Almost Famous

[depooter]

Originally Posted by GTP

All it says is... Love comes and goes and Lester Bangs interview.
I do know that both this and the Japanese release are the Bootleg cut.

It doesn't release until 2-11-08 but there maybe info on extras at www.cameroncrowe.com

yeah, I haven't heard anything about else about the extras. I suspect that we'll have to wait for North American release to get Cameron's commentary and the rest of the extras on the Bootleg Cut standard dvd.

thanks

[Sith]

If it comes out on the 11th how long do you guys think it'll take Amazon u.k.
to get it to the us in the U.S.?

[lgans316]

5-10 business days.

[Big Daddy]

This movie was a joint production by Columbia Pictures and Dreamworks. I believe Dreamworks released it in U.S. and Columbia released it in most other countries. I got this information from IMDB:

Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
DreamWorks
Vinyl Films

Distributors
Columbia TriStar Films (France)
Columbia TriStar Films (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (Argentina)
Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A. (Spain)
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
DVD Service (Russia) (DVD)
DreamWorks Distribution
EDKO Film (Hong Kong)
LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)

[Sith]

either they lowered the price, or the dollar is doing better against the euro...
I got it for 14.56 euro, which if the yahoo exchange was correct is $21.56
with shipping.......cool.....wife will be stoked

[SomethingForKate]

Originally Posted by Tornillo

It's the story of my life. Anyone who loves music and has rock n roll coursing through their veins needs to see it. It will confirm everything you know to be true.

Thanks!

I love music more than movies - am always going to see bands and write/record my own material - so movies about music generally go down well with me which is why I do wonder how this one passed me by.

Looking forward to experiencing it for the first time, and in blu!

SFK

[lgans316]

mediadis running B2GOF that includes titles like Almost Famous, Cinderella Man, Face/Off, Starship Troopers, Air Force One etc. Grabbed 4 Blu-rays for 60 EUR. Not a bad deal considering stateside availability of these titles.

http://www.mediadis.com/video/search..._promotion=756

[*TIMMIE*]

Just bought this title in the deal!!! Thanks for the link.

If you do use Mediadis; It is wise not to use Belgium standard post. It is very slow, and losing packages does happen quite a lot.

[Stephie_is_a_dork]

Originally Posted by darkpoet25

I love the part where everyone is on the bus and Tiny Dancer comes on, then they all sing it together. Jason Lee and Kate Hudson were great in this.

That's one of my favorite parts too! Along with Jimmy Fallon as the tool of a new manager. "You've gotta get what you can, WHILE you can. If you think Mick Jagger's gonna be walking around (insert Mick's signature duck-walk here) trying to be a rock star at age 50, you're sadly mistaken!"

Really, it's a GREAT movie. Top 5, easily. I'm looking forward to the day it's released on Blu in the US with all the bootleg extras

[GTP]

Originally Posted by Sith

If it comes out on the 11th how long do you guys think it'll take Amazon u.k.
to get it to the us in the U.S.?

Someone on another board claims sendit.com sent their copy out today.
I can''t seem to get sendit.com to accept my U.S. based CC so I will be waiting for Amazon U.K.

[SeanMF]

I just order Almous Famous, Next, Transformers (1986), and The Island from sendit.com along with pre-orders for Hitman, ID4, I Robot, Assassination of Jesse James, and Michael Clayton on Amazon.com. Now I'm broke again....

[GTP]

Someone at AVS has a mini review on this one already.
I believe he said 4.5 PQ 4.5 S/Q.

[WvuBill22185]

Just bought this on sendit, its super cheap now. I know this post is coming alot later but it's well worth the buy!

[CMM]

Has anyone got this, what's the picture quality like?

I just read a review on DVDactive.com and the he said it was the worst Blu-Ray transfer he's ever seen!?

[depooter]

really?! I totally disagree. this movie was shot "soft" and will never look razor sharp, but I think it's a nice step up from the U.S. DVD....

[CMM]

Originally Posted by depooter

really?! I totally disagree. this movie was shot "soft" and will never look razor sharp, but I think it's a nice step up from the U.S. DVD....

Thanks for the info. It's only £9.99 for the extended cut too so it's all good.

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by CMM

Has anyone got this, what's the picture quality like?

I just read a review on DVDactive.com and the he said it was the worst Blu-Ray transfer he's ever seen!?

It is not the worst, but Almost Famous does not look that great on BD. Soft and hazy in parts is a good description. I love the movie though and the lossless audio is great.

[jonnoble27]

ordered this on amazon.co.uk INCREDIBLE new price!!! The order total was a little over 8 pounds. which came out to be $13.12!!!

[jwoodwar]

I thought the sound was great! it was a good picture transfer! I love almost famous so much and I am glad I own it on BLURAY!!!!!

[Melodious Thunk]

My main complaint about the PQ of Almost Famous is that some scenes have a thin black bar down the left side of the screen (my guess is that it's all the additional scenes for the extended edition). I suspect they used the same HD master as the DVD edition, where this would've been hidden by overscan, but on blu-ray it's most definitely there. I found it kind of distracting, which is a shame because it's a really lovely film.

Also all the extra features and commentaries included on the double-disc DVD (the one with theatrical and extended cuts) are missing from the blu-ray. It's one of the only times I've bought the blu-ray and still kept the DVD!