Ed Wood is cancel!

[venomjuice9]

To all those who were looking for Ed Wood to come out on Feb 3rd are gonna be disappointed.... Just got word that Ed Wood has been cancel until further notice. :rolleyes:

[Revoltor]

Good. I'm too poor right now.

[Hellbilly]

Wow.

I'm so glad I own that awesome R2 disc :)

[ekent]

Yep, now I can continue to arrogantly taunt fellow internet geeks w/ my region 2 copy! :lol: :lol:

[IGotsNewShoes]

And I can taunt the fact that Ed Wood is on the Encore channels like every day.....

[life_o_petey]

That bites...but i'm trying to cut down on my dvd purchases anyway, so that just leaves room for season 1 of the Chappelle Show later in the month.

[Disco Stu]

Ed Wood is cancel!
Ed Wood is cancel! That surprise Mao. http://homepage.mac.com/soggybagel/forum/surprise.gif

Mao very tired of Ed Wood cancel. http://homepage.mac.com/soggybagel/forum/maosleeps.gif

[dvdasia62]

And I can taunt the fact that Ed Wood is on the Encore channels like every day.....


Yep!...........................in PAN AND SCAM!!!! Enjoy!

[IGotsNewShoes]

Is that Pan and Scan or is it open matted? I've seen the movie over 100 times so I'm not all that saddened by the cancellation...

[jscott]

The full frame version is open matte, NOT PAN AND SCAN.
(Sits and waits for ekent to arrogantly taunt me and my inferior Laserdisc)

[bwana the clown]

Yep, now I can continue to arrogantly taunt fellow internet geeks w/ my region 2 copy! :lol: :lol:

And me the R4, which I assume is the same!

[onebyone]

I have my R2 copy, but I know a lot of Depp fans that were all excited to get this who are going to be crushed about this. It is weird, to cancel so close to the release date like that. I wonder whassup.

[wizzer]

Is that Pan and Scan or is it open matted? I've seen the movie over 100 times so I'm not all that saddened by the cancellation...


o.k. i'm afraid your going to have to admit that you are saddened by the delay. listen to this in a whiney cry baby voice: (whiney cry baby voice) "dude, i don't need that dvd, they play it on encore all the time."

dude, you need this dvd. you know you need it. it's calling you.

igotsnewshoes: (fumbling with cable remote)"where is it? i know it was supposed to be on. damn! it's been on all week! damn! damn! damn!----ahhhh. there it is.....d'oh! 3:35 am?? AHHHHHHHHHH!"

well, that said, maybe i'll watch ed wood in pal format. nah. i can watch it whenever i want and i don't feel like it right now :lol:

[IGotsNewShoes]

o.k. i'm afraid your going to have to admit that you are saddened by the delay. listen to this in a whiney cry baby voice: (whiney cry baby voice) "dude, i don't need that dvd, they play it on encore all the time."

dude, you need this dvd. you know you need it. it's calling you.

igotsnewshoes: (fumbling with cable remote)"where is it? i know it was supposed to be on. damn! it's been on all week! damn! damn! damn!----ahhhh. there it is.....d'oh! 3:35 am?? AHHHHHHHHHH!"

well, that said, maybe i'll watch ed wood in pal format. nah. i can watch it whenever i want and i don't feel like it right now :lol:

lol I won't admit it....never never...:) I have the fool frame VHS too...I don't depend on Encore for nuthin.

[Hellbilly]

I have the fool frame VHS too...I don't depend on Encore for nuthin.Does your tape have that groovy Ed Wood theme music video also? :p
The R2 DVD is worth picking up for that clip alone :)

[Horrorfan]

That really sucks major ass

[Eddie Quist]

Buena Vista continues to jerk us around. :rolleyes:

It's too bad, because it's a great movie that deserves a release like this.

[venomjuice9]

Ed Wood might of been recalled, but my friend this past weekend was able to snatch a copy at Suncoast (For sum unknown reason they had a copy laying up and about), so I suggest everyone keep on looking!

[Tom Servo]

I just talked to a friend who managed to buy a copy of this DVD. Some place put it out early and he managed to buy it before the recall.

Now he is busy taunting everyone with it. :(

[Eddie Quist]

Lucky fuckers. :(

[IGotsNewShoes]

People are selling them on ebay for an arm and an ass now...if you want a copy that badly....I can wait cause I'm sure they'll probably be releasing it when Big Fish hits DVD.

[venomjuice9]

Boo-yah!!! :D I just got my copy of Ed Wood today at Blockbuster!!! :banana: So for all you missing out on the hunt of that DVD, so check out your local blockbuster!! You just might get!! ;)

[Mok]

Boo-yah!!! :D I just got my copy of Ed Wood today at Blockbuster!!! :banana: So for all you missing out on the hunt of that DVD, so check out your local blockbuster!! You just might get!! ;)

So it is out then?

[venomjuice9]

The DVD has been recalled about 2 weeks ago, but there are sum retailers that haven't got the notice for the recall yet, so there are copies of ED WOOD on the shelves of smaller retailers. Best Buy, Suncoast, Sam Goody and other high chain stores have gotten the recall info. Your best bet is either trying Blockbuster or a Mama-Papa Video store. The release date for ED WOOD is today.

[Tawny]

I'm beginning to think it might not have been recalled. There seems to be quite a few copies out there.And when I called Suncoast, they didn't say anything about the recall.

[onebyone]

It was recalled, just maybe they waited to late, so some retailers seem to have missed the word. Most e-shops pulled it, but blockbuster and suncoast seem to be putting them out hand over fist.

[wizzer]

there's 5 pages of them on ebay. that doesn't seem very rare to me. theres one going for more than a hundred bucks right now. :rolleyes: who the fuck is buying these things. i want someone on this forum to step foreward and admit that they bought one for 100 bucks plus :lol:

[jscott]

i want someone on this forum to step foreward and admit that they bought one for 100 bucks plus :lol:

I paid $40 for a used LD copy (before I went multi-region). Does that count for anything?

[wizzer]

eh. :lol: thats not bad. i was just thinking that with all those ed wood dvds going for so much there had to be someone here who paid 100 dollars for one.

[IGotsNewShoes]

I'm not that willing...the most I'd pay for one is probably 50 and that would be pushing it. I won't pay 100 bucks for any DVD.

[wizzer]

I'm not that willing...the most I'd pay for one is probably 50 and that would be pushing it. I won't pay 100 bucks for any DVD.


uh................wait..a..........minute......... ........ weren't you the guy on page one that didn't care about the region 1 release of ed wood? AH HA!!!! you are one of those guys pushing the ed wood dvd price sky hi on ebay aren't you?! i knew it you can't live with out it now. it calls you in your sleep.----"shoes- some scumbag in wala wala washington has me,an ed wood dvd, i'm all yours....go bid on me ....NOW!!"

[Choptop]

Hell yeah! I got my copy a few hours ago from Blockbuster. I called every Best Buy, Media Play, Borders, FYE and Blockbuster in the area, thats about 20 stores give or take. I had a few bites from two different Borders. They said they had it and they would hold a copy for me, but when they got back on the phone they told me they couldn't sell it. Every other store, with the exception of the very last Blockbuster on my list, flat out said they couldnt sell it.

I would like to speculate on why it has been recalled. I got lots of "answers" from employes of these stores, from, It was canceled because of a "bad" commentary, Tim Burton doesnt like the film so he didnt want it out on disc, Johnny Depp was suing someone, etc... Of course, I played dumb the whole time. "Do you have Ed Wood on DVD? Oh, it's been recalled... so that's why I can't find it. Thanks"

I admit I tried to find a few more to do some selling on Ebay, but I won't be that guy again :). Ah well, I got my copy of it and dammit I'm happy. I'll give it a spin tomorrow right after Lost in Translation.

[poorlogic]

I'm not that willing...the most I'd pay for one is probably 50 and that would be pushing it. I won't pay 100 bucks for any DVD.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3383266298

Somethings are worth $100.00

[Revoltor]

I like to reward company insolence with piracy.


THE AMERICAN WAY!!!

[Rockmjd]

i work at Best Buy but we didnt receive any copies. i so would have bought like 10 of them too.

[Tawny]

It seems that with Depp's oscar nomination, that they would want this released.

[IGotsNewShoes]

uh................wait..a..........minute......... ........ weren't you the guy on page one that didn't care about the region 1 release of ed wood? AH HA!!!! you are one of those guys pushing the ed wood dvd price sky hi on ebay aren't you?! i knew it you can't live with out it now. it calls you in your sleep.----"shoes- some scumbag in wala wala washington has me,an ed wood dvd, i'm all yours....go bid on me ....NOW!!"

IT'S ME...I ADMIT IT!!! I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT...I'M DYING!!! DYING!!! DYING!!! While watching Lost in Translation :)

[onebyone]

It seems that with Depp's oscar nomination, that they would want this released.

And Murray's nod for Lost in Translation too. It seems like this would have been the best possible time to get this baby out. So very stinking odd. I have the disc, as do several folks I know, and no one has had any problems with it so I really don't think it is a problem with the disc. so what then? :eek1:

[Tawny]

I don't know. Could they possibly be waiting until the next Burton/Depp movie comes out (Willy Wonka?)Or maybe they want to reissue the disc with the "Oscar Nominee" tagline?(Or Oscar Winner for that matter. :D )

[Tawny]

Just read this at Digital Bits


Just FYI, Buena Vista has finally spoken on the record with Video Business, and claims that they're looking for a "better date to release the DVD". Given the amount of money the studio and retailers stand to lose by pulling the disc at the 11th hour, it stretches credibility to believe that's the only reason. We've now heard off the record from sources that the title was pulled over a rights issue regarding material that was included in the supplements. If that's true, it would mean that any future release will likely be altered in some way (some extras might be edited or dropped entirely from the disc). VB has also apparently heard a rumor that director Tim Burton wasn't happy with the extras. In any case, it seems likely that whatever the reason is, the disc will be released again in the future but not with the same bonus material. So use that information as you will.

[IGotsNewShoes]

Wouldn't it be awesome if they actually added a special feature or two so the people who paid 100 bucks for a copy will be screwed twice....one screwing for paying that much included in that scenario.

[Tawny]

Yeah, it would be cool if they did another commentary, with Depp and Bill Murray. :)

[X-human]

Picked mine up at Block Buster, for some reason they thought they weren't suppose to release it untill next Tuesday.

But they looked on the computer and said yes indeed, the 3rd was the release date. So they went back, and got the last copy for me. So apparently I wasn't the first to point out their mistake or some employee's were calling first dibs.

[taxidriver6]

Got mine 2day at Wherehouse Records. Never seen it, but looking 4ward to it now. Without this recall, I probably wouldn't have seen the film anytime soon. Now my interest is piqued!

[jscott]

So, how is the quality of the new, recalled release? Can anyone compare it to the R2 release?

[marcx]

One is waiting for me at Mom's house. She happened to literally be down the block from the one store I could find who had one--so she grabbed it for me..


Mom rules!!!! :)

[X-human]

So, how is the quality of the new, recalled release? Can anyone compare it to the R2 release?

http://207.136.67.23/film/DVDCompare2/edwood.htm

Apparently the R2 is slightly cropped and the R1 has extended deleted scenes. But I'd have to agree with the reviewer that R2's image is ever so slightly better. Nothing you'd notice unless they were compared side by side.

Looks like you could go either way really.

[Damed]

Any more news on this? I really want a copy on DVD, but there is still no release date?

[Tuzotonic]

I have a feeling anyone who wants Ed Wood on a region 1 DVD will have to wait a long time. There have been a few announced dates for the release of it over the last few years and at the last minute something has come up and it hasn't been released. Good thing I have seen it 4 or 5 times. Patience will be needed on this one I'm afraid.

[RyanPC]

Does anyone know what the hold up is about? I too would like to own this one on DVD, if only for the brilliant camerawork and Bill Murray. :D

[IGotsNewShoes]

Not sure what the hold up is, but it's funny that everytime I go to the local Blockbuster (where I got my copy after the recall) they have a copy of the movie on their shelves....I'm guessing they are just oblivious to the fact that they aren't supposed to be selling them.

[TobalRox]

It's a rights thing... someone complained about a particular extra or something, and they want it in there or something along those lines.

[Tuzotonic]

It's amazing that the wait is based on one extra feature but I have heard the same thing. It's disappointing if this is the issue.

[Number Six]

Not if you have a copy... :banana:

[Korngold]

Not sure what the hold up is, but it's funny that everytime I go to the local Blockbuster (where I got my copy after the recall) they have a copy of the movie on their shelves....I'm guessing they are just oblivious to the fact that they aren't supposed to be selling them.


I work at blockbuster and got a copy on the day it was suppose to come out. Apprently Blockbuster never got word of the recall. I talked to our store manager about it and if they got a call from upper management they'd pull it. That call apprently never came.

So if something similar to this event happens again, go down to the local blockbuster and try your luck.

[IGotsNewShoes]

Don't need luck I already have it...just thought it was funny that they get away with selling it even now months after the recall.

[IGotsNewShoes]

Rejoice all those who didn't get it after the recall and wait for word of another cancellation....from www.dvdanswers.com:

Further Details
Touchstone Home Entertainment has again announced the region one release of Ed Wood which stars Johnny Depp. This popular Tim Burton film will now be available to own from the 19th October this year, and should retail at around $29.99. This new disc is set to include a wealth of bonus material, including a deleted scene which contains Bill Murray’s rendition of “Que Sera Sera” - complete with a mariachi band in a meat locker. We've attached the full disc specs for you below, along with the artwork that was released to publicise the previous disc - that failed to arrive. If the artwork changes, we'll let you know.


1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation

English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Track

Audio Commentary with Tim Burton, Martin Landau and Technical Crew

Let's Shoot This F#*%@r! (Making Of) Documentary

Making Bela (Make-Up for Bela Lugosi) Featurette

Pie Plates Over Hollywood (The Visual World) Featurette

The Theremin (The Films Distinctive Score) Featurette

When Carol Met Larry (Real-Life Cross-Dressers) Featurette

Music Video: With Music by Composer Howard Shore

Selection of Five Ed Wood Deleted Scenes

The Ed Wood Theatrical Trailer

English, Spanish Subtitles

[Deaddevilman]

Not to keen on the cover... but I guess it's what's on the inside that counts.

[Number Six]

Looks the same as the one they pulled. I wonder what the deal was, ultimately. We'll see if this release still has the much-ballyhooed Easter Egg jibe at Universal.

EDIT: Just saw the cover...IS THAT FOR REAL??!? Man, I'm all about the kick-ass silver cover that slipped out. This one: crap!

[RyanPC]

Not to keen on the cover... but I guess it's what's on the inside that counts.

That's the old cover art for the VHS. Wonder why they changed it? I liked the cover art on the DVD before the recall. It was shiny - or at least it looked like it. :)

[IGotsNewShoes]

That's not the official cover, dvdanswers states in their news tidbit that they just used the cover art for the previous pulled release.....looks like they are a release behind.

We've attached the full disc specs for you below, along with the artwork that was released to publicise the previous disc - that failed to arrive

[Tuzotonic]

As much as I want this movie on DVD, I'm not holding my breath on it being released in October.

[IGotsNewShoes]

Am I the only one that laughs everytime they see the title of this thread? "Ed Wood is cancel"...he's cancelled too.

[Disco Stu]

Am I the only one that laughs everytime they see the title of this thread? "Ed Wood is cancel"...he's cancelled too.
Mao think it crazy how much cancel! http://www.wehateyouandyourhorrendoustasteineverything.co m/forum/images/smiles/crazymao.gif

Why let Disney keep spraying the http://www.wehateyouandyourhorrendoustasteineverything.co m/forum/images/smiles/jizzcon3.gif all over you DVD people?

Mao should be head of Disney! http://www.wehateyouandyourhorrendoustasteineverything.co m/forum/images/smiles/maorawr.gif

[Tuzotonic]

That's the first time I ever caught that but it's fitting. His movies were often inept and included many onscreen mistakes so why shouldn't the title of the tread? :lol:

[Luna]

I laugh too.

And I also http://www.wehateyouandyourhorrendoustasteineverything.co m/forum/images/smiles/jizzcon3.gif a bit.

[Damed]

According to the DVDanswers thread, the silver cover is indeed the one being released.