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King Vidor's "Hallelujah" (1929)

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 1:08 pm
by David Alp
I am trying to order the official Warner's version of "Hallelujah!" (1929) from Amazon.co.uk, and am wondering if its the same version that is on Amazon.com? There is a large disparity in price for a start which is confusing me? On Amazon.UK its only £6.95 and free delivery (for orders over £20) and yet on Amazon.US it is $29.95. Is it the same one? Here is the artwork, which looks different to me?

Amazon.US Artwork (see below)
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Amazon.UK Artwork (See Below)
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Re: King Vidor's "Hallelujah" (1929)

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 2:22 pm
by entredeuxguerres
Those undecipherable markings at the bottom of the UK case suffice to account for the cost difference.

Re: King Vidor's "Hallelujah" (1929)

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:23 pm
by Rick Lanham
The Amazon UK one appears to be from Korea and the site says that it has optional Korean titles.
I can't tell if it's an official Warners release nor if it's the same transfer.
It does say that it can be imported to the USA, so maybe Warners is OK with it.

Might be worth the risk, especially if you can return it if unhappy.

Rick

Re: King Vidor's "Hallelujah" (1929)

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 10:52 am
by Scott Eckhardt
There are less expensive listings on the Amazon USA page, like a used disc in like new condition for $8.20, as well as new ones for around 10 to 12 dollars, but I'm not sure if you could purchase these in England. I've made many purchases of "like new" or "very good" condition discs, and only twice out of maybe 40 purchases have I not been satisfied with the condition. Then again, the shipping for England would be more expensive.

Re: King Vidor's "Hallelujah" (1929)

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 11:54 am
by entredeuxguerres
Scott Eckhardt wrote:...I've made many purchases of "like new" or "very good" condition discs, and only twice out of maybe 40 purchases have I not been satisfied with the condition...
So have I, countless times, & even more classical CDs, with no complaints that I can recall. On the other hand, I've brought quite a few new, shrink-wrapped CDs, that were defective (skipped) on their first playing.

Re: King Vidor's "Hallelujah" (1929)

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 10:06 am
by coolcatdaddy
You'll probably see some price differences on this title because the manufactured DVD of "Hallelujah" is out of print. It was replaced by a MOD dvd from the Warner Archives line.

Re: King Vidor's "Hallelujah" (1929)

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 3:58 pm
by David Alp
Thanks guys.

I'm bamboozled actually? I can't believe that every single copy of "Hallelujah" from the UK Amazon is utilizing the Korean Artwork! I am wondering to myself that somewhere-along-the-line, someone took a photo of the Korean copy artwork, and that copy has somehow "stuck" on Amazon.co.uk. (The same principal as what can sometimes happen with Amazon "customer reviews" being all amalgamated and thrown together for a film title no matter be it for a restored version, or a VHS version, or DVD version, or Blu-ray version etc etc).

Re: King Vidor's "Hallelujah" (1929)

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:07 pm
by boblipton
I just checked Amazon.com and it's listed as from from $4.99 used.... but that's with $4 shipping. There is one listed as $8.20, with free shipping, which sounds like the Amazon.co,uk offer.

Bob

Re: King Vidor's "Hallelujah" (1929)

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 7:31 pm
by David Alp
Thanks so much Bob. I used to ALWAYS price-compare between Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk, but just recently U.S. Amazon.com has added a "tax" charge to the bill, just as one is checking-out. (The UK site doesn't have this - any tax is included in the price of the item, not hidden till the end). So I'm kinda put off by the U.S site now. Plus when one is ordering from the UK, you never know right until the last second (as you are checking out) what the shipping fee's to the UK are going to be, and sometimes they can be quite high. However i DO want to get the right version to "Hallelujah" so I will buy from Amazon.com on this occasion. Thanks for the advice.