Weinstein Watch - Tsukamoto’s Nightmare Detective

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1. glenn 12/08/2006 @ 7:48am

   no one will be able to import the R2 cause—like with Hero—the Weinsteins will lean on legit import retailers and threaten them with legal action simply for importing legal non-US dvds.

   and that’s yet another reason why they are no fan of film.

2. Drewbacca 12/08/2006 @ 10:44am

   If it’s in January, you won’t be able to find the DVD anywhere (at least for rentals) in the US except one place: Blockbuster Video.

   Thanks to the ludicrous deal signed between the 2 companies.

3. Raku 12/08/2006 @ 1:47pm

   I hope that the weinsteins dont mess with it. whats the point of messing with something that in the end only a select few are gonna want to watch? and want original cuts? so what they end up doing in the end is cutting into their own profits.

4. Bob Violence 12/08/2006 @ 2:02pm

   “no one will be able to import the R2 cause—like with Hero—the Weinsteins will lean on legit import retailers and threaten them with legal action simply for importing legal non-US dvds.”

   They can’t do shit about non-U.S. retailers like Yesasia. That said, based on TWC’s record to date, I expect they’ll at least release the original cut on DVD (what they’ll send to theaters is a different question...).

5. Bob Violence 12/08/2006 @ 2:15pm

   Edit: Just noticed that Yesasia actually has a U.S. branch (you can probably tell I don’t use them much), so they probably weren’t a good example. But the point stands: it’s only parallel importing (i.e. importing stuff into the country and reselling it) that causes trouble—individuals are allowed to import merchandise from retailers abroad for their personal use. I certainly didn’t have any trouble finding a copy of Hero even when Miramax was threatening all and sundry with lawsuits.

6. random 12/08/2006 @ 9:35pm

   Im wondering what ever happend to Asian movie torrent sites, there arent any good ones anymore! It sucks!

7. Caterpillar 12/08/2006 @ 10:38pm

   Sucks for you. Now you might have to actually buy DVDs.

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