Info on import HD DVD titles

[nipa]

Originally Posted by kannisto

The German release date seems to be much earlier, June 16th.

Amazon.de no longer offers this for pre-order, the availability is now unknown.

[DCSholtis]

Looks like Charlie Wilson's War is coming my bol.com order status states "Reserved copy:expected delivery".

[Arkadin]

On a side note that really blows regarding fnac.com--my friend ordered 2 copies of a blu-ray that showed "in stock," got a confirmation e-mail regarding the order; got a shipping out in 2 days email, and then today they say they have cancelled the order because distributor cannot provide product.
so you never really know with some of these sites until the actual package is confirmed shipped.
and to top it off, it STILL shows "in stock."
I mean good grief!

I have now ordered the disc off an Amazon.fr seller so we'll see.

[DCSholtis]

Yeah it will be interesting to see if I do actually get it but that notation on my account did give me some hopes.

[Cochise]

I received my copy of Tomb Raider 2: Cradle of Life from A1DVD.ch in Switzerland yesterday. Very pleased with the service, you might want to add them as a source for this title. Members of The Bomb Shelter reported having to fax them a photocopy of their CC for verification but my Amex went through with no problems. They do ship using registered mail with signature required, so it does require a trip to the post office - but that's easier for me than being at home waiting for a courier service. A little over $43 was charged to my Amex. Excellent PQ (VC-1) and DTS-HD (also German DTS-HD Master Audio, but no English subs).

[nipa]

Trust the Man has english audio, it was confirmed by DCSholtis here.

Search for HD DVD on mondohe.com now gives only 2 hits, Terabithia and In the Land of Women. Everything else is gone so I guess we won't be seeing Piano 17, Nero Bifamiliare, Head in the Clouds and Ask the Dust on HD DVD.

Here's the IMDB entry for 7 Cites d'Or. The availability is listed as 4-8 days on fnac, same as Caramel HD DVD. I think 7 Cites will be another canceled release.

[kannisto]

Thanks for the updates, nipa and Cochiseguy.

I did the following updates:

- Added Torchwood - Series 1 to the list
- Removed warning about potential lack of English for Trust the Man
- Added warnings to Piano 17, Nero Bifamiliare, Ask the Dust and Head in the Clouds stating that these releases may have been cancelled as there are no sightings of them on HD DVD
- Removed warning regarding potential lack of English audio for Hoodwinked (I saw somebody confirming that it had English audio earlier)
- Added 1Advd.ch as a source for Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
- Removed this one (likely never released?):
Esteban et Zia à la recherche des 7 Cités d'Or (France - AK Video)
fnac.com $52.17 (€33.54)

If that Charlie Wilson's War turns out to be real (let us know DCSholtis), I'll add that one as well.

[TMOSteel]

Amazon.de just cancelled my Death Proof pre-order:


Guten Tag,

Nach Auskunft des Verlags bzw. Herstellers
wird der folgende Titel leider nicht mehr aufgelegt:

Kurt Russel (Darsteller), et al "Death Proof - Todsicher [HD DVD]"

Dieser Artikel musste aus Ihrer Bestellung gestrichen werden.

Good afternoon,

According to information of the publishing company or manufacturer
if the following title is put on, unfortunately, no more:

Kurt Russel (actor), et al " Death Proof - Dead surely [DVD HD] "

This article had to be stroked from your order.


...I guess you can remove it from the list...

[kannisto]

I removed this entry from the list, thanks for the reminder TMOSteel!

Death Proof (Germany - Senator ; Weinstein) (23-Mar)
Amazon Germany $38.74 (€26.01)
Note: Release date has been postponed from January to March.

[kannisto]

Xploited Cinema has added Hoodwinked (Polish release) to their selection so I added them as a source in the title list:

Hoodwinked (Poland - Monolith ; Weinstein)
rockserwis.pl $50.79 (€35.00)
punkt44.pl $48.11 (zł119.90)
Xploited Cinema $42.95
Note: Info at Area-HD.de.

[nipa]

Originally Posted by kannisto

- Removed this one (likely never released?):
Esteban et Zia à la recherche des 7 Cités d'Or (France - AK Video)
fnac.com $52.17 (€33.54)

Looks like that one made it. It's listed as in stock at Cdiscount and they even have a photo of the case instead of a photoshopped image.

[Jester217300]

Is it really being sold for EUR 2.70? Damn

[tormond]

Originally Posted by Jester217300

Is it really being sold for EUR 2.70? Damn

And more importantly will they ship it to me? 4 Discs on that front page I need

Edit: They don't appear to ship to me...This is annoying. Anyone that wants to send me 4 discs Be happy to send you cash whatever way you prefer (except RME which seems to hate me) I need HD DVD animation (one can only watch TMNT and the Ant Bully so many times)

[Cochise]

Originally Posted by tormond

And more importantly will they ship it to me? 4 Discs on that front page I need

No, I've looked at that site before - at the bottom of the home page: Conditions Générales de Ventes, Article 6 : Expédition et livraison -

Livraison uniquement en France Métropolitaine = Delivery only in France

[Jester217300]

I asked a seller on eBay.fr about selling me 4 copies. If I get them I'll reserve one for you, tormond. Most expensive trade ever