Martyrs UK release question

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by zombivish

any reviews of the Canadian release forthcoming?

Yes

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[CyberGhostface]

Anyone know what features the Canadian Blu-ray has?

[NHassell18]

Ordered this the other day from Play. Never seen it, but heard good things about it.

[nelly_platinum]

Originally Posted by CyberGhostface

Anyone know what features the Canadian Blu-ray has?

im want to know aswell,already preordered from amazon just waitin for a review also

[grosbosch]

Originally Posted by nelly_platinum

im want to know aswell,already preordered from amazon just waitin for a review also

the back of the cover doesn't say anything about special features, so it's a barebones release like the canadian dvd was a while ago. i was hoping it would at least have the making-of doc like the american dvd. guess not...

[nelly_platinum]

Originally Posted by grosbosch

the back of the cover doesn't say anything about special features, so it's a barebones release like the canadian dvd was a while ago. i was hoping it would at least have the making-of doc like the american dvd. guess not...

where did you see the back of it?my copy just got shipped this afternoon i will post pics when it gets here

[grosbosch]

Originally Posted by nelly_platinum

where did you see the back of it?my copy just got shipped this afternoon i will post pics when it gets here

i saw it yesterday at HMV. wanted to buy it if it had any special features...guess not.

[nelly_platinum]

Originally Posted by grosbosch

i saw it yesterday at HMV. wanted to buy it if it had any special features...guess not.

was the price as same as amazon.ca?

[grosbosch]

Originally Posted by nelly_platinum

was the price as same as amazon.ca?

2$ more expensive than amazon, 15,99$

no special features, no wonder its so cheap...

[nelly_platinum]

Originally Posted by grosbosch

2$ more expensive than amazon, 15,99$

no special features, no wonder its so cheap...

oh ok,well to my surprise i received my copy like 2hrs ago,i live in jersey and it shipped from canada yesterday extremly fast shipping might aswell been overnight,ill post pics up in a bit

got them up

[dfms23]

Finally have this on the way from the UK. I didn't even know about the Canadian release until I stumbled on this thread just now. No worries, though, because the UK release is still less expensive all things considered for us US folks than the Canadian disc. It is obscene that Amazon.ca has more expensive shipping than Amazon.co.uk To get from the UK to the US you have to cross the freaking Atlantic Ocean...

If you have a region free or region b player the UK disc is 5.93 GBP prior to VAT removal right now, so quite a deal even with the exchange rate!

[zombivish]

Originally Posted by dfms23

Finally have this on the way from the UK. I didn't even know about the Canadian release until I stumbled on this thread just now. No worries, though, because the UK release is still less expensive all things considered for us US folks than the Canadian disc. It is obscene that Amazon.ca has more expensive shipping than Amazon.co.uk To get from the UK to the US you have to cross the freaking Atlantic Ocean...

If you have a region free or region b player the UK disc is 5.93 GBP prior to VAT removal right now, so quite a deal even with the exchange rate!

My own personal conspiracy theory for the shipping costs was to prevent us Canucks shipping items that where often far cheaper from the US and to stop US customers from getting items that hadn't been put out in the States yet (like this).
I buy from Amazon UK al the time, but almost never form .com as the hipping makes almost any deal not worth it.

To get back on point I'm mulling over which edition to get- I'll probably just end up picking up the Can disc as i can get it for fairly cheap in a brick and mortar shop w/ cash and avoid having to use my credit card.
Shame there's no extras though - not that i was expecting any as the Canadian dvd form the same distro had 0 as well. At least the transfer looks solid (thanks for the review)

[dfms23]

Originally Posted by zombivish

My own personal conspiracy theory for the shipping costs was to prevent us Canucks shipping items that where often far cheaper from the US and to stop US customers from getting items that hadn't been put out in the States yet (like this).
I buy from Amazon UK al the time, but almost never form .com as the hipping makes almost any deal not worth it.

To get back on point I'm mulling over which edition to get- I'll probably just end up picking up the Can disc as i can get it for fairly cheap in a brick and mortar shop w/ cash and avoid having to use my credit card.
Shame there's no extras though - not that i was expecting any as the Canadian dvd form the same distro had 0 as well. At least the transfer looks solid (thanks for the review)

For you the price is about the same locally or shipped from Amazon.co.uk. I guess it comes down to whether you want extras or not. I assume you must have a region free player if you are considering Martyrs UK.

If you like horror there are several other really good releases you could pair this with to cut down on per item shipping cost ordering from Amazon UK. Some are either not released in region A or are much cheaper from the UK.

[Blu Brad]

I am very intrigued to see this movie just to see what all the fuss is about I suppose for £6 its not much of a gamble plus I don’t own a lot of horror films so I’m looking to expand into this genre a bit more. on the back of that is there any other suggestions of good horror films worth checking out?

[dfms23]

Originally Posted by Blu Brad

I am very intrigued to see this movie just to see what all the fuss is about I suppose for £6 its not much of a gamble plus I don’t own a lot of horror films so I’m looking to expand into this genre a bit more. on the back of that is there any other suggestions of good horror films worth checking out?

I certainly reccomend some of the 70s and 80s horror classics. Such as A Nightmare On Elm Street, Halloween (1978), and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I also highly reccomend REC, which rcently got a UK release. Silent Hill is also reccomended, with the French release being the superior and Director approved edition. If you like isolation horror I reccomend Frozen. I found it quite enjoyable. Watch it on a cold winter's night when you are all alone. I am not a fan of super exaggerated death scenes. If you aren't either, stay away from Hatchet despite the good reviews on this site.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by Blu Brad

...is there any other suggestions of good horror films worth checking out?

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[Blu Brad]

cool thanks for the recommends ive also been looking at Eden lake as well so i think im going to go for martyrs and eden lake first (well on payday) and go from there, good thing about horrors is they always seem to be really well priced which makes a nice change...!

[zombivish]

Originally Posted by dfms23

For you the price is about the same locally or shipped from Amazon.co.uk. I guess it comes down to whether you want extras or not. I assume you must have a region free player if you are considering Martyrs UK.

If you like horror there are several other really good releases you could pair this with to cut down on per item shipping cost ordering from Amazon UK. Some are either not released in region A or are much cheaper from the UK.

Yep, my family got me a region free player for Christmas.

[zombivish]

Originally Posted by Blu Brad

cool thanks for the recommends ive also been looking at Eden lake as well so i think im going to go for martyrs and eden lake first (well on payday) and go from there, good thing about horrors is they always seem to be really well priced which makes a nice change...!

My only word of caution with Martyrs is it is very very grim.
I'm a horror nerd, but there are a lot of different types of horror - some splatter filled, silly and fun , others, like Martyrs, can be grueling. Of course, that's why I love the genre.

[Blu Brad]

Originally Posted by zombivish

My only word of caution with Martyrs is it is very very grim.
I'm a horror nerd, but there are a lot of different types of horror - some splatter filled, silly and fun , others, like Martyrs, can be grueling. Of course, that's why I love the genre.

haha thanks for the warning.... yeah i know ive seen alot of WARNING disclaimers which to be honest just makes me want to see it all the more..... does that make me werid???