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They're going to double-dip the Caine Mutiny? WTF?

No no no....People who go out to the movies are not the same people who stay in their homes to watch the films......all the shut-ins, the actually factually lame, the rural people without fast internet access, etc etc etc.... IMHO it's very short sighted and foolish, to think that ONLY those...

America America is a beautiful film, and its lack on DVD is sorely felt, by me anyway: but I do have the WB VHS. I don't understand the release of Wild River or Viva Zapata in R2 but not R1 - surely whatever "rights deals" were worked out for those releases could be adapted to R1, no? Or is...

I'm happy with my one order from the Archive. But I'm waiting for Amazon before I order more: though I will consider Movies Unlimited if Amazon does not carry these. It's just that I'd prefer Amazon, having dealt with them before. There are plenty of Archive titles I'll be after - the...

I'll second ahollis on hopes for Zotz! and the remake of The Old Dark House to be released : I have not seen either in decades, but I loved them when I did see them. On the other hand, my tastes have changed: so it would be nice to see how accurately I remember the flicks, and if I'll laugh as...

Red Shoes Blu-ray! Red Shoes Blu-ray! Hooray!!

Following up: Mr. Fudge - my apologies. You were right! That is to say, I got a bill from UPS today for the WB package, for 17.65 CDN - charged as "freight" mostly, a bit for "fuel surcharge". But that's not so very bad, on a per-disc basis, for a package of seven discs. I was worried it...

Jeez, Ivan, that is terrible...no wonder they aren't shipping internationally now. If it's like that, it would only serve to tick people off at them: and that ain't good business, no siree.

Well Mr. Fudge that was my understanding of the problem too: UPS may charge excessive "brokerage"/handling fees, on top of the sales taxes payable. But as there are no customs duties due & payable on the import into Canada of DVDs made in the USA, it's hard to see what they are "brokering"...

AFAIK as to DVDs from the US to Canada: There's no "duty" or "tariff", as per NAFTA: but the sales taxes if applicable are collected at the point of sale. That total varies from province to province, from 0 to 8% IIRC, but there is also a Federal GST (VAT to the Europeans) payable of 6%. As...

"Countdown" to my eye looked acceptable: like a typical "unrestored" movie of its vintage. I did not see any artifacts in red areas, as some have reported. The disc will be a must for Altman complete-ists! "A Lion is in the Streets" has occasional print damage, and has "cigarette burns"...

Well I hope that my experience was not just an artifact of them "rolling up" their Canadian delivery service: all the films in the Archive now seem to show "US Shipping Only". But Countdown's already on: plays just fine in the PS3. AV quality seems acceptable - about usual for a catalog title...

Well I just took delivery from UPS at my Canadian door, and they did not collect or want any further $$, at all. Needless to say, I am very very happy, and would Order again immediately, if I could. ( The WB site glitched out on me this AM while building my Wish List - now I can't add to the...

maybe they are counting on volume...

An update: as the order was "processing", by the time that I had made my requests, WB could not alter the work flow, basically: they suggested that I might be able to change the address by direct contact with UPS, once I had a tracking number. I am not going to worry about that: as with...

Well when i tried to cancel/re-reoute my order the Account page said that the order was "In Process" or "Processing", so I as yet am unsure as to whether or not I've been able to change it. If WB refuses to cancel/re-route, then I guess I'll be a "guinea pig" for their shipping to...

Geez, you guys have spooked me! I'm now trying to cancel, or failing that, to change the shipping address to my American base of activity, for the order. I'm confident I'll be able to accomplish either one or the other: those "unknown" UPS handling fees are a little too unknown for me now, in...

To those who have posted re: super-high fees by UPS: Well you have all convinced me : I am now attempting to cancel my order, rather than possibly having to pay hundreds of dollars to UPS. Thanks for the heads-up!! PS I don't have a problem with paying reasonable brokerage fees: and I...

Oh I don't know: if UPS does not make me "bend over" at the door, I shall continue to use this service - perhaps a lot, I think. I'm afraid that we are not particularly fond of the films which have been made, since about 1977 or so. Being in Canada, though, does make a difference as to...

Re-reading the Shipping page at the WB archive does not tell me that I have to pay UPS the value of the order, as "brokerage fees". That is, there is nothing that would warn me that they will charge a handling fee per item in the box, rather than by the box. And as I have said, there's no...

Do you men that the seven discs for which I paid WB appox. $170, will actually cost me $300.00 (shipping +duty+UPS x 7) more at the door? Are you alleging some kind of fraud? Are you confident of your facts? I can see UPS nicking me for 15% tax (26/27$), and nicking me for Brokerage ($50?) ...

Well discs manufactured in the US ought to come into Canada free of duty: there are however Sales Taxes (GST/PST) collected, and the exchange rate difference. As to UPS brokerage fee, I trust that they shall not be charging 20$ per disc (ie 140.00 +) in additions to the $20+ I have paid to...

Watching the Blu-ray, the thought occurs that Transformers has the best depiction ever of the US Secretary of Defense on film, I think....can anybody think of another example of the filmic depiction of the US Secretary of War...oops I mean Defense? : ) I also see that at about 1:58:30, the...

So I have "pulled the trigger" and ordered some titles: The Citadel, Three Comrades, Ah, Wilderness!, H.M. Pulham Esquire, A Lion is in the Streets, Countdown, and Dusty & Sweets McGee. $21.95 shipping for the whole lot. I had wanted Abe Lincoln in Illinois, but the site forbade me this title...

Yes, about that blu-ray Mr. Richardson: it would seem to me that a fifty GB blu-ray disc could hold more than a few titles of these DVD-R-quality films on a single disc: perhaps one day we shall have a "mix yer own blu-ray" internet service, with the ability to choose which dozen or two titles...

Oh I can wait - for the past three years or so I've been buying more than I've been able to watch - as I've been otherwise busy - so I have many many backlogged titles to get through. Can't resist that pre-order discount! But this way of proceeding is a risk, as the return period has usually...

Hey Jonathon-S maybe WB, if not with Amazon.com could at least hook up with Amazon.ca to sell these discs in Canada, and maybe do similarly with the other international flavors of Amazon. Such arrangements may give them the ability to more finely control the distribution of titles, based upon...

Yes. We are waiting.

I'm just waiting for when the word comes through that we Canadians can take part in this bounty. Hope to be able to order some of these titles soon!