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post #31 of 102
9/11/06 at 5:49pm

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STILL nothing….I don’t like this. I wanna know what the extras are. This better come out, I’ve waited and wanted this so badly.
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post #32 of 102
9/12/06 at 10:09am

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Well since I don't own the existing release, I'm definitely going to get this. I love the lineup of Christmas titles this year. Alongside "Scrooged" I'm also getting "It's A Wonderful Life" which will apparently be bundled with "White Christmas". Not to mention the "Home Alone" special edition and the special edition of "Miracle on 34th Street". These will be welcome additions to my annual holiday movie night.
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post #33 of 102
9/12/06 at 10:50am

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Two words: Promotional Featurette!
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post #34 of 102
9/13/06 at 9:41pm

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Guys, you are going to love this. Bonus features have been announced per Davis DVD. I can already tell you that I'm upgrading from the previous edition. The film will be presented exactly the same way it was before, with anamorphic widescreen video and Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks.

The bonus features are:

*Audio Commentary by director Richard Donner
*"A Christmas to Remember" featurette
*"Updating Ebenezer" featurette
*"Bringing the Ghosts to Life" featurette
*"The Look of 'Scrooged'" featurette
*"On the Set with Bill Murray - Parts 1 and 2" featurette
*"Showest Message from Bill Murray" feature
*Theatrical Trailer

Nice assorment of features makes this a worth upgrade. Too bad there are no deleted scenes, but let's be honest, that has never been Paramount's strongest suit. Still, I'm literally as excited as a kid on Christmas morning that Richard Donner has done a commentary for the film.
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post #35 of 102
9/13/06 at 9:56pm

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Now I just need The Night They Saved Christmas
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post #36 of 102
9/14/06 at 6:16am

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Originally Posted by Nicholas Vargo
Guys, you are going to love this. Bonus features have been announced per Davis DVD. I can already tell you that I'm upgrading from the previous edition. The film will be presented exactly the same way it was before, with anamorphic widescreen video and Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks.

The bonus features are:

*Audio Commentary by director Richard Donner
*"A Christmas to Remember" featurette
*"Updating Ebenezer" featurette
*"Bringing the Ghosts to Life" featurette
*"The Look of 'Scrooged'" featurette
*"On the Set with Bill Murray - Parts 1 and 2" featurette
*"Showest Message from Bill Murray" feature
*Theatrical Trailer

Nice assorment of features makes this a worth upgrade. Too bad there are no deleted scenes, but let's be honest, that has never been Paramount's strongest suit. Still, I'm literally as excited as a kid on Christmas morning that Richard Donner has done a commentary for the film.
Nice. Real nice. Even better than what I was expecting -- as you say -- from Paramount, of all places. I know Donner's been taking about doing the film up right on DVD for years now, and I had my fingers crossed that he'd finally sat down for a commentary track.

Definitely a "buy."
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post #37 of 102
9/14/06 at 7:52am

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Audio commentary by Richard Donner? Okay, now I'll definitely buy it.

I just hope that Paramount does clean-up the transfer, and doesn't just stick the old transfer onto this new disc.
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post #38 of 102
9/14/06 at 9:35am

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Glad I was wrong, though I would've loved to see some deleted scenes.
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post #39 of 102
9/14/06 at 12:19pm
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They gave a new transfer to Ferris Bueller....
And all the Star Trek films , even the anamorphic ones got new transfers.
Wonder about Pet Sematary as well...
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post #40 of 102
9/14/06 at 2:10pm

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Oh man, thats awesome, I 'can't wait. Way more than I expected, thats great. Only 1 disc though? Either way, its going to be a great SE. Hope its a new transfer.
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post #41 of 102
9/26/06 at 2:14pm

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Guess what? Paramount has taken Scrooged off the schedule for right now. Lokks like it has been delayed. Hopefully it will still be out before the end of the year. I just feel sorry now for those who have already sold off their original copies in the anticipation for this new release.
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post #42 of 102
9/26/06 at 2:50pm

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Source? Maybe they put it back a few weeks. Afterall, Halloween is an odd time to release a Christmas film, even it does have ghosts.
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post #43 of 102
9/27/06 at 12:30pm

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Originally Posted by Nicholas Vargo
Guess what? Paramount has taken Scrooged off the schedule for right now.

Wow, 2 of my anticipated upgrades shot down in 1 year.

Good thing I didn't sell off my copies of "Hudson Hawk" & "Scrooged" in anticipation of newer releases.
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post #44 of 102
9/27/06 at 2:07pm

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You can see the evidence at Davis DVD, and it is also being talked about on the DVD Talk Forum as well.
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post #45 of 102
9/27/06 at 4:11pm

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I knew something was up with Amazon not having it for pre-order yet. Damn. I've held off year after year waiting for this and have been so excited. This still better be out before the end of the year. The extras were a lot better than I expected. I doubt they'd cancel it after getting the extras together...they better not. Hopeuflly its out by December.

It better be
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post #46 of 102
10/4/06 at 8:52pm

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Any updates on whats happening with this yet? :\
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post #47 of 102
10/5/06 at 9:30am

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Still no Amazon US listing for R1.

According to Amazon UK, there's an upcoming R2 release that may or may not be this edition on November 6th.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scrooged-Bil...?ie=UTF8&s=dvd
SendIt also has it, but this time on December 4th.
http://www.sendit.com/dvd/item/7001000129080

If it is, how come it's coming out in R2 land? Not that I'm complaining, as I'm in the UK, but that's going to annoy alot of people.
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post #48 of 102
10/5/06 at 10:49am

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Why is eveyone saying things like..."Im not gonna get this now! It'll (keyword coming up...) eventually be on HD. Yeah...and eventually we'll be watching these movies in SUPER-HD.

Just get what you can now. Dont expect 'Scrooged SE' to be a first-on-the-list HD title. If ever in HD.

DVD has been around for 8-9 years now...were just now getting 'Scrooged SE'. How long do you think you are gonna wait for it in HD?


"I want everything in HD, now!"

Ugh.

Because I already have it in anamorphic widescreen on DVD, and it's the movie I care most about.

At this point, double-dipping on SD titles just feels like a big waste of money. I haven't even been buing SD Sony titles for a while because they've taught me to hold otu for extended cuts or Superbit versions (which seem to be disappearing). They have me to the point with some titles that I might as well just wait for Blu-Ray, rather than buy their "Inferior Edition" now.

Plus, the savings today can help me justify buying the HD gear when the time is right.

And as far as SUPER-HD....How long did we have NTSC?

That's right: a long, long, long, long, long, long time. The FCC ain't going to adopt another new standard for a good long while.

At the rate US households are adopting HD, I'll be dead or in a retirement home before HD is supplanted. I know there's already super HD equipment for people to study classic art and such, but it's hard enough to wrestle the bandwidth away from TV providers now for low bitrate HD, and until everyone has 10 foot screens in their homes there isn't much need.
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post #49 of 102
10/5/06 at 11:02am

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Originally Posted by Dave Mack
They gave a new transfer to Ferris Bueller....
And all the Star Trek films , even the anamorphic ones got new transfers.
Wonder about Pet Sematary as well...

I thought IV was just re-encoded, but perhaps you're right.

I'm having a rough time remembering if First Contact was more than just re-encoded, but I know Insurrection was.

I wonder if they were just going to port the old Scrooged transfer and decided to remaster it instead, so it will be good to go for HD too.
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post #50 of 102
10/5/06 at 12:45pm
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Hiya Grant, not sure specifically about IV but First Contact indeed got a new transfer that is AWESOME. Way better than the old. It looks like The Dead Zone got a new transfer too but supposedly it has considerably less detail!

:0
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post #51 of 102
10/5/06 at 12:54pm

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Yeah, now that I think back on it I realize you're right about First Contact. In fact, when I upgraded I watched it right away even though I'd just watched the original version a few months back because I was anxious to see the quality.

Which one was reframed? FC or Insurrection, or both?

The original FC transfer was one that seemed good for its time, but didn't hold up under close scrutiny once I got a bigger and better system.

And it is a stellar transfer. And they popped DTS on that bad boy too didn't they? That was when Paramount seemed to decide to really step up their game.
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post #52 of 102
10/11/06 at 10:35am

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So yea, anything new on this yet? New release date? Is it still coming? I dont see what the reason would be for canceling it, if it is, especially when the extras have already been put together. Hope we learn more soon...
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post #53 of 102
10/23/06 at 9:46pm

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*Ahem*...still no word? I wanna put a little love in my heart
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post #54 of 102
10/26/06 at 1:25pm

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Best Buy is still showing this arriving on 10/31. Not sure if that means anything, but here's the link...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....uct&id=1567166
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post #55 of 102
10/26/06 at 5:06pm

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Very interesting, this is strange. I want this so bad. I just noticed it is now up on Amazon.ca too. But I can't find it on Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.ca/Scrooged-Richar...?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

I wish would could get some confirmation on this already. Less than 2 months until Xmas Day
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post #56 of 102
10/26/06 at 7:21pm

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Brandon,
Thanks for posting that link from Amazon.ca. I took a look at the listing and I noticed something interesting...

Format: Import, Collector's Edition, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition
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post #57 of 102
10/26/06 at 7:54pm

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Nothing on the Paramount retailer site, although the art for the front and back of the DVD is still up. I'll email my Paramount contact to see if I can find out anything.
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post #58 of 102
10/26/06 at 11:40pm
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best buy removed it...
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post #59 of 102
10/27/06 at 7:48am

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Damn, I really hope that this gets a release this year.
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post #60 of 102
10/27/06 at 8:43am

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All R2 UK stores seem to be pre-ordering for a new edition on 6/11/06. However, I'm not sure yet if it is this edition. I know one store simply says "new packaging" and there are no specs about it on any of them.

I'm wondering what's wrong with R1 too. Rights issues, perhaps?
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