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06-23-2008, 01:05 AM
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Black Narcissus and other 6/23 ITV releases
First they were due on the 16th, then they got pushed back a week to the 23rd, Now Amazon UK is showing a price increase of £5 and no release date estimated other than 'currently unavailable'. I had just cancelled my order a couple days ago (at £14.99) but was having second thoughts.
Looks like it didn't after all. Even if it does make it out now, that price increase is going to put it out of my budget for a good while . $30 I would have swung- $40?... unh uh.
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06-25-2008, 11:21 AM
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Re: Black Narcissus and other 6/23 ITV releases Cancelled?
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First they were due on the 16th, then they got pushed back a week to the 23rd, Now Amazon UK is showing a price increase of £5 and no release date estimated other than 'currently unavailable'. I had just cancelled my order a couple days ago (at £14.99) but was having second thoughts.
Looks like it didn't after all. Even if it does make it out now, that price increase is going to put it out of my budget for a good while . $30 I would have swung- $40?... unh uh.
It's always something, ain't it.
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The ITV releases seem to have been pushed out until July 7, at least I got an e-mail from Amazon UK with a delivery date of July 8 - 16 for my order. Hope they really show up then. |
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06-25-2008, 11:57 AM
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Re: Black Narcissus and other 6/23 ITV releases Cancelled?
They might be delayed, but the Black Narcissus disc is done! Here's the review at DVD Times...
DVD Times - Black Narcissus |
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06-25-2008, 12:28 PM
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Re: Black Narcissus and other 6/23 ITV releases Cancelled?
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In the UK the batch of ITV releases due on Jun 23 has actually shipped to bricks-and-mortar stores but online stores are experiencing delays. This batch is well worth noting as it contains some classic blu-ray releases exclusive to the UK, including: "The Boys from Brazil", Bugsy Malone", "Escape to Athena", " Black Narcissus", Great Expectations" and "Strictly Ballroom".
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06-26-2008, 05:19 AM
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Re: Black Narcissus and other 6/23 ITV releases Cancelled?
Many months ago, I preordered "Black Narcissus" and "Great Expectations" on Blu-ray from Amazon UK. Yesterday, I received an e-mail that they were having a problem finding copies of them to fill my order and wanted to know if I wanted to cancel my order. I kept the order open and today I received an e-mail that they had both been shipped to me.
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07-02-2008, 02:03 AM
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Re: Black Narcissus and other 6/23 ITV releases Cancelled?
Received "Black Narcissus" and "Great Expectations" in the mail today from Amazon.uk. I took a quick look at both and they both looked very good, so I'm glad I traded up to the Blu-ray versions. The lack of extras is the only downside so far.
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07-02-2008, 11:28 AM
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Re: Black Narcissus and other 6/23 ITV releases Cancelled?
Comparisons between the BD versions and the DVD versions:
The Boys From Brazil - Gregory Peck Olivier
Black Narcissus - Jean Simmons
Shame that US players won't be able to play the extras, but for me BFB could be enough to buy just for the film.
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07-02-2008, 06:26 PM
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Re: Black Narcissus and other 6/23 ITV releases Cancelled?
The title of this thread should be changed.
Thanks to the great Beaver for the comparison (^^^).
This release puts the simularly priced CC to shame (PQ-wise).
Movies are: "The Greatest Artform".
HD should be for EVERYONE!
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07-03-2008, 01:03 AM
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Re: Black Narcissus and other 6/23 ITV releases Cancelled?
My copy of BN, along with the Seventh Seal, is on it's way- shipped out Monday.
It won't be hard to better the R1 Criterions of either of these as they both exhibited quite a lot of shimmer/twitter/aliasing. The extras will be missed, but the digital reproduction of the images left much to be desired.
I will be curious to see how distracting the color breathing is on BN, which is mentioned in the DVDTimes review.
And yes, the title should be changed.
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07-04-2008, 10:11 AM
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Re: Black Narcissus and other 6/23 ITV releases Cancelled?
I'm really tempted to replace my Criterion Black Narcissus but with the extras in PAL and unplayable to me I'll have to think about it some.
This is just one reason why importing generally sucks.
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07-04-2008, 07:05 PM
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Re: Black Narcissus and other 6/23 ITV releases Cancelled?
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I'm really tempted to replace my Criterion Black Narcissus but with the extras in PAL and unplayable to me I'll have to think about it some.
This is just one reason why importing generally sucks.
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Well, if space isn't a problem you can always keep both copies of the movie. (That's what I'm going to do.)
The only extras on the UK Blu-ray version are a short (24 minute) doc called "A Profile of Black Narcissus" and a trailer. They DO play on my U.S. Panasonic Blu-ray player and are "jerky," but not so much as being unwatchable--especially for the one time I sat through them--which is probably the only time I'll watch them. |
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