Anybody know anything about the Conan the Barbarian Box set? (1 Viewer)

I see on Best Buy & Circuit City's websites that a Conan the Barbarian & Conan the Destroyer are coming in a box set July 1. Anybody know anything on this set? Will Destroyer be an anamorphic transfer?

Probably just the 2 existing releases repackaged together.

These each have had a price drop. I've seen them locally for 2 for $30 specials (maybe $40).

that said, how is the collectors edition of Conan? I know it's not anamorphic, but if it's comparable to the quality of the Thing, I'd pick it up.

And the John Milius/Arnold S. commentary is really entertaining and often funny...

Arnold (while watching the Conan/witch sex scene): "Wow, I got laid a lot in this film"

The many extras are nice too. Loved the documentary. It just sucks that the movie is only Dolby 2.0 mono.

Holy Crikes! I'm so picking this up now!
Thanks for the word, and the extra hit to the pocket book!

Conan CE transfer is really nice, with a bit of new footage to boot.

Beware the first Conan DVD release, which was not 16x9 (like Destroyer).

Budget box set *could* be pairing of the two old transfers..leaving the CE version higher priced.

Conan CE is one the few movies that I really broke the piggy bank for.

At my BB, it was priced at $27 and I was unable to find a used copy at my usual locations (just the old version).

Prospective buyers should be aware that Conan is 'still mono after all these years'.

I've still got a lot of mixed feelings about CE and wonder if there won't be a better release (stereo? please?) later...

Here's another Conan thread...

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...hreadid=117765

Your not the only one, Bill. I, as well, like the sequel.

Hmm.... I even liked the sequel better than the original. Guess that means I'm weird

Jack

Just to help set things back on course, I consider the sequel to be an annoying, worthless, made-by-committee-of movie-execs pile of crap.

the real story behind conan the destroyer.. was that the studio cut the movie for a PG rating, and universal has the uncut R rated version.. I know this, because actress sarah douglas talked about it in a 1986 starlog magazine.. she had some great scenes left on the cutting room floor..I am working on getting the uncut version released on dvd.. MGM released a special edition ofconan the destroyer for region 2-4. its enhanced for widescreen and includes some extra features like commentary and documentaries.. see my site for more details: www.angelfire.com/ca4/sarahdouglas about seeing the uncut version and a review of the german conan the destroyer se dvd.
does this price drop mean that a new version of conan the destroyer is in the works? there is a petition for conan the destroyer in the feedback to the studios.

JACOB
here is the link to the conan the destroyer petition.
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...=&pagenumber=1

here is the link to the conan the destroyer petition.

JACOB

here is the link to the conan the destroyer petition.
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...=&pagenumber=1
JACOB

sorry about the double posting.

JACOB

I prefer The Destroyer too!

"I suppose nothing hurts you."
"Only pain."

I love the sequel too.

Grab him and take him. Take him, like that.

Signed the petition.

It's a damn shame that the Destroyer SE has not made it to US (or English) shores, as there are many fans who'd love an SE of this movie. I couldn't wait however, and picked up the R4 box set which includes both Conan movies in anamorphic widescreen with 5.1 audio and some great extras for each movie. They're also both free of numerous cuts made by the BBFC (Destroyer was cut by 28 secs over here!) which can sometimes end up on the Aussie versions of Fox/MGM dvds like Tomorrow Never Dies and the Hot Shots! movies.