Anyone buying Gremlins on blu-ray?

mentasm · 20-10-2009, 5:06 PM

Mine still hasn't arrived from Friday, nor has something sent recorded. Flipping joke. Strike hasn't even started yet.

Leterface · 20-10-2009, 6:58 PM

My Canadian release with the "glowing" slipcover:

mikegambit · 20-10-2009, 8:35 PM

I preordered mine from Amazon and they honoured the £9.69 price.
I opted for free delivery but they posted it yesterday and it arrived today - 7 days earlier than their estimate

DICKIEDUVET · 20-10-2009, 10:55 PM

Does the UK version have a slipcase ??

The Canadian/US version looks quite tasty.

CrazyHorse · 20-10-2009, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DICKIEDUVET

Does the UK version have a slipcase ??

The Canadian/US version looks quite tasty.

Mine doesn't. Can't say I'm bothered as I also pre-ordered from Amazon @ £9.69 and the disc appears to be identical to the US/Canadian release (apart of course from a shiny slipcase!).

rebel_scum · 20-10-2009, 11:17 PM

For the £1.00 I'm paying for the UK disc,(thanks to HMV Pure), it can come in a plastic bin-liner for all I care.

DICKIEDUVET · 21-10-2009, 6:20 AM

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Originally Posted by rebel_scum

For the £1.00 I'm paying for the UK disc,(thanks to HMV Pure), it can come in a plastic bin-liner for all I care.

£1

Need to get me some HMV Pure.

mentasm · 21-10-2009, 10:47 AM

Phew, turned up today.

rebel_scum · 21-10-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DICKIEDUVET

£1

Need to get me some HMV Pure.

Deffo. I thought it was for buying useless memorabilia, but you can buy gift vouchers with your points as well. Very handy.

DICKIEDUVET · 21-10-2009, 11:09 AM

Mine too

Gonna have some Mogwai mayhem later.

Jim Morrison · 21-10-2009, 11:42 AM

Same here - nice to get one last Blu-ray through before the postal shenanigans start.

l0sername · 21-10-2009, 9:28 PM

Why do they keep using this awful case art for Gremlins?

I'm just going to go ahead and drop into nerd mode.

That case art is all over the place. It's the Gizmo/Gremlin designs from the sequel. Come on guys!

It cuts me up because the original poster art for Gremlins is absolutely beautiful. Not that this taints the disc at all, which is actually quite nice looking for this movie. Just wish they'd give us the decent artwork.

Marv · 22-10-2009, 4:29 PM

The original poster art would have been much nicer.

Like they have in france Gremlins [Blu-ray]: Amazon.fr: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Joe Dante: DVD

l0sername · 22-10-2009, 7:43 PM

Is it sad I'm actually tempted to import that disc? It looks lovely.

Marv · 22-10-2009, 8:27 PM

I'am tempted aswell, i could just sell my UK version than as the disc are the same.

mentasm · 22-10-2009, 10:09 PM

How much time do you actually spend looking at the cover?

Marv · 23-10-2009, 3:31 PM

A few secs, once its on the self its just the spine you see. A cooler cover will give you bragging rights though and maybe even a boner if its awsome enough.

l0sername · 23-10-2009, 8:32 PM

It's not so much the cover on the actual disc, it's that Warner keeps using that same awful cover for the Gremlins release when they have a perfect piece of art just begging to be used.

Marv · 23-10-2009, 8:41 PM

Its been confirmed that the french release has the same cruddy artwork as everywhere else. Shame.

joeyan · 24-10-2009, 9:53 AM

hi all, it's Joe from Hong Kong.

is there any Chinese Subtitle for UK or US Version Gremlins Blu-ray ?

thanks

Marv · 24-10-2009, 10:37 AM

Nope no chinese subs listed on the back cover.

simzuk · 22-12-2009, 12:35 AM

I've just bought Gremlins on UK Blu - and the sleeve notes said Dolby True HD 5.1 soundtrack, but the menu options on the disc only list a standard Dolby digital 5.1 option. Sure enough my amp wasn't displaying the TrueHD logo either... so I guess that means there's no high def sound on the UK copies?? Is this the case on the American discs too? (Picture quality was not much better than the DVD either - very disappointing!!!)

bridb · 22-12-2009, 5:34 AM

I am gonna wait for Gremlins 1&2 bluray boxset, hopefully remastered by the time they release it and in a slim case holding both movies together, just for completism.

Will Scarlet · 22-12-2009, 8:22 AM

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Originally Posted by simzuk

I've just bought Gremlins on UK Blu - and the sleeve notes said Dolby True HD 5.1 soundtrack, but the menu options on the disc only list a standard Dolby digital 5.1 option. Sure enough my amp wasn't displaying the TrueHD logo either... so I guess that means there's no high def sound on the UK copies?? Is this the case on the American discs too?

I have the UK disc and it has a TrueHD soundtrack in fact it defaults to it. Also, the English 5.1 soundtrack listed in the Language section of the disc menu is Dolby TrueHD 5.1.

If your amp is not displaying TrueHD then it is as a result of a setup issue and not the disc.

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(Picture quality was not much better than the DVD either - very disappointing!!!)

You are joking, right?

nwgarratt · 09-09-2010, 8:50 PM

I see that another release it out in October. Anyone heard of anything about it over the current release?

mikegambit · 09-09-2010, 8:54 PM

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Originally Posted by nwgarratt

I see that another release it out in October. Anyone heard of anything about it over the current release?

I think they are doing something with the cover - its the Christmas Sleeve 2010- don't think the disc contents are changing

nwgarratt · 09-09-2010, 9:02 PM

Thanks, I just seen the cover on play and it looks horrible and more money too.

Gremlins (Christmas Sleeve 2010) (Blu-ray) - Blu-ray at Play.com (UK)

CrazyHorse · 10-09-2010, 3:50 AM

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Originally Posted by nwgarratt

Thanks, I just seen the cover on play and it looks horrible and more money too.

Gremlins (Christmas Sleeve 2010) (Blu-ray) - Blu-ray at Play.com (UK)

Jeez!!! That's awful!

Have Warner employed some ex EIV graphic artist by mistake or something.

iDarren · 12-09-2010, 7:29 PM

Oh that's awful!

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Originally Posted by nwgarratt

Thanks, I just seen the cover on play and it looks horrible and more money too.

Gremlins (Christmas Sleeve 2010) (Blu-ray) - Blu-ray at Play.com (UK)

Captain_Danger · 12-09-2010, 7:53 PM

I got a copy from HMV for £8.

Picture is about as good as I was expecting, looks a bit 16mm -ish in places, but there is no excessive EE or DNR that I can spot, so it all looks quite natural, which is all I ask really.