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Original "The Day The Earth Stood Still" coming December 2?

post #1 of 18
9/18/08 at 6:50am
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Amazon has a listing up for what looks to be like the original 1951 version of "The Day The Earth Stood Still" from Fox:

Amazon.com: The Day the Earth Stood Still (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]: Movies & TV

It makes sense to tie it in with the December 12 release of the remake (which looks awful, IMO). If this is true, I'm all over it!



EDIT: It's up at DVD Empire, too!

DVD Empire - Item - Day The Earth Stood Still, The: Special Edition / Blu-ray
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post #2 of 18
9/18/08 at 7:43am

Re: Original "The Day The Earth Stood Still" coming December 2?

I was hoping that Fox would do this when they announced the SD DVD SE. It looks like the MSRP is $5 lower than their usual $39.99





Crawdaddy
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post #3 of 18
9/18/08 at 9:34am

Re: Original "The Day The Earth Stood Still" coming December 2?

nice! One of my favorite movies.

Doug
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post #4 of 18
9/18/08 at 11:29am

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Another definite purchase!
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post #5 of 18
9/18/08 at 11:36am

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Cool!

And now no one can say the remake didn't do something for the world.
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post #6 of 18
9/18/08 at 11:46am

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$25 bucks for a FOX title, not bad. Order placed, thanks guys.
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post #7 of 18
9/18/08 at 2:28pm

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Thanks! Just canceled my order for the new 2-disc SD version.
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post #8 of 18
9/18/08 at 4:59pm

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Oh, I'm all over this. Thank you Fox!!!
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post #9 of 18
9/18/08 at 6:02pm

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Originally Posted by TravisR
Cool!

And now no one can say the remake didn't do something for the world.
Yeah, not a BIG fan of Hollywood remakes.
However, if its going to get us the original released on HD... ;-)
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post #10 of 18
9/19/08 at 5:27am

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Great news if this holds up.
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post #11 of 18
9/19/08 at 7:25am
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Re: Original "The Day The Earth Stood Still" coming December 2?

From retailer listings:
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BONUS FEATURES:

DISC 1:

Commentary by Robert Wise and Nicolas Meyer
Commentary by Film & Music Historians John Morgan, Steven Smith, William Stromberg & Nick Redman
Isolated Score Track

DISC 2:

The Making of The Day The Earth Stood Still
Decoding "Klaatu, Barada, Nikto": Science Fiction as Metaphor
A Brief History of Flying Saucers
Edmund North: The Man Who Made the Earth Stand Still
The Astounding Harry Bates
Farewell to the Master: An Audio Presentation of the Original Short Story
Fox Movietonews from 1951 - Featuring the Film's Premiere
Restoration Comparison
Theatrical Trailer
Still Galleries
No specs yet, but Fox has yet to use anything but lossless DTS-HD:MA on a title.
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post #12 of 18
9/19/08 at 10:52am

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Looking forward to my first B&W Blu-Ray.

If the new version is only half as good as this one, it'll be OK.
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post #13 of 18
9/19/08 at 12:24pm

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Originally Posted by Bill Huelbig
Looking forward to my first B&W Blu-Ray.

Bill, I'm shocked and appalled. You don't have ANY B&W Blu-rays????? No 20 Million Miles to Earth? No Good Night and Good Luck? I have both, and they look stunning. A well-handled B&W film in HD is truly something beautiful to behold. Oh, and I also have The Seventh Seal (import).

Wait, are they any others even available...?
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post #14 of 18
9/19/08 at 12:30pm

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Originally Posted by Craig Beam
Bill, I'm shocked and appalled...

Wait, are they any others even available...?
KILL BILL

JJ
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post #15 of 18
9/19/08 at 12:43pm

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Originally Posted by Craig Beam
Wait, are they any others even available...?

Casablanca (currently on HD DVD and coming soon to Blu-ray)
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post #16 of 18
9/19/08 at 2:44pm

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The Mist
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post #17 of 18
9/19/08 at 3:10pm

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Jailhouse Rock
The Longest Day (though w/ DNR issues)
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post #18 of 18
9/25/08 at 11:39am
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Re: Original "The Day The Earth Stood Still" coming December 2?

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Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the 1951 classic film 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' to Blu-ray as a Special Edition on December 2nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Coming on a BD-25, video will be presented in 1.33:1 1080p AVC accompanied a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

Extras for this release include:

* Interactive Thermin: Create Your Own Score (BD Exclusive)
* Gort Command: Interactive Game (BD Exclusive)
* Commentary by Robert Wise and Nicolas Meyer
* Commentary by Film & Music Historians John Morgan, Steven Smith, William Stromberg and Nick Redman
* Isolated Score Track
* The Mysterious, Melodious Theremin
* The Day The Earth Stood Still Main Title Live Performance By Peter Pringle
* The Making of The Day the Earth Stood Still
* Decoding “Klaatu, Barada, Nikto”: Science Fiction as Metaphor Featurette
* A Brief History of Flying Saucers Featurette
* The Astounding Harry Bates Featurette
* Edmund North: The Man Who Made the Earth Stand Still Featurette
* Race To Oblivion: A Documentary Short Written And Produced By Edmund North
* Farewell To The Master: A Reading By Jamieson K. Price Of The Original Harry Bates Short Story
* Interactive Pressbook
* Fox Movietonews from 1951
* Theatrical Trailer
* Advertising Gallery
* Behind-The Scenes Gallery
* Portrait Gallery
* Production Gallery
* Spaceship Construction Blueprints
* Shooting Script
Blu-ray.com - Fox Announces The Day the Earth Stood Still
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