Hellraiser Puzzle Box (1 BD, 2 DVDs) ---------> April 21, 2009
02-05-09, 04:02 PM
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Hellraiser Puzzle Box (1 BD, 2 DVDs) ---------> April 21, 2009
Hellraiser' fans, Anchor Bay is planning to double your pain: the studio has announced not one but two Blu-ray configurations of the Clive Barker horror classic.
As previously announced, Anchor Bay alerted retailers to an April 21 Blu-ray street date for the seminal cult hit, but kept any further details under wraps.
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Now further confirmed press details have been unleashed, with the company unveiling not one, but two Blu-ray versions of 'Hellraiser.'
The first will be a stand-alone Blu-ray release, billed as a special edition and containing extras that are expected to match the previous "20th Anniversary Edition" Anchor Bay released on DVD.
Also due for high-def on April 21 is the 'Hellraiser Puzzle Box,' a three-disc edition that includes the stand-alone Blu-ray (with identical specs), plus standard DVD versions of 'Hellraiser: 20th Anniversary Edition' and the 1987 sequel 'Hellbound: Hellraiser II.'
Though no additional Blu-ray content or other exclusives are planned for the 'Puzzle Box,' and final tech and supplements have yet to be finalized. We'll keep you posted.
Suggested list price for the stand-alone Blu-ray of 'Hellraiser' is $34.95, and $59.95 for the 'Hellraiser Puzzle Box.'
As previously announced, Anchor Bay alerted retailers to an April 21 Blu-ray street date for the seminal cult hit, but kept any further details under wraps.
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Now further confirmed press details have been unleashed, with the company unveiling not one, but two Blu-ray versions of 'Hellraiser.'
The first will be a stand-alone Blu-ray release, billed as a special edition and containing extras that are expected to match the previous "20th Anniversary Edition" Anchor Bay released on DVD.
Also due for high-def on April 21 is the 'Hellraiser Puzzle Box,' a three-disc edition that includes the stand-alone Blu-ray (with identical specs), plus standard DVD versions of 'Hellraiser: 20th Anniversary Edition' and the 1987 sequel 'Hellbound: Hellraiser II.'
Though no additional Blu-ray content or other exclusives are planned for the 'Puzzle Box,' and final tech and supplements have yet to be finalized. We'll keep you posted.
Suggested list price for the stand-alone Blu-ray of 'Hellraiser' is $34.95, and $59.95 for the 'Hellraiser Puzzle Box.'
02-05-09, 04:03 PM
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Re: Hellraiser Puzzle Box (1 BD, 2 DVDs) ---------> April 21, 2009
That's...odd. So we get Hellraiser 1 in Blu, Hellraiser 1 in DVD and Hellraiser II DVD. Probably a pass for me.
02-05-09, 05:44 PM
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Re: Hellraiser Puzzle Box (1 BD, 2 DVDs) ---------> April 21, 2009
I'll just get the regular Hellraiser Blu-Ray. I don't know why they didn't just do a set of DVD's for 1 & 2 and a Blu-Ray set. The way things are going with Anchor Bay we will probably never see part 2 on Blu-Ray.
02-05-09, 10:30 PM
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Normally, I'd pre-order a title like Hellraiser. But since it's Anchor Bay, I'll wait and pick it up a week after release for $12.
02-05-09, 10:47 PM
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Think I'm going to hold out for the upcoming Super Duper Deluxe Edition including the original Coil soundtrack on 8-track tape.
02-05-09, 11:07 PM
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Re: Hellraiser Puzzle Box (1 BD, 2 DVDs) ---------> April 21, 2009
Why could they not just release this in a regular blu-ray case? All these space hogging SEs are starting to get on my nerves.
02-05-09, 11:31 PM
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They are releasing the first movie in a regular case. Oddly enough, they have a Blu-Ray/dvd set for Heathers on Amazon that I didn't even know they released. I hope they don't keep this up.
02-05-09, 11:57 PM
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What difference does it make? It doesn't seem to impact the price in any signficant way -- Anchor Bay Blus are usually less than $20. Personally, I like that I get the standard DVD with it because while I have BD, my friends often don't and so if I want to take the movie over somewhere else I gotta have it in SD. I prefer it to digital copies anyway.
02-06-09, 12:21 AM
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What difference does it make? It doesn't seem to impact the price in any signficant way -- Anchor Bay Blus are usually less than $20. Personally, I like that I get the standard DVD with it because while I have BD, my friends often don't and so if I want to take the movie over somewhere else I gotta have it in SD. I prefer it to digital copies anyway.
02-06-09, 12:33 AM
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Yeah, I don't understand this set. Maybe if it was just the original in Blu-ray and DVD. Or maybe Hellraiser II is a Blu-ray instead of a DVD. Why would I buy the first Hellraiser on Blu-ray but settle for the DVD of the sequel? I'll pass on the set.
02-06-09, 03:15 AM
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Re: Hellraiser Puzzle Box (1 BD, 2 DVDs) ---------> April 21, 2009
Like I mentioned in the other Hellraiser thread, this is retarded.
I'll get the stand-alone first flick.
I'll get the stand-alone first flick.
02-06-09, 04:31 AM
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And, in case you didn't notice, the BD IS available separately of the cube.
02-06-09, 04:48 AM
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Yea, they come with a ton of crap to jack up prices. Nothing new.
I bought all of the Anchor Bay limited edition dvd tins when they were first released. They abandoned collectors after a few releases. They were at least good sets at the time though. The current crop of expensive releases are sub-par and it looks like the dvd content is thrown in to raise prices. Fool me once, but not twice.
Now if they had a HD Hellraiser 2 as a bonus in the set it would be worth it, as it was a bonus in the original dvd tin. You can buy the whole series on dvd for less than $60.
I bought all of the Anchor Bay limited edition dvd tins when they were first released. They abandoned collectors after a few releases. They were at least good sets at the time though. The current crop of expensive releases are sub-par and it looks like the dvd content is thrown in to raise prices. Fool me once, but not twice.
Now if they had a HD Hellraiser 2 as a bonus in the set it would be worth it, as it was a bonus in the original dvd tin. You can buy the whole series on dvd for less than $60.
02-06-09, 09:47 AM
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Yeah, I'm with ya on this one. I've already got Hellraiser I & II (and III) on DVD. I don't need another one. I might get the stand alone of the first movie, but more than likely I'll wait for the second one to be released on Blu-ray and see if they put out a neato set like this as well.
02-06-09, 02:30 PM
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Yea, they come with a ton of crap to jack up prices. Nothing new.
I bought all of the Anchor Bay limited edition dvd tins when they were first released. They abandoned collectors after a few releases. They were at least good sets at the time though. The current crop of expensive releases are sub-par and it looks like the dvd content is thrown in to raise prices. Fool me once, but not twice.
Now if they had a HD Hellraiser 2 as a bonus in the set it would be worth it, as it was a bonus in the original dvd tin. You can buy the whole series on dvd for less than $60.
I bought all of the Anchor Bay limited edition dvd tins when they were first released. They abandoned collectors after a few releases. They were at least good sets at the time though. The current crop of expensive releases are sub-par and it looks like the dvd content is thrown in to raise prices. Fool me once, but not twice.
Now if they had a HD Hellraiser 2 as a bonus in the set it would be worth it, as it was a bonus in the original dvd tin. You can buy the whole series on dvd for less than $60.
02-06-09, 03:36 PM
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02-06-09, 04:04 PM
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02-06-09, 04:40 PM
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Re: Hellraiser Puzzle Box (1 BD, 2 DVDs) ---------> April 21, 2009
Me four.
I'll rent it, and hold out for the famous inevitable AB Double Dip.
p.s. - I'd bet money AB goes back to the well and releases the extended TV cut of Halloween on BR within a year.
I'll rent it, and hold out for the famous inevitable AB Double Dip.
p.s. - I'd bet money AB goes back to the well and releases the extended TV cut of Halloween on BR within a year.
02-06-09, 05:27 PM
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I wouldn't be surprised if the Hellraiser price drops before the box comes out. I also wouldn't be surprised if there is no superior box set from AB in the future.
02-06-09, 07:52 PM
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Re: Hellraiser Puzzle Box (1 BD, 2 DVDs) ---------> April 21, 2009
Pass. Why would I want the SD version of a film if the set includes the BD? Pathetic, as usual.
