Pirates (Pirati) - Roman Polanski

[Behemot]

Polanski's "Pirates" will be released on Blu-ray in Italy on January 18, 2012, by Quadrifoglio:

Pirates at amazon.it

According to this link it will have an English DTS HD 5.1 audio track.

[toddly6666]

Italy doesnt force Italian subs on their blurays, right? I have a feeling this version will be better than the forced-french sub French bluray.

[The Driver]

Great news!

Especially for fans of the film as the French disc is OOP and expensive.

UPC: 8181120110151


The distributor Terminal Video http://www.terminalvideo.com/tvweb/a...?ART_Id=326570 listed their DVD as "remastered" so let's hope we get as great a transfer (and the full version of the film!) as France. I see it's also listed as being from "Stormovie" who distribute lots of old Cannon product so it'll also be interesting to see if they restore the Cannon logo. The only info I can find on the disc is it has interviews and the original trailer (missing from the French release).

French thread: http://forum.blu-ray.com/france/8517...ki-france.html

Please share any cover images you have if someone buys this.

[Behemot]

Just got this e-mail from amazon.it, about my pre-order (Google translation):

Dear Customer,

We are sorry to inform you that the distribution of the following article has been deleted:

Walter Matthau, et al "Pirates"

This page has been deleted from your order number and you [order number] confirm that the cost you have not been charged.

Our supplier has informed us that production has been suspended and the item is no longer available.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

It's still available for pre-order, though.

[The Driver]

Site (this morning) said "no longer available from this seller and it's been removed from your basket" (with an Italian accent) but as you say it's still showing.

Could just be a site problem as their warehouse/hub maybe failed to get the goods. Or just a technical problem with being such a new site.

Anyone from Italy know why there's so many names linked to the distributor? I see several listed (Terminal/Quadrifoglio/Stormovie). Distribution seems to be very messy in Italy. Lots of middle-men.

[G:Box]

The release date has been moved to February 22, that's probably why so many issues

[russelsheim]

Originally Posted by G:Box

The release date has been moved to February 22, that's probably why so many issues

Anyone had his hands on this release?
Any comments on PQ and AQ?

[Behemot]

Originally Posted by russelsheim

Anyone had his hands on this release?
Any comments on PQ and AQ?

It's been postponed again, to May 9 2012.

[McCrutchy]

And will it be out tomorrow?

We shall see...

[toddly6666]

drum roll..................................and......

[McCrutchy]

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The distributor has a number of Blu-ray titles set to release (all last updated to release 20th June) that have not yet appeared.

[Cinema Raiders]

Now it looks like the release date is October 16th...

[Vakulinchuk]

slightly OT, but it's a good moment for Polanski in Italy, since Cul de Sac and Repulsion are also imminent releases. I'm crossing fingers that they'll turn out good.

[stratford]

do we mean 16Th October 2012 or 16Th October 2013

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by stratford

do we mean 16Th October 2012 or 16Th October 2013

Apparently, not the former.

[McCrutchy]

Now Terminal Video and Amazon claim this will be out 9 November...this Friday.

And the wait nears...an end?

[Cinema Raiders]

I just received an email from Amazon.it about my pre-order for Pirates... Yep, delayed until December 14th.

[Behemot]

The release date has now changed to November 23, 2012 - i.e. tomorrow. Maybe this will actually be released at long last?

[russelsheim]

What happened finally with that one?
Was ever released?

[Behemot]

Originally Posted by russelsheim

What happened finally with that one?
Was ever released?

Not yet, no...