Where is The Deer Hunter? - Blu-ray Forum

trevtrbo · 05-07-2009, 09:57 PM

I've sent a few e-mails to Universal and they can't give me a good answer. Anybody have any info?

wafi · 05-07-2009, 10:00 PM

Totally unhelpful: Nope but what I wanna know is where is Star Wars

joking!

Harry Caul · 05-12-2009, 10:05 AM

No, it`s a good question since it came out on HD-DVD in late 2006! Which means it`s allready mastered in High-Definition, so why the f*** is it taking so long for them to release in on Blu-ray? You`ve got to love that Movie, since it`s one of Walkens better performances ever.

awongus · 10-29-2009, 02:33 PM

Any updates?

Pretty plz...

benricci · 10-29-2009, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by awongus

Any updates?

Pretty plz...

It'll be hard to miss when the announcement is made. For now, patience.

Or just import the UK blu-ray (it'll play in a region A player).

BluTracer · 10-29-2009, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by awongus

Any updates?

Pretty plz...

If you want it now you could always import the Studio Canal version from the UK.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=117200

According to this thread it is region AB. However there are reports of audio issues.

awongus · 10-30-2009, 01:12 PM

Thx guys. Not really into imports, so I guess I'll continue to wait (im)patiently like everyone else on this side of the pond.

kelvin555 · 05-17-2010, 02:13 AM

Any recent updates on a US release of The Deer Hunter?

jacobsever · 05-17-2010, 07:56 AM

I have the Studio Canal version, and it's great.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCom...deerhunter.htm

http://uk.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Dee...-Blu-ray/5813/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deer-Hunter-.../dp/B002BC9Z06

Only costs $24.80 shipped, and shipping usually takes about a week.

There's no reason NOT to import this!

KubrickFan · 05-18-2010, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by awongus

Thx guys. Not really into imports, so I guess I'll continue to wait (im)patiently like everyone else on this side of the pond.

So rather than importing it, you decide to wait and complain it isn't out yet?

One4Deuce · 06-04-2010, 03:18 PM

I need a proper US release of this movie! Need it in my collection.

phatrat1982 · 06-06-2010, 02:56 AM

I hate it when people make it sound like importing is the only option and people are stupid if they don't Some people do not like to import ok damn deal with it. Others, like myself, do not even have that as an option as online shopping is a major pain in the ass not worth the hassle to save a few bucks, at least in my situation.

Now having said that, personally if it is on HD-DVD I'd rather just pick that up dirt cheap than wait forever for a Blu Ray because it is an ok movie but not worth the price they want even for catalog titles.

Clark Kent · 06-06-2010, 02:59 AM

Universal has butchered other classic catalog movies on Blu-ray before, like Spartacus and Out Of Africa. There is no reason to expect any difference with The Deer Hunter. The import edition is likely going to be the best release of the film.

KubrickFan · 06-06-2010, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phatrat1982

I hate it when people make it sound like importing is the only option and people are stupid if they don't Some people do not like to import ok damn deal with it. Others, like myself, do not even have that as an option as online shopping is a major pain in the ass not worth the hassle to save a few bucks, at least in my situation.

Now having said that, personally if it is on HD-DVD I'd rather just pick that up dirt cheap than wait forever for a Blu Ray because it is an ok movie but not worth the price they want even for catalog titles.

If you want to own the movie, right now importing is the only option. I don't get it when people, instead of simply importing the title keep complaining about how it isn't available yet when it is. I don't think getting it from amazon.co.uk is such a hassle, so I don't get what the big resistance against it is. It's the same deal with the Batman movies, which were available in single releases a long time in the UK, but everyone in the US kept complaining about how they weren't released as singles. Or the Wizard of Oz or Gone With the Wind BDs. Why wait when you can already own it?

luwanda · 06-08-2010, 06:04 AM

I have the Spanish version (studio canal) and it's wonderful! import right away fellas

aox · 12-10-2011, 05:12 PM

I am surprised Universal isn't rushing to **** up this film on Blu Ray!

Any news?

ripod19 · 12-11-2011, 04:21 PM

Yeah I would love this one on Blu soon!

SlickDamian · 12-11-2011, 04:37 PM

Why did they have to show the entire wedding at the beginning? I've always thought that this film would have been much better if the wedding sequence was more condensed.

Bruce Morrison · 12-12-2011, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

Why did they have to show the entire wedding at the beginning? I've always thought that this film would have been much better if the wedding sequence was more condensed.

Cimino probably meant it as a warning of what he would later do on Heaven's Gate.

Tns49 · 02-17-2012, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ripod19

Yeah I would love this one on Blu soon!

US version from Universal is scheduled for March 6, 2012.

Hopefully properly redone and without the Studio Canal problems with the DTS-MA track that has been announced.

05-07-2009, 09:57 PM	#1
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05-07-2009, 10:00 PM	#2
wafi Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:along the beltway Home Theater Gallery:26 Blu-ray collection:384 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:4	Totally unhelpful: Nope but what I wanna know is where is Star Wars joking!

05-12-2009, 10:05 AM	#3
Harry Caul Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Blu-ray collection:643 Blu-ray reviews: 4	No, it`s a good question since it came out on HD-DVD in late 2006! Which means it`s allready mastered in High-Definition, so why the f*** is it taking so long for them to release in on Blu-ray? You`ve got to love that Movie, since it`s one of Walkens better performances ever.

10-29-2009, 02:33 PM	#4
awongus Expert Member Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray collection:540 DVD collection:240	Any updates? Pretty plz...

10-30-2009, 01:12 PM	#7
awongus Expert Member Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray collection:540 DVD collection:240	Thx guys. Not really into imports, so I guess I'll continue to wait (im)patiently like everyone else on this side of the pond.

05-17-2010, 02:13 AM	#8
kelvin555 Active Member Member since:Mar 2010 Blu-ray collection:269 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:23	Any recent updates on a US release of The Deer Hunter?

05-17-2010, 07:56 AM	#9
jacobsever Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Denver, CO 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:732 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:13	I have the Studio Canal version, and it's great. http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCom...deerhunter.htm http://uk.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Dee...-Blu-ray/5813/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deer-Hunter-.../dp/B002BC9Z06 Only costs $24.80 shipped, and shipping usually takes about a week. There's no reason NOT to import this!

06-04-2010, 03:18 PM	#11
One4Deuce Special Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Minnesota, USA 4K collection:36 Blu-ray collection:1830 Trading Score:4	I need a proper US release of this movie! Need it in my collection.

06-06-2010, 02:56 AM	#12
phatrat1982 Banned Member since:Jul 2009 Location:I move around too much to keep this accurate Blu-ray reviews:1	I hate it when people make it sound like importing is the only option and people are stupid if they don't Some people do not like to import ok damn deal with it. Others, like myself, do not even have that as an option as online shopping is a major pain in the ass not worth the hassle to save a few bucks, at least in my situation. Now having said that, personally if it is on HD-DVD I'd rather just pick that up dirt cheap than wait forever for a Blu Ray because it is an ok movie but not worth the price they want even for catalog titles.

06-06-2010, 02:59 AM	#13
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Universal has butchered other classic catalog movies on Blu-ray before, like Spartacus and Out Of Africa. There is no reason to expect any difference with The Deer Hunter. The import edition is likely going to be the best release of the film.

06-08-2010, 06:04 AM	#15
luwanda Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Madrid 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:1157 DVD collection:12 Blu-ray reviews:59	I have the Spanish version (studio canal) and it's wonderful! import right away fellas

12-10-2011, 05:12 PM	#16
aox Member Member since:Apr 2010 Location:NYC Blu-ray collection:283	I am surprised Universal isn't rushing to **** up this film on Blu Ray! Any news?

12-11-2011, 04:21 PM	#17
ripod19 Member Member since:Dec 2010 Blu-ray collection:74 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:1	Yeah I would love this one on Blu soon!

12-11-2011, 04:37 PM	#18
SlickDamian Expert Member Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Canada 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:642 DVD collection:160	Why did they have to show the entire wedding at the beginning? I've always thought that this film would have been much better if the wedding sequence was more condensed.

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