Along Came a Spider (Lee Tamahori) - Blu-ray Forum

McCrutchy · 04-19-2014, 10:29 AM

Paramount will release Lee Tamahori's Along Came a Spider (2001), starring Morgan Freeman and Monica Potter, on Blu-ray in several markets shortly, The German variant will appear on 8 May, and is currently the cheapest import to the USA.

I enjoyed this film.

malcy30 · 04-19-2014, 07:40 PM

Good to see as the earlier Kiss the Girls was released by Paramount in Germany and most European markets but not the UK last year.

rdodolak · 04-19-2014, 09:34 PM

Too bad Paramount / WB aren't releasing these in the US. It might be time to upgrade my Italian Blu-ray.

Monroville · 04-20-2014, 03:39 AM

I'm surprised no one has posted the amazon link.

s83 · 05-12-2014, 11:59 PM

Just noticed this thread while trying to find any further information on these new releases.

Has anyone actually purchased this, the French or Spanish version yet? I'm curious as to how they compare to the Italian version, in particular the picture quality? Noticed it's on a 50GB disc rather than the 25GB used by the Italian version, plus I'm hopeful that being an official Paramount Pictures release, it should be better than the old release? Or is the larger disc mostly just being used for extras and such like? And is the Italian version missing some content, or are the running times just calculated differently? 102 mins against the 103/104 showing for these newer releases.

rdodolak · 05-13-2014, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by s83

Just noticed this thread while trying to find any further information on these new releases.

Has anyone actually purchased this, the French or Spanish version yet? I'm curious as to how they compare to the Italian version, in particular the picture quality? Noticed it's on a 50GB disc rather than the 25GB used by the Italian version, plus I'm hopeful that being an official Paramount Pictures release, it should be better than the old release? Or is the larger disc mostly just being used for extras and such like? And is the Italian version missing some content, or are the running times just calculated differently? 102 mins against the 103/104 showing for these newer releases.

The German version is on its way but it could be a few weeks before it arrives.

McCrutchy · 05-13-2014, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Monroville

I'm surprised no one has posted the amazon link.

Our link to the Amazon listing was included in the original post.

Quote:

Originally Posted by s83

Just noticed this thread while trying to find any further information on these new releases.

Has anyone actually purchased this, the French or Spanish version yet? I'm curious as to how they compare to the Italian version, in particular the picture quality? Noticed it's on a 50GB disc rather than the 25GB used by the Italian version, plus I'm hopeful that being an official Paramount Pictures release, it should be better than the old release? Or is the larger disc mostly just being used for extras and such like? And is the Italian version missing some content, or are the running times just calculated differently? 102 mins against the 103/104 showing for these newer releases.

All of the recently / to-be-released international Paramount editions should be identical. The scan is already out, and this should be a BD-50 disc with a 33.96 Mbps MPEG=4 AVC video bitrate and DTS-HD MA 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) at 4588 kbps. Be prepared, however, for an older source, as most of these Paramount titles do not use new HD masters. The run time is 1:43:10.

I will confirm when I receive my German disc, which, it would seem, was delayed with Amazon.de.

s83 · 05-13-2014, 10:57 AM

Thanks for the replies guys. I'll check back when hopefully you've got your copies, was looking to hold out for the Australian version anyway just for the english box, but that'll depend on the total cost of importing to the UK. Suppose I could just get the cheapest release and have a printing place sort out my own cover.

McCrutchy · 05-13-2014, 12:17 PM

Just got a shipping confirmation.

Less the US $17 shipped to the States. I love Amazon.de.

vraytchev · 06-05-2014, 01:42 AM

Can anyone confirm if this is Region A compatible? Thank you.

rdodolak · 06-05-2014, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by vraytchev

Can anyone confirm if this is Region A compatible? Thank you.

I would but my order shipped on 9 May and still hasn't arrived.

Fludlerk · 07-25-2014, 01:27 PM

I just got an email from Paramount saying they have no plans to release Along Came a Spider on blu ray in North America. Idiots

tylerdurden10 · 07-25-2014, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fludlerk

I just got an email from Paramount saying they have no plans to release Along Came a Spider on blu ray in North America. Idiots

Fine by me, I'll just import it anyway.

04-19-2014, 10:29 AM	#1
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	Along Came a Spider (Lee Tamahori) Paramount will release Lee Tamahori's *Along Came a Spider* (2001), starring Morgan Freeman and Monica Potter, on Blu-ray in several markets shortly, The German variant will appear on 8 May, and is currently the cheapest import to the USA. I enjoyed this film.

05-13-2014, 10:57 AM	#8
s83 Junior Member Top contributor Member since:May 2014 Location:England	Thanks for the replies guys. I'll check back when hopefully you've got your copies, was looking to hold out for the Australian version anyway just for the english box, but that'll depend on the total cost of importing to the UK. Suppose I could just get the cheapest release and have a printing place sort out my own cover. Last edited by s83; 05-13-2014 at 11:00 AM.

04-19-2014, 07:40 PM	#2
malcy30 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Somewhere in the South Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	Good to see as the earlier Kiss the Girls was released by Paramount in Germany and most European markets but not the UK last year.

04-19-2014, 09:34 PM	#3
rdodolak Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 4K collection:880 Blu-ray collection:3733 DVD collection:939 MA collection:338 Digital collection:1099 iTunes collection:75 Prime collection:11 Trading Score:20	Too bad Paramount / WB aren't releasing these in the US. It might be time to upgrade my Italian Blu-ray.

04-20-2014, 03:39 AM	#4
Monroville Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Louisville, KY Blu-ray reviews: 20 Trading Score:30	I'm surprised no one has posted the amazon link.

05-12-2014, 11:59 PM	#5
s83 Junior Member Top contributor Member since:May 2014 Location:England	Just noticed this thread while trying to find any further information on these new releases. Has anyone actually purchased this, the French or Spanish version yet? I'm curious as to how they compare to the Italian version, in particular the picture quality? Noticed it's on a 50GB disc rather than the 25GB used by the Italian version, plus I'm hopeful that being an official Paramount Pictures release, it should be better than the old release? Or is the larger disc mostly just being used for extras and such like? And is the Italian version missing some content, or are the running times just calculated differently? 102 mins against the 103/104 showing for these newer releases.

05-13-2014, 12:17 PM	#9
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	Just got a shipping confirmation. Less the US $17 shipped to the States. I love Amazon.de.

06-05-2014, 01:42 AM	#10
vraytchev Active Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 4K collection:462 Blu-ray collection:961 DVD collection:104 MA collection:4944 Digital collection:9411 iTunes collection:6696 Prime collection:5 Trading Score:387	Can anyone confirm if this is Region A compatible? Thank you.

07-25-2014, 01:27 PM	#12
Fludlerk Junior Member Member since:May 2009 Location:Canada 4K collection:102 Blu-ray collection:817	I just got an email from Paramount saying they have no plans to release Along Came a Spider on blu ray in North America. Idiots

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