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[[dark]]

In May last year, MGM announced that it was reclaiming the rights to distribute its films on video and DVD in several key countries, including France, Germany, the UK and Australia.

In the past, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment had distributed the films, many containing information on both Fox and MGM films.

In a week's time, this change will come into effect down under, as MGM re-releases a number of DVDs from its catalogue under the new banner.

What does the change mean? Different pricings [though the changes shouldn't be too severe], changes to cover art [again, nothing major] and even alterations to special features and visual and audio specs.

February 11th sees two Bond films re-released: Never Say Never Again [at the low price of $14.95] and Die Another Day [for just $24.95].

The Bond films seem relatively unaffected by the changes, unlike some others. Whilst details are still unknown about the changes to the catalogue, it seems some films, such as The Terminator, are becoming one-disc editions, unless MGM becomes the first studio in my memory to lower its prices for two-disc sets to $14.95.

Edited by [dark], 04 February 2004 - 12:55 AM.

[M_Balje]

The same here.

sometime

[brendan007]

We got a whole bunch of MGM titles in at work today. All are about 14 dollars. The films that were previously two disc editions are now single discs.

[[dark]]

Darn, thanks for that Brendan.

Do you know if they ordered stores to return the old editions? I was hoping to track down a two-disc Terminator before they yanked them all.

[brendan007]

I know that in the case of Legally Blonde 2, they arent producing more copies, but whatevas in the stores can be sold. Id assume The Terminator would be similar. I wouldnt wait too long to buy it though.

[[dark]]

Thought so; thanks. I'll try and pick up a copy next time I'm out.

By-the-by, where do you work?

[[dark]]

Saw some of these news DVDs today at my local Coles.

I can't believe what they did to the Rocky packaging. Is it me, or does that head look copy-and-pasted? And poorly.

But Die Another Day's price has dropped to $19.95 and EzyDVD has taken down the notice about it being a two-disc set...

Edited by [dark], 06 February 2004 - 06:15 AM.

[brendan007]

By-the-by, where do you work?


Saw some of these news DVDs today at my local Coles.

Lol, i actually work for coles.

[[dark]]

i actually work for coles.

Oh, man! Were you the guy who told me to stop asking customers' opinions on Rocky's new head?

[brendan007]

i actually work for coles.

Oh, man! Were you the guy who told me to stop asking customers' opinions on Rocky's new head?

Lol no, but im curious what the customers opinions were

[[dark]]

Lol no, but im curious what the customers opinions were

They all thought I was nuts, but I think I won their sympathy after a trolley boy zapped me with his Coles brand taser.

[brendan007]

Customers always are stupid