Evita Blu-Ray- Page 2

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/10/12 at 4:02pm

ok, I'm not going to lie...I'm so impressed with the picture and sound quality of the Criterion laserdisc and all of its special features, that I canceled my order on Amazon for the blu-ray. I'll wait for it to appear in the discount bin in a few months. Thanks for telling me this existed, Jordan!!

Actually, in a few weeks time go to Amazon and check their Used section for the title. I'm quite positive a store will be offering it for $3 and still sealed. I'm doing this and that's how I purchased a still-sealed Blu-ray of NINE for $4 about 3 weeks after it was first released. Its amazing the amount of things still-sealed and in mint condition I've purchased via the Used section on Amazon. Many people have NO idea about this option, even this long in the game.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 6/10/12 at 4:31pm

Brody-I'm with you. I buy EVERYTHING through the Amazon marketplace. I get bestselling books for a buck. Some people must just get freebies, steal stuff and sell it for dirt cheap. I'm waiting on Evita Blu-Ray until its cheap. Im in no hurry to get it.

The Evita Doc on the laserdisc surprised me when I learned Madonna wore false teeth. Who knew?

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 6/10/12 at 7:18pm

It's down to the fact that these releases often are over-marketed, isn't it? I buy everything from marketplace too and the fact you can get brand new hardcovers (granted usually with that overstock "black stripe" down the spine) for a dollar (plus of course, a couple for shipping) is ridiculous, not that I mind.

[xoffender45]

Posted: 6/10/12 at 11:30pm

Oh, believe me. I almost NEVER pay full price for anything online, unless it's something I must have right away. Up until I got the Criterion Collection version of Evita, the blu-ray was a must-have for me.

[adam.peterson44]

Posted: 6/11/12 at 12:53am

Thanks, xoffender45, for posting those links - it was very interesting.

[xoffender45]

Posted: 6/22/12 at 11:54pm

So, I couldn't help myself and finally gave in and bought the blu-ray (had a $20 gift card to Best Buy, so got it for free), and it looks and sounds beautiful. But as I watch the movie for the umpteenth time, it brought back a question I've always had, and don't feel the need for a new thread:

Right after "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" and right before "High Flying Adored," there's the brief scene of Peron walking to a room where Evita is doing her hair and trying the locked door. Eva just looks at the door through the mirror and makes no effort to unlock it while Peron just walks away. Is this just Alan Parker's way of acknowledging their well-documented troubled (perhaps the wrong word to choose) relationship? It just seems strange to me that it's not acknowledged at any other point in the movie. Or is it something different altogether that I'm just not getting?

[jeffrey2]

Posted: 6/23/12 at 3:58pm

Im Selling this on EBAY right now , if anyone in interested. Its a great set.