Boyhood (Richard Linklater)

[Dubliner1]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Any idea if this'll have a slip, that cover art is a bit mangy with that banner.

No slips on the copies at my local HMV this morning...but to be honest since Universal have the ugliest slipcovers ever produced I think I'd rather save a bit of dosh and just wait and pick this up when it's a fiver.

[melonhed]

Originally Posted by Dubliner1

No slips on the copies at my local HMV this morning...but to be honest since Universal have the ugliest slipcovers ever produced I think I'd rather save a bit of dosh and just wait and pick this up when it's a fiver.

Correct me if I'm wrong, you work at HMV right? Put me off with that damn banner, might just plump for the US disc, more features as well.

[Dubliner1]

Originally Posted by melonhed

Correct me if I'm wrong, you work at HMV right? Put me off with that damn banner, might just plump for the US disc, more features as well.

I don't work at HMV but I am currently in Ireland and new releases come out here Friday before the UK Monday release date. So sometimes I post slipcover pics early which I have bought or info about new releases.
(I completely forgot to check the back cover of 'Boyhood' to confirm extras tho as I was in a hurry to go watch 'American Sniper'- which is fantastic by the way!!)

[mredman]

probably the most overrated movie this year.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by mredman

probably the most overrated movie this year.

Okay boss...if you say so

John Carter - 8/10
Demolition Man - 9/10
Jennifer's Body - 9/10

[Dubliner1]

Originally Posted by mredman

probably the most overrated movie this year.

'Boyhood' or 'American Sniper'?...I have read a lot of people saying they were disappointed with 'Boyhood'.

[Davy]

Boyhood is a fantastic film - an intimate epic. If a similiar film was made by a European auteur, cinefiles would be tripping over each other to praise it.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Davy

Boyhood is a fantastic film - an intimate epic. If a similiar film was made by a European auteur, cinefiles would be tripping over each other to praise it.

I think they already are regardless the European auteur.

[melonhed]

Originally Posted by Dubliner1

I don't work at HMV but I am currently in Ireland and new releases come out here Friday before the UK Monday release date. So sometimes I post slipcover pics early which I have bought or info about new releases.
(I completely forgot to check the back cover of 'Boyhood' to confirm extras tho as I was in a hurry to go watch 'American Sniper'- which is fantastic by the way!!)

Right, gotcha.
Saw AS a couple of weeks ago, a VERY good, if flawed, film. I gave it a 7/10 which I thought was a fair score.

[evilzedar]

Arrived today, no slipcover.

English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Spanish DTS 5.1
Japanese DTS 5.1
German DTS 5.1
Italian DTS 5.1

Extra: Behind the scenes featurette 2m35s

[iamtheman]

Also the listing on dvdworldusa for the US blu (with the extras) has been changed from confirmed multi region to confirmed region A locked.

Wonderful job they did there, glad I didn't order it before they changed it

[JoeBath1994]

No sign of the blu in my nearby sainsburys. Tried Tesco and they had it but as others have confirmed, no slip :/

[olympiano]

They're waiting to add the slip for if/when it wins an Oscar.

[malcy30]

Originally Posted by iamtheman

Also the listing on dvdworldusa for the US blu (with the extras) has been changed from confirmed multi region to confirmed region A locked.

Wonderful job they did there, glad I didn't order it before they changed it

They also got caught out by Hercules I believe.

There has been a definite policy shift by Paramount to RA lock a lot of their new US titles, in recent months, whereas historically it was only the occasional title they had US rights for with overseas rights owned by someone else like Titanic, Gladiator or Braveheart.

I would have guessed though that Boyhood was at a high risk of RA locking as rights were split with Universal elsewhere. Hercules was the bigger surprise as that was also Paramount in most of Europe.

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by evilzedar

Extra: Behind the scenes featurette 2m35s

Love the film but no chance I'll be buying it. US release has more substantial extras.