I went to Amazon.
That’s a little spendy for a movie, no matter how good it is. I tried to google it but came up with mostly the book and theater tickets. I know that bootlegs and imports are probably cheaper, but not sure if my system will play non-“1” discs.
Any ideas? I thought of e-bay, but can’t get into it for some reason.
And of course now ebay is working. :rolleyes: Never mind.
Yeah, you know, theft is usually cheaper than purchasing.
Have you thought about shoplifting it, or randomly breaking into people’s houses to see if they have it? Perhaps you’ll find it in one house, and then break into a another house to play it on their home theater!
“Never pay retail again!”
Umm…I was thinking more along the lines of an import since asking for links to bootlegs would anger the hamster overlords. Take a deep breath. Now don’t you feel better? 
Thanks stpauler, I’ll check it out.
Couldn’t you just get The Woman In Red and adjust the color on your set so it’s in black & white?
Yeah. Clearly buying it for over $100 from somebody who had a copy sitting in their garage is better, because that way content producers will be justly compensated and inspired to create more works, in the true spirit of copyright. :rolleyes:
How about from Japan?
I’m afraid it’s on VHS. However, you won’t have the region coding problem (obviously) and you won’t have a problem with an incompatible display type, as both the US and Japan use NTSC. 2,225 yen. Approximately 21 dollars plus overseas shipping.
Ah, here we are. DVD. Now you’ve got the possible Region 2 problem (but there are possible workarounds, just google or email) but you’ve got the DVD. 3,384 yen. Approximately 31 dollars plus overseas shipping. The review seems to indicate that the picture quality wasn’t all that great, so the VHS may be the way to go, unless there is something special about the DVD.
A search in the DVD Profiler database only indicated the one DVD, in region 1 (US/Canada). However, this is a user created database, and while it is very comprehensive, it is not a total source by a long shot. All that means is that, if there have been any releases of the movie in any other regions, no one has entered them. It also appears that the movie available through Amazon Japan is an import from the US.
Nevermind. I finally got smart and ran it through the fish, and the situation appears to be the same. So I think being able to import from anywhere in the world is going to be difficult, if not impossible, as I bet there has only been the one US release. The VHS is also not in stock. So yeah, I guess I just wasted your time. But it was worth a shot.
The thing you might want to do is just look for a VHS. It’ll be cheaper either way. According to the technical specs on the DVD, the only extras are the scene access and some trailers. If the review at Amazon Japan was correct, there is little to gain in terms of picture quality or audio.
Doesn’t really justify buying a bootleg, but this reminded me to mention that the DVD’s hitting almost $400 had a list price of $29.99. I’m sure moriah still doesn’t understand why piracy is such a booming industry.
asterion, thanks for the time and effort. I eventually found a copy of it on DVD on e-bay from a seller in the US. It’s a region 1 so should be fine.
$15 + $3 shipping. Bootleg? Probably (though he’s an established seller with high marks). If it’s a copy, I really don’t care as long as the quality is good. I paid in good faith. How he got it isn’t my concern, let e-bay deal with it. And if it’s complete shit, I just protest to Visa and get the money back anyway.
Man I can’t wait to watch it again!!
Well, you didn’t just say ‘imports.’ Nor, ‘bootlegged imports.’ You said ‘bootlegs and imports,’ which implies two different kinds of things, seeing that they actually can be two different kinds of things.
And, since you use the word ‘bootleg’ which implies illegality, then, you’re asking for something illegal. Even the less illegally sounding ‘import’ can be illegal if it’s not meant to be sold outside its region.
So, I apologize for calling it ‘theft,’ however, I stand be my cry of foul over the illegality of what you want to do. See me next post for a better solution.
Peace.
See my reply in the pit. The following follows a different train of thought…
First, if limited legal copies are being legally sold for a high price, that actually benefits the copyright holder, for the copyright holder can then issue some more copies and reap in the high market value of the work. If the copyright holder doesn’t jump in on this action, that’s their fault. They have a right to make copies and sell it or not. You do not have a right to make copies (or buy illegally made copies).
WRT to your deep and sincere concern for the struggling content producers, there is a solution: get permission.
College professors often make very legal copies of out of print articles (and even whole books) for their students. How? By writing the holder of the copyright for permission. Sometimes they (actually, the students) have to pay full price for the book/article (plus copying expenses), sometimes the publisher gives a discount, and sometimes (since it’s for education) they don’t charge at all.
And if you’re really, really concerned for the content producers, if you ever do buy an illegal copy, go ahead and send the copyright holder an anonymous cashiers check to ease your conscience. I mean, if you’re really concerned for the content producer and you look around and see that you have illegal copies, I’m sure you’ve already sent them their check, right? :rolleyes:
Peace.