Scott27

DVDTalk's review is up. He didn't compare the A/V quality to the previous release (although he says it "looks and sounds great"), and does highly recommend it.

A couple things of note: Hughes' commentary is NOT on the disc nor is the trailer (though you do get "trailers" for other Paramount discs, and it is NOT a 2-disc set, as previously reported.

http://dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=19517

TomOpus

This is another one of those releases that slipped through the cracks so I'll definately pick up this new one.

digitalfreaknyc

looks like i'm keeping the old and getting the new as well! Would love to see a comparison of the old and new transfers though.

DavidH

The reviewer does, in fact, make a comparison to the original:

...and a lot of the muddiness and the mpeg compression artifacts that were present on the first DVD release have been eliminated.

This comes to no surprise since the original DVD was an early release. I will be curious to read more reviews.

NatrlBornThrllr

Bloody hell. I swear on the lives of everybody I know that I saw that goddamned scene. Stupid DVD release, not including deleted scenes.

-JP

surfingelectrod

These names suck... I'm suprised that Paramount's recent rerelease of The Warriors wasn't called the "Can You Dig It?" or the "Warriors, Come Out and Play" Edition...

The Valeyard

Looks like I'm passing on this release. Thanks for linking to the review.

yeldarb367

Still not sure if I want to upgrade. I might just wait for it to hit $9.99 in a few months.

RN2BE

REally lame that they aren't including the original commentary. I'm sure it didn't take up that much space...and the thing is already done, so they didn't have to pay any more money for it.

Of course, what more do I expect of freakin Paramount.

At least it's cheap.

joliom

No, for The Warriors they left the edition title alone, but went ahead and dicked up the actual film.

Cinemaddiction

Anyone in the Columbia heights, MN area, Columbia Heights Target has Bueller out as of right now.

Skoobooz

My local Blockbuster here in Los Angeles had this out today. I went through it...it looks about the same as the old release but with less compression and "muddiness," as the review states. The special features are typical Paramount: five featurettes, going into various aspects of the film (casting, production, the character of Ferris Bueller, Ben Stein and on-set interviews). No trailer, no commentary (from the old disc).

Overall, it provides a decent amount of info and it's good to hear current thoughts from most everyone (except Charlie Sheen, Mia Sara and, most glaringly, John Hughes). Still, without that commentary and any real deleted scenes (there's one shown through on-set footage in one of the featurettes), this release is only okay.

PatrickMcCart

I sort of want this for the transfer (the previous one is almost perfect, but it has compression problems in a lot of places, most noticably the "Twist and Shout" scene), but omitting the commentary is a really stupid move.

Snowball

Amazon seems to have two versions up, does anyone know the difference between these two?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BMSU68

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BNX4MC

dvd_luver

It's the same product, Amazon is just stupid.

Skoobooz

Speaking of Amazon and their listings (and I know this is somewhat off topic, but...), has everyone else noticed how their listings have suddenly gone to hell? There are constantly multiple listings for things and random listings indicating the theatrical release for older titles...very annoying.

But back on track, yes, Amazon was just stupid with the Ferris Bueller listings.

brisco32

I'm looking forward to Nothing to Lose: You got that slap 'cos you with him edition.

scott shelton

After watching the featurettes this weekend, you can blame Ben Stein for the "Bueller...Bueller" title.

He mentions it over and over in his interviews, leaving Paramount no choice but to name the disc the same.

Comedyman90

Damn stickers ruined my cover.

boss429

Yeah when I saw the matte finish on this one I was afraid that I was going to pull the artwork off of this slip cover by removing the stickers, but I just took my sweet time pulling them back and luckily no damage.

DeanoBKN

Fox seems to be the only one who gets this right. They put a clear square sticker which can be easily removed on the cover, so retailers can put their price stickers on without damaging the slipcover.

DavidH

I'm still on the fence about buying this for the improved transfer. Maybe I'll see how much I can get for the original (especially since I don't care about the commentary).

marty888

Well, after reading all the comments and a few reviews .... no need to double-dip on this. There are better ways to spend my DVD money.

GuessWho

Me too

freudguy

Well, I decided to double-dip because it is one of my favorite films of my youth. I'm keeping the old edition for the commentary, even though it was incredibly dry.