2004 DVD Release List

[Matt]

1) The last 2 movies were horrible, no matter how many extras you can include for it.

Which, of course is subjective.  Ultimately, the films are the most important, and if you hate the films, you hate the films.  The new cuts will be worth seeing, though, and could possibly go a long way in improving the way those films are looked upon.

2) They have all been released independently.

3) They have all been released in a Japanese Commemorative Set

4) They have all been released in a US "Legacy" set.

Which, of course is basically saying the same thing three times in three different ways.  Let me go ahead and knock these down for you:

*The new Ridley Scott-approved cut of Alien is not on DVD.

*The 1986 theatrical cut of Aliens is not on DVD.

*The new cut of Alien 3 is not on DVD.

*The new cut of Alien Resurrection is not on DVD.

*The contents of the bonus discs for each individual film are newly-created, and are not on DVD.

*The new DTS soundtracks for the first, second, and fourth films are not on DVD.

(For the record, the current individual discs of the films are the same exact versions that were released in the Alien Saga--not "Legacy"--box.  All five products--each of the four discs, and the box set, were released at the same time, in June of 1999.  Now, for a little while after it's release, the Saga set did have a mail-in offer included, for a copy of the bonus Alien Legacy documentary disc.  IIRC, the Legacy bonus disc is/was around an hour long, and right now, it's up in the air if it's going to be included in the new set or not.)

This is basically the same thing as trying to argue that the Lord of the Rings Extended Editions aren't worth it because they were previously released as bare-bone (relatively speaking) theatrical versions.  Of course, the differences between the Theatrical and Extended cuts of the Rings films are tremendous, in terms of both the film presentation and the amount of extras included.  Same thing here--the old Alien disc was fantastic, Aliens was pretty good, and the discs last two films were fairly unremarkable, even for their time.

5) There is apparently an Alien 5 in the works. . .

According to whom?  Gregg?  By way of an Australian tabloid show which is the equivalent of Entertainment Tonight here in the states?  I think some folks are confusing next year's Alien/Predator movie, perhaps.

. . .which means there will never be a "defintive" Aliens set.

This would kind of be like refusing to buy the new Indiana Jones set on the possibility that a new film might be coming in a few years.  A future film doesn't detract from whether or not an existing product is any good.

But, it is by no means a "defintive" set, if by "defintive", you mean, it includes everything that's ever been committed to celluloid in the name of the franchise.  Right now, the Quadrilogy will apparently not be including Jerry Goldsmith's isolated score, which was on the first Alien DVD.  It won't be including the new Alien Saga documentary, which will be released by a different company on October 14th.  And, like I mentioned above, 1999's Alien Legacy documentary may-or-may-not be included on the ninth disc of the new set.  We'll have to wait for the official announcement from Fox to be sure.

Too many down sides to consider when purchasing such a hefty set for a franchise that is getting progressively worse, just for a couple of extra discs.

That's five extra discs, three brand-new cuts, and the theatrical cut of Aliens.  Maybe if you make enough money from selling all your Jango Junk, you'll be able to afford it.  

Especially whatever Fincher does to Alien 3. No matter what, the crew can't not use weapons in the original release, then magically be shown toting, so ultimately it can't measure up to 1,2, or 4.

I'll agree that the third film is weak, but the new cut might improve it, and I still think that the strength of the first two films, and the incredible amount of extras included make this a must-purchase set for the true DVD fan.

(I will mention here that I mis-spoke in my last post, where I said that the Quadrilogy had forty hours' worth of extras.  It actually has around forty hours total--around seventeen hours for the films, and around twenty-three hours for the supplementals.  Still, that's nearly a whole day's worth of bonus features to watch.  Should be amazing.)

Anyway, I'll stand by choice.  It won't sell nearly the amount of discs as Finding Nemo or Pirates, but I do think that this will be the single best DVD product released this fall.  I'll put up a laundry list of confirmed features for it in my next post.

[Matt]

Well, here's the list of stuff that's believed to be in the Quadrilogy so far--by no means is it complete, and, again, we'll have to wait for Fox to announce it before we have a complete list.  They should be doing that shortly.

This was compiled by a poster at the Home Theater Forum named Jeff Krispow.  You can follow the entire 37-page thread here, if you so desire.

--Note--I'm quoting the rest from his reply on page 21 of that thread, but I'm not putting it in as a quote as I believe it is harder to read.

"The following is a partial list of the "officially" announced specs for Fox's upcoming The Alien Quadrilogy DVD set. The list of extras have been mostly provided from information released by the British Board of Film Classification (http://www.bbfc.co.uk).

NOTE: The BBFC-listed extras were provided to them by Fox for classification-purposes only, with the intent of including them on the British edition of the Alien Quadrilogy set. Although the feature set between the US and UK sets are likely identical, there is no guarantee that all the specs and extras will be identical between both discs, or that they will even be on the discs at all. Since this set is still in production, the items on this list are not final, and there will undoubtedly be some additions and deletions. So, until Fox "officially" announces the final spec list, please take this list as a "work in progress" only.

New Info: The Digital Bits website has been closely documenting the production of The Alien Quadrilogy for their upcoming book. Bill Hunt has confirmed that some of these BBFC-announced extras have already been omitted from the final set. (Unfortunately, I do not personally know which ones have been dropped.) So remember this as the list is updated with future BBFC specs…


LIST UPDATED ON: 09/25/2003
Officially confirmed items are marked with an asterisk (*)

ALIEN

RIDLEY SCOTT INTRODUCTION TO THE 2003 DIRECTOR’S CUT (0m 55s) *


ALIEN - ORIGINAL THEATRICAL VERSION (widescreen) (116:24) *

ALIEN - 2003 DIRECTOR’S CUT FEATURE (widescreen) (115:46) *
(NOTE: Yes, the Director’s Cut is 37s shorter than the original version…)


AUDIO COMMENTARY (widescreen) (116m 24s)
Commentary featuring dir. Ridley Scott and members of the cast and crew (other participants TBA)


INTERVIEWS WITH RIDLEY SCOTT (8m 18s)
00:06:27:23 | ALIEN - INTERVIEWS WITH RIDLEY SCOTT
00:01:49:20 | ALIEN LASERDISC ARCHIVE - CHAPTER 4 - INTERVIEW WITH RIDLEY SCOTT


PRODUCTION (20m 59s)
00:00:54:03 | UNTITLED
00:00:57:09 | CHAPTER 7 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE
00:00:56:09 | CHAPTER 8 - OUTTAKE FOOTAGE
00:00:45:24 | CHAPTER 10 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE
00:00:18:22 | CHAPTER 11 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE A
00:00:30:16 | CHAPTER 11 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE B
00:00:17:03 | CHAPTER 11 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE C
00:02:07:12 | CHAPTER 12 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE A
00:00:33:08 | CHAPTER 12 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE B
00:00:15:01 | CHAPTER 12 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE C
00:00:27:07 | CHAPTER 12 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE D
00:00:35:02 | CHAPTER 12 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE E
00:00:22:18 | CHAPTER 12 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE F
00:00:30:01 | CHAPTER 13 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE A
00:00:37:20 | CHAPTER 13 - PRODUCTION & OUTTAKE FOOTAGE
00:00:09:24 | CHAPTER 14 - PRODUCTION & OUTTAKE FOOTAGE A
00:00:34:08 | CHAPTER 14 - PRODUCTION & OUTTAKE FOOTAGE B
00:00:11:03 | CHAPTER 14 - PRODUCTION & OUTTAKE FOOTAGE C
00:00:45:13 | CHAPTER 14 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE D
00:00:15:01 | CHAPTER 14 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE E
00:00:24:01 | CHAPTER 15 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE A
00:00:22:02 | CHAPTER 15 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE B
00:00:38:02 | CHAPTER 16 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE A
00:01:28:20 | CHAPTER 16 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE B
00:02:02:00 | CHAPTER 16 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE C
00:00:34:08 | CHAPTER 16 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE D
00:00:57:10 | CHAPTER 16 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE E
00:00:47:24 | CHAPTER 16 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE F
00:00:18:01 | CHAPTER 16 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE G
00:01:21:05 | CHAPTER 16 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE H


POST PRODUCTION (26m 47s)
00:01:39:21 | ALIEN - POST PRODUCTION
00:01:39:15 | ALIEN LASERDISC ARCHIVE - CHAPTER 17 - LAMBERT CONFRONTS RIPLEY
00:02:16:08 | KANE'S CONDITION
00:01:15:19 | RIPLEY AND PARKER
00:02:57:11 | PLANNING THE SEARCH
00:00:48:17 | A QUICK GLIMPSE
00:01:37:06 | RIPLEY REASSURES LAMBERT
00:01:02:21 | THE AIRLOCK SEQUENCE PT. 1
00:00:48:23 | THE AIRLOCK SEQUENCE PT. 2
00:05:44:09 | CH.17 - RIDLEY SCOTT INTERVIEW & THE COCOON SEQUENCE
00:00:22:01 | CHAPTER 17 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE B - (MUTE)
00:00:38:02 | PRODUCTION FOOTAGE C - (MUTE)
00:01:17:02 | PRODUCTION FOOTAGE D
00:01:09:23 | CHAPTER 18 - TRAILER
00:00:29:04 | TV SPOT A
00:00:09:18 | TV SPOT B
00:02:49:24 | CHAPTER 20 - RIDLEY SCOTT INTERVIEW


ART OF ALIEN - SCREEN TEST FOOTAGE - SIGOURNEY WEAVER’S SCREEN TEST - W/OPTIONAL COMMENTARY (widescreen) (4m 26s)

BOB BURNS ALIEN COLLECTION (16m 52s) *

DELETED SCENES (widescreen) (15m 42s)
00:02:12:08 | Untitled
00:03:21:13 | THE DERELICT
00:02:06:14 | KANE'S CONDITION
00:01:38:06 | BRETT, PARKER AND RIPLEY ARGUE
00:02:54:02 | PLANNING SCENE
00:01:44:19 | RIPLEY SOOTHES LAMBERT
00:01:44:11 | AIRLOCK SEQUENCE

THE EIGHTH PASSENGER - CREATURE DESIGN DOCUMENTARY (31m 33s)
Featuring Ridley Scott, Ron Cobb, H.R. Giger, Harry Dean Stanton, Ronald Shusett, Michael Seymour, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Ivor Powell, Roger Christian, Dan O'Bannon, Brian Johnson, Derek Vanlint, Carlo Rambaldi

FUTURE TENSE - MUSIC & EDITING DOCUMENTARY (16m 28s)

MULTI-ANGLE CHESTBUSTER WITHOUT COMMENTARY (widescreen) (10m 27s)
00:05:13:09 | Untitled
00:05:13:09 | CHESTBURSTER ANGLE 3

MULTI-ANGLE CHESTBUSTER WITH COMMENTARY (widescreen) (5m 13s)
This is obviously part of the previous Multi-Angle extra

A NIGHTMARE FULFILLED - REACTION TO THE FILM - FEATURETTE (19m 19s)
Directed by Charles de Lauzirika

OUTWARD BOUND - VISUAL EFFECTS FEATURETTE (18m 51s)

PRODUCTION GALLERY - THE DARKEST REACHES NOSTROMO & ALIEN PLANET - FEATURETTE (17m 27s)

RIDLEY SCOTT Q & A (15m 38s)

STAR BEAST - DEVELOPING THE STORY FEATURETTE (18m 09s)
Featuring Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Ron Cobb, Ivor Powell, Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Alan Ladd, Jr.

TRUCKERS IN SPACE: CASTING FEATURETTE (15m 46s)

THE VISUALISTS - DIRECTION & DESIGN (16m 41s)
Featuring Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett, David Giler, Gordon Carroll, Ridley Scott, Ivor Power, H.R. Giger


ALIEN - EXPERIENCE IN TERROR: PROMOTIONAL FEATURETTE '79 (7m 08s)

FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN SHEPPERTON STUDIOS 1978 DOCUMENTARY (24m 03s)


TRAILER (0m 42s)

THEATRICAL TRAILER A (widescreen) (1m 07s)

ALIEN - THE DIRECTOR'S CUT THEATRICAL TRAILER (1m 54s)
NOTE: This was announced for theatrical issue, NOT the DVD set. This is likely the exact same trailer as the one below, with a minor time difference (probably an extra long leader on the ends for projectionists).

ALIEN - THE DIRECTOR'S CUT (widescreen) (1m 49s)
International Trailer B (NOTE: This trailer WAS announced for the DVD set. It is likely the exact same trailer as the one above. As such, I am including only this one in my time totals.)


TV SPOTS (0m 37s)
00:00:28:06 | ALIEN TV SPOTS
00:00:09:06 | TV SPOT: NOW PLAYING

Film(s) Running Time:
232m10s (3hr52m10s)

Supplementary Length:
431m23s (7hr11m23s)



ALIENS

JAMES CAMERON INTRODUCTION TO EXTENDED VERSION (0m 31) *


ALIENS - ORIGINAL THEATRICAL VERSION (widescreen) (136m 32s) *

ALIENS - EXTENDED VERSION FEATURE (widescreen) (154m 17s) *


PRODUCTION (8m 09s)
00:00:20:19 | UNTITLED
00:00:04:13 | CHAPTER 13 - FILM FOOTAGE
00:00:12:21 | CHAPTER 16 - FILM FOOTAGE
00:00:19:10 | CHAPTER 17 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE A
00:00:24:06 | CHAPTER 17 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE B
00:00:57:18 | CHAPTER 18 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE
00:00:17:24 | CHAPTER 20 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE A
00:01:10:00 | CHAPTER 20 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE B
00:02:09:18 | CHAPTER 22 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE A
00:01:21:15 | CHAPTER 22 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE B
00:00:50:16 | CHAPTER 22 - PRODUCTION FOOTAGE


57 YEARS LATER: CONTINUING THE STORY FEATURETTE (10m 59s)

ALIENS UNLEASHED: REACTION TO THE FILM FEATURETTE (11m 38s)

BEAUTY AND THE BITCH: POWER LOADER VS. QUEEN ALIEN FEATURETTE (22m 25s)

BUG HUNT: CREATURE DESIGN (16m 23s)

BUILDING BETTER WORLDS: FROM CONCEPT TO CONSTRUCTION FEATURETTE (13m 28s)

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: MUSIC, EDITING AND SOUND FEATURETTE (15m 30s)

INTERVIEW WITH JAMES CAMERON (9m 29)

JAMES CAMERON INTERVIEW/FILM FOOTAGE (3m 13s)

THE POWER OF REAL TECH: VISUAL EFFECTS FEATURETTE (27m 49s)

PREPARING FOR BATTLE: CASTING AND CHARACTERIZATION FEATURETTE (16m 59s)

THE RISK ALWAYS LIVES: WEAPONS AND ACTION FEATURETTE (15m 12s)

THIS TIME IT'S WAR: PINEWOOD STUDIOS, 1985 FEATURETTE (19m 39s)

TWO ORPHANS: SIGOURNEY WEAVER AND CARRIE HENN FEATURETTE (13m 47s)


MULTI-ANGLE PRE-VIS ANIMATICS W/OPTIONAL COMMENTARY (3m 14s)

THE MAKING OF ALIENS (8m 08s)


INTERNATIONAL TRAILER (0m 29s)

DOMESTIC TRAILER (0m 32s)


TV SPOTS (0m 29s)


EASTER EGG - A BOY AND HIS POWER LOADER (9m 35s)

Film(s) Running Time:
290m49s (4hr50m49s)

Supplementary Length:
227m38s (3hr47m38s)



ALIEN 3

ALIEN 3 - ORIGINAL THEATRICAL VERSION (widescreen) (114m 33s) *

ALIEN 3 - SPECIAL EDITION FEATURE (extended version, widescreen) (144m 38s) *


AUDIO COMMENTARY (widescreen) (114m 33s)
Commentary participants TBA


ADAPTIVE ORGANISM: CREATURE DESIGN FEATURETTE (20m 31s)

ADI'S WORKSHOP PRODUCTION FEATURETTES (23m 26s)
00:14:34:16 | PRODUCTION - PART II
00:08:51:08 | PRODUCTION FEATURETTE PART 3

DEVELOPMENT: CONCLUDING THE STORY FEATURETTE (16m 54s)

FURNACE CONSTRUCTION: TIME LAPSE SEQUENCE FEATURETTE (4m 33s)

MULTI-ANGLE SEGMENT E.E.V. BIOSCAN W/OPTIONAL COMMENTARY (12m 01s)
00:02:00:05 | UNTITLED
00:02:00:05 | E.E.V. BIOSCAN - ANGLE 2
00:02:00:06 | E.E.V. BIOSCAN - ANGLE 3
00:02:00:05 | E.E.V. BIOSCAN - ANGLE 4
00:02:00:05 | E.E.V. BIOSCAN - ANGLE 5
00:02:00:06 | E.E.V. BIOSCAN - ANGLE 6

MUSIC, EDITING & SOUND FEATURETTE (14m 50s)
Features Elliot Goldenthal, Gregory M. Gerlich, Gary S. Gerlich

OPTICAL FURY VISUAL EFFECTS FEATURETTE (part subtitled) (23m 18s)

POST MORTEM REACTION TO THE FILM FEATURETTE (5m 46s)

PRE-PRODUCTION: PART 3 FEATURETTE (1m 39s)

PRODUCTION: PART ONE FEATURETTE (18m 00s)

TALES OF THE WOODEN PLANET: VINCENT WARD'S VISION FEATURETTE (13m 09s)

XENO-EROTIC: H.R. GIGER'S REDESIGN FEATURETTE (10m 17s)


ALIEN 3 ADVANCE FEATURETTE (2m 47s)

THE MAKING OF ALIEN 3 (22m 25s)


TRAILER A (1m 00s)

TRAILER B (1m 07s)

TRAILER C (1m 01s)

TRAILER D (0m 31s)

TRAILER E (1m 06s)


TV SPOTS (2m 41s)
00:00:28:21 | ALIEN 3 TV SPOTS
00:00:14:09 | TV SPOT: THREE TIMES
00:00:15:12 | TV SPOT: EVERYWHERE
00:00:14:11 | TV SPOT: REVIEW
00:00:29:01 | UNTITLED
00:00:28:21 | TV SPOT: A TRUE KNOCKOUT
00:00:29:13 | TV SPOT: GALAXY REVIEW

Film(s) Running Time:
259m11s (4hr19m11s)

Supplementary Length:
311m35s (5hr11m35s)



ALIEN RESURRECTION

INTRODUCTION TO EXTENDED VERSION (widescreen) (0m 44s) *


ALIEN RESURRECTION - ORIGINAL THEATRICAL VERSION (widescreen) (108m 38s) *

ALIEN RESURRECTION - EXTENDED VERSION FEATURE (widescreen) (115m) *


ALIEN RESURRECTION (Widescreen, DVD Director’s Audio Commentary) (108m 38s) *
Commentary with dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet (unknown if any other participants)


CRITICAL JUNCTURE: REACTION TO THE FILM FEATURETTE (14m 26s)
Produced & Directed by Charles de Lauzirika

DEATH FROM BELOW: UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURETTE (31m 35s)

FRENCH TWIST: DIRECTION AND DESIGN FEATURETTE (26m 07s)

FROM THE ASHES: REVIVING THE STORY FEATURETTE (10m 03s)

GENETIC COMPOSITION MUSIC FEATURETTE (13m 08s)

IN THE ZONE: THE BASKETBALL SCENE FEATURETTE (6m 41s)

A MATTER OF SCALE: MINATURE PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURETTE (22m 48s)

MULTI-ANGLE SEGMENTS WITHOUT COMMENTARY (8m 34s)
00:02:51:09 | Untitled
00:02:51:09 | MULTI-ANGLE SEGMENTS - REHEARSALS
00:02:51:10 | MULTI-ANGLE SEGMENT - 3 ANGLES (mute)

TEST FOOTAGE CREATURES AND COSTUMES SEGMENTS (14m 27s)
00:09:49:03 | Untitled
00:04:38:09 | TEST FOOTAGE #1 - HAIR / MAKEUP

UNDER THE SKIN: CASTING AND CHARACTERIZATION FEATURETTE (12m 44s)

UNNATURAL MUTATION: CREATURE DESIGN FEATURETTE (26m 21s)

VIRTUAL ALIENS: COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY FEATURETTE (9m 51s)


THE MAKING OF ALIEN RESURRECTION (25m 42s)


ALIEN RESURRECTION - THEATRICAL TRAILER (2m 19s)


TV SPOTS (1m 41s)
00:00:28:22 | ALIEN RESURRECTION TV SPOTS
00:00:28:21 | TV SPOT: SCREAM
00:00:28:20 | TV SPOT: HOST
00:00:14:10 | TV SPOT: SCREAM CUT DOWN


ALIEN EXTRA EASTER EGG (6m 47s)

Film(s) Running Time:
223m48s (3hr43m48s)

Supplementary Length:
342m36s (5hr42m36s)



BONUS DISC

ALIEN EVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY — U.K. CHANNEL 4 (widescreen, part subtitled) (64m 31s)


ALIEN QUADRILOGY TRAILER (1m 05s)

ALIEN LEGACY TRAILER (1m 05s)

Supplementary Length:
66m41s (1hr06m41s)



PACKAGING

9-Disc DigiPak Packaging *
(Truely "The Ultimate in Horror!)


_____________________________________________
Film Running Time — Set Subtotal:
1005m48s (16hr 45m 48s)

Supplementary Running Time — Set Sub-total:
1379m53s (22hr59m53s)
________________________________________
Total Running Time — Entire DVD Set:
2385m41s (39hr45m41s)


ITEMS NOT IN THE U.S. SET
The following items are confirmed removed from the North American version of the set due to space limitations:

THE ALIEN LEGACY documentary (66m 51s)
(NOTE: This apparently IS being included in the various European versions of the set… just not the U.S. set. Phooey!"

[Morgbug]

Wow.  Appreciate the effort Virex.  Nice to come to the same site for my Star Wars and DVD info.  

I may or may not get the Aliens set.  I know I whine too much about Canada but I don't even want to imagine what they'll be charging us for that.  Probably $150 for the set.  And yes, I know the conversion from US to Canadian dollars factors in, but nobody has offered to pay me in US dollars so the chunk of my paycheque is bigger to get it.  

Indy, Nemo, Pirates and X2 were already on my list.  I'm humming and hawing about the extended LOTR versions as I may have the patience to wait for the 15 disk final set  At the same time, I worry about what will or won't be included in that version.  

We preordered Lion King months ago

I wonder, is anyone else a bit of an odd duck like me in that they don't always watch all of the extra features included with the discs?  

[Scott]

Since I was scooped on my own band last time

Here is some news on the upcoming DVD

The article includes some more news on the Live at the Garden DVD as well:

The DVD also has a montage accompanying the song "Fortunate Son," with guest performances from ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, Sleater-Kinney, Steve Earle, former PJ drummer Jack Irons, Ben Harper, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, Idlewild and the Buzzcocks.
A live video for "Bushleaguer," shot at various performances on the group's 2003 Riot Act world tour, is included, as are live outtakes set to the song "Down" and a "Matt Cam" drummer's-eye view of the show, shot from behind the kit of Matt Cameron.

Also the rarities CD will be titled Lost Dogs[/i] and will contain the following tracks...

Disc one:
"All Night"
"Sad"
"Down"
"In the Moonlight"
"Hitchhiker"
"Don't Gimme No Lip"
"Walking"
"Alone"
"Education"
"'U'"
"Black, Red, Yellow"
"Leaving Here"
"Gremmie Out of Control"
"Whale Song"
"Undone"
"Hold On"
"Yellow Ledbetter"

Disc two:
"Fatal"
"Other Side"
"Hard to Imagine"
"Footsteps"
"Wash"
"Dead Man"
"Strangest Tribe"
"Drifting"
"Let Me Sleep"
"Angel"
"Last Kiss"
"Sweet Lew"
"Dirty Frank"
"Brother Instrumental"
"Bee Girl"

[Mikey D]

Great post, Matt.  I'm definitely getting 8 of your 10 picks and am on the fence about the Aliens set.  (The Matrix films really don't do much for me).  I'll wait and see the official word on the Aliens set, how much it is, etc. until I make a decision.

Starting today with the Scarface re-release, I'll be doing some heavy DVD buying within the next couple of months.  Its at least one disc a week until Christmas - although there might be a few weeks where nothing comes out - and some weeks have two or more.  (Like next week with Lion King and Christmas Story).

I love this thread, good stuff.  Keep up the excellent work.

[Jango Fettish]

Alrighty, I'm convinced. Is there a MSRP on the Alien set yet? It'll be a Christmas wishlist piece.

[Jimmy]

Matty... Anyone... Anyone...

I'm going to heads out later to pick up Tony Montana and need to know where I canf ind hin the cheapest... at the brick n' mortar level that is...

Could ya be so kind to give me some ideas...

 

[Matt]

Matty... Anyone... Anyone...

I'm going to heads out later to pick up Tony Montana and need to know where I canf ind hin the cheapest... at the brick n' mortar level that is...

Could ya be so kind to give me some ideas...

 

Believe Circuit City's the cheapest for Scarface at $15.99, while Best Buy's got it for $16.99.

It's also available in both wide- and wrong-screen, so get the right one.  

Posted by: Cory H  Posted on: Today at 08:42 AM  
Alrighty, I'm convinced. Is there a MSRP on the Alien set yet? It'll be a Christmas wishlist piece.

No MSRP until Fox announces it officially, but I would guess that the MSRP will be somewhere around $99-$119, which would put the "real world" price somewhere between $80 and $100.  Hopefully, $80, obviously.  I don't see it going above $100 at all.  

Another similar Fox release, the Die Hard Ultimate Collection, was a six-disc set, which I think was selling for between $50-60 when it was first released in 2001.  So, add another movie, and three more discs, and I think an $80 street price might be a possibility.

[Mikey D]

Matty... Anyone... Anyone...

I'm going to heads out later to pick up Tony Montana and need to know where I canf ind hin the cheapest... at the brick n' mortar level that is...

Could ya be so kind to give me some ideas...

 

B&M wise, I think Circuit City is the best at $14.99 (it might be $15.99, but still the cheapest).  That's where I'm heading after work.  Its probably going to be hit or miss, because the Circuit City near me sucks when it comes to DVD releases.

[Matt]

B&M wise, I think Circuit City is the best at $14.99 (it might be $15.99, but still the cheapest).  That's where I'm heading after work.  Its probably going to be hit or miss, because the Circuit City near me sucks when it comes to DVD releases.

Well, either way, it looks like Circuit is the place to beat on Scarface.

(Although, to be fair, a guy at the HTF is reporting that his Wal-Mart will have it for $15.18.  A lot of times, Wal-Mart will quietly beat the lowest prices from other chains, but they don't do a regular weekly ad, so nobody knows.  Plus, Wal-Mart prices can be all over the board depending on which stores you go to, so your mileage may vary.  You'll just have to check your local stores to make sure--which might be easier.  At least around here, Wal-Marts outnumber Circuit City stores by a huge margin.)

[Jim]

Just got back from Circuit City. Picked up the following.  Prices were as follows:

Scarface $15.99
Fast 2 Furious $15.99
Fargo $14.99
Dreamcatcher $17.99
Osbournes 2 $17.99

[Jimmy]

Matty and all...

WalMart here had Scarface (the Def Jam edition) for $15.48. I was pretty stoked...

Though the mixed the full and wide screen together and I had to go through a bunch to find the wide finally.

[Jango Fettish]

I rented Fargo the other night, so I could screen it before I could buy it, and I have to say that I was sorely disappointed. Scott will agree with me here that those MN accents are so, so over the top. Needless to say, I didn't buy it.

Target's 2 Fast 2 Furious includes a cool bonus 15 minute "Making of.." DVD, same price as Circuit City.

I sat down and watched the entire Osbournes Season 2 set. Way better than Season 1, content wise.

Lastly, I for one have never seen Scarface (yeah, I know). I was looking to rent before I bought it, but can't find it on VHS.

For the record, I don't buy the whole "the world is yours" credo that these rappers admire and grew up on thanks to Scarface.

There are plenty of real world accomplishments by minorities/blacks/hispanics that would serve just as well as a Cuban kid who ends up being a gun toting druglord. Something tells me the violence and drugs are the major draw in that movie.

[Scott]

Fargo I thought was awesome, the Coen's are from Saint Louis Park a Minneapolis Suburb and so I took the accents as a lot of tongue in cheek.  I also do know people that talk like that...not so much in the cities but more out in greater MN.  That is one of my favorite movies.

[DSJ™]

Well since this is a topic on DVD's, I thought I would share with you my new toy I picked up yesterday.



This is the Polaroid PDV-0700 Portable DVD Player.
 
Built-In Dolby Digital Decoder:  Yes.
Component Video Output:  No.
Digital Audio Decoder:  MP3.
Digital Coaxial Output:  No.
Digital Optical Output:  1
DTS Output:  No.
Included In Box  Battery, Splitter, AV Cable, Adapters.
Media Playback  DVD, CD/R/RW, MP3, JPG, Kodak.
Product Dimensions  19.81(W) x 4.45(H) x 14.3(D) cm.
Progressive Scan:  No.
RCA A/V Outputs:  1.
Remote Type:  Slim.
S-Video Output  No.
Size of LCD:  7".
Virtual Surround Sound:  No.
Zoom Feature:  Yes.

I'm very pleased with this little player. I took it to work with me last night & watched AOTC.  
The other part I like too is I can hook it up to a larger TV screen. Looks like I'll be getting a lot of DVD's in the near future!