Copenhagen

How does the quality compare to the R0 releases..is it worth the upgrade?

mrwilson

The HK and Tawain discs? No comparison. They shoe horned those episodes onto 1 and 2 discs on the R0.

Plus the Scandanavian discs have audio commentary with Lars and staff subtitled in English!

Copenhagen

Crap I may have to upgrade after all....is that short talk after the episodes also subbed as well?

flashburn

Can someone provide me with a link of a reputable place where I should buy this from that ships to the US.

pro-bassoonist

http://www.laserdisken.dk/html/visva...59164954562914

Cheers,
Pro-B

flashburn

Thanks alot b!


Any one who has already ordered this from laserdisken, how much was shipping?

Jaspear

65 DKK, which converts to about $10.60 USD. International air mail. Took four days from Laserdisken to Washington State.

garmonbozia

Is this still available on that site?
I don't understand anything on that site so I cannot tell.

a lot of the english language sites i have seen have said this is now out of print, etc....

so does anyone know of any places that this is still available from?

thanks.

cine

The four-disc set is no longer available, but you can get Parts I and II as separate 2-disc sets: http://www.laserdisken.dk/html/searc...=riget&x=0&y=0

cynthia

Is there any place that ships to the US and still sells the 4-disc set?

pro-bassoonist

I think that at this point you're a bit too late (as far as the usual suspects-vendors are concerned).

Pro-B

fnordboy

DiabolikDVD.com had it for awhile, I don't know if they still do. Might want to try there... maybe email them.

garmonbozia

thanks.
do you happen to know if these are the same discs that were in the 4 disc pack?

cine

You should search this forum for this: I vaguely recall asking this question and the answer came back as "yes".

garmonbozia

well after much toil, and using several danish to english translation sites (not sure how much help that actually was in the end and probably caused me more confusion than clarity) I think I ordered the 2 sets yesaterday. The prices are listed as 99DKK but as soon as I put my address in as USA the prices changed to 79DKK (I figure that is some kind of local tax taken out of the price like VAT being taken out when someone from the US orders from amazon.uk) so with shipping the sets came to 223DKK which is currently about $39USD. not bad.

hopefully I did everything correctly and they come without fail and not damaged, lol.

Richard Malloy

5-mos. thread resurrection... still fresh!

Garmonbozia (or anyone), is it confirmed whether the 2-disc separate releases are the same good transfers from the 4-disc OOP set? I'm making a big laserdisken purchase today, and I'd love to add these if only I could be sure that they're from the "good" transfers!

animatedude

yeah know i thought the 4-disc set will be released again next august! i hate you for reviving this...anyways i'll help ya out...yes the seperate release are the same actully they are beeter cos some of the subtitles were fixed and you can find em in cd-wow cheap...

Richard Malloy

Sorry for getting your hopes up, animatedude, but thanks for the confirmation!

I'm not sure about shipping fees, but it seems that laserdisken has a better price than cd-wow... I'm seeing £8.99/per at cd-wow (~$16.20) vs. DKK 79.20/per at laserdisken (~$13.00).

EDIT: it seems that shipping fees will put the Laserdisken total higher than CD-Wow's by a few dollars.

cynthia

Do you mind posting what you're ordering from laserdisken? I want to order the two Kingdom sets, but I might as well make good use of shipping and place a larger order.

Richard Malloy

Cynthia, I'm planning an all von Trier order:

1. The "Europe Trilogy: Hypnotic Edition" (Element of Crime/Epidemic/Zentropa plus many extras including those an a fourth disc) - note that Tartan UK has released the exact same set, except that the disc covers and enclosed booklet have been translated to English.... arguably the better purchase for English speaking customers, but I'm going with the Danish version.

2. "Breaking the Waves" - unlike the OOP R1 from Artisan, this one's anamorphically-enhanced, uncensored and includes the originally intended "Life on Mars" instead of "Your Song" in the soundtrack (rights issues caused the change in North America).

3. Riget I and Riget II - see above! (Note that with shipping fees included, you may get a better deal at CD Wow as animetadude notes above -- however, with a large order, it may be nearly a wash. I'm having some difficulty breaking out the shipping charges, so I think I'll just get the entire order from laserdisken for simplicity's sake even if that costs me a few extra bucks.)

I believe the DVD Beaver has comparison reviews for all these releases, so check there for more info.

EDIT: I would also recommend the Danish "DOGVILLE" disc over all other versions. A very nice transfer and a fantastically loaded release. I'd be getting it today, but I've already got it!

Richard Malloy

You may need this as well (a helpful guide to ordering from Laserdisken, originally posted by garmonbozia):

Everything on Laserdisken.com is written in the Danish language, so you
probably don't understand a whole lot. You put DVDs in your basket by clicking on the blue basket symbol. Your basket is placed on the left side of your screen ("Kurven").

You go to checkout by clicking on the blue "Til kassen" link:

At Trin 2 you confirm your address. Click on "Nęste trin".

At Trin 3 you choose "Betalingskort" to pay by creditcard. Click on
"Nęste trin".

At Trin 4 you confirm your order by clicking on "Nęste trin" and you'll
be forwarded to a secure site to key in your cc info.

At Trin 5 you key in your cc info. "Kontrolcifre" is a 3-digit security
code used in Denmark and some other countries. If your credit card does
not have a security code you leave this field blank. Click on "Betal
..." to finalize the order/payment.

Richard Malloy

My final order, with shipping to Boston MA USA:

---------------------------------------------

DVD Breaking the Waves (2-disc) 159.20 kr
DVD Riget I (2-disc) 79.20 kr
DVD Riget II (2-disc) 79.20 kr
DVD Lars von Trier's Europe Trilogy (4-disc) 239.20 kr
Forsendelse 110.00 kr (shipping)

Ialt 666.80 kr

Bleddyn Williams

I had good experiences with Laserdisken too - I got my Riget 4-disc, Breaking the Waves, and (I think!) my Dogville from them.

The guide to ordering above is useful, and also, if you have a problem, you can email them in english and hear back very quickly. I think the two times I emailed them both times I had replies within the hour!

I do fancy that Europa set - but I think I'll wait and see if eventually the Tartan falls in price. English booklet would be nice too.