Spartacus (1960) (Restored Edition)

[PissedOffPeoN]

too bad amazon missed my delivery date for Spartacus and vikings season 3 blu rays today, i have to wait until maybe Thursday its still stuck in texas .

[thetoyaddict]

I can also confirm that BJ's is selling this for $7.99. I just purchased a copy today.

[MikeZ.]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

For myself, I like to get out in my community and interact with people, especially hoping to run into some knowledgeable folks who like cinema and Blu-ray. The internet is very convenient, but nothing replaces getting out of the house and seeing the world, anyway.

Unless you have some sort of " public park / playground for adults " atmosphere to shop in, I don't understand this.
Around here, your vision would involve trying to engage other Best Buy, or Target customers into a rousing conversation on cinema.
Not happening here.

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by MechaGodzilla

I'm not a massive slipslut, but some are nice and that one is gorgeous.

Same. I do quite enjoy it if a release has a nice slipcover (some I might go out of my way for buying a pristine one, others I don't care if it has one, and newer releases/titles where I expect it to have one) and SPARTACUS is a title where the Slipcover falls into the first and third category. ESPECIALLY the first.

[mikesncc1701]

Originally Posted by thetoyaddict

I can also confirm that BJ's is selling this for $7.99. I just purchased a copy today.

[Opips3]

Bestbuy Canada, I phoned Spartacus restored bluray in stock? A girl sale person said not stock all the store, next week or two weeks.

You are lucky American....

[Coenskubrick]

Originally Posted by MikeZ.

Unless you have some sort of " public park / playground for adults " atmosphere to shop in, I don't understand this.
Around here, your vision would involve trying to engage other Best Buy, or Target customers into a rousing conversation on cinema.
Not happening here.

In my country (Australia) none of the big stores have even remotely decent collections of movies. If you want movies, or CDs, you have to go to JB Hi Fi or Sanity, specialist entertainment/electronics stores, and while your mileage may vary, it's not too unusual to find knowledgeable and interesting employees there.

[Leonidas King]

Originally Posted by MechaGodzilla

I'm not a massive slipslut, but some are nice and that one is gorgeous.

That actually made me LOL.

[1924]

What is BJ's?

[mikesncc1701]

Originally Posted by 1924

What is BJ's?

It's a wholesale/warehouse club similar to Sam's Club or Costco.

[tyee]

Well, I haven't watched the whole movie, but did this make it into it?

https://iheartingrid.wordpress.com/2...rtacus-beauty/

[Germanicus]

Originally Posted by vjo81

Picked it up at Barnes&Noble today. I skimmed though some of the chapters and after seeing the wonderfully restored image I felt like taking my 50th Anniversary Edition and hitting it with a sledge hammer. There is that much difference. It's also always nice to rediscover how truly beautiful Jean Simmons was in this film (as well as many others). If this film is among your favorites (and how could it not be), get this new release ASAP.

With slip?

[MikeZ.]

Originally Posted by tyee

Well, I haven't watched the whole movie, but did this make it into it?

https://iheartingrid.wordpress.com/2...rtacus-beauty/

No, but thank you.

[GxyExpress999]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Does the disc have full color label artwork (i.e. Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection USA has full color disc label art) or is it the generic blue ink?

Well, there's no disc art but at least the color is gold/brown (instead of blue) which matches the front cover artwork.

[Early Memphis]

Originally Posted by tyee

Well, I haven't watched the whole movie, but did this make it into it?

https://iheartingrid.wordpress.com/2...rtacus-beauty/

I'd never even heard about that scene, what happened to it? Is it in any released version? Why would it only be in a TV version?

[mikesncc1701]

Ive at least seen that picture of Simmons in the brush before. I can't remember where but it's been a long time ago.

[applemac]

The iTunes digital copy was still the old transfer for me.

[rkolinski]

I don't know about anyone else but I got a little choked up by how good this version of Spartacus looked. In my review on this site, I recommended that everyone give the previous release a rent; this one I say BUY!

[Rich65]

Ok, after reading what people are saying I know what I will be picking up this weekend.

[MikeZ.]

Originally Posted by Early Memphis

I'd never even heard about that scene, what happened to it? Is it in any released version? Why would it only be in a TV version?

" One of the great things about AMC back then was they would show a featurette before the movie about the making of the classic called BACKSTORY. I was enthralled with all things Spartacus that weekend, especially how Kubrick shot nude-scenes with Jean and Kirk in a ploy to shock the censors. When they inevitably balked at having her appear topless in love scene (above) Kubrick would “compromise” with the scene he had always intended on using – and everyone was happy. It was a tantalizing tease for the movie’s release back in the day. And the added benefit of Kubrick’s ploy was capturing the beautiful Ms. Simmons at the zenith of her beauty for all future generations to ogle over – especially me – albeit in stills."