'Amadeus: Director's Cut (Non-Digibook)' coming September 15

[Lone_Gunmen]

I think Digitbooks are cool, and im not one of those anal retentive types who has to have EVERY cover match.......


I saw the Australian version of Amadeus, and it comes in a normal blu "chunky" amaray case.

[Super-VHS]

No way. There is absolutely nothing in Strangelove's book that makes it worth it. Oh boy, pictures of scenes from the movie I JUST BOUGHT. That totally makes the price increase and the "not fitting on my shelf" thing worth it!!!!

There's more in the Strangelove Book than just pictures. Are there a few pictures? Yeah, sure. But an overwhleming majority of the pages in the digibook are made up of:

1) An introduction and essay by Richard Tanne
2) Biographies for....

a) Peter Sellers
b) George C. Scott
c) Sterling Hayden
d) Stanley Kubrick

3) An essay by Travis Baker
4) Excerpts from the script

Personally I think its one of the better digibooks out there currently. Worth the additional $10 MSRP? Perhaps not.

But, then again, MSRP really doesn't mean anything these days. I payed just under $15 for mine brand new at Best Buy less than a week after release.

[Darth Lavender]

This might be the single dumbest release in the history of blu-ray (supplanting Fox's "28 Days Later")


They KEEP the atrocious DNR & EE transfer. (I was a few clicks away from buying this the other day, but fortunately I thought to look at the reviews first.)

They GET RID OF the excellent CD soundtrack and the (IMHO) beautiful digibook.

I have to say, I only own 1 digibook so far (How The West Was Won) and I consider it to be, out of the 1000+ DVDs & blu-rays I own, the second-nicest packaging of anything in my collection. (The MOST beautiful packaging would be Criterion's "Vampyr," but Warner's "How the West Was Won" comes a very, very close second)

I hate snappers, I hate those early Criterion cardboard cases and all the other easily damaged packaging. But the digi-books are a class act. Sturdy AND nice to look at; that's the ideal.

[mitchelljd]

No way. There is absolutely nothing in Strangelove's book that makes it worth it. Oh boy, pictures of scenes from the movie I JUST BOUGHT. That totally makes the price increase and the "not fitting on my shelf" thing worth it!!!!

i don't know what your talking about, the DR STRANGELOVE BD is $29 list price. and on sale for $22.49 on amazon. Not bad, and price will go down more. some titles are list price $40. and $30 on sale.

[typ44q]

No, you don't understand! they don't line up with the other Blus on the shelf! I mean, who buys movies to WATCH them? It's all about symmetry.

OF COURSE!! how silly of me

[trystero]

Warner is planning a re-release of this must-own film for those who dislike digibook-style packaging.

Now if only they'd consider a re-release of this must-own film for those who dislike the Director's Cut...

(I'd buy that disc in a heartbeat, but don't see much point in either the current or upcoming DC-only versions.)

[Cochise]

Warner is planning a re-release of this must-own film for those who dislike digibook-style packaging.

Now if only they'd consider a re-release of this must-own film for those who dislike the Director's Cut...

(I'd buy that disc in a heartbeat, but don't see much point in either the current or upcoming DC-only versions.)

I wish Warner would catch on that seamless branching is the way to go and include both versions on the same disc and give folks a choice.

[sonician]

I never understood all the hate for the digibooks.

Agreed. I love the digibooks.

[Columbo345]

So we get a rerelease of Constanza acting like a whore again.

Sorry, but I always hated that scene. I know, you get nice nudity, but I just don't imagine Constanza doing that.