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Universal Pees On Our Rug With The Big Lebowski 10th Anniversary Edition
Posted by Matt Buchanan at 7:40 AM on August 26, 2008
On Sept. 9, Universal will release an amazing 10th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Big Lebowski that's packed inside of a mini-bowling ball. A goddamn bowling ball. And it'll have all-new bonus features, which I hope/suspect is filled with John Goodman screaming various permutations "fuck" a lot. For only US$24. Why so cheap? Because it's only on DVD. WTF, Universal?
Where the hell is the Blu-ray edition? How can you ask us to buy it a fifth time—after VHS, two earlier DVDs and the beautiful-looking HD DVD—without a version on Blu-ray? Do we really have to hang onto our Xbox HD DVD module just so we can enjoy the Coen Brothers' masterpiece, with classic sequences like The Dude's post-roofie hallucination, dripping with oddball 70s sleaze, in high-def? Who are you, George Lucas? This will not stand. [Amazon via Crunchgear]
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Xavoc
Posted 8:26 AM 26/8/08
Joo don't fuck wit da Jesus Diaz!
Xavoc
thnkwhatyouthnk
Posted 8:25 AM 26/8/08
@nutbastard: You do realize that, so long as the original spool of film or a copy of it is available, that any movie can be made HD right? So unless they just copied the DVD onto a Blu Ray disc, it would be a high def movie.
thnkwhatyouthnk
tegronin
Posted 8:24 AM 26/8/08
VAGINA
tegronin
Noobs-R-Us
Posted 8:23 AM 26/8/08
Now how the hell am I suppose to stick something round in between my square DVD collection?
Noobs-R-Us
GeekyNerdGuy
Posted 8:22 AM 26/8/08
@ALT: I went to the one in Austin in 06. Good times.
GeekyNerdGuy
Super_Moose
Posted 8:19 AM 26/8/08
because mine was a weak comment
I don't roll on Shabbos!
Super_Moose
dead_red_eyes
Posted 8:18 AM 26/8/08
Nihilists! Fuck me. I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.
dead_red_eyes
GeekyNerdGuy
Posted 8:18 AM 26/8/08
I ALMOST bought the HD-DVD for $12 at Fry's over the weekend, but I was like, nah, I've got two of them on DVD already ... but I really want that bowling ball for my mantle.
GeekyNerdGuy
qbrad
Posted 8:17 AM 26/8/08
@ALT: Oh, I think we culd find a few down for that endeavour.
I really hope one of the special features is the "For TV version" that has them improvising cleaner language so that their lips match the words. "You see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?"
qbrad
Human Bomb
Posted 8:16 AM 26/8/08
@BiZarRroBALlmeR: With a book of matches...!
Human Bomb
tegronin
Posted 8:16 AM 26/8/08
obviously you're not a golfer
tegronin
BiZarRroBALlmeR
Posted 8:14 AM 26/8/08
That is cool, but not as cool as the reservoir dogs DVD release where the case was a gas can.
BiZarRroBALlmeR
Super_Moose
Posted 8:11 AM 26/8/08
See what happens when you f*** a stranger in the a***
Super_Moose
DoMiNaTi0n
Posted 8:11 AM 26/8/08
Hey, well...that's a bummer man
DoMiNaTi0n
Parapraxis
Posted 8:08 AM 26/8/08
@Polybius:
You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.
Parapraxis
Human Bomb
Posted 8:06 AM 26/8/08
@ALT: Correction noted... been so long.. so very long since I've watched it without drinking heavily.
Human Bomb
Human Bomb
Posted 8:05 AM 26/8/08
@Rabid Penguin: And I was glad you let me run away..
Human Bomb
ALT
Posted 8:01 AM 26/8/08
@ret3: 8 YEAR OLDS for fuck's sake!
@praevalesco: Congrats on an life less happy than it could have been.
Who's up for a Giz Lebowski fest in Brooklyn?
ALT
praevalesco
Posted 8:00 AM 26/8/08
@nutbastard: Standard Def, someone has already pissed on yours. :P
praevalesco
nutbastard
Posted 7:59 AM 26/8/08
@praevalesco:
i hope someone pisses on your rug.
nutbastard
Polybius
Posted 7:59 AM 26/8/08
@Parapraxis: YOUR TOE WAS OVER THE LINE... AM I WRONG?!
Polybius
nutbastard
Posted 7:58 AM 26/8/08
yeah, how dare they not waste 90% of a BD's capacity by throwing a standard def movie on it!
nutbastard
praevalesco
Posted 7:58 AM 26/8/08
congrats crappy movie I don't like.
praevalesco
snakepliskin
Posted 7:58 AM 26/8/08
Dammit i really want this on blu ray. Nobody fucks with the jesus.
snakepliskin
Parapraxis
Posted 7:57 AM 26/8/08
@Polybius:
I DIDN'T WATCH MY BUDDIES DIE FACE DOWN IN NAM FOR THIS
THIS IS AMERICA, THERE ARE RULES
Parapraxis
Rabid Penguin
Posted 7:56 AM 26/8/08
I think I'll hold out until they add in ten pins and some nachos. I mean, my Fargo came with a signed collectors edition woodchipper and a coupon for a free North Dakodan to stick in it.
Rabid Penguin
Polybius
Posted 7:55 AM 26/8/08
DO YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS UNIVERSAL?!
Polybius
TheDustball
Posted 7:53 AM 26/8/08
Perhaps the people at Universal are just Nihilists. I'm thinking they believe in nothing, hence no Blu-ray.
TheDustball
TheAdAgency
Posted 7:52 AM 26/8/08
Here it isn't:
[www.amazon.com]
TheAdAgency
ret3
Posted 7:51 AM 26/8/08
@Human Bomb: That's the rub! Clearly, they're waiting for the film to turn 12 before they blow their load, so to speak.
ret3
Human Bomb
Posted 7:41 AM 26/8/08
12 year olds dude.
Human Bomb
Dearhaw
Posted 8:39 AM 26/8/08
You're not wrong, Universal. You're just an asshole.
Dearhaw
Parapraxis
Posted 8:35 AM 26/8/08
@Xavoc:
8 year olds, dude...
Parapraxis
WiglyWorm
Posted 9:04 AM 26/8/08
Universal just tossed a briefcase full of dirty undies at us, huh?
WiglyWorm
Polybius
Posted 9:00 AM 26/8/08
@Dearhaw: I was waiting for that! HAHA
Polybius
TurboH
Posted 8:55 AM 26/8/08
I'm just gonna go find a cash machine.
TurboH
Frank
Posted 9:41 AM 26/8/08
We still have our Credence tape.
Frank
tiredman9
Posted 9:19 AM 26/8/08
the dude would probably watch it on Betamax anyway
tiredman9
NetWeight
Posted 9:44 AM 26/8/08
You mean coitus?
NetWeight
Frank
Posted 9:43 AM 26/8/08
*Creedence. Obviously, the bums lost.
Frank
NeoAkira
Posted 10:46 AM 26/8/08
Damn universal, how dare you release it on a more widely adopted and better selling format while ignoring the format with worst sales. Fucking corporate politics these days.
NeoAkira
grayskyz
Posted 10:45 AM 26/8/08
You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.
grayskyz
doublehelix
Posted 11:21 AM 26/8/08
This aggression will not stand, universal.
doublehelix
Gvtv44
Posted 11:43 AM 26/8/08
Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you.
Gvtv44
matt buchanan
Posted 11:25 AM 26/8/08
@NeoAkira: You realize we're talking about Blu-ray here right?
matt buchanan
dingus
Posted 11:55 AM 26/8/08
@NetWeight: It's a natural, zesty enterprise.
dingus
NeoAkira
Posted 12:27 PM 26/8/08
@matt buchanan:
You realize DVD sales are still greater than Blu-Ray sales right?
NeoAkira
matt buchanan
Posted 1:12 PM 26/8/08
@NeoAkira: Yes.
matt buchanan
dingus
Posted 1:28 PM 26/8/08
@NeoAkira: And besides, NeoAkira, DVD is not the preferred nomenclature. 650nm optical disk, please.
dingus
NeoAkira
Posted 2:24 PM 26/8/08
@matt buchanan: Cool
"June 26, 2008 - According to the 2008 Report on the Home Entertainment Industry issued by the Entertainment Merchants Association, it is estimated that Blu-ray sales will exceed those of standard-definition DVDs to the tune of $9.5 billion by the year 2012."
2012 - I believe that's when you should expect the 14th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Big Lebowski in Blu-Ray
NeoAkira
Cupajo
Posted 3:13 PM 26/8/08
"Do you see what happens, Universal, WHEN YOU FUCK A STRANGER IN THE ASS? THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS, UNIVERSAL! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FUCK A STRANGER IN THE ASS!"
Cupajo
Unknown2U
Posted 4:14 PM 26/8/08
I have the HD-DVD version and I can honestly tell you I've had them on at the same time and could not see a difference in quality
Unknown2U
Wilson Rothman
Posted 5:14 PM 26/8/08
@Unknown2U: Props to you for having TWO Lebowskis going on at the same time. You win big points in my book there. On the other hand, you must have been adhering to a strict regimen of drugs and alcohol (to keep the mind limber?) if you could not tell the difference between the 480p and the 1080p. My advice to you, sir... get a job (so you can buy a better TV).
Wilson Rothman
discounteggroll
Posted 10:01 PM 26/8/08
<-not the chinaman, sorry fellas
discounteggroll
wingbatwu
Posted 11:58 PM 26/8/08
They threw a ringer for a ringer!
/the whites!
wingbatwu
Enrique
Posted 11:57 PM 26/8/08
Mind if I do a J?
Enrique
Kaos78
Posted 2:43 AM 27/8/08
I got the HD DVD on Ebay for like $9. Think I'll just by this set for the packaging, throw the hd disc in there and give the SD to my brother or something. That bowling ball is too cool.
And yes you can see an extremely clear difference between the SD and HD versions.
Kaos78
Killjoy
Posted 3:01 AM 27/8/08
Universal will do an HD version with all sorts of mindblowing menus and extras as soon as they can commission Knox Harrington, the video artist.
Killjoy
VideoVampire
Posted 6:20 AM 27/8/08
I think that bowling ball will really tie my room together.
VideoVampire
DannyLuka
Posted 2:50 AM 27/8/08
@Polybius: Brandt can't watch, though, or he has to pay a hundred.
DannyLuka
DannyLuka
Posted 2:42 AM 27/8/08
no Blu-ray??? Who did this???
He believes the culprits might be the very people who, uh, soiled your rug, and you are in a unique position to confirm or disconfirm that suspicion...
He thinks the carpet pissers did this?
Well Dude, we just don't know.
DannyLuka
inthraller
Posted 11:59 AM 26/8/08
Lets not forget, Dude, that keeping wildlife, um... an amphibious rodent, for... um, ya know domestic... within the city... that ain't legal either.
inthraller