Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) - January 12, 2016 - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 10-15-2015, 06:18 PM

Coming from Image

Amazon pre-order

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In this cleverly inspired twist on William Shakespeare's Hamlet, two of the outrageous supporting players take center stage for a dazzling game of illusion and reality that delivers one-of-a-kind entertainment! Winner of the prestigious Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion Award - Best Picture.

Pondosinatra · 10-15-2015, 06:46 PM

Shut up!!!

I'll finally be able to retire my Laserdisc copy...

Ray_Rogers · 10-15-2015, 06:50 PM

Hope it has all their own special features from their DVD release. And a BD50, etc.

http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=3192#2

IndyMLVC · 10-15-2015, 07:14 PM

Amazon link doesn't work.

Akijama · 10-15-2015, 07:20 PM

Fixed.

Greymattersplat · 10-15-2015, 08:02 PM

Holy crap!!! This is one of the ones I had figured was just never going to happen. Such a great movie and really excited to hear it!

Akijama · 10-15-2015, 11:30 PM

It amazes me that I haven't even heard of this film....until few hours ago. The trailer looks good, the cast is great, IMDB and RT ratings are solid. I'll rectify that and watch it ASAP.

TheBang · 10-16-2015, 01:00 AM

No way!

thegrunter · 10-16-2015, 01:29 AM

Ordered instantaneously!!

tonylopez · 10-16-2015, 02:18 AM

What a fun film. Definitely buying this one.

Scarface32 · 10-16-2015, 03:31 AM

I haven't seen the movie, but I have read the play a bunch of times, and even seen it performed once. I wonder how faithful the movie version is. I look forward to seeing this.

cinci · 10-16-2015, 07:28 PM

I've been waiting for years, one of my favourite!

warrian · 10-16-2015, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Scarface32

I haven't seen the movie, but I have read the play a bunch of times, and even seen it performed once. I wonder how faithful the movie version is. I look forward to seeing this.

VERY. Tom Stoppard, who wrote the play (if you know what I mean) directed the film. The film, while not exactly the same, gets all the same things out of the concept and delivers a very similar experience to seeing the play.

Pondosinatra · 10-23-2015, 02:24 PM

Highlight for me was the tennis match and the coin flip scene. Heads....heads....heads.

Wernski · 10-23-2015, 03:35 PM

As I recall it's mostly word for word accurate, with the film adding some visual gags (which might be taken from some productions, but weren't written in the original play), but it's been a very long time since I've conpared them.

StephenFS · 10-23-2015, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Wernski

As I recall it's mostly word for word accurate, with the film adding some visual gags (which might be taken from some productions, but weren't written in the original play), but it's been a very long time since I've conpared them.

The visual gags are mostly Gary Oldman (Rosencrantz) getting ideas for brilliant scientific experiments which sadly don't quite work.

Roth is OK but Oldman is the real star of this film; very funny, and it's a shame he hasn't done more comedy since.

I love the film but (judging by the DVD) it won't have English subtitles for the deaf, so I'll probably pass.

Nocturnaloner · 11-08-2015, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Shut up!!!

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Originally Posted by Greymattersplat

Holy crap!!! This is one of the ones I had figured was just never going to happen.

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Originally Posted by TheBang

No way!

Truly, we live in a time of wonders. Damn!! It really IS always heads!

Guess I can retire the wishlist thread I posted in January.

TheBang · 11-09-2015, 08:48 PM

I've never seen that artwork before; I like it. Wish they'd had the balls to use that. It's not like this release is going to sell a ton of copies anyway.

Edit: I did some googling and found some other ones that I like. Of course, pretty much anything would be better than that blue/red cover.

syclick · 11-09-2015, 09:35 PM

Hades has officially frozen over.

This is one of those releases I'd hoped would make its way to BD, but I never really thought it stood a chance.

Namuhana · 11-09-2015, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Nocturnaloner

Truly, we live in a time of wonders. Damn!! It really IS always heads!

I've always enjoyed this cover (probably because the copy of the play that I have uses it). I have seen the film, but it's been a few years (three or four); I do remember enjoying it though. However, I'm not sure if it merits a purchase for me.

10-16-2015, 07:28 PM	#12
cinci New Member Member since:Apr 2011 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:122 DVD collection:16	Great news! I've been waiting for years, one of my favourite!

11-09-2015, 08:48 PM	#18
TheBang Active Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Trading Score:5	I've never seen that artwork before; I like it. Wish they'd had the balls to use that. It's not like this release is going to sell a ton of copies anyway. Edit: I did some googling and found some other ones that I like. Of course, pretty much anything would be better than that blue/red cover. Last edited by TheBang; 11-09-2015 at 08:55 PM.

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10-15-2015, 06:46 PM	#2
Pondosinatra Banned Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:45 Trading Score:2	Shut up!!! I'll finally be able to retire my Laserdisc copy...

10-15-2015, 06:50 PM	#3
Ray_Rogers Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Watsonville, California Trading Score:31	Hope it has all their own special features from their DVD release. And a BD50, etc. http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=3192#2

10-15-2015, 07:14 PM	#4
IndyMLVC Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:New York City, NY 4K collection:296 Blu-ray collection:738 DVD collection:58 Digital collection:754 iTunes collection:2 Trading Score:62	Amazon link doesn't work.

10-15-2015, 07:20 PM	#5
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	Fixed.

10-15-2015, 08:02 PM	#6
Greymattersplat Active Member Member since:Apr 2013 Location:Indianapolis, IN 4K collection:53 Blu-ray collection:1944 DVD collection:349	Holy crap!!! This is one of the ones I had figured was just never going to happen. Such a great movie and really excited to hear it!

10-15-2015, 11:30 PM	#7
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	It amazes me that I haven't even heard of this film....until few hours ago. The trailer looks good, the cast is great, IMDB and RT ratings are solid. I'll rectify that and watch it ASAP.

10-16-2015, 01:00 AM	#8
TheBang Active Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Trading Score:5	No way!

10-16-2015, 01:29 AM	#9
thegrunter Active Member Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:2423 DVD collection:677 Trading Score:6	Ordered instantaneously!!

10-16-2015, 02:18 AM	#10
tonylopez Special Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:California 4K collection:795 Blu-ray collection:1767 DVD collection:23	What a fun film. Definitely buying this one.

10-16-2015, 03:31 AM	#11
Scarface32 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2012 Location:New York 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:1170 DVD collection:341 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:3	I haven't seen the movie, but I have read the play a bunch of times, and even seen it performed once. I wonder how faithful the movie version is. I look forward to seeing this.

10-23-2015, 02:24 PM	#14
Pondosinatra Banned Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:45 Trading Score:2	Highlight for me was the tennis match and the coin flip scene. Heads....heads....heads.

10-23-2015, 03:35 PM	#15
Wernski Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:NJ, USA 4K collection:171 Blu-ray collection:1174 DVD collection:878 Trading Score:1	As I recall it's mostly word for word accurate, with the film adding some visual gags (which might be taken from some productions, but weren't written in the original play), but it's been a very long time since I've conpared them.

11-09-2015, 09:35 PM	#19
syclick Member Member since:Sep 2009	Hades has officially frozen over. This is one of those releases I'd hoped would make its way to BD, but I never really thought it stood a chance.

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