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musick 02-03-09 05:00 PM

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nice to see the confirmation

as always with these catalog releases price is out of wack with reality and the current day climate so I once again will not be purchasing on street and will wait for a price drop

lastly the inclusion of the dvd copy on this release is both baffling and a waste

Gizmo 02-03-09 05:30 PM

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Wonderful. We get to pay extra for a DVD copy.

tonymontana313 02-03-09 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD (Post 9243037)
Wonderful. We get to pay extra for a DVD copy.

Uhhh, no you don't. 34.99 MSRP is consistent with what MGM has been charging for their new catalogs and they're throwing a free dvd copy so you're not paying for the dvd.

Gizmo 02-03-09 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tonymontana313 (Post 9243068)
Uhhh, no you don't. 34.99 MSRP is consistent with what MGM has been charging for their new catalogs and they're throwing a free dvd copy so you're not paying for the dvd.

Ahh, its MGM, I thought this was Sony.

Spiky 02-03-09 06:20 PM

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Definitely worth an upgrade from my NA DVD.

JimRochester 02-03-09 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Spiky (Post 9243139)
Definitely worth an upgrade from my NA DVD.


Originally Posted by musick (Post 9242979)
nice to see the confirmation

as always with these catalog releases price is out of wack with reality and the current day climate so I once again will not be purchasing on street and will wait for a price drop

lastly the inclusion of the dvd copy on this release is both baffling and a waste

Definately need to upgrade my first gen DVD but will wait for a reasonable price. Especially now I'm picking up HD DVDs for $5, let me get through some of those before I worry about $30 BDs

SkipKassidy 02-03-09 11:04 PM

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Wonderful. We get to pay extra for a DVD copy.
Extra for a DVD copy? Inconceivable!

tylergfoster 02-04-09 04:51 AM

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As others have said, at least it seems to have all the extras.

JimRochester 02-04-09 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SkipKassidy (Post 9243647)
Extra for a DVD copy? Inconceivable!

If forced to choose I'd still rather have the DVD than a digital copy.

lizard 02-14-09 01:29 PM

Even Columbia House now has The Princess Bride BD up for pre-order. For those of us with CH accounts this is good news, especially if they do another BOGOF Blu-ray offer.

aintnosin 02-27-09 11:57 AM

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Amazon has it and listed as $31.49 (!:eek:). I gotta think that'll come down. $35 MSRP BDs usually sell for $25 out of the gate.

dsa_shea 02-27-09 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by lizard (Post 9266632)
Even Columbia House now has The Princess Bride BD up for pre-order. For those of us with CH accounts this is good news, especially if they do another BOGOF Blu-ray offer.

Please CH! Make this happen soon!

tofferman 03-17-09 05:21 PM

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Read on blu-ray.com earlier today that Walmart has it priced in-store for $19.99.

musick 03-17-09 06:17 PM

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which is basically the same price as Amazon after tax (22.99)

I'll wait till it hits 14.99

JimRochester 03-17-09 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by musick (Post 9332504)
which is basically the same price as Amazon after tax (22.99)

I'll wait till it hits 14.99


Yes but for those of us in NY Amazon charges tax so it's still a savings.

RocShemp 03-17-09 11:09 PM

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I picked it up today - er - yesterday for $19.99 over at Wal-Mart. Beautiful A/V quality. :)

LickTheABCs 03-17-09 11:29 PM

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^ me too. Haven't had a chance to put it in yet, really looking forward to it.

RocShemp 03-17-09 11:41 PM

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You're in for a treat. I was really surprised by the low end of the audio. Usually when 5.1 mixes are made of old stereo tracks not only does the surround content sound artificial but so does the bass which tends to be excesively boomy. Although there's not much in terms of surround use, the lower end was a lot deeper than I ever remembered. Yet it didn't have that excessive boominess I was expecting/fearing.

fumanstan 03-17-09 11:45 PM

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Are there good reviews or picture comparisons? This is one of my favorite movies but I just bought the recent anniversary DVD a little while ago (after owning the old Special Edition before). Trying to decide if it's a no brainer upgrade.

RocShemp 03-18-09 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by fumanstan (Post 9333025)
Are there good reviews or picture comparisons? This is one of my favorite movies but I just bought the recent anniversary DVD a little while ago (after owning the old Special Edition before). Trying to decide if it's a no brainer upgrade.

Ask and ye shall receive:







Source: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...princess+bride

RocShemp 03-18-09 01:00 AM

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Source: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...princess+bride

T-bone22 03-18-09 10:16 AM

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Dude maybe spoiler tag those big ass images?

bunkaroo 03-18-09 11:25 AM

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I actually forgot about the extra DVD copy and was pleasantly surprised, as I can now sell of my Dread Pirate Roberts edition and still have a DVD around if I want it.

RocShemp 03-18-09 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by T-bone22 (Post 9333581)
Dude maybe spoiler tag those big ass images?

Happy? :p

RockyMtnBri 03-18-09 12:04 PM

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Picked this up yesterday and gave my 2nd gen DVD (anamorphic) to a friend who has never seen the film! I'll be watching this sometime soon!


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