Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit - 10th anniv. coming up! - Blu-ray Forum

MikaLove · 12-08-2014, 12:29 AM

Next year it will be 10 years since it was released.

I just watched this awesome movie. Definitely Aardman's best and not to mention the best work featuring Wallace and Gromit.

In one of the featurettes, Steve Box says something like "it's been five years in the making of this movie and I hope people will watch it again and again".

No doubt it was hard work, with 122,000 individual still shots to make this into a movie, and all that jazz...

But this is the only W&G feature which HASN'T made it to the Blu-ray format and I'm honestly wondering why the hell that is.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit is a finely crafted masterpiece, at least visually, so I think it's not too much to ask to crave it comes onto the BD format next year, to celebrate its anniversary and also it should be in 4K. I think that'd be cool.

PS. I believe Dreamworks own the rights?

Nailwraps · 12-08-2014, 01:38 AM

Yes, DreamWorks owns the rights and apparently Fox now has distribution rights:

http://variety.com/interstitial/#u=h...7a81e1d57b77ae

MikaLove · 12-09-2014, 11:46 PM

Your link doesn't work?

What does the article say?

mikezilla2 · 10-12-2015, 06:34 AM

more importantly were are we on this and is there a HD transfer out there ?

Oniros · 10-15-2015, 05:46 PM

I hope Shaun the Sheep Movie sells enough BR copies to convince Aardman to seek a publisher and give this movie a proper release.

McCrutchy · 12-20-2018, 01:57 AM

Coming to Japan as part of a batch of DreamWorks titles on March 3rd, 2019:

AmishParadise · 12-20-2018, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Coming to Japan as part of a batch of DreamWorks titles on March 3rd, 2019:

[Show spoiler]

The pre-order looks to be around $25 shipped. Not bad.

mikezilla2 · 12-24-2018, 08:34 PM

wont that also Mean other Regions Soon as well ? Regardless will probably go with this one

AmishParadise · 12-24-2018, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mikezilla2

wont that also Mean other Regions Soon as well ? Regardless will probably go with this one

I would think so. Either way, I pre-ordered this for $22.61 (￥ 2,497) shipped.

If anything perhaps my pre-order will invoke the Blu-ray gods to announce a US release for this as well.

AmishParadise · 12-29-2018, 06:19 PM

Significant price drop over at Amazon.co.jp for this. Pre-order price is now ￥1,349 ($12.23).

AmishParadise · 03-08-2019, 09:59 PM

Drake2222 · 03-09-2019, 01:26 AM

[quote=AmishParadise;16165227[/quote]

And how’s it look? Big jump from the dvd?

mikezilla2 · 03-09-2019, 01:41 AM

waiting on the US/UK sets

AmishParadise · 03-09-2019, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drake2222

And how’s it look? Big jump from the dvd?

I'll be watching this projected at 150" diagonal. I have no doubt this 1080p presentation (Blu-ray) with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (lossless) will be a big jump over the 480p presentation (DVD) with 5.1 Dolby Digital audio (lossy). That being said, I do plan to give this a spin over the weekend. I'll make sure to chime back in.

Also, I just finished cataloging this if anyone is interested in taking a closer look over the release. I documented all the special features available, including the running times for each. The Blu-ray menus are also available in a number of different languages, including English. To learn more see here.

Monterey Jack · 03-09-2019, 04:07 AM

I can wait for the inevitable U.S. release (I'm sure the last few DreamWorks stragglers will hit Blu by the end of the year).

Poya · 03-09-2019, 05:17 PM

Does Dreamworks still hold the distribution rights to this? I assume Aardman is with a new distributor.

MattPerdue · 03-09-2019, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Poya

Does Dreamworks still hold the distribution rights to this? I assume Aardman is with a new distributor.

Distribution is with DreamWorks in perpetuity. Aardman owns the film but DW keeps the rights barring UK TV and "certain ancillary markets".

Poya · 03-09-2019, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattPerdue

Distribution is with DreamWorks in perpetuity. Aardman owns the film but DW keeps the rights barring UK TV and "certain ancillary markets".

This is BS. If someone or a company owns a film, they have the right to let it be distributed by whomever the hell they see fit. Look at Castle Rock. They had films distributed by Sony until they let MGM handle them. Why else would a film like Misery have the MGM logo on the DVD when it was originally released by Sony?

AmishParadise · 03-10-2019, 04:29 PM

Fantastic transfer from start to finish. Not sure I could have asked for a better presentation on Blu-ray.

Looking for a little taste? Something to wet your whistle perhaps? See spoiler link below. Enjoy! :-P

[Show spoiler]

rdodolak · 03-10-2019, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AmishParadise

Interesting, I didn't notice this before when you posted pictures in another thread, but is Universal going away from standard UPC/EAN barcodes in Japan and switching to QR codes?

12-08-2014, 12:29 AM	#1
MikaLove Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Blu-ray collection:468 DVD collection:25 Blu-ray reviews:7	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit - 10th anniv. coming up! Next year it will be 10 years since it was released. I just watched this awesome movie. Definitely Aardman's best and not to mention the best work featuring Wallace and Gromit. In one of the featurettes, Steve Box says something like "it's been five years in the making of this movie and I hope people will watch it again and again". No doubt it was hard work, with 122,000 individual still shots to make this into a movie, and all that jazz... But this is the only W&G feature which HASN'T made it to the Blu-ray format and I'm honestly wondering why the hell that is. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit is a finely crafted masterpiece, at least visually, so I think it's not too much to ask to crave it comes onto the BD format next year, to celebrate its anniversary and also it should be in 4K. I think that'd be cool. PS. I believe Dreamworks own the rights?

03-08-2019, 09:59 PM	#11
AmishParadise Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Central Florida Home Theater Gallery:23 Trading Score:2	My DVD is officially retired! Thank you Amazon Japan. Last edited by AmishParadise; 03-09-2019 at 03:53 AM.

03-10-2019, 04:29 PM	#19
AmishParadise Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Central Florida Home Theater Gallery:23 Trading Score:2	The fact is, I'm just crackers about cheese. Fantastic transfer from start to finish. Not sure I could have asked for a better presentation on Blu-ray. Looking for a little taste? Something to wet your whistle perhaps? See spoiler link below. Enjoy! :-P [Show spoiler] Last edited by AmishParadise; 03-11-2019 at 01:24 AM.

12-08-2014, 01:38 AM	#2
Nailwraps Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:884 DVD collection:1826 Digital collection:3	Yes, DreamWorks owns the rights and apparently Fox now has distribution rights: http://variety.com/interstitial/#u=h...7a81e1d57b77ae

12-09-2014, 11:46 PM	#3
MikaLove Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Blu-ray collection:468 DVD collection:25 Blu-ray reviews:7	Your link doesn't work? What does the article say?

10-12-2015, 06:34 AM	#4
mikezilla2 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:505 Blu-ray collection:2165	more importantly were are we on this and is there a HD transfer out there ?

10-15-2015, 05:46 PM	#5
Oniros Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2012 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:131 DVD collection:12 Digital collection:66 iTunes collection:8 Trading Score:7	I hope Shaun the Sheep Movie sells enough BR copies to convince Aardman to seek a publisher and give this movie a proper release.

12-20-2018, 01:57 AM	#6
McCrutchy Contributor Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:East Coast, USA Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:1263 Blu-ray collection:6773 DVD collection:253 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:17	Coming to Japan as part of a batch of DreamWorks titles on March 3rd, 2019:

12-24-2018, 08:34 PM	#8
mikezilla2 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:505 Blu-ray collection:2165	wont that also Mean other Regions Soon as well ? Regardless will probably go with this one

12-29-2018, 06:19 PM	#10
AmishParadise Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Central Florida Home Theater Gallery:23 Trading Score:2	Significant price drop over at Amazon.co.jp for this. Pre-order price is now ￥1,349 ($12.23).

03-09-2019, 01:26 AM	#12
Drake2222 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2014 Location:Northeast U.S. 4K collection:38 Blu-ray collection:203 DVD collection:282	[quote=AmishParadise;16165227[/quote] And how’s it look? Big jump from the dvd?

03-09-2019, 01:41 AM	#13
mikezilla2 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:505 Blu-ray collection:2165	waiting on the US/UK sets

03-09-2019, 04:07 AM	#15
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	I can wait for the inevitable U.S. release (I'm sure the last few DreamWorks stragglers will hit Blu by the end of the year).

03-09-2019, 05:17 PM	#16
Poya Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2011 Location:NY, NY 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:12	Does Dreamworks still hold the distribution rights to this? I assume Aardman is with a new distributor.

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