12 Monkeys SE - 5/10/05
02-02-05, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by bboisvert
I have to question (once again) the logic over at Universal...
Take a movie that has been in-print since pretty much the dawn of DVD. Take it out of print very briefly... not enough time for any sort of real demand to build up (you can still find this for 8 or 10 bucks all over eBay, etc.) Then reissue it right away, with the same features, for a dirt cheap MSRP.
How, exactly, does this make any sense?
Take a movie that has been in-print since pretty much the dawn of DVD. Take it out of print very briefly... not enough time for any sort of real demand to build up (you can still find this for 8 or 10 bucks all over eBay, etc.) Then reissue it right away, with the same features, for a dirt cheap MSRP.
How, exactly, does this make any sense?
I just think it's weird that they recorded a new commentary track.
02-02-05, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by SvenL
If they put the documentary (90 minutes) on a second disc, use a higher bitrate for the movie and keep the entire audio commentary (instead of cutting it off like on the original) I'll double-dip.
If they did this, and added the DTS track to the first disc, and LA JETEE to the second disc, I'd definitely double-dip. As it stands now though, no I won't.
02-02-05, 07:23 PM
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No, the original version had a commentary by Terry Gilliam and Charles Roven.
And the "12 Monkeys Archives" are actually listed on the insert of the original version but they are not on the actual DVD.
I just think it's weird that they recorded a new commentary track.
02-02-05, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Skoobooz
Actually, I just looked at my insert and saw no mention of an "Archive." Just The Hamster Factor, Production Notes, Bios, and other Universal movie suggestions.
02-02-05, 09:51 PM
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It's buried in the Hamster Factor stuff. Look there... there's 14 chapters, then the trailer, then the reference to the Archive.
Then I guess I have to join everyone else in asking: what's new about this upcoming release?
02-03-05, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by animatedude
the artwork is crap.
02-03-05, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
Universal sucks. Wow, they suck a lot. The only way I'd buy this again would be if Criterion released it with a ton more extras.
it would be also be nice if Criterion would also release their special edition of Gilliam's 'Adventures of Baron Munchausen' and 'The Fisher King' on DVD - but alas, it sure seems that Columbia/TriStar Home video has no real interest in doing this in the near future.
02-03-05, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Skoobooz
Then I guess I have to join everyone else in asking: what's new about this upcoming release?
Not much. Guess having DTS and the Hamster Factory on one release is nice. But I don't give a crap about DTS so I'm sticking with the SE.
02-03-05, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by fryinpan1
I think Universal is run by 12 monkeys.
....as I snort coffee outta my nose
02-03-05, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan1boy
....as I snort coffee outta my nose
02-03-05, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh Hinkle
Not much. Guess having DTS and the Hamster Factory on one release is nice. But I don't give a crap about DTS so I'm sticking with the SE.
02-03-05, 05:03 PM
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I'll only pick it up if the transfer is new (like the Bits says). If not, I'll stick with the CE I have already. Like the low MSRP, though; hopefully it is remastered.
02-03-05, 10:25 PM
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Never picked this up, so I might have to grab it when it comes out. I do wonder why Universal is rereleasing a Collector's Editon with the exact same supplements. But then again, it's Universal. Everyone's favorite company.
02-04-05, 12:12 AM
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I sold my CE a fe years ago when there was a bunch of talk about an ultimate edition. This is disappointing. And looking at that new cover makes me want my old CE back. 
02-04-05, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by cynthia
I sold my CE a fe years ago when there was a bunch of talk about an ultimate edition. This is disappointing. And looking at that new cover makes me want my old CE back.
02-04-05, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
The CE cover isn't much different though. Different placement for the title, but same big heads.
02-04-05, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Bricks II
I'll only pick it up if the transfer is new (like the Bits says). If not, I'll stick with the CE I have already. Like the low MSRP, though; hopefully it is remastered.