Jaymole

Glad I held onto my Synapse DVD.

Giles

I had just put my DVD into a pile to take off to CD Game Exchange - now it's coming out of that pile

TomOpus

Same here. Never pre-ordered the blu because I was waiting to see reviews. Sucks when this happens with an eagerly-awaited release.

Giles

unfortunantly I had opened my bluray, but someone bought it this morning via my Amazon marketplace listing, at least I got triple points (45pts) with my Amazon credit card

zyzzle

All of you guys just ordering the DVD: Why not go further and demand action from those responsible for this mess? Aren't you the least bit insulted from the obvious cash-grab? Shame on Elite. Shame on Ted. Who did they think were going to be purchasing this movie? Joe Six pack 'I don't care about PQ'? The 'Deadly Spawn' alien should burst out and gobble up Elite for such radiant incompetence.

I feel sorry for that German girl on the 'other forum' who ordered 35 copies! Hope she sends them all back to send a message.

Trout

Caveat emptor...this is the main reason I stopped pre-ordering.

NoirFan

Unfortunately, as I purchased my copy on Ebay directly from the producer, it looks like I'm out the full 53 bucks. I could try reselling it on Ebay to recoup some of my losses, but I'd feel like a heel trying to con someone else into buying it, and I'm sure once word of mouth gets out my copy will be essentially worthless.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

Realistically, nothing will happen. Ordering the DVD instead of the BR is the action we're taking that will get the most notice.

Maybe in a few years they'll redo it but we'll be stuck with this edition until then.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

Was it signed or something?

NoirFan

Yes, by the producer. I sent him an irritated email, but I'm probably stuck with it.

MrStayPuft

Just got the blu ray in today. Read the reviews prior to opening it, already filed for a refund at Amazon and ordered one of the last few copies of the dvd in stock.

For the better anyways, the blu ray arrived with the disc loose, I could hear it rattling around in there. Didn't even open it though.

Giles

what you're probably hearing is the insert rattling around in the case - not the disc itself.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

I felt somewhat burned when I ordered a signed copy of Nail Gun Massacre. It was full screen and then a few months later Synapse put out a widescreen version.

SethDLH

Sure glad I stuck with my DVD... too bad though, especially for everyone that may be screwed with a disastrous release.

ThePhantomGoat

Probably not.... for some reason, this disc pops out super easy. Mine was lose upon arrival and popped out once again already.

ThePhantomGoat

At the very least, we know not to pre-order a damn thing from Elite without looking at reviews first.

Jaymole

or it could be the grain that they stripped away from the blu-ray

NoirFan

This was posted in the film's Blu-ray.com thread:

We'll see...

riotinmyskull

hrmmmmmmmmmmm whatever. i have my synapse dvd in hand and my blu-ray is already on the way back to amazon.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

So the news is better than a Synapse release would be coming? I guess Criterion picked it up.

LosingMyMind

Nope, better!

islandclaws

Echo Bridge?

asianxcore

Sucks to hear the Elite Blu-Ray turned out shitty.

Glad I held onto my Synapse DVD (like many others here)

zyzzle

Some redeeming news! Ted is now attempting to do an encode from the OCN.

This at least gives me some hope that a proper release may happen. Yes, I want to give my money to the Producer of one of my favorite 'fun' 80s films, but only if the job is well-done.

riotinmyskull

don may basically called him on his shit after he said they were doing a new scan