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Old 07-14-05 | 01:31 AM
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Misleading Packaging - Any region - list?

Any of you here have purchased any DVDs with misleading packaging? Not just wrong running time, that's minor, but things like saying it has DTS but actually no DTS, mentioning about say, 5 special features but you only find 4 instead so less features than stated. It's quite fatal, and I've been stung with some of R3 DVD releases in my country, Indonesia. It's very disappointing as these are official releases from official distributors - and they say they want to win against fight piracy! What a bunch of nitwits.

Here's my list:
Adventures of Robin Hood SE (missing DTS and some spec. features)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Extended) - (missing some spec. features)
Armageddon (2-Disc SE) - missing audio commentary
Where Eagles Dare - missing biography (since it's minor I can forgive)
Longest Day (missing some spec. features and subtitle)
Quick & The Dead (Warner) - missing TV spot

Funny, when I protested to the distributor - for the Warner distr. I was given complimentary two titles I desired - and those titles, well, simply gone from the market. Perhaps withdrawn.

I wonder if you have similar experience (any region) - your list?
Old 07-14-05 | 02:18 AM
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many media asia disks say region 3 when they are really region free
Old 07-14-05 | 06:15 AM
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The Adventures of Robin Hood doesn't have DTS, but Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves does on the R1 release. It was omitted on R3 as well as a few extras.

On the same note, the R3 version of Easter Parade is one disc only, whereas the R1 is a 2 disc SE.

The R3 version of Seabiscuit has missing commentary and some extra.

Disney's Sleeping Beauty on R3 is one disc only with full-frame presentation. No extra whatsoever except may be the trailer.

There's also some relatively bare bone DVD on R3 that only have trailer and only presented on fullscreen - at least in my country. The worst offender is CTHE.
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Oh yes, sorry - I misplaced the missing DTS. It's Kevin Costner's Robin Hood that should've had DTS. In R3 edition I have, the packaging says it has DTS, but in fact it doesn't, and some extras in packaging are missing.

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