The Kingdom On Blu-ray ... NOT!

[Wreck]

Soooooo I imported "The Kingdom" blu-ray from thailand... thinking how could this be possible!?! Region Free! I didnt care, I had to take the chance, since I really enjoyed the movie.

Who puts this much effort into a bootleg is beyond me.

I've posted this in the Blu-ray movie section as now it is official, its not out, even in thailand, as some google searches said were true.

Talk about professional bootlegging. It even had blu-ray previews on the disc.

Ok, now here is the pics, laugh at me.

btw, it had loads of extras, subtitles, and the menu screen was awesome :P




It was shrink wrapped, and came in a SDVD size case. It had a slip cover as you can see.



Look at the details on the back of the case, boy did they use that photoshop!



What's this, is that a tri-fold cover? With pics behind it?



Can a bootleg be anymore well made!?

Looked pretty legit actually, seeing as how some countries have big cases...

Except... It plays in the DVD PLAYER! PS3! Oh, and that damn HD-DVD Player! (which I bought just to get The Kingdom, but did that satisfy me when I saw this? lol, no, I just had to have it. Now I hate it!)

[quaylie]

hahahaha...don't want to know how much you paid...that is a good bootleg.

[iNCREDiPiNOY]

Nice... LMAO!!!

[simcal]

Wow they got you good, how much?

[Wreck]

ya know, I think they actually thought they were doing this great thing, making movies look so awesome with their cases and what not, I think the dumbasses didnt know blu-ray was a new technology, cause I mean its great for a DVD lol , it has a helluva menu, extras, subtitles out the ass :P, 3 different "Welcome to the world of blu-ray" previews lol!!!!

Then I looked at the back that sum ***** I was liek what teh hell, this is a DVD!!!! It was a good laugh.

36 bucks! but I paid paypal

[Minimejer05]

LOL man!!

Funny buy.

[jw]

Originally Posted by BigBLUballz

ya know, I think they actually thought they were doing this great thing, making movies look so awesome with their cases and what not, I think the dumbasses didnt know blu-ray was a new technology, cause I mean its great for a DVD lol , it has a helluva menu, extras, subtitles out the ass :P, 3 different "Welcome to the world of blu-ray" previews lol!!!!

Then I looked at the back that sum ***** I was liek what teh hell, this is a DVD!!!! It was a good laugh.

36 bucks! but I paid paypal

thats a definite Not as described, lol. I would email the seller and tell him your intentions. Maybe they will just refund you

[ezcobar411]

Poor you. You were had

[Wreck]

btw, It didnt have those pics when I bought it I'll just get my money back when I claim.

[clownface]

That's next level bootlegging right there!!!

[quaylie]

That's bootlegging in High Definition.

[Chaka]

But does it have extras???

[miokti]

wow... if they're that good in making all that... shouldn't they just get a real job? that's a really good bootlegging job. i can understand how someone could fall or it.

[Zaphod]

Originally Posted by BigBLUballz

btw, It didnt have those pics when I bought it I'll just get my money back when I claim.

Too bad Thailand is on the list of countries from which the merchant sells from, and thus not covered by the buyer protection coverage. eBay?

[Gamma_Winstead]

Originally Posted by BigBLUballz

Soooooo I imported "The Kingdom" blu-ray from thailand... thinking how could this be possible!?! Region Free! I didnt care, I had to take the chance, since I really enjoyed the movie.

Who puts this much effort into a bootleg is beyond me.

I've posted this in the Blu-ray movie section as now it is official, its not out, even in thailand, as some google searches said were true.

Talk about professional bootlegging. It even had blu-ray previews on the disc.

Ok, now here is the pics, laugh at me.

btw, it had loads of extras, subtitles, and the menu screen was awesome :P




It was shrink wrapped, and came in a SDVD size case. It had a slip cover as you can see.



Look at the details on the back of the case, boy did they use that photoshop!



What's this, is that a tri-fold cover? With pics behind it?



Can a bootleg be anymore well made!?

Looked pretty legit actually, seeing as how some countries have big cases...

Except... It plays in the DVD PLAYER! PS3! Oh, and that damn HD-DVD Player! (which I bought just to get The Kingdom, but did that satisfy me when I saw this? lol, no, I just had to have it. Now I hate it!)

i wish the actual dvd was that good.

[WickyWoo]

The majority of bootleg DVDs are made onthe same equipment in teh same plants as the legit ones after hours. Digipacks have gotten popular because they lend legitimacy to foreigners, since so many "real" ones come like that.

Keep in mind, they're still using the cheapest material avialable. Say a batch of blanks didn't quite pass QC or something. The bootleggers will use them becuase they don't care, it's just a money laundering operation for them

People in the US buy them from Triads and their reps in Chinatowns, or in bulk through the mail, and then sell them on Amazon, Ebay, half.com or on the street.

Rule of thumb- If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If you can't fidn any record of it anywhere, Ask here.

[Mermen79]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

The majority of bootleg DVDs are made onthe same equipment in teh same plants as the legit ones after hours. Digipacks have gotten popular because they lend legitimacy to foreigners, since so many "real" ones come like that.

Keep in mind, they're still using the cheapest material avialable. Say a batch of blanks didn't quite pass QC or something. The bootleggers will use them becuase they don't care, it's just a money laundering operation for them

People in the US buy them from Triads and their reps in Chinatowns, or in bulk through the mail, and then sell them on Amazon, Ebay, half.com or on the street.

Rule of thumb- If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If you can't fidn any record of it anywhere, Ask here.

How would someone have access to the manufacturing plant in the after hours to mass produce bootlegs? Seems impossible in countries that enforce anti-piracy laws. Maybe it's easy to 'rent' the plants in China or wherever.

[WickyWoo]

How would someone have access to the manufacturing plant in the after hours to mass produce bootlegs? Seems impossible in countries that enforce anti-piracy laws. Maybe it's easy to 'rent' the plants in China or wherever.

Malaysia these days actually.

It's very likely that the plants themselves are owned by people with triad connections to boot.

Blu will not have these problems

[jw]

blu-ray will have these same issues as sellers will distribute dvd-9s as blu-rays to un suspecting buyers. It happens still with dvds. I have this chick from Malaysia that found me on Amazon and keeps trying to sell me dvd knockoffs, 3.00 each for new releases. I have reported her to the anti-piracy website but thus far I continue to get her emails.

[crazy25000]

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH........takes a breather......HAHHAHAHAH....lol awesome post