ThatGuamGuy

Mine was in the little holder guy where the insert would normally be, so I don't know if it would've shown by shaking.

Manzana

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dsa_shea

Has anyone else bought this from CH and had the guts to open it? I am really curious to see if there is a ticket inside. I really don't think that the copy I received had one in it.

packaok

FYI: I have seen copies of The Frighteners and the Tremors 4-pack both with and without the ticket sticker on the covers. In fact, my local Wal*Mart had more Tremors without the ticket sticker than with the sticker... This is not limited to CH.

joltman

I bought it using some funcash, and it did NOT have a ticket in it. No big deal for me, if it would have had it, that would have been nice, but I don't need to see King Kong.

Sweet Baby James

I don't know about this particular case, but I did receive a ticket to Be Cool when I bought Get Shorty from Columbia House last spring. I think that this might just be a random thing, but if someone who ordered it from CH could confirm if they got a ticket to King Kong, it would be appreciated.

whotony

i have one in front of me, no sticker.

tempted to go buy one and return the ch one with the receipt.

garmonbozia

This makes sense since the King Kong ticket is only valid for a 2 week window. It would be stupid to put the ticket in thousands and thousands of discs that will still be selling when the ticket is expired.

dsa_shea

Done that already.

rexinnih

Finally fouind some on the shelf at the local BB yesterday. Open it up and low and behold, there's two tickets for King Kong inside. Looks like a cheap date this weekend!

bloomcounty

My disc froze at the needle injection part (I guess that's the layer change?). I have an old Toshiba player (about 7 years old or so). I tried it on my new Philips player (the cheap one that plays everything) and it wouldn't even load the movie side of the disc.

So what do I do know? I got it at B&N, and they're ordering me a replacement -- but am I just going to have the same problem? How do I get one that works?

And is there a way to contact Universal by phone?

Any advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated -- thanks!

-- bloomcounty

ps. Don't have itwith me to see where it was made. Came w/one movie ticket.

dullboy

Mine was made in Taiwan. No problems on my Philips 642 player. I didn't even notice the layer switch.

Mr. Cinema

For those that have problems or concerns about Universal's dvd-18 discs, wouldn't it make more sense to rent it first to test the disc out rather than paying $15-$20 and going through the hassle of exchanging it? This goes for Casino, Mallrats, Cinderella Man also...

Of course, this is assuming Blockbuster and/or Hollywood Video has them to rent.

cerial442

No, because these discs are missing up on different spots, and some people go through 4 or 5 discs and will then find one that works. It's not the player, its the discs.

Manzana

Did yours have a Taiwan sticker or piece of paper inside?

My Frighteners DC had no stickers about Taiwan or Mexico and no paper inside saying anything (no insert either), so I have absolutely no idea where my disc was made, and so far nobody has been able to say how to tell by looking at the DVD itself where it was made. That's why I keep getting amazed how everyone else seems to know where there discs were made.

bloomcounty

I returned mine to Borders (though I bought it at B&N). The replacement came in a cardboard outer sleeve (the copy I got from B&N originally did not). I took it home and fast forwarded through the movie to the spot where it froze last time (which was at the layer change) -- I didn't bother watching it all again because my player would freeze at the bad spot even on fast-forward. It was fine and the rest of the movie played fine. Then I fast-forwarded through the special features and it froze on Side B on Chapter 28 of the doc, basically making me lose about 18 seconds worth of material (it will fast-forward fine from 18 seconds later through the end). So I'm not going to bother returning it again for another once, as the movie seems okay and it's only 18 seconds of the doc, though it's ridiculous that anybody would *need* to be okay with this. I'm going to watch the movie with commentary and the doc and storyboards this weekend, so that'll be the true test (and if it freezes in different spots, then I will bring it back again). At least I got a second Kong movie ticket out of it, but it's a small consolation to the aggravation.

-- bloomcounty

garmonbozia

I guess I got lucky for once. I finally watched my copy last night. I got mine from Amazon and it has a "Made in Mexico" sticker on the back of the slip case (took me forever to find it). Watched it completely through on my Panasonic SA-HT680 without any problems. There was a very very brief pause at the layer change (needle injection scene) which was strange since I have not noticed a layer change on a dvd in a long long time (not since owning a few first generation dvd players), but the movie and storyboard featurette played without any problems. I did not try out side 2.

I also played the layer change on my Malata DVD-806 and it played through it without any problems, and I didn't notice any pausing at all.

I have not tried any of the features on side B, so I could be speaking too soon.

ds6161

mine played fine... I didn't notice the layer change either.. it must have been inbetween sence because I usally notice them...

mine had the mexico sticker. ** the sticker is clear & "made in mexico" is in small black type that blends in with the black background...

side B tomorrow.....

got mine at Best Buy... I should of bought stock years ago....

Manzana

It makes sense to check the layer change since DVD players are different and some more tolerant than others, but even if you have a very tolerant DVD player do you want a disc that is marginal?

Lots of people are saying they are watching the entire movie or documentary for playback problems. Here's my dumb question: why don't people just run both sides of the disc through a DVD quality scanner (one that does PI/PO failures) like Nero or Kprobe assuming you have the right drive and software (most people I know do).

I've run Universal DVD-18s through this and if you get a bad DVD it's very obvious by the massive error levels right after the layer change. If you get a good scan, chances are high your player won't have trouble on such a good disc, but if you have a bad scan then it's worth seeing if your player can handle it or exchange if you can. In my case, my DVD-18s with bad scans still play OK, so I asked if anyone thought I should still exchange them and I got no feedback. Just my 2 cents.

awmurray

On this note, does anyone know exactly where the layer change is? Not the scene, but the minutes:seconds? I've tried to find this information, but can't find it listed for the SE anywhere. I did find it for the other editions, but that isn't any good.


I'll try this, too. From what I've read elsewhere, I gathered that your DVD player had to support something at the hardware level for the scanning software to detect these errors... Is that correct? I've got a copy of Nero (not the Ultra edition, though) so I'll try it and see if it works. If your DVD drvie doesn't support it, will Nero let you know? Or will it fail silently?

dullboy

Sorry for the delayed response. Mine had a "Made in Taiwan" sticker on the back of the cardboard sleeve. Like people have been saying on here, it is a clear sticker with small black print on it and it was placed on the bottom over the movie credits. There was no insert except for the Kong ticket.

rmick

Not neccesarily on topic, but now that this has seen release, and work on Kong is complete, can we expect SEs of any of Jackson's earlier films, or at this point is it safe to just pick up the current versions. I've wanted to pick up Bad Taste, Dead Alive, Meet the Feebles, Heavenly Creatures, and Forgotten Silver for a while now, but have held out thinking Jackson would do work on special features. Any word on any of these?

TomOpus

At last summers San Diego Comic-Con, during a video-taped interview, PJ mentioned that he has behind-the-scenes stuff from his earlier films and he wants to do SEs. Once he has the time, I'm sure it'll happen.

dadaluholla

Finally watched it tonight. No problems at all!

And that was on my oldest dvd player...Slight pause at the injection scene. But I hardly noticed. Good deal!

Damed

Watched my copy last night, without a problem! Even though I know where the layer change is, it was absolutely seamless on my Philips DVP-642