2012 (2009)

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by MidwestDrummer

Forgive me for sounding like a dunce, but I've read back through a few pages, and I'm still having trouble figuring out exactly what I should be looking for when I go to Target tomorrow.

How exactly do I differentiate the 3 disc version from the 4 disc version?

Thanks!

At Target the slip will say 3 disc edition, but there is really 4 discs inside.

[MidwestDrummer]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

At Target the slip will say 3 disc edition, but there is really 4 discs inside.

I appreciate it, thanks!

[Alpha]

Originally Posted by MidwestDrummer

I appreciate it, thanks!

Also, if the slip is missing, the actual case says "2 disc", when it's actually the 4 disc. REALLY confusing!

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by Alpha

Also, if the slip is missing, the actual case says "2 disc", when it's actually the 4 disc. REALLY confusing!

Yeah tell me about it i looked at the slip and it sayed 3 discs and i thought cool. Then i take off the slip and it said 2 disc. As i open it i see 4 discs inside and just think what the hell leaving me super confused.

[Alpha]

LOL! I can imagine that reaction. Something like "oh awesome", then "wait, what?", and then the "oh awesome" again!

Kind of sounds like the movie itself

[PrivatePixel]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

Yeah tell me about it i looked at the slip and it sayed 3 discs and i thought cool. Then i take off the slip and it said 2 disc. As i open it i see 4 discs inside and just think what the hell leaving me super confused.

Technically speaking, what's printed on the cover insert and the slipcover for the Target exclusive may be construed as correct.

Digital copies do not count as a separate disc because their inclusion is limited to initial print runs, before it's withdrawn for later runs. Even though all retailers carry copies with three physical discs at this time, there will be only two discs in each case for future runs.

The Target exclusive slipcover is correct in that their edition does contain a third disc, i.e. the documentary. It has a separate SKU that distinguishes it from the regular two-disc edition that is stocked by everyone else. Usually, bonus discs do not count towards the tally because they have a very limited print run and included in select copies, but this is an exception because this edition is exclusive to Target.

[DarthMarino]

Originally Posted by PrivatePixel

The Target exclusive slipcover is correct in that their edition does contain a third disc, i.e. the documentary. It has a separate SKU that distinguishes it from the regular two-disc edition that is stocked by everyone else. Usually, bonus discs do not count towards the tally because they have a very limited print run and included in select copies, but this is an exception because this edition is exclusive to Target.

The SKU on the actual case is not different. Mine had a sticker placed where the opening in the back of the slip cover was and it basically fell off when I took the cover off. If the slip is removed along with this sticker, you have a SKU of 043396292215 which is the 2 disc set, not the exclusive.

[bookcase]

My 3-disc copy did not have a special sticker covering the bar code, so the SKU is the same as the regular 2-disc BD -- which would make sense seeing as they're the same price.

[EvilE981]

Originally Posted by PrivatePixel

Technically speaking, what's printed on the cover insert and the slipcover for the Target exclusive may be construed as correct.

Digital copies do not count as a separate disc because their inclusion is limited to initial print runs, before it's withdrawn for later runs. Even though all retailers carry copies with three physical discs at this time, there will be only two discs in each case for future runs.

The Target exclusive slipcover is correct in that their edition does contain a third disc, i.e. the documentary. It has a separate SKU that distinguishes it from the regular two-disc edition that is stocked by everyone else. Usually, bonus discs do not count towards the tally because they have a very limited print run and included in select copies, but this is an exception because this edition is exclusive to Target.

this would all make sense IF distributors obied by this logic previously. Several blus I have list something along the lines of "2 disk special edition" and the 1 extra disk count on the cover ends up being none other then a digital copy.

Distributors trained us since the beginning that the digital copy counts as a disk.

[Russell_L]

OK, just so I can get this straight: IF the slipcase is missing at Target AND the cover says "2 disc special edition", it means that it is the 4-disc edition (including the documentary disc and digital copy), correct? Does Target also carry a special edition without the documentary disc (a non-'exclusive' special edition)? If so, how would you distinguish the two if the slipcase is missing?

[MidwestDrummer]

Originally Posted by EvilE981

I think most stores might be sold out of the target exclusive. I went on line earlier to check store availability and there wasnt an option any longer. Looks like its only available on line now.

We have 2 Target's and 1 Super Target in Lincoln, and Super Target had a ton of the 4-disc versions left, all with the slips still on them. It looked like their stock had barely been touched.

Originally Posted by Alpha

Also, if the slip is missing, the actual case says "2 disc", when it's actually the 4 disc. REALLY confusing!

Lucky for me, it was easy to spot, because they still had a ton with the 3-disc slips on them.

[MaCruz]

You better buy it now before Target starts locking up their movies and throwing away their slips. HAHA!

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by MaCruz

You better buy it now before Target starts locking up their movies and throwing away their slips. HAHA!

Very good advice right there.

[Kory]

Can somebody add the Target version to this site's database? I'd like to add it to my collection.