The War of the Worlds 1953 (Limited Edition)

[hdgfs]

Coming from Imprint 27th May 2020, limited edition to 1500 units

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Special Features

*NEW 4K restoration from the original camera negative
*NEW Audio commentary by film critics Barry Forshaw & Kim Newman
*NEW remastered Dolby 5.1 surround remix
*Audio commentary by actor Gene Barry and actress Ann Robinson
*Audio commentary by “fans” Joe Dante, Bob Burns and Bill Warren
*Original English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
*“The Sky is Falling: Making “War of the Worlds” documentary
*“H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction” featurette
*“The Mercury Theater on the Air Presents: The War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast” (with stills of Orson Welles)
*Theatrical trailer
*Limited Edition slipcase on the first 1500 copies
AVC 23.976Hz
1hour 25min 25sec
DTS-HD MA 5.1, LPCM 2.0 48k 16b
Region Free
English subtitles

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[LMFAObros]

Wow, this has been one of my most anticipated releases for years and to potentially get an aussie release first in the world is amazing. Paramount have really turned things around and I hope they continue to not be in financial trouble

[Davidian]

Damn... I thought this day would never come...

[Filmmaker]

Am I missing an order link? Is this just an announcement? Will this be something that can be ordered from multiple merchants or just one?

[SillyG]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

Am I missing an order link? Is this just an announcement? Will this be something that can be ordered from multiple merchants or just one?

It's from Madman's B2B website, which is intended for use by retailers who sell their products. The website is a good resource for finding out what releases are planned in the coming months (though the odd release is occasionally pulled/delayed without notice).

Their releases are usually available for pre-order directly from Madman and other retailers closer to release.

[Geoff D]

Oh man, I so hope this means other indies in the UK or US have got a shot at landing this. The 4K HDR stream looks stunning but I'd buy a local-release 2K SDR disc in a heartbeat.

[Davidian]

Who's got this in 4K Geoff?

[Geoff D]

iTunes I think?

[SpaceBlackKnight]

Hopefully Madman doesn't go through with utilizing lossy DD as mentioned in the specs.

[lesco]

Any mention of them digitally erasing all the wires holding up the Martian 'manta ray' ships (which are very distracting!). Even Joe Dante said he'd be fine with a version like that. Can't wait to hear his commentary.

[LMFAObros]

Originally Posted by lesco

Any mention of them digitally erasing all the wires holding up the Martian 'manta ray' ships (which are very distracting!). Even Joe Dante said he'd be fine with a version like that. Can't wait to hear his commentary.

Yea the 4K remaster online gained some controversy over the wire removal. Personally I am fine with minor tweaks like this but altered CG, I do have a bit of a problem with

[DMRI2006]

Originally Posted by Davidian

Who's got this in 4K Geoff?

Vudu has it along with Itunes

Is the actual release of this limited -- or is it just the slipcover that's limited to 1500?

[BenjaminG]

Awesome news

[Bobbyjoe766]

Limited to 1500 units? Is that for the LE packaging only, or 1500 units will be available and that’s it?

Will this get a later release in standard packaging?

[SillyG]

Originally Posted by Bobbyjoe766

Limited to 1500 units? Is that for the LE packaging only, or 1500 units will be available and that’s it?

Will this get a later release in standard packaging?

The wording suggests that the deluxe packaging is limited to 1,500 units, however, it wouldn't surprise me if the release itself is limited to only 1,500 units as I can't imagine this being in particularly high demand.

But the more likely outcome is that Madman will issue a slightly cheaper SKU in standard packaging later on.

[Nightopian]

I just pre-ordered 1499 copies. (1 copy was already on reserve for the Pope)

[dean1700]

Hell yes. THAT'S what I'm talking about. First day buy!

[bigrob]

*happy Martian invader noises*

[Monterey Jack]

How much...?!

[Region_unlocked]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

How much...?!

MSRP is 40 dollarydoos.