I just read on a bunch of sites that this will be released December 2... is this a stripped-down rental-type of thing?
yep
I can't imagine it being done justice without being loaded with special features.
Quote from: Walrus, KookookajoobI can't imagine it being done justice without being loaded with special features.
I'm still waiting for it to happen...
yeah it had weak special features minus mattress man
Yeah.... I loved PDL, but I must admit its one of the SHITTIEST DVDs of a good movie, that i know of... I bet for the stripped down version, they can still have all of those extras, just compress it at a lower bitrate... no one will care or notice... not for a rental...
from what I heard, it's just disc one from the two disc set.
yeah, those were definitely the shittest special features on a good disc, by far, I think... tres disappointing...
Quote from: TheVoiceOfNickYeah.... I loved PDL, but I must admit its one of the SHITTIEST DVDs of a good movie, that i know of... I bet for the stripped down version, they can still have all of those extras, just compress it at a lower bitrate... no one will care or notice... not for a rental...
Even with the DTS track they might have been able to fit those supplements on the same disc as the movie. There can't be more than 30 minutes of extras, and the film is only 95 minutes long.
Quote from: RaviQuote from: TheVoiceOfNickYeah.... I loved PDL, but I must admit its one of the SHITTIEST DVDs of a good movie, that i know of... I bet for the stripped down version, they can still have all of those extras, just compress it at a lower bitrate... no one will care or notice... not for a rental...
Even with the DTS track they might have been able to fit those supplements on the same disc as the movie. There can't be more than 30 minutes of extras, and the film is only 95 minutes long.
I've always felt violated as to the lack of special features on the PDL disc... I wish PTA could release another definative version like he did with Magnolia and Boogie Nights... I want make-of featurettes, etc... of course, i'm a little spoiled now anyways... I just have to think back to how none of my Woody Allen discs have anything but "widescreen presentation" as a special feature anyways...
..i'm waitinfg for the day that they list the "packaging" as a special feature....
Come on guys, the specialest feature of them all is the movie itself! That's all I need.
Quote from: Bankyyeah it had weak special features minus mattress man
Yeah, all the extra-features were crap.
Quote from: GhostboyCome on guys, the specialest feature of them all is the movie itself! That's all I need.
That's true. As long as the movie looks and sounds good I am fine. But if they're going to bother to include a second disc, it might as well contain something interesting. I think they should have made this a single disc and lowered the MSRP in the first place.
will you people stop complaining about the pdl special features (or lack of), youre all spoiled rotten
Quote from: NEON MERCURY..i'm waitinfg for the day that they list the "packaging" as a special feature....
I've seen this before... something like "special keep-case"... you see it a lot on low-budget DVDs that you can buy new for $5.99.
More would have been nice, but the special features fit that movie so perfectly.
I was in Wal-Mart yesterday and saw PDL with the poster as the cover instead of the doofy Barry-with-a-white-background cover. I could not believe that they had released a stripped-down version. I told my g/f that PTA had sold out, but I still forgive him. She pointed out that I would forgive him for just about anything. And I pointed out that I would even forgive PTA if he made a Charlie's Angels movie.
What's funny is my Wal-Mart has the stripped down single disc version for $14.96 and the 2 disc set for $14.44.
I don't think PTA sold out, it's probably a situation where he has to kick and scream to even get a 2 disc released at all. I can't imagine that the studio was in a hurry to put tons of extras with PDL since it wasn't exactly a blockbuster. I bet it was just not a priority for them.
And although I really enjoy t he blossoms and blood thing, i too would really love to see some making of stuff, or how about even a commentary track!? Or interviews with PTA, Jon Brion and Jeremy Blake on how they worked together to create the mood of the film.
Who knows, maybe Criterion will pick it up in a few years, we can only hope.
do you think there's a possibility that this were manufactured before the 2 disc? remember that the release date was put back and PTA wanted to put some extras on there.......maybe they had all of these left over
but you're all right, it does seem pretty dumb since there weren't many extra features to begin with
One thing I've noticed about cheap places like Wal Mart and deepdiscountdvd, you have to keep an eye our for older versions being sold very cheaply. They are usually discontinued items, unlike PDL of course, and there are newer versions like widescreen, DTS option, or remastering (which the latter really also apples to CDs nowadays).
Now the 2 disc set for cheaper than the stripped 1 disc.....all I can say is take a look at the employees.........
I know what you mean about older versions. They have some very old dvds of Evil Dead at Wal-Mart.
I think the 2 prices on the PDL discs are probably related to the single disc being a new release and the 2 disc being out for a while. Just one of those odd anomalies.
Quote from: analogzombieI know what you mean about older versions. They have some very old dvds of Evil Dead at Wal-Mart.
I think the 2 prices on the PDL discs are probably related to the single disc being a new release and the 2 disc being out for a while. Just one of those odd anomalies.
meaning 4:3 only video formats and not the new widescreen editions