The Others - 9/20/11 - Page 9 - Blu-ray Forum

DVDFreaker · 09-06-2011, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by lkmg

Just pre-ordered.

mzupeman · 09-06-2011, 11:21 AM

I just pre-ordered from Amazon as well, I'll have enough to keep me busy on Blu-ray that I'm not feigning to see it right now. Besides, I'm not anxious to give Best Buy another penny.

DVDFreaker · 09-06-2011, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mzupeman

I just pre-ordered from Amazon as well, I'll have enough to keep me busy on Blu-ray that I'm not feigning to see it right now. Besides, I'm not anxious to give Best Buy another penny.

lkmg · 09-06-2011, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by mzupeman

I just pre-ordered from Amazon as well, I'll have enough to keep me busy on Blu-ray that I'm not feigning to see it right now. Besides, I'm not anxious to give Best Buy another penny.

Fisherman67 · 09-06-2011, 11:48 AM

Great film I will be getting this one.

DVDFreaker · 09-06-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Fisherman67

Great film I will be getting this one.

Cortiz · 09-06-2011, 01:45 PM

I got a copy at Best Buy last week. $14.99 plus tax....but I used a gift card that was given to me a while back so the price didn't really matter to me....cool little movie

lkmg · 09-06-2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Cortiz

I got a copy at Best Buy last week. $14.99 plus tax....but I used a gift card that was given to me a while back so the price didn't really matter to me....cool little movie

Thought I read that many had got it from BB at $9.99?

mzupeman · 09-06-2011, 02:24 PM

What happened (I'm guessing) is this - The sticker price of The Others is $14.99 normally at Best Buy, but since it's their exclusive starting today, it was advertised in this weeks ad for $9.99. Early purchasers should be able to go to Best Buy and get the difference back.

mzupeman · 09-06-2011, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by lkmg

Well, what can I say? I'm tired of dealing with them. Showing up on release day, only to have to have some idiot look on the shelf in the same place that I did since apparantly I don't have eyes that are good enough to find something myself... only so they can realize, "Oops! We didn't put it out on the shelf yet! It's in the back! Wait around for 15 minutes so I can go look."

Amazon is pretty much going to be getting my business exclusively

lkmg · 09-06-2011, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mzupeman

Well, what can I say? I'm tired of dealing with them. Showing up on release day, only to have to have some idiot look on the shelf in the same place that I did since apparantly I don't have eyes that are good enough to find something myself... only so they can realize, "Oops! We didn't put it out on the shelf yet! It's in the back! Wait around for 15 minutes so I can go look."

Amazon is pretty much going to be getting my business exclusively

Well, it depends how you see it. You can get your item after 15 min at BB. But you can only get your item after 1-2 days at Amazon.

mzupeman · 09-06-2011, 03:24 PM

Since it's only 10 bucks at Best Buy, I was tempted to just go pick it up there, but really, I'm getting Scarface and Troll Hunter in the mail today. I have Halloween II coming next week, and then of course later on in the week, the Star Wars Complete Saga. My hands will be more than full, since I don't the same leisure time I used to (kid now and all). To get The Others on the 20th instead of today is no big loss for me, and since I can wait, I'm more than happy to give someone other than BB my money.

Mr. Thomsen · 09-06-2011, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by avecha

Wouldn't that be suspense?

Suspense isn't really a genre as much as it is an emotion and a way of structuring information in a story. You can find suspense in many films and most genres. That does not mean they are 'suspense movies'.

Rz_Samurai · 09-06-2011, 04:58 PM

anyone know if its going to have a slip cover, wether you order off of amazon or buy it in store?

Mr. Thomsen · 09-06-2011, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by slimdude

You're referring to movies that were made over 50, and 40 years ago! The horror genre classifications were different in that era, then what they are today. The Exorcist was initially categorized as horror since its first theatrical release in 1973, because the movie contained numerous depictions of horrific acts, monstrous images of demonic possessions. The Others didn't have any of those grotesque murder psychopaths, that were portrayed in The Exorcist, Rosemary's
Baby, and Psycho. I've never heard, nor seen The Innocents.

How does the 'horror genre classifications' differ now from 40 years ago, please enlighten me? And who makes these 'horror genre classifications'?

While I would agree that the horror genre gets more and more graphical explicit in the use of special effects as the years go by, the genre is as diverse now as it ever was. The 'grotesgue murder psychopaths' are only a part of the entire genre output and there is a steady flow of movies that rely more on atmosphere than on graphical murders. In fact, looking at the kind of box-office a movie like 'Paranormal Activity' did, it seems there's a huge interest in these kind of horror movies. Or do you also claim that 'Paranormal Activity' is not a horror film?

mzupeman · 09-06-2011, 07:41 PM

I know... the 'horror' films of ole' just wouldn't cut the silly classification of what gets called horror nowadays. I really hate all the classifications that exist for certain genres like horror. It's even worse in music. Heavy metal just isn't heavy metal anymore, for example. Now a band comes along and you say, "Man, these guys are awesome. Some of the best heavy metal I've heard in a while." Moments later, some ego-inflacted metal-nerd comes along and corrects you, "It's Norwegian Black-Goth Death Metal, STUPID." Well gee, pardon me. Metal is metal, leave it be, know what I mean?

The Others is one of the scarier flicks to come along in the last decade, and if that doesn't qualify as 'horror', then I don't know what does.

Moleman1138 · 09-06-2011, 07:48 PM

Anyone know what going on with the Best Buy early release. I went to my BB and they had none out even though 10 on hand.

I then decided to do a store-pickup at the 2nd closest BB and get an e-mail telling me don't come before 2 days ago.

Rz_Samurai · 09-06-2011, 07:50 PM

anyone know if its going to have a slip cover, wether you order off of amazon or buy it in store?

mzupeman · 09-06-2011, 07:51 PM

Simple. The idiots at your local Best Buy probably have them still sitting in the back room, or a cart on the floor.

Yet another reason why I decided to give Amazon my money and wait for this title until the 20th. They slack a LOT when it comes to putting out releases on time. And this happens at stores all over, so the way they do their business as far as putting stuff out in a timely manner overall has to be poor.

DVDFreaker · 09-06-2011, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rz_Samurai

anyone know if its going to have a slip cover, wether you order off of amazon or buy it in store?

No

09-06-2011, 11:21 AM	#162
mzupeman Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Upstate New York 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:1669 DVD collection:173 Digital collection:589 Trading Score:7	I just pre-ordered from Amazon as well, I'll have enough to keep me busy on Blu-ray that I'm not feigning to see it right now. Besides, I'm not anxious to give Best Buy another penny.

09-06-2011, 11:48 AM	#165
Fisherman67 Banned Member since:Sep 2011 Blu-ray collection:200	Great film I will be getting this one.

09-06-2011, 01:45 PM	#167
Cortiz Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Out there, past them trees Trading Score:489	I got a copy at Best Buy last week. $14.99 plus tax....but I used a gift card that was given to me a while back so the price didn't really matter to me....cool little movie

09-06-2011, 02:24 PM	#169
mzupeman Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Upstate New York 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:1669 DVD collection:173 Digital collection:589 Trading Score:7	What happened (I'm guessing) is this - The sticker price of The Others is $14.99 normally at Best Buy, but since it's their exclusive starting today, it was advertised in this weeks ad for $9.99. Early purchasers should be able to go to Best Buy and get the difference back.

09-06-2011, 03:24 PM	#172
mzupeman Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Upstate New York 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:1669 DVD collection:173 Digital collection:589 Trading Score:7	Since it's only 10 bucks at Best Buy, I was tempted to just go pick it up there, but really, I'm getting Scarface and Troll Hunter in the mail today. I have Halloween II coming next week, and then of course later on in the week, the Star Wars Complete Saga. My hands will be more than full, since I don't the same leisure time I used to (kid now and all). To get The Others on the 20th instead of today is no big loss for me, and since I can wait, I'm more than happy to give someone other than BB my money.

09-06-2011, 04:58 PM	#174
Rz_Samurai Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Florida 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:147 Trading Score:80	anyone know if its going to have a slip cover, wether you order off of amazon or buy it in store?

09-06-2011, 07:41 PM	#176
mzupeman Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Upstate New York 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:1669 DVD collection:173 Digital collection:589 Trading Score:7	I know... the 'horror' films of ole' just wouldn't cut the silly classification of what gets called horror nowadays. I really hate all the classifications that exist for certain genres like horror. It's even worse in music. Heavy metal just isn't heavy metal anymore, for example. Now a band comes along and you say, "Man, these guys are awesome. Some of the best heavy metal I've heard in a while." Moments later, some ego-inflacted metal-nerd comes along and corrects you, "It's Norwegian Black-Goth Death Metal, STUPID." Well gee, pardon me. Metal is metal, leave it be, know what I mean? The Others is one of the scarier flicks to come along in the last decade, and if that doesn't qualify as 'horror', then I don't know what does.

09-06-2011, 07:48 PM	#177
Moleman1138 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Rochester, NY 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:772 DVD collection:172 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:1	Anyone know what going on with the Best Buy early release. I went to my BB and they had none out even though 10 on hand. I then decided to do a store-pickup at the 2nd closest BB and get an e-mail telling me don't come before 2 days ago.

09-06-2011, 07:50 PM	#178
Rz_Samurai Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Florida 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:147 Trading Score:80	anyone know if its going to have a slip cover, wether you order off of amazon or buy it in store?

09-06-2011, 07:51 PM	#179
mzupeman Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Upstate New York 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:1669 DVD collection:173 Digital collection:589 Trading Score:7	Simple. The idiots at your local Best Buy probably have them still sitting in the back room, or a cart on the floor. Yet another reason why I decided to give Amazon my money and wait for this title until the 20th. They slack a LOT when it comes to putting out releases on time. And this happens at stores all over, so the way they do their business as far as putting stuff out in a timely manner overall has to be poor.

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