'300' Limited Collector's Edition Nov. 18

[RandellG]

Via Blu-Ray.com

Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring '300: Limited Collector's Edition' to Blu-ray on November 18th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Originally scheduled for 2009, the three disc release will feature all the extras from the previous two-disc DVD release plus a new documentary "To The Hot Gates: A Legend Retold" as well as a digital copy of the film.

The set will be packaged with a 52-page hardcover art book with a personal message from Snyder, a lucite display with motion film image and six collectible photo cards.

Extras for this release include:

• Disc 1
• Commentary by director Zack Snyder, writer Kurt Johnstad and director of photography Larry Fong
• Easter Egg - Preparing for Battle: The Original Test Footage
  
  Disc 2
• The 300 - Fact or Fiction? - Historians, authors and filmmakers reveal how much of the film was based on fact
• Who Were The Spartans: The Warriors of 300 – An exploration of the customs and mores of Spartan life that were used by the actors and filmmakers to help build their characters
• Frank Miller Tapes – How the outspoken Miller's vision became a theatrical film
• Making of 300
• Making 300 in Images - Rapid fire stills from the first day of production to the lastDeleted Scenes with introduction by Zack Snyder
• Webisodes
  • Production Design
  • Wardrobe
  • Stunt Work
  • LenaHeadey
  • Adapting The Graphic Novel
  • Gerard Butler
  • Rodrigo Santoro
  • Training The Actors
  • Culture of The Sparta City/State
  • A Glimpse from the Set: Making 300 the Movie
  • Scene Studies from 300
  • Fantastic Characters of 300
  Disc 3
• To The Hot Gates: A Legend Retold - A comprehensive and dynamic description of the ancient legend, from Frank Miller's graphic novel to the creation of Zack Snyder's epic movie
• Bonus Digital Copy of the film

[jimfear79]

No PiP?? I will keep my HD DVD edition.

[sunstar715]

only way ill get this is if it has the pip from the hd-dvd, if not, it isnt worth the double dip at the moment.

[MrE]

Originally Posted by sunstar715

only way ill get this is if it has the pip from the hd-dvd...

same here. I normally could care less about PiP but 300 is one title I do care about it. Warner better not drop the ball on this...

[squall4008]

is the Hot Gates documentary really the only new special feature? why do we need 2-discs then?

edit - 10 bucks says blu-ray.com screwed up and put up the DVD specs which explains why there is 2-discs instead of 1 and why there is no PiP

[SungofSam]

Yawn.................................

[taygan315]

I have both the blu and red versions of 300. Will not buy this a third time!!! 300, Beowulf, and HP: Order Of The Phoneix have the best pip features in a movie, imho. I am hoping Iron Man, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk, Prince Caspian, and Indiana Jones: KOTCS will be even better with the pip.

[GizmoDVD]

Wait, so no PiP? That can't be right...

[JAWoOKIE]

Is this the box set that was announced earlier w/ Christmas Story and those?

[cheez avenger]

I'll keep my HD-DVD.

[Giles]

no PiP - no sale - what a lost opportunity on Warner's part. [hope these specs are not final]

[Dyers Eve]

All it says is that there's a commentary by the director on disc one. It doesn't specify if it is video or audio.

[Super-VHS]

Originally Posted by Dyers Eve

All it says is that there's a commentary by the director on disc one. It doesn't specify if it is video or audio.

Well, if that "commentary" is really a PiP track then your losing the audio commentary track. One way or the other (as it stands right now with these specs) the consumer is still not getting everything....

Also I'm going to say that it isn't a PiP track just because it sounds more like regular commentary.

And I'm also going to say that these specs probably got messed up somehow.... I'd be a very stupid decision on Warners part to not put in the green screen PiP. If they left out the PiP the most complete release would be a year old "combo" on a dead format.

[nelll]

I said this almost a year ago about WB. They will continue their practice of double shitting most of their titles. One reason I won't buy their movies without HD audio.

[squall4008]

it HAS to be a screw it, it defies all logic. Why would they have a 1 disc version then later on down the road just take the special features from the 1 disc version and through them on a 2nd disc? These are the DVD specs(the DVD had the features on a 2nd disc) there will be an update witch states the BD will have the PiP plus all the features on 1 disc(they put it into 30, why not 50) then the digital copy on another disc, or something like that.

I even think the Hot gates feature will be on the BD, because like i said they fit everything into 30gbs before, why couldn't they put it into 50, they will probably drop the PCM and just have DTHD.