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CPT HOOK
08-01-2010, 09:23 PM
Any fans out there?


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inkmachine
08-01-2010, 11:03 PM
Awesome! I never got the special edition DVD they released a few years ago so I'll be snatching this up super quick as long as it has all of the special features that the DVD did.

Now, I'm just waiting for Frank Frazetta & Ralph Bakshi's Fire & Ice, and Ralph Bakshi's Wizards to come out of BluRay
indiephantom
08-01-2010, 11:29 PM
Man there have been some surprises on BD so far! This, Galaxy of Terror and Loose Screws have to be some of the strangest (but coolest) titles to appear on hi-def disc this year.
Katatonia
08-02-2010, 12:53 AM
Yup, I've had it on pre-order for the last few weeks. :)
Katatonia
09-07-2010, 06:22 PM
Just a heads-up that Amazon currently has it for pre-order at just $12.49 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003V2IHBI/) - which is the cheapest I've yet seen anywhere. That's 58% off the SRP.

Amazon pre-order prices often fluctuate, so that may very well be just a temporary price for now.
MorallySound
09-07-2010, 06:26 PM
Awesome! I never got the special edition DVD they released a few years ago so I'll be snatching this up super quick as long as it has all of the special features that the DVD did.

Now, I'm just waiting for Frank Frazetta & Ralph Bakshi's Fire & Ice, and Ralph Bakshi's Wizards to come out of BluRay

Bakshi's Wizards is out on Blu-ray. It's a UK release, but it's region-free.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Wizards-Blu-ray/10820/
pwrslave
09-07-2010, 07:02 PM
From what I have read, the Blu-ray of Rock & Rule will be missing some of the supplements from the Limited 2 Disc which was released a few years ago. You may want to confirm before purchasing.

From Stephen at Unearthed -
"Were about to release a Blue Ray version of Rock and Rule. With that said, hopefully, we can make our money back. The reason I am putting these gems on eBay is because the Blue Ray edition IS NOT going to have all the extra's this version has. This version has the alternate version of the film. The Blue Ray won't. The alternate version is not high def and two films cannot fit onto the blue ray disc we have planned. So this version is hte only version where you can see the alternate version in it's entirety. It also has a picture gallery that won't be on the blue ray as well. "
Katatonia
09-08-2010, 12:56 AM
Bakshi's Wizards is out on Blu-ray. It's a UK release, but it's region-free.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Wizards-Blu-ray/10820/

Yep, I got the Wizards Blu-ray the other week in fact. It is indeed region-free and everything from the old DVD is included, along with an isolated music score track which the DVD lacked.

From what I have read, the Blu-ray of Rock & Rule will be missing some of the supplements from the Limited 2 Disc which was released a few years ago. You may want to confirm before purchasing.

From Stephen at Unearthed -
"Were about to release a Blue Ray version of Rock and Rule. With that said, hopefully, we can make our money back. The reason I am putting these gems on eBay is because the Blue Ray edition IS NOT going to have all the extra's this version has. This version has the alternate version of the film. The Blue Ray won't. The alternate version is not high def and two films cannot fit onto the blue ray disc we have planned. So this version is hte only version where you can see the alternate version in it's entirety. It also has a picture gallery that won't be on the blue ray as well. "

No big surprise there really. I doubt that I'd watch the alternate workprint version again, but for $12.49 I still want this classic in HD. I'll gladly keep the original 2-disc DVD too...which has pretty cool packaging anyway.
CPT HOOK
09-08-2010, 02:06 AM
I put in a pre-order on amazon, along with the Night Of The Demons remake.

I noticed this is $12.99 on Best Buy as well, but they have the SRP at $14.99. Best Buy is the only site that shows this SRP, it is $29.99 everywhere else.

Maybe amazon price matched a possible goof from Best Buy, or maybe the studio decided on a lower SRP because they couldn't get the workprint version on the disc?
Katatonia
09-08-2010, 02:15 AM
I put in a pre-order on amazon, along with the Night Of The Demons remake.

I noticed this is $12.99 on Best Buy as well, but they have the SRP at $14.99. Best Buy is the only site that shows this SRP, it is $29.99 everywhere else.

Maybe amazon price matched a possible goof from Best Buy, or maybe the studio decided on a lower SRP because they couldn't get the workprint version on the disc?

It looks like the SRP may have been lowered. Barnes & Noble (http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Rock-Rule/Don-Francks/e/853937002414/?itm=1&USRI=rock+and+rule) also now shows the SRP as $14.99 and also are selling it cheaper.

Regardless of the SRP situation, it's a great deal at that price.
Katatonia
09-10-2010, 07:58 AM
The price is down to $10.99 at Amazon now.
rabidgoatboy
09-10-2010, 03:51 PM
I've never seen the movie, so it's a blind buy for me, but I couldn't turn down a $9.89 pre-order price at Sears.com for a niche movie like this. I hope the transfer is good. Is this Unearthed Films first blu-ray?
Katatonia
09-22-2010, 11:58 AM
Hmm, interestingly the price of the Blu-ray has now jumped back UP in price.

It's currently $19.99 at Amazon and $25.64 at Barnes & Noble, who both had it listed for under $11 recently.

I'm glad I got my pre-order in at $10.99 now!
Beastus
09-23-2010, 11:11 AM
I believe this was an error from one or more distributors. For a short while, at least one major US distributor had this marked at a very low price (can't remember if they had the wrong SRP listed, or if just the sale price was wrong), and retailers adjusted their prices according to this.

EDIT: I just noticed it was marked with a SRP of $14.99 earlier, so may have been an error on Unearthed Films' side.
CPT HOOK
09-23-2010, 09:24 PM
Glad I got my pre-order in when I did. I think it was $12.49 when I ordered it, but with the pre-order price guarantee it is currently at $10.99.

I ordered it with the Night Of The Demons blu-ray, which has also dropped to $14.99.

:banana:
Katatonia
09-28-2010, 07:50 AM
It looks like the release date has been pushed back to 10/26 according to Barnesandnoble.com, Buy.com, CDUniverse.com and others.

My Amazon pre-order hasn't been shipped yet, so I wouldn't doubt it. Damn...one more thing to buy on 10/26 now!
CPT HOOK
09-30-2010, 08:16 PM
Price is now down to $10.49.
CPT HOOK
10-24-2010, 05:41 PM
Release date has been pushed back yet again, November 9th this time.
CPT HOOK
11-09-2010, 02:29 AM
My blu-ray finally shipped out from amazon earlier today!
inkmachine
11-09-2010, 02:47 AM
mine too!
Katatonia
11-09-2010, 02:58 AM
My blu-ray finally shipped out from amazon earlier today!

Same here, and for only $10.49! :)
Katatonia
11-11-2010, 01:30 AM
I received mine earlier today from Amazon...

It looks like the majority of the extras from the old 2-DVD set are transferred over, except for the Stills/Sketch Gallery and DVD-ROM content. The disc does include the alternate version of the film (same old VHS dub) and The Devil & Daniel Mouse short. The seperate workprint scenes are presented in 1080p HD.

The 1080p presentation of the main feature looks decent. It appears to have come from the same transfer they did back in 2005. I wouldn't say it's a huge upgrade over the old DVD transfers. Some scenes look better than others, but overall it looks like what you'd expect for an 80's cel animation film.

Unfortunately, we don't get any upgrade in terms of audio. It's still the same "lossy" dolby audio tracks. This is a film that heavily relies on music and sound effects...so that would have been a most welcome upgrade.

But for just $10.49, I can't really complain. It's still an awesome movie.