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Old 12-09-08, 01:01 PM
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"Day the Earth Stood Still" Blu? Anyone?
Did anyone pick this up and have a look at it yet? I'd be interested in hearing opinions. It's one of my favorites and I'm wondering if it's worth an upgrade from standard to Blu.
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I'm ordering it on Friday.
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I've heard very, very good things about this from people at AVS.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1067752

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDRe...ll_blu-ray.htm

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A no-brainer in my mind. I absolutely love seeing older films come to Blu-ray and I hope it's just the beginning. DVDBeaver intends to support these endeavors and I am thrilled to see a classic looking and sounding as good as this in my home theater. I swoon. Recommended!
I ordered it from CH the other day and should have it soon.
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Mine arrived from columbia house today. Woohoo!
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I didn't see any copies at three different Best Buys today. Was there a problem getting this title shipped to stores?
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My copy is on it's way from Amazon.
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I watched it earlier this week and thought it looked great. The 'play the theremin' game thingy was a bust, but other than that, a really great looking disc. You could see a lot of detail and the disc really showed off the black and white photography IMO... I haven't seen the SD version but I was satisfied with my purchase...Awesome movie too.
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even though it's a tie-in to the remake, I hope this is a jump restart for Fox to release it's back catalogue on blu. Come on Fox, release the floodgates....
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Disc looks great and I enjoyed the features on the theremin.

Great disc, fine extra's.

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I ordered it from CH the other day and should have it soon.
I got an email from CH saying that it was on backorder.

cdoug57, is there a movie ticket for the upcoming remake and if there is, what's the expiration? Thanks.
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I got an email from CH saying that it was on backorder.
Same here. I hope they get it back in stock really soon.
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Originally Posted by Sweet Baby James
I got an email from CH saying that it was on backorder.

cdoug57, is there a movie ticket for the upcoming remake and if there is, what's the expiration? Thanks.
It comes with digital movie cash (ie. code to redeem online)... I don't have it in front of me, so I can't speak to expiration date, but you usually have a month after release...
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Great Blu-ray IMO! The only issue I have is that they didn't port over the original 70 minute "making of" documentary that appeared on the Studio Classics DVD and two-disc laserdisc set.
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I believe the movie cash expires in January '09.

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I didn't see any copies at three different Best Buys today. Was there a problem getting this title shipped to stores?
You mean other than it being a catalog title and Best Buy not ordering many of those?
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That might have been it.
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I didn't see any copies at three different Best Buys today. Was there a problem getting this title shipped to stores?
I saw 2 copies at a local Super Target for $24.99.
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