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That's cool, where's that pic from? I notice the Alliance Atlantis logo on the spine, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't released here in Canada. ;)

japan version the best
 

oyes japan version best i own it on dvd so much blood :) check the cuts etc at www.dvdcompare.net

I have no clue. I remember when Alliance used to release better versions of DVD's in Canada than those available in the States i.e. Pulp Fiction in the late 90's. It was non anamorphic but was way better than the barebones version we got here.

Count me in as one of the suckers who will buy them on day 1. I have probably watched my SD DVD copies at least 20+ times each, so I am sure I will get more than my monies worth.

I don't think I've watched the U.S. version of KB1 or 2 since I got my Japanese sets, but I will pick these up immediately as I'm not holding my breath on getting those versions or The Whole Bloody Affair any time soon. I preferred KB2 a little bit more to 1, so I'll be very happy with the BD as the changes in that one from the Japanese version were almost indistinguishable, unlike the KB1 changes.

Translation = No sale.

I'm guessing the Weinsteins, who have no interest in releasing the uncut versions, will do everything in their power to prevent someone to import the real version.

IMO, the US Cut is better than the Japanese cut. The main issue being the Crazy 88 battle goes on for far too long in the Japanese edition. IMHO, it drags a bit. I'm not really a stickler about the color one way or another, I do like that alternate shots were used in random spots in the Japanese cut, though.

That said, in this day and age there is no reason for a release without both cuts.

The switch to black & white was written into the movie's script before production started.

My only minor complaint with the Japanese KB1 version was not having forced Eng subs during the Japanese language sections. Not a big deal, but I eventually just left them on for the whole movie, trying to turn them on and off as required resulted in a lot of rewinding, not condusive to enjoying a film. I'll probably grab both on BD though, and also on Japanese BD if region free and/or actually get released. Hopefully Jackie Brown and Pulp Fiction are going to be released shortly also.

I have to say, while everyone seems to be desperate to see it in full color, I've always thought the black and white was a sweet stylistic move and I kinda want it to stay in.

Are you sure about that? I could've sworn that I've seen interviews with Tarantino stating the opposite.

I don't have the link, but once upon a time someone posted excerpts from the script pages online.

Nah, they wouldn't care, the Japanese DVD has already been available for several years now and has been imported by many people. Even if they did care, there is nothing they could do to prevent someone from importing another country's release for one's personal use. Such importation is completely legal.

That seems to be a bone of contention. I've seen scripts with both the B&W mentioned and without (I couldn't tell for certain which was an earlier draft) and Tarantino has contradicted himself on the subject in various interviews (admittedly not an uncommon thing for QT to do, however :lol: ). Who knows for sure if we'll ever really know if it was done for stylistic effect, or to appease the MPAA (as perhaps an act of capitulation done in such a way to look like a stylistic effect in order to save face).

Weinstein can't prevent you from importing another country's release for personal use, but they can (and frequently do) prevent domestic retailers from selling the import disc. Back when they were with Miramax, they routinely sent Cease and Desist letters to retailers like HKFlix and YesAsia to stop them from selling region-free DVDs such as Hero and Shaolin Soccer that Miramax held the US distribution rights for. They are much more aggressive in this regard than most other studios.

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The switch tho black and white was specifically done to get around censorship. You can have any color blood except red and it will be passed more easily. IMO if all of the blood wasn't going to be censorship problem, then a switch to black and white wouldn't even have been a consideration.

That's very true, I should have mentioned that in my post but didn't think about it, so thanks for pointing that out. :) Weinstein's being bastards about this is one reason why I've always bought such films from HK retailers myself. Let's see those bitches try to stop me. ;)

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And THIS is exactly with what whoever controls releasing TWBA should be concerning themselves. :sad:

I totally agreed with you until I watched the colour version on youtube.

Now they are Amazon.com exclusives and bundled together for $39.95 coming on September 9th.

They're not exclusive to Amazon - only the bundling of the two together is their "exclusive."

Its just looking like the two films together - no special slipcase or anything like that.

No slipcase? Oh well, that's a good price. Let's hope it doesn't turn out to look like Gangs of New York.

Any reviews yet for this?