The Abyss 4K UHD (1989)

[Infallible Presence]

Originally Posted by Motoman617

I just ordered all three movies from Walmart.com and about 15 minutes later they sent me an email saying my order was cancelled. They said they detected unusual activity on my account and cancelled the order for my own protection. Have no idea what that is about. I’ll just wait for Amazon I guess.

Those dastards! How do they expect to make a profit?

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

I don't think I've ever seen retailers close off preorders for a release that wasn't limited though. This far out from release day, they can just increase the allotment to each retailer based on demand. It's super weird.

It is probably that the retailers put in an inital order for each film with the studio distributors and those first orders are what they put up on their sites as "pre-orders". When those all get pre-ordered they then probably put in a larger order, and then once confirmed they open it up again for pre-orders and then re-order more if need be or they are then in stock from their distributor they use for media. I have seen other titles in the past as "pre-order" then show "sold-out" and then come back up again later on as "pre-order" etc. Nothing limited about these three releases that I know of just three very much in-demand titles especially The Abyss that collectors have been eagerly anticipating.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by Bolty

Actually Best Buy has a pre-order for the 3 movies. $34.99

Yes but that is Best Buy in Canada, not Best Buy in the United States.

[cricepng]

Originally Posted by TPGBluRay

WalMart took my orders for The Abyss and True Lies (yah, I know). No mention of being out of stock or back orders. However, they will not arrive until March 19.

True Lies has an ETA for me of 14 March and Abyss 15 March. I will be in the States until 20 March so I hope they don't get delayed.

[Old Bones]

Originally Posted by Deromax

The Abyss 4K Blu-ray

The Abyss 4K Blu-ray

Up for pre-order on amazon.ca !

Eeeekk $37:50

[milo bloom]

L’Abysse??!! What the hell us L’Abysse??!!?

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by milo bloom

L’Abysse??!! What the hell us L’Abysse??!!?

The french translation for The Abyss, of course. It's what happens when CA allows one province to dictate to the rest.

[crazy brit]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

The french translation for The Abyss, of course. It's what happens when CA allows one province to dictate to the rest.

Well, French is an official language in New Brunswick also, and a lot of Ontarians speak French as a first language, but I hear ya, I'm not a fan of the bi-lingual covers either, even though I've pre ordered this one

[Deromax]

It's actually an official language country-wide, as long as federal services are concerned. French is spoken by over 7 milliions people, 22% of the population. That's not irrelevant.

I could care less about the media cover being bilingual or not, but it's a different issue when releases have no french dubs in Canada. Sometimes they'll have spanish or german tracks but no french. That would be like having Mexican releases with english, french but no Spanish. Illogical! If you check release in France, they *always* have french dubs, why can't we have them? Is it that hard to port over an ac3 file?

But I disgress. Happy to finally get an HD/UHD release, with the proper dub, as the 20-something years old DVD is a shame!

[Old Bones]

Originally Posted by Deromax

It's actually an official language country-wide, as long as federal services are concerned. French is spoken by over 7 milliions people, 22% of the population. That's not irrelevant.

I could care less about the media cover being bilingual or not, but it's a different issue when releases have no french dubs in Canada. Sometimes they'll have spanish or german tracks but no french. That would be like having Mexican releases with english, french but no Spanish. Illogical!

But I disgress. Happy to finally get an HD/UHD release, with the proper dub, as the 20-something years old DVD is a shame!

I don't know anyone out here in B.C. who speaks French , but Mandarin

[George.P]

Originally Posted by Deromax

It's actually an official language country-wide, as long as federal services are concerned. French is spoken by over 7 milliions people, 22% of the population. That's not irrelevant.

I could care less about the media cover being bilingual or not, but it's a different issue when releases have no french dubs in Canada. Sometimes they'll have spanish or german tracks but no french. That would be like having Mexican releases with english, french but no Spanish. Illogical! If you check release in France, they *always* have french dubs, why can't we have them? Is it that hard to port over an ac3 file?

But I disgress. Happy to finally get an HD/UHD release, with the proper dub, as the 20-something years old DVD is a shame!

What is actually comical though is that France will quite often not mess with the original title. My favourite example is "Alien". Same title in France. But in Canada it is "Alien: the 8th Passenger" (but in French). Anyway, for those that care, importing is always an option.

[Mr. Chaverria]

Originally Posted by R0CK0X

Ugh, that Canadian bilingual packaging.

I know people speak French in Cananda but overall----

Nevermind. Apparently.. Canada has 2 official languages to recognize. English and French. I thought it was more of a English dominant and sole official language but also had French as another language there. Kind of like Texas but nope. Jesus, that must be so annoying to have so much lettering all the time.

I have hated how certain BDs that ended up being from Canada have that Bilingual covering. Granted... I tolerate it cuz those BS sets were specific to that region. Universal Solidier: Day of Reckoning (NC-17 cut) and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes S1 and S2 (these never came out in the US).

[Deromax]

I'm mostly in accordance with what you're saying, but the law, it is what it is!

[Ray Jackson]

Do we know what the special features are going to be?

I need to know if the documentary from the dvd is included.

[Comicfan]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Do we know what the special features are going to be?

I need to know if the documentary from the dvd is included.

It will be.

https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/111523-0659

BONUS FEATURES (NEW):

Deep Dive: A Conversation with James Cameron – An exclusive new sit-down with James Cameron as he revisits the origin of the project and addresses some of the myths behind the production.

The Legacy of The Abyss – Discover the lasting legacy of The Abyss with stories from James Cameron and the crew about how and why the film continues to have an impact on filmmaking today.

ADDITIONAL BONUS:

Under Pressure: Making The Abyss – The original documentary about the infamous production of The Abyss, with candid commentary by the actors and crew.

Archives

Deepcore Timelapse – Watch this production timelapse of the Deepcore set being created.

Videomatics Montage – Watch a montage of behind-the-scenes production videomatics.

Montana Bridge Flooding – See behind-the-scenes footage of the Montana bridge flooding.

Engine Room Flooding – See behind-the-scenes footage of the engine room flooding.

Surface Shoot Montage – Watch a behind-the-scenes montage of the surface shoot.

Crane Crash Shoot – Check out behind-the-scenes footage of the crane crashing sequence.

Visual Effects Reel – Watch a reel of visual effects progressions to see how they were developed for the film.

Miniature Rear-Projection – Watch behind-the-scenes footage of how production used rear-projection techniques on miniatures.

Motion Control Timelapse – Watch this production timelapse of the motion control technology being used.

Teaser Trailer

Main Trailer

Reviews Trailer

Still Gallery – Presented here are extras as they appeared in the “Imaging Station" on the Special Edition DVD release of The Abyss, along with the trailers. Since their original presentation has been preserved, resolution and clarity will vary from element to element.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by milo bloom

L’Abysse??!! What the hell us L’Abysse??!!?

[SwatDB]

Originally Posted by drush9999

The rat scene would still be cut at 18.

Because the UK has the so-called "Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937 in effect.

[NL197]

Originally Posted by Old Bones

I don't know anyone out here in B.C. who speaks French , but Mandarin

You said it so I don't have to.

I've loathed bilingual covers ever since I was a kid and couldn't stand them on my cereal boxes. Then they started to sully DVDs with them.

I used to order English-only movies via Amazon but the currency exchange became too much.

[Dr. T]

[rubystone356]

The Abyss 4K Blu-ray

pre-order is up at Amazon USA.

Jacob