The Forbidden Kingdom ---> 09/09/08
07-23-08, 09:02 PM
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The Forbidden Kingdom ---> 09/09/08
I didn't see a thread for this release. Click the link below to see the cover art.
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=68344
Lionsgate Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of The Forbidden Kingdom on 9th September 2008. Directed by Rob Minkoff (The Haunted Mansion), written by John Fusco (Hidalgo) and choreographed by Yuen Woo-Ping, The Forbidden Kingdom is a fantasy martial arts adventure starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li. In the film a discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen (Michael Angarano) sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Available in barebones single-disc ($29.95 SRP) and Special Edition two-disc ($34.98 SRP) versions, features are detailed below...
Single-Disc Edition: A barebones disc offering Widescreen and Full Screen presentations with English DD2.0 and DD5.1 Surround audio and English and Spanish subtitles.
Two-Disc Special Edition: Disc 1 features the film in widescreen plus extras, while Disc 2 holds a Digital Copy. Features include:
* Anamorphic Widescreen
* English DD2.0 and DD5.1 EX
* English and Spanish subtitles
* Audio commentary with director Rob Minkoff and writer John Fusco
* “The Kung Fu Dream Team” featurette
* “Dangerous Beauty” featurette
* “Discovering China” featurette
* “Filming in Chinawood” featurette
* “Monkey King and The Eight Immortals” featurette
* Blooper Reel
* Deleted scenes with audio commentary by Rob Minkoff and John Fusco
* Pre-Visualization featurette – takes the viewer from the storyboards through pre-production animation footage to the final finished look for selected scenes throughout the film, accompanied by commentary from Rob Minkoff
* Digital Copy on Disc 2
Available in barebones single-disc ($29.95 SRP) and Special Edition two-disc ($34.98 SRP) versions, features are detailed below...
Single-Disc Edition: A barebones disc offering Widescreen and Full Screen presentations with English DD2.0 and DD5.1 Surround audio and English and Spanish subtitles.
Two-Disc Special Edition: Disc 1 features the film in widescreen plus extras, while Disc 2 holds a Digital Copy. Features include:
* Anamorphic Widescreen
* English DD2.0 and DD5.1 EX
* English and Spanish subtitles
* Audio commentary with director Rob Minkoff and writer John Fusco
* “The Kung Fu Dream Team” featurette
* “Dangerous Beauty” featurette
* “Discovering China” featurette
* “Filming in Chinawood” featurette
* “Monkey King and The Eight Immortals” featurette
* Blooper Reel
* Deleted scenes with audio commentary by Rob Minkoff and John Fusco
* Pre-Visualization featurette – takes the viewer from the storyboards through pre-production animation footage to the final finished look for selected scenes throughout the film, accompanied by commentary from Rob Minkoff
* Digital Copy on Disc 2
08-28-08, 07:12 PM
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Anybody have any information on what the differences are on the R-1 single-disc and 2-disc versions?! I notice that the price difference at Amazon.com is $5. If the only thing on disc #2 is that stupid digital copy then I'll go with the single disc version. Thanks in advance.
08-28-08, 07:22 PM
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Single-Disc Edition: A barebones disc offering Widescreen and Full Screen presentations with English DD2.0 and DD5.1 Surround audio and English and Spanish subtitles.
Two-Disc Special Edition: Disc 1 features the film in widescreen plus extras, while Disc 2 holds a Digital Copy.
Single-Disc Edition: A barebones disc offering Widescreen and Full Screen presentations with English DD2.0 and DD5.1 Surround audio and English and Spanish subtitles.
Two-Disc Special Edition: Disc 1 features the film in widescreen plus extras, while Disc 2 holds a Digital Copy.
08-28-08, 11:52 PM
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Anybody have any information on what the differences are on the R-1 single-disc and 2-disc versions?! I notice that the price difference at Amazon.com is $5. If the only thing on disc #2 is that stupid digital copy then I'll go with the single disc version. Thanks in advance.
The 2-disc version has all the extras, but they put them all on Disc 1, leaving the digital copy on Disc 2.
Meaning if you want the extras, you have to get the digital copy as well.
08-28-08, 11:53 PM
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companies that do this sort of thing are such ass-shats.
08-29-08, 07:19 PM
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So, from what you say - with a single disc bare bones edition and a 2-disc version with extras on disc 1 and nothing but the digital copy on disc 2 I would like to get the 2-disc version, but this type of thing really pisses me off. When are the studios going to finally see that we - the consumer - are very unhappy about their bulls***?
As some people have said in the thread about digital-copies, why don't they put just the movie on disc 1 - better audio quality (THX maybe?) and video quality and put the extras AND the digital copy (if they really think we need that piece of crap) on disc 2.
As some people have said in the thread about digital-copies, why don't they put just the movie on disc 1 - better audio quality (THX maybe?) and video quality and put the extras AND the digital copy (if they really think we need that piece of crap) on disc 2.
