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[JP2]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 12:34am

I'll pick up my bluray tomorrow.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 1:44am

Itunes is definitely being weird with it. It made me update to the latest version, which I didn't want to do, before it would let me buy it. It's never made me update my itunes when purchasing a movie in the past.

Posted: 2/4/09 at 1:52am

I pre ordered it cuz I had an Amazon gift card--what are the extra bonuses on Blu Ray and not the normal?

[rjjn]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 1:56am

I'm actually embarrassed to say that I didn't know it came out today...:)

But I'm going to rush to Barnes and Noble sometime soon and try to find it.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 2:33am

RE: The BLU-RAY ONLY Extras.

According to Broadway.com (yay, reliable sources - lol), there's a featurette where someone takes you on a 'special tour' of Mimi's fire escape - "All the way to new heights!"

Yeeeaaah, okay.

I'm not sure what else, though...

[Fosse76]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 11:49am

"Union Square is sold out now too. I wonder why there is such a big shortage!"

I don't think the stores have been stocking it with a lot of copies. When I checked Best Buy's website in the morning, ebery store had it. By the time I got to one only one store on Long Island had any left in stock. Virgin in Times Square only had Blu-Ray (and I don't think they had many copies) and when I went to the Virgin in Union Square they also only had Blu-Ray. There was space on the shelf for the regular DVD, but there weren't any. Clearly stores have underestimated the demand for this.

"I have a blu-rey on a non HD TV and I notice a difference."

I never said there wasn't a difference. What I said was that there isn't a significant difference for MOST people so the format will have a long way to go before it ever replaces DVDs, especially since most people have no real reason to get one. DVD had HUGE advantages over VHS: They were less bulky, didn't deteriorate, better sound, and they offered extras, which couldn't be placed on VHS copies. The rapid decline is cost of DVD players accelerated to where it was cheaper to buy a DVD player than a VHS player. Blu-Ray is really just a next generation DVD with no real added benefits to the average consumer...the players still are extremely expensive and the discs are expensive too. This one won't replace DVDs anytime soon, unless the studios simply stop selling movies on regular dvds.

[Wildcard]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 12:04pm

I'm not a renthead but I found myself crying throughout the extra feature about the show's last days. Maybe I was just having an emotional night?

The video was sold out at my local Target. I picked up the last copy.

[Billy Whiz]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 12:20pm

Amazon only seem to be selling the Blu-ray version here in the UK and for the "bargain" price of £32.34 ($47.00).

[BrianIdol]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 4:55pm

the entire DVD is done beautifully and with so much care to preserve Rent. I'm so happy they did this, and it absolutely erases the bad taste left from the motion picture of Rent.

[steven22]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 5:01pm

too bad this wasn't done with Spring Awakening

[UglyBetty]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 5:07pm

I think its interesting that Spring Awakening is always compared to RENT. Its often attemped to be put on par with RENT. Considdering the impact that RENT had as it crossed over into pop culture and mainstreem media in such a way that Broadway hadn't in a long time, I considder it such a misleading comparrison. If it had been on par with RENT, Spring Awakening would probably have had a better chance at still running to this day.

[dramadude]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 5:48pm

It's pretty sad when I find the DVD at Toy R Us (Times Square). Way to go Virgin Megastore... Wow.

[UglyBetty]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 6:05pm

really? they have it? Time to go across the street!

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 6:23pm

RE: 'Why not SPRING AWAKENING' -

Get real.

Two totally different shows.

Two totally different beasts.

Completely.

Posted: 2/4/09 at 7:06pm

I love Spring Awakening but yeah--I don't see the connection. I DO hope that the success of this (at least the initial cinecast--I assume the DVD will be a mild success) will encourage more shows to be filmed and released though in general.

As for AMazon in the UK only selling the Blu Ray isn't that because, if the region code is fine, Blu Ray can be either NTSC or PAL (or in a sense is neither/both) so will work in the UK but for many the NTSC normal DVD won;t?

[UglyBetty]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 7:42pm

They had it at Toys R Us! Shocking- bought the last two copies- one for me and one for my mom as a gift.

Totally agree with you EricMontreal!....not the same... if you ask me, compare spring awakening to BARE- had BARE not been effed over the producers, people would have called Spring Awakening the poor man's BARE- much in the way of dirty rotten scoundrels followed the producers.

[jeremykushnier1fan]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 7:52pm

Buying mine tomorrow :) If I buy it tonight, I'll fail my music test tomorrow.

[AALazar]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 7:55pm

Just got the Blue Ray and the packaging looks amazing! Didn't watch it yet though.

http://www.broadwaycaptured.com already has a review of the DVD up...

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 7:56pm

I do think both Bare and Spring Awakening would not exist if it weren't for the popularity of Rent and the existence of a successful youth oriented rock musical on Broadway at that time. So in that I think they owe a bit of debt to Rent, but the comparisons are needless.

[gogogreg]

Posted: 2/4/09 at 8:00pm

Although I live in Palm Springs, I was pleasantly surprised to find it at my WalMart today. It was only $19.96.
I just finished watching it and was blown away. I thought the whole cast was amazing. Amazing chemistry between them all, as well.I felt so much more into it emotionally, then when I first saw the movie version. Bravo to the director, and technical crew.

[sidneybruhl]

Posted: 3/4/09 at 8:15pm

I finally got the chance to watch this and have to say I was "underwhelmed." Will Chase (at close to 40) looks ridiculous next to Adam Kantor who I am guessing is in his early twenties. Much of the criticism leveled at the film version was that the original cast of the B-way production were all too old to recreate their roles. At least they looked like they belonged together. As we all know, the camera is unmerciful. Much of the closing cast of this show looked far too old to be playing these parts.

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 3/4/09 at 10:42pm

i like will chase in the role.. but i do agree... he looks really old for the part

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 3/5/09 at 1:43am

I justified away Will's age as "looks rough from the whole kicking the drugs thing" the only filmed cast member I have issue with is Telly Leung(sp?) who has an awkward singing voice in some spots.

[misschung]

Posted: 3/5/09 at 12:18pm

He does. He's very cute, but his voice always seems jarring, I'm not sure why.

I have Rent, but haven't watched it yet. I'm trying to figure out the right time, and seeing as I'm already emotional, I feel I should wait, heh.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/5/09 at 12:29pm

The ages of the actors in this video didn't bother me. I was actually SHOCKED to find out Renne Elise Goldsberry was as old as she is.

The thing is - if the movie had HALF the excitement, urgency and just outright fun of this filmed performance, their ages wouldn't have been an issue. It's just the fact that the movie was already sunk by its weak screenplay, limp direction and stupefyingly slow pace.
Updated On: 3/5/09 at 12:29 PM