I dont' see anything to suggest that the second link I posted is a bootleg - the guy has over 400 positive feedbacks and says it's from his personal collection.
But either way - I'd rather have a 20 dollar copy than a $100.00 dvd of a movie that can be had in a double feature disc and will in all probability see a re-release sometime in the next year.
But if you're happy, I'm happy.
Well, I meant the first seller, namely, because I asked about their copies of "Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Movie", that was,
before I got this one, and of course, no answer. Another seller was kind enough to admit to it being a DVD-R.
Region 0's DVD's are crap shoots, really. Image Entertainment lost their licenses for both TIE and MST3K, having let their contract on them expire in the same year (2001), thus becoming discontinued. If the day does come where either of these become obsolete by way of re-issue, I'll be the first to know, and I don't think I'll have a hard time flipping them, either. MST3K likely won't EVER happen due to it being pulled for license expiration and unresolved MSRP issues with Universal (ironically featuring "This Island Earth").
I'm far beyond happy, I've been fortunate enough to finally obtain two of both my, and 1,000's of other serious DVD collectors, most sought after discs of all time. I don't have interest in Criterion's "Salo" or "The Killer", so I can now die
happy ecstatic. $100 is a small price to pay for peace of mind.