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eiker_ir 04-02-08 12:49 AM

i hate the Dimension Extreme banner/logo

GR13 04-02-08 01:08 AM

I never got to see this one in theaters, so I'll probably blind buy despite some of the negative things I've read about it.

Darth Maher 04-03-08 12:15 AM

^ Same here.

Also, I need the footage for a Romero Zombie video montage I'm working on.

Living Deadpan 04-03-08 12:50 AM


Originally Posted by KillerCannibal
- Motivations: Are you really going to stop to charge your battery when zombies are eating your friends?

Depends on the battery.

Matthew Chmiel 04-03-08 03:48 AM


Originally Posted by Count de Monet
And I'm not sure how anyone can tell how good the extras are based on a press release.

Both films include 90 minute documentaries.

The NOTLD one could be pretty good if done right. Diary... ummmmm...

Count de Monet 04-03-08 04:15 AM


Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Both films include 90 minute documentaries.

Sorry but that didn't answer my question.

Gobear 04-03-08 06:28 AM


Originally Posted by Ms. M
This is a film that may benefit from the DVD format. It is sort of a failure, but one with some worthwhile scenes and some decent zombie kills. My advice is to fast forward anytime one of the characters is giving a monologue on the nature of the media.

The sad thing is that if Romero hadn't written such an overly preachy script about the numbing effect of ubiquitous media, he could have made another classic zombie movie because parts of Diary were excellent. I would much rather have seen a movie starring the black men in the warehouse and the rogue cops, instead of the annoying college kids; in the light of the recent hysteria over Jeremiah Wright and yesterday's release of John Yoo's torture memo, the unresolved question of racial bias and public apathy toward the disintegration of civil liberties would make more suitable topics for George's pulpit than the suckiness of Youtube. George Romero is the Jonathan Swift of zombie movies, in that he uses the conventions of the genre to comment satirically on contemporary society.

And the defibrillator kill is awesome.

scarredgod 05-20-08 11:41 AM

did anyone buy or see the exclusive "deluxe" version from Best Buy, is the only addition a book? is there anything else? thanks.

Abe. 05-20-08 11:53 AM

Yeah, just the book, and a different cover on the outer box. No sleeve on the DVD, though.

alfonsosoriano 05-20-08 12:03 PM

Waiting for my copy to ship from Columbia House...

scarredgod 05-20-08 12:28 PM


Originally Posted by Abe.
Yeah, just the book, and a different cover on the outer box. No sleeve on the DVD, though.

thanks for the info, 13.99 at circuit city for me then.

JAYARE 05-20-08 01:17 PM

bb price matched the cc ad on the one with the book! yay!

Darth Maher 05-20-08 01:36 PM

K-Mart has an exclusive 2-pack of "Diary" with Night" for $24.99.

Now I'm torn. :brickwl2: Do I really want the "Zen..." book?

scarredgod 05-20-08 02:07 PM


Originally Posted by Darth Maher
K-Mart has an exclusive 2-pack of "Diary" with Night" for $24.99.

Now I'm torn. :brickwl2: Do I really want the "Zen..." book?

if thats the new DVD of Night, then im going with KMart.

Darth Maher 05-20-08 02:56 PM

It was the new NOTLD release. I own the Millenium Edition, but if the new special features are any good, I'll get this one too.

Anyone get the new NOTLD yet that can atest to this?

Zodiac_Speaking 05-20-08 02:58 PM

I finally saw Diary and I liked it a lot, better than Land of the Dead.

DJLinus 05-20-08 05:38 PM

I stopped by my closest Best Buy after work and they were sold out of the deluxe edition. I was then going to order it online, but free shipping wasn't offered for the DVD (like it was for the CD I was also ordering). I'm not going to drive all over town to get it; I'll just go to the nearby Circuit City for it this evening.

It'd be one thing if this was truly an exclusive book, but it's been out for 6 months:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...A240_SH20_.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Zombie-Bet...1322517&sr=1-1

I have enough in my reading pile to keep me occupied for quite some time and I wouldn't get to this book for a while anyway. I'm sure if I bide my time, I can find an even cheaper copy on ebay or Amazon Marketplace than what's on there now..

Geddlo 05-20-08 05:52 PM

I went to 2 best buys here and neither had the one with the book. Thanks for the amazon link to the book DJLinus, that was my next stop.

That kmart deal sounds good.

lanemyer74 05-20-08 07:25 PM


Originally Posted by JAYARE
bb price matched the cc ad on the one with the book! yay!

After reading this, I figured I'd give it a shot as well. I walked in, ad in hand, wearing my Fulci "Zombie" shirt. I grabbed the last one on the shelf. I didn't see any displayed anywhere else. I went up to the register & the cashier was obviously admiring my shirt as I was walking up to him. I thought, awesome, this dude is gonna let me get this deal. I was wrong. He pointed out that the one advertised at Circuit City is for the standard edition. I acted as if I didn't know there was a difference. In the end, I paid $19.99 for it. I didn't want to risk passing on it & then having a difficult time locating it again later. He was doing his job & he did it right. Paying $13.99 would've been nice, but you can't win them all.

The Valeyard 05-20-08 07:44 PM

My Best Buy had 4 left in the Horror section. The New Release shelves only had the "standard" edition.

tylergfoster 05-20-08 07:46 PM

Thanks for the heads-up on the K-Mart deal, I'm off to get that.

scarredgod 05-20-08 11:36 PM

got the kmart 2 pack, what a nightmare their dvd section was, but i found it, thanks for the heads-up.

Panda Phil 05-21-08 01:14 AM

Damnit. Fred Meyer was sold out of Diary. But I did pick up Night for $16.

So guess its Amazon for me.

xage 05-21-08 01:31 AM


Originally Posted by scarredgod
did anyone buy or see the exclusive "deluxe" version from Best Buy, is the only addition a book? is there anything else? thanks.


Cool lookin Box! An expanded package size of the regular DVD release

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b221/xage00/diary.jpg

Paul1957 05-21-08 09:42 AM

The For the Record documentary is in 5 parts and is over 80 minutes long.


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