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Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: DMedia Interactive on Sep 11, 2005 at 06:36 PM
Anyone here connected with Warner? Just want to ask when it will be released in the Philippines. I love this movie so much. And can you spare a lil' info on its special features?

Thanks
DMedia
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: Mo®pHeOu$ on Sep 24, 2005 at 07:25 AM
 ;D ;D ;D

Looks like there's no news on the release.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: msgt16 on Oct 27, 2005 at 09:37 AM
any updates on the release of this title? sa november 8 na ang release ng R1. Warner Phils. already brought us Constantine and Batman Begins. sana pati ito mai-release nila dito. :)
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: subtitle on Oct 27, 2005 at 10:29 AM
sa batman begins r3 dvd, may preview ng Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Island.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: gbtormes16 on Nov 03, 2005 at 02:52 PM
Quote from: subtitle on Oct 27, 2005 at 10:29 AM
sa batman begins r3 dvd, may preview ng Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Island.


also Polar Express.. :)
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: Mo®pHeOu$ on Nov 08, 2005 at 02:48 AM
 ;D ;D ;D

today na ang release sa R1?  What about the R3?
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: firewired on Nov 08, 2005 at 06:11 AM
Both are on the calendar. Will confirm today.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: evil eye on Nov 08, 2005 at 02:01 PM
Quote from: firewired on Nov 08, 2005 at 06:11 AM
Both are on the calendar. Will confirm today.

Sir, do you mean both charlie and the island?  Yahoo!!! will wait for your confirmation!
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: firewired on Nov 08, 2005 at 02:16 PM
Sorry bout that-- I meant Charlie and The Polar Express.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: firewired on Nov 09, 2005 at 10:59 AM
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2-disc widescreen edition will be released sometime in the next 2 weeks. Retail price will be... Php499! :o
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: hemisphere on Nov 09, 2005 at 11:30 AM
whoa!! thanks for the update. firewired, would we have details of the inclusion/s for this release? i am particular about  the pack of 5 limited-edition trading cards and slip case.

post when available.  thanks in advance.  8)
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: firewired on Nov 09, 2005 at 11:49 AM
Okay, it looks like the inclusions vary per territory. I don't think the Philippine release has the trading cards nor the slipcase but we will be getting a themed notebook. I have no idea what that will look like though.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: seph1018 on Nov 09, 2005 at 12:09 PM
Quote from: firewired on Nov 09, 2005 at 11:49 AM
Okay, it looks like the inclusions vary per territory. I don't think the Philippine release has the trading cards nor the slipcase but we will be getting a themed notebook. I have no idea what that will look like though.

Most probably nga it won't be the same with the R1 version...HK release comes w/ the notebook that sir firewired said.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: firewired on Nov 09, 2005 at 04:51 PM
As per Warner, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will hit stores this Friday, November 11! :D I'll try to get a picture of the notebook before that.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: DVD_Freak on Nov 09, 2005 at 06:09 PM
Great value, great price...

Will get this for sure along with Polar Express & Batman Anthology.

Thank you Warner.

Now if only pricing for new releases for other distributors would follow.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: firewired on Nov 09, 2005 at 08:43 PM
Okay, just got a call from Warner to clarify the initial info I received re Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: boybi on Nov 09, 2005 at 09:10 PM
bakit ang warner kayang magrelease ng quality DVD at a cheap price, and with free items to boot. yung ibang mga distributors bakit hindi kaya? ayaw nilang lumiit ang profit nila?
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: hemisphere on Nov 10, 2005 at 12:03 AM
will check the quality and might get this.  8)
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: aldrinpsx on Nov 10, 2005 at 12:44 AM
Quote from: firewired on Nov 09, 2005 at 08:43 PM
Okay, just got a call from Warner to clarify the initial info I received re Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:
  • Release date moved to Tuesday, November 15.
  • There will be 2 editions available: a 2-disc Php499 version and the Php550 variant that comes with the imported notebook.


Good price... here its $19.99 for the single disc and $23 for the  2 disc SE..with no freebies watsover.

peace!!!!


*** ill just wait for this to go the 2 for $20 dvd sale..lol ***
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: firewired on Nov 10, 2005 at 08:20 AM
Here's the photo of the R3 notebook:

(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/1461/charlienb4jk.th.jpg) (http://img29.imageshack.us/my.php?image=charlienb4jk.jpg)
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: DVD_Freak on Nov 10, 2005 at 10:20 AM
Quote from: boybi on Nov 09, 2005 at 09:10 PM
bakit ang warner kayang magrelease ng quality DVD at a cheap price, and with free items to boot. yung ibang mga distributors bakit hindi kaya? ayaw nilang lumiit ang profit nila?

I agree.  It seems those distributors operate on the assumption of high profit rather than volume sales.

Mas maganda sana na they sell by the truck loads instead of making huge profits from small number of sales.

Again I'll go for the DE with this one.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: seph1018 on Nov 10, 2005 at 11:42 AM
Sana na lang may slipcase like the Batman SEs.  ;D
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: firewired on Nov 14, 2005 at 12:27 PM
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like there'll be a slipcase for the R3 release. I posted a list of the features on the front page, btw as well as a copy of the cover.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: seph1018 on Nov 14, 2005 at 12:39 PM
Salamat sir firewired... ;)
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: Kaiser Soze on Nov 15, 2005 at 12:42 PM
Available na! Just got my copy sa Astro Glorietta.  ;D
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: vtec3 on Nov 15, 2005 at 03:06 PM
Yup available na din sa SM North yung with Notebook  :D
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: DVD_Freak on Nov 15, 2005 at 10:45 PM
Saw it already.  Ang laki ng  notebook.  Sayang walang slip case.  I don't think I'll have any use for the notebook.  So I'm gona wait for the regular 2disc edition at 499.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: av_phile1 on Nov 16, 2005 at 11:24 AM
The regular 2-disc 499 was beside the 550 with the notebook at Astro Sm Sucat yesterday.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: mongaddi on Nov 16, 2005 at 12:02 PM
movie lang ba talaga laman ng disc 1?

no commentaries maski yung R1?
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: seph1018 on Nov 16, 2005 at 12:07 PM
Got one also last night. Didn't like the notebook that much, blurry cover and "inexpensive" paper stock. But still got the variant w/ notebook. Gave the notebook to my suking saleslady. ;) Haven't checked out the whole movie, but PQ and Audio was okay. Menus were animated...nice feature on Deep Roy's transformation into thousands of Oompa Loompas. Deep Roy Rocks! ;D Will give an amateur review soon.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: DVD_Freak on Nov 16, 2005 at 01:24 PM
Quote from: av_phile1 on Nov 16, 2005 at 11:24 AM
The regular 2-disc 499 was beside the 550 with the notebook at Astro Sm Sucat yesterday.

Thanks.  Will be on the look out sa Astro stores in our area.   :)
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: hemisphere on Nov 16, 2005 at 03:03 PM
would settle for the R3 release. would check if notebook adds value to the whole package.

nice pricing Warner!! finally, my impression of your company is beginning to change.


 8)
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: Mr. Hankey on Nov 16, 2005 at 03:32 PM
I compared the R3 with a sealed copy of the R1.

1. Although the front and back cover art is quite different, the listed special features are identical on the two releases.

2. On the back cover, the printed running time of the R1 is 115 mins. On the R3, the printed time is 117 mins.! I was thinking there was an "international cut" of the film that was a little longer, so I rushed home to post about it here. However, I just checked the disc itself. The actual runtime of the main feature is only 114 minutes and 46 seconds. So clearly... the 117 mins. running time is just a misprint, sorry!  ;D

Quote
movie lang ba talaga laman ng disc 1?

Movie, 2 1/2 minute trailer, and 40 second commercial for the soundtrack CD.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: seph1018 on Nov 17, 2005 at 12:08 PM
Got to watch it already last night. PQ was a little soft but clean, audio was good (very active mix). I'm content with the R3 already...Warner could've made a better job on the notebook though but for the price, who's gonna argue that this is a steal. ;)
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: stannum on Nov 17, 2005 at 01:17 PM
I think the R3 also has both of the (reported) Easter eggs of the 2-disc R1. Found one of them last night on Disk 2:

Select "Features" from the main menu
Highlight "Main Menu" and press the "Down" button on your remote
A large W will appear on top of the menu portion. Select it and you get an animatic of the Mike Teavee song, with the lead Oompa-Loompas in a music video  ;D

The other Easter egg should appear when you complete all the challenges in the Golden Ticket game ... unfortunately I haven't seen it yet because the Augustus Gloop part is sooo difficult  :D
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: MAtZTER on Nov 17, 2005 at 01:40 PM
I bought this 2 days ago, it wasnt on display yet & was still in the box when I saw it.

Great PQ and sound, but the LFE in the first part where the trucks were leaving the factory was out of control. The sub was rumbling wildly in an unpleasant way. Anyone else experience this?

PS: I actually experienced this same thing in the P**ted version so I thought that the original wont be like this, but apparently it still is.  (mods delete this part if inappropriate)  
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: gbtormes16 on Nov 18, 2005 at 08:29 AM
Got also my copy yesterday but I settled for the P499 version. I don't like the notebook.
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: vtec3 on Nov 18, 2005 at 09:22 AM
Got my copy last night and gave the notebook to my son  ;)
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: av_phile1 on Nov 18, 2005 at 12:25 PM
Quote from: vtec3 on Nov 18, 2005 at 09:22 AM
Got my copy last night and gave the notebook to my son  ;)

Yup, my intentions as well. 
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: stannum on Nov 23, 2005 at 09:27 AM
Was in Odyssey Gateway yesterday and they still have around 5 copies of this title plus the notebook ... unlike with the Batman DE, when they didn't have even ONE copy.  :D
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: AICRAG on Nov 24, 2005 at 11:52 AM
bought this one as a gift to my daughters.  Got the one without the notebook para hindi na pagawayan  he!he!...will be able to watch this after Xmas na  he!he!
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: boybi on Nov 24, 2005 at 10:54 PM
hindi naman pala kagandahan yung free notebook. akala ko pwede ipang display kasama ng ibang mga free sa mga special edition DVDs
Title: Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Post by: allanmandy on Nov 25, 2005 at 12:09 PM
Quote from: boybi on Nov 24, 2005 at 10:54 PM
hindi naman pala kagandahan yung free notebook. akala ko pwede ipang display kasama ng ibang mga free sa mga special edition DVDs

That's why I opted for the regular, notebook-less release. Same features naman eh.