Posted by Clem Dye on 10/24/05 17:46

loz wrote:
> "Clem Dye" <bite@me.com> wrote in message
> news:Gi87f.3156$iZ4.465@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>
>>loz wrote:
>>
>>>My wife asked me to rent Scandal on DVD from amazon.
>>>Was surprised they didn't have it apart from 2 used copies for £50!!!
>>>A quick search reveals it doesnt seem to have ever been released in the
>>>UK
>>>However, there are plenty of R2 copies on ebay - mainly sourced from
>>>Holland it seems.
>>>So why hasn't it ever been released in the UK?
>
>
>>Too many reasons - lack of perceived demand, access to a master copy,
>>copyright, processing capacity, who knows? It is very disappointing to
>>find this sort of situation though. I have a number of UK film releases
>>that I've had to obtain on inferior R1 NTSC prints simply because they
>>weren't available in the UK. Actually, this whole topic really irritates
>>me. It's not only the lack of titles sometimes, but the fact that in a lot
>>of cases (mainly older stuff), we seem to end-up with a 4:3 crop, whilst
>>in the US they get widescreen - the Ipcress File is a case in point. Then
>>there are audio issues - Bombon El Perro (an Argentinian film) released
>>here in the UK gets DD2.0, whilst in Spain it gets DD5.1. Next, we have
>>films that have been partially funded here - the UK Lottery for instance,
>>but we can't actually buy a copy of a film - Aberdeen is a good example
>>here. Finally (for now) we have the issue of extras and so forth, which
>>matters to many people.
>>
>>I really can't understand why distributors and manufacturers do this.
>>Perhaps it's to deliberately stimulate a demand for non-UK DVDs whilst
>>still feigning adherence to the region coding. Whatever it is, it p*sses
>>me right off!
>
>
> What confuses me is that there are R2 versions with English soundtracks
> available in Holland, but not in the UK?
> And this is a UK film (to all intensive purposes)
>
> Loz
>
>
Do you know of any good/reliable Dutch DVD sites that will supply to the
UK? I'm also looking for a good Scandanavian site too.


Clem

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