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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
$25
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Not great, but not bad.
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
In terms of existing video based extras; if you accompany all of the extras from the two Japanese releases, one is left with slightly more than two hours of footage. If you're one of the lucky owners of the two-disc Tartan set (like myself), most of this material is on that disc and subtitled.
It's a guarantee that the theatrical and special version will be on separate discs. It's hard to have them together on one disc based upon all of the audio and visual changes made to the SV. Now in terms of the extras, I'm hoping that third disc is a Blu-ray with the extras encoded in AVC. Don't make it a PAL or NTSC DVD, just put all the extras onto a BD-25 and encode the extras for a worldwide release. All eyes are on Arrow right now and I'm sure they know that. Customers want it to be region free because most of us know this release will never see the light of day in North America and Arrow knows this will probably be their biggest seller on their hands with all the people who will import it; it's stupid not to release it region free (even if Toei tells them no). This is probably why Arrow has kept hush-hush on the release despite it being a month away now. I honestly hope they tell Toei to go fuck themselves and release it region free. If it's region free, I'm more than fine with paying $25 for a Blu-ray release of both cuts. I don't even need the extras, I just want a quality release of the film at this point so I can finally replace my Tartan NTSC disc. |
Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
The third disc is almost guaranteed to be a DVD in PAL standard.
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
I lent my Tartan NTSC disc and my week old copy of Salo to a friend 2 years ago and lost touch with him, therefore losing my damned dvds. So if Criterion can hurry a Salo Blu out, I'll be very happy.
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Originally Posted by zombeaner
(Post 10439710)
The third disc is almost guaranteed to be a DVD in PAL standard.
I just wish Toei would take the stick out of their ass and just give the title to someone who will do it right here in the states. After that, they can mail me the original negatives of Battle Royale 2 and I'll proceed to use it as toilet paper. |
Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
(Post 10439729)
Based upon Arrow's previous releases, I feel that will be the case. I can still hope. :(
I just wish Toei would take the stick out of their ass and just give the title to someone who will do it right here in the states. After that, they can mail me the original negatives of Battle Royale 2 and I'll proceed to use it as toilet paper. |
Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Originally Posted by jrsl76
(Post 10439717)
I lent my Tartan NTSC disc and my week old copy of Salo to a friend 2 years ago and lost touch with him, therefore losing my damned dvds.
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Originally Posted by Kevin M. Dean
(Post 10439932)
It's Battle Royale. Hunt 'em down. Take 'em out.
Ended up purchasing a second copy shortly after Tartan discontinued it, however, I ended up getting it for cheaper ($40) than what it goes for now. Friend came back to Vegas a few weeks later with my DVD. Now I have two copies of it. http://a.yfrog.com/img249/3402/jt8.jpg |
Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Region free motherfuckers!
3 disc limited edition blu-ray set features: - brand new restored transfer in glorious high definition 1080p of both films - brand new subtitle translation on both features - limited edition packaging numbered #/5000 with certificate - limited edition exclusive special features disc 1 – theatrical cut: Special features - original theatrical trailer - the making of battle royale: The experience of 42 high school students - conducting battle royale with the warsaw national philharmonic orchestra disc 2 – special edition [director’s cut]: Special features - special edition trailer - tv spot: Tarantino version - shooting the special edition - takeshi kitano interview - the correct way to make battle royale [birthday verion] - tokyo international film festival presentation disc 3 – special features - opening day at maru no uchi toei movie theatre - the slaughter of 42 high school students - premiere press conference - the correct way to fight in battle royale - royale rehearsals - masamichi amano conducts battle royale special effects comparison - behind the scenes featurette - filming on set - tv spots, promos and commercials - kinji fukasaku trailer reel 36 page booklet including: - ‘a battle without an end’ by tom mes, author of ‘the midnight eye guide to new japanese film’ - printed interview with director kinji fukasaku - ‘today’s lesson is... You kill each other’ by jay mcroy, author of ‘japanese horror cinema’ [le exclusive] - extract from koushun takami’s original novel [le exclusive] - original promotional material including director’s statement, cast and crew biogs [le exclusive] 16 page booklet including: - concept artwork and drawings for the limited edition set [le exclusive] 5x7” postcards of stills from the film [le exclusive] fold-out reversible poster of original artwork No word if the third disc is a BD or DVD yet, but Arrow has confirmed it'll be region free. |
Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
YEAH, BABY! Pre-order maintained*.
* "maintained" just really ain't an active verb, is it? :D |
Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
:thumbsup:
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
(Post 10441326)
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Cool! (but what this response really needs is some Solid Snake Pac colorful metaphors)
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Awesome. I'm glad I pre-ordered. This will be the 4th and hopefully the last time I buy this. So, now I'm wondering what am I suppose to do with the DTS R3, NTSC R1, and Tin R2 I probably won't watch anymore.
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
I hate to ask this since I've already pre-ordered at Amazon.co.uk, but are the limited editions only available through Arrow? The Amazon listing shows "Special Edition" and the Arrow listing shows "Limited Edition". I'm thinking of moving my order just to be safe.
ETA: The cost for the pre-order on Arrow's site with shipping is coming up at 32.99 pounds, which is obviously considerably more than the Amazon listing. I'm beginning to think that we can only get the limited edition directly through Arrow. |
Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Sweet! Preorder placed...and the price once I put it in my cart at Amazon went down a couple bucks at checkout to boot. This will be my first Blu (or DVD for that matter) that isn't from the US. From the sounds of it though, my Oppo should be able to handle the PAL conversion for the extras just fine. Even if it can't, I'm still stoked just to own the movie...much less in glorious HD!
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Originally Posted by Jediturtle
(Post 10441594)
Sweet! Preorder placed...and the price once I put it in my cart at Amazon went down a couple bucks at checkout to boot. This will be my first Blu (or DVD for that matter) that isn't from the US. From the sounds of it though, my Oppo should be able to handle the PAL conversion for the extras just fine. Even if it can't, I'm still stoked just to own the movie...much less in glorious HD!
Someone already posted the question on the Cult Labs forum, where Arrow responds to; so we will have to wait for the response. |
Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Originally Posted by mink-e
(Post 10441592)
I hate to ask this since I've already pre-ordered at Amazon.co.uk, but are the limited editions only available through Arrow? The Amazon listing shows "Special Edition" and the Arrow listing shows "Limited Edition". I'm thinking of moving my order just to be safe.
ETA: The cost for the pre-order on Arrow's site with shipping is coming up at 32.99 pounds, which is obviously considerably more than the Amazon listing. I'm beginning to think that we can only get the limited edition directly through Arrow. |
Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
I asked on the Cult Labs forum, so hopefully we'll get an answer soon. I'm not that psyched about paying $50+ to get it, but I probably will if I have to.
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Originally Posted by mink-e
(Post 10441649)
I'm not that psyched about paying $50+ to get it, but I probably will if I have to.
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Well sheesh even I had to pre-order it at that price. We'll see if I get come Nov.
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Originally Posted by Doctorossi
(Post 10441668)
Where are you seeing that unfortunate price?
Originally Posted by mink-e
(Post 10441592)
ETA: The cost for the pre-order on Arrow's site with shipping is coming up at 32.99 pounds, which is obviously considerably more than the Amazon listing. I'm beginning to think that we can only get the limited edition directly through Arrow.
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Sorry about that. I should've quoted KillerCannibal's response to keep the train of thought straight.
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Re: Battle Royale (Arrow Releasing)--October 2010?
Oh- sorry I missed it, too. I thought the Amazon listing is the Special Edition. Now I'm confused...
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