Outland (1981) July 10,2012 Review

[phil4853]

Originally Posted by beadelf

any place i can get this in uk? without it costing 20 Pounds?

'all your music' on Amazon are your best bet. They deliver in 10 days and are always the cheapest on Amazon. Never let me down in 20+ orders.

[phil4853]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...condition=used

£19.99 from this UK seller.

[beadelf]

Originally Posted by phil4853

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...condition=used

£19.99 from this UK seller.

yeah 20 19.99 is waht i saw, far too much, i dont think all your music has it? its not listed on amazon??

[BJQ1972]

Originally Posted by beadelf

any place i can get this in uk? without it costing 20 Pounds?

It would be about 14 Pound delivered from Amazon.com.

Allyourmusic and Moviemars are both good on Amazon marketplace but neither have it yet.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by silverlakephil

Actually, they do they have for sale online:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-...n=883929227891

This is Outlander, not Outland.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by olivehead

I found one copy in a local Barnes and Noble on Thursday and grabbed it, even though it was at full MSRP. Oh well...

Oh well? I've bought Outland from Buy.com for only $11.99 with free shipping, and it's being delivered today. All you had to do was search. I had posted this link before in this thread, didn't you see it? You could have saved yourself a few dollars! Nobody buys blu-rays at their MSPR. What were you thinking!

http://www.buy.com/prod/outland-blu-ray/230054789.html

[Sky_Captain]

Originally Posted by beadelf

any place i can get this in uk? without it costing 20 Pounds?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLU-RAY-OU...d#ht_500wt_922

£14.25 delivered.

LOL@£20 for a used copy.

[mars396]

Originally Posted by olivehead

I found one copy in a local Barnes and Noble on Thursday and grabbed it, even though it was at full MSRP. Oh well...

same here. I am much too impatient to save the few dollars. It is worth it to me have in in hand. Had I known this wasn't for sale in BB, WM, Target, etc, then, yeah I would have ordered.

Originally Posted by olivehead

All BDs should "resume"

agreed

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by mars396

same here. I am much too impatient to save the few dollars. It is worth it to me have in in hand.

You were waiting patiently for Outland to be released on blu-ray all this time, so what difference does it make if you wait another week for it to be delivered to your home?

[beadelf]

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLU-RAY-OU...d#ht_500wt_922

£14.25 delivered.

LOL@£20 for a used copy.

thanks although i cant work out how to pay for anything on ebay, driving me insane, worst designed site ive ever been on

[ambientcafe]

Inexplicably, this has been delayed for the 2nd week in a row here in Canada....nowhere to be found at the box stores, including Wall-E Mart....and not in stock @ Amz.ca either....

[AlexSing]

Originally Posted by phil4853

'all your music' on Amazon are your best bet. They deliver in 10 days and are always the cheapest on Amazon. Never let me down in 20+ orders.

They are good. I also regularly use Zoverstocks and MovieMars with never a problem

[beadelf]

Originally Posted by AlexSing

They are good. I also regularly use Zoverstocks and MovieMars with never a problem

I couldnt find it on all your music (generally get it there) eventually worked out ebay, the seller has like 30 copies of it and it ships from england no wonder there are none left in shops in the U.S lol

[slappy9001]

I haven't owned OUTLAND since the laserdisc...which I probably still have somewhere. I never got it on DVD due to the horrible reviews that disc received. I always assumed that it would eventually be remastered and re-released. It took a little longer than I expected.

This new Blu-ray is clearly a newer and better transfer than what has been shown on the HD channels in the past, and really looks nice. The improved resolution really lets one take in and admire the sets, and the sound is a tremendous improvement over what has been available for this film in the past. Perhaps I wouldn't be as impressed with it if it wasn't a film from my childhood--the plot is relatively simplistic, it tries too much to look like ALIEN, questionable scientific accuracy, and the villain is borderline ludicrous--but I think the good far outweighs the bad. I mean, Sean Connery still in his prime, expansive (and expensive) sets, interesting visual effects (Introvision!), a great surround track, and good secondary characters...what's not to like? Great entertainment, at least in my opinion.

[jah13]

Agree with all your sentiments on the film's qualities and flaws, and will add to that list of qualities, the great Jerry Goldsmith score. I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much if it wasn't a film from my youth, either. I, too, had the laserdisc (which I, sadly, gave away with many of my other LDs) and waited...and waited...for a better quality release. This Blu-ray certainly delivers. The aforementioned commentary track, is, as they say, a winner.

Originally Posted by slappy9001

I haven't owned OUTLAND since the laserdisc...which I probably still have somewhere. I never got it on DVD due to the horrible reviews that disc received. I always assumed that it would eventually be remastered and re-released. It took a little longer than I expected.

This new Blu-ray is clearly a newer and better transfer than what has been shown on the HD channels in the past, and really looks nice. The improved resolution really lets one take in and admire the sets, and the sound is a tremendous improvement over what has been available for this film in the past. Perhaps I wouldn't be as impressed with it if it wasn't a film from my childhood--the plot is relatively simplistic, it tries too much to look like ALIEN, questionable scientific accuracy, and the villain is borderline ludicrous--but I think the good far outweighs the bad. I mean, Sean Connery still in his prime, expansive (and expensive) sets, interesting visual effects (Introvision!), a great surround track, and good secondary characters...what's not to like? Great entertainment, at least in my opinion.

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

The villain is ludicrous? A company man that uses drugs to amp up production so he can get fat bonuses (and turn a side profit as a drug dealer) is ludicrous?

Uh, yeah...very unbelievable.

I happen to like that it looks and feels like Alien. Those two films and Blade Runner look like they are all part of the same universe.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

I happen to like that it looks and feels like Alien. Those two films and Blade Runner look like they are all part of the same universe.

They are.

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[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

They are.

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Got your copy yet, bro?

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by BouCoupDinkyDau

Got your copy yet, bro?

Yep. Yesterday.

It took Amazon a whole week to get it to me.

Also, I finally picked up Dark City today at Best Buy for $4.00 by trading in my old Total Recall DVD. Can't wait to watch that one.

BTW, It's the Directors Cut on DC that I should watch first...correct?

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[HuggyBear73]

Ordering OUTLAND early next week. Blind buy for me.