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Gladiator Anniversary Edition Blu-ray for Germany (Update)
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Posted March 9, 2010 01:26 PM by Juan Calonge
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  According to information from local retailers cited by HD site bluray-disc.de, the Germany branch of Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release Gladiator: 10th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray on May 6, a week before the theatrical release of Ridley Scott's latest movie, Robin Hood. Bluray-disc.de also confirms that, due to the "inferior quality" of the first release, a brand new 1080p master will be used for this new edition.
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Area DVD has the cover image and release details. Audio and video specifications are unchanged from the 2009 edition; special features are augmented with the inclusion of PocketBlu functionality.
Note that Universal is the studio that holds the European home video rights to Gladiator. The new designation as "Anniversary Edition" also makes a replacement program unlikely.
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Source: bluray-disc.de |
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Moefiz
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Mar 09, 2010
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Good news....I'll have to keep my eye on the Steelbook Thread... |
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ckenisell
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Mar 09, 2010
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"The new designation as "Anniversary Edition" also makes a replacement program unlikely."
They can stick it up their @$$. Sorry! |
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Minimejer05
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Mar 09, 2010
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I still have yet to even watch the first release.. |
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leem6453
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Mar 09, 2010
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What a crock of bs. I can't believe these studios do this to customers. It's been less than a year and they're already double-dipping because of an obvious error on their part, and they don't offer any kind of replacement program. I guess I'll live with my first edition...no way I'm double dipping. |
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O_V_N
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Mar 09, 2010
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Less than a year? It's been less than 6 months!
It's a shame that they duped people into buying this, then admitted their mistake by releasing a superior version that fixes the the problems. |
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sconde
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Mar 09, 2010
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ITS F*$#ed UP, BUT YOU COULDNT HAVE EXPECTED MORE FROM THEM, ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY IN THE END... |
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HD Man
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Mar 09, 2010
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Somehow I feel that a lot of Gladiator's will be showing up for sale on EBay. Get what you can for it!! |
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SellmeyourDVD
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Mar 09, 2010
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HD Man:
That is why I put mine on Ebay IMMEDIATELY after the first "announcement" of a new transfer. If you haven't put your copy on Ebay yet, I suggest you do it BEFORE an official announcement. |
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goshikisen
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Mar 09, 2010
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I sidestepped the Sapphire Edition knowing that this re-release would eventually become available. Gladiator is just too popular and profitable a film for the studio to not do a better transfer. |
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supersickie
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Mar 09, 2010
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Glad I held out the first time around. "Gladiator" deserves nothing short of solid transfer. It'll be really interesting to see this new transfer side-by-side with the "Sapphire" release... |
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eChopper
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Mar 09, 2010
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"replacement program Unlikely"
Puts to rest the theory that the shithouse Blu ray accidentally escaped quality control |
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RBBrittain
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Mar 09, 2010
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Before you get too worried about no replacement program, remember this is Universal--who stuck us with the inferior transfer to begin with. Paramount, who offered a $10 rebate for upgrading from DVD to the Sapphire edition, may do it differently here in the States. |
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Dicmatic
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Mar 09, 2010
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Hopefully this means that the rumor is true and the US will get a remastered version!:)... |
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giedrys
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Mar 09, 2010
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To those that are upset i have a question: who forced you to buy 1st shitty edition? Once alarming reviews were up(and they were up before release date), everyone should have boycotted that release to prevent such a disasters in the future. All this bitching about "replacing programs" now is laughable. |
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leem6453
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Mar 09, 2010
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giedrys, I confess. I was one of the dumbasses who jumped at the first chance to own Gladiator on blu. I just think it's sad that a company will release an inferior product, knowing that it is halfa**ed, and then turn around and rerelease it 6 months later just to try to get more money. What happened to having respect for your customers. End rant. |
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cnow777
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Mar 09, 2010
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I don't understand all the anger here. Everyone knew when the last version came out what a mess it was. It was all over the web. Anyone who bought it deserves to be stuck with it. Blame yourselves when the studios keep releasing these things over and over. Here's a piece of advice. Don't buy it before it comes out. Wait until it gets reviewed and if you can't do that, then you've no one to blame but yourself. |
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sackexchange
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Mar 09, 2010
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I'm ok with this. I paid $10 for it and returned it for $27.  |
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DigitalGeek123
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Mar 09, 2010
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Man glad I waited before buying the latest edition. I knew something was telling me to hold up on this. |
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RBBrittain
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Mar 09, 2010
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The U.S. cover art will almost certainly be different. |
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jimmybobo
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Mar 09, 2010
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I am sure, but I like this cover art! |
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