never occurs to her to question points 1 & 3 above and why push the issue with these dead brain cells known as BB workers?
I'm out the door.

My local BB and Circuit City both had this on the Drama shelves today. Picked up a copy, was $16.99 at BB. Nice slipcover, chrome and black matching the Scarface release.

I picked it up at my local Best Buy in Torrance, CA the one on PCH and Hawthorne, they had atleast 50 copies

How does this release differ from the prior collector's edition?

Original -- Production Notes Talent Bios, Film highlights, Theatrical Trailer

Collector's Edition -- Anamorphic, The Making of Carlito's Way, Photo and Poster Gallery

Ultimate Edition -- Anamorphic, Deleted Scenes, Brian DePalma on Carlito's Way, The Making of Carlito's Way, and more (whatever that's supposed to imply)

are there any reviews for this? Most importantly, how does this release stack up a/v wise? Anyone with a copy, please post any info you can. Thanks

Thanks for the info. That's a poor excuse for an "Ultimate". I'll pass.

Let's revise this accordingly:

"Collector's Edition -- Anamorphic, "The Making of 'Carlito's Way'", Photo and Poster Gallery, Theatrical Trailer (2.35:1 non-anamorphic letterboxed -- washed out, but sharp)

Ultimate Edition -- Anamorphic, Deleted Scenes (approx. 8 minutes), "Brian DePalma on 'Carlito's Way'" (approx. 6 minutes), "The Making of 'Carlito's Way'" (identical to the one found on the Collector's Edition, approx. 35 minutes), an original production featurette from when the film was initially released (approx. 8 minutes), the exact same Photo and Poster Gallery found on the Collector's Edition (I checked -- no photos are missing), and the theatrical trailer (1.85:1 non-anamorphic letterboxed -- a darker, murkier, softer print than the one used on the Collector's Edition)"

So, the only meaningful extras on the new release (other than a new DTS 5.1 track) are the Brian DePalma featurette, the original production featurette and the deleted scenes selection. In my opinion, the video is in every way identical to the Collector's Edition but, again, now the audio has been upgraded to DTS 5.1. YMMV, but I think it's a worthwhile upgrade. And in regards to the trailer being an arguable step down in presentation quality, the version found on the Collector's Edition (which I'll promptly be selling off) is also found hidden on my original 1998 DVD of SCARFACE: Collector's Edition, so I feel that I've lost nothing, only gained...

...oh, and you can check out comparison screenshots at www.dvdbeaver.com...

got it at BB as well today.

CC has it.

Came from Best Buy online today.

Are the deleted scenes any good?
What do they show?

Considering the "Collector's Edition" wasn't out very long, I'm glad about this rerelease as I missed out on getting the previous version.

any prices?

I think the retail on this is $22.99, so $16.99 - $17.99 is a likely price in store. It's $16.19 at DDD shipped.

DDD and DVD Empire both list this title as being "double sided". yippee, another Universal 2-sided release. They must have cut back their budget.

Yep, it's double-sided...not sure why that raises so much ire on these boards, but there it is...

CC had it for $15.99

My CC had it for $17.99...buyer beware...

I'm actually having a problem with mine on one of my players. The disc freezes up during Chapters 18-19. I thought it was just mine but it seems someone else on the HTF boards is having a similar problem.

It plays fine on an older player of mine, but I only checked those 2 chapters. I hope there aren't a bunch of defects with this, I'm heading back to exchange it today.

Is it dual-layered and double sided? if it's single layered, then Universal can kiss my ass.

It's dual-layered/double sided.

Saw it at my local Wal-mart for $21.xx, unless I find it at a much better price I'll be happy with my Collector's Edition.

Any body watch the deleted scenes yet?

I could be mistaken, but I think the 2003 release also had DTS. I have it at home-I'll have to check. I have the UE at home too, but hearing that people here and at HTF are having issues, I'll hang on to my CE for a while. Same goes for Blue Brothers.

I've never had more defective discs than I've had with DVD-18's. I remember how I went through two Fargo SE's before getting a good one. Wish they would go away.

2003 R1 did not. Other regions DID get DTS. I have the Korean version.

My mistake. Not sure why I thought that. I'll have to watch the UE soon to make sure it works OK.

Anybody know a good website that can give a complete review of this dvd, since nobody in this forum wants too.

Well you can't beat DVDBeaver's review of the Ultimate Edition and all previous versions of the dvd: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCom...arlitosway.htm

I didn't have any earlier versions of the dvd so buying this was a no brainer. I had a problem with the dvd I bought at Best Buy but I exchanged for another and everything seems to be working fine now.

I was going to get this but I don't want the dual sided crap disc, so I'll just find one of the old versions.

Same with Casino.