tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post5187547817886429714..comments2024-03-15T22:08:29.821-04:00Comments on space1970: News: BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS (1980) Blu-Ray & DVD Available For Pre-OrderChristopher Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-22098303304799776972011-04-19T00:07:10.081-04:002011-04-19T00:07:10.081-04:00I have no idea what sort of Region coding it will ...I have no idea what sort of Region coding it will have; I <i>still</i> haven't gotten definitive info on its release date. Sorry.Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-33359680335952071612011-04-18T23:31:00.990-04:002011-04-18T23:31:00.990-04:00any ideas if this release will play on uk blu-ray ...any ideas if this release will play on uk blu-ray players(region b) ave been waiting a long time for this. I bought starcrash and had it imported it worked allthough the disks with the extras was locked to region aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-62040322591594606272011-04-12T14:06:41.623-04:002011-04-12T14:06:41.623-04:00As I said in the post, I was quite sure that Amazo...As I said in the post, I was quite sure that Amazon had screwed up the release date -- but when the packaging key art showed up yesterday on their site, I admit I started to get my hopes up a bit, since the art looks like it came from Shout! Factory. Considering that the title was originally announced for last September, I wouldn't have been surprised if it <i>did</i> show up unannounced today. <br /><br />Can anyone point me to an <i>official</i> announcement from Shout! Factory that says <b>July 12</b>? I keep being told that date second-hand, but no one seems able to direct me to any information actually posted by the company....Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-34601695850603478762011-04-12T13:45:51.057-04:002011-04-12T13:45:51.057-04:00Amazon is saying that the Blu-Ray is temporarily o...Amazon is saying that the Blu-Ray is temporarily out of stock while the DVD isn't on sale until July 12. Oh well it will be a nice birthday gift.MCRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043292153708944609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-46225919903305370952011-04-11T16:57:02.177-04:002011-04-11T16:57:02.177-04:00As it says both in the post and in the headline, S...As it says both in the post <i>and</i> in the headline, Shout Factory is maiking both Blu-Ray and standard DVD editions available.<br /><br />The John Sayles script for <i>Battle Beyond The Stars</i> is absolutely and unabashedly based on Kurosawa's <i>The Seven Samurai</i>, as is <i>Message From Space,</i> <i>The Magnificent Seven,</i> and countless other movies.Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-25076169899362669722011-04-11T16:55:19.080-04:002011-04-11T16:55:19.080-04:00Oh, it's heavily based on the Kurosawa story (...Oh, it's heavily based on the Kurosawa story (and to some extent The Magnificent Seven). Heck, Robert Vaughn plays the same character from M7. It's a lot of fun, although some people refer to it as "John Boy in Spaaaaaaace."Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157952529413529997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-90640891927693355152011-04-11T12:33:14.985-04:002011-04-11T12:33:14.985-04:00That may be my favorite Roger Corman, with Death R...That may be my favorite Roger Corman, with Death Race slightly behind it. It's a fun SF film. I was unaware of it until a friend brought a copy and we watched it a few years back at a little SF club I used to attend. I don't have a blu-ray, but maybe they'll do a regular copy as well. I thought I read somewhere it's based on Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.com