India Hollywood BD releases.

[srkbeno.1]

So I thought it would be nice to have a thread for the English BD releases in India.. i mean i know alot of members are from around the world and they visit this section to get news on Bollywood films.. but this is the "India" section for blu rays.. and since india doesnt always get all the Hollywood releases i thought we should have a section to discuss the releases for BDs from hollywood in India.

I know Beauty and the beast / Karate Kid / hurt locker ... just released.

anyone know if Avatar (special edition) and Inception has a release date in india yet?

[Harvey Dent]

even if u r residing in India, it makes much more sense to buy it from Amzon.com. If the disc is authored in India , the studios seem to screw it up ( I dont know whether they knowingly introduce an inferior but cheap product in the Indian markets ). case in point sony solidly screwed up 2012 and disney screwed up Alice in wonderland. Avatar seems to be the only exception to this rule.

Btw Hurt Locker belongs to Summit. Who will release it in india ??

[srkbeno.1]

Avatar 3 Disc Special edition STEELBOOK releases in India 23rd November 2010.

[srkbeno.1]

Originally Posted by Harvey Dent

even if u r residing in India, it makes much more sense to buy it from Amzon.com. If the disc is authored in India , the studios seem to screw it up ( I dont know whether they knowingly introduce an inferior but cheap product in the Indian markets ). case in point sony solidly screwed up 2012 and disney screwed up Alice in wonderland. Avatar seems to be the only exception to this rule.

Btw Hurt Locker belongs to Summit. Who will release it in india ??

yea but by the time you get it shipped here you are paying 88 dollars for a 22 dollar blu ray.

[skywirepteltd]

I bought the steelbook in KL on the 16th afternoon. Looks cool and cover like the UK version but clean without any stickers.

[Harvey Dent]

Why 88 dollars?? U will get it for 22 dollars + postage if u get it thru normal post

Originally Posted by srkbeno.1

yea but by the time you get it shipped here you are paying 88 dollars for a 22 dollar blu ray.

[srkbeno.1]

normal post takes almost 8 weeks!

[idlebrain]

Originally Posted by srkbeno.1

normal post takes almost 8 weeks!

I don't know from which site you guys are ordering, but from Amazon.uk wont't take more than 10 days with normal shipping. Again the shipping charges will get compensated with VAT return, its almost like free shipping on actual price.

[srkbeno.1]

Originally Posted by idlebrain

I don't know from which site you guys are ordering, but from Amazon.uk wont't take more than 10 days with normal shipping. Again the shipping charges will get compensated with VAT return, its almost like free shipping on actual price.

right but i need region A .. UK would have B right?

[skdMrk]

Originally Posted by srkbeno.1

Avatar 3 Disc Special edition STEELBOOK releases in India 23rd November 2010.

Anyone has any update on this release???

Landmark Store in Bangalore says it should be in stock in another 2 days!

[idlebrain]

Originally Posted by srkbeno.1

right but i need region A .. UK would have B right?

Well even then you might end up paying extra for shipping from Amazon US but won't be much of a difference in delivery time. I do got couple of discs from Amazon US which were delivered in 15 days.
8 weeks for delivery is really ridiculous unless one made a pre-order of a disc which will be released after 6 weeks

[Anurag1700]

Originally Posted by skdMrk

Anyone has any update on this release???

Landmark Store in Bangalore says it should be in stock in another 2 days!

Landmark is a lazy liar. They still do not have Mohabbatein and DHoom nor any re-released stock of Yashraj discs. Though they got OUITM and Kites on time, They are stil far away to get 3i and Dabang. Go figure.

[Harvey Dent]

Even in Mumbai , landmark is possibly the last one to get stock of blu rays. They are the worst when it comes to blu rays

[Harvey Dent]

under the normal post Amazon.com does take 4-5 weeks for delivery unlike Amazon.co.uk which delivers in 10-15 days. But i have always had to pay duty on my UK Packages ( just paid for my Alien Anthology set) unlike the US packages

Originally Posted by idlebrain

Well even then you might end up paying extra for shipping from Amazon US but won't be much of a difference in delivery time. I do got couple of discs from Amazon US which were delivered in 15 days.
8 weeks for delivery is really ridiculous unless one made a pre-order of a disc which will be released after 6 weeks

[pkhammu2005]

Any clue as to when TOY STORY-3 is releasing in india?
Also i'm very keen on buying "How to train ur dragon" BD,but it seems its only available in Mumbai?
Can anyone suggest a gud place in m'bai,to get BD's at a discount.

[srkbeno.1]

Originally Posted by pkhammu2005

Any clue as to when TOY STORY-3 is releasing in india?
Also i'm very keen on buying "How to train ur dragon" BD,but it seems its only available in Mumbai?
Can anyone suggest a gud place in m'bai,to get BD's at a discount.

toy story 3 has released on blu ray by disney in india TODAY.. saw it today at planet M

[Anurag1700]

I hate it ....why do we get ripped off in Indian releases of Hollywood BDs? Was so esxcited about Toy Story 3 @ 799 INR but even that is an inferior release. It is just a 1BD + 1DVD and is not the the 2-Disc blu ray with hours of loaded extras that I was waiting for.

Similarly Inception is open for pre-orders (release date 7 Dec) but that again is single and missing the 2nd Blu Ray of extras.

Avatar seems to be the only one in recent ones getting fully identical release of the Extended editions. Btw, for the extended edtition, Steelbook @ 1999 and normal pack at 1499 all are easily available in all stores of bangalore.

For TS3 and Inception, there is no option left for me but but to import the Discs.

[divyansh]

guyz my 6 year cousin just spoiled my casino royale BD .......he threw it down from 3rd floor straight into water.....i had brought this disk about 6-7 months ago......and it was a region B locked disk i suppose.....now i was wondering to get this disk again from india.....so DOES ANYONE WHO OWNS THIS DISK TELL ABOUT THAT?? about its quality.... is it identical to the overseas versions or the geniuses here have ruined the disk?? awaiting quick reply its urgent...... have to get it 2morrow.....!

p.s what are the audio tracks available??

[pkhammu2005]

Originally Posted by Anurag1700

I hate it ....why do we get ripped off in Indian releases of Hollywood BDs? Was so esxcited about Toy Story 3 @ 799 INR but even that is an inferior release. It is just a 1BD + 1DVD and is not the the 2-Disc blu ray with hours of loaded extras that I was waiting for.

Similarly Inception is open for pre-orders (release date 7 Dec) but that again is single and missing the 2nd Blu Ray of extras.

Avatar seems to be the only one in recent ones getting fully identical release of the Extended editions. Btw, for the extended edtition, Steelbook @ 1999 and normal pack at 1499 all are easily available in all stores of bangalore.

For TS3 and Inception, there is no option left for me but but to import the Discs.

I'm also disappointed with my copy of TS3,the extras are hardly worth remembering.(same with Pirates of carrbn 2,no extras)
And atleast Disney can have an excuse,quoting the low price,but the worst offenders are Big home.Not only their BD's the most expensive,they come stripped of most of the features.I brought "How to train ur dragon",which again is a One disc(2 disc internationally)& most of the best spl features r deleted!same was the case with Ironman1.
Clearly,Big home BD's are not value for money?

[idlebrain]

Even Sony come down on BDs from their 1799/- Tag. BHV is ridiculously pricing 1299/- and above for Hollywood BDs.