'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: 30th Anniversary Edition' - High-Def Digest Review

[David Susilo]

OT, i heard universal is getting rid of Jaws segment of the rides both in CA and FL. Is that true?

[bruceames]

So, yeah, quick Google told me there's going to be a BB exclusive digi of this.
Fuck.

I'll be all over the digibook. Glad to pay a few bucks more for book packaging and Jaws came out great.

[Cochise]

Goddammit, there's a digibook in other countries? Is the US getting one as a BB exclusive (like Jaws)? Anyone know? Balls if that's the case.

Yes, Best Buy exclusive.

[darkdaze73]

OT, i heard universal is getting rid of Jaws segment of the rides both in CA and FL. Is that true?

Don't know about CA, but Jaws @ Universal FL closed down on 1/2/2012. I received an email last Dec. stating 1/1/2012 would be the last day to ride. Luckily we went in Nov. and got to ride it one last time.

Rumor was earlier this year they were possibly expanding the Harry Potter area to that part of the park or possibly putting in a Transformers ride.

[Bouncy X]

I went with the digibook since I got the digibook for Jaws.

yeah i decided to do the same. lol i loooove steelbooks but the Jaws digibook was gorgeous and very informative so thought it deserved a twin. :P

[Boston007]

yeah i decided to do the same. lol i loooove steelbooks but the Jaws digibook was gorgeous and very informative so thought it deserved a twin. :P

Wow I wasn't even going to buy this but as soon as you guys mentioned digibook I pre-ordered. Awesome!

[Bouncy X]

Wow I wasn't even going to buy this but as soon as you guys mentioned digibook I pre-ordered. Awesome!

well go us helping sales!! i'm hoping to get a check from Universal next week...... :P

[eastx]

I believe this was the only movie I ever saw in a drive-in theater. Said theater closed down not long after.

It would be good if the review explicitly stated that the disc only contains the theatrical cut. you can infer it from the deleted scenes description, but better to state it clearly IMO.

[OneManShow]

Great news about the digibook! Pre-ordered on Best Buy's website with free expedited shipping. Hopefully it won't take a long time. Last time I ordered a bd on bb's website, it took over a week.

[bruceames]

I preordered it as well, but will the preorder price drop to $24.95, like the Jaws digibook was during the first week it was on sale? $30.00 is a little steep, so hopefully they'll drop the price at some point.

[drgonzo369]

so glad to see it's the theatrical cut. I might actually buy it now to retire my vhs.

[thepartyover]

Why didn't you just buy the DVD when it was released with both versions of the movie?

[David Susilo]

Or the LaserDisc

[Bouncy X]

Why didn't you just buy the DVD when it was released with both versions of the movie?

if i recall, that was a limited edition version. i imagine it was probably the first batch of copies sold so they probably disappeared quick. i bought mine on day 1 so i lucked out and did get that version. but i was just surprised to see someone still watches VHS. lol i gave up on those long ago in the early days of dvd, even got rid of my players because after dvd, VHS just looked much worse and unwatchable to me. i still own all my VHS movies though for nostalgia's sake. lol

[thepartyover]

if i recall, that was a limited edition version. i imagine it was probably the first batch of copies sold so they probably disappeared quick. i bought mine on day 1 so i lucked out and did get that version. but i was just surprised to see someone still watches VHS. lol i gave up on those long ago in the early days of dvd, even got rid of my players because after dvd, VHS just looked much worse and unwatchable to me. i still own all my VHS movies though for nostalgia's sake. lol

The 2 disc version was widely available for quite some time and had both versions. The 3 disc version was limited, but they didn't stop making the 2 disc set for quite some time. There was no reason to clutch onto the VHS. But, hey, whatever works for drgonzo