Frighteners SPECIAL EDITION DVD? [Archive]

Peter Vincent

10-26-2001, 05:02 PM

I gotta admit that would be sweeter than sweet! I really liked Peter Jackson's Frightners...very visual film & didn't rely on just the SFX to get the point across! I have the bare bones Universal release, but this would be a release I'd buy again with the proper SE treatment!

Killer Q,
Where did U hear anything about a Frighteners: SE?? I haven't heard Jack!

TobalRox

10-26-2001, 05:45 PM

I would also buy an SE in a heartbeat if it came out, even if it was just the director's cut that was on the LD with a commentary track. My dream is to have the whole thing that's the LD SE with the 4 hour documentary, etc. I'd really want the whole thing too, not a slimmed down version like on the Jaws DVD. DVD-18 or 2 disc it Universal!

KillerCannabis

10-26-2001, 06:53 PM

I'd buy this in a second. The disc out now sucks ass, so anything with features would be an improvement. I'd like to see the DC with some other goodies on it, but who knows when or if that will ever happen.

KillerQ

10-26-2001, 07:33 PM

Hello..

I just heard somewhere that the LD material was going to be put on a DVD...oficially... i dont know for sure... they need to though!

Paff

10-26-2001, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by KillerQ
Hello..

I just heard somewhere that the LD material was going to be put on a DVD...oficially... i dont know for sure... they need to though!

Fine, but WHERE did you hear this?

Not trying to be a dick, but this is exactly how internet rumors start. As a result of this thread, someone will say, "I saw on HorrorsDVDs.com that Frighteners SE is coming on DVD". OK, there's nothing we can do about that, but if we identify where "somewhere" is, we can keep unfounded rumors to a minimum.

Andrew

10-26-2001, 09:33 PM

I think Paff's just pissed off cuz he knows his SE Laserdisc's price will plummet :p ;) :D.

chrishicks

10-26-2001, 09:34 PM

If you check www.fangoria.com they have it listed as future undated. That could mean we won't see this for years.:(

Paff

10-26-2001, 10:26 PM

Originally posted by AndrewBBD
I think Paff's just pissed off cuz he knows his SE Laserdisc's price will plummet :p ;) :D.

If I actually HAD the SE Laserdisc, you might have a point.

I'm just POd that so many people (myself included) want this special edition, that they've "willed" the DVD release, when there might not be one even in the remote planning stages.

Dave

10-27-2001, 12:51 AM

DVD recorders are out and available for $1,000. Now, if I buy one, copy the laserdisc (a perfect replica), and then sell the box set, I could get about $300-$500 on ebay for the LD set. Meaning the DVD recorder would cost between $500-$700.

OF COURSE, this is all hypothetical. I would *NEVER* sell my Frighteners LD set - I would only copy it to DVD-R to have a backup.

Really guys, all these rare lasers and DVDs are going to be widely available soon. REAL soon.

KillerQ

10-27-2001, 02:05 AM

Hey all,

Someone asked where exactly where i heard about Frighteners SE possibly being released on DVD. Actually, i heard from www.horrordvds.com (sound familiar?) I quote: "The Frighteners: Signature Collection laserdisc possibly being released on DVD"

Thanks,

Bye

Dave

10-27-2001, 02:22 AM

Originally posted by KillerQ
Hey all,

Someone asked where exactly where i heard about Frighteners SE possibly being released on DVD. Actually, i heard from www.horrordvds.com (sound familiar?) I quote: "The Frighteners: Signature Collection laserdisc possibly being released on DVD"

Thanks,

Bye

Damn man, what are you smoking? You did a search for 'The Frighteners' on THIS site, and you ONLY read the one-sentence search result string??? Do you think maybe you should have clicked on the link to the page that "quote" came from to get the full details of the ONE sentence you were reading?

Here is what you missed:

On a sad note, Peter, the webmaster of DVDFile.com, talked to Pioneer about The Frighteners: Signature Collection laserdisc possibly being released on DVD. Well, of course, Pioneer does not distribute Universal films on DVD, only laserdisc. Pioneer did state that titles like The Frighteners don't have much momentum behind them, however. There's lot of other stuff too, but I prefer you go to the actual site and read up on all the details.

Now, I'd like to present you with the MOST OUT OF CONTEXT STATEMENT award. Congratulations! :D

Really, I'm not trying to be a hard ass or anything, but who the hell would only read the one-sentence string of a search results page? C'mon, that's ridiculous....

KillerQ

10-27-2001, 03:19 AM

Hey,

I have read the rest -- i was just so ticked that someone needed me to site my exact source and not allow me to say that " i had just heard it somewhere". Let me start this whole thread over..... Here:

Hey guys, i really would like a SE of The Frighteners on DVD. ANyone know if there is any hopes for this in the future...

There,

I hope this is easier, sorry for the confusion :) Let's be cool.

Andrew

10-27-2001, 06:14 AM

Paff, I know man, I was just kiddin' around :D.

y2doublet

10-27-2001, 04:03 PM

I read it at the DVD Nightmare site when that was still up and running. But I've learned since that several of their reports didn't mesh that well with reality.

Dave

10-27-2001, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by KillerQ
Hey,

I have read the rest -- i was just so ticked that someone needed me to site my exact source and not allow me to say that " i had just heard it somewhere". Let me start this whole thread over..... Here:

Hey guys, i really would like a SE of The Frighteners on DVD. ANyone know if there is any hopes for this in the future...

There,

I hope this is easier, sorry for the confusion :) Let's be cool.

Well, the thing is, that's how rumors get started. You can't just go around saying you heard Frighteners is, or may be, coming and not mention where you got that information. Of course people will ask you where you heard it / read it.

That's all Paff was trying to do. I know it may be frustrating for you, but it's frustrating for us when you have other lamer non-defunct sites spreading nonsense rumors.

Peace! :D

KillerQ

10-27-2001, 10:37 PM

Ok...

Now that all is cool -- let me try that again... Does anybody know if there any concrete plans for a Frighteners SE DVD?

Thanks,

Matt

Dave

10-27-2001, 11:19 PM

Originally posted by KillerQ
Ok...

Now that all is cool -- let me try that again... Does anybody know if there any concrete plans for a Frighteners SE DVD?

Thanks,

Matt

Unfortunately, no. I've contacted Universal and they're still saying they don't have any plans.

creamstick

10-28-2001, 11:54 PM

With LOTR coming out soon, any Distibutor/Publisher/Studio with a Peter Jackson movie on their hands and not putting it out, would have to be making a very, very foolish move.

Philzilla

10-29-2001, 12:04 AM

Originally posted by creamstick
With LOTR coming out soon, any Distibutor/Publisher/Studio with a Peter Jackson movie on their hands and not putting it out, would have to be making a very, very foolish move.

yeah I agree, it's coming if anyone has any sense, especially Universal, with their timely Mummy release.

Gnaghi

10-29-2001, 06:14 AM

i could picture it coming out since everyone is cashing in on the quote "from the director of lord of the rings"

forgotten silver has the quote

bad taste has the quote and the ring

im sure heavenly creatures will have it also

doesn't bother me at all though.

and since universal is all about 2 and 3 disc ultimate editions it should eventually see the light. i mean the LD leaves no special edition stone unturned. they don't even have to wait for a commentary to be recorded and so on.

patmcgahern

07-28-2005, 03:23 AM

http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=srmr&page=title&r=R2&title=702386
Meh!

thrashard76

07-28-2005, 03:37 AM

A R1 SE for this is looong overdue.

Myron Breck

08-01-2005, 03:56 PM

http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=srmr&page=title&r=R2&title=702386
Meh!

Yeah, Meh! It says it came out earlier this month but doesn't list what features are included. I checked sendit.com and they don't have a SE listed.

bigdaddyhorse

08-01-2005, 05:37 PM

Yeah, Meh! It says it came out earlier this month but doesn't list what features are included. I checked sendit.com and they don't have a SE listed.

Yeah, if that was real someone could've at least looked at the box and filled in the special features.
"To Be Confirmed"? You've had 3 weeks (plus 1 or 2 since stores get them early anyway). No cover scan, no features. :eek2:
At best you'll get a "this title is delayed", at worst one of those bootlegs on ebay. :nervous:

chrishicks

08-01-2005, 06:07 PM

strange, the post I just made the other day is gone.

bachmann

08-01-2005, 08:43 PM

they also have a boxset listed for the same day
http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=srmr&page=title&r=R2&title=702387

Crystal Plumage

08-01-2005, 09:32 PM

According to my source:
http://www.dvd-home.nl/release/nieuw.asp
A R2 Special Edition is due December 8th 2005.
Scroll down almost completely.

Dust Bunny

08-01-2005, 09:55 PM

UK date format = dd/mm/yy
USA date format = mm/dd/yy

dates on play.com and sendit will be in uk the format.

Myron Breck

08-02-2005, 12:52 AM

UK date format = dd/mm/yy
USA date format = mm/dd/yy

dates on play.com and sendit will be in uk the format.

:lol: Jesus, I'm a fucking moron. :lol:

Thanks for pointing out the obvious, since it totally went over my head!!! :D

Damed

08-06-2005, 12:39 AM

Ask and ye shall receive...

Universal Studios has announced The Frighteners: Director's Cut for release on November 29th.

The 123-minute laserdisc extended cut (adding twelve minutes of footage) will come with a new 2.35 anamorphic transfer and a Dolby Digital 5.1 track.

Bonus materials haven't been announced yet, but this has been announced as a single disc release - so there's probably little chance of including the full 4.5 hour documentary. But we'll wait and see.

Retail is $26.98

patmcgahern

08-06-2005, 12:46 AM

Ask and ye shall receive...

Me smells cash-in down the line. Mega boxset you say!

MorallySound

08-06-2005, 12:55 AM

Yes! They better include that doc!!!!

Myron Breck

08-06-2005, 01:32 AM

Doesn't sound like it, sadly. It being a single disc and all. I'm sure it will be released later down the road...not looking forward to a triple-dip though. Who am I kidding? I'll buy whatever they put in front of me like a good Consumer.

KillerCannabis

08-06-2005, 01:52 AM

Damn. I was just gonna post this news. Its about goddamn time is all I'm gonna say. I hope this disc is as sweet as the DC sounds.

X-human

08-06-2005, 04:11 AM

$27 for a single disc director's cut? Are they nuts? I know the retail stores won't sell it for MSRP, but still this hardly sounds like a MUST GET release at that price. I hope they're mistaken on the disc count.

So long as the cover isn't as bad as the last one.

thrashard76

08-06-2005, 06:10 AM

I'm all over this like a pig in shit, sorry betterdan. ;)

betterdan

08-06-2005, 06:33 AM

Why be sorry Thrash? There isn't anything finer than pigs in shit. Well maybe walkingdude in shit but we won't discuss that in mixed company.

thrashard76

08-06-2005, 06:47 AM

Heheehe, ok....oops!

Dave

08-06-2005, 01:37 PM

MorallySound

08-06-2005, 07:32 PM

Thank baby Jesus I read this earlier yesterday, cause I found a copy later that night for sale, just the VHS though, so I'm holding off for the DVD. My buddy has the VHS, so I can just borrow it from him if need be before then.

bigdaddyhorse

08-06-2005, 11:14 PM

It's probably going to be like the first Jaws release. It will have the doc, but it will be trimmed to an hour, which is quite the trimming, really. I think the DC is about 2 hours 12 mins. With a 1 hour doc, that would put it over 3 hours. Can they do that with a dual layer and not sacrafice quality? Doubtful.

Still, I'm glad to see this. I sold my LD box set a while back. While I have the full doc on DVD-R, I'll be happy to get the DC with a 16x9 transfer. I imagine it will def. have the audio commentary.

I see this going just like Jaws. (Way) trimmed doc. on the first release, then in a couple/few years a 2 disc set with everything. Of course with a doc this long, I wouldn't be surprised to see an extended but still shorter than laserdisc doc on a second pass.
I'll bet the storyboards are first to be dropped.
I should dvdr the full doc myself, but I might just keep the laser set anyway.
How many discs did the doc take for you Dave? I imagine I could shrink it and make it all fit on one, but it might be unwatchable like that.

X-human

09-03-2005, 01:41 AM

From DavisDVD:

Universal Studios has added the wording "includes over four hours of bonus material written and produced by Peter Jackson" to their listing of The Frighteners Director's Cut. Does this mean the DVD will include the complete documentary from the laserdisc box set? Very possible. There will be enough room on the DVD-18 (dual-layered, dual-sided) for the film and the documentary. However, if Universal counts the two-hour commentary track as part of the bonus materials, the documentary may be split in half. It's certainly happened before (*cough* Jaws), so it may be the case again. We'll just have to wait for an official notice soon.

'Nuff said.

tobaccoman

09-03-2005, 03:47 AM

Originally Posted By X-human:
'Nuff said."'Nuff Said" as in it's yours or as in it's mine. I'll be a little disappointed if it's not the full-length documentary, but even a two hour documentary of the film is worth it for me. I've been wanting to get this for a while and I don't really plan on watching the documentary multiple times, especiall not a 4 hour one.

I'm sold!

Damed

09-09-2005, 09:46 PM

Official Artwork is up, and DVDAnswers is also reporting "The set itself will include over four hours of material, produced by Peter Jackson himself."

http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7360&n=1&burl=

zombi3

09-09-2005, 11:31 PM

I'll be picking this up for sure.

KillerCannabis

09-10-2005, 12:32 AM

Nice artwork. Glad they went with the classy ghost image in white versus a shot of Fox's pale pasty face. I seriously doubt the entire doc will be on the disc, but I'm still buying it nonetheless.

MorallySound

09-10-2005, 01:45 AM

Over four hours of extras? They better have the full doc on there! I can't wait till they announce that shit.

X-human

09-10-2005, 02:34 AM

"'Nuff Said" as in it's yours or as in it's mine.

As in I have nothing to add to the article.

Until now. :D over four hours of material, produced by Peter Jackson himself. That sounds promising, very promising. Unless they include the commentary as "produced by Peter Jackson" then there's a chance the entire documentary will see the light of day on DVD.

Very exciting, but I don't know if I will buy the SE if it's not the entire documentary. I really want that documentary, and I'm not going to buy this thing again if they pull another Jaws out on us.

RyanPC

09-10-2005, 02:38 AM

I love this movie, so I'm glad I sold my old disc. I'll be buying it even if the documentary is chopped in half; half of a documentary about The Frighteners is better than no documentary at all.

Grim

09-10-2005, 02:50 AM

I just want the extended cut. It could be barebones for all I care.

chrishicks

09-10-2005, 03:01 AM

I still want the LD :(

Myron Breck

09-10-2005, 04:16 AM

Sign me up. Sheesh!

thrashard76

09-10-2005, 06:47 AM

Icing on the cake! Its so mine when it hits stores. I wonder if it will be a flipper disk with all that extra material (4 hours) on there?

Crystal Plumage

09-10-2005, 08:43 AM

I still want the LD :(
I could buy it and then send it to you;trade or something (wouldn't know how though,never done that,sorry:( )I know a store which has it in stock.

I think shipping will be expensive though...These are 12 inch right?And I live in Holland and you somewhere in America if I'm not mistaken.

Dave

09-10-2005, 11:40 AM

I read somewhere that it might be a DVD-18 disc. But even so, I don't think they could fit everything.

bigdaddyhorse

09-10-2005, 04:45 PM

I still want the LD :(

Make me an offer, I'm thinking of selling mine. Of course I want to wait and see what does make the dvd first, so I can dvd-r whatever doesn't. :)
Can't remember what part of MI. you in, but we could probably meet up somewhere and save lots of $ on shipping.

Silent Noize

09-10-2005, 05:21 PM

I wonder if it will be a flipper disk with all that extra material (4 hours) on there?
Of course it will. Afterall, this is Universal were talking about. How often do they produce multi-disc sets for a film? The cheap bastards.

IGotsNewShoes

09-10-2005, 05:25 PM

Of course it will. Afterall, this is Universal were talking about. How often do they produce multi-disc sets for a film? The cheap bastards.

The To Kill a Mockingbird Legacy Series release was actually 2 discs (nonflippers) I was in shock.

Universal seems to be for flippers what Warner Brothers used to be for snap cases.

sumo8675309

09-10-2005, 06:03 PM

I wonder if it will be a flipper disk with all that extra material (4 hours) on there?
mallrats x is a flipper disc , orgazmo was also . so i going with flipper disc

thrashard76

09-11-2005, 06:00 AM

I hate hate flippers. If thats how it will be released then so be it but I hate flippers.

indiephantom

09-11-2005, 03:06 PM

I've never quite understood the fascination with this film. :eek2:

sumo8675309

09-23-2005, 07:33 PM

just in from dvdanswers:

As for the extra material, you can expect the set to include over four hours of material, including a commentary with director Peter Jackson, a 'Making of The Frighteners' documentary, storyboards and the theatrical trailer.

KillerCannabis

09-23-2005, 07:56 PM

RyanPC

09-23-2005, 09:41 PM

Hmmmm... so we know the features, but that still doesn't give us anything solid on that doc. I'm willing to bet that Universal counts the commentary as part of the 4 hours so I'm guessing the doc is going to be truncated. Thats a shame.

This link (http://www.dvd-bonus.com/resultat_news.php?ID=942) says the documentary on the disc will be 223 minutes. This is for the French version of the disc, but I assume it will be the same in R1.

bigdaddyhorse

09-24-2005, 12:42 AM

This link (http://www.dvd-bonus.com/resultat_news.php?ID=942) says the documentary on the disc will be 223 minutes. This is for the French version of the disc, but I assume it will be the same in R1.

Probably trimmed the (boring) storyboards out and left the meat.
Cool.

Paul0889

09-24-2005, 01:18 AM

davisdvd says "full-length documentary (on the flip side of the disc)"

X-human

09-25-2005, 08:44 PM

Does 223 minutes account for PAL speed up? Four hours would be 240 minutes, and 4% speed up would be about 9 and a half minutes, so that would be just about 10 minutes short. How long is the LD documentary really? Is it four FULL hours or longer?

RyanPC

09-25-2005, 08:51 PM

bigdaddyhorse

09-25-2005, 10:20 PM

Dave's review of the laserdisc says the documentary is four and a half hours long.

Yep, it's 4 and a half. Right around 30 minutes of that is the storyboards segment which should getted chopped first of anything in the doc.

sumo8675309

09-25-2005, 11:46 PM

dvdanswers (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7360&n=1&burl=) has menus posted .the story boards are on the first side , and the whole second side is the documentry

Dave

09-26-2005, 01:04 AM

Myron Breck

09-26-2005, 03:00 AM

Who cares. I'm buying it.

Something's better than nothing.

KR~!

09-26-2005, 03:05 AM

So it's got to be DVD-18. Storyboards are 45 minutes. But if the movie is like 2.25hrs long, then I guess you could fit 3 hours on one side. But to have 3.45 hours on side two? I guess....but that's really tight on space.

The doc doesn't have to be as high quality as the movie. So they can compress it enough to include the full thing. Though why not just make it a 2 DVD set?

Dave

09-26-2005, 04:03 AM

Even on a 2 disc set you're stuck with the same problem. Well, I guess they could make the doc. disc a flipper. But I agree, doc. will certainly be compressed more and it doesn't have a Dolby 5.1 track, so there's some more space.

sumo8675309

09-26-2005, 04:45 AM

. Though why not just make it a 2 DVD set?
i agree 100% . it seems that universal is trying to cut production cost of dvd by not making a second disc and just make the whole thing a double layer double sided disc

bigdaddyhorse

09-26-2005, 05:09 AM

i agree 100% . it seems that universal is trying to cut production cost of dvd by not making a second disc and just make the whole thing a double layer double sided disc

Universal must have some kinda deal going with whoever makes dual sided discs. A few years ago it was a second disc with Cape Fear, now Orgazmo, Casino, Mallrats and this are dual sided. Those are just the ones I've seen, I'm sure there's more. It's definitly the way they're going right now.

KR~!

09-26-2005, 05:24 AM

Where's Blu-Ray DVDs when you need them ;)

Funktion

09-26-2005, 10:58 AM

So it's got to be DVD-18. Storyboards are 45 minutes. But if the movie is like 2.25hrs long, then I guess you could fit 3 hours on one side. But to have 3.45 hours on side two? I guess....but that's really tight on space.

I bought the dvd of the "old" Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series (:D), season 2, and they put 13 episodes on a single side dual layer disc, nearly 5 hours, and it doesn't look bad, so they can put the whole documentary on a single side.

It's a shame Universal (and also Fox & MGM) keeps doing this. I haven't bought many of their TV series (ex: Munsters) because the discs are DVD-18. I like to have my discs in one piece, without any dirt, scratches, ..., and these dual sided discs are a pain in the a**. Cheap bastards.
Because of this I'll probably skip this release, unless any of the other regions has a 2-disc set instead of a DVD-18.

thrashard76

09-27-2005, 07:40 AM

DVD Answers (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7360&n=1&burl=) menu screens:
http://www.horrordvds.com/vb3forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3684&stc=1
http://www.horrordvds.com/vb3forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3685&stc=1
http://www.horrordvds.com/vb3forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3686&stc=1

sumo8675309

10-06-2005, 07:31 PM

update: in home media retailing magizine they have a 2 page advertising te upcoming frighteners , jurassic park 3 pack , mummy collection set and tremors attack pack . anyway if you buy any of those you get a free ticket to see king kong when it comes out in december

Myron Breck

10-06-2005, 07:36 PM

Looks great! I'm getting excited, but do we know yet if it is the entire "Making of" from the LD or a truncated version?

MorallySound

10-06-2005, 07:42 PM

Looks great! I'm getting excited, but do we know yet if it is the entire "Making of" from the LD or a truncated version?

I work at a video store, and we get these big magazines every month basically showing every DVD release coming out in the next month (region 1-wise) and they list all the special features. And for The Frighteners, they listed a 4-hour making-of. I know the doc is 4.5 hours, but I don't think they ever list the half hours, they always round up or down the number.

Myron Breck

10-06-2005, 08:07 PM

I work at a video store, and we get these big magazines every month basically showing every DVD release coming out in the next month (region 1-wise) and they list all the special features. And for The Frighteners, they listed a 4-hour making-of. I know the doc is 4.5 hours, but I don't think they ever list the half hours, they always round up or down the number.

Thanks, MS! :banana:

Even if it's missing 30 minutes, it's the best we'll get for a while. I'll bite.

h8sh8

10-17-2005, 04:19 PM

Funktion

10-17-2005, 04:37 PM

There's a 3 disc special edition coming out in Australia on December 7th
Special Features:
* Director’s cut of the film including introduction and commentary by Director Peter Jackson
* Deleted Scenes
* Bloopers
* Script Development
* Rehearsing
* And much more!!

found it here...
http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/783922

I would assume 2 discs of extras is enough to hold the 4.5hr doco, unless it two versions of the movie.
Will see if I can find more info

This one is soooooooooooo mine. :D
I hate two-sided discs, so I was skipping the R1 release.

By the way, can you suggest me some Australian online stores that have good prices and cheap shipping to Europe? I've been meaning to pick a few Australian dvds, but most stores charge silly amounts to ship one or two dvds to Europe...

chrishicks

10-17-2005, 04:55 PM

h8sh8

10-17-2005, 04:57 PM

This one is soooooooooooo mine. :D
I hate two-sided discs, so I was skipping the R1 release.

By the way, can you suggest me some Australian online stores that have good prices and cheap shipping to Europe? I've been meaning to pick a few Australian dvds, but most stores charge silly amounts to ship one or two dvds to Europe...

Not sure which shops are good for shipping to Europe, but there's an Aussie dvd shop price search here http://www.getonce.com.au/dvd.html
Ezydvd within Australia are pretty good (they have a heap of stores around Australia), so at least with them it should be reliable, but yeah don't know how much shipping they charge. There's only 4 shops listing Frighteners so far, but I expect there will be more. Hopefully CD-Wow will get it - they sometimes sell Aussie dvds, but then again they may sell R1 or R2 instead.
At my own website I have a heap more Aussie stores listed, but I'm afraid I don't know which ones ship outside Aust. http://www.worldwidedvd.info
Sorry I'm not much help there - I usually buy Aussie dvds instore.
If you don't know of the price search www.happyhunter.com you could try that - they add the shipping to the price of most stores, but don't think they have many R4 shops.

Stige

10-17-2005, 05:24 PM

it the region 2 going to be multiple discs???
any one here know`?

Funktion

10-17-2005, 05:50 PM

Not sure which shops are good for shipping to Europe, but there's an Aussie dvd shop price search here http://www.getonce.com.au/dvd.html
Ezydvd within Australia are pretty good (they have a heap of stores around Australia), so at least with them it should be reliable, but yeah don't know how much shipping they charge. There's only 4 shops listing Frighteners so far, but I expect there will be more. Hopefully CD-Wow will get it - they sometimes sell Aussie dvds, but then again they may sell R1 or R2 instead.
At my own website I have a heap more Aussie stores listed, but I'm afraid I don't know which ones ship outside Aust. http://www.worldwidedvd.info
Sorry I'm not much help there - I usually buy Aussie dvds instore.
If you don't know of the price search www.happyhunter.com you could try that - they add the shipping to the price of most stores, but don't think they have many R4 shops.

Thanks

h8sh8

10-19-2005, 09:08 AM

here's some other info I found from another website (sorry if posted before)...

Even More Frighteners Goodies lined up!
- Submitted by Lewman

After a deep anal probe of the BBFC the following nuggets of fun were dug up for the Frighteners Special Edition Extras:

THE FRIGHTENERS - INTRO TO FEATURE THEATRICAL - 2m 20s
THE FRIGHTENERS - INTRO TO FEATURE DIRECTOR'S - 2m 39sCUT
THE FRIGHTENERS - INTRO TO MAKING OF - 1m 55s

Now whats intresting is the seperate Theatrical and Directors cur intros. I guess we can now expect BOTH versions to be included in the DVD set. Either via seamless (haha) branching or it being on another disk. I guess that would explain why the French Edition has announced the release as a 3 disk set. Whether the US R1 version will have this is not clear yet, but defiantely the UK R2 version will.

So look foawrd to seeing a new slim trim PJ introducing each of the featurettes!

and also this...

Final Master Reel of Frighteners Passed!
- Submitted by Lewman

Looking at the BBFC the final reel for The Frighteners documentary has been passed and approved. So what does this mean? Well this reel has been passed with an approved running time of : THE FRIGHTENERS - MASTER REEL 4 54m 54s

This means that the total running time of The Frighteners documentary will be 269mins 30secs. This translates to just under 4.5 hours.

We can now safely say the documentary WILL be full and uncut from the laserdisc. Well done Universal for having the balls to release it in full. I may just forgive you for the Production Diaries DVD yet ;)

That seems to explain the 3 discs.
Seeing as there's pics of the R1 menus around, sounds like that might not have the theatrical version.

BFMF_97

10-28-2005, 07:13 PM

I'm not sure if this is new (for this thread at least) or not, but I figured I would post it anyway...

Frighteners Director's Cut (http://dvd.ign.com/articles/661/661911p1.html)

Funktion

11-20-2005, 12:59 AM

h8sh8

11-20-2005, 06:46 AM

I don't know if this was already mentioned (I didn't see it), but anyone knows what's better than a 3 dvd release?

Well, a FOUR dvd release!
http://www.universal-pictures.de/site.php?d=show&film=1428

That's the german release.

Awesome. Cheers Funktion. And finally some more info on the extras too. It's got the release date as January 12th for that one.

here's a english translated version (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.universal-pictures.de/site.php%3Fd%3Dshow%26film%3D1428&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.universal-pictures.de/site.php%253Fd%253Dshow%2526film%253D1428%26hl%3De n%26hs%3DTq2%26lr%3D%26client%3Dfirefox%26rls%3Dor g.mozilla:en-GB:official) of Funktion's link

Hopefully the 3 disc is the same minus the theatrical cut.

partycan

11-20-2005, 08:54 AM

play.com (http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=srmr&page=title&r=R2&title=702386) and cdwow (http://www2.cd-wow.com/detail_results_2.php?product_code=23199&subcat=region2) are both showing the UK and German versions coming soon respectively. I'm cancelling the R1 order now if these are coming out, only worry I have with German version is will it have forced subtitles or german audio documentaries etc???

darklight

11-20-2005, 09:38 AM

So what are we saying here? Is the 3/4 disc version the best to get? Does it have anything more that the R1 release apart from the fact it's spread across 3/4 discs???Answers please

Funktion

11-20-2005, 01:00 PM

It's got the release date as January 12th for that one.

It's out December 1st, not January 12th (in Europe we use day/month/year, and it's listed as 01.12.2005).

Funktion

11-20-2005, 01:07 PM

So what are we saying here? Is the 3/4 disc version the best to get? Does it have anything more that the R1 release apart from the fact it's spread across 3/4 discs???Answers please

Well, the 4 disc release has the theatrical cut, plus an intro to the theatrical cut by Peter Jackson. That at least is not part of the R1 release, which according to press releases only has the "Director's Cut". I don't know exactly if there's anything extra besides that.

The 3 disc release (UK, Australia, France, ...) is listed on websites as only having the "Director's Cut", even though the BBFC classified the intro to the theatrical cut (http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/ClassifiedWorks/AD8446698FCF68D48025708B001B8D27?OpenDocument)

h8sh8

11-20-2005, 01:21 PM

So what are we saying here? Is the 3/4 disc version the best to get? Does it have anything more that the R1 release apart from the fact it's spread across 3/4 discs???Answers please

This page (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://shop.dtm.at/product_info.php%3Fproducts_id%3D28661&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dfrighteners%2Bdisc%2B4%26hl%3Den%26hs %3DKLo%26lr%3D%26client%3Dfirefox%26rls%3Dorg.mozi lla:en-GB:official) lists the running times for everything on the german one

I haven't seen a fully detailed list of the R1 or 3-disc contents, but going by bits of info and knowing R1 is dvd18, to me it looks like German 4-disc has an extra theatrical cut disc over UK and Australian 3-disc, and compared to the 3-disc, R1 misses the equivalent of another disc in either extras or quality (or DTS if that gives enough room). R1 at the very least will miss out on the theatrcal cut. (unless branching is used on r1 and uk/r4 and not german)
It could be that german R2 has an extra disc of extras, which obviously would be the one to get for sure. But I'm pretty sure the running times don't work out for that to happen.
It also seems the german dirs cut and extras don't have extra german audio to make it need more discs.

Personally I'm waiting for more info, or til after it comes out, before buying.

(edit - didn't see Funktions post before posting. Yeah can't figure what they've done with R1 now - seems it will miss some extras or quality)

h8sh8

11-20-2005, 01:36 PM

this website (http://www.nzvideos.org/frighteners.html) suggests R1 will have the same extras as the 3-disc versions.
Though I reckon for this to happen the 2 discs of extras on the 3-disc versions will be both single layer, or R1 would be a lower bitrate. Seems weird for two single layer discs, as that would mean additional menus over R1, would be much easier as one dual layer disc I would have thought.

h8sh8

11-20-2005, 01:52 PM

cd-wow have the 4-disc - cool it works out cheaper for me than the Aussie 3-disc!
Been reading on other forums, that it's not german dubbed, and has heaps of subs (so no burnt in subs).
It's also supposedly in a digipak.
Think I'll go the 4-disc - thanks again Funktion for pointing that out.

h8sh8

11-20-2005, 02:07 PM

It's out December 1st, not January 12th (in Europe we use day/month/year, and it's listed as 01.12.2005).

Sorry, my bad, especially seeing as we have it the same way as you in Australia :D
don't know what I was thinking there.

Myron Breck

11-20-2005, 02:46 PM

darklight

11-20-2005, 03:06 PM

Jesus. I'm just going to wait until all versions hit before I buy. I've already bought this movie once and, though I like it quite a bit, this is going to be my Final Dip. I want to be sure I get the best version going.

Think that's the best thing to do... :) If I decide that I'm going to get it before I hear something concrete I'll post exactly what is on the R2 version as I've already cancelled my order for the R1 and I really don't what a German version which even though having an extra disc over the R2 it probably is just the original cut which I don't care either way for if I have the director's cut.....

Myron Breck

11-20-2005, 09:37 PM

Thanks, darklight. Keep us posted. :)

Funktion

11-20-2005, 10:11 PM

I really don't what a German version which even though having an extra disc over the R2 it probably is just the original cut which I don't care either way for if I have the director's cut.....
I believe the German release is cheaper than the UK release, so less $ + theatrical cut + additional intro by Peter Jackson (for the theatrical cut) = I already ordered it... :)

The theatrical cut is actually the director's prefered version, so it's great to have.

h8sh8

11-21-2005, 02:04 PM

Does anyone know if the German Theatrical version will be cut like the previous realeases were in UK & Australia, and I think some countries Europe. I suspect the UK cut it, and the rest of us got stuck with that version too, I know here in Australia it doesn't need to be cut, but our old dvd is from the same source as UK.
Anyone know at what time in the movie the cuts are? I'm curious to check out the Aussie one just to make sure. I know it's of someones head exploding, but don't really want to watch the movie again (or remember it well enough) to see if it's cut. Cheers

LivingDeadMafia

11-21-2005, 03:02 PM

if you dont want to watch it again, why do you care if its cut???

chrishicks

11-21-2005, 04:51 PM

so is the consensus that the german disc will not have forced subs and be 100% english?

bigdaddyhorse

11-21-2005, 05:04 PM

so is the consensus that the german disc will not have forced subs and be 100% english?

I'd guess Yes for the movie. The doc might be forced dub or subs though. I'm sure it will at offer an opition since it's being sold to German's who probably don't speak English.
I'm gonna wait for reviews to make sure. Hopefully it's like my a few other German discs i have where the subs are opitional on extras as well. It's mostly French dvds that have forced subs on the movies then burned in subs on the extras.

Funktion

11-21-2005, 11:13 PM

I'm sure there won't be unremovable subtitles on the German edition. If you guys checked the link I mentioned above (http://www.universal-pictures.de/site.php?d=show&film=1428) the dvds (except disc one) have subtitles in over 10 different languages, so it means these same discs will be sold in those other countries. The only exception is disc 1, the theatrical cut, which only has English, Dutch and French subtitles (and audio tracks).

Usually when a big company like Universal releases a dvd in Europe that same release is sold (with "local" covers) on several different countries, that's why they have subtitles in a lot of several different languages.

h8sh8

11-22-2005, 03:17 PM

if you dont want to watch it again, why do you care if its cut???

I didn't want to watch it all specifically to look for the cut scene, when if someone knows the time it's at, I can skip straight to it. I also don't want to watch it again til I see the dirs cut.

I didn't mean I don't want to watch it ever again if that's what you thought.

I'm curious because if the old Aussie dvd is uncut, it's more likely the old German will be too and therefore it's likely to be uncut on the new one too. DVD Compare (http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=631) says that the old UK, Australian, French, German, Italian, and Dutch dvds are all cut - but it also says there are reports another scene is 2 seconds shorter. The way it's written the same for all those dvds doesn't sound like it's been confirmed individually for each country. WHereas dvdaficionado only mentions the UK one as being edited.

LivingDeadMafia

11-22-2005, 03:57 PM

the UK version is Cut by 4 seconds – the scene in which Agent Milton is shot in the head has a 2 second cut. All other region 2 versions (as well as region 4) are the same.

h8sh8

11-22-2005, 04:32 PM

the UK version is Cut by 4 seconds – the scene in which Agent Milton is shot in the head has a 2 second cut. All other region 2 versions (as well as region 4) are the same.

Thanks, hopefully the new german one is uncut. It's obviously a new disc with the intro on there, but don't know if it's new transfer. If it's anamorphic, that would be one way to tell beforehand I guess, as the old ones weren't anamorphic.

bigdaddyhorse

11-22-2005, 04:52 PM

.....Definity waiting for reviews......
Maybe I'll just keep my old dvd and laserdisc set and say "fuck it" since there's too many versions. In fact, I might as well as nothing new except intros is being offered. I can deal with swapping out discs every hour or so if I decide to watch the whole doc again. Besides, you just know Universal will fuck up the R1 dvd somehow! They have a reputation to uphold here!

Stige

11-22-2005, 05:41 PM

the region 1 is on the way
love this movie, have no trouble triple dipping for this

Damed

11-23-2005, 09:36 PM

Apparently someone found it out early at best buy. Here's what he had to say about the documentary:

Knowing the speculation about the documentary length though, I did pop that side in and check the length. According to the display on my player, it clocks in at around 3 hrs. 43 min. Hopefully that will set some minds at ease.

Seems to be shorter than the Laserdisc doc. Perhaps only the storyboards are removed? Can anyone with the laserdisc tell us how long the storyboard sequence is, and if removed how long the documentary would be?

Funktion

11-24-2005, 01:19 AM

Can anyone with the laserdisc tell us how long the storyboard sequence is, and if removed how long the documentary would be?
I don't have the laserdisc, but the press release for the German edition lists:
"Storyboards (45:33 Min)".

Also, according to the press release the theatrical cut disc is anamorphic. If the old release wasn't anamorphic I guess this confirms it's a new transfer...

The Press Release:
http://www.areadvd.de/dvd/2005/The_Frighteners_DVD.shtml

Damed

11-24-2005, 01:30 AM

Just read this update:

The original doc. time of 4.5 hrs included the storyboards. The storyboards have now been moved to SIDE A of the DVD, making the doc. on side B now 3hr 45min.

So it looks like we get the whole thing afterall. w00t!

thrashard76

11-24-2005, 06:52 AM

Cool news. But that's icing on the cake for me...

chrishicks

11-25-2005, 04:17 AM

I ended up ordering the German set. can't wait until it ships and gets here :)

h8sh8

11-27-2005, 08:40 AM

here's (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.dvdrome.com/html/frighteners_se.html) a google translated review of the German one, which I saw someone saying their interpretation is that it says both versions are uncut, which I guess they would be referring to this line...
"Important it is to be still mentioned that both versions ungeschnitten are. The short cuts of the old data processing D-C version are not existent no more."
Can anyone who speaks German confirm this?

lol "The English DD5.1-Track is an absolute ear pasture"

There's also reports of the R1 version stuffing up around the layer change. One person said theirs stuffed up around chapters 32 & 33 so they sent it back. And another person said it could be dvd player incompatibility problems, as they've have that problem before with Universal dvd18 discs. It's only one or two people saying this so far, so might not be as bad as it sounds hopefully.

Crystal Plumage

12-09-2005, 09:53 PM

HERE (http://www.dvd-forum.at/62/bildvergleiche_detail.htm)a comparison between the old and the new German disc.

Colors seem about the same but the new one looks much sharper.

Funktion

12-09-2005, 10:41 PM

It looks pretty good. I can't wait for my German set to arrive... :)

DrHerbertWest

12-10-2005, 01:10 AM

I'll get the R1 release. I don't care enough about it to drop more than $20 on it.

partycan

12-22-2005, 09:00 AM

I got the german 4-disc verison this morning. Packaging is all in German but from reading back cover 1st disc has German and 2 English Audio Tracks, where as discs 2, 3 & 4 are all in English!
Packaging is really nice too!

Mortis

12-22-2005, 04:21 PM

Has anyone figured out which is the best version to get yet?

partycan

12-23-2005, 08:54 AM

Well I went with the german release purely on the basis it had both versions, as far as i'm aware uk is 3-disc DC only and the R1 is a flipper.
I can live with a foreign cover!

Mickey Juice

12-26-2005, 11:20 PM

i picked up the R4 version... 3 discs, so i'm very happy. Im sick of getting too many screwed up Universal dual sided DVDs from R1 eg A-Team, American Gothic... No more until they kill DVD-18s.

_pi_

12-28-2005, 02:01 AM

I think the only difference between the German 4 disc version and the UK 3 disc version that was released yesterday is that the theatrical version of the film is not on the UK set.

Crystal Plumage

01-04-2006, 09:54 PM

Here's a review + screenshots for the R2 Dutch release and is probably the same as the UK set.:
http://www.dvd.nl/reviews.php?reviewid=2275

fattyjoe37

09-28-2009, 06:29 AM

So I go to watch my region 1 version of this for the first time since it came out and the disc freezes up at the layer change! I knew that many people were having this problem, it even happened to me when it first came out, but I got a new copy and back when I watched it in early 2006 it played fine. But now I missed 10 minutes of the movie. Now that I'm region free I'm looking around to get either the 3 or 4 discs versions right away. I found some 3 discs on ebay, does anyone know anywhere where I can get the 4 disc German release?