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Because he was notoriously butthurt about the rat at the end of "The Departed" and worked that into a whole monologue at the climax of "Clerks III". Come on, man, it's a movie forum. You're not supposed to ask about people's obscure references.

The film is a masterpiece, obviously, but I'm not sure about going for the full 4K upgrade unless there was some sort of premium release. It is Warner Bros., but they've never done premium with "The Departed". I'll keep on the lookout. This steelbook is still really cool. I particularly like the back cover art giving the middle finger to Kevin Smith.

Oh yeah! I think I remember seeing them on eBay, which is of course scalper prices. But if they and the going rate of HDZeta box sets are any indication, it had to be a doozy. Oh well. We'll always have the unboxing videos. Really Internet heroes, I tell you what.

Oh yeah, forgot about the challenges. Anyway... Best of 2023! "EEAO" - Nova SL/OC & Manta DL "The Shawshank Redemptiom" - UHD Club "Titanic" - Creator Era That's really all the premiums I got last year. As for the ones that got away... "The House of Hummingbird" - Nova, Didn't quite love the movie enough to shell out. "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" - HDZeta, TOO EXPENSIVE!!!! "The Green Mile" - UHD Club, I already got the Blufans edition... Off of eBay, no less! Waah!

Well, that's goofy. The individual sets are boss, though.

I got my DL yesterday! Holy cow, it so much more gorgeous and awesome than I anticipated! So worth the wait.

I would be very interested in revisiting this lovely film in the extended edition. But alas, I do not speak Korean... yet! Take me away, Rosetta Stone!

That was terrible... I love it anyway.

That's the plan. Okay, maybe I was being a bit pushy on the update. Sounds like it should reach me (in Alabama) just in time... or while I'm gone. Either way, looking forward to it.

Any update? Sorry, I don't mean to sound pushy. I'm just going to be out of town for a while next month. It looks like the time is nigh.

I haven't gotten anything from Film Vault yet, but they look like really high-quality sets. Certainly, the artwork is gorgeous. I can't wait to see this in action. Definitely no regrets on my UHD Club purchase for "Shawshank"... but, erm, I probably would have been content with saving some money on this. We'll see when I got the darn thing!

Priorities, man. All the best to you and your family. Much love.

I disagree, but that is funny as hell.

That would be fantastic! But I think Disney holds distribution now, and they're of course famously stuck-up on licensing to premium manufacturers. That they just now remastered "Avatar" in 4K is almost a miracle.

On sleeping on it, I further enjoy the exchange of the broad color palettes between the slips and the steels, particularly with the DL. It's a sort of cosmic and pulpy surrealism that I think suits the movie quite well. The problem with these "EEAO" premiums has frankly been the lack of official art available. Manta has done something genuinely, hugely different. It may not be as picturesque as, say, the Nova releases, but there's a lot of interesting novelty and creativity in it. I look forward to putting some kind of custom set together, but, yes, I can totally see the disappointment in those who missed out on the Nova.