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Arkadin · 04-12-2012, 10:55 PM

I think it's like a hold so the funds don't technically come out, but they aren't available either. It's like they are in limbo until the order ships and the transaction completes.
the effect is that your credit card balance is going to reflect the debit of funds even though they are not technically gone yet.

HonestJohn · 04-12-2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Arkadin

I think it's like a hold so the funds don't technically come out, but they aren't available either. It's like they are in limbo until the order ships and the transaction completes.
the effect is that your credit card balance is going to reflect the debit of funds even though they are not technically gone yet.

That's correct, temp charge or hold. Your credit will be reduced by the amount of the hold, however you will not be required to make payments and interest will not be charged on the amount of the hold. Some e-tailers will also release the hold amount after a week or two so hold funds will become available. So are you charged at the time of your order? Yes and No.

rawdonwhite · 04-12-2012, 11:06 PM

appreciate your help guys

anthonyls · 04-12-2012, 11:15 PM

I'm torn... what title should I get as my free DVD? "The Kremlin Letter" or "My Cousin Rachel?" What do you guys think?

fdm · 04-13-2012, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ROclockCK

Those are my choices too oildude, especially the former. I thought I read somewhere that the reason TT went DVD only with these titles was because they're letterboxed transfers, not anamorphic. Fortunately, they quickly recognized the dead end of that non-selling point...as well as the DVD format...which might be why they're clearing out legacy stock this way.

The other title that kinda sorta interests me is My Cousin Rachel. I'm wary of Woman Obsessed though...according to some sources, it's a DVD-R. Anyone know for sure?

Kremlin Letter is anamorphic, but apparently interlaced rather than progressive. As with their blu-ray titles that have been remastered but probably weren't going to get a Fox release unless somebody else decided to do it, Kremlin Letter is apparently one that was prepped for a dvd release that never happened. Got pretty good reviews in terms of PQ as I recall. (Still have the shrinkwrap on my copy, wherever it's ended up. dvdbeaver reviewed it at the time. There's also a review there of Violent Saturday which is non-anamorphic.)

ROclockCK · 04-13-2012, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by fdm

Kremlin Letter is anamorphic, but apparently interlaced rather than progressive. As with their blu-ray titles that have been remastered but probably weren't going to get a Fox release unless somebody else decided to do it, Kremlin Letter is apparently one that was prepped for a dvd release that never happened. Got pretty good reviews in terms of PQ as I recall. (Still have the shrinkwrap on my copy, wherever it's ended up. dvdbeaver reviewed it at the time. There's also a review there of Violent Saturday which is non-anamorphic.)

Well, that helps me make up my mind in favour of Kremlin Letter first. Thanks fdm!

anthonyls · 04-13-2012, 04:08 PM

Anyone seen "My Cousin Rachel?"

grrrarg · 04-13-2012, 08:02 PM

It's 4pm est and the screenarchives site is "Service Unavailable"

bluraynovice · 04-13-2012, 08:03 PM

I am getting a service unavailable message when trying to order

Arkadin · 04-13-2012, 08:03 PM

yep it's completely overwhelmed.
looks like an SAE FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was on the site and trying to load the page and I could see the pre-orders and then it just all went blank.
(bottom line--they weren't prepared)

bluraynovice · 04-13-2012, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Arkadin

yep it's completely overwhelmed.
looks like an SAE FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(bottom line--they weren't prepared)

EPIC FAIL

Hellboy · 04-13-2012, 08:08 PM

Shocker!!

anthonyls · 04-13-2012, 08:09 PM

This all looks like one big joke.

canneryrowdoc · 04-13-2012, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by arkadin

yep it's completely overwhelmed.
Looks like an sae fail!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was on the site and trying to load the page and i could see the pre-orders and then it just all went blank.
(bottom line--they weren't prepared)

lame, and here I was waiting exactly at 4pm

bluraynovice · 04-13-2012, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by canneryrowdoc

lame, and here I was waiting exactly at 4pm

Question is, do I wait around for them to fix the site, or do I go eat lunch...

Persianimmortal · 04-13-2012, 08:16 PM

This is what happens when you have multiple promotions launched at precisely the same time on a small ill-prepared website. A blind man could see this coming. Not sure what TT/SAE was trying to achieve by doing this as all it's done is annoy a lot of people.

bluraynovice · 04-13-2012, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ROclockCK

SAE server crash.

You called it on 4/10!

nateynate87 · 04-13-2012, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Persianimmortal

This is what happens when you have multiple promotions launched at precisely the same time on a small ill-prepared website. A blind man could see this coming. Not sure what TT/SAE was trying to achieve by doing this as all it's done is annoy a lot of people.

Exactly, I mean they've got the two preorders up, 100 signed copies, and the free DVD promotion ALL starting at the exact same time? It seems like 1 of them could have crashed the servers yet they decided to do all 3.....

Oh well, guess we'll just have to wait it out...

banjo! · 04-13-2012, 08:27 PM

Can anyone tell me all of the details of each of the promotions going on now? My computer at work blocks basically eveything.

grrrarg · 04-13-2012, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by banjo!

Can anyone tell me all of the details of each of the promotions going on now? My computer at work blocks basically eveything.

Go back a few days in this thread.. it was all posted.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=982

04-13-2012, 08:03 PM	#1010
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	yep it's completely overwhelmed. looks like an SAE FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was on the site and trying to load the page and I could see the pre-orders and then it just all went blank. (bottom line--they weren't prepared) Last edited by Arkadin; 04-13-2012 at 08:05 PM.

04-12-2012, 10:55 PM	#1001
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	I think it's like a hold so the funds don't technically come out, but they aren't available either. It's like they are in limbo until the order ships and the transaction completes. the effect is that your credit card balance is going to reflect the debit of funds even though they are not technically gone yet.

04-12-2012, 11:06 PM	#1003
rawdonwhite Member Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Leeds, UK 4K collection:219 Blu-ray collection:2081 DVD collection:207 iTunes collection:71	appreciate your help guys

04-12-2012, 11:15 PM	#1004
anthonyls Power Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Portland, OR Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:44	I'm torn... what title should I get as my free DVD? "The Kremlin Letter" or "My Cousin Rachel?" What do you guys think?

04-13-2012, 04:08 PM	#1007
anthonyls Power Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Portland, OR Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:44	Anyone seen "My Cousin Rachel?"

04-13-2012, 08:02 PM	#1008
grrrarg Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Blu-ray collection:200 Trading Score:571	It's 4pm est and the screenarchives site is "Service Unavailable"

04-13-2012, 08:03 PM	#1009
bluraynovice Member Member since:Apr 2012 Location:Sunny, CA Blu-ray collection:199	I am getting a service unavailable message when trying to order

04-13-2012, 08:08 PM	#1012
Hellboy Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:1243 Blu-ray collection:2403 DVD collection:2	Shocker!!

04-13-2012, 08:09 PM	#1013
anthonyls Power Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Portland, OR Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:44	This all looks like one big joke.

04-13-2012, 08:16 PM	#1016
Persianimmortal Active Member Member since:May 2011 Location:Canberra, Australia	This is what happens when you have multiple promotions launched at precisely the same time on a small ill-prepared website. A blind man could see this coming. Not sure what TT/SAE was trying to achieve by doing this as all it's done is annoy a lot of people.

04-13-2012, 08:27 PM	#1019
banjo! Power Member Member since:Mar 2008 4K collection:367 Blu-ray collection:1033 Trading Score:159	Can anyone tell me all of the details of each of the promotions going on now? My computer at work blocks basically eveything.

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