Wizard Of Oz and Gremlins out 9/29: Post Your Finds! (1 Viewer)

[Brandon Conway]

$35 is the MSRP. It'll probably be a in store for less.

 

[TravisR]

^ Never say never but if it's listed in Target's ad for $35, I'd be shocked if it was lower.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Originally Posted by Brandon Conway /forum/thread/293269/wizard-of-oz-and-gremlins-out-9-29#post_3610302

 

particularly unlikely since it's not even on their web site, and the store's the only place to get it so far.

 

[TonyD]

Originally Posted by Mike Frezon /forum/thread/293269/wizard-of-oz-and-gremlins-out-9-29#post_3610383

Brandon might not have noticed the add, but it would be very odd if Target advertised $35 then the real in store price was less.

 

[pitchman]

Originally Posted by Ben Cheshire

Guys, check out Page Four of the thread "A Few Words About... The Wizard of Oz in Blu Ray" here: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/292926/a-few-words-about-the-wizard-of-oz-in-blu-ray/90#post_3609940

A guy has taken a tiny picture of his Wizard of Oz blu ray he got at Wal Mart for 19.99.

I checked out the thread on the other forum and the original poster said he opened his and it is only one disc (labeled disc 1) so, it looks like Walmart is selling a version that's just the first disc from the three disc set. If that's the case, then the Target exclusive may still be the way to go.

 

[Brandon Conway]

Well, that's very good to know. I do want the 2nd disc.

I had not seen the ad. I figured people were seeing a listing of $34.99 and that such was the MSRP.

 

[Mark Booth]

A fellow on another forum that says he's a Target employee (in their electronics department) has posted that the Target exclusive version of Wizard of Oz is a 3-disc set, containing 2 Blu-rays and the MGM documentary DVD (were assuming he means "When the Lion Roared"). He also said it is in a regular Blu-ray style case (for 3 discs) with a slip cover.

If accurate, this sounds like all of the same stuff found on the discs in the Ultimate Edition (minus the digital copy).

Further, the Walmart weekly ad is now available at their website and it makes NO MENTION of any Blu-rays for next week.

But that's OK! With this apparent confirmation of a 3-disc set in the Target version, I will definitely be at Target when they open on Tuesday morning!

Mark

 

I'm suffering over here in Australia from Target not shipping internationally... And the item not being on their web site. Plus, it doesn't come out in Aus or UK till late October! I can't wait that long!

 

[Claude S]

$35,00 is a very good deal if the set is three disc and include the MGM documentary. I paid almost twenty dollars when I bought WHEN THE LION ROARS, which was a two disc set from Amazon when it was first released over a year ago.

--Claude

 

[Brandon Conway]

If this is true then the Target version is definitely the way to go.

 

[Marvin]

Aside from the one-month delay and the cover, are there any other reasons the UK version is less desirable than the Target version? Possibility of PAL-format extras?

Originally Posted by Brandon Conway

If this is true then the Target version is definitely the way to go.

 

[Brandon Conway]

Bonus content on Warner BD discs are always NTSC. Always.

However, the When the Lion Roars disc is a DVD, so more than likely that will be a different PAL disc in Europe.

 

[Paul Hillenbrand]

FYI:

High-Def Digest has posted a "Just Listed" Gremlins link = bluray.highdefdigest.com/2339/gremlins.html as "Target exclusive".

Paul

 

[Arnie G]

I checked with my local Walmart & they will have WOO blu ray tomorrow for $19.96.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Originally Posted by Arnie G

I checked with my local Walmart & they will have WOO blu ray tomorrow for $19.96.

Just to be clear, Arnie....know going in that the Wal-Mart $20 version is a single-disc movie only version. The $35 Target version seems to be a three-disc version (film, bonus features, When the Lion Roars doc). And the UCE has those three discs plus a four disc with a digital copy and the trinkets.

I think these last minute retailer exclusives have certainly clouded the waters for people thinking they had only the UCE option tomorrow.

 

[RobertR]

Originally Posted by Mike Frezon




Just to be clear, Arnie....know going in that the Wal-Mart $20 version is a single-disc movie only version. The $35 Target version seems to be a three-disc version (film, bonus features, When the Lion Roars doc). And the UCE has those three discs plus a four disc with a digital copy and the trinkets.

I think these last minute retailer exclusives have certainly clouded the waters for people thinking they had only the UCE option tomorrow.

It's misleading to describe the Walmart version as "movie only". It's the first disc from the UCE, which has quite a few bonus features. Essentially ALL the "making of" features are on it. Aside from the Lion Roars doc, what it lacks are the silent movie versions plus the John Ritter made for TV movie and a couple of other docs:

DISC 1:

• Commentary by John Fricke. Additional commentary and archived commentary with Barbara Freed-Saltzman (daughter of Arthur Freed), Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, John Lahr (son of Bert Lahr), Jane Lahr (daughter of Bert Lahr), Hamilton Meserve (son of Margaret Hamilton), Dona Massin (MGM choreographer), William Tuttle (make-up artist), Buddy Ebsen, Mervyn LeRoy, and Jerry Maren
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Storybook
• Prettier Than Ever: The Restoration of Oz
• We Haven’t Really Met Properly
• Music and Effects Track
• Sing-along Track
• Remastered Feature with Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio as Well as Original Mono Track
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (1990 TV special)
• Memories of Oz (2001 TCM documentary)
• The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
• Because of the Wonderful Things it Does: The Legacy of Oz
• Harold Arlen’s Home Movies
• Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
• It’s a Twister! It’s a Twister! The Tornado Tests
• Off to See the Wizard
• 3 Vault Shorts
• Audio Jukebox Selection
  • Leo Is on the Air Radio Promo
  • Good News of 1939 Radio Show
  • 12/25/1950 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast
• Still Galleries
• Six Theatrical Trailers

DISC 2:

• Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman Feature Length Documentary
• L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain
• Celebrating Hollywood’s Biggest Little Stars
• The Dreamer of Oz (1990 TV special)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
• The Wizard of Oz (1933) Animated Short
• His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
• The Magic Cloak of Oz (1914)
• The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)
• The Wizard of Oz (1925)

 

[Arnie G]

I'm still undecided on the walmart or target versions. I really want the MGM doc, but target is 30 miles away & walmart is 4. Most of the disc 2 stuff I have from the 2005 release

 

[Mike Frezon]

Originally Posted by RobertR /forum/thread/293269/wizard-of-oz-and-gremlins-out-9-29/30#post_3611346

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Okay, so I wake up way too early this morning in hopes
of being first in line to pick up my copy of GREMLINS from
my local Target store which isn't so local.

Unshowered and unshaven, I drive through morning rush
hour traffic. 25 minutes later, about 5 minutes prior to store
opening, I arrive at a huge empty lot. Just excited me, nobody
else, except a few older ladies wearing red vests --- obviously
store employees.

Doors unlock. It's just me, lonely guy with nothing better
to do walking across an empty store while red-vested
employees are minding their business putting price tags
on newly arrived merchandise.

I walk over to the MOVIES section and lo' and behold there
is a wealth of GREMLINS Blu-rays on display along with just
as many WIZARD OF OZ copies (UCE and 3-DISC). No
need to push and shove my way to the display. It's just...me.

Tempted to scream, "I GOT IT! I GOT IT!" I quickly
figured that the resounding echo effect caused by an empty
store would be a bit overwhelming.

I pick up my copy of GREMLINS and take the lonely walk
over to the cashier who is still setting up her station at this
time of the morning and obviously doesn't share the same
excitement I have of my find.

I then make the trek back home, still somehow very proud
of myself for being one of the first to get an EXCLUSIVE
copy of this film not being made available anywhere else
in the United States except TARGET.

In fact, I was so overjoyed at my purchase I decided to
take a photo and share. I will be available for signings of
this photo later today out back by the dumpster behind my
workplace.