House: Two Stories (1986-1987) (Limited Edition)

[Rui]

Originally Posted by redrayz

"Your order has been cancelled - Will will not be getting anymore of this item" well at least I can quit guessing now, officially cancelled..

Asked Arrow just to be sure "Hello, this is out of print and we 100% have zero plans to reissue the House Collection Bluray"

damn.....damn damn damn..

sorry to hear that. did amazon email you the bad news? i haven't received anything from them in my inbox and my orders page still lists it as expected by may 11 (today) even though their correspondence says it will be dispatched on the 18th.

optimism fading....

[rickah88]

Just received my shipping email from AmazonUK.

[redrayz]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Just received my shipping email from AmazonUK.

wow congrats - since mine was cancelled it can no longer be un-cancelled, Amazon is now gonna ship me a FREE one from one of the Sellers, but I'll believe that when it's in my hands.
Did not ask for a free one, they said Reps can't just cancel without customer permission, we'll see what happens.
I had one in my cart on ebay today, did a best offer, when he counter-offered it was only another 5 bux and by the time I was gonna click "Buy" someone beat me to it..God (or Satan?) doesn't want me to own this set..

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by redrayz

wow congrats - since mine was cancelled it can no longer be un-cancelled, Amazon is now gonna ship me a FREE one from one of the Sellers, but I'll believe that when it's in my hands.
Did not ask for a free one, they said Reps can't just cancel without customer permission, we'll see what happens.
I had one in my cart on ebay today, did a best offer, when he counter-offered it was only another 5 bux and by the time I was gonna click "Buy" someone beat me to it..God (or Satan?) doesn't want me to own this set..

Hopefully you get your set. That's pretty good of Amazon to do that.

I was a little surprised. Seems like it's been a roller coaster ride with all the info, I didn't know what to expect. Funny thing is I originally had both the UK set and the US set preordered. Decided to cancel the UK set and go with the US...then at the last minute got cold feet and placed a second order for the UK then cancelled the US.
I need a drink!

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by GaragePoet

so i guess mum's the word from Arrow regarding the framing on this release? not even so much as an acknowledgement of the concern and a promise to do better in the future? sad!

Since Hellraiser III it has been obvious this is not getting changed. Luckily with these movies it's barely noticeable in motion.

[Rui]

Originally Posted by redrayz

wow congrats - since mine was cancelled it can no longer be un-cancelled, Amazon is now gonna ship me a FREE one from one of the Sellers, but I'll believe that when it's in my hands.
Did not ask for a free one, they said Reps can't just cancel without customer permission, we'll see what happens.

i have items cancelled all the time without my permission if amazon.ca can't get them in.
weird.

[HonestJohn]

Originally Posted by rickah88

I was a little surprised. Seems like it's been a roller coaster ride with all the info, I didn't know what to expect. Funny thing is I originally had both the UK set and the US set preordered. Decided to cancel the UK set and go with the US...then at the last minute got cold feet and placed a second order for the UK then cancelled the US.
I need a drink!

Here ya go .... good choice, it's a great set unless you're put off by the framing. I wasn't ....

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by HonestJohn

Here ya go .... good choice, it's a great set unless you're put off by the framing. I wasn't ....

Hah! Thank you.
IMO, the good far outweighs the bad with this set, especially at just under $42 shipped. I've learned the lost art of compromise.

[countprice]

Here is an example of the line in house 2.

[tinnytim]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Since Hellraiser III it has been obvious this is not getting changed. Luckily with these movies it's barely noticeable in motion.

Originally Posted by countprice

Here is an example of the line in house 2.

I would call the Hellraiser III framing issue barely noticeable - it's only really problematic for one, arguably two, short scenes and the image remains fully intact. I like Hellraiser more than House, but this is an actual distortion of the image for a long time.

Arrow really should be fixing this one. With such a small run how many would they actually end up replacing? It'd buy a lot of good will for a relatively cheap fix. But there doesn't seem to be much of a stink being made about it from anyone.

[tenia]

Once could argue that the misframing of Hellraiser 3 is during the whole movie, and is so bad that during selected shots, I definitely and noticeably shows about misframed it is.

(In opposite, I'd tend to say that there is much less issue with House 1 misframing (for instance) because of how less this misframing reveals.)

Following this logic, the 30 minutes faint line on the side of the frame is less of an issue that the issue during a whole movie.

(just my 2 cents)

[Lyle_JP]

Originally Posted by tinnytim

Arrow really should be fixing this one. With such a small run how many would they actually end up replacing? It'd buy a lot of good will for a relatively cheap fix. But there doesn't seem to be much of a stink being made about it from anyone.

Given the limited edition nature of this release, it is possible that the licensor only allowed a set number of copies to be pressed, which Arrow has already met. I would imagine a re-press (even to correct an error) would require a re-negotiation, which would make a fix potentially very expensive.

[tinnytim]

Originally Posted by Lyle_JP

Given the limited edition nature of this release, it is possible that the licensor only allowed a set number of copies to be pressed, which Arrow has already met. I would imagine a re-press (even to correct an error) would require a re-negotiation, which would make a fix potentially very expensive.

I don't know enough to say you're wrong, but that doesn't sound right. I think they're limited to the number sold, not actually pressed.

[tenia]

These numbers actually should be about the same, minus any additional slots for replacement copies (lost products, scratched discs and stuff).

This being said, it doesn't prevent any replacement if the product is proven to be faulty.

We've even had the case in France where OOP titles were re-pressed because the original batch were affected by a rot syndrom.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by tinnytim

I would call the Hellraiser III framing issue barely noticeable - it's only really problematic for one, arguably two, short scenes and the image remains fully intact. I like Hellraiser more than House, but this is an actual distortion of the image for a long time.

Arrow really should be fixing this one. With such a small run how many would they actually end up replacing? It'd buy a lot of good will for a relatively cheap fix. But there doesn't seem to be much of a stink being made about it from anyone.

Couldn't disagree more. Hellraiser III bothered me the entire movie, House I barely noticed.

[Carlos2992]

I have problems with my House pre order on amazon.co.uk aswell, I got a message saying that they don't know when it will be dispached because they run out of copies. Of course I sent them an email with a HUGE complain. Do they over sell items or what? I want my copy no matter what!

[tinnytim]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Couldn't disagree more. Hellraiser III bothered me the entire movie, House I barely noticed.

With the exception of the back of the Pinhead sculpture, I never would have known if somebody didn't mention it. I only watched it a handful of times before this release, though. Maybe that wasn't enough for it to bother me.

For the record, I'm not defending either of the errors, just pointing out which hinders my viewing experience more.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by tinnytim

With the exception of the back of the Pinhead sculpture, I never would have known if somebody didn't mention it. I only watched it a handful of times before this release, though. Maybe that wasn't enough for it to bother me.

For the record, I'm not defending either of the errors, just pointing out which hinders my viewing experience more.

You seem to be focused on errors like seeing the crew or effects rigging. I am more talking about framing. There are tons of shots in Hellraiser III that look improperly framed. With House I saw very few.

[tinnytim]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

You seem to be focused on errors like seeing the crew or effects rigging. I am more talking about framing. There are tons of shots in Hellraiser III that look improperly framed. With House I saw very few.

The unfinished sculpture was visible because of the improper framing. I'm saying, with the exception of two quick shots, the improper framing in Hellraiser III is hardly noticeable to me unless I'm specifically thinking about it. When improper framing manages to grab my focus is when something is visible in the frame that clearly shouldn't be or when part of the image is cut off.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by tinnytim

The unfinished sculpture was visible because of the improper framing. I'm saying, with the exception of two quick shots, the improper framing in Hellraiser III is hardly noticeable to me unless I'm specifically thinking about it. When improper framing manages to grab my focus is when something is visible in the frame that clearly shouldn't be or when part of the image is cut off.

Well I noticed the composition being off for most of the movie. I'm not saying you have to though, different eyes on different people and whatnot. Most in all these threads don't seem to notice composition at all.