Amazon UK preorders up (thanks to Phloyd at blu-ray.com for the heads up). And the release date is 3/30 not 3/20, sorry for the typo.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000RJEHLW?tag=bluraystati00-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738)
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000RJEHM6?tag=bluraystati00-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738)
Pulp Fiction (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000RJEHLM?tag=bluraystati00-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738)

Man I sure would love all three of those to come out on BD in the States this spring. Importing is fun but often twice the price.

I received a PM from another member saying they have been pulled from the UK release schedule. Those are three I would import in a heart beat....unless they were coming to the states in short order ;)

I received a PM from another member saying they have been pulled from the UK release schedule. Those are three I would import in a heart beat....unless they were coming to the states in short order ;)

yeah that was me, they just got re-opened for pre-order again. i can't take this anymore... really need a US release date, those import prices are damn expensive to own all 3 movies.

Let's hope that the release is not bumped and Kill Bill Vol 1 gets the bloody 112 min version.

Would the quality be different from a US release? Different source? Anything? Wondering the same about American movies pressed in Japan....

I just got into BD (via PS3) and I'm curious if these are region free like all of my trusty HD DVD imports.

Remember, I'm purple -- don't flame me :)

I just got into BD (via PS3) and I'm curious if these are region free like all of my trusty HD DVD imports.

Remember, I'm purple -- don't flame me :)

No, unfortunately, blu-ray is heavily region encoded... :(

^wrong

kentondb, look at the list at the site below and you can play the green listed titles on any BD player, anywhere. It's pretty much only Fox using region coding.

http://www.blurayregioncodes.com/index.php?region=b

^wrong

kentondb, look at the list at the site below and you can play the green listed titles on any BD player, anywhere. It's pretty much only Fox using region coding.

http://www.blurayregioncodes.com/index.php?region=b

But blu-ray is not region free like HD-DVD is/was. That's what the person was asking.

And don't flame me either... :) I own and love both formats...

Chris

For those of you chomping at the bit for the unrated Japanese cut, I have bad news for you. The Kill Bill films are owned by Universal in Japan.

For those of you chomping at the bit for the unrated Japanese cut, I have bad news for you. The Kill Bill films are owned by Universal in Japan.

minor setback in the form of a delay. it seems inevitable now blu-ray will be the only optical format for HDM. also it's possible Japan isn't the only country with unrated cut.

I just got into BD (via PS3) and I'm curious if these are region free like all of my trusty HD DVD imports.

Remember, I'm purple -- don't flame me :)

Disney/BVHE have been generally Region Free for catalog titles - I fully expect these to be region free.

also it's possible Japan isn't the only country with unrated cut.

In five years, only Japan has released the uncut version.

I love the Kill Bill series, and this will be the first must have Blu-Ray for me, but I have never seen an imported version of a movie. What is the difference between owning an imported one and a domestic one?

I received a PM from another member saying they have been pulled from the UK release schedule. Those are three I would import in a heart beat....unless they were coming to the states in short order ;)

Just wanted to say that I got some very good stuff from your signature. I was about to start a thread about that.

Thanks buddy!

I love the Kill Bill series, and this will be the first must have Blu-Ray for me, but I have never seen an imported version of a movie. What is the difference between owning an imported one and a domestic one?

Thicker case;) I have The Island and Face Off and both are in a bulky BD case... both from amazon.uk.

These will be "must import" purchases for me... can't wait!

Consider these bought if they are region free! Now if we could only get Grindhouse on BR.

Consider these bought if they are region free! Now if we could only get Grindhouse on BR.

and Sin City

I love the Kill Bill series, and this will be the first must have Blu-Ray for me, but I have never seen an imported version of a movie. What is the difference between owning an imported one and a domestic one?

in the case of kill bill vol. 1, the content actually differs as well.

the scene where o-ren kills matsumoto is more gruesome in the japanese version, showing her moving the blade upward that wasnt in the US version.

another part is in the tea house where uma fought (slaughtered) the crazy 88s. in the US version when she plucked out the eye of one of the baddies it went black and white for the rest of the scene. in the japanese version everything stayed in color.

there are other subtle differences as well.

Only problem with the date of 30th March 2008 for the above listed titles , is that day is a sunday. DVD'S/HDM are released in the UK on a monday.

For those of you chomping at the bit for the unrated Japanese cut, I have bad news for you. The Kill Bill films are owned by Universal in Japan.

Then there's The Whole Bloody Affair that has been talked about for years, to which The Weinstein Company owns the rights (if it's ever released, that is). It's a mess.

Anyway, these sound tempting, but I'll just wait for the US releases. These aren't obscure titles that would take forever to come out.

Christ, that's gonna be an expensive day. If true, that is.

Just preordered the Kill Bill BDs from Amazon UK. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they are region free. They ring up cheaper than the listed price for folks ordering from the U.S.

I'll definitely double-dip for the uncut Japanese version or if we ever see The Whole Bloody Affair.

There hasn't been any announcement on those titles so it's very dubious. They've been listed on various sites several times before being taken down just before the release date.

Asda.com only list KB1 (for the 3rd March, a monday)

$40 a pop! I'll wait. :(

Why the hell aren't they bundling both vols of Kill Bill together? They better make an (affordable) box set here in the US...

Amazon UK preorders up (thanks to Phloyd at blu-ray.com for the heads up). And the release date is 3/30 not 3/20, sorry for the typo.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000RJEHLW?tag=bluraystati00-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738)
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000RJEHM6?tag=bluraystati00-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738)
Pulp Fiction (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000RJEHLM?tag=bluraystati00-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738)
I doubt very much you will be watch kill bill on march 30 or 31st for that matter as no other
uk site has these for pre-order, amazon place holder strikes again.

I got email from Amazon.co.uk about the Kill Bill BDs and Pulp Fiction. It seems like they think they're going to be selling them. :) Whether it comes to fruition or not is not their doing.

larry

$40 a pop! I'll wait. :(

Im with you on that one.


To the other members, these are catalog tittles, and most likely are region free.

Whatever happened to "The Whole Bloody Affair"? I'll wait for that if it still coming.

Re-watching the movies now. Vol. 1 was a lot of fun. Been years since I saw it.

Pulp Fiction is prob on 80-90% of this forum's members' top 5 list. even at $40, w/o a US release date or even rumors of an announcement, i dont think i can wait. as for kill bill series, if it's not the uncut version i'd wait.

Pulp Fiction is prob on 80-90% of this forum's members' top 5 list. even at $40, w/o a US release date or even rumors of an announcement, i dont think i can wait. as for kill bill series, if it's not the uncut version i'd wait.

I don't know if that is accurate or not, but Pulp Fiction most certainly is in my Top 3 favorite movies of all time. And yes, under these circumstances, $40 is a no-brainer.

I don't know if that is accurate or not, but Pulp Fiction most certainly is in my Top 3 favorite movies of all time. And yes, under these circumstances, $40 is a no-brainer.

Absolute no brainer. Best movie of my generation (I'm 28).

Kill Bill Vol 1 : November 30, 2008.
Kill Bill Vol 2 : November 30, 2008.
Pulp Fiction : March 30, 2008.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/kill-bill-Blu-ray-DVD/s******sr_nr_p_n_binding_browse-b_2?ie=UTF8&rs=283926&keywords=kill%20bill&rh=n%3A283926%2Ck%3Akill%20bill%2Cp%5Fn%5Fbinding%5Fbrowse-bin%3A383380011

Amazon loves to screw with people, now it's November 30 2008

I cancelled the Kill Bill movies since they are delayed. Still hoping for Pulp Fiction at the end of the month.

Amazon loves to screw with people, now it's November 30 2008

What's more chickenshit than ****ing with a man's Pulp Fiction BR release date? I mean, don't **** with another man's Pulp Fiction BR release date. You just don't do it! :)

What's more chickenshit than ****ing with a man's Pulp Fiction BR release date? I mean, don't **** with another man's Pulp Fiction BR release date. You just don't do it! :)

no trial, no jury, straight execution.

honestly i think it's a matter of time b4 pulp is moved to nov. 30 as well. for now i will just pretend they're not listed. until other sites are listing them as well this is not gonna happen.

no trial, no jury, straight execution.

Oh man, I just shot amazon.com in the face.

Absolute no brainer. Best movie of my generation (I'm 28).

I'm 29, and while it's a great flick, Pulp Fiction is in no way the best film to be released in the last 30 years. Laughable assertion.

Raging Bull comes to mind (often in the top 1-3 of International film lists)

Unforgiven, Schindler's List, Goodfellas, hell...ET. Not to mention scores of foreign films.

I love Pulp Fiction, but I'm gonna wait to pay less than $20 for an HD transfer.

I'm 29, and while it's a great flick, Pulp Fiction is in no way the best film to be released in the last 30 years. Laughable assertion.

Raging Bull comes to mind (often in the top 1-3 of International film lists)

Unforgiven, Schindler's List, Goodfellas, hell...ET. Not to mention scores of foreign films.

I love Pulp Fiction, but I'm gonna wait to pay less than $20 for an HD transfer.

The only film that you mention that comes close is Schindler's List. Goodfellas and Unforgiven are great, but flawed movies (esp Goodfellas). By the way, I don't consider Raging Bull part of my generation. That movie came out when I was what, 3?

There's nothing to argue here see. You can't tell me what my opinion is. LOL.

I'm 29, and while it's a great flick, Pulp Fiction is in no way the best film to be released in the last 30 years. Laughable assertion.

Raging Bull comes to mind (often in the top 1-3 of International film lists)

Unforgiven, Schindler's List, Goodfellas, hell...ET. Not to mention scores of foreign films.

I love Pulp Fiction, but I'm gonna wait to pay less than $20 for an HD transfer.

Unforgiven baby!!:cool:

that is a understatement, Tarantino is a hack director IMHO and while I do enjoy Pulp Fiction very much so, at 24 I can proudly say it is far from the greatest film of "my" generation, everyone has their opinions though ;)

-Gary

The only film that you mention that comes close is Schindler's List. Goodfellas and Unforgiven are great, but flawed movies (esp Goodfellas). By the way, I don't consider Raging Bull part of my generation. That movie came out when I was what, 3?

There's nothing to argue here see. You can't tell me what my opinion is. LOL.

i have to agree with you about Pulp Fiction. I also never thought Raging Bull was that great...I've seen it once and would never want to watch it again.

Well I guess Pulp Fiction airing on StarzHD next week will have to hold me over. Please let i be OAR...

I'm 29, and while it's a great flick, Pulp Fiction is in no way the best film to be released in the last 30 years. Laughable assertion.

Just because you do not agree with his opinion does not mean that it is a "laughable assertion".

Everyone has their opinion on what makes a movie great. Pulp Fiction is one of my favorite movies (in my top 3 or 4). I do think it is a "great" movie.

Raging Bull comes to mind (often in the top 1-3 of International film lists)

Unforgiven, Schindler's List, Goodfellas, hell...ET. Not to mention scores of foreign films.



Are you saying a film must be on a "international film list" to qualify?

And I can't even believe that you mentioned "ET"! "Laughable assertion"! ;)

What's more chickenshit than ****ing with a man's Pulp Fiction BR release date? I mean, don't **** with another man's Pulp Fiction BR release date. You just don't do it! :)

:D

Would the quality be different from a US release? Different source? Anything? Wondering the same about American movies pressed in Japan....

As far as HDM is concerned it doesn't make sense for the Studios to create separate encodes region wise as it seems to be a costly affair. However if the same movie is distributed by different studios then it may make some sense to create region specific encodes.

The only film that you mention that comes close is Schindler's List. Goodfellas and Unforgiven are great, but flawed movies (esp Goodfellas). By the way, I don't consider Raging Bull part of my generation. That movie came out when I was what, 3?

There's nothing to argue here see. You can't tell me what my opinion is. LOL.

well, when you dub a movie "the greatest film of a generation" ...that steps outside the realm of "opinion." If it was your opinion, then you would have said "this is my favorite film released during my generation."

I don't mean to flame or step on someone's taste, But I will absolutely call someone out on such an insane statement.

Raging Bull is part of your generation. Deal with it ;)

Goodfellas is "flawed?" Did you read that off the back of a cracker jack box, or do you have your own analysis concerning the flaws in Goodfellas? ...and how is it more "flawed" than Pulp Fiction?

:D

Unforgiven baby!!:cool:

that is a understatement, Tarantino is a hack director IMHO and while I do enjoy Pulp Fiction very much so, at 24 I can proudly say it is far from the greatest film of "my" generation, everyone has their opinions though ;)

-Gary

he's not a hack.Tarantino does some great work, but he's very derivative. and his steam my be running out. After studying film in school for a few years, I figured I'd go back to Tarantino and hate him...but I actually came to appreciate him even more. I was kinda surprised, actually.


again...that statement wasn't one of opinion, it was a bold and uninformed statement of belief. Just had to point it out ;)

Just because you do not agree with his opinion does not mean that it is a "laughable assertion".

Everyone has their opinion on what makes a movie great. Pulp Fiction is one of my favorite movies (in my top 3 or 4). I do think it is a "great" movie.



Are you saying a film must be on a "international film list" to qualify?

And I can't even believe that you mentioned "ET"! "Laughable assertion"! ;)

"greatest film"
well, how many films made in the last 3 decades should qualify for this statement? Only the ones in the US, I guess? Are international critics irrelevant? No, of course they aren't. But the AFI top 100 list is pretty laughable. Star Wars in the top 20 my ass...it was good for revolutionizing effects, but literally destroyed good taste. created the Blockbuster Phenomenon. Now, studios vie for opening week ticket sales and ancillary marketing, rather than cohesive plots and strong characters (not that Star Wars was bad...hell, we all wish we were Luke...just that it changed the focus of movie making).

American film more or less died in the 70s.

so yeah, more than anything, international opinion counts when considering "the greatest film of a generation." Pulp Fiction wouldn't have happened without Raging Bull. So many American-made flicks owe a great deal a debt to Scorsese.

And you're also saying that ET had less influence than Pulp Fiction?...wow...

...whoa...

..
.

But I love Pulp Fiction. don't get me wrong. I think it's great, too. But it pales to many other great films released in the last 3 decades. Not even in my top 10...and hell...top 10 all time? suure... ;)

American film more or less died in the 70s.

Are you kidding me ?

Shawshank Redemption
Schindler's list
Departed
Aviator
Pianist
Forrest Gump
Saving Private Ryan
Pan's Labyrinth
V for Vendetta

Are you kidding me ?

Shawshank Redemption
Schindler's list
Departed
Aviator
Pianist
Forrest Gump
Saving Private Ryan
Pan's Labyrinth
V for Vendetta

Hah. I'm not one to make fun of someone's taste (I'm sure someone else will jump in), but I'd just like to point out that two of the films on your list were not made by American filmmakers.

Doesn't matter when it's directed by human beings.

"greatest film"
well, how many films made in the last 3 decades should qualify for this statement? Only the ones in the US, I guess? Are international critics irrelevant? No, of course they aren't. But the AFI top 100 list is pretty laughable. Star Wars in the top 20 my ass...it was good for revolutionizing effects, but literally destroyed good taste. created the Blockbuster Phenomenon. Now, studios vie for opening week ticket sales and ancillary marketing, rather than cohesive plots and strong characters (not that Star Wars was bad...hell, we all wish we were Luke...just that it changed the focus of movie making).

American film more or less died in the 70s.

so yeah, more than anything, international opinion counts when considering "the greatest film of a generation." Pulp Fiction wouldn't have happened without Raging Bull. So many American-made flicks owe a great deal a debt to Scorsese.

And you're also saying that ET had less influence than Pulp Fiction?...wow...

...whoa...

..
.

But I love Pulp Fiction. don't get me wrong. I think it's great, too. But it pales to many other great films released in the last 3 decades. Not even in my top 10...and hell...top 10 all time? suure... ;)

You are all over the place, and I can't even keep track of the point that you are (apparently) trying to make. :confused:

Anyway, thanks for your opinion..........whatever it is.

Raging Bull is part of your generation. Deal with it ;)


No way... I'm 29 and Raging Bull is most definitely NOT part of MY generation, or the OP's if he's 28. Raging Bull is truly one of the last great films of the 70's, and I was 2 years old when it was released. It IS great, and in my opinion is a much much much better film than Pulp Fiction. I'd agree that Goodfellas is also vastly superior to Pulp Fiction, and is much closer to my generation. However, I think people tend to group these things by generations of filmmakers, rather than release date. Scorsese, one of my favorites, is certainly from the previous generation of filmmakers, and Tarantino is from the '90's indies-go-mainstream VCR generation of filmmakers.

Hah. I'm not one to make fun of someone's taste (I'm sure someone else will jump in), but I'd just like to point out that two of the films on your list were not made by American filmmakers.

I chuckled as well. :D

Doesn't matter when it's directed by human beings.

I said AMERICAN film. Pan's Labrynth was financed and produced by Spanish filmmakers.

In no way, whatsoever, is it considered an American film. When the original category under question is "American film," Pan's Labrynth is out of the question. How the frick is "directed by a human being" qualitative of the American film category?

dude, hate to say it, but making comments like this^ kinda damages your credibility.


:rolleyes:

I think V for Vendetta is still considered an American film, since it was produced and financed by an American studio, just as with the LOTR films.

I'm not sure about The Pianist though.

No way... I'm 29 and Raging Bull is most definitely NOT part of MY generation, or the OP's if he's 28. Raging Bull is truly one of the last great films of the 70's, and I was 2 years old when it was released. It IS great, and in my opinion is a much much much better film than Pulp Fiction. I'd agree that Goodfellas is also vastly superior to Pulp Fiction, and is much closer to my generation. However, I think people tend to group these things by generations of filmmakers, rather than release date. Scorsese, one of my favorites, is certainly from the previous generation of filmmakers, and Tarantino is from the '90's indies-go-mainstream VCR generation of filmmakers.

Raging Bull was 1981. Scorsese is of the Copolla, Speilburg, Lucas new American wave of trained "professional" filmmakers (non-apprenticed). Indeed, Copolla made his best stuff in the seventies, but a guy like Speilburg didn't come full force until the 80s.

Good point about director categories, it seems like the most logical way to categorize generations (Tarantino is certainly not in the same realm as Scorsese and the others...but he's way better than Lucas)

While I tend to agree with this categorization, there are several inconsistencies that arise among other directors linked this way. Italian Neorealist film has some rather clear-cut distinctions amongst other Italian, and non-Italian film released within that time (the 1940s). Even though Fellini was working with one of the most prominent neo-realist filmmakers (Rossellini), he wasn't a neo-realist when he started making his own films. Even so, he tends to be lumped in with the other neo-realists simply because he was working during their heyday, and b/c he had previously worked with them. His first two or 3 films had hints of neo-realism, but departed form the genre in far too many instances. By the time La Vita Dolce and 8 1/2 rolled around, critics were (and are) still labeling him a neo-realist even though he was well into his own, very unique realm of filmmaking.

I'm not disagreeing with you, I just think that generations broaden themselves on an individual basis. Can we look at Scorsese's more recent work and stretch back his generation to his early days, or should we cut up his work into sections of influence? His early stuff comes from a different world than does his later work, but he has more or less stuck to the same elements throughout...emotions, motivations, plot points, character traits, imagery, etc.

You are all over the place, and I can't even keep track of the point that you are (apparently) trying to make. :confused:

Anyway, thanks for your opinion..........whatever it is.

admittedly, I went off on a tangent with the Star Wars thing; my initial point is that International opinion counts at least as much as American opinion when considering the "greatest film of a generation," especially when a lot of these influences have crossed national borders over the last decade or two.

You seem to think that International opinion has no validity in film quality. You may not agree with their determinations of quality, but to discount their influence is ridiculous (the first part of that previous statement relates to expression of opinion, the second relates to a quantitative fact--seems there has been some confusion over what is opinion and what is a general fact)

hopefully my last post made a little more sense.

Not that it matters much but Raging Bull was a late 1980 release. I'm sure you're referring to the fact that it was still in theatres in 81. And you clearly like going off on tangents, which is really no harm. You also raise plenty of interesting points. I still don't believe Raging Bull can be grouped in with Pulp Fiction on almost any front. Especially when you consider that Pulp Fiction was the start and catalyst for a sea change in American filmmaking, and Raging Bull was really the last statement of 70's American filmmaking...

For the record, not that it applies, but I actually prefer Scorsese in '84 with King Of Comedy to Raging Bull...

I don't know; I just consider 1980 to be part of the 80s. I do see the point about RB being the last of that era of filmmaking though.

Well, I preordered Pulp Fiction. I assume based on previous discussion in this thread that it's going to play in my American PS3...

admittedly, I went off on a tangent with the Star Wars thing; my initial point is that International opinion counts at least as much as American opinion when considering the "greatest film of a generation," especially when a lot of these influences have crossed national borders over the last decade or two.

You seem to think that International opinion has no validity in film quality. You may not agree with their determinations of quality, but to discount their influence is ridiculous (the first part of that previous statement relates to expression of opinion, the second relates to a quantitative fact--seems there has been some confusion over what is opinion and what is a general fact)

hopefully my last post made a little more sense.

Your last post most certainly did make more sense (post 62). In fact, I think it was a good post. :)

Anyway, I think you misunderstood the point that I was making about the "international film list". My point was not that foreign opinions don't count. It was the idea that only films that are on a "greatest film list" (regardless of where the list originated from) constitute a "great film".

In any event, Pulp Fiction is on AFI's Top 100 Greatest Movies list....so I guess that makes it a GREAT film! ;)

Well, I preordered Pulp Fiction. I assume based on previous discussion in this thread that it's going to play in my American PS3...

+1

Can anyone confirm this release is region free?

I've got the special edition DVD with the JRS menu (which the $5.00 shake is absent from?!? wtf) but I WANT THIS IN HD

I just preordered Pulp Fiction on Bluray. The site says it's 20something euros, but when I added it to my cart it was only 17something. So it was about $30 shipped. Just a heads up for those who thought the original $40 was too much. Also the release date now says 3/30, which can't be good.

Worth it to me since this is one of my favorites movies and there is not even rumors of when it will come out in the US.

I think V for Vendetta is still considered an American film, since it was produced and financed by an American studio, just as with the LOTR films.

I'm not sure about The Pianist though.

Even though it was directed by an Australian with a mostly Australian creative team?

Even though it was directed by an Australian with a mostly Australian creative team?

I assume you're referring to LoTR? (Polanski-The Pianist is Polish-French; the wachowskis? ...eh, who cares?).

Peter Jackson is a kiwi, not Australian, as is his production and effects crew. It was, however, financed by an American Studio.

I assume you're referring to LoTR? (Polanski-The Pianist is Polish-French; the wachowskis? ...eh, who cares?).

Peter Jackson is a kiwi, not Australian, as is his production and effects crew. It was, however, financed by an American Studio.

No, V for Vendetta.
Sydney born Australian James McTeigue directed it.
The producer was Australian Grant Hill, production designer - Australian Owen Patterson.

The Wachowski's name was only stuck on it as lesser producers, no doubt for publicity more than any creative input.

Even without the Wachowski's involvement V felt more creative and mind boggling to me.

No, V for Vendetta.
Sydney born Australian James McTeigue directed it.
The producer was Australian Grant Hill, production designer - Australian Owen Patterson.

The Wachowski's name was only stuck on it as lesser producers, no doubt for publicity more than any creative input.

ah, funny. I always thought they had more involvement. Weren't they credited with adapting the graphic novel?

eh, either way....the flick was rather flat to me. Kinda fun, I suppose, but after sitting through a whole bunch of stuff exploding for 2 hours, I got the sense that nothing really happened? Kinda like the Matrix sequels, which is why I would think they had more input.

No surprises here - "Pulp Fiction" UK release date delayed to September 3.

yep, amazon sent emails. ))

No surprises here - "Pulp Fiction" UK release date delayed to September 3.

That is lame, but by now I guess it should be expected.

No surprises here - "Pulp Fiction" UK release date delayed to September 3.

Aaand... canceled. I'm guessing if it's delayed that long, we'll see the American version right around the same time.

Is there any difference between the UK and US version of KB? Thx.