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Old 03-14-2024, 11:10 AM   #3721
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Thats odd - i just checked my credit card statement too and like others here - WowHD took the money on 12th march - i didnt get an email saying it had been despatched though ?? the first time this has happened ?? i live in UK so should get by end of week hopefully
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Old 03-14-2024, 11:15 AM   #3722
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I presume there is no official or unofficial explanation as to why there is so little stock and conversely why the other regions release was delayed?
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Old 03-14-2024, 11:30 AM   #3723
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I presume there is no official or unofficial explanation as to why there is so little stock and conversely why the other regions release was delayed?
So little stock because they underestimated the demand for these releases.
They were probably going by historical norms for catalogue releases, not factoring in that fans have been waiting decades for the release of THE ABYSS and TRUE LIES on physical media - with ALIENS in 4k just being icing on the JC cake.

Other regions delayed: THE ABYSS ain't coming out to the UK. The end.
- Other delays because of the first paragraph: Exceedingly high demand, and low production capability to fulfill order requests in a timely manner.

Pretty simple.
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Old 03-14-2024, 12:14 PM   #3724
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So little stock because they underestimated the demand for these releases.
They were probably going by historical norms for catalogue releases, not factoring in that fans have been waiting decades for the release of THE ABYSS and TRUE LIES on physical media - with ALIENS in 4k just being icing on the JC cake.

Other regions delayed: THE ABYSS ain't coming out to the UK. The end.
- Other delays because of the first paragraph: Exceedingly high demand, and low production capability to fulfill order requests in a timely manner.

Pretty simple.
The first part makes sense but not the delaying other regions release. Surely they would have a simultaneous production run of all regions units? They wouldn’t do a production run of the US units, then stop that, then start Germanys, then stop that then start France’s etc. That doesn’t make any sense.
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Old 03-14-2024, 12:15 PM   #3725
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Old 03-14-2024, 12:30 PM   #3726
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to everyone that bought this release or the other two james cameron 4k's and have been moaning about the release but then keep posting about there delivery with excitement well you should be ashamed of yourselves, your giving Cameron, other directors and these studios the green light to mess up more 4k restorations with this AI crap in the future especially when i hear these releases are sold out on a few websites with backorders etc. well done to you all, if you knew they would use AI, DNR etc why on earth still order it? have some self control maybe, i have a bootleg of the abyss in open matte on blu ray i bought thats a HD stream that kicks this 4K's ass, i have the same for true lies on blu ray and the aliens fox 2010 release was perfectly fine so im good, all you lot had to do was seek out alternative releases like this if you like film grain transfers instead of being obsessed with 4k which is overrated anyway, you waste ur money on rubbish like this but then still complain about it, hilarious, im sure park road will be getting more business there way and welcome to more of these new 4k restorations in the future because you helped fund it instead of taking a stance!
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Old 03-14-2024, 12:50 PM   #3727
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Thats odd - i just checked my credit card statement too and like others here - WowHD took the money on 12th march - i didnt get an email saying it had been despatched though ?? the first time this has happened ?? i live in UK so should get by end of week hopefully
Apparently their notifications don't work at the moment. The tracking number they gave me shows that Evri is now expecting the parcel, so I'm hoping for a delivery tomorrow or Saturday.
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Old 03-14-2024, 12:51 PM   #3728
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i've waited 20+ years for an updated release of The Abyss. Today is payday and I was going to order it online but all the listings have been pulled. i never dreamed it would sell out.
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Old 03-14-2024, 01:33 PM   #3729
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Over in the U.K Wow-HD thread a number of people (myself included) seemed to have had our credit cards charged (and not just as a pending transaction but actually completed) and yet received no despatch email, nor a tracking number attached to their order history. One member reported having items turn up on their doorstep (not The Abyss necessarily) but other releases from last week and they never got a despatch email and the items have no tracking number attached to the order. So it seems like Wow-HD is having some issue with notifying when items have shipped - they are just being despatched with no notice and no way to track.
I stopped ordering from then after the Love Actually 4k fiasco.
Wanted to cancel my order but there was no cancellation button.
Had to e-mail them to cancel and wait a few days for a response.
They replied stating thanks for the feedback as they're trying to improve their customer service.
Who doesn't have a cancellation button (maybe they do by now).
Unprofessional. Stuff them.
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Old 03-14-2024, 01:48 PM   #3730
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What is this spammy trend people are doing here where they feel they have to post the same thing three times (once in each thread)? Are people that desperate for attention?
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Old 03-14-2024, 01:51 PM   #3731
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The outlier is The Abyss, the dirt and scratches are in different places on the previous Lowry theatrical transfer and the 4K, I'm thinking that they may have needed to transfer the SE footage anew so just redid the whole thing in 4K (especially as it was going out in theaters, even if just for one night, which wasn't done for Aliens or True Lies IIRC) and that's why it looks so much betterer than Aliens does w/ref to not looking like a totally AI-guesstimated transfer of the movie.
On the other forum RAH says all 3 films look the same.
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Old 03-14-2024, 02:22 PM   #3732
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The first part makes sense but not the delaying other regions release. Surely they would have a simultaneous production run of all regions units? They wouldn’t do a production run of the US units, then stop that, then start Germanys, then stop that then start France’s etc. That doesn’t make any sense.
Seems to me the US set a release date many months in advance, underestimated demand and are now in the situation where people are finding it hard to get a copy.

On the flip side the Euro release never had a confirmed date and have decided to release a month later to build up more stock so when it is released no one will have any issues getting a copy.
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Old 03-14-2024, 02:26 PM   #3733
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What is this spammy trend people are doing here where they feel they have to post the same thing three times (once in each thread)? Are people that desperate for attention?
AItention w*oring.
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Old 03-14-2024, 02:28 PM   #3734
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On the other forum RAH says all 3 films look the same.
With all due respect to his career, I find myself pretty perplexed by much of what he's posted over the past 5 years.
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Old 03-14-2024, 02:32 PM   #3735
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to everyone that bought this release or the other two james cameron 4k's and have been moaning about the release but then keep posting about there delivery with excitement well you should be ashamed of yourselves, your giving Cameron, other directors and these studios the green light to mess up more 4k restorations with this AI crap in the future especially when i hear these releases are sold out on a few websites with backorders etc. well done to you all, if you knew they would use AI, DNR etc why on earth still order it? have some self control maybe, i have a bootleg of the abyss in open matte on blu ray i bought thats a HD stream that kicks this 4K's ass, i have the same for true lies on blu ray and the aliens fox 2010 release was perfectly fine so im good, all you lot had to do was seek out alternative releases like this if you like film grain transfers instead of being obsessed with 4k which is overrated anyway, you waste ur money on rubbish like this but then still complain about it, hilarious, im sure park road will be getting more business there way and welcome to more of these new 4k restorations in the future because you helped fund it instead of taking a stance!
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Old 03-14-2024, 02:40 PM   #3736
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Target pushed back my delivery to March 28..ugh..I was happy to get the shipping notice for Saturday but guess that was for Aliens only now...
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Well you’re in luck, because there just so happens to be a DVD available of The Abyss! lol

Man, some of you are seriously WAY too in the weeds on these things if you’re making arguments like this. Look, this release has its pros and cons, and no one is denying that at all, but dang, folks…do you ever just sit back at a normal viewing distance, forget about how this or that was done or which company botched the cleanup or how “filmic” it is or whatever…and just enjoy the effing movie???

And if your ability to do that is now tied so strongly to all of the above that you can’t enjoy having THE ABYSS looking like this (yes, warts and all) after all these years, then seriously…take a small step back.

Our 1980’s selves (for those of us around back then) would slobber all over releases like this and display technologies that we now enjoy that even reveal this stuff to begin with. But in 2024, it’s a low res disaster. We are SUCH spoiled brats, the lot of us.

Now I’ll leave so everyone to mischaracterize this post with hyperbolic statements like “what, we can’t criticize now?!?!?!”, “that’s what this forum is for!!!”, and “are we supposed to just take any old crap the studio gives us??”, etc., etc., etc.

Carry on, it’s time for me to just get my copy and enjoy it.
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Old 03-14-2024, 02:58 PM   #3738
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I preordered The Abyss on Amazon.com and it still hasn't shipped.
Here in Ireland like with Australia there is no release due to poor old Beany the Rat scene.

Can't wait to see it on 4K finally!

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Old 03-14-2024, 03:06 PM   #3739
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to everyone that bought this release or the other two james cameron 4k's and have been moaning about the release but then keep posting about there delivery with excitement well you should be ashamed of yourselves, your giving Cameron, other directors and these studios the green light to mess up more 4k restorations with this AI crap in the future
I actually just canceled Aliens and True Lies. If I can't be part of the zeitgeist and check out their insanity day one then f*** it. Still getting The Abyss 'cause no matter how fudged with it looks it'll be the best disc version anyway for obvious reasons.

However all that said I disagree with you. We (the enthusiastic members of this forum who don't like this processing) are in a very small minority. We don't really have any power here, and our support or lack of it makes no difference. It's like boycotting McDonald's because you think their burgers are too dry, no one will care or be effected in any significant way whatsoever. Only people that might have maybe had a slight impact are reviewers, and you can see how that's working out.
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What's the luck on DMC actually having these in stock, and shipping them in a timely manner when I select Expedited shipping?
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