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| Registered: March 27, 2007 |  Posts: 98 |
| | Posted: | | | | Dear all,
Title says it all really. There is a contribution for UK R2 DVD Dark Water EAN 5023965343628 which among other changes adds Tartan Asia Extreme as Edition. Is this really true? I know that the cover does have a banner on the front and back declaring Tartan Asia Extreme but nearly, if not all, of Tartan's titles have some form of banner stating this or Tartan DVD or something similar.
What does the community think?
Dave |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 1,380 |
| | Posted: | | | | No, it isnt, its a distributor. Just because Tartan butchers your DVD covers by splattering their logos everywhere, it doesnt make it anything more then a mere distributor. I would vote no! |
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| Registered: July 31, 2008 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,506 |
| | Posted: | | | | As Whispering says, Tartan were only the distributor. I read an article some time last year saying they had gone bankrupt & a company was named for taking over most if not all of their releases but I can't remember who. |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,945 |
| | Posted: | | | | I also think it is only the ditributor and should not be in the Edition field.
greetings
Donnie | | | | www.tvmaze.com |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,195 |
| | Posted: | | | | Tartan Asia Extreme is, or was, a label used by Tartan Video, the home entertainment division of Tartan Films. Labels seem to be one of those things that are still undefined by the rules... | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,380 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Patsa: Quote:
Tartan Asia Extreme is, or was, a label used by Tartan Video, the home entertainment division of Tartan Films. Labels seem to be one of those things that are still undefined by the rules... Tartans labels are the same as e.g. Atlantic Films " Quality-line" DVD's, nothing more. Just because they slap the name in every single part of the cover, doesnt make its meaning any "bigger". |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,195 |
| | Posted: | | | | Atlantic doesn't seem to use the label on the actual covers though, unlike Tartan. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | How does the Tartan Asia Extreme edition differ from The Criterion Collection edition? | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
"I also refuse to document CLT results and I pay my bills to avoid going to court." - Sam, keeping it real, yo. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Alien Redrum: Quote:
How does the Tartan Asia Extreme edition differ from The Criterion Collection edition? Simple The Criterion "Collection" is a Collection, therefore a valid edition whereas Tartan Asia Extreme is a Distributor label and not a valid edition. | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | Okay, gotcha, not unlike Dimension Extreme.
What about Dragon Dynasty? Not unlike Criterion, they are a collection (the only thing missing on the label is the word "collection", but they are numbered). | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
"I also refuse to document CLT results and I pay my bills to avoid going to court." - Sam, keeping it real, yo. | | | | Last edited: by Alien Redrum |
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| Registered: March 27, 2007 | | Posts: 98 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thank you all for your input. I will vote accordingly, which is not too dissimilar to the way I was going to vote anyway, and also seek out some other titles which currently have Tartan Asia Extreme in their edition fields.
Dave |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,414 |
| | Posted: | | | | Really? I was considering "Tartan Asia Extreme" to be something like "New Line Platinum Series," which people have been putting in as edition for years. | | | | "This movie has warped my fragile little mind." |
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,878 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
Quoting Alien Redrum:
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How does the Tartan Asia Extreme edition differ from The Criterion Collection edition?
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The Criterion "Collection" is a Collection, therefore a valid edition whereas Tartan Asia Extreme is a Distributor label and not a valid edition. While the Criterion Collection is indeed a collection, it is also the name of the company that distributes that collection, and therefore belongs better in Media Company, rather than edition, IMO. | | | If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 736 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Forget_the_Rest: Quote:
As Whispering says, Tartan were only the distributor. I read an article some time last year saying they had gone bankrupt & a company was named for taking over most if not all of their releases but I can't remember who. It was picked up by Palisades. After a couple of months of public inactivity, they've finally started to show signs of life by moving into the theatrical distribution with some of the assets they've picked up (both in the US and UK). They were apparently trying to grow their catalog before releasing titles. Here is an interview from back in July about their future. There is a quick follow-up as well. | | | | Last edited: by synnerman |
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| Registered: July 31, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,506 |
| | Posted: | | | | That was it! Thanks. |
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| Registered: March 27, 2007 | | Posts: 98 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have been trying to look into this since rasing it and so far as I can work out with Tartan they have/had 2 or 3 different banner headings for their titles. If it is from Asia and it has heavy violence, horror or major action then it will be bannered Tartan Asia Extreme to reflect the content. They seem to have a banner Tartan Grindhouse but I don't have any titles in that area and don't know too much about their choice of banner for their selected titles. The only other banner I could find is their most common one Tartan DVD which seems to catch all other titles released through Tartan no matter where they originate.
If there is any special extras or details then Tartan generally appear to release Special Editions which are labelled as such as well as the usual banner as above.
Dave |
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