New Releases: Airplane flicks, more two packs: Updated complete downloadable R1 DVD DB & info lists

Universal has some films bundled with their sequels set for release on March
2nd. Included are Dragonheart: 2 Legendary Tales (Dragonheart / Dragonheart:
A New Beginning), Flintstones Yabba-Dabba (Flintstones / Flintstones In Viva
Rock Vegas) and Problem Child Tantrum 2-Pack (Problem Child / Problem Child
2). Each set has a retail price of $19.98.

Universal also has a few titles they took over from the discontinued lines
of other studios. These include King Ralph, Mad Dog And Glory as well as
Melvin And Howard each running $14.98.

From Sony Music on December 2nd you can get Dixie Chicks: Top Of The World
Tour Live, Judas Priest: Electric Eye and Rage Against The Machine: Live At
The Grand Olympic for $14.98. There is also Rage Against The Machine: Live
At The Grand (DVD/CD) for $19.98.

The television series foray by Billy Ray Cyrus, Doc, will have its release
on DVD on February 2nd. Its listed as the first season but it looks like it
only had one. Extras are listed as Trailers; Bloopers; Interview Footage:
Billy Ray Cyrus-From Music to Medicine. The suggested price is $39.95.

Studio Works has announced Wiseguy: Season 1: Part 2 for release on December
30th retailing for $69.99.

Classic Pictures has announced that Rick Wakeman: Out There has been
cancelled. No future release date is pending.

Universal has several animated short collections prepared for release on
February 10th. Included are Good Night Maisy, Franklin: Favorite Turtle
Tales, Playtime Maisy and Good Morning Maisy each retailing at $14.98. They
also have, set for the same date, some comedy collections The Adventures Of
Ma And Pa Kettle: Vol. 1 and Best Of Abbott & Costello: Vol. 1.

Also on February 10th all four of the the Airport flicks, Airport Terminal
Pack. This set includes Airport, Airport '75, Airport '77 and Airport '79.
The set should be in anamorphic video with Dolby Surround audio. Retail
price is set for $24.98.

Both the 1934 and 1959 versions of Imitation Of Life will come out from
Universal, also on February 10th. Suggested price is $19.98 and it is
scheduled for both movies to be in the original aspect ratios.

Adding to their collection of double feature packs, Universal has slated for
January 6th; 2 Fast 2 Furious (Widescreen) / Spy Game (Widescreen /
Collector's Edition) (2-Pack), 8 Mile (Widescreen / Edited Supplement) / How
High (Special Edition) (2-Pack), Biker Boyz (Widescreen) / Head Of State
(Widescreen / Special Edition) (2-Pack), Mummy Returns (Collector's Edition)
/ The Musketeer (2-Pack), Scarface (Anniversary Edition / Widescreen) / Fast
And The Furious: Tricked Out Edition (Widescreen) and Scorpion King
(Collector's Edition) / Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2-Pack). As in the recent
other two packs from Universal each set will go for $32.95 and basically are
the exact same technical specifications of the original single film
releases.

Stop by for a complete downloadable information list of all region one DVDs
in several formats as well as daily changes. The official list now features
34,945 titles with 373 additions or changes and 279 Pre-Release
announcements. The All Titles list has 35,224 titles. Recent releases
include: Last Week 220, This Week 272and Next Week 273 titles.

Previews of X2: X-Men United, Hulk, Avril Lavigne: My World and of Reviews
of Indy Collection, Taken, Sopranos Season 4, Matrix Reloaded,
Scarface(1983), Scarface (1932), Smallville, In Cold Blood, Kiss Symphony,
The Two Towers, Chicago and All That Jazz. Past film reviews include Wait
Until Dark, Them, May, Phone Booth, Spun, Real Women Have Curves, The Day
the Earth Stood Still , Them, Usual Suspects and Gormenghast . Coming titles
listed before
all the specs are in can be found in a new list,
http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/pre-releases.htm

Updated lists for discontinued, cancelled, postponed and rescheduled titles
as well as lists for DTS, ES/EX and Superbit titles. UPC numbers and
original release dates now being added to the database. There is also a
greatly expanded list of titles that were rescheduled or reissued. Search
function for the database, (now including UPC search) complements of site
partner and friend, Michael's Movie Mayhem
(http://kazart.com/mec/DVDList2.html) and DVDLister.

Updates to the DVD database, including release specs usually made twice
daily.

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I will not buy another Universal disc until they publicly repudiate
the practice of putting in mandatory commercials.

Yes, I am aware that some players can get around the commercials by
various key pressed; but others cannot (or cannot unless you are
quick on the trigger after inserting the disc).

Particularly egregious is the practice of playing commercials after
you get the menu screen and select "play movie". If memory serves,
/Far from Heaven/ did this.

 

Just hit STOP when you see the "Warning" message. Then hit MENU.

Works.

 

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If, as I said, you are quick on the trigger.

But I don't believe that it has been established whether that trick
works on all players. And even if it does, at the rate things are
going Universal will find a way to disable it.