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BBM now in discount bin!
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: Kazza on October 11, 2006, 04:40:32 am ---Even though I own the DVD, I still find myself picking it up if I pass it in a shop, smiling to myself before putting it back on the shelf.
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OMG- I do the exact same thing! Or I walk past it with a foolish grin on my face! ;D
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: atz75 on October 11, 2006, 08:59:57 pm ---I'm very intrigued by this description "beautiful box sets." Tell us more!
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It's a 2-DVD box set with really nice artwork, but there are no extras on it other than the extras on the US and UK version, so I told myself I am not allowed to buy it, because I already have the UK version, but I might convince myself otherwise... ;)
Oh, but it DOES contain the original trailer, which is pretty cool.
Yesterday I saw a commercial on TV promoting the BBM DVD on Dutch TV, and the funny thing is that there are almost NEVER commercials for single DVDs on TV! I was jumping up and down in our living room!!!
Garry_LH:
You know... 'Brokeback Mountain' ending up in the bargain bin just might be a really good thing. Don't they always discount the original releases, just before they bring out the boxed collectors edition? Or, editon's'.
Heeee... and how many other movies that came out at the same time are now on the $9.99 trash bin? Even 'Aviator' was marked down months ago. I'd say our boys did real well for themselves. Like others have said, imagine how many more folks might buy a copy now, just to find out what all the hoopla was about. And in doing so, find themselves touched to the very core of their souls, by the story of two young men who find a love so powerful, it would shape everthing about them for the rest of their lives.
Mikaela:
Stuck my head into a couple of DVD stores at the town's major shopping mall earlier today. BBM is still in the shelves in the lower half of their "Top 10 DVDs" (The local BBM DVD version was released ca. 3 months ago). So it's still not in the bargain bins over here. Which pleases me. Probably the DVD is experiencing something of the same that happened to the film in its theatrical run: Reasonable and steady interest over a lengthy period of time as word of mouth gets around. :)
Br. Patrick:
--- Quote from: Wreeah on October 11, 2006, 04:13:07 pm ---I own a widescrene copy... and I've been tempted to pick up a full screen copy. Mainly because I've been told there's some subtle things at the bottom of the screen to look for that was trimed when it goes widescrene.
Although, I know you gain far more with widescren then you do with full (almost a third of an image) ...but it just has me curious.
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I ordered the widescreen edition from amazon.com for my 20" Widescreen Monitor. On April 4, I bought the fullscreen version at Walmart. I love them both. Their are subtle differences. The most glaring that I experience is that you can see Ennis's wedding ring on the in the Motel in the Fullscreen Version. It speaks volumns with him being pulled in two directions at once. And his face - so poignant. I watched the film in the theatre 5 times. I have watched the widescreen version twice and the full screen version 3 times. TURN ON THE SUBTITLES and get ready for a whole new depth of experience. I want to keep this film for very special occasions; like when I am not going to be needed by anyone for a couple of days. All of this because of a low budget movie that tugs so hard on my heartstrings and I never want this feeling to go away. I love classic movies. Old ones from the thirties and fourties. Believe me, this film will one day regarded as one of the best films ever made.
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