Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) - December 2, 2014

[CelestialAgent]

Still available in Germany

[Rayjg]

Outside Burying the Ex this felt the least like a Joe Dante film. They must've really gave him a hard time on this one.

[gwfb5]

Originally Posted by disco1979

I found this a few weeks ago in Toronto at Giant Tiger, one of our chains here in Toronto.

Might be worth checking places like Family Dollar or Dollar Tree in one of their next waves?

I also bought a copy at Giant Tiger for $4CDN back in May. (I'm in New Brunswick)
I had no idea it was rare until I posted it in one of the haul threads, and someone pointed it out.

[Emilio_B]

I picked up a copy of this for $7 at a Dollar General in West Michigan.

[deto]

found this at a thrift store yesterday for $1.00
Snatched it up with a quickness.

[dcfan88]

I found this at a used movie/video game store in my area for 7 dollars. Any reason why this movie specifically has become so hard to find

[robtadrian]

Originally Posted by dcfan88

I found this at a used movie/video game store in my area for 7 dollars. Any reason why this movie specifically has become so hard to find

Out of print.

[Starman22]

Hoping love to see release 4K UHD.

[GeoffOliver]

Does anyone else have serious issues with this disc? My copy is completely scratch-free, and yet it begins skipping around the 37:00 mark until almost the 41:00 mark. I’ve never heard of Blu-ray discs skipping without scratches, so I’m kinda freaking out a bit, especially since this isn’t an easy title to replace.

Also does anyone know why this is OOP? It’s not like Warner lost the rights to it or anything. It should still be easily available.

[Stanis]

Played mine last year, no probs. Was a $1.50 buy from dollar general. Hope its not disc rot!

[Chie Satonaka]

Originally Posted by GeoffOliver

Does anyone else have serious issues with this disc? My copy is completely scratch-free, and yet it begins skipping around the 37:00 mark until almost the 41:00 mark. I’ve never heard of Blu-ray discs skipping without scratches, so I’m kinda freaking out a bit, especially since this isn’t an easy title to replace.

Also does anyone know why this is OOP? It’s not like Warner lost the rights to it or anything. It should still be easily available.

Mine played fine a few years ago. You try wiping down the disc?

Also done a firmware update on your player? System isn't getting too hot is it?

A bunch of older Warner discs have seemingly gone out of print although a number have recently gone back into print. Always a chance this one could come back. I believe Allied Vaughn has brought a bunch of older Warner blus back in stock.

[GeoffOliver]

Originally Posted by Chie Satonaka

Mine played fine a few years ago. You try wiping down the disc?

Also done a firmware update on your player? System isn't getting too hot is it?

A bunch of older Warner discs have seemingly gone out of print although a number have recently gone back into print. Always a chance this one could come back. I believe Allied Vaughn has brought a bunch of older Warner blus back in stock.

Oh I wiped it with a microfiber cloth and tried it on two players. I also checked the second one for updates (it was all up to date). I'll probably hold out on Allied Vaughn reissuing it. The film is a childhood favorite, but I'm not paying scalper prices. I'm just worried about other discs in my collection having this issue too.

[Chie Satonaka]

Originally Posted by GeoffOliver

Oh I wiped it with a microfiber cloth and tried it on two players. I also checked the second one for updates (it was all up to date). I'll probably hold out on Allied Vaughn reissuing it. The film is a childhood favorite, but I'm not paying scalper prices. I'm just worried about other discs in my collection having this issue too.

Really sucks. Its an underrated film that sadly is completely in Space Jams shadow. You could always try emailing Allied Vaughn about it. Couldn't hurt to put the idea in their head if it isn't already.

[GeoffOliver]

Originally Posted by Chie Satonaka

Really sucks. Its an underrated film that sadly is completely in Space Jams shadow. You could always try emailing Allied Vaughn about it. Couldn't hurt to put the idea in their head if it isn't already.

I far prefer this film over Space Jam. Granted, I haven’t seen that since I was probably 5, but Back in Action did a very solid job of capturing the sense of humor of the original Looney Tunes characters. It allowed them to be the stars more than the human actors, unlike the Space Jam films, which were mostly vehicles for Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

[Shane Rollins]

I'd say it's likely disc rot. Even though I've never heard reports of this disc having issues before, individual discs can have issues when whole batches don't.

It didn't exactly sell like hotcakes, but it likely sold enough units that it could and should be had for no more than $20. That being said, the guys on eBay likely know it's OOP and price according to that, as compared to pricing for the relatively high supply and relatively low demand.

It has a small chance of going back into print. Shout getting it is unlikely, since it's literally WB's most famous characters. However, WHV doing a 4K is possible.

[DuncJS]

Originally Posted by GeoffOliver

Does anyone else have serious issues with this disc? My copy is completely scratch-free, and yet it begins skipping around the 37:00 mark until almost the 41:00 mark. I’ve never heard of Blu-ray discs skipping without scratches, so I’m kinda freaking out a bit, especially since this isn’t an easy title to replace.

Also does anyone know why this is OOP? It’s not like Warner lost the rights to it or anything. It should still be easily available.

Just checked my copy. No problems on my end.

[Squeakyboots]

Originally Posted by GeoffOliver

Does anyone else have serious issues with this disc? My copy is completely scratch-free, and yet it begins skipping around the 37:00 mark until almost the 41:00 mark. I’ve never heard of Blu-ray discs skipping without scratches, so I’m kinda freaking out a bit, especially since this isn’t an easy title to replace.

Also does anyone know why this is OOP? It’s not like Warner lost the rights to it or anything. It should still be easily available.

I have this scene in the movie playing as I type this and it seems to be fine. Were you watching the disc for the first time or have you been able to play it without any problems in the past?

Hopefully, this will get a reissue in the near future. I can see there potentially being renewed interest in this movie when Wile E. Vs. Acme comes out.

[GeoffOliver]

Originally Posted by Squeakyboots

I have this scene in the movie playing as I type this and it seems to be fine. Were you watching the disc for the first time or have you been able to play it without any problems in the past?

Hopefully, this will get a reissue in the near future. I can see there potentially being renewed interest in this movie when Wile E. Vs. Acme comes out.

I had owned the disc for several years, but that was my first time playing it.

[dubhousing]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

Outside Burying the Ex this felt the least like a Joe Dante film. They must've really gave him a hard time on this one.

I really like the movie, but, yes, Dante has alluded to this being the case a few times on his The Movies That Made Me podcast.

[RBBrittain]

Just got mine from an eBay seller, the only place I found it for less than $50 without scrounging thru dollar store bargain bins (already looked at my local Game X Change) or calling or driving to Vintage Stock in Fort Smith (Little Rock doesn't have it). Definitely a much better film than the market gave it credit for; the BD also has several decent latter-day Looney Tunes shorts from that era. With slashed-UPC copies (unsold from its market failure) now going for such a premium on eBay, perhaps George Feltenstein should twist his boss' arms to reissue this thru Allied Vaughn as a MOD BD (whether thru main WHV like Looney Tunes Platinum 1 & 2, or WAC like several other OOP WB BDs).