Dances With Wolves Steelbook (US) - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

WBMakeVMarsMovieNOW · 11-13-2018, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLivingEnd

Is this exclusive to amazon in the US or are other retailers carrying it?

so far I've only seen it on Amazon and from the Shout website itself.

aj101097 · 11-13-2018, 09:06 PM

Sent an email to Amazon about the shipping delay...they offered to cancel and give a $10.00 coupon or wait & have upgraded shipping. I went for the coupon...will just re-order when back in stock.

BurningAstronaut · 11-13-2018, 09:35 PM

Anyone who ordered directly from Shout get shipping notice yet? Asking for a friend! :P

Ernest Rister · 11-13-2018, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by iliveforhim1976

Why on Earth MGM decided to allow Jim Wilson to edit and release the Extended Cut on Blu Ray and also decided to NOT release the theatrical cut is beyond me!!

FINALLY, the US will have a theatrical cut release of this amazing film!

I already own the Original Theatrical Cut on Blu Ray in the UK Version.
However, a US version would be cool to have as well.

Hey Jim Wilson and MGM! The Extended Cut is HORRIBLE!
I want my four hours back!
Jim, There is a reason you haven't won an Academy Award for editing or directing. Stick to what you are good at.
PRODUCING.

If not for Mr. Wilson taking the risk on a first-time director...of a western...that's three hours long...with subtitles...this film wouldn't exist at all. They didn't call it "Kevin's Gate" for no reason. Costner shocked the world, but it was Wilson who backed him.

garyd97 · 11-14-2018, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BurningAstronaut

Anyone who ordered directly from Shout get shipping notice yet? Asking for a friend! :P

I have not gotten anything. No shipping email or delay email. It is ridiculous.

mgdking · 11-14-2018, 11:03 PM

Yesterday I received an email from Amazon that this has been delayed. Well I just got an email stating it has shipped & I should have it by tomorrow. So here is to it arriving in good condition its coming ups.

garyd97 · 11-15-2018, 12:22 AM

Shout replied to my email that it is shipping week of nov 20.

mgdking · 11-15-2018, 11:04 PM

Got my copy today. Came in a box with air pillows.

Paul.R.S · 11-15-2018, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

If not for Mr. Wilson taking the risk on a first-time director...of a western...that's three hours long...with subtitles...this film wouldn't exist at all. They didn't call it "Kevin's Gate" for no reason. Costner shocked the world, but it was Wilson who backed him.

Howdy, Ernest. Thanks for all your contributions over the years--reviews, industry-savvy posts.

A point of clarification regarding your comments that in no way is meant to detract from your larger point about those who took risks on Costner and this project. Wilson is not some major producer with a significant slate independent of Kevin and/or a term deal with a studio. He's "simply" Kevin's partner in TIG. Glancing at IMDb, all of Wilson's biggest credits are Costner starrers. Wilson's not a financier.

Per what IIRC is one of the first things Kevin says in his commentary when the Orion logo appears, the risk taker here was Bill Bernstein (then president of Orion Pictures). That company declared bankruptcy later in literally the same calendar year that Dances won its Oscars.

And circling back to ILiveForHim's comments that occasioned your response, do we even know for certain that Wilson championed the longer cut of the picture (over Kevin's objection?) for home vid release? That's the intimation of those remarks and I'm skeptical that that's accurate.

I think it's closer to the mark that the company that owns the film, MGM, knows the film is an "evergreen" in their catalog, a perennial seller on home vid. It's been repackaged and reissued multiple times on both DVD and BD and putting together an extended cut of the picture is a marketing hook to distinguish yet another release and thereby sell even more units.

TheLivingEnd · 11-16-2018, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mgdking

Got my copy today. Came in a box with air pillows.

Man, that looks really nice. I was going to hold off a while but I may need to pick that up soon.

C.C. 95 · 11-17-2018, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by mgdking

Got my copy today. Came in a box with air pillows.

THOSE AREN'T PILLOWS!!!

....An early Thanksgiving joke!

mgdking · 11-17-2018, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by C.C. 95

THOSE AREN'T PILLOWS!!!

....An early Thanksgiving joke!

Was that from Planes, Trains & Automobiles?

rickah88 · 11-17-2018, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mgdking

Was that from Planes, Trains & Automobiles?

Lol, yep.

goldie1970 · 11-18-2018, 01:26 PM

Mine arrived, looking forward to watching it....I’ve never seen the film start to finish, just always catch it in pieces on a weekend afternoon

Iconic cover....but seems “dvd” quality....not really a sharp, focused image. Kind of disappointing to my eye

GaragePoet · 11-18-2018, 02:37 PM

you really gotta give it up to amazon, who will cram my Universal Monsters set into a padded envelope and then pack a single steelbook this way w/ nary a shred of padding...

[Show spoiler]

garyd97 · 11-18-2018, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by GaragePoet

you really gotta give it up to amazon, who will cram my Universal Monsters set into a padded envelope and then pack a single steelbook this way w/ nary a shred of padding...

[Show spoiler]

They are the worst. Why such a large box? Haha

evilive · 11-19-2018, 02:22 AM

So how's the PQ on this release?

professorwho · 11-19-2018, 02:45 AM

It's Shout, so don't go in with high expectations. They use an automated encoding system at a constant bitrate, so it's not very efficient when compared to using a real human compressionist.

I don't have it, so I can't say for sure.

evilive · 11-19-2018, 03:17 AM

Yeah, I'm fully aware of their compression issues. After hearing about their Platoon release I held off Dances with Wolves.

C.C. 95 · 11-19-2018, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by goldie1970

Mine arrived, looking forward to watching it....I’ve never seen the film start to finish, just always catch it in pieces on a weekend afternoon

Iconic cover....but seems “dvd” quality....not really a sharp, focused image. Kind of disappointing to my eye

Please watch the Oscar winning THEATRICAL version first.

11-13-2018, 09:06 PM	#82
aj101097 Power Member Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Colorado USA Trading Score:258	Sent an email to Amazon about the shipping delay...they offered to cancel and give a $10.00 coupon or wait & have upgraded shipping. I went for the coupon...will just re-order when back in stock.

11-13-2018, 09:35 PM	#83
BurningAstronaut Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2015 Location:New York 4K collection:323 Blu-ray collection:2759 DVD collection:385 Trading Score:23	Anyone who ordered directly from Shout get shipping notice yet? Asking for a friend! :P

11-14-2018, 11:03 PM	#86
mgdking Power Member Member since:Sep 2015 Trading Score:170	Yesterday I received an email from Amazon that this has been delayed. Well I just got an email stating it has shipped & I should have it by tomorrow. So here is to it arriving in good condition its coming ups.

11-15-2018, 12:22 AM	#87
garyd97 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2013 4K collection:93 Blu-ray collection:214 Trading Score:198	Shout replied to my email that it is shipping week of nov 20.

11-18-2018, 01:26 PM	#94
goldie1970 Power Member Member since:Dec 2008 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:636 Trading Score:6	Mine arrived, looking forward to watching it....I’ve never seen the film start to finish, just always catch it in pieces on a weekend afternoon Iconic cover....but seems “dvd” quality....not really a sharp, focused image. Kind of disappointing to my eye

11-18-2018, 02:37 PM	#95
GaragePoet Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 Location:San Diego 4K collection:434 Blu-ray collection:1711 DVD collection:168 Trading Score:84	you really gotta give it up to amazon, who will cram my Universal Monsters set into a padded envelope and then pack a single steelbook this way w/ nary a shred of padding... [Show spoiler]

11-19-2018, 02:22 AM	#97
evilive Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2015 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:1021 DVD collection:286 Trading Score:25	So how's the PQ on this release?

11-19-2018, 02:45 AM	#98
professorwho Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2017 4K collection:230 Blu-ray collection:983 Blu-ray reviews: 64 Trading Score:7	It's Shout, so don't go in with high expectations. They use an automated encoding system at a constant bitrate, so it's not very efficient when compared to using a real human compressionist. I don't have it, so I can't say for sure.

11-19-2018, 03:17 AM	#99
evilive Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2015 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:1021 DVD collection:286 Trading Score:25	Yeah, I'm fully aware of their compression issues. After hearing about their Platoon release I held off Dances with Wolves.

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