The Butler (2013) January 14, 2014 pre-order - Blu-ray Forum

Oscar Rothman · 09-01-2013, 03:30 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Lee-Daniels-Th...N%3DB00EV4F5TC

nycomet · 10-28-2013, 12:50 PM

What is the release date for this blu-ray?

MEB · 10-28-2013, 04:35 PM

EXCELLENT movie! In my top 5 of the year.

Mark

K1NG J0RDAN · 11-28-2013, 05:09 PM

Release date is now confirmed for January 14! This and Fruitvale Station in the same day.

raven007 · 12-22-2013, 02:41 AM

The target edition includes a Bonus Disc: 42 Minutes of Content - The Cast of Lee Daniels' The Butler from Oprah's Next Chapter on the Oprah Winfrey Network

And the bonus feature for all editions are:

Lee Daniels' The Butler: An American Story
The Original Freedom Riders
"You And I Ain't Nothin' No More" Performed by Gladys Knight and Lenny Kravitz
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reel

remake · 12-25-2013, 11:54 AM

Decent film, but I felt like it could've been 20 minutes shorter. I love Alex Pettyfer so I was surprised to see he had a cameo in the beginning.

bam777 · 01-10-2014, 03:39 AM

The Blu-ray review is now up.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-B.../77709/#Review

Mandalorian · 01-10-2014, 03:42 AM

3/5?

Shannon Nutt · 01-10-2014, 11:26 AM

The review does a good job of admiring the purpose of the movie while pointing out all of the film's problems (I only gave the movie a 2 1/2 out of 5). The movie is so desperate to tackle racism, it pretty much makes EVERY non-African American in the movie come off as a racist, which gives the impression that no one - not even most Presidents - gave two hoots about civil rights in their eras, which is certainly not the case.

It's a noble effort, but a flawed one - one of the reasons it's getting shut-out from a lot of nominations this awards season.

davevh84 · 01-12-2014, 01:32 AM

Walmart Pre-Order came in the mail today.

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Exclusive Bonus Disc

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bookcase · 01-14-2014, 11:28 PM

Did anyone pick up the Target exclusive? I'd love to know what's on it, and whether it's in a paper envelope or in the case. Thanks.

andeean · 01-15-2014, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookcase

Did anyone pick up the Target exclusive? I'd love to know what's on it, and whether it's in a paper envelope or in the case. Thanks.

I'd like to know too, please. Thanks.

bachertzhan · 01-15-2014, 12:50 AM

This and Fruitvale Station in the same day.

raven007 · 01-15-2014, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookcase

Did anyone pick up the Target exclusive? I'd love to know what's on it, and whether it's in a paper envelope or in the case. Thanks.

I posted what's in it on the first page look at the top

raven007 · 01-15-2014, 01:36 AM

Anyone get the walmart version? Is the Mandela disc suppose to be there?

Mandalorian · 01-15-2014, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raven007

Anyone get the walmart version? Is the Mandela disc suppose to be there?

Based on pics someone else posted in the Hauls thread, it is. Theirs had a 'Making of Mandela' disc.

raven007 · 01-15-2014, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

Based on pics someone else posted in the Hauls thread, it is. Theirs had a 'Making of Mandela' disc.

It feels like it shouldn't bee there but oh well

Mandalorian · 01-15-2014, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raven007

It feels like it shouldn't bee there but oh well

Same thing I thought, but a free bonus is a free bonus, I guess.

See the pics above as well, for someone who got the set with that same disc.

raven007 · 01-15-2014, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

Same thing I thought, but a free bonus is a free bonus, I guess.

See the pics above as well, for someone who got the set with that same disc.

That makes me wonder if the Mandela movie is gonna come with a bonus disc on the butler

HD Goofnut · 01-15-2014, 04:21 AM

I just finished watching this and I honestly have to say that I am torn. On the one hand The Butler has fantastic performances from Forest Whitaker, Alan Rickman, and to a lesser extent Oprah Winfrey. However, on the other hand quite a few strong opinions that primarily focus on civil rights. Additionally, I wasn't quite sure what I was watching. Is it a biography of Cecil Gaines or a chronicle on the history of civil rights in America that is rather embellished at times? Well, the film tries to do both and it gets rather bogged down in that attempt. The entire story feels like little snippets adhered together with something much weaker than superglue. I suppose the best way to sum up The Butler is that it's a film with an above average script, nearly flawless performances, but with writing and direction that has about as sense of purpose as walking in circles to reach a destination. If Daniels wanted to voice his opinions, yes many of his facts are stretched, he could have done that without having to spend the 30 million on this film. I'd highly advise in renting this one first if you are just aching to see it.

09-01-2013, 03:30 PM	#1
Oscar Rothman Banned Top contributor Member since:Apr 2012 Location:Hawaii Blu-ray collection:412	The Butler (2013) January 14, 2014 pre-order http://www.amazon.com/Lee-Daniels-Th...N%3DB00EV4F5TC

12-22-2013, 02:41 AM	#5
raven007 Banned Member since:Oct 2012 Blu-ray collection:123 DVD collection:53 Blu-ray reviews:1	The target edition includes a Bonus Disc: 42 Minutes of Content - The Cast of Lee Daniels' The Butler from Oprah's Next Chapter on the Oprah Winfrey Network And the bonus feature for all editions are: Lee Daniels' The Butler: An American Story The Original Freedom Riders "You And I Ain't Nothin' No More" Performed by Gladys Knight and Lenny Kravitz Deleted Scenes Gag Reel Last edited by raven007; 12-22-2013 at 02:55 AM.

01-15-2014, 12:50 AM	#13
bachertzhan Junior Member Member since:Jan 2014	This and Fruitvale Station in the same day. Last edited by bachertzhan; 01-15-2014 at 12:57 AM.

10-28-2013, 12:50 PM	#2
nycomet Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Long Island, NY, USA ; I enjoy watching 3D blu-rays; 41 Blufans steels so far Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:1344 DVD collection:55 Digital collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:40 Trading Score:343	What is the release date for this blu-ray?

10-28-2013, 04:35 PM	#3
MEB Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2009 Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:151 Blu-ray collection:1446 DVD collection:71 iTunes collection:21 Trading Score:1	EXCELLENT movie! In my top 5 of the year. Mark

11-28-2013, 05:09 PM	#4
K1NG J0RDAN Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Louisville, KY 4K collection:1197 Blu-ray collection:1859 DVD collection:42 Trading Score:106	Release date is now confirmed for January 14! This and Fruitvale Station in the same day.

12-25-2013, 11:54 AM	#6
remake Banned Member since:Aug 2011 Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:160	Decent film, but I felt like it could've been 20 minutes shorter. I love Alex Pettyfer so I was surprised to see he had a cameo in the beginning.

01-10-2014, 03:39 AM	#7
bam777 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Dallas, TX Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:83 Blu-ray collection:140 DVD collection:77 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:289	The Blu-ray review is now up. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-B.../77709/#Review

01-10-2014, 03:42 AM	#8
Mandalorian Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:1132 Blu-ray collection:2785 Trading Score:252	3/5?

01-10-2014, 11:26 AM	#9
Shannon Nutt Active Member Member since:Dec 2013 Location:Pittsburgh	The review does a good job of admiring the purpose of the movie while pointing out all of the film's problems (I only gave the movie a 2 1/2 out of 5). The movie is so desperate to tackle racism, it pretty much makes EVERY non-African American in the movie come off as a racist, which gives the impression that no one - not even most Presidents - gave two hoots about civil rights in their eras, which is certainly not the case. It's a noble effort, but a flawed one - one of the reasons it's getting shut-out from a lot of nominations this awards season.

01-12-2014, 01:32 AM	#10
davevh84 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2012 Location:The King's Free Code Thread Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:421	Walmart Pre-Order came in the mail today. Picture 320.jpg Picture 321.jpg Exclusive Bonus Disc Picture 322.jpg

01-14-2014, 11:28 PM	#11
bookcase Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Boston, MA 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:155 iTunes collection:1207 Trading Score:2	Did anyone pick up the Target exclusive? I'd love to know what's on it, and whether it's in a paper envelope or in the case. Thanks.

01-15-2014, 01:36 AM	#15
raven007 Banned Member since:Oct 2012 Blu-ray collection:123 DVD collection:53 Blu-ray reviews:1	Anyone get the walmart version? Is the Mandela disc suppose to be there?

01-15-2014, 04:21 AM	#20
HD Goofnut Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Far, Far Away Home Theater Gallery:114 4K collection:743 Blu-ray collection:2373 DVD collection:128 MA collection:751 Digital collection:1091 Prime collection:598 Blu-ray reviews:133 Trading Score:39	I just finished watching this and I honestly have to say that I am torn. On the one hand The Butler has fantastic performances from Forest Whitaker, Alan Rickman, and to a lesser extent Oprah Winfrey. However, on the other hand quite a few strong opinions that primarily focus on civil rights. Additionally, I wasn't quite sure what I was watching. Is it a biography of Cecil Gaines or a chronicle on the history of civil rights in America that is rather embellished at times? Well, the film tries to do both and it gets rather bogged down in that attempt. The entire story feels like little snippets adhered together with something much weaker than superglue. I suppose the best way to sum up The Butler is that it's a film with an above average script, nearly flawless performances, but with writing and direction that has about as sense of purpose as walking in circles to reach a destination. If Daniels wanted to voice his opinions, yes many of his facts are stretched, he could have done that without having to spend the 30 million on this film. I'd highly advise in renting this one first if you are just aching to see it.

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