Does This Look Genuine? (DUNE on Blu-ray) - Blu-ray Forum

scrapser · 08-16-2008, 09:46 PM

I'm sceptical this is really a Blu-Ray release but thought I would post to see if anyone else has ordered anything from this site.

http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/du...y-p-13805.html

95pgtproject · 08-16-2008, 09:52 PM

xploitedcinema is the real deal. So if its on there then yes its genuine. Do a search

TGReaper · 08-16-2008, 09:55 PM

Yeah it is genuine.. I have Dune on Blu-Ray and although I live in UK I have a USA PS3 and although the film plays all the special features are region locked so don't play on US PS3.
I don't mind though as happy to have Dune in 1080p.

scrapser · 08-16-2008, 09:58 PM

Well if it's available then why doesn't Amazon have it? Seems kind of weird to me.

Ben · 08-16-2008, 09:58 PM

Yep... it's the real deal. I own it and it looks and sounds pretty amazing as well!

scrapser · 08-16-2008, 10:01 PM

Very strange indeed. Real or not, I'll wait till they are released through a more mainstream distributor with a reasonable price. I also want Dune and Children of Dune (SciFi movies) along with the David Lynch release.

cueman98 · 08-16-2008, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapser

Well if it's available then why doesn't Amazon have it? Seems kind of weird to me.

It's a french release. Amazon France has it in stock.

http://www.amazon.fr/Dune-Blu-ray-Ky...8924168&sr=8-6

Zyclone · 08-17-2008, 12:02 AM

its a legit release and tony is legit retailer , he only stocks region B releases that are region free so if your in the states it will run on your player , iv'e got a copy of it myself its pretty good.

GGX · 08-17-2008, 12:45 AM

Where has the OP been? Xploited Cinema is very popular on these forums.

scrapser · 08-17-2008, 01:08 AM

I didn't know about the site until today. I will wait until the movie is released for the United States. $40 is a bit much for any movie in my opinion.

Zyclone · 08-17-2008, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapser

I didn't know about the site until today. I will wait until the movie is released for the United States. $40 is a bit much for any movie in my opinion.

you would'nt want to live here then the base price for a blu ray is $40 for native releases.

Clark Kent · 08-17-2008, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapser

I didn't know about the site until today. I will wait until the movie is released for the United States. $40 is a bit much for any movie in my opinion.

That is fine but realize that a movie like Dune may not come out in America for a couple of years.

Zyclone · 08-17-2008, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

That is fine but realize that a movie like Dune may not come out in America for a couple of years.

Uni released it on hd dvd so it might come sooner then later.

PowellPressburger · 08-17-2008, 02:02 AM

Xploited is great a few weeks back i ordered all these Imports and he shipped them Friday I had them in the mail Monday! But I think I did faster shipping Priority I think.

I ordered

Bugsy Malone
Capricorn One
Abba the Movie
Escape to Athena
Boys from Brazil

I know on many imports and regular DVDs they won't be re-stocking many of them once they are sold due to poor sales recently. (i think that is what I read.) Never the less it would be cool for them to keep stocking the imports since they are great to have in the U.S.

and I ordered the import of In the Company of Wolves from a ebay seller in the UK.

Lucy Diamond · 08-17-2008, 02:38 AM

This movie is completely sick.

I have the steelbook DvD and I watch it all the time.

I love the Director's cut.

Darth Lavender · 08-17-2008, 03:01 AM

Any word on how this French release compares with Universal's HDDVD?

I've been meaning to upgrade my copy of Dune from the (excellent, for SD) French DVD I bought a few years ago, and can't quite decide wether to pick up the Universal HDDVD, wait for a Blu-Ray release (at twice the price, but with Lossless sound, and possibly a different/better encode and more/less extras (Universal's catch-up End of Days omits a lot of extras)) or get the French.

Can someone share their thoughts on the quality of the French release and the Universal HDDVD?

AnimeOnBlu · 08-17-2008, 03:16 AM

Comparison of the Dune US HD-DVD and the French Blu-ray:

http://web12.dvd2web.de/hd_dune/hd_dune.htm

Darth Lavender · 08-17-2008, 04:34 AM

Excellent link, thanks.

I think I'll go for the French. That first screencap, especially, seems to show a lot more detail & grain in the French blu-ray.

donaldheil · 08-17-2008, 04:42 AM

Sorry if I'm missing something, but I've noticed that there's no information about the LENGHT of the French Blu Ray version. Is it the Theatrical 130 something minutes, or the extended 170 something minutes?

How about the HD release? Was it the extended version?

Also, I want some opinions about how good the extended version is, in terms of making the movie better (or not).

I remember that I didn't like the movie (short version) when I watched it many years ago, but I'm willing to give it another try.

HumanMedia · 08-17-2008, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donaldheil

Sorry if I'm missing something, but I've noticed that there's no information about the LENGHT of the French Blu Ray version. Is it the Theatrical 130 something minutes, or the extended 170 something minutes?

How about the HD release? Was it the extended version?

Also, I want some opinions about how good the extended version is, in terms of making the movie better (or not).

I remember that I didn't like the movie (short version) when I watched it many years ago, but I'm willing to give it another try.

It will be the theatrical version which IS the directors cut, same as the HD DVD.
The extended TV version is not a directors cut just a TV version which is missing the sickest scene withe the heart plug and is padded out with extended and duplicated takes.

The longest and best version narrative wise is the "reconstructed workprint" fan edit which has the full Lynch cut plus his deleted scenes. Not great quality tho.

BTW as I previously posted there is a German release of Dune coming later this year as well.

08-16-2008, 09:46 PM	#1
scrapser Member Member since:Mar 2008	Does This Look Genuine? (DUNE on Blu-ray) I'm sceptical this is really a Blu-Ray release but thought I would post to see if anyone else has ordered anything from this site. http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/du...y-p-13805.html

08-17-2008, 02:02 AM	#14
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	Exploited.com is great for the Imports Xploited is great a few weeks back i ordered all these Imports and he shipped them Friday I had them in the mail Monday! But I think I did faster shipping Priority I think. I ordered Bugsy Malone Capricorn One Abba the Movie Escape to Athena Boys from Brazil I know on many imports and regular DVDs they won't be re-stocking many of them once they are sold due to poor sales recently. (i think that is what I read.) Never the less it would be cool for them to keep stocking the imports since they are great to have in the U.S. and I ordered the import of In the Company of Wolves from a ebay seller in the UK.

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08-16-2008, 09:52 PM	#2
95pgtproject Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:210 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:21	xploitedcinema is the real deal. So if its on there then yes its genuine. Do a search

08-16-2008, 09:55 PM	#3
TGReaper Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:866	Yeah it is genuine.. I have Dune on Blu-Ray and although I live in UK I have a USA PS3 and although the film plays all the special features are region locked so don't play on US PS3. I don't mind though as happy to have Dune in 1080p.

08-16-2008, 09:58 PM	#4
scrapser Member Member since:Mar 2008	Well if it's available then why doesn't Amazon have it? Seems kind of weird to me.

08-16-2008, 09:58 PM	#5
Ben Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Dallas Blu-ray collection:607 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Yep... it's the real deal. I own it and it looks and sounds pretty amazing as well!

08-16-2008, 10:01 PM	#6
scrapser Member Member since:Mar 2008	Very strange indeed. Real or not, I'll wait till they are released through a more mainstream distributor with a reasonable price. I also want Dune and Children of Dune (SciFi movies) along with the David Lynch release.

08-17-2008, 12:02 AM	#8
Zyclone Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Somewhere over the rainbow Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:304	its a legit release and tony is legit retailer , he only stocks region B releases that are region free so if your in the states it will run on your player , iv'e got a copy of it myself its pretty good.

08-17-2008, 12:45 AM	#9
GGX Banned Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Kentwood, Michigan Blu-ray collection:262 Trading Score:2	Where has the OP been? Xploited Cinema is very popular on these forums.

08-17-2008, 01:08 AM	#10
scrapser Member Member since:Mar 2008	I didn't know about the site until today. I will wait until the movie is released for the United States. $40 is a bit much for any movie in my opinion.

08-17-2008, 02:38 AM	#15
Lucy Diamond Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Tomb of Annihilation 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:3	This movie is completely sick. I have the steelbook DvD and I watch it all the time. I love the Director's cut.

08-17-2008, 03:01 AM	#16
Darth Lavender Active Member Member since:Jul 2008	Any word on how this French release compares with Universal's HDDVD? I've been meaning to upgrade my copy of Dune from the (excellent, for SD) French DVD I bought a few years ago, and can't quite decide wether to pick up the Universal HDDVD, wait for a Blu-Ray release (at twice the price, but with Lossless sound, and possibly a different/better encode and more/less extras (Universal's catch-up End of Days omits a lot of extras)) or get the French. Can someone share their thoughts on the quality of the French release and the Universal HDDVD?

08-17-2008, 03:16 AM	#17
AnimeOnBlu Contributor Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:1	Comparison of the Dune US HD-DVD and the French Blu-ray: http://web12.dvd2web.de/hd_dune/hd_dune.htm

08-17-2008, 04:34 AM	#18
Darth Lavender Active Member Member since:Jul 2008	Excellent link, thanks. I think I'll go for the French. That first screencap, especially, seems to show a lot more detail & grain in the French blu-ray.

08-17-2008, 04:42 AM	#19
donaldheil Active Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray collection:539 Blu-ray reviews: 58	Sorry if I'm missing something, but I've noticed that there's no information about the LENGHT of the French Blu Ray version. Is it the Theatrical 130 something minutes, or the extended 170 something minutes? How about the HD release? Was it the extended version? Also, I want some opinions about how good the extended version is, in terms of making the movie better (or not). I remember that I didn't like the movie (short version) when I watched it many years ago, but I'm willing to give it another try.

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