A Touch of Zen (Eureka - MoC) LIMITED EDITION: 2,000 COPIES

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Originally Posted by Sifox211

Hmmm... Base on Rakuten are now listing this as sold out. Should I be worried? I've fired them off a message about it, but I wonder if I should just go ahead and order it from Amazon while they have stock?



Blast me for cancelling my original Amazon order!!!!!

I contacted Base directly this afternoon (having received no reply to my email via Rakuten). The responded quickly to say stock had arrived and the order would be shipped within 24 hours. I then got a dispatch email ten minutes later!

[Sifox211]

That's interesting - I never thought of that. No reply from them via Rakuten. Did you just quote your Rakuten order number?

Knowing my luck, I will get an Amazon shipping notice at the same time as one from Rakuten

(I ordered a 29p Allen key to get free postage - they'd better not send that first!)

[CouncilSpectre]

Originally Posted by Superted

Email from Zavvi

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Originally Posted by Sifox211

That's interesting - I never thought of that. No reply from them via Rakuten. Did you just quote your Rakuten order number?



Knowing my luck, I will get an Amazon shipping notice at the same time as one from Rakuten



(I ordered a 29p Allen key to get free postage - they'd better not send that first!)

Yes. Just used the same order no.

[saltysam]

Watched this today, it's a beautiful restoration of a brilliant (though overlong) classic. Would love to see his later film Fate Of Lee Khan get similar treatment but being a Golden Harvest film (Fortune Star?) i won't hold my breath waiting.

[Nielsb90]

Ordered it from Amazon along with the Joan of Arc steel. The shipping cost made a double order more feasible. Look forward to it!

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by rapta

You can cancel with Base in a few clicks last time I checked. So yeah I'd go with Amazon if you worried about not getting it elsewhere!

Glad I checked this thread or I would have missed out...did not know it was limited to only 2k copies. Placed my order with Amazon and I am done. Thread title updated .

[Superted]

I cancelled with zavvi and ordered with Amazon

[thewerepuppygrr]

Originally Posted by rapta

Nah, basically both A Touch of Zen and Shane will have non-limited reissues once the limited version is OOP. They will have their secondary discs removed (bonus DVD for Zen, second BD for Shane), but presumably will keep the booklet. No slipcover for any subsequent editions of A Touch of Zen either.

Hawks & Sparrows + Pigsty, on the other hand, is a one-off limited edition - Kevin implied it originally was set for a crowd-funding project (e.g. Kickstarter), but he managed to get his way and do a short run of 1500 copies. The reason it won't be reissued after that is because both films are still available on DVD so I imagine they're not particularly strong sellers.

Slightly peeved about that one as I had bought Hawks & Sparrows on DVD a few months ago, despite Kevin hinting that Pasolini would be returning - I thought he meant reissues of the current Dual Format editions (since they were near-OOP) rather than any upgrades of their DVD-only titles. I'm not sure if I want to get it on pre-order - £14 a bit too much for a double-dip - but I hope they keep us updated on stock as I would like to get it before it sells out.

Cheers for the info. I didn't know that the first print of Shane was limited. I best get on that! I remember my Dad saying he loved that one.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by thewerepuppygrr

Cheers for the info. I didn't know that the first print of Shane was limited. I best get on that! I remember my Dad saying he loved that one.

Yeah, I've so far watched the original theatrical version and that was on the second disc (i.e. the limited part of the set). Brilliant, brilliant film and one of the best I've seen recently. Also one of the best Westerns I've ever seen, if it can actually be called a Western.

Much like MoC's Touch of Evil, this is the edition of Shane you want to get!

[Sifox211]

Amazon shipped my Zen so I've sent a message to Base asking to cancel with them. Ironically, with my Allen key the overall cost from Amazon is within pennies of the price it sat at before I cancelled. That'll teach me

Edit: And they're sending the 29p Allen key separately

[MifuneFan]

Seems like Amazon keeps getting more in stock. Current inventory check is at 464.

[logboy]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Seems like Amazon keeps getting more in stock. Current inventory check is at 464.

£19.99 with free delivery over £20. nothing odd about that. in fact, buy some sort of "add on item" to get free postage, then throw it away when it all arrives.

[OgamiittoMcJ]

in stock at HMV online
for those in UK without prime

http://store.hmv.com/film-tv/blu-ray/a-touch-of-zen

[Superted]

Amazon just shipped my copy of Zen. Happy days

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by logboy

£19.99 with free delivery over £20. nothing odd about that. in fact, buy some sort of "add on item" to get free postage, then throw it away when it all arrives.

Huh? I'm saying two days ago they had 349 remaining, and since then it's been going up not down.

[Markgway]

Received my order from Zavvi this morning.

Slight dent on bottom of slipcase but I don't use those anyways so no biggie.

More annoying is the damage to the booklet (folds on the top and bottom corners). The disc was sealed so this was done at the manufacturing stage.

[moviegeek1992]

Has anyone watched the King Hu documentary? How good is it? I'm on the fence with this release and need someone to tempt me[emoji1]

[stepeanut]

Originally Posted by Markgway

Received my order from Zavvi this morning.

Slight dent on bottom of slipcase but I don't use those anyways so no biggie.

More annoying is the damage to the booklet (folds on the top and bottom corners). The disc was sealed so this was done at the manufacturing stage.

I was playing the multiple pre-order game, and, due to the close shipping/arrival dates, ended up with two copies. I sent the Amazon one back, as the slipcase was slightly creased, and kept the mint one from Eureka.

Perhaps Kevin can replace your booklet free of charge? He's kind like that, and has already offered to replace booklets for this title that have a printing fault on the Contents and Credits pages.

[reason108]

I got my refund from Amazon automatically. But, I am expecting a Feb 9th delivery date.