Hmm... I wonder if Citizen Kane will land on that date, as well.

Hopefully B&N will have a 50% off coupon around the time this comes out. I want that set!

Damnit, it has to come out just days after Star Wars?? My wallet is going to be hurting that month!

Closer look at the UCE

No release date yet, but pre-order is up on Amazon- $44.99 (31% off)

Awesome, this was in my Gold Box this morning, $42.74. I'll take it.

Man, you guys get all the good stuff in your Gold Box. All I get are wrestling DVD's and I don't even watch wrestling. I ordered the Edge dvd a while back because I liked him back when I did watch years ago so Amazon assumes I am some huge rasslin' fan.

You can fix your Amazon recommendations.

Just mark everything in your history as "do not use for recommendations" or "item was a gift", except for the stuff you want in your gold box.

Thanks for the tip!

I'm sure you guys have seen this already - but I'd thought I would share the trailer for the UCE. I remember seeing this at the Cinerama Dome when I was a kid and just crazy for the chariot race sequence. It has been one of my favourite movies ever since. I just can't see it on tcm anymore as I lose the definition of the sets and framing which, to me, are just as important as the script/acting. I liked the recent dvd xfer but this....well....kids like to use the word epic....This movie, to my mind, is the definition of that word:


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Amazon now shows the 9/27 release date.

I really wish that this was released at a theater, at least on a limited basis, to show off it's 6K transfer. I believe the Arclight in Hollywood has this capability...and it would be great to revisit the old Cinerama Dome.

Looks like they can't though as Glee 3D is taking up that screen .

DVD Beaver - some stunning screencaps!

I don't need all of that. Just give me an excellent looking bluray movie in a nice regular case. For about half the $44 price That's all.

Yep, and I'm not buying until they do.

yep.

Yeah, WB's been pretty shitty with some of their classic catalog releases, having only an expensive set loaded with worthless trinkets, with no other option. Maybe there'll be a pared-down store-exclusive set like there was with Citizen Kane.

Let's hope so. Thank goodness for B&M stores not wanting these bloated sets taking up precious shelf space...

Really? I'm pretty sure they've all had a non-deluxe box option. Sure, some of them may not come out until a couple months after the deluxe box, or may be retailer exclusive for a period of time (Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane).

I wanteth. And so shall I haveth.

I'm in for Ben Hur. Now I'm waiting for the Taylor-Burton "Cleopatra".

You know...I'd probably get Cleopatra just to get some damn fine features on the clusterfuck that was.

Did a little searchin'. There is a 3-Disc "Ultimate" Edition selling for £15.93 on Amazon.co.uk. I suppose this is about $25 USD.

Ben-Hur (No Cardboard Fun)

However, I didn't see this edition on Amazon's US website yet. So, it is coming, but I think the US will be presented with the box set first. Surprisingly, the UK is importing the box set as it isn't available yet over there. Kinda weird. I guess they figured the box set wasn't as popular outside the US.

Best Buy will have a non-swag version for $29.99. I'm guessing it'll be whatever the UK set has.