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Old 03-30-10 | 01:33 PM
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I wish they were all $10. I've been looking for the old movie "The Mortal Storm" for years, and while the Warner Archive now has it in DVD-R, they're charging $19.95. (It's $24.99 at Amazon!) I like the movie, but come on.
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Originally Posted by Sylvia7
I wish they were all $10. I've been looking for the old movie "The Mortal Storm" for years, and while the Warner Archive now has it in DVD-R, they're charging $19.95. (It's $24.99 at Amazon!) I like the movie, but come on.
Keep an eye out for frequent sales. Last year most titles were as low as $9.95 at one point. You can sign up for emails from WB.
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My copy arrived yesterday. Anamorphic widescreen transfer, looks pretty good. I'd give it a solid B to B+ range. Disc includes the original trailer (which has trailer exclusive footage of Grieco talking to camera) which is in rougher VHS level shape. I'd recommend people pick it up if they are fan.
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Pretty disappointed with my first experience of these MOD discs. Tried watching it tonight and began stuttering about 15 minutes in and then just froze. Upon inspection of the disc which is the purple DVD-R type, I could see some discolored rings on it and inconsistent color toward the center which is indicative of a bad burn. Guess I'll try a replacement but it's pretty crappy as I have to pay shipping back.
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Originally Posted by matome
Pretty disappointed with my first experience of these MOD discs. Tried watching it tonight and began stuttering about 15 minutes in and then just froze. Upon inspection of the disc which is the purple DVD-R type, I could see some discolored rings on it and inconsistent color toward the center which is indicative of a bad burn. Guess I'll try a replacement but it's pretty crappy as I have to pay shipping back.
It's surprising to hear they have had several quality control issues. The problems you described should be easily seen by the operator doing the duplication.

I would hope too that they would use a good quality DVD-R disc such as a Verbatim or a Taiyo Yuden.

Do the discs have any special artwork on them? Ink jet print? Black & white thermal print? Offset Print (Pressed disc print)?
Old 04-11-10 | 11:39 AM
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Re: If Looks Could Kill ... Warner Archive

Originally Posted by matome
Pretty disappointed with my first experience of these MOD discs. Tried watching it tonight and began stuttering about 15 minutes in and then just froze. Upon inspection of the disc which is the purple DVD-R type, I could see some discolored rings on it and inconsistent color toward the center which is indicative of a bad burn. Guess I'll try a replacement but it's pretty crappy as I have to pay shipping back.
i'm awaiting my THIRD copy of this to arrive...the first one was a floater and i haven't even bothered trying to play that one and the replacement they sent skipped around the 15 minute mark when they first board the plane. i must have gotten lucky because none of the customer service people said i needed to return the defective copies.
Old 04-11-10 | 12:09 PM
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Re: If Looks Could Kill ... Warner Archive

Hmm, I just went by the return instructions on the website. I will call them, if no shipback is the case. Thanks for the info.

Originally Posted by orangerunner
It's surprising to hear they have had several quality control issues. The problems you described should be easily seen by the operator doing the duplication.

I would hope too that they would use a good quality DVD-R disc such as a Verbatim or a Taiyo Yuden.

Do the discs have any special artwork on them? Ink jet print? Black & white thermal print? Offset Print (Pressed disc print)?
Yeah, the burn issue should have been very evident to anyone actually inspecting the disc. Can't they at least run a verify on the burn? Sheesh, it's not like this a $3.99 bargain bin special. As for the disc face "artwork", it seems to be pretty high quality though I'm not sure what method they used to put it on.




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Old 04-13-10 | 03:40 PM
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Re: If Looks Could Kill ... Warner Archive

Originally Posted by riotinmyskull
i must have gotten lucky because none of the customer service people said i needed to return the defective copies.
I just called them and they told me I had to send the bad one back
Old 04-13-10 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by matome
I just called them and they told me I had to send the bad one back
damn, i got my third copy today...i'm going to try to watch it tonight
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My copy, received about a week ago, played just fine. Sounds like there was a bad batch in there.

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