Alien anthology blu-ray

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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited November 2010
    According to Blu-ray.com:
    Get ready for the most thorough, encyclopedic, exhaustive collection of Alien-related supplements imaginable. If you're familiar with the Alien Quadrilogy DVD release, you'll find all of that material ported over here—Easter eggs, too—along with brand-new "Enhancement Pods" that feature almost five hours of additional material exclusive to this new Blu-ray set, including more behind-the-scenes footage, raw dailies, and interviews. The LaserDisc supplements are here as well, and—David Fincher fans take note—Wreckage and Rage: The Making of Alien 3 has been restored to its original run time. (For the 2003 DVD release, 20th Century Fox controversially cut out sections about Fincher's struggles with studio intervention.) All told, there are over 60 hours of special features and an unbelievable 12,000 images, from storyboards and sketches to production stills and cast portrait galleries. The sheer amount of material is overwhelming—literally, it would take days to view it all—but Fox has put together an easy-to-navigate menu system that makes accessing the bonus features a breeze.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited December 2010
    I have the original Quadrilogy and just have to piece meal this release....wish I loved every one but I don't.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited December 2010
    I've just placed an order of this set from the Amazon UK site: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alien-Anthology-Blu-ray/dp/product/B003AQBYUG/278-1226870-8279264?t=sd4-21&SubscriptionId=0AKK26D74VRPDADHKP02&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B003AQBYUG&tag=sd4-21

    Buyers & reviewers reported that those are region-free BD's.

    Price dropped from £24.99 to £24.35 during checkout, which brought it to a total of USD 39.83 shipped.

    Items: GBP 21.27
    Postage & Packing: GBP 3.08

    Total before VAT: GBP 24.35
    VAT: GBP 0.00

    Order Total: GBP 24.35
    Payment Total: USD 39.83**
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  • ecod123
    ecod123 Posts: 379
    edited December 2010
    Wow, $39.83 for a region-free BD. That's a killer price. I almost bought what I though was a great deal for $69 not too long ago.

    BTW, aside from region-free, does anyone know if there's any other differences between the US and the UK versions?

    Keiko, congrats on the early Christmas present! Which players have you heard are having problem? Thanks.
  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited December 2010
    I'm awaiting its arrival to test it out. Previously I bought the BoBs & the Bourne Trilogy BD sets w/ really cool discount from that Amazon UK site; both played on my old Oppo BDP-83 without any issue.
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    Living room:
    LSiM707's / LSiM706c / LSiM702 F/X's / dual JL Audio Fathom F113's / Parasound Halo A51 / Panasonic 65" TC-P65VT50
    Bedroom:
    Usher Dancer Mini 2 Diamond DMD's / Logitech SB Touch / W4S STP-SE / W4S DAC-2 / W4S ST-1000 / Samsung 52" LN52B750
    Other rooms:
    Audioengine AP4's / GLOW Audio Sub One / audio-gd NFB-3 DAC / Audioengine N22
    audio-gd NFB-10.2 / Denon AH-D7000
  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited January 2011
    DMara wrote: »
    I've just placed an order of this set from the Amazon UK site: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alien-Anthology-Blu-ray/dp/product/B003AQBYUG/278-1226870-8279264?t=sd4-21&SubscriptionId=0AKK26D74VRPDADHKP02&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B003AQBYUG&tag=sd4-21

    Buyers & reviewers reported that those are region-free BD's.

    Price dropped from £24.99 to £24.35 during checkout, which brought it to a total of USD 39.83 shipped.

    Items: GBP 21.27
    Postage & Packing: GBP 3.08

    Total before VAT: GBP 24.35
    VAT: GBP 0.00

    Order Total: GBP 24.35
    Payment Total: USD 39.83**



    Woo hoo, my Alien Anthology set arrived, and all 6 UK-version discs are playable in my Oppo BDP-93 :smile: Can't wait until my new subs arrive to enjoy its bass :biggrin:
    Current price is not as good as when I bought the set, so guys, wait until it drops again, but you got to get this set, I mean it.
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    Integra DHC-80.3 / Oppo BDP-105 / DirecTV HR24 DVR /APC S15blk PC-UPS
    Living room:
    LSiM707's / LSiM706c / LSiM702 F/X's / dual JL Audio Fathom F113's / Parasound Halo A51 / Panasonic 65" TC-P65VT50
    Bedroom:
    Usher Dancer Mini 2 Diamond DMD's / Logitech SB Touch / W4S STP-SE / W4S DAC-2 / W4S ST-1000 / Samsung 52" LN52B750
    Other rooms:
    Audioengine AP4's / GLOW Audio Sub One / audio-gd NFB-3 DAC / Audioengine N22
    audio-gd NFB-10.2 / Denon AH-D7000