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As far as I know, Paramount has been
releasing anamorphic from day one.
releasing anamorphic from day one.
I still can't decide whether or not to get this dvd. I was all for it until everyone started to say that a special edition will be released by next year. Does anyone really believe Paramount will re-release this one again?Who's "everyone"? The only people who think a new version will come out in 2003 are the folks who are paranoid that EVERY DVD will be re-released at some point; they're the ones who ask if they should buy the "Ultimate Toy Box" or wait until a better version arrives.
Can I guarantee that a new edition of Grease WON'T appear in 2003? No. Does it seem probable? No. Paramount almost never double-dips, and it seems REALLY unlikely that they'd issue a re-release a year after this one. If they had bigger plans for Grease, this disc wouldn't be here now...
...they're the ones who ask if they should buy the "Ultimate Toy Box" or wait until a better version arrives.Good point. If "ULTIMATE" isn't the best you're gonna find, I don't know what is. (I guess there could come along an "Ultimate 2 Collectors Special Directors Uncut Anniversary Limited Edition".)
I was all for it until everyone started to say that a special edition will be released by next year. Does anyone really believe Paramount will re-release this one again?And Colin has pretty much nailed this one, but I'll back him up, too. Paramount NEVER double dips, at least so far, except for Star Trek (where other forces are at work). I've been saying this over and over again like a broken record for months, so I'm actually proud of the number of people I see in this thread stating that!
Now, if they WERE gonna start double dipping on the non-Trek side, I'm the first to agree that Grease is a *very* likely candidate. But I won't bet the farm on it. I plan to pick up this title for whatever the best stupid low price turns out to be in my Weekly Roundup next Sunday! :week:
Isn't it Grease's 25th Anniversary next year! I wouldn't bet against a special edition dvd.(That hollow thump you hear? The sound of me beating my head against the wall...)
Grease was supposed to be among the very first run of Paramount DVDs, and ALL of the first run of Paramount DVDs were anamorphic. Period.This depends on how you define "first run", I suppose. All of the 10/6/98 titles were anamorphic, but some of the 10/20/98 discs - Top Gun, Clear and Present Dinner - were non-anamorphic. Yes, I'm picking nits, as your example is technically correct, but the second batch came so soon behind the first that it's tough to differentiate...
This depends on how you define "first run", I suppose. All of the 10/6/98 titles were anamorphic, but some of the 10/20/98 discs - Top Gun, Clear and Present Dinner - were non-anamorphic. Yes, I'm picking nits, as your example is technically correct, but the second batch came so soon behind the first that it's tough to differentiate...My guess is that the first wave were in production for a while, and during their production someone realized they could save a lot of time and money if they just recycled old laserdisc transfers and that's why the releases which came out three months later were all non-anamorphic.