Austin Powers Collection: Shagadelic Edition, Loaded with Extra Mojo Blu-ray Set

[david2189]

still waiting for the UK version

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Adam_ME

Goldmember looked better on Blu-ray, although it wasn't a huge leap in quality over the DVD since that had a pretty solid transfer. And unless the packaging and my PS3 are wrong, the Blu-ray version has only 5.1 audio while the DVD had a 6.1 track(although the 5.1 is lossless).

Not to worry since it was never a real 6.1 mix, the original master is 5.1. Those of us who want the same 6.1 effect can do this with pretty much any 7.1 receiver and Pro-Logic IIx.

The extras are all ported over from the DVDs, with the exception of the non-Austin Powers Mimi Rogers clips from the DVD for the first movie.

Which ones are those? I have the disc and the only non-Austin Powers Mimi Rogers clips is the theatrical trailer for Lost In Space (not on the BD).

[X400]

Originally Posted by nycomet

Mine was delivered on Tuesday. Do you have Amazon Prime?

i do, but i had them mail it straight to canada so no prime

[mikl]

I just want to make sure:

As I understand it, only the first AP movie (International Man of Mystery) is cut in the US version, right? The rest are similar to the UK releases?

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Which ones are those? I have the disc and the only non-Austin Powers Mimi Rogers clips is the theatrical trailer for Lost In Space (not on the BD).

There were also short clips from The Rapture and Monkey Trouble in her filmography. Since neither will be coming to Blu-ray anytime soon(if ever), it made sense to remove them.

[bajor27]

Originally Posted by bookcase

I pre-ordered this, along with 5 other movies, at Amazon with free shipping. I got 3 on Tuesday (release day!), 1 yesterday, and 3 today. Not bad.

Not bad at all. Ordered 6 movies. Got 7. Sounds like a great deal

Looking forward to updating my DVDs with these Blus one day

[bookcase]

Originally Posted by bajor27

Not bad at all. Ordered 6 movies. Got 7. Sounds like a great deal

Hmm... I guess my math is off. Let's put it this way: I pre-ordered far too many BDs for my budget, and got them all the week of release using free shipping.

[AKORIS]

I pre-ordered from Amazon and got them 2 days after the street date
on Thursday--- with their free shipping option-- very pleased

[thecroshow]

question for my fellow canadians, has anyone found this at HMV or FS? don't have BB here in Victoria yet =/

[sg2386]

Originally Posted by thecroshow

question for my fellow canadians, has anyone found this at HMV or FS? don't have BB here in Victoria yet =/

I haven't seen it at HMV, Best Buy, Future Shop or Wal Mart.

I checked the store stock online for HMV and not too many places have them. I didn't want to keep looking so i ordered it from amazon.ca for 52.95 (which they surprisingly had it in-stock)

[Kage99]

I was able to pick it up from Starstruck Entertainment in Scarborough Town Center (Toronto) on December 23, 2008. I had to ask the guy to get it from the back because it was not on the shelf. BB and FS didn't even have the set listed on their website.

Watched all three movies over the last couple of days (had not seen them in a while) - they all look fantastic! Yes, one and two have more grain than the third film, but I honestly believe that the filmmakers scrubbed the third film themselves in order for the print to have a glossy look.

Thoughts? Kage99.

[alphadec]

why is it impossble to get "International man of mystery" if u don't buy the box-set. ?

I just want 1-2 I don't want the whole thing, yet.

[TheForce8686]

Originally Posted by alphadec

why is it impossble to get "International man of mystery" if u don't buy the box-set. ?

I just want 1-2 I don't want the whole thing, yet.

The whole set is like 36 bucks on Amazon. You might as well get it. The third was the best too, not sure why you wouldnt want it.

[GOAT]

i know this has been asked and answered but i dont wanna read 11 pages to find out.... are these all in regular blu ray cases?

[mikl]

Originally Posted by GreenMonster2007

i know this has been asked and answered but i dont wanna read 11 pages to find out.... are these all in regular blu ray cases?

No, slim cases with a slip case around (like the Matrix collection if you know that).

[GOAT]

yuck... i think i might wait til they get solo releases then.. thanks

[Blufury]

$37 on Amazon. I want this, but I've spent so much lately. I probably still have 40 blu's in my collection I still need to watch. Bah, my head hurts.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by mikl

No, slim cases with a slip case around (like the Matrix collection if you know that).

I really hate the slim cases, but I think I could deal with them if the following changes were made:

1. Put a fully visible 'Blu-Ray' logo at the top center of the front of each case, like on regular, individual Blu-Ray cases. I currently have both the Matrix and Austin Powers sets, and it annoys me that the BD logo is basically the same color as the case, itself, and hard to see. It just doesn't look right.

2. (This being specific to the Austin Power set), The titles of the movies going down the 'spines' of each of the slim cases need to be written in a better, more Austin-Powers-like font. They look too generic and not at all pleasing to the eye. At the very least with the Matrix set, the titles of the movies look normal on the sides. I generally prefer to display my box sets on the shelf with the open end facing out so each of the individual movies can be easily seen. The general look of the slim cases already annoys me for this particular display purpose, but I can tolerate it for the Matrix set. However, the sides of the Austin Powers cases look so bad to me that I currently have it displayed on my shelf the opposite way, with the side/spine of the box-set box facing out.

Why must WB go out of their way to make their releases suck as much as possible? I mean, look at the recent Harry Potter box set that come in the thin cases as a prime example. Wouldn't it have been easier to just take the existing, normal-sized Blu-Ray cases, and put them into a cardboard box? Instead, they actually go out of their way to make thin cases for them.


I've actually been holding off on rebuying any of the Harry Potter movies on Blu-Ray in hopes of an eventually ultimate Blu-Ray box set once all of the movies come out, but if they are going to end up being in crappy thin cases like these, then I will likely end up buying them individually at that point.

Between the annoying way they handle their packaging, tendency to not have lossless audio, and their tendency to DNR the hell out of their releases, they are really becoming my least favorite studio for Blu-Ray movie releases.

It's too bad New Line went under and their releases are now being handled by WB. It seemed like at least some of these things were better on the few releases that New Line put out on their own. This Austin Powers set would likely be better as a result.

[PeterTHX]

Geez.

The case whining is getting pretty stale now.

Would you prefer flimsy cardboard slipcovers like on the DVD Matrix set, with the discs piled on each other inside?

Some of us like watching/hearing the films rather than complaining about the packaging, which has absolutely no bearing on the films themselves.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Geez.

The case whining is getting pretty stale now.

Would you prefer flimsy cardboard slipcovers like on the DVD Matrix set, with the discs piled on each other inside?

No, those were crap, too, which is why I had the individual Matrix releases and never bothered with the DVD Ultimate collection.

Some of us like watching/hearing the films rather than complaining about the packaging, which has absolutely no bearing on the films themselves.[/QUOTE]

While you do have a point, and I actually agree with it to some extent, the problem here is that it's almost like they are going out of their way to make the packaging as crappy as possible.

While it is far from being the most important aspect of owning a movie, it's still annoying enough to warrant a complaint. If they would just leave well enough alone and stick with standard packaging, there wouldn't be an issue.


Plus, if you read my previous post, I'm also pointing out WB's tendency to DNR the hell out of their movies, and their tendency to only have a lossy audio option on most of their releases.

So, there is just an overall quality issue with WB (who is now also in charge of New Line releases) that is transcending almost every aspect of many of their Blu-Ray releases.