The Abyss 4K UHD (1989)

[Ben_UK]

Knew it.

With only one region releasing one of the most anticipated titles on disc of all time there was bound to be low stocks as people from all over the world will be trying to order.

[BenjaminG]

Originally Posted by 0tter

Any word as to whether The Abyss Blu Ray disc (as opposed to the UHD disc) is region free?

Enquiring from Australia where Disney doesn't distribute home media anymore.

Region free, as confirmed by thedigitalbits.com

[Member-222782]

Wait a sec, what happened to all that James Cameron is the Antichrist talk?? That’s how I got my kicks on here

[moparbob]

Has anybody found this in Wal-fart store yet?

[Croweyes1121]

Finally says shipping on my Diabolik order! Woot!!

[traths]

Still no word on when my copy will be shipped. I pre-ordered about a month ago.

[New-Blu-Blood]

Originally Posted by moparbob

Has anybody found this in Wal-fart store yet?

I went to 4 different Walmarts this morning that are on my way to work. Got there early and there was nothing. None of the stores looked like they had restocked anything/put anything new out since yesterday when I stopped and checked.

BUT I did get the last copy of Creepshow 4K Steelbook in the area/online so it wasn't a total bust.

[Tony5523]

Originally Posted by amorphously

I have bought numerous blus from Walmart on release day. You have to ask an associate to get it for you from their new shipment.

Yep. They never have their stuff out on release day. Have to always ask... then they have no clue what your talking about and at the point your just ready to leave ... I doubt I'll be making the trip in unless someone on here says they saw them in store.

[StarFuryG7]

Originally Posted by Ben_UK

Knew it.

With only one region releasing one of the most anticipated titles on disc of all time there was bound to be low stocks as people from all over the world will be trying to order.

But, but, but...everybody streams now! No one buys disc media anymore!!!

[StarFuryG7]

Originally Posted by traths

Still no word on when my copy will be shipped. I pre-ordered about a month ago.

That means I'm near the bottom of Amazon’s list of buyers now. :/

[amorphously]

Originally Posted by Tony5523

Yep. They never have their stuff out on release day. Have to always ask... then they have no clue what your talking about and at the point your just ready to leave ... I doubt I'll be making the trip in unless someone on here says they saw them in store.

It is 5am here on the west coast I have to go to Walmart when it opens at 7 this morning. I will check if they have any of the new 3 Cameron joints. I already have the movies in high def so I have no reason to buy them.

*I just checked the local Walmart and they don't sell ANY new blus or 4k UHD. That is depressing. Jesus.

[Socko]

Originally Posted by Ben_UK

Knew it.

With only one region releasing one of the most anticipated titles on disc of all time there was bound to be low stocks as people from all over the world will be trying to order.

Whatcha talkin' bout Willis?



I don't get it, though. We have been waiting years for a HD release and now one is coming and people want it day 1, even though there's hundreds of pages of people complaining about something that they don't like about the release.

It's a 35 year old movie. It will be available in 1 month, 1 year and who knows when.
I get the term FOMO now, but it doesn't apply to this title

[3D4ever]

Originally Posted by bebbsie23

Same thing happened to me this morning with my Abyss order at WOWHD. My card was pre-approved when I placed my order, so no way is the issue at my end. There are sufficient funds in my account and I've been buying from WOW for years. If I had to guess, I'd say they are deliberately entering a wrong CVV code to invalidate the orders.

In the UK too, I ordered mine from WOWHD back in January. No movement so far but at least my card was not declined. I thought WOWHD took payment immediately when pre-ordering anyway.

[sandman slim]

Originally Posted by New-Blu-Blood

For those going the Wal-Mart route for The Abyss/Aliens/True Lies, does anyone know if Wal-Mart will have copies in the actual stores or is it online only?? Wal-Mart's 4K selection has been getting smaller and smaller it seems but I did come across Titanic 4K in several stores back in December so who knows.

None at my store or any others in the area. I'd imagine we're in a similar situation to what Shane described above re: Target. Any copies meant for instore sales have likely been rerouted to the website & used to fulfill preorders. So frustrating.

[ghostof82]

Somewhere there's a pressing plant getting insanely busy rushing out copies of an old movie deemed a financial failure on initial release. Being a fan since I saw it back in 1986, I've got a nice warm feeling.

But my copy probably doesn't even exist yet, curses!

[starmike]

Update on my order from Target - last night the web site showed that it was Aliens that shipped. This morning, the same web site now shows it was True Lies and The Abyss that shipped and Aliens will be here Monday.

[admccroan]

I just got an email that my DMC order for all 3 has shipped but didn’t give a tracking number.

[bebbsie23]

Originally Posted by 3D4ever

In the UK too, I ordered mine from WOWHD back in January. No movement so far but at least my card was not declined. I thought WOWHD took payment immediately when pre-ordering anyway.

WOWHD pre-approves the payment when you place the order. It'll show as pending for a while on your bank account but isn't completed.

[plissken99]

Originally Posted by ghostof82

It's a fascinating debate, regards how these films now look on disc and how authentic that is compared to their original theatrical presentation. I sympathise with 'purists' (?) who prefer a grainy filmic look warts and all, but I can also appreciate that, in all honesty, no film ever looked 100% theatrical on VHS or DVD or Blu-ray. There is always resolution or colour grading or contrast issues, nevermind vagaries of whatever CRT or panel a film is being watched on, or personal settings of such or calibration thereof. It's a thorny debate. My 4K of Blade Runner probably looks very different to how it looked back in 1982 in my town's fleapit cinema of the time. I'm ok with that and as long as The Abyss looks better than my old non-anamorphic DVD then I'll be happy. It may not be everyone's idea of perfect, but it's on disc, in 4K, so I'm pretty ecstatic, frankly.

That’s pretty much where I’m at. Abyss is the only one I’m buying because there hasn’t been a decent way to watch it since I went to projection. And I never thought of the Abyss as overly grainy anyway.

[yellowcakeuf6]

With Amazon now listing The Abyss as out of stock, I'm thinking it shouldn't be too long for my pre-order to ship with the obvious backlog of orders, right?
I don't expect it this week, which has me shaking my head and laughing a bit about this final delay.