Bubba Ho-Tep

[OrlandoEastwood]

http://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/f151859-bubba-ho-tep.html

Bubba Ho-Tep will be released on March 10, 2010 by Warner Bros.

I am assuming this will be Region All since it's WB. I love this film so I might import it.

[AnimeOnBlu]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

I am assuming this will be Region All since it's WB. I love this film so I might import it.

Don't assume that. A Very Long Engagement was a Warner France title and Region Locked. Very likely this will if Warner only has rights to it in France. On the plus side, it might be an AVC/DTS-HD MA 5.1 disc.

Darn, may have to get this version since Anchor Bay UK continues to push their version back

Nice catch on this BTW.

[AnimeOnBlu]

Coverart

Preorder:
AmazonFR
FNAC

Extras:

# - Les 2 commentaires audio du réalisateur et de Bruce Campbell (Director's Commentary and Commentary with Bruce Campbell)
# - Le making of (Making of)
# - Les interviews (Bruce Campbell, don Coscarelli, Brian Tyler...) (Interviews)
# - Les documentaires (Les effets spéciaux, la momie, les costumes...) (Documentaries -- Special effect, the mummy, costumes, more)
# - Le making of de la bande originale (Making of Soundtrack)
# - Les spots TV et cinéma, clips et bandes-annonces... (TV Spots, Film Clips, Trailers

[OrlandoEastwood]

The "DVD" logo makes me doubt it's official coverart.

[jedilips]

Forced subs?

[OrlandoEastwood]

I doubt it, Warner Bros is releasing it. But I'd wait for confirmation about a region lock. Warner Bros locked a title recently and it's surprising because they've never really locked a title before.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by AnimeOnBlu

Very likely this will if Warner only has rights to it in France.

MGM released 2 versions of this on DVD in the U.S., but both are now out of print. I wonder if MGM still has the U.S. rights, or maybe Warner has them now?

[AnimeOnBlu]

I imagine MGM still has the rights, but someone else might end up with them if MGM sells off the rights.

I ordered this, so I will post all info about it when I get it in March.

[jedilips]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

I doubt it, Warner Bros is releasing it. But I'd wait for confirmation about a region lock. Warner Bros locked a title recently and it's surprising because they've never really locked a title before.

That would be great. I have a Momitsu, so a region lock is no trouble for me.

[OrlandoEastwood]

I forget how that final scene played out, it was something like

[Show spoiler]Elvis was laying there dying and then we see some Egyptian hieroglyphics telling him that all was okay.

Is that how it went?

[Sky_Captain]

Maybe this release will force Wankor Bay to finally release the UK disc.

[AnimeOnBlu]

Release by M6-Warner

Specs:

Video: 1080p AVC 1.85:1
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 5.1, French DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Optional French
Region: B Locked
Time: 1:32:15
Extras: (In PAL)
-Commentary with Bruce Campbell and Don Coscarelli
-Commentary with "The King"
-Film Intro with Bruce Campbell
-Interview with Bruce Campbell
-The King and Me: Interview with Don Coscarelli
-Making of
-Deleted Scenes
-Elvis my Happiness: French Elvis Fan Club
-London Premiere
-Joe Lansdale Lecture
-TV Spots and Theatrical Trailer -- French
-Theatrical Trailer -- English

Based on sampling of a few different scenes, PQ was mixed and average. Looked like some DNR going on at times (other shots had a good amount of detail however). Overall the outdoor shots had a very hazy look to them, whereas indoor shots looked better. I'll give a better review when I get time to watch it (hopefully soon). Audio seemed ok.

It is Region locked to B and all the extras are PAL with forced French subs.
Movie occupies 14.4GBs of the Disc. I don't know how this release stacks against the German version, which apparently puts all the extras onto a DVD. However, this version used AVC whereas the German version uses VC1, which could potentially be a plus over the German release.

Note, the French version does have the Commentaries like the German version.