Shaun Of The Dead R2 DVD....

[chrishicks]

just a heads up...if you buy this at cd-wow it works out to 17.00US if you don't care about those limited or special covers. not a bad price at all in my book.

http://www4.cd-wow.com.hk/detail_results_2.php?product_code=12193

here is a list of the features on this disc:

Audio Commentary

Commentary 1 – Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright
Commentary 2 – Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Kate Ashfield & Lucy Davis
Commentary 3 – Bill Nighy & Penelope Wilton
Commentary 4 – The Zombies

Missing Bits

Extended bits – including commentary
Outtakes
The Man who would be Shaun – Simon Pegg and Nick Frost impersonate Sean Connery and Michael Caine
Funky Pete – Pete’s swearing sequence re-dubbed

Plotholes

Comic strip sequences with Voice Over from Lucy Davis, Simon Pegg & Nick Frost
What Happened To Shaun When He Ran Off?
What Happened To Diane When She Left The Winchester?
How Did Ed Get From The Cellar To The Shed?

TV Bits

Extended edits of TV Shows within movies
Coldplay on T4
Fun Dead – Full version of It’s a Knockout Zombies
Trisha – Your nine lives are up
Trisha – I married a monster
Remembering Z Day – Interview with Jeremy Thompson

Trails of the Dead

Fright Fest Exclusive Trailer
Official Teaser
Official Trailer
TV spots 1
TV Spots 2

Raw Meat – The Making Of

EPK Featurette
Simon’s Cam – Vignettes
Lucy’s Cam – Vignettes
Joe’s Diary – Vignettes
Edgar & Simon’s Flip Chart – Presentation of the 1st draft
SFX Comparison from Double Negative
Make Up Tests

Zombie’s Gallery

Photo Gallery – photo’s by Simon, Lucy and Charlotte
2000 AD STRIP – ‘There’s Something About Mary’
Poster Designs – Original Oscar poster to final official poster

Subtitles Selections

Storyboard Comparison – cut to film
Zomb-O-Meter – trivia track

[drterror666]

I've got this little gem pre-ordered and I can't wait to see it! The extras are just amazing and show how it should be done! :glasses:

[BloodMan]

Damn... thats loaded. Me needs this! :)

[ZombieDrummer]

this comes out on the same day as my birthday... guess what im getting :D

[Evil Dead Guy]

Cannot wait to get this one , now that's alot of extra's . Wow four commentary tracks , i don't even know of another DVD that has that many .

[BloodMan]

Cannot wait to get this one , now that's alot of extra's . Wow four commentary tracks , i don't even know of another DVD that has that many .

Cabin fever :)
Back on topic... did anyone catch that "28 Days Later" joke in the film? I only noticed it on my 4th viewing. :)

[rxfiend]

if i'm not mistaken, "The Rules of Attraction" has five commentaries.

[chrishicks]

well this sucks, taken from cd-wow:

UNIVERAL HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT DUE TO PACKAGING ISSUE THIS TITLE WILL NOT SHIP ON THE SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 6th

http://www4.cd-wow.com.hk/detail_results_2.php?product_code=12193

[drterror666]

YAY! I got my copy through the letterbox on Saturday!

[chrishicks]

well this sucks, taken from cd-wow:

UNIVERAL HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT DUE TO PACKAGING ISSUE THIS TITLE WILL NOT SHIP ON THE SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 6th

http://www4.cd-wow.com.hk/detail_results_2.php?product_code=12193

I see this message is no longer there for this disc so hopefully that means it will be shipping soon.

[adric]

whats a good reliable site to order this from?

[FulciZombieFan]

whats a good reliable site to order this from?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[BloodMan]

www.xploitedcinema.com will have this in tomorrow or wednesday. (I talked to the owner guy) :) As for the price I have no idea but Xploited is the best!

[Latency]

I just watch the R2 DVD last night. A great little gem indeed. Probably the best movie I've seen this year.

EDIT: I also have to give HUGE props for the A/V department. My sub was in full effect for the majority of the film (and it was very low stuff in the 20-30 hz range). The rears were used so well, that I constantly looked behind me to see if someone was at my front door (it was not though, just the movie, but it still freaked me out). The Video quality is superb too. Very natural colors and no compression or edge enhancment is evident. The blacks are black as can be and the contrast is perfect. I'd have to give the A/V a 10/10. I don't see how it could get any better.

[SaviniFan]

www.xploitedcinema.com will have this in tomorrow or wednesday. (I talked to the owner guy) :) As for the price I have no idea but Xploited is the best!

Couldn't agree with you more. Tony is cool as hell and I've purchased from Xploited quite a few times now. My favorite DVD site to purchase from for obscure and other region DVDs by far.

[Surf Nazi]

Fuck this movie.

[Cyberdemon]

Couldn't agree with you more. Tony is cool as hell and I've purchased from Xploited quite a few times now. My favorite DVD site to purchase from for obscure and other region DVDs by far.
Gotta agree here - the number 1 place for those obscure horror titles!

[Nemesis]

i bought AU: Mordum from tony.. he seems like a pretty friendly helpful guy.. but as for other regions.. i don't see why you can't just order from the other region directly? surely it would be cheaper?

as for shaun of the dead, i ordered it yesterday from amazon and it shipped this morning

[chrishicks]

for anyone who has this and have watched it, did you notice any jagged lines in the pic? people are reporting this over at dvdtalk.com about this.

[Nemesis]

it arrived yesterday i'll watch it later today and let ya know

[puddytay]

yes I noticed the lines.
Good movie though.

[chrishicks]

yes I noticed the lines.
Good movie though.

how bad were they? were they really distracting?

[puddytay]

they didn't really both me but then again I wasn't expecting great quality because its PAL and my player doesnt convert them correctly so I just presumed it was my player.

[KR~!]

This movie will be released theatrical in the US very soon.

[BloodMan]

Ordered this recently. I hope those lines aren't too distracting. :(

[DrGerbil]

Perhaps the upcoming R3 release will be better in this regard... at least it's NTSC. :fire:

[meep]

Watched the dvd. I thought the film was kinda bad.
WAY too much humor, the horror element suffered because of it.
Basically just a group of blathering idiots standing around yabbering while zombies attack, or rather while zombies seem to stand around and not attack enough. The actors are good, they all have good comic timing and come off witty at times, but the situations, the directing and the films writing work against that.

The films ad promos are trying to hype this as a funny scary movie. Believe you me this film isn't an ounce scary. It's obviously made for people who prefer comedies and I think it doesn't respect the horror genre one ioada. Every scene seems like a mock up of either dawn of the dead, day of the dead, the evil dead, etc. The films goriest scene is ripped straight out of Day of the dead as one of the characters is pulled apart. Because of the silly comic vibe of the movie these gory scenes don't have any power. The filmmakers tried to make a funny picture, and if you like that sort of thing they probably succeeded, but it was at the expense of everything else. It basically offers the horror fan the zombie element, it's just a shame it didn't treat it more seriously or with respect.

BLAH!!!!!

[KR~!]

But, it was always suppose to be a straight comedy! It has always been marketed as one :confused:

I never once read anyone describe it as a horror film. :eek2:

I mean look at the name! :lol:

http://www.shaunofthedeadmovie.com/images/shaunsplash_01.jpg

[ZombieDrummer]

yeah exactly look at the poster!!!

"a romantic comedy, with zombies."

I dont know if you know much about the actors but there all from comedy tv shows here in the uk, after seeing the cast i had no doubts that this would be a comedy. Cant see how people could even take a film titled 'shaun of the dead' seriously!

[meep]

Yeah I'll agree that its not being misrepresented as a horror film, but lately here in the US they have been running ads trying to percieve the film as both a laugh out loud comedy and a scary horror film. That kind of upsetted me.
I wasn't familiar with the film before watching it, and I really thought it would have taken the horror element more seriously, but it didn't at all. My bad about that, i'm sorry. I can understand why the film will have its legion of fans. But I also can't help but think the film to be made by people who were a bit careless when dealing with a genre I really care about. The main film it likes to reference, dawn of the dead is a fairly funny film at times but it's only because the comedy came out situations that were treated very real. God I love the romero zombie pictures. Sorry shaun fans!

[Mortis]

I just saw this movie for the first time tonight. I fucking love this flick. I haven't seen a new flick that I've enjoyed this much in a long, long time. This needs to be hooked up with a R1 disc.. soon. I can't get over how much I enjoyed the shit out of this one.

[adric]

well its coming to theaters here on october 24

[Mortis]

Yeah, and I'll be there, but this is a must own for me.

well its coming to theaters here on october 24

[mcchrist]

It's a damn fine film and probably the best zombie film since Dawn 78. That's quite a statement, but I enjoyed the hell out of it.

Watched the dvd. I thought the film was kinda bad.
WAY too much humor, the horror element suffered because of it.

I don't know how you can say that, as the humor only takes up a third of the film. It is not the dumbass goofball humor the trailer makes it out to be. I was expecting a complete dumbass comedy from this and was surprised how serious it was taken.

[m1cha3l]

watched it yesterday and found it quite entertaining. nothing too special, but okay. it had cool surroundeffects (with logic 7 on my lex engaged) and strong bass. for a low budget movie like this i was surprised of how good it sounded and looked. the funniest line was "i'm coming to get you barbara" :p all in all, worth a ticket at the box office, or, if you have the right equipment, the region 2 dvd (i watched the uk dvd)

[evileye]

Watched the R2 DVD last night. Fun stuff.
I did note the jagged lines but found them not too distracting.
One quibble: did anyone note that the picture quality gets kinda reddish/muddy towards the last 20 minutes in the pub? While I don't think its the transfer, the original elements start to look lower quality than the daylight scenes. Kinda like a work print.

[Latency]

Cabin fever :)
Back on topic... did anyone catch that "28 Days Later" joke in the film? I only noticed it on my 4th viewing. :)

Nope, I noticed it too. I remember hearing "They're infected with Rage!" or something along those lines ... I think it was a voice over the phone ... it was very quick, but I caught it too :).

[Latency]

It's a damn fine film and probably the best zombie film since Dawn 78. That's quite a statement, but I enjoyed the hell out of it.



I don't know how you can say that, as the humor only takes up a third of the film. It is not the dumbass goofball humor the trailer makes it out to be. I was expecting a complete dumbass comedy from this and was surprised how serious it was taken.

I thought the EXACT same thing. I was expecting more humor but actually got quite a good zombie film with some serious underlying topics, like leadership and taking some initiative in life. I thought it was fantastic.

[Agentsusp]

well its coming to theaters here on october 24


Wrong, it's SEPTEMBER 24th, which is even better news.

[drterror666]

I watched Shaun of the Dead on Saturday night and I thought it was great! I thought the comedy/horror element was perfect and the gore was excellent. The film was always supposed to be a homage to zombie films, evidence of which can be heard all through the film. I can see how some of this could be lost on US viewers, though, as some of the comedy relies on you being British to understand it. :p

[fceurich39]

Damn All These Great Reviews For This Movie And I Am A Huge Zombie Fan So I Was Just Going To Wait For Dvd But Now I Think I Will Buy This Movie On Ebay

[onebyone]

I watched my R2 DVD last night and that was one hell of a good time. Put me in the "I fucking love this flick" category. I wish I could see this movie with a good audience. I bet it is even more fun. Regardless, I am watching it again tonight.

I didn't notice any jagged lines though. Where were they supposed to be?

I was looking up references in that movie, mainly because I was wondering if Martin Freeman, who played opposite Lucy David in The Office, had that cameo for that reason, and I found this. (http://www.moviemistakes.com/film4118/trivia) It doesn't cover every reference in the movie, but it has a few I didn't catch because I am not British.

[Mortis]

Cool link. I thought the trampoline was in reference to the Dawn of the Dead stunt. :D

I was looking up references in that movie, mainly because I was wondering if Martin Freeman, who played opposite Lucy David in The Office, had that cameo for that reason, and I found this. (http://www.moviemistakes.com/film4118/trivia) It doesn't cover every reference in the movie, but it has a few I didn't catch because I am not British.

[fceurich39]

i have just won the offical region 1 version of shaun of the dead with a shit load of extras off ebay

[Evil Dead Guy]

I am going to get this when Superstition comes outs , so i can get both . I cannot wait to watch this film , by all your reviews this film sounds great and i cannot wait to watch all the extra's too .

[Evil Dead Guy]

i have just won the offical region 1 version of shaun of the dead with a shit load of extras off ebay

Some people have all the luck , good for you .

[DrGerbil]

i have just won the offical region 1 version of shaun of the dead with a shit load of extras off ebay:hum:

[BloodMan]

I smell Bootleg. :)

[Mortis]

If it existed.

i have just won the offical region 1 version of shaun of the dead with a shit load of extras off ebay

[fceurich39]

try www.ebay.com and look for shaun of the dead dvd from lions gate films

[Cujo108]

I got the UK DVD in the mail yesterday, but I haven't watched it yet, since it starts theatrically tomorrow. I'm gonna see it in the theater in the afternoon, and then exhaust the DVD.

[Alien Redrum]

Just ordered this through amazon.uk tonight.

I wish I had got in on the limited cover, but I was too late.

Looks like I'll have to download it. :D

[Nemesis]

i chose the regular cover because the limited cover looked crap imho.

watched it a bunch of times already and haven't noticed any problems with the transfer (and those kind of problems are usually immediately apparent when blown up on my wall).

the special features are pretty exhaustive.. has anyone watched it with the trivia subtitles?

[Mortis]

What's that going to prove? That someone from the UK all the sudden has some "official" R1 DVDs? They're boots.

try www.ebay.com and look for shaun of the dead dvd from lions gate films

[Nemesis]

they're not boots. I'm sure lions gate have released the dvd.. but want to keep it rare and hard to find by only selling them on ebay to maximize their profits.. :eek2:

:lol: :lol:

[fceurich39]

they're not boots. I'm sure lions gate have released the dvd.. but want to keep it rare and hard to find by only selling them on ebay to maximize their profits.. :eek2:

:lol: :lol:
yes thank you

[Alien Redrum]

they're not boots. I'm sure lions gate have released the dvd.. but want to keep it rare and hard to find by only selling them on ebay to maximize their profits.. :eek2:

:lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Nice.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[chrishicks]

does anyone want to buy a region 7 version of this disc? it is an ntsc disc with all the extras from the R2 disc. let me know.

send an email to:

suckerborn@everyminute.com

[Luna]

Sign me up!

Gotta say, LOVED this movie a lot. I thought it was a great homage to the original Dawn (and zombie flicks in general) and in fact succeeded where the 2004 remake failed for me. I recognized the people from The Office right off the bat, also the guy from Little Britain. I must own this R2! This is the first thread I've checked so I'm not sure if there's an equal R1 coming out, but somehow I doubt it.

I caught that bit about Rage infected monkeys at the end, too. :lol:

[fceurich39]

I Just Got My Region 1 Dvd 2 Days Ago From Ebay They Are Selling Like Crazy And Now I Know Why Because It Really Is The Official Dvd Region 1 Release With Commentary/subtitles/
Special Features Galore Just Awesome What Universal Packed Into This Movie Shaun Of The Dead Is Without A Doubt One Of The Best Zombie Movies Ever Check It Out

[DrGerbil]

I Just Got My Region 1 Dvd 2 Days Ago From Ebay They Are Selling Like Crazy And Now I Know Why Because It Really Is The Official Dvd Region 1 Release With Commentary/subtitles/
Special Features Galore Just Awesome What Universal Packed Into This Movie Shaun Of The Dead Is Without A Doubt One Of The Best Zombie Movies Ever Check It OutWhy? The official R2 was only $15! I doubt even the bootlegs are going that cheap... great movie... just placed my order... can't wait...
*happy, happy, happy... joy, joy, joy" :banana:

[BloodMan]

Ahh Bootlegs. :) Its not very hard to burn a copy of any movie from any region and sell it off as region 1... or make it region free. With all the bells and whistles of that region 2 as well. I don't think so anyway... see tons of that shit on ebay all the time.

[chrishicks]

I Just Got My Region 1 Dvd 2 Days Ago From Ebay They Are Selling Like Crazy And Now I Know Why Because It Really Is The Official Dvd Region 1 Release With Commentary/subtitles/
Special Features Galore Just Awesome What Universal Packed Into This Movie Shaun Of The Dead Is Without A Doubt One Of The Best Zombie Movies Ever Check It Out

If you think that is cool let me tell you what I just got on ebay. I just won an auction for a flying pig that is trained to hunt dragons. :D

[Mortis]

He refuses to believe that it's a boot.

Ahh Bootlegs. :) Its not very hard to burn a copy of any movie from any region and sell it off as region 1... or make it region free. With all the bells and whistles of that region 2 as well. I don't think so anyway... see tons of that shit on ebay all the time.

[marcx]

He refuses to believe that it's a boot.

...and he refuses to believe in puncuation and grammar!

[fceurich39]

you guys are just jealous

[Mortis]

Of what? Anyone can buy one.

you guys are just jealous

[BloodMan]

I'm not jealous. I have the OFFICIAL Region 2 release... there is NO OFFICIAL Region 1 yet... :)

[Silent Noize]

Taken from here (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=5093&n=1&burl=)
Universal has set an official release date for Shaun of the Dead which stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. This hugely popular zombie flick will be available to own from the 21st December this year. The retail price will be set at around $29.98. The film itself should be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen along with English, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. I'm afraid that the extra features have yet to be confirmed by Universal, although we're pretty sure that the disc specs will be more or less identical to the region two release. Therefore you should expect four audio commentaries with the cast and crew, extended bits, makeup tests, video diaries from Simon Pegg and Lucy Davis, trailers and more. For the full specs, please refer to the region two related article at the bottom of this page. We're also hearing that the US disc will include a couple of exclusive features, although we're still waiting on confirmation. We'll bring you further details on this one, including a look at the official artwork, shortly. Stay tuned.

[Mortis]

Excellent news!

Taken from here (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=5093&n=1&burl=)

[thrashard76]

Seeing as how I've yet to see this AND it is playing in Richmond and Newport News, I definitely WILL see this in the coming days. Thanks for the update on the DVD as I'm psyched to just see this one while its in the theaters. The DVD coming this early and with all those supplements is a nice surprise.

[fceurich39]

i am happy with my region 1 already that has all the features of region 2 dvd

[BloodMan]

Hmhmm... your "region 1" which is a bootleg copy of the region 2. :)

[Nemesis]

i'm curious if your R1 bootleg is dual layer or not

[fceurich39]

i'm curious if your R1 bootleg is dual layer or not
yes it is dual layer format from universal has an exclusive shaun vs dawn featurette

[sumo8675309]

hey guys found this on digitalbits.com:

Universal will release Shaun of the Dead on 12/21 (SRP $29.98). Extras will include extended scenes, outtakes, casting tapes, Simon Pegg's video diary, Edgar & Simon's pitch to the studio, a special effects comparison, extended scenes from the television shows that Shaun watches in the film and galleries of production photos, ad campaign art and theatrical poster designs.

[BloodMan]

yes it is dual layer format from universal has an exclusive shaun vs dawn featurette

What do the menu screens look like? just curious.

[sumo8675309]

here is the r1 art for shaun of the dead

[thrashard76]

Finally saw this in the theaters tonight. This movie was funny as hell. The one liners and kidding in this was too funny...GET FUCKED! Too funny. The horror refenences were easy to find and the movie ran more like a comedy than a horror movie but the gore shots were pretty cool looking. The zombies maintained their slowness verses the ones that were found in the Dawn remake. Still, I like the Dawn remake more so. But thats not saying that Shaun stunk. It was a very good movie and I'm glad to have caught it in the theaters. I am more excited now than before that the loaded DVD will be released by years end.