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MONSTERS, INC.
Disney/Pixar’s Animated Classic Available
For the First Time in Blu-ray High Definition!
On 2-Disc Disney Blu-ray Hi Def + DisneyFile Digital Copy November 10, 2009,
Available for the SRP of $39.99
ALL NEW BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES
o Filmmakers Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, Darla Anderson, and Bob Peterson reflect on the creation of the film, and share their most memorable anecdotes.
- MONSTERS, INC. RIDE AND GO SEEK: BUILDING MONSTROPOLIS IN TOKYO
o A sneak peak of the newest Monsters attraction in Tokyo Disneyland, with exclusive interviews of the artists and engineers behind the ride.
- ROZ’S 100 DOOR CHALLENGE (INTERACTIVE GAME)
o Think you have what it takes to be a Monsters, Inc. employee? Roz will be the judge of that with her 100 Door Challenge. Deal with whatever is behind each new door. It could be a puzzle, a trivia question, a mini-game . . . it could be crazy! Do your best. Your future employment at Monsters, Inc. hangs in the balance.
- BD-LIVE FEATURES
- DISNEY FILE DIGITAL COPY FOR iTUNES AND WINDOW MEDIA PLAYER
PLUS ORIGINAL DVD BONUS FEATURES:
· Academy Award® nominated short film “Mike’s New Car“ (With Audio Commentary By Directors)
· Academy Award® winning short film “For the Birds” (With Audio Commentary By Director)
· Banished Concepts
· Storyboard To Film Comparison
· Monster file
· Animation Gag Reel 1: Sulley/Boo/Waternoose
· Animation Gag Reel 2: Giraffe Gag
· Animation Gag Reel 3: Sulley Bowling Boo
MONSTERS, INC. BLU-RAY DISC PRODUCT DETAILS:
STREET DATE: November 10, 2009
Direct pre-book: 9/15/09
Distributor pre-book: 9/29/09
Suggested Retail Price: $45.99; $52.99 Canada
Feature run time: 95 minutes
Rated: G
The following technical specifications may only apply to feature:
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Video: 1080p, Widescreen
Sound: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 Dolby Digital English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
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You can order from Amazon.uk.co and get the 2 disc version (Movie Disc + Extras Disc) for about $26 shipped when I checked yesterday. No DVD or Digital Copy.
It has an all region Movie disc and a disc of extras (some confusion about whether this disc is PAL or not though). At least one of the reviews state that this disc is NTSC though I can't confirm.
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Maybe by June of 2010 this will be cheap enough for me to buy, but maybe not. I'm through spending over $20 for one movie unless there is special added value. I like this movie, but not for the $$ I'd have to pay.
Ironically, the best example I have of special added value is Blade Runner and I bought that on sale from Amazon for $15. Yikes.
Ok, I'm confused. This announcement is for the BD, right? Why are there two MSRPs? I don't see two different versions.
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I actually don't mind including the DVD for a new release (Bolt or UP), but have little use for the Digital Copy.
UK Blu $26 shipped vs 28.50 (currently) for the US 3 disc release is really a non issue and it wouldn't surprise me if the US disc drops below $25 by release date based on previous history.
Getting it 2 1/2-3 months early is the biggest reason I ordered from UK. From all the press releases and reviews I can find, the extras appear to be identical for the US, UK, and JP releases.
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The JP version (not sure about UK) uses the non-English release,
which replaces some of the signs and displays with pictograms instead of text. This was done by in-house by Pixar for the theatrical releases for several markets, so it's not revisionism/PC self-censoring/Lucas-level monkeying, but worth noting just in case.
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From reports, the UK release uses the original signs from the US release and also doesn't have a musical piece/outtakes at the end credits that apparently was part of the European/International theatrical release, but not the US. The Outtake/Musical are in the extras though.
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with a $45.99 MSRP (with it's sale price still at $28.49).