Jaws and Jaws(3D) Blu Ray release date!

[WJWS Channel 13:Amity]

Originally Posted by Syxxpac

patience grasshopper! if i remember correctly weren't regular blu-rays priced this high for the 1st couple years they came out? it's the same for any new medium. blu-ray prices are just starting to come down imo with more and more good titles being added to the $7.99 bargain bin everyday. 3d blu-ray will eventually find new release prices at $19.99 on a consistent basis... might be another year or 2 before this happens though. for now, i have set my 3d price point below $30 and blu-ray price point below $20. i think studios will keep finding ways to keep the price of movies between $20 and $30 though.

think about it... inflation exists but when it comes to media the prices have been pretty consistent throughout the years. movies have been at the $20 price point since vhs and cds have been around $10-15 and video games have been around $50-60 each since i can remember. people keep complaining about prices but from what i can tell, we have been paying the same for media my whole life.

well technically VHS movies when first released(save for a select big name titles) were upwards of 80 90 or 100 dollars. then dropped to the 20 point following their rental window.

But yeah your right, all things considered 20-39.99 has pretty much been the starting price point for movies for years and years. I had no complaints shelling out 34.99 for new blurays that when they first came out o n dvd also cost me that same price. Just amazing they werent priced higher to begin with.

[Blueoktober]

Originally Posted by backgroundactorman

well technically VHS movies when first released(save for a select big name titles) were upwards of 80 90 or 100 dollars. then dropped to the 20 point following their rental window.

But yeah your right, all things considered 20-39.99 has pretty much been the starting price point for movies for years and years. I had no complaints shelling out 34.99 for new blurays that when they first came out o n dvd also cost me that same price. Just amazing they werent priced higher to begin with.

You are absolutely correct! I managed a video store in Chicago and new release VHS were around $75 to $100 each depending on the volume we bought. Then there was a window of 3-5 months before it could be sold as "sell through" to the general public. In the meantime we would sell our used copies for $20-$30! There were VERY few movies that would come out for sale the same time as for rental and they usually retailed for no less than $30.

Not only that does anyone remember Laser Disc cost? I got Halloween for my birthday and it was $129 at Tower Records!

So yeah, $30 for movies isn't fun, but it's the cheapest now than it has EVER been.

[1blufan]

Originally Posted by Blueoktober

You are absolutely correct! I managed a video store in Chicago and new release VHS were around $75 to $100 each depending on the volume we bought. Then there was a window of 3-5 months before it could be sold as "sell through" to the general public. In the meantime we would sell our used copies for $20-$30! There were VERY few movies that would come out for sale the same time as for rental and they usually retailed for no less than $30.

Not only that does anyone remember Laser Disc cost? I got Halloween for my birthday and it was $129 at Tower Records!

So yeah, $30 for movies isn't fun, but it's the cheapest now than it has EVER been.

Looks like several of us managed a video store at some point in our life. I managed Tower Video and everyone is correct. VHS tapes ran about $75 and up. Laserdiscs would run about $40 and up. I think the cheapest Laserdisc I purchased was Blow Out for around $29.Not even going into the deluxe CAV editions which ran almost $200. Where as VHS had a rental period before the movie was able to be sold Laserdisc didn't have those same restrictions,and the reason why I loved my laserdisc back then. I still have it with all my movies and it's still functional. I was also at Tower when DVD's first hit the market and they weren't cheap at all, they were running about $40 and up also.
But to get back on track with the thread I'm looking forward to seeing what Jaws 3D looks like, so I can't wait.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

That would be nice and may eventually happen. Hopefully the very old movies from the 50's will be released at a lower price, starting at 19.99$. But it depends on the final quality and film itself I suppose.

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Glad to see this is the original Jaws 3D being released in stereo 3D, instead of anaglyph as most theaters had back then. Never in the 80's did I even see an ad or theater for stereo 3D. Even back in the day, Spy Kids 3D was using anaglyph at the local Cinemark theater.

I hope Jaws 3D is reasonably priced at $22.99 or less.

Jaws 3D was not released as anaglyph back in the 80's - it was polarized, just like Real-D cinemas use now. The vast majority of 3D films from the 80's were polarized. Same goes for the 3D films of the 50's too.

Actually, the 3D in Jaws 3D was quite good - the special effects and blue screen work were quite terrible, but the 3D was decent, with many gimmicky 3D pop-out scenes, and great overall depth. It was quite a surprise to hear Jaws 3D is coming to Blu-Ray in proper stereoscopic 3D, and I can't wait. Bad movie, but still lots of fun.

[Gae]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Jaws 3D was not released as anaglyph back in the 80's - it was polarized, just like Real-D cinemas use now. The vast majority of 3D films from the 80's were polarized. Same goes for the 3D films of the 50's too.

Actually, the 3D in Jaws 3D was quite good - the special effects and blue screen work were quite terrible, but the 3D was decent, with many gimmicky 3D pop-out scenes, and great overall depth. It was quite a surprise to hear Jaws 3D is coming to Blu-Ray in proper stereoscopic 3D, and I can't wait. Bad movie, but still lots of fun.

The film may have been released in a polarized form but it was definitely shown in anaglyph in some cinemas. How do I know? Because back in 83' I saw it in anaglyph in my local cinema. The red/cyan glasses were handed out as we went in...I remember it like it was yesterday. I also remember that in 3D anaglyph, it sucked big time. I had heard rumours of this 3D movie where you felt like you were in the film and things popped out. I went along to watch it with great anticipation and with my imagination running overtime but spent most of the film trying to focus my eyes on the blurry images. It was the first time I'd experienced wearing anaglyph glasses and I really struggled to focus on the 3D with them. So, back in 83', for me, my first 3D viewing experience was a huge fail, especially as I wanted it to be great. 30 years later and 3D is starting to do what I hoped it would back then, but even today there are some huge problems and fails with it....high prices, shallow 3D, poor conversions etc etc.

Incidentally, I've since seen a 3D field sequential version of Jaws 3 and the 3D is excellent with a consistent depth throughout. I'll certainly be buying a Blu-ray 3D release of this once the price is right. If I watched the movie in 2D then it is a bit "meh" with poor special effects, but in 3D, its pretty good fun.

Here's my Jaws 3D Movie rating

Gae

[Madman2112]

Highly doubtful but I hope this will be available in the US:

http://www.bluraysteelbooks.com/2012...nited-kingdon/

[steelerik]

I saw this in the cinema too and clearly remember the polarized glasses handed out .. not anaglyph. Sounds like it was hit and miss as to which version you got depending on the cinema showing it. I thought it had lovely 3D pop.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Gae

The film may have been released in a polarized form but it was definitely shown in anaglyph in some cinemas. How do I know? Because back in 83' I saw it in anaglyph in my local cinema. The red/cyan glasses were handed out as we went in...I remember it like it was yesterday. I also remember that in 3D anaglyph, it sucked big time. I had heard rumours of this 3D movie where you felt like you were in the film and things popped out.

It depended on the screen:
Polarized needed a special reflective overlay for the screen, so it could only be shown if the movie was going to stay in that theater for a week without being interrupted by other movies...Which, back in '83, they could.
Anaglyph could be shown on any screen, if your theater switched their titles around, or for some overseas markets where they couldn't do anything as fancy.
And drive-in theaters just had to show the 2-D version.

And the rumors of polarized pop-out in '83? Absolutely untrue.
Never saw it once. (Except for the ping-pong ball in House of Wax, that sort of came close.)

[thebat2]

Originally Posted by EricJ

It depended on the screen:
Polarized needed a special reflective overlay for the screen, so it could only be shown if the movie was going to stay in that theater for a week without being interrupted by other movies...Which, back in '83, they could.
Anaglyph could be shown on any screen, if your theater switched their titles around, or for some overseas markets where they couldn't do anything as fancy.
And drive-in theaters just had to show the 2-D version.

And the rumors of polarized pop-out in '83? Absolutely untrue.
Never saw it once. (Except for the ping-pong ball in House of Wax, that sort of came close.)

I saw Jaws 3D and Friday the 13th 3D in the theater with polarized glasses in the 80s. Both movies had awesome pop-out effects.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by thebat2

I saw Jaws 3D and Friday the 13th 3D in the theater with polarized glasses in the 80s. Both movies had awesome pop-out effects.

Back in those days, it depended on where you were sitting in the theater--
If you weren't dead center, any gun that stuck out of the screen was usually two guns.

[notops]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Back in those days, it depended on where you were sitting in the theater--
If you weren't dead center, any gun that stuck out of the screen was usually two guns.

Not really. I caught Jaws 3D and Friday the 13th Part 3 at a revival festival about ten years ago. At both screenings I was not able to get seats dead center, and each time the 3D was gorgeous and the pop-outs were quite impressive (especially the floating arm in Jaws 3D).

[WJWS Channel 13:Amity]

well with Jaws being officially announced today by uni, hopefully they will announce the Jaws 3D bluray 3D set very soon.

[-shadow-]

Jaws 3D in actual 3D... Count me aboard!

[WJWS Channel 13:Amity]

its going to suck if JAWS 3D ends up being the one title not to follow through on the universal leaked list.

[DMRI2006]

Still no pre-order means it isn't happening (least not now).

I always thought it was an odd release. There are next to no 3-D "catalog movies" available and if anything made sense, it was Universal releasing the far more popular JAWS 2 on Blu-Ray.

Hopefully I'll be wrong but I still think this was wishful thinking on the part of whoever "leaked" the "list."

[steelerik]

I would have thought they may have released the likes of Friday 3 and Jaws 3 at the same time ... like they did with their recent anniversary releases.

I too am beginning to think that this is all turning out to be a dream.

[Canada]

Is it true that the shark in Jaws is going to be CG? I recently heard this from two friends.

[UFAlien]

No. If you look at the restoration demo Universal has on their YouTube page, you can see they left the shark as-is. Didn't even remove the visible rod when it jumps up onto the ship.

[DrrnHarr]

Originally Posted by 1blufan

Looks like several of us managed a video store at some point in our life. I managed Tower Video and everyone is correct. VHS tapes ran about $75 and up. Laserdiscs would run about $40 and up. I think the cheapest Laserdisc I purchased was Blow Out for around $29.Not even going into the deluxe CAV editions which ran almost $200. Where as VHS had a rental period before the movie was able to be sold Laserdisc didn't have those same restrictions,and the reason why I loved my laserdisc back then. I still have it with all my movies and it's still functional. I was also at Tower when DVD's first hit the market and they weren't cheap at all, they were running about $40 and up also.
But to get back on track with the thread I'm looking forward to seeing what Jaws 3D looks like, so I can't wait.

I remember that. I found a VHS copy of the 007 movie "A View to a Kill" when it first came out for GBP 26.99 (about $40 U.S.) and thinking I had found a real bargain. Being a huge James Bond fan I jumped on it.

I also recall that a big draw for DVD was that they were sold to the general public on release day. One time I accidentally clicked on the VHS Amazon page for "Mission to Mars" and saw it for $120 while the DVD was available for $19.99.

I hope I get to see "Jaws 3" in 3D. I missed out at the movie theater. We thought we were going to see the movie in 3D and wondered why we had not been handed glasses when we entered the cinema. When it started we realized we were actually getting the 2D version.

[DMRI2006]

Originally Posted by steelerik

I would have thought they may have released the likes of Friday 3 and Jaws 3 at the same time ... like they did with their recent anniversary releases.

I too am beginning to think that this is all turning out to be a dream.

There's not one retailer that has it listed. Obviously, if it is coming, it's not coming in August...if at all.