Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

[Will_Munny]

Originally Posted by rickah88

I wasn't aware that it was numbered?

I think, i was just guessing based on the 0000 on the film cell in the slipback picture

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Will_Munny

I think, i was just guessing based on the 0000 on the film cell in the slipback picture

Ah, never even noticed that before. That would certainly indicate that these will be numbered then.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Will_Munny

I think, i was just guessing based on the 0000 on the film cell in the slipback picture

Awesome! I didn't think this set could get any better, now it just did!

[Lsalas76]

Originally Posted by s2mikey

I ordered the UK edition in late-July and is dispatched last week. Should be here by the 17th. Paid $19 bucks or so to my door. Great deal. Why wait? I dont need no fancy edition or extra packaging. The movie is the attraction for me

I ordered it from the UK too. My order was shipped on 9/10 and arrived yesterday 9/14. Thats some super fast shipping.. This is actually a blind buy for me but am looking forward to finally watching it. Ive been wanting to watch it for years. It did come with an ultraviolet code but looks like the code will only work in the Uk oh well. Im guessing the US version will also come with an ultraviolet code so hopefully someone will sell the codes on here.

[punisher]

Originally Posted by Lsalas76

I ordered it from the UK too. My order was shipped on 9/10 and arrived yesterday 9/14. Thats some super fast shipping.. This is actually a blind buy for me but am looking forward to finally watching it. Ive been wanting to watch it for years. It did come with an ultraviolet code but looks like the code will only work in the Uk oh well. Im guessing the US version will also come with an ultraviolet code so hopefully someone will sell the codes on here.

mine shipped same day with Titanic but not here yet

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by punisher

mine shipped same day with Titanic but not here yet

my fingers are crossed that my copy of 'Lawrence' comes today in the mail...

-pray-

[slick1ru2]

Preordered mine with Universal Monsters which comes out Oct 1 and they were going to wait and ship them together! I had to email customer service yesterday when I realized that is what they were doing. Noooooooooo

[Cook]

Why is this being released in the UK two months before the US release?

[retablo]

Originally Posted by punisher

except for the opening line and screenshots, this review is about the past dvd's not the blu ray

Incorrect.

[Rixx]

Originally Posted by KrugerIndustrial

Am I going blind or did they really add 8 BBFC logos on that slip? Must be a new record. Jeez..

Yes, you're going blind. There are 4 BBFC logos and 4 Irish Film Classification office logos

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by Cook

Why is this being released in the UK two months before the US release?

It was originally scheduled for June actually. The UK Collector's Edition will be released in November though.

[Ernest Rister]

Can anybody with the UK set answer a question for me? You'd be doing me a big favor.

Does the set have the "Martin Scorsese" inrtoduction, and if so, does he spoil anything about the movie? I'm talking my wife to the theatrical showing on the 4th, and she's never seen it. The theatrical event thinks the Martin Scorsese pre-show discussion is a bonus, and I have to disagree. I'm concerned he's going to be spilling some beans, and I'd rather that she see the movie "clean" without someone trying to explain things for her, or discuss the themes beforehand. I saw the movie in 1988 without having even seen a trailer. I knew zip, zero, zilch about the movie, and I'd like others in my family to have the same experience.

Anyway, if you've seen the intro, and could let me know what it says, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

[Sky_Captain]

Nope, no intro. Straight into the overture.

The only extra on the movie disc, is the PiP track.

[Dubliner1]

...checked the UK Bonus disc too...didn't see Scorsese intro anywhere on it either.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Dubliner1

...checked the UK Bonus disc too...didn't see Scorsese intro anywhere on it either.

Ok, thanks fellas.

[Ernest Rister]

Do we have a spoiler-allowed Lawrence thread? Love to chat about it, but not going to do so here.

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by Lsalas76

I ordered it from the UK too. My order was shipped on 9/10 and arrived yesterday 9/14. Thats some super fast shipping.. This is actually a blind buy for me but am looking forward to finally watching it. Ive been wanting to watch it for years. It did come with an ultraviolet code but looks like the code will only work in the Uk oh well. Im guessing the US version will also come with an ultraviolet code so hopefully someone will sell the codes on here.

Mine came in yesterday! Yep, I also got a UV code. Whatever. Its all about the flick. I think you'll enjoy it. Just realize that its a slow burn at times and is quite epic and all-encompassing. It also has to be appreciated for the effort that went into making it. No CG. No fancy tricks. If its on screen then it was actually there and had to made or hired to be there

Its not a bad idea to split the film up over the course of a couple nights. Nothing wrong with that, IMO. Watch a few hours and when the Intermission comes on, stop it there and watch the rest the next day. Let it sink in. We do this with the LOTR film and some others. Works great.

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by starfantasy

If this film comes out in 8k blu ray in the future i would buy it.

If it were 8K, it'd be Holographic Versatile Disc.

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

Me too. I hate spending that for a single movie and I also dislike large boxes when the same components could have easily fit in a smaller (usually less deep) box, but I'm making an exception for this one. I don't think I can think of another film that I would feel that way about. I think it's the 70mm frame that won me over. I think some of the pages of the book come from the original program, which I used to own and might still be buried somewhere in my mother's house.

I think what clinched it was the exclusive bonus disc of features and also the expanded OST. Since I'm a sucker for OSTs and dammit, this film absolutely deserves this spectacular treatment. So spectacular it isn't getting a DVD or Digital Copy, of which I'm proud. That would demean it.
But for The Bridge on the River Kwa, I'm still looking for a long soundtrack to use where the DVD goes.
Only thing which would've made this release better would've been the film disc only having subtitles for the other dubbed languages instead of audio. More due to giving the main feature and even greater boost in bitrate.

I love this movie and originally I owned the first release DVD in the faux cloth or whatever it was case. Sold it when I heard the SuperBit was released, haven't even bought the SuperBit and glad I waited while being impatient for this release. Congratulations again for Sony Home Entertainment for a perfect release!

[ShellOilJunior]

The Lawrence blu-ray is spectacular. I have nothing but praise for the work Sony did with this one.

I watched much of it slack-jawed at how gorgeous the desert landscapes looked. The detail in the faces is remarkable, too.

Oh, yeah - the film isn't too bad either. For my money, it's one of the greatest achievements in the history of cinema. A collaboration of some of the very finest artists the industry has known.

[Alucard64]

Originally Posted by GxyExpress999

Looks like Amazon removed the collecter's edition pic and replaced it with this. And the price dropped to $64.96.

Under special features ( not product details) it says two disc edition. I called Amazon and asked about the change, that this is not what I ordered, and that the picture and info were for a different edition. The person I spoke with couldn't give me any information. Guess I'll just keep checking before it ships. Just in case, I ordered the special edition from Amazon UK.