The Day The Earth Stood Still 2008 on Blu Feb 5 in Thailand. - Blu-ray Forum

OrlandoEastwood · 01-25-2009, 04:17 AM

http://www.catalyst.co.th/Coming_Soon/index.php?uid=97

The website is in Thai but the film is coming out on Blu-Ray, Vanilla DVD (which contains only Thai Dubbing), and 2 VCDs versions (one with English audio and Thai subs and one with just Thai Dubbing).

วันพิฆาตสะกดโลก
The Day The Earth Stood Still
รหัสสินค้า/CODE : 12575
ประเภท/GENRE : แอ็คชั่น
ผู้กำกับ/DIRECTOR : สก็อต เดอริคสัน (The Exorcism Of Emily Rose)
นักแสดงนำ/STARS : คีอานู รีฟ (Street Kings, The Lake House), เจนนิเฟอร์ คอนเนลลี่ (Blood Diamond, Hulk)
วางจำหน่าย/LAUNCHED : 2009-02-05
รูปแบบ : Blu-Ray | DVD | VCD
ราคา : Blu-Ray: 1,199 ฿
DVD: 259 ฿
VCD: 250 ฿
SCREEN : 16x9 2.35 LBX Anamorphic
SOUND : Thai 5.1 Dolby Digital
ข้อมูล DVD : ฉบับเสียงไทยเท่านั้น
(1 Disc-Vanilla Version)
ดีวีดีฉบับสากลวางจำหน่ายพร้อมกันทั่วโลกในเดือนมีนา คม 2552
ข้อมูล VCD : VCD (2 Disc)

steve_dave · 01-26-2009, 06:22 AM

I was in Thailand last August visiting my family and the BD market is pretty slim. Not many Thai nationals want to pay the premium for Blu-ray Discs just enthusiasts with home theaters.

With that said, when I visited the Boomerang store, I found many of the titles were either imported US or Hong Kong imported discs. So far, only Universal makes Thai local market Blu-ray Discs. Every other studio is a foreign import adding an even larger premium to the price.

In fact, the cheapest BDs were $30 US and that was in August. Fox almost always releases a Thai local DVD of recent films to combat piracy. This Thai local disc only has a Thai language track to cut down on costs. Sadly, the Fox disc will sell for around $5 US whle the street bootleg disc sells for around $1 US. With VideoCDs, its different...VCDs are the lower cost alternative to DVDs and so they can offer two versions: English with Thai subs or Thai only. These are also priced to compete with pirate copies.

This copy of The Day The Earth Stood Still on Blu-ray Disc is the Hong Kong disc since the price is under 1,200 baht. That's about $35 US for the privilege of getting it early.

OrlandoEastwood · 01-26-2009, 06:29 AM

Universal titles are distributed by Catalyst Alliance which is the studio releasing Day the Earth Stood Still. I talked to the owner of eThaiCD and he did say that most were imported Blus and that it is too much to pay for a movie since it's like 2,000 Baht.

I've bought numerous VCDs from Thailand with English audio and Thai subs. Most of them were before their street dates, for example; Babylon A.D., Horton Hears a Who!, Speed Racer, AVP:R, and some others. The price of the importing fees are added in when you buy off eThaiCD so the VCDs are $8.50.

The usual Kevin Smith gag; "Tell 'em, Steve Dave!" LOL.

steve_dave · 01-26-2009, 06:40 AM

That's good to know about The Day The Earth Stood Still. That means the price is going to be much lower but I had to skip out on a lot of exclusive BDs when I was there.

I wanted Peter Pan (2003) and The Rundown but at 1,100 baht a piece...that was just too much to pay. I did get Almost Famous and Kung Fu Hustle (which was the uncut HK disc) which was about $65 US.

Compare that to me spending less than $30 US for about six DVDs. I got Step Up 2: The Streets on DVD for about $5. I also like how Thailand does music CDs. You can save $3 - $5 US by buying the Thailand Special Edition which omits the liner notes. I got the Mamma Mia! soundtrack and Colbie Caillet CDs for around $8 US each.

Oddly, eThaiCD only stocks one Blu-ray Disc and the only physical stores I could find BDs were Boomerang and the Sony Store. Funny story: I was looking for the Boomerang store in MBK Center. I found it on the fourth floor with the mobile phones in the far corner. It was wedged between stores selling street bootleg discs. The sign for Boomerang in MBK Center has "Original VCD and DVD" added to it.

OrlandoEastwood · 01-26-2009, 09:40 AM

Yeah, that Blu-Ray sampler disc has been on eThaiCD for a couple of months now, I think since August. Wiwat, the site operator, said that since most are imported from other countries that they weren't stocking them until they were actually made and distributed Thailand releases from the Thai studios like Catalyst Alliance, Rose Media, and EVS.

Catalyst handles Fox, Warner/New Line, and Universal.
Rose Media handles Lionsgate.
EVS handles Sony.

I've never been to Thailand, I've just done all of my Thai DVD and VCD purchases from eThaiCD.

DigitalfreakNYC · 01-26-2009, 11:14 AM

are there any online sites for Thai Bd's?

01-25-2009, 04:17 AM	#1
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	The Day The Earth Stood Still 2008 on Blu Feb 5 in Thailand. http://www.catalyst.co.th/Coming_Soon/index.php?uid=97 The website is in Thai but the film is coming out on Blu-Ray, Vanilla DVD (which contains only Thai Dubbing), and 2 VCDs versions (one with English audio and Thai subs and one with just Thai Dubbing). วันพิฆาตสะกดโลก The Day The Earth Stood Still รหัสสินค้า/CODE : 12575 ประเภท/GENRE : แอ็คชั่น ผู้กำกับ/DIRECTOR : สก็อต เดอริคสัน (The Exorcism Of Emily Rose) นักแสดงนำ/STARS : คีอานู รีฟ (Street Kings, The Lake House), เจนนิเฟอร์ คอนเนลลี่ (Blood Diamond, Hulk) วางจำหน่าย/LAUNCHED : 2009-02-05 รูปแบบ : Blu-Ray \| DVD \| VCD ราคา : Blu-Ray: 1,199 ฿ DVD: 259 ฿ VCD: 250 ฿ SCREEN : 16x9 2.35 LBX Anamorphic SOUND : Thai 5.1 Dolby Digital ข้อมูล DVD : ฉบับเสียงไทยเท่านั้น (1 Disc-Vanilla Version) ดีวีดีฉบับสากลวางจำหน่ายพร้อมกันทั่วโลกในเดือนมีนา คม 2552 ข้อมูล VCD : VCD (2 Disc)

01-26-2009, 11:14 AM	#6
DigitalfreakNYC Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Astoria, NY Trading Score:9	are there any online sites for Thai Bd's? Last edited by DigitalfreakNYC; 01-26-2009 at 11:17 AM.

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01-26-2009, 06:22 AM	#2
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	I was in Thailand last August visiting my family and the BD market is pretty slim. Not many Thai nationals want to pay the premium for Blu-ray Discs just enthusiasts with home theaters. With that said, when I visited the Boomerang store, I found many of the titles were either imported US or Hong Kong imported discs. So far, only Universal makes Thai local market Blu-ray Discs. Every other studio is a foreign import adding an even larger premium to the price. In fact, the cheapest BDs were $30 US and that was in August. Fox almost always releases a Thai local DVD of recent films to combat piracy. This Thai local disc only has a Thai language track to cut down on costs. Sadly, the Fox disc will sell for around $5 US whle the street bootleg disc sells for around $1 US. With VideoCDs, its different...VCDs are the lower cost alternative to DVDs and so they can offer two versions: English with Thai subs or Thai only. These are also priced to compete with pirate copies. This copy of The Day The Earth Stood Still on Blu-ray Disc is the Hong Kong disc since the price is under 1,200 baht. That's about $35 US for the privilege of getting it early.

01-26-2009, 06:29 AM	#3
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Universal titles are distributed by Catalyst Alliance which is the studio releasing Day the Earth Stood Still. I talked to the owner of eThaiCD and he did say that most were imported Blus and that it is too much to pay for a movie since it's like 2,000 Baht. I've bought numerous VCDs from Thailand with English audio and Thai subs. Most of them were before their street dates, for example; Babylon A.D., Horton Hears a Who!, Speed Racer, AVP:R, and some others. The price of the importing fees are added in when you buy off eThaiCD so the VCDs are $8.50. The usual Kevin Smith gag; "Tell 'em, Steve Dave!" LOL.

01-26-2009, 06:40 AM	#4
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	That's good to know about The Day The Earth Stood Still. That means the price is going to be much lower but I had to skip out on a lot of exclusive BDs when I was there. I wanted Peter Pan (2003) and The Rundown but at 1,100 baht a piece...that was just too much to pay. I did get Almost Famous and Kung Fu Hustle (which was the uncut HK disc) which was about $65 US. Compare that to me spending less than $30 US for about six DVDs. I got Step Up 2: The Streets on DVD for about $5. I also like how Thailand does music CDs. You can save $3 - $5 US by buying the Thailand Special Edition which omits the liner notes. I got the Mamma Mia! soundtrack and Colbie Caillet CDs for around $8 US each. Oddly, eThaiCD only stocks one Blu-ray Disc and the only physical stores I could find BDs were Boomerang and the Sony Store. Funny story: I was looking for the Boomerang store in MBK Center. I found it on the fourth floor with the mobile phones in the far corner. It was wedged between stores selling street bootleg discs. The sign for Boomerang in MBK Center has "Original VCD and DVD" added to it.

01-26-2009, 09:40 AM	#5
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Yeah, that Blu-Ray sampler disc has been on eThaiCD for a couple of months now, I think since August. Wiwat, the site operator, said that since most are imported from other countries that they weren't stocking them until they were actually made and distributed Thailand releases from the Thai studios like Catalyst Alliance, Rose Media, and EVS. Catalyst handles Fox, Warner/New Line, and Universal. Rose Media handles Lionsgate. EVS handles Sony. I've never been to Thailand, I've just done all of my Thai DVD and VCD purchases from eThaiCD.

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