Gladiator (2000)

[SixSpeedSamurai]

Originally Posted by Tchotchke

SixSpeed, we're talking about the back cover. I think all versions have "2-Disc Set" written on the SPINE of both keepcase and slipcover. Could you be referring to that when you mention the versions with the 11111016515 number?

It's on the back of the blu-case. Not the spine.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Maggot

Local Best Buy had about 4 copies of the remastered version and one still with the 2 disc set printed.

My copy, which I haven't viewed yet DOES NOT have the 2 disc set printed on either the slip cover or the case itself. Also, I do have the $10 off sticker on the cover which again is an old offer that expired 6/30. The Blu-ray logo on the side spine slip cover and case is BLUE. The embossed Blu-ray logo on the top of the case itself is GREY. I had read something about it possibly being GREY??? The UPC code is white like the original version and I think there was some mix up on that info as to whether it should be yellow like the SPR re-issue. So, I believe I have the right version. I held off buying the original when it came out, so I can't compare. I will certainly watch this when I get home from work.

Dude, how many indicators do you need? You people are so anal that you want to keep finding MORE things to tell the two verisons apart? The new edition doesn't say 2-Disc Set. That's ENOUGH! Plus the number below the logo is different. You people start a witch hunt by bringing up things like a slipcover, a gray logo, etc, when none of that even matters.

[philip74]

Originally Posted by retablo

Dude, how many indicators do you need? You people are so anal that you want to keep finding MORE things to tell the two verisons apart? The new edition doesn't say 2-Disc Set. That's ENOUGH! Plus the number below the logo is different. You people start a witch hunt by bringing up things like a slipcover, a gray logo, etc, when none of that even matters.

lol, reminds me of tropic thunder: what do you mean "you people"

[Maggot]

Originally Posted by retablo

Dude, how many indicators do you need? You people are so anal that you want to keep finding MORE things to tell the two verisons apart? The new edition doesn't say 2-Disc Set. That's ENOUGH! Plus the number below the logo is different. You people start a witch hunt by bringing up things like a slipcover, a gray logo, etc, when none of that even matters.

Sorry, but don't look at me. If the studio actually did something right like print REMASTERED version on the cover instead of trying to hide the fact, we wouldn't be in this mess, let alone a bad original transfer to begin with. So if you've got issues, if you need to point fingers, you need to take them elsewhere. The studio is to blame........PERIOD!

[Jumpman]

Awesome, philip

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

Originally Posted by robertee

"2 Disc Set" is supposed to be missing.

so i went to BB and FS and the back of slipcover and back of cover art are totally different then this picture

the paramount logo was on the left side
and it said 2disc set on the right above some other text

why is it different

[neo_reloaded]

Originally Posted by ozzsoad

With there being so many of you who already have the remastered version, why not write up an updated user review on this site? It seems as though many of you have it, but very few have given their impressions. Let us know for those of us who can't find the remastered version in stores or waiting for theirs in the mail.

I just watched the first 10 minutes or so, but it looks awesome. The biggest thing I noticed when switching between the two versions is that, on the old one, the entire sky is a random mess of oversharpened grain and DNR artifacts. During the long sweeping shots where arrows are flying through the air, the sky just looks like someone went to town with the blur and auto-correct Photoshop tools (obviously not what happened, but visual comparison for frame of reference) and you really can't make anything out. On the new disc, you can clearly see individual arrows flying through the air, see clouds of smoke rising off flames in the background, see the fireballs going by, etc.

[Tchotchke]

Originally Posted by retablo

Dude, how many indicators do you need? You people are so anal that you want to keep finding MORE things to tell the two verisons apart? The new edition doesn't say 2-Disc Set. That's ENOUGH! Plus the number below the logo is different. You people start a witch hunt by bringing up things like a slipcover, a gray logo, etc, when none of that even matters.

Thanks for the constructive post!

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Maggot

Sorry, but don't look at me. If the studio actually did something right like print REMASTERED version on the cover instead of trying to hide the fact, we wouldn't be in this mess, let alone a bad original transfer to begin with. So if you've got issues, if you need to point fingers, you need to take them elsewhere. The studio is to blame........PERIOD!

They didn't print REMASTERED because they probably still want to move their old stock. I will point fingers since it's been CONFIRMED that the difference is the "2-Disc Set" tag on the back. But for some reason you need 10 other indicators as well? Why not stop looking for more faults and go buy the movie instead of continuing to complain?

[nateynate87]

Originally Posted by retablo

They didn't print REMASTERED because they probably still want to move their old stock. I will point fingers since it's been CONFIRMED that the difference is the "2-Disc Set" tag on the back. But for some reason you need 10 other indicators as well? Why not stop looking for more faults and go buy the movie instead of continuing to complain?

because it hasn't been "confirmed". bill hunts @digital bits review copy didn't happen to have the "2-disc set" writing on the back. so we can assume that that is it but we can't be sure. especially since the studio said the upc would/will be yellow instead of white. whos to say that it isnt a subtle change in packaging and some of the non remastered also don't have the "2-disc set" on the back.

little package changes happens before, for example reservoir dogs blu some of the spines are red, some are silver. no reason to change it, i mean its the same disc in both.

whos to say they didnt make a simialr package change for some reason or another and some are getting remastered versions that just so happen to not have the 2-disc set writing on the back?

[Red Pill 101]

I have the original release, not remastered, and the serial on the back is:

11111016515

People should reference the absence of "two disc set" when looking for the remastered version.

I bought my copy on release week last year, yet mine has the 'new' serial number. This is on the case itself, not the slipcover

I'm not trying to p!$$ anyone off, I just wanted to report that the serial seems irrelevant.

[Maggot]

Originally Posted by retablo

They didn't print REMASTERED because they probably still want to move their old stock. I will point fingers since it's been CONFIRMED that the difference is the "2-Disc Set" tag on the back. But for some reason you need 10 other indicators as well? Why not stop looking for more faults and go buy the movie instead of continuing to complain?

Their old stock should be REMOVED.......PERIOD. If it's not going to be removed, there should be clear indicators like "REMASTERED" printed on the new one. Anything less is bonehead at the very least.

[Zen_Amako]

Tried two Best Buy stores in No. Va today and neither one had a copy of the remastered version. Guess I will wait a while and try again.

[RocShemp]

Okay, so the case under the slipcover doesn't say "2 disc set" on the corrected release? No yellow UPC sticker like Saving Private Ryan?

[Mr. Cinema]

Also, disc 1 is a dark gray color. The old disc 1 is a lighter gray/silver. This info from someone who has the disc from DVD Talk.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by nateynate87

because it hasn't been "confirmed". bill hunts @digital bits review copy didn't happen to have the "2-disc set" writing on the back. so we can assume that that is it but we can't be sure. especially since the studio said the upc would/will be yellow instead of white. whos to say that it isnt a subtle change in packaging and some of the non remastered also don't have the "2-disc set" on the back.

little package changes happens before, for example reservoir dogs blu some of the spines are red, some are silver. no reason to change it, i mean its the same disc in both.

whos to say they didnt make a simialr package change for some reason or another and some are getting remastered versions that just so happen to not have the 2-disc set writing on the back?

Because the packaging is the most expensive part of the disc. they don't just make 10 different kinds of packaging for fun. And it IS confirmed, by me for one.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Maggot

Their old stock should be REMOVED.......PERIOD. If it's not going to be removed, there should be clear indicators like "REMASTERED" printed on the new one. Anything less is bonehead at the very least.

It's so funny that people complain then the original comes out... then the studio actually listens and remasters the title. Then people complain wanting an exchange program, which the studio THEN offers (even though they do not have to, because there was technically not a defect with the orignal disc a la Private Ryan)... And people still *****.

With bad attitudes like this, I doesn't surprise me if studios really stop caring about the consumer, because no matter what they do, there are always people who are ungrateful.

[Tchotchke]

Originally Posted by Lt. Aldo Raine

so i went to BB and FS and the back of slipcover and back of cover art are totally different then this picture

the paramount logo was on the left side
and it said 2disc set on the right above some other text

why is it different

Best Buy and FutureShop? You're in Canada, right? Is the slip bilingual and so has had the layout changed?

[vocalhouse]

Damn, those NA numbers are hard to read! Anyway sending my disc in tomorrow to the address noted in posts #4141 and #4142. The agent I talked to gave the same information posted in those two posts. Thanks Steve_Dave and SquidPuppet!

[fullclipfink]

Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

Yes, I can also confirm that the disc is still gray. Too bad they didn't make it blue, that seems like a super easy way to help people be sure they have the right one.

I went and picked up the remastered version today from Best Buy. They had 4 copies, and all of them were missing the "2-DISC SET" above the Paramount logo on the slipcover and on the keepcase. In case anyone is curious about Fry's, they had 4 copies of the remastered version as well ans none of the original.

I had been asking before about a way to tell the actual discs themselves apart from the old version to the remastered version. Upon opening up the package, I was able to tell two differences between the discs:

1. The color of the discs are basically the same color (gray), but the texture has been changed. The original disc has a grainy and rough texture to the actual disc art (exactly the same as Braveheart). The new remastered disc actually has a very smooth and flat texture.

2. The numbers on the ring of the disc are different. The old disc has the number: NA13081B1R1. The remastered disc has the number: NA13081B1R2

I'm sure this is why they have been asking for this number over the phone to ensure the disc you have says NA13081B1R1 and are in need of a replacement. I hope that's helps some with distinguishing the discs themselves.