islandclaws

Ok, well that's a little better. Now I don't quite hate it so much. I hope the Digital Copy isn't WMV only.

Gizmo

I just got the final specs from Warner - PC and iTunes friendly.

islandclaws

Cool. Now at least the DC won't be totally worthless.

DJariya

Bump. Surprised noone has posted this yet.

Artwork for the new DVD's has been released.

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...the-13th5.html

It sucks that there are 2 separate DVD's (Theatrical and Killer Cut) The Theatrical version DVD is barebones.

It also looks like the Killer Cut is only 9 minutes longer.

dino88

That sucks. I like the artwork minus the "Killer Cut" slash, but of course I want that version.

Julie Walker

The extended version(Killer Cut) was submitted for a rating, and the only addition to the rating description is highlighted below.

Rated R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, nudity, language and drug material.

asianxcore

Agreed

SD artwork looks better than the BD artwork, IMO.

Giles

so wait, the killer cut contains the violence that was cut to avoid the NC-17 rating, but the MPAA decided (or reversed it's initial reaction) it was "R" the second go around ??

Torchur317

Yeah that's really weird both cuts were rated R....

Giles

actually that's sometimes the case with the MPAA, they have both their good and bad days, sometimes they let things slide, other's not. I know that the rating's process requires studios to resubmit their movie for a rating if and when a new cut of a film is submitted for approval [a studio just can't re-asign a movie's original rating for a more explicit cut, they also can't do this even if the footage is non-explicit in nature], of course some studios don't want to pony up the cash or time, so they just go with the traditional 'unrated' classification - knowing that the reinstated footage was what the MPAA originally found objectionable.

WMAangel

It seems very odd that was not already in the description of the theatrical rating, as there was plenty already there.....

DarkPhantom13

Does anybody else think that the bluray artwork is crap compared to the regular dvd artwork?

philip74

i fully agree
even the back cover of the standard release is better than its blu-ray counterpart.
downside though, as already known, is that standard dvd buyers only get one film version rather than both and don`t get a sleeve!!
don`t know if i would call it equal justice, or that there is no perfect version!?
what`s certain to me however, is the fact that warner product developers should get their shit together!!

islandclaws

I don't give Fuck #1 about the cover art, slipsleeve or back cover... the Blu-ray is going to look and sound badass and that's why I'm buying it.

Suck it, justice!

philip74

do you work at warner home video by any chance

Torchur317

The BR has both versions & more special features....
I could care less about the artwork, I'm buying the best version....

WMAangel

Since the Blu-ray has a slip-cover, perhaps the artwork underneath behind the plastic in the case will be different (and maybe be the same as the DVDs)?
Usually slipcovers have the same artwork underneath, but sometimes it can differ, such as with THE DARK KNIGHT for example.....

Gizmo

Also "Yes,Man" another Warner title. I'm betting it will be.

Torchur317

I read on another forum about the length of the BR special features....
I guess the BBFC in the UK recently rated the special features for their release.

The re-birth of Jason Voorhees - 10 mins
Hacking back/slashing forward - 10 mins
The 7 best kills - 20 mins
Deleted scenes - 9 mins

That's not much at all but I'm not surprised either....

OldBoy

wow, those suck and SDVD gets even less. what a waste. i may, for the first time, just rent to quench appetite and wait for another release.

OldBoy

just curious, but why are you so hung up on slipcovers? i mean what is truly the big deal with them? i like em but if a release doesn't have it then, oh well. but you are just so fervent in your desires...

philip74

just a nice extra gimmick, that when done well, looks really good and adds some extra collectors value.
i like collecting them and its just much more for the eye than these cheap throw away amaray cases. just nice if the studios put a little extra effort into their product, but i guess we`ll be seing less and less on standard dvd, as studios are concentrating more and more on bluray and generally seem to get much cheaper in not even throwing in a sleeve.
just pissed me off extremely with the friday 13th release, because they really could have brought out a nice 2disc special edition with both film versions, extras and sleeve! really wouldn`t have hurt them to put in a little extra effort for this release. especially considering the great digipak release of the texas chainsaw massacre remake, which they even quote on this release!
i guess a digipak is nowadays too much to ask for (can`t think of one besides rambo for a long time), but at least throw on a sleeve!
i`m not even gonna pay 20 bucks for a basic amaray release that i can find for half the price weeks later. at least with first print sleeves, the people who desperately want them, are willing to pay full price on release day (i thought studios knew that by now!), but whats the incentive here??

philip74

received the disc via mail today. comes in one of those great eco-cases.
unfortunately the studios don`t have enough immagination to realize that
these cases are extra fragile during transport. my copy arrived with a big dent
in it, which also caused damage to the artwork.
perhaps i should also mention that the artwork has the paper thickness of a kleenex tissue!
personally i think the only reason for this eco case idea, is for the studios to make 0,3 cent extra profit
before the movie was released in theatres, the producer brad fuller gave several interviews claiming that there would be a 15 minute new and extra
storyline to the extended dvd. this is not the case.
it is one of the cheapest barebones releases i have seen lately, even the trailers are in poor quality.
the only thing positive which jumps to mind is that the transfer was actually very good, at least in terms of standard dvd releases.

OldBoy

^^ sounds great. looking forward to it!

dino88