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post #61 of 125
11/1/06 at 7:11pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

FWIW, I saw this for $14.44 at my local Wal-Mart tonight. That is their everyday price.
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post #62 of 125
11/2/06 at 5:14am

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

I wasn't planning on a double-dip on this title, but since the picture quality is a major improvement, I went ahead and ordered it from Deep Discount DVD ($13.67 shipped). My parents finally bought their first DVD player, so my old copy will go to them.

Thanks for helping me spend fourteen bucks, Colin.
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post #63 of 125
11/2/06 at 2:17pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

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Thanks for helping me spend fourteen bucks, Colin.

Anytime!
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post #64 of 125
11/3/06 at 10:04pm

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Wow, just read some reviews by some rocket scienetists at amazon! One, Diane, was bitching that this is a ripoff since it's the EXACT same disc, which we know is not true now. And a couple of others bitching that it's not in color and the pic. on amazon shows it as being in color or something!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product//B0...062429-7071238
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post #65 of 125
11/3/06 at 11:14pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

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which we know is not true now. And a couple of others bitching that it's not in color and the pic

YEAH!

And it ain't in widescreen!
or 5.1!

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post #66 of 125
11/4/06 at 6:56am

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

Just got a screener.

If there's anything I should look out for when checking it out, let me know. I have the republic version on my shelf as well to be able to compare.
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post #67 of 125
11/4/06 at 7:14am

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

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Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet
Just got a screener.

If there's anything I should look out for when checking it out, let me know. I have the republic version on my shelf as well to be able to compare.

Well, I'd be interested in this...

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Originally Posted by ScottR
They could fix the bad splice when George gets tossed from Nick's. It's not like that on other versions.
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post #68 of 125
11/4/06 at 8:09am

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

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Originally Posted by John Hodson
Well, I'd be interested in this...
John,
As already been stated in this thread, that's been corrected.
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post #69 of 125
11/4/06 at 8:10am

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

John, according to an earlier post from Craig Beam:
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I picked this up at Best Buy today. If memory serves, the bad splice occurred when George and Clarence are tossed out of Nick's bar, right? I can report that there is no splice present.
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post #70 of 125
11/4/06 at 8:30am

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Ah, missed that. Thanks chaps.
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post #71 of 125
11/4/06 at 12:45pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

I think this is the first time Paramount has used a double sided disc (as far as i know). I know the old Republic disc is a flipper, so maybe because the physical disc looks like the old one some people think its the same.
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post #72 of 125
11/4/06 at 1:28pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

I just picked up the disc. It's not a flipper at all. Everything is on one side. Also, the section with the muffled sound that everyone complained about from the last released, has been fixed. I just scanned through the disc...it looks fantastic! I did notice a bit of frame jitter that seems to run the entire duration of the film, but maybe it was always like that. I know that every film that isn't digital has frame jitter (vertical.)
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post #73 of 125
11/4/06 at 4:42pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
FWIW, I saw this for $14.44 at my local Wal-Mart tonight. That is their everyday price.

$14.99 at Best Buy and Target -- also their regular prices.
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post #74 of 125
11/4/06 at 9:34pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

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Originally Posted by ScottR
I just picked up the disc. It's not a flipper at all. Everything is on one side. Also, the section with the muffled sound that everyone complained about from the last released, has been fixed. I just scanned through the disc...it looks fantastic! I did notice a bit of frame jitter that seems to run the entire duration of the film, but maybe it was always like that. I know that every film that isn't digital has frame jitter (vertical.)

Thanks for the info. Over at DVD Beaver, i think it was, the review said it was 2 sided. I do want to get this since i also had issue with the muffled sound on the old version.
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post #75 of 125
11/4/06 at 10:15pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

One curious thing I noticed. The end credits on this edition are windowboxed, but there is actually a little bit less picture information on the top and bottom and the same amount on the sides, compared to the previous release which was not windowboxed. Two questions....1. Why bother windowboxing if the entire frame can be shown uncropped and 2. Why does the non-windowboxed version show more than the windowboxed? Strange!
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post #76 of 125
11/5/06 at 3:23pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

Costco is selling this and White Christmas as a 2 pack (slim case) for $17.99.
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post #77 of 125
11/5/06 at 4:52pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramo

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Originally Posted by Steve...O
Costco is selling this and White Christmas as a 2 pack (slim case) for $17.99.

I will have to see if my local BJs Wholesale Club has that same deal. Don't own White Christmas yet and I'd like to retire my old copy of IAWL to my daughter.

PLUS...they're already in ThinPaks?!?! Cool!

Steve: You are sure it's the NEW version of IAWL?
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post #78 of 125
11/5/06 at 5:09pm

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
I will have to see if my local BJs Wholesale Club has that same deal. Don't own White Christmas yet and I'd like to retire my old copy of IAWL to my daughter.

PLUS...they're already in ThinPaks?!?! Cool!

Steve: You are sure it's the NEW version of IAWL?

Not Steve, but yes, it is definitely the 60th Anniversary Edition. They're both in slim cases inside a slip cover.
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post #79 of 125
11/5/06 at 6:53pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

Thanks, John!

THAT is a great deal! Hope my local BJs has the set.
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post #80 of 125
11/5/06 at 8:37pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

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Originally Posted by Steve...O
Costco is selling this and White Christmas as a 2 pack (slim case) for $17.99.

they also had this at Best Buy, although their price was $22.99 (if my memory is correct .. I remember thinking it was 8 bucks more than 'Wonderful Life" by itself).
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post #81 of 125
11/13/06 at 10:58am

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

According to a DVDTalk review, there is an audio mastering error around the 7 min. mark when young George is working in the drugstore. I guess there is a pop and the audio fluctuates. If this is true, then it is a shame.
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post #82 of 125
11/15/06 at 7:55am

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

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Originally Posted by ScottR
According to a DVDTalk review, there is an audio mastering error around the 7 min. mark when young George is working in the drugstore. I guess there is a pop and the audio fluctuates. If this is true, then it is a shame.

Someone at Amazon says there are 4 audio pops, and gives the time of each.
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post #83 of 125
11/15/06 at 12:18pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

Someone once said the world was flat and the moon made of cheese.
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post #84 of 125
11/15/06 at 12:36pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

Even thought the picture quality is improved, I found the jitteryness very distracting.
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post #85 of 125
11/15/06 at 1:36pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

OMG, the audio pops are there...and they are LOUD. So loud that you will jump out of your seat. And you can tell they aren't part of the film. Paramount needs to address this issue ASAP and send out replacements.
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post #86 of 125
11/15/06 at 5:50pm

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

I just checked my copy... and damn it, the pops are there. Loud, digital POPS! The poster over at Amazon lists the following times:

7:43
57:09
1:24:46
1:31:43

Everybody check your copies. I'm betting it's on all of 'em. Disappointing, to say the least.
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post #87 of 125
11/15/06 at 6:58pm

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It's beyond disappointing...those pops actually scared the crap out of me! CRACK. wow...this warrants a replacement program.
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post #88 of 125
11/15/06 at 8:21pm

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Agreed, Scott. Anybody got a contact # for Paramount?
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post #89 of 125
11/16/06 at 12:29am

Re: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION) coming October 31 from Paramount!

My copy has them too, but they hardly made me "jump out of my seat," in fact I did not notice them at all until I went back and listened for them at the times cited above. The fourth one I couldn't hear at all until my third try with the volume cranked up.

Minor blemishes on an overall excellent release.
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post #90 of 125
11/16/06 at 6:36am

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Ya know this is why I sometimes dread reading forums...it's been out since the 31st and there wasn't a mention about any sound pops until now. It seems every one, including most reviewers never gave it a second thought then all of a sudden the sky is falling.
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