Home Alone 2 - Blu-ray Forum

ulri4651 · 10-23-2009, 01:54 AM

I saw this movie in Best Buy and was going to buy it but I thought I should wait and check Amazon's price when I got home. Well when I check on Amazon it says this movie is not yet released and to sign up to be notified when it is. Huh? Has anyone else seen this movie available at Best Buy or anywhere else? Thanks.

bseivxx · 10-23-2009, 02:09 AM

I pre-ordered it from amazon
heres what amazon says about my order

Shipment #1: Shipped on October 2, 2009
Shipping estimate:October 2, 2009
Delivery estimate:October 13, 2009
Items Ordered Price
1 of: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York [Blu-ray] [Blu-ray]
Condition: New
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
$24.49

Item(s) Subtotal: $24.49
Shipping & Handling: $1.65
Super Saver Discount: -$1.65
-----
Total Before Tax: $24.49
Sales tax: $0.00
-----
Total for this Shipment: $24.49
-----

ulri4651 · 10-23-2009, 02:10 AM

Well that is over a week ago? Did you get shipping confirmation? I might have to go back to Best Buy and pick this one up.

bseivxx · 10-23-2009, 02:13 AM

Oh I watched it by the way,and I thought the first one looked better visually.
This one is an AVC transfer at 19 mbps
Home Alone 1 is an AVC transfer at 33 mbps

Propellarhead9 · 10-23-2009, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bseivxx

I pre-ordered it from amazon
heres what amazon says about my order

Shipment #1: Shipped on October 2, 2009
Shipping estimate:October 2, 2009
Delivery estimate:October 13, 2009
Items Ordered Price
1 of: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York [Blu-ray] [Blu-ray]
Condition: New
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
$24.49

Item(s) Subtotal: $24.49
Shipping & Handling: $1.65
Super Saver Discount: -$1.65
-----
Total Before Tax: $24.49
Sales tax: $0.00
-----
Total for this Shipment: $24.49
-----

That's one hell of a wait

bseivxx · 10-23-2009, 02:16 AM

Its only $21 now?

I wonder if theyll give me a pre-order price gaurantee since I already recieved it. Maybee Ill tell them it still hasnt come out yet.

bseivxx · 10-23-2009, 02:20 AM

Amazons been shipping really slow lately its been taking things 7-10 days from when they tell me they shipped it.
Whats worse is Im in San Francisco Bay Area and most of my orders are shipped out of Las Vegas.

banned user105 · 10-23-2009, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Propellarhead9

That's one hell of a wait

Their delivery estimates for super saver shipping are always very generous, at least in my experience. I've never had to wait as long as they estimated.

wil_l_0w · 10-23-2009, 04:56 AM

They are taking a long time. I ordered Trick r Treat and Child's Play on the 13 and didn't get to my post office till today 23rd. The estimated date was on the 16th.

Hi-Def Steve · 10-23-2009, 04:57 AM

Tons at my Best Buy.

blukrank · 10-23-2009, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bseivxx

Oh I watched it by the way,and I thought the first one looked better visually.
This one is an AVC transfer at 19 mbps
Home Alone 1 is an AVC transfer at 33 mbps

Agreed. But theres a few scenes threw out the movie I thought looked realy good. Such as the night time scenes in Central Park.

MaCruz · 10-23-2009, 11:08 AM

I'm waiting for Fox to put 1 & 2 together in a bundle and sell it for $25

Both are great childhood movies.

goodstuff · 10-23-2009, 01:46 PM

I'd love to pick this up, but I've got to wait for a price drop on this.

Mike53421 · 10-23-2009, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macruz19

I'm waiting for Fox to put 1 & 2 together in a bundle and sell it for $25

Both are great childhood movies.

Ditto. Bought Home Alone 1 (Family Fun Edition) on DVD about three years ago for about $9, then bought Home Alone 2 last year on DVD for $7 on Boxing Day. Despite having paid only $16 for the combo on DVD, I'd certainly upgrade and just pass off the copies on DVD to family members.

blurayjunkie · 10-23-2009, 04:48 PM

At my local futureshop its only $28.99. Ha Ha Ha What a RIP OFF

Agrare · 10-23-2009, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macruz19

I'm waiting for Fox to put 1 & 2 together in a bundle and sell it for $25

Both are great childhood movies.

same here, I actually want to get these before this christmas season to watch with all my other holiday movies but am hoping they release a box set of the 2 before then. If not I'll probably just pick up the 2 individual releases, hopefully during a good sale.

-Agrare

Bigwayne · 10-23-2009, 06:34 PM

Picked mine up at Best Buy on Oct. 6th. (release date) They only had two.

sfmarine · 10-23-2009, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macruz19

I'm waiting for Fox to put 1 & 2 together in a bundle and sell it for $25

Both are great childhood movies.

Same here but it probably won't happen until after the holidays.

banned user105 · 10-24-2009, 01:39 AM

If they do a box set it'll probably include 3 as well. Noooooo thank you.

I-C-Blue · 12-26-2009, 03:58 AM

Here's my review that's really focused on the quality, 'cause that's what this release asked for:

The quality in this film is disappointing. A lot of grain. I read an Amazon review and that person said it had "INSANE" amount of grain and he/she wasn't lying. It was so bad that his/her kid asked if there was something wrong with the TV - I was there.

I don't think it has anything to do with the bitrate. This film needs a proper clean up. I think this was rushed or something. Was the latest DVD release of this movie like this? (was there visible grain?) This is very disappointing, considering how the first movie is superior than this in quality and the fact the sequel is a later released film, which should be treated if not better, at the same level. The only time when you won't notice these grains would be in scenes with a lot of lighting and stuff going on. Sadly, there is only little of that so about a good 4/5 of the movie (don't ask how I measured it that way) is filled with noticeable grain. When in dark, o man they're visible. It's a shame 'cause I really loved that scene *SPOILERS*

near the end where the mom and Kevin hugged. It's as though there are a lot of flies around them.

*END OF SPOILERS*

As for the sound I have no complaints.

I bought it 'cause it was on sale ($20 for Blu-Ray - why not right?). I didn't think it'd turn out like this. While I tried to enjoy the movie, I couldn't. But I somewhat still did, as hard as it was to try and ignore the grain and all. It's too bad my childhood movie got a butchered blu-ray release. A rushed one seemingly. So unless you don't mind waiting for another future remastered re-release (and let's hope they do), go ahead and buy it at your own will. Hopefully you pay for what it's really worth.

3 stars.

10-23-2009, 02:16 AM	#6
bseivxx Active Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Bay Area California Blu-ray collection:708 DVD collection:42 Blu-ray reviews:2	Its only $21 now? I wonder if theyll give me a pre-order price gaurantee since I already recieved it. Maybee Ill tell them it still hasnt come out yet. Last edited by bseivxx; 10-23-2009 at 02:17 AM. Reason: my spelling sucks

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10-23-2009, 01:54 AM	#1
ulri4651 Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:36	Home Alone 2 I saw this movie in Best Buy and was going to buy it but I thought I should wait and check Amazon's price when I got home. Well when I check on Amazon it says this movie is not yet released and to sign up to be notified when it is. Huh? Has anyone else seen this movie available at Best Buy or anywhere else? Thanks.

10-23-2009, 02:09 AM	#2
bseivxx Active Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Bay Area California Blu-ray collection:708 DVD collection:42 Blu-ray reviews:2	I pre-ordered it from amazon heres what amazon says about my order Shipment #1: Shipped on October 2, 2009 Shipping estimate:October 2, 2009 Delivery estimate:October 13, 2009 Items Ordered Price 1 of: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York [Blu-ray] [Blu-ray] Condition: New Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC $24.49 Item(s) Subtotal: $24.49 Shipping & Handling: $1.65 Super Saver Discount: -$1.65 ----- Total Before Tax: $24.49 Sales tax: $0.00 ----- Total for this Shipment: $24.49 -----

10-23-2009, 02:10 AM	#3
ulri4651 Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:36	Well that is over a week ago? Did you get shipping confirmation? I might have to go back to Best Buy and pick this one up.

10-23-2009, 02:13 AM	#4
bseivxx Active Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Bay Area California Blu-ray collection:708 DVD collection:42 Blu-ray reviews:2	Oh I watched it by the way,and I thought the first one looked better visually. This one is an AVC transfer at 19 mbps Home Alone 1 is an AVC transfer at 33 mbps

10-23-2009, 02:20 AM	#7
bseivxx Active Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Bay Area California Blu-ray collection:708 DVD collection:42 Blu-ray reviews:2	Amazons been shipping really slow lately its been taking things 7-10 days from when they tell me they shipped it. Whats worse is Im in San Francisco Bay Area and most of my orders are shipped out of Las Vegas.

10-23-2009, 04:56 AM	#9
wil_l_0w Senior Member Member since:Sep 2009 Trading Score:49	They are taking a long time. I ordered Trick r Treat and Child's Play on the 13 and didn't get to my post office till today 23rd. The estimated date was on the 16th.

10-23-2009, 04:57 AM	#10
Hi-Def Steve Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Pasadena, CA 4K collection:264 Blu-ray collection:315 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:187	Tons at my Best Buy.

10-23-2009, 11:08 AM	#12
MaCruz Community Gaming Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:18 MA collection:394 Digital collection:570 iTunes collection:527 Prime collection:192 Blu-ray reviews: 23 Trading Score:139	I'm waiting for Fox to put 1 & 2 together in a bundle and sell it for $25 Both are great childhood movies.

10-23-2009, 01:46 PM	#13
goodstuff Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2006 4K collection:509 Blu-ray collection:6535 Blu-ray reviews: 85 Trading Score:6	I'd love to pick this up, but I've got to wait for a price drop on this.

10-23-2009, 04:48 PM	#15
blurayjunkie Power Member Member since:Jul 2009 4K collection:86 Blu-ray collection:590 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	At my local futureshop its only $28.99. Ha Ha Ha What a RIP OFF

10-23-2009, 06:34 PM	#17
Bigwayne Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Indian Trail, NC USA 4K collection:339 Blu-ray collection:1150 DVD collection:9 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:13	Picked mine up at Best Buy on Oct. 6th. (release date) They only had two.

10-24-2009, 01:39 AM	#19
banned user105 Banned Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Orlando Blu-ray collection:1672	If they do a box set it'll probably include 3 as well. Noooooo thank you.

12-26-2009, 03:58 AM	#20
I-C-Blue Special Member Member since:May 2009 4K collection:170 Blu-ray collection:574 DVD collection:95 Blu-ray reviews:1	Here's my review that's really focused on the quality, 'cause that's what this release asked for: The quality in this film is disappointing. A lot of grain. I read an Amazon review and that person said it had "INSANE" amount of grain and he/she wasn't lying. It was so bad that his/her kid asked if there was something wrong with the TV - I was there. I don't think it has anything to do with the bitrate. This film needs a proper clean up. I think this was rushed or something. Was the latest DVD release of this movie like this? (was there visible grain?) This is very disappointing, considering how the first movie is superior than this in quality and the fact the sequel is a later released film, which should be treated if not better, at the same level. The only time when you won't notice these grains would be in scenes with a lot of lighting and stuff going on. Sadly, there is only little of that so about a good 4/5 of the movie (don't ask how I measured it that way) is filled with noticeable grain. When in dark, o man they're visible. It's a shame 'cause I really loved that scene SPOILERS near the end where the mom and Kevin hugged. It's as though there are a lot of flies around them. END OF SPOILERS As for the sound I have no complaints. I bought it 'cause it was on sale ($20 for Blu-Ray - why not right?). I didn't think it'd turn out like this. While I tried to enjoy the movie, I couldn't. But I somewhat still did, as hard as it was to try and ignore the grain and all. It's too bad my childhood movie got a butchered blu-ray release. A rushed one seemingly. So unless you don't mind waiting for another future remastered re-release (and let's hope they do), go ahead and buy it at your own will. Hopefully you pay for what it's really worth. 3 stars.

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