Chinatown (1974) - Blu-ray 28/5/2012 Pre-order - Blu-ray Forum

KingSimba · 12-09-2011, 11:32 PM

Chinatown Blu-ray

Release date: 28th/May/2012
Distributor: Paramount

NHassell18 · 12-09-2011, 11:41 PM

****.YES.!.

One of my favourite films of all time.

nitin · 12-10-2011, 01:54 AM

great, second favorite film of all time. Been itching for this.

Blu-Ray Winstone · 12-10-2011, 06:59 AM

Hope it is March or April not many preordered then - Already a good few in Jan / Feb

manicsounds · 12-10-2011, 11:32 AM

And hopefully, they will retain the 2-disc DVD extras, like the David Fincher commentary. I never got around to getting it before quickly going out of print.

Le Samourai · 12-10-2011, 07:02 PM

Can't wait for this

a good news day.

Deciazulado · 01-24-2012, 02:27 PM

Chinatown Blu-ray

moweeis · 03-16-2012, 04:35 PM

The cover is out

http://blurayspecs.co.uk/blu-ray-mov...4-chinatown-uk

Seems no special features except a booklet! Bah!

JimDiGriz · 03-17-2012, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moweeis

The cover is out

http://blurayspecs.co.uk/blu-ray-mov...4-chinatown-uk

Seems no special features except a booklet! Bah!

Much as I hate to admit it, this is a film that I would gladly spend more on to get a slipcover/steelbook etc.

Wait and see for me (as usual)

manicsounds · 03-17-2012, 02:24 PM

Hmm, Japanese subtitles would be nice for me, but I'd rather have all the extras on the US disc.

BluShift · 03-18-2012, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manicsounds

Hmm, Japanese subtitles would be nice for me, but I'd rather have all the extras on the US disc.

If the extras can't be included because of rights issues, maybe something like the following UK "production" that was done sometime in the late 1980s/first half of the 1990s would be fine?

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluShift

I remember seeing years ago on TV in the UK on the BBC2 channel a piece that analyzed Chinatown. The only bit I vaguely remember was that analysis was done on the significance of the butterfly on Evelyn's back, which Giddes looks at while they are in bed.

I think the piece was shown on The Late Show arts program, which was on frequently very late at night around that time. I tried finding the episode on the British Film Institute site at http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/17681 but was not successful.

It would be really nice if the piece that was broadcast were included on the disc.

Harvey Dent · 06-14-2012, 01:06 AM

Not sure if this has been addressed in any other thread. I couldnt find one.

The Chinatown release in UK is absolutely barebones . While the US version (which is reviewed on this site) has its fair share of special features, the UK version has absolutely NONE. With Paramount releasing in both sides of the pond, how could this have happened.Is this an inadvertent error or is it that Paramount has decided to sucker the UK customers. I feel extremely cheated

Dickieduvet · 06-14-2012, 01:24 AM

There was a thread about this, Might have vanished with the data loss. Yep! Paramount UK denied us the extras and the nice packaging (Slip)!

Buggas!

indisposed · 09-04-2012, 02:02 AM

Damn, the price of this thing went down quickly! Only £5.97 on Amazon after less than four months of release! I'd like to think I'm partly responsible for that, due to having one of the highest rated comments on the site, telling people not to buy it

Sinthetic · 09-04-2012, 11:08 AM

Do yourself a favour, even at under £6. Avoid the UK release and pick up this (if you can still get it with a slipcover):

Filmbloke · 09-04-2012, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinthetic

Do yourself a favour, even at under £6. Avoid the UK release and pick up this (if you can still get it with a slipcover):

Just checking that's the American one? It looks fine!

mcvitie · 09-04-2012, 11:26 AM

Is the transfer the same on both?

12-09-2011, 11:32 PM	#1
KingSimba Contributor Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:478 iTunes collection:1	Chinatown (1974) - Blu-ray 28/5/2012 Pre-order Chinatown Blu-ray Release date: 28th/May/2012 Distributor: Paramount Last edited by Deciazulado; 01-24-2012 at 02:28 PM.

01-24-2012, 02:27 PM	#7
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7044 DVD collection:4040	pre-order Chinatown Blu-ray

06-14-2012, 01:06 AM	#12
Harvey Dent Senior Member Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:53 Blu-ray collection:1297 Trading Score:6	Chinatown Not sure if this has been addressed in any other thread. I couldnt find one. The Chinatown release in UK is absolutely barebones . While the US version (which is reviewed on this site) has its fair share of special features, the UK version has absolutely NONE. With Paramount releasing in both sides of the pond, how could this have happened.Is this an inadvertent error or is it that Paramount has decided to sucker the UK customers. I feel extremely cheated

12-09-2011, 11:41 PM	#2
NHassell18 Banned Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:171 Trading Score:1	****.YES.!. One of my favourite films of all time.

12-10-2011, 01:54 AM	#3
nitin Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Trading Score:9	great, second favorite film of all time. Been itching for this.

12-10-2011, 06:59 AM	#4
Blu-Ray Winstone Active Member Member since:Oct 2011 Blu-ray collection:217 DVD collection:12	Hope it is March or April not many preordered then - Already a good few in Jan / Feb

12-10-2011, 11:32 AM	#5
manicsounds Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:4991 Blu-ray reviews: 99	And hopefully, they will retain the 2-disc DVD extras, like the David Fincher commentary. I never got around to getting it before quickly going out of print.

12-10-2011, 07:02 PM	#6
Le Samourai Active Member Member since:Jun 2011 Location:London: England.	Can't wait for this a good news day.

03-16-2012, 04:35 PM	#8
moweeis Active Member Member since:Jul 2007	The cover is out http://blurayspecs.co.uk/blu-ray-mov...4-chinatown-uk Seems no special features except a booklet! Bah!

03-17-2012, 02:24 PM	#10
manicsounds Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:4991 Blu-ray reviews: 99	Hmm, Japanese subtitles would be nice for me, but I'd rather have all the extras on the US disc.

06-14-2012, 01:24 AM	#13
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:3909 DVD collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	There was a thread about this, Might have vanished with the data loss. Yep! Paramount UK denied us the extras and the nice packaging (Slip)! Buggas!

09-04-2012, 02:02 AM	#14
indisposed Power Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:South Wales, U.K	Damn, the price of this thing went down quickly! Only £5.97 on Amazon after less than four months of release! I'd like to think I'm partly responsible for that, due to having one of the highest rated comments on the site, telling people not to buy it

09-04-2012, 11:08 AM	#15
Sinthetic Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:UK 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:18	Do yourself a favour, even at under £6. Avoid the UK release and pick up this (if you can still get it with a slipcover):

09-04-2012, 11:26 AM	#17
mcvitie Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Sheffield, UK Home Theater Gallery:12 4K collection:473 Blu-ray collection:1870 DVD collection:479	Is the transfer the same on both?

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