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[Cosmic Bus]

Audition and Witness: SE, Ong-Bak Aussie 2-disc, and maaaybe Transporter: SE. More than happy with my R2 and R3 editions of Layer Cake and Oldboy.

Layer Cake should do well thanks to the Snatch/Lock Stock connection, but if you're expecting the same comedic elements as those two, you'll be disappointed; there's a little humor, but nothing to warrant that baffling cover blurb. Still, doesn't change the fact that it's a gorgeously-shot, razor-sharp crime drama that's entirely superior to both of Ritchie's films.

Want more info on the new Transporter DVD! Cover looks dumb, but I'd still like to know what's on the insiiiiiiiiiiiide.

Pretty run of the mill "special" edition extras, save for the 15 minutes of extended fight scenes, which is neat, but they're stupidly left as deleted scenes instead of being stitched into the film itself. And weren't these on the first disc? Eh. The free ticket for Transporter 2 and the fact that it's a dirt-cheap disc makes it appealing, though... Bonus points: not an awful flipper disc like the original release.

 

[shuri]

What's new in that uncut version of the Audition?

 

[Cosmic Bus]

What's new in that uncut version of the Audition?

An anamorphic transfer's the biggest selling point, I'd imagine. It's still the same movie that was out before, just a new company handling it.

 

[Dan]

I had that problem with volume one, but the disc played just fine in my player. I ordered volume two from The Right Stuf, and they sent back their entire inventory to Bandai because they received a ton of floater discs, demanding something in better condition. Bandai picked terrible cases for this set.

That sucks. It happened to me with Volume One, but I assumed it just happened during transit from DeepDiscountDVD. At least the disc appeared to work completely fine. It's ncredibly fucking lame that it's a mass problem though. I'll have to go to the store and check out Volume Two and try and get a clean one.

 

[.hacked]

my vol 2 of Planetes arrived undamaged. Different lock flap thing this time (got it a week or two ago).

 

[COCKLES]

How did Queen Latifa go from being a flumpy fat rapper in tribal clothes to a Hollywood hottie? Does not compute.

What's in the uncut Audition? Another 5 mins of limbs being sawn off? :lol

Layer Cake is a bit overrated. But it's a good directoral debut from Matthew Vaugh...shame he had to leave X-Men 3, I'd take him over Ratner anyday.

 

[mattx5]

Damn it, I hate shoddy disc holders. I had those problems with the Godfather Trilogy and with Fight Club Special Edition.

 

[ManaByte]

I saw the extended cut of Gladiator theatrically before the original one came out when AICN showed it in San Francisco the February before release, and it is better than the original. Definitely picking up that set.

 

[Dan]

I don't know if anyone went, but my Best Buy said that Oldboy had been pushed back to 9/6. I was, however, pleased to hear that a lot of people had been going into the store looking for it, so that's cool. I did manage to get a copy of Planetes Vol 2 without a loose disc though, so it wasn't a waste of a trip.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I don't know if anyone went, but my Best Buy said that Oldboy had been pushed back to 9/6. I was, however, pleased to hear that a lot of people had been going into the store looking for it, so that's cool. I did manage to get a copy of Planetes Vol 2 without a loose disc though, so it wasn't a waste of a trip.

i've been hearing that b&m employees have been telling people its delayed, but DDDvd shipped mine out on Monday, so we'll see what happens.

 

[distantmantra]

I don't know if anyone went, but my Best Buy said that Oldboy had been pushed back to 9/6. I was, however, pleased to hear that a lot of people had been going into the store looking for it, so that's cool. I did manage to get a copy of Planetes Vol 2 without a loose disc though, so it wasn't a waste of a trip.

My copy of Oldboy from DDD ($14.99) is on backorder, but I did see it at Suncoast today, so it's out there.

 

[Dan]

Huh, interesting. Maybe I'll check some other stores tomorrow then. Thanks.