Recent content by Gunnar Syren

In Sweden anything costing over $25 (including postage) is liable to be taxed with 25% Value Added Tax plus a handling fee of $15, when imported from outside of the EU. Many shipments slip through, thankfully.

That's simply not true. Lots of European DVDs are region free. They will be in PAL, though, so that may be an obstacle for many US users.

I get almost all my R1 titles from Axel. They may not be the cheapest, but their customer service is the best. Heartily recommended!

No Soap, Radio (1982) Only lasted 5 episodes, but I loved it...

The UK release that I bought said B and was B (I had to switch my multi-region BD player to region B to play it).

The German "Visit to a Small Planet" is being sold on Amazon.de, so I doubt that it is a bootleg.

This and Le Magnifique are my two favorite Belmondo movies. I don't think Le Magnifique has had an R1 release either. I own the French R2 release that has an English (and French, of course) soundtrack.

For me it would be Planet Earth, hands down. Absolutely breathtaking. Anyone who likes nature documentaries owe it to themselves to get this!

More of Fame (at least seasons 2 - 4) More of Alfred Hithcock Presents and (does anyone else even remember this...) No Soap, Radio (1982) I believe it only lasted five episodes @ 30 mins, so it should be easy to get the whole series on one disc... ;-)

Mark, If it makes you feel any better, I know several UK shows that were released in R1 long before they were released i R2. So it goes both ways...

Sorry Mark, Didn't mean to mock you. It was partially a small stab at the "US-centricity" often displayed here ("If it hasn't been released here, it doesn't exist"). But more than that it was a reminder how useful it is to have a region free player. Need I mention "The Invaders"...?

Finally comes to Region 1 DVD, you mean. It was released in R2UK over four years ago...

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful trip... :)

A dubbed version of Rodan was released 5 years ago in R1.

I'm confused. I know I've seen "Mouse Cleaning" quite recently, and I don't think it was on TV. Is it possible that it was included as an extra feature on some WB DVD? If it was, then this makes their decision even more strange...