Gamera: The Complete Collection (1965-2006) - Page 90 - Blu-ray Forum

brettgallman · 09-28-2020, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BillBR

That's a good point. The big issue seems to be one of communication, and I think OSM is the main group at fault there.

Because irony of ironies...I just got it today. Like, an hour after I originally posted. And as a seeming bonus for waiting so long, it was even shrink wrapped! Tracking info still hasn't updated, of course. I'm gonna tell Rarewaves that I got it but not OSM, because I'm *very* curious what they'll have to say.

Thanks to everyone for their help on this long journey. I feel so relieved, haha

Good to hear you got yours! I am currently on the Rarewaves rollercoaster awaiting a copy of Arrow's limited edition Robocop release. Only shipped this past Friday, so I expect it'll be a while but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for sure.

pixote · 10-02-2020, 01:31 PM

For some strange reason Amazon Canada has this back up for sale today for $149 CAD (Around $111 USD);

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

MortimerBrewstr · 10-02-2020, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pixote

For some strange reason Amazon Canada has this back up for sale today for $149 CAD (Around $111 USD);

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I noticed this this morning as well. I put in an order, we'll see if it goes anywhere. I currently have an arrival window of Oct. 30 - Dec. 2.

We'll see what happens.

Mike0284 · 10-02-2020, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pixote

For some strange reason Amazon Canada has this back up for sale today for $149 CAD (Around $111 USD);

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Doesn't ship to the states.

pixote · 10-02-2020, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MortimerBrewstr

I noticed this this morning as well. I put in an order, we'll see if it goes anywhere. I currently have an arrival window of Oct. 30 - Dec. 2.

We'll see what happens.

It's gone again so maybe this will be filled as they only took orders for a couple of hours. I wonder if a bunch got stuck in customs coming into Canada.

landow · 10-02-2020, 07:43 PM

Just got notice this morning that my Amazon UK order for this has been canceled. Ah well, win some, lose some. Will wait for the standard edition.

stvn1974 · 10-02-2020, 10:03 PM

Someone should do a tally on how many times during the entire run of films a kid yells out Gamera's name.

TwinCitiesBluFan · 10-02-2020, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by landow

Just got notice this morning that my Amazon UK order for this has been canceled. Ah well, win some, lose some. Will wait for the standard edition.

A friend of mine had the same thing happen to him this morning. Bummer!

Mike0284 · 10-03-2020, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by landow

Just got notice this morning that my Amazon UK order for this has been canceled. Ah well, win some, lose some. Will wait for the standard edition.

So much for that backup order.

My main order through Amazon hasn't been cancelled yet.

bradenklune · 10-05-2020, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by stvn1974

Someone should do a tally on how many times during the entire run of films a kid yells out Gamera's name.

12,345,768 (give or take).

King Crimson · 10-06-2020, 07:23 PM

Just getting to watching the Heisei trilogy. Arrow killed it on the transfers, easily worth the price of admission alone, these movies never have looked better, and they deserve it. The original classic looks fantastic as well. The following sequels are pretty terrible though IMO. And I just saw the 3rd market price of this set, yikes!

chriszilla · 10-07-2020, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by stvn1974

Someone should do a tally on how many times during the entire run of films a kid yells out Gamera's name.

If you were to make a drinking game based on this, there are a couple of films in the middle of the Showa series where you'd be blitzed out of your mind somewhere past the half-way point of the film!

Paisano80 · 10-08-2020, 10:59 PM

Hi unfortunately I missed out to buy this Box Set. If there is someone here who would like to sell his for a decent price, please send me a pm. Thanks

zeze · 10-09-2020, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pixote

For some strange reason Amazon Canada has this back up for sale today for $149 CAD (Around $111 USD);

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just got an email that my order was cancelled due to lack of availability.

Mysteron Mayhem · 10-11-2020, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Paisano80

Hi unfortunately I missed out to buy this Box Set. If there is someone here who would like to sell his for a decent price, please send me a pm. Thanks

They are releasing a basic set without all the books sometime "soon". Might be cheaper to wait for that one unless you are intent on getting the extra stuff too.

Paisano80 · 10-14-2020, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mysteron Mayhem

They are releasing a basic set without all the books sometime "soon". Might be cheaper to wait for that one unless you are intent on getting the extra stuff too.

Yeah I know they will , but I would like to have the booklet and the other stuff included

I had almost the chance to buy one here A user sent me a message offering me his Edition then I waited and waited for a response until I received today a message that the item is not longer available.
Sometimes, I don´t understand some people´s behavior? undecided to buy something , undecided to keep it , and finally undecided to sell it

omgitsgodzilla · 10-18-2020, 06:56 PM

Well, it looks like someone got the final decision on the Gamera the Brave disc on Facebook.

https://www.tohokingdom.com/forum/vi...79070#p1778985

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For those wondering if Arrow will do a replacement program for Gamera The Brave with the english dub being properly synced here's the response i got on facebook.

'Hi William, Please see the following from our production team: "We have concluded our investigation into the reported sync issues on the English dub for Gamera The Brave and will not be revising further pressings of the disc and/or implementing a disc replacement program for this title. While there are some sync issues on this audio track, the limitations of the original source materials make any substantial improvement that would justify a replacement program unfeasible. The sync issue is not referenced in the accompanying booklet as due to the unconventional manufacturing lead times on the boxset, the booklet went to print before the disc was authored. We hope this issue does not affect your enjoyment of the boxset as a whole." AV'

So, kind of Unfortunate considering i enjoy the english dubbed version of the film but it is what it is i guess.

I understand them wanting to be done with this set after all the work they put into it, but you can tell just casually watching the disc that the dialogue and effects -- the two elements where perfect sync is the most important -- are running noticeably ahead of the picture by similar amounts. It's possible it may not all sync flawlessly, but it's very obviously not even synced as well as it could be.

Jedihunter · 10-22-2020, 05:30 AM

Man talk about a load of bull with that response from them. They could and should make it right. They just don't want to bother with it since it's already out of print I'm sure. And I doubt they will bother to fix it for the standard release. And from ripping my disc and playing around with it a bit it seems pretty fixable. At least better than it's current state as the dub for Brave is unwatchable with how out of sync it is. It's beyond embarrassing that the book goes out of its way to mention the dub had been fixed when it hadn't been at all. And the fact they try and excuse that away like they did is laughable. As how could it be fixed but then not fixed. Unless they lied in the book from the beginning?

And I'm thinking I may have a potential reason why it's the way it is. But I could be wrong. So I ripped the disc and instead of like all the others being just the standard film file. The ripped Brave file comes out with the film instead of just playing. It starts with a title card for the master they were supplied with and goes on for a bit before the film actually starts. Doesn't of course appear this way when you watch the film on disc but appears that way when you rip the film.

So my theory is that because it's like that. They seemingly timed the audio tracks wrong. As when I adjusted the timing of the tracks by just a bit they the dialogue, sound effects and so on appeared to be much more in sync.

omgitsgodzilla · 10-22-2020, 12:40 PM

In fairness, the issues with the old MB disc were much worse -- while it isn't ideal, I could watch the dub as it is on Arrow's disc; I absolutely could not on MB's.

I do think it's lame that they're not even apparently fixing it for future pressings, though. Issuing replacements at no charge is a substantial extra expense with no return, so I can see why that's kind of a last resort (though that doesn't stop plenty of other labels), but having it corrected for the standard edition really seems like the bare minimum.

starsteam · 10-23-2020, 01:27 PM

Reissues coming in January plus Steelbook edition for Heisei trilogy.

Annoyingly if you want the Steelbook and Gamera the Brave you'd have to buy both Heisei sets.

10-02-2020, 01:31 PM	#1782
pixote Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2017 Trading Score:2	For some strange reason Amazon Canada has this back up for sale today for $149 CAD (Around $111 USD); https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Last edited by pixote; 10-02-2020 at 01:58 PM.

10-02-2020, 07:43 PM	#1786
landow Active Member Member since:Jun 2010	Just got notice this morning that my Amazon UK order for this has been canceled. Ah well, win some, lose some. Will wait for the standard edition.

10-02-2020, 10:03 PM	#1787
stvn1974 Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Earth Trading Score:18	Someone should do a tally on how many times during the entire run of films a kid yells out Gamera's name.

10-06-2020, 07:23 PM	#1791
King Crimson Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2017 Location:Tokyo 4K collection:379 Blu-ray collection:760 DVD collection:47 Trading Score:32	Just getting to watching the Heisei trilogy. Arrow killed it on the transfers, easily worth the price of admission alone, these movies never have looked better, and they deserve it. The original classic looks fantastic as well. The following sequels are pretty terrible though IMO. And I just saw the 3rd market price of this set, yikes!

10-08-2020, 10:59 PM	#1793
Paisano80 Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Europe Blu-ray collection:3060	Hi unfortunately I missed out to buy this Box Set. If there is someone here who would like to sell his for a decent price, please send me a pm. Thanks

10-22-2020, 05:30 AM	#1798
Jedihunter Expert Member Member since:Oct 2018 Blu-ray reviews:1	Man talk about a load of bull with that response from them. They could and should make it right. They just don't want to bother with it since it's already out of print I'm sure. And I doubt they will bother to fix it for the standard release. And from ripping my disc and playing around with it a bit it seems pretty fixable. At least better than it's current state as the dub for Brave is unwatchable with how out of sync it is. It's beyond embarrassing that the book goes out of its way to mention the dub had been fixed when it hadn't been at all. And the fact they try and excuse that away like they did is laughable. As how could it be fixed but then not fixed. Unless they lied in the book from the beginning? And I'm thinking I may have a potential reason why it's the way it is. But I could be wrong. So I ripped the disc and instead of like all the others being just the standard film file. The ripped Brave file comes out with the film instead of just playing. It starts with a title card for the master they were supplied with and goes on for a bit before the film actually starts. Doesn't of course appear this way when you watch the film on disc but appears that way when you rip the film. So my theory is that because it's like that. They seemingly timed the audio tracks wrong. As when I adjusted the timing of the tracks by just a bit they the dialogue, sound effects and so on appeared to be much more in sync.

10-22-2020, 12:40 PM	#1799
omgitsgodzilla Special Member Member since:Mar 2013 Blu-ray collection:105	In fairness, the issues with the old MB disc were much worse -- while it isn't ideal, I could watch the dub as it is on Arrow's disc; I absolutely could not on MB's. I do think it's lame that they're not even apparently fixing it for future pressings, though. Issuing replacements at no charge is a substantial extra expense with no return, so I can see why that's kind of a last resort (though that doesn't stop plenty of other labels), but having it corrected for the standard edition really seems like the bare minimum.

10-23-2020, 01:27 PM	#1800
starsteam Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Sep 2015 Location:Alabama 4K collection:456 Blu-ray collection:5467 DVD collection:3246 Digital collection:1330 Trading Score:261	Reissues coming in January plus Steelbook edition for Heisei trilogy. Annoyingly if you want the Steelbook and Gamera the Brave you'd have to buy both Heisei sets.

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