Just done my weekly shop at Morrisons and seen a big banner advertising Star Wars The Force Awakens DVD for £8.
It's a straight £8 deal from Monday 18th April and not linked to a £30 shop like Sainsburys. I'll be buying my DVD at Morrisons
Top comments
asiot to HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 1618#5
I'm a pretty big star wars fan and thought he did a decent job with it, i enjoyed the film
MojoMan0427
16 Apr 1615#7
Story was fine. Feel of the universe was fantastic.
The haters are getting boring now. Give it a rest and take the OT rose tinted specs off.
fuzzydunlop
16 Apr 166#11
£8 for a DVD? Seriously? :confused:
HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 164#40
Do you just hang about with the visually impaired? Otherwise you are lying.
Latest comments (74)
lanc1979
20 Apr 16#74
Was hoping for a bit of a price war on this one.
Have Morrison's won with £8 DVD then, Asda looks like £10, Tesco £10 and Sainsbury's £37 (well £7 but need to spend £30 first).
Any cheaper offers out there?
Baldieman64
19 Apr 161#73
I ordered my copy of Star Wars TFA three and a half months ago.
I paid full price.
It is as much as three pounds cheaper from other sellers.
It's now the day after SWTFA's release date and I STILL DON'T HAVE MY DISC!
Thanks to Amazon's shoddy customer service, I will never pre-order from them again and I would advise anybody and everybody else to do the same.
Jacob_Kreed
18 Apr 16#72
SARACISM!!!! ..... I loved the film, pity it seemed very familiar
evilother
18 Apr 16#71
I think you saw a dodgy pirate copy. Han and Luke are played by the original actors. You might have missed Mark Hamill (he only turns up at the end) but Harrison Ford is in most of the film.
DJHolmes
18 Apr 161#70
Star Wars The Force Awakens ticked all the boxes for me and leaves me waiting excitedly for the next installment from Disney! The new film had humour, suspense, drama, adventure, nostalgia, action and a little sadness to the plot. Loved it!!!
MojoMan0427
18 Apr 16#69
I'll take my OWN opinion over some mindless haters, cheers.
I'm a massive fan of SW and have been for over 30 years, so my own critique is worth more to me.
Stop being a sheep.
strabane2013
17 Apr 16#65
Just seen advert from Sainsburys offering Bluray for £12.00 and DVD for £7.00 from tomorrow!
DJHolmes to strabane2013
17 Apr 16#66
seen that one too but you need to spend £30 on groceries to activate the deal
DJHolmes to strabane2013
18 Apr 16#68
you have to spend £30 on groceries though right?
jeccius
18 Apr 16#67
The DVD edition is one disk and has no extras; the Blu-Ray has 2 disks and a few extra featurettes. Choose wisely people :smiley:
ryouga
17 Apr 16#64
I don't think I know it all in the slightest, I think I am more experienced and research things hence why I mentioned people who just assume its all about resolution or use the worst type of cable.
Even remastered old films look different than a modern film due to things like colour saturation, and even a more recent film can be badly transferred (though its doubtful a big name like this would be)
I think you seem to be the one making assumptions since you have assumed I believe I know it all.
I am simply someone who gives things a chance regardless of preconceptions I own a large crt with component inputs and a large plasma with hdmi and in bedroom have a good quality led tv and a crt with hdmi (which sadly isnt as pretty as the one with component)
The general public seems to be more likely to believe what they are told by the media, even going back to crt days I could tell when someone was using composite or a rgb scart capable device set to composite and not rgb since you see wavy lines and the such.
People made the same mistakes then as people now with hdtvs, now people either use composite and just assume its hd or use hd and dont change from 480p/720p people really just get sucked in.
Just as you have people who compare a big name high quality tv to something awful like a Vestel rebadge not realising the screen plays a part.
And I see people who watch the lowest quality rips and think they are great because they are HD, and I have automatically noticed how bad they were quality wise and in many ways worse than dvd.
Its not a like for like argument, a dvd rip and blu ray rip side by side would be a clear win for hd, a master from a modern film on dvd compared to a highy compressed blu ray rip and people would struggle to see much difference, sit a few feet away and it will be even less.
royals
17 Apr 161#63
I am from an age when tv's werent as common place as they are now so don't get all high and mighty. I know as much as you. Its all about the source but alot of blu rays of old films are extensively remastered which helps a bit though depends on the quality of the original source and the master. You've made alot of assumptions in your comments which don't reflect my views at all. I guess you are one of those people who think they know it all, but dont.
gmdlogan
16 Apr 163#62
Loved the film. The original trilogy will always be king, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Heck I found the prequels enjoyable, even with their flaws.
Couple of gripes, but hey ho.
Roll on Rogue One.
boosh711
16 Apr 16#59
Any idea on morrisons price for the blu ray?
DJHolmes to boosh711
16 Apr 16#61
morrisons blu-ray is £15 with a choice of lightside or darkside special edition sleeves
sput2001
16 Apr 16#60
Got mine this morning from Tesco, with the free book.
ryouga
16 Apr 161#58
In
In what way? Are people really lacking the brightness to understand its all about the original source material and compression than outright resolution and the vast majority of people know nothing but act like they know everything about things like this, 20 years ago I was using RGB scart when people were barely using composite if not RF and acting like theres no improvement, even a few years ago people were using composite on HD tvs and acting like its automatically so much better than a good quality CRT through RGB scart or component just because its a HDtv.
Put a good encoded recent movie dvd alongside a old movie with a bad transfer and tell me if you notice much of a difference in PQ.
The point being is that people most of the time go for a low quality streaming version of a HD movie then act like its miles above anything SD by default not realising they have a heavily compressed version.
And so often I have seen people assume something to automatically be HD when actually watching a SD feed, or even thinking something is SD watching a HD feed as the quality is low its all about presentation.
So a modern movie would look excellent even on dvd, excellent on a hd stream and excellent on a blu ray.
You would for the most part have to put them side to side to notice a difference and more than a few feet away would struggle.
wolf47wolf
16 Apr 16#57
it was a fantastic remake of No.4
usetheforceluke
16 Apr 161#56
Would not pay £1 for the movie..terrible
royals
16 Apr 161#55
Probably the funniest comment on here since the Onkyo Sony amp comment
royals
16 Apr 161#54
Speechless :confused:
HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 162#1
'Star Wars: The TV Movie'
Jar Jar Abrams, you fudged it right up son.
the gooner to HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 161#3
Eh?
asiot to HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 1618#5
I'm a pretty big star wars fan and thought he did a decent job with it, i enjoyed the film
the_hukd_noob to HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 161#17
If you don't like it, don't buy it.
It's probably a less childish way to show your disapproval...
Heat for the deal and I for one, think the film is just fine.
Elevation to HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 16#36
Nothing is as bad as Jar Jar f'ing Binks.
NOTHING
Jacob_Kreed to HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 16#51
huh loved the movie, it is the first movie with today's special effects, lukes a girl, Han solo is black.... so ticking all boxes for all political correct nutters.. :stuck_out_tongue:
royals to HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 161#53
You are in a very small minority
asiot
16 Apr 163#52
Depends, you can cherry pick reviews from hating it to loving it, it gets 8.3/10 on imdb and 92% on rotten tomatoes i'd say that's pretty decent going and fairly accurate
majoosta
16 Apr 162#48
Heat added. Amazing film which ticked all the boxes for most Star Wars fans that understood making a sequel 30 years on would be a hard task but JJ pulled it off in the best and safest way without damaging the franchise. Looking forward to Rogue One now in December. Haters will hate. Thanks OP.
HedgyHoggy to majoosta
16 Apr 16#49
Amazing film? Generic star wars rehash/reboot, same as the Star Trek he did previously. Nothing of any interest, he is a director with no artistry or soul, he just chews up and spits out other peoples ideas, which is why he should stick to disposable TV shows. What's next, 'Back to the Future: Again!'
He is an action-movie director, and not a great one. He needs to stick to that.
DJHolmes to majoosta
16 Apr 16#50
cant stop watching the Rogue One trailers it looks immense
fuzzydunlop
16 Apr 16#47
lol
HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 163#46
Even a filthy tennis ball think's he's insane, I rest my case.
frostyclock
16 Apr 16#45
GRRRR £8 price.
fuzzydunlop
16 Apr 163#44
MojoMan0427
16 Apr 1615#7
Story was fine. Feel of the universe was fantastic.
The haters are getting boring now. Give it a rest and take the OT rose tinted specs off.
Rossmor40 to MojoMan0427
16 Apr 163#12
The story was ok it was basically a re hash of the original films. Nothing spectacular to be honest.
andreasuk to MojoMan0427
16 Apr 161#43
Dont lie to yourself.
The movie wasnt great.
Look at the reviews.
HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 16#42
I'm not an expert on the visual acuity of sheep, please elaborate.
ryouga
16 Apr 161#41
Proof? Or are you a sheep.
HedgyHoggy
16 Apr 164#40
Do you just hang about with the visually impaired? Otherwise you are lying.
ryouga
16 Apr 16#39
Or from people who hate the latest blockbuster movie as they know they are all overhyped to the point of being at best average films but being told they are the best things ever.
The best way to compare is in a few years time who will be watching this film regularly and who would prefer to watch the original trilogy, most modern films are just CGI overload with big name actors and there to grab the publics short attention span and open pockets.
ryouga
16 Apr 161#38
What people fail to realise since they are blinded by marketing is they compare things the wrong way, a recent or new dvd will stomp the quality of a older blu ray film and to many people they couldn't tell much difference between a hd stream and a good quality dvd since all they notice it the clarity and since bit rates and such are high on the dvd they just assume it to be HD.
I even had a old crt tv which people have often mistaken to be HD because the sharpness is so great even on SD content.
Ben3110
16 Apr 161#37
DVD? Yay?
Dealmessiah
16 Apr 16#35
I think so, and so did I tbh. I got the wuaki deal for £4.99. Perfect
Smelly_Pickle
16 Apr 162#34
I didn't get a sticker :disappointed: lol. Each to their own. I bought mine from Disney and they couldn't have been more helpful. They refunded no questions because mine was also damaged. Can't complain for free. Brilliant service.
Angof
16 Apr 162#33
There are people who still value actual shops too.
fuzzydunlop
16 Apr 164#32
I watched it on Xmas Eve and thought it was average to be honest (my mate fell asleep but he'd had a few glasses tbf lol). Each to their own; people have a right to feel disappointed
Smelly_Pickle
16 Apr 161#25
My blu-ray arrived this morning. Big dissapointment. Not even a limited edition choose your side logo as pictured. Slightly embossed txt but no other treatment given. The blu-ray itself is dark, I could print a better slip myself. A big let down that I expect to hit the bargain bins. Sending my copy back.
fuzzydunlop to Smelly_Pickle
16 Apr 161#31
I've seen both slips and think they look great, the gold hexagon is a sticker.
MacPhisto
16 Apr 161#30
Or from people who haven't even seen the movie and just jumping on the haters bandwagon :wink:
Matholwch
16 Apr 16#29
Disney UK/Europe pulled the digital copy optiona few years ago due to the lack of demand. I'd wouldn't expect a digital copy on this.
scrooge82
16 Apr 16#26
Hi
Would someone who has received blu Ray today mind telling me if it includes a digital copy at all??
Thanks in advance
fuzzydunlop to scrooge82
16 Apr 16#28
Disney don't include digital with Blu-rays anymore
fuzzydunlop
16 Apr 161#27
It's 2016 I don't buy DVD's but if I still did I wouldn't part with a fiver for an SD 7 1/2 gig disc :stuck_out_tongue:
jasee
16 Apr 161#24
They've filled in all the intervening bits that they can. All the old characters are now looking really old/boring, so now they're introducing new characters, unfortunately, they are pretty bland. However, this is obviously just the start of a new series so I think I'll just wait for the 'boxed set' to come out, but if it gets any worse, I won't bother :wink:
MojoMan0427
16 Apr 16#23
I went with the Bluray steelbook from Zavvi. £25 but the design is awesome and I only bother with Star Wars.
cargill85
16 Apr 161#22
Thought the film is up there with the classics, only my personal opinion..... I've ordered from Amazon on blu ray. £15
simlad
16 Apr 161#21
Exactly. It was exactly what Star Wars should be. Doesn't need to be Oscar-worthy to be a great knock out romp. loved it. As good as a New Hope.
Gentlesnipes
16 Apr 164#18
Do people still buy DVD's, what year is it?
the_hukd_noob to Gentlesnipes
16 Apr 162#19
To be fair, I've pre-ordered the BD and it arrived this morning.
There are still people out there without a connection to the Internet.
chrispeee123 to Gentlesnipes
16 Apr 16#20
Yeah people do to add to their collection of Star Wars films
fuzzydunlop
16 Apr 166#11
£8 for a DVD? Seriously? :confused:
MojoMan0427 to fuzzydunlop
16 Apr 16#16
Did you expect it to be £5? Lol.
MojoMan0427
16 Apr 16#15
No not spectacular but still very good. The hate is ridiculous, and more from people who are too blinded by nostalgia to think straight.
shabbird
16 Apr 16#14
Just had a heads up. got an email from Asda, they seem to be making a big deal about this.
No prices mentioned but there was a time counter to when they reveal the price for DVD and
Blu ray.
popit
16 Apr 161#13
some people never happy... 7 films in what do people expect its never gonna be original with han & luke still hanging around.
sradmad
16 Apr 16#10
good find op, heat added
silva21
16 Apr 16#9
I'm waiting to see what price Amazon and Tesco sell this for on Monday. The last 'blockbuster' that was released Spectre they sold that for £7 on the day of release I'm hoping because of the price war they will do the same here. If not I live 2mins away from Morrisons and will buy there if they have stock (problem is with them their stock levels on deals are usually poor!).
DJHolmes
16 Apr 16#8
The blu-ray was £15 on lightside and £15 on darkside. The DVD is a big deal!!!
alfa111
16 Apr 161#6
Star Wars, a new, new hope the return.
mike203uk
16 Apr 162#4
Probably referring to how weak the film is, have to agree - though not as bad as the previous three!
Opening post
Just done my weekly shop at Morrisons and seen a big banner advertising Star Wars The Force Awakens DVD for £8.
It's a straight £8 deal from Monday 18th April and not linked to a £30 shop like Sainsburys. I'll be buying my DVD at Morrisons
Top comments
The haters are getting boring now. Give it a rest and take the OT rose tinted specs off.
Latest comments (74)
Have Morrison's won with £8 DVD then, Asda looks like £10, Tesco £10 and Sainsbury's £37 (well £7 but need to spend £30 first).
Any cheaper offers out there?
I paid full price.
It is as much as three pounds cheaper from other sellers.
It's now the day after SWTFA's release date and I STILL DON'T HAVE MY DISC!
Thanks to Amazon's shoddy customer service, I will never pre-order from them again and I would advise anybody and everybody else to do the same.
I'm a massive fan of SW and have been for over 30 years, so my own critique is worth more to me.
Stop being a sheep.
Even remastered old films look different than a modern film due to things like colour saturation, and even a more recent film can be badly transferred (though its doubtful a big name like this would be)
I think you seem to be the one making assumptions since you have assumed I believe I know it all.
I am simply someone who gives things a chance regardless of preconceptions I own a large crt with component inputs and a large plasma with hdmi and in bedroom have a good quality led tv and a crt with hdmi (which sadly isnt as pretty as the one with component)
The general public seems to be more likely to believe what they are told by the media, even going back to crt days I could tell when someone was using composite or a rgb scart capable device set to composite and not rgb since you see wavy lines and the such.
People made the same mistakes then as people now with hdtvs, now people either use composite and just assume its hd or use hd and dont change from 480p/720p people really just get sucked in.
Just as you have people who compare a big name high quality tv to something awful like a Vestel rebadge not realising the screen plays a part.
And I see people who watch the lowest quality rips and think they are great because they are HD, and I have automatically noticed how bad they were quality wise and in many ways worse than dvd.
Its not a like for like argument, a dvd rip and blu ray rip side by side would be a clear win for hd, a master from a modern film on dvd compared to a highy compressed blu ray rip and people would struggle to see much difference, sit a few feet away and it will be even less.
Couple of gripes, but hey ho.
Roll on Rogue One.
In what way? Are people really lacking the brightness to understand its all about the original source material and compression than outright resolution and the vast majority of people know nothing but act like they know everything about things like this, 20 years ago I was using RGB scart when people were barely using composite if not RF and acting like theres no improvement, even a few years ago people were using composite on HD tvs and acting like its automatically so much better than a good quality CRT through RGB scart or component just because its a HDtv.
Put a good encoded recent movie dvd alongside a old movie with a bad transfer and tell me if you notice much of a difference in PQ.
The point being is that people most of the time go for a low quality streaming version of a HD movie then act like its miles above anything SD by default not realising they have a heavily compressed version.
And so often I have seen people assume something to automatically be HD when actually watching a SD feed, or even thinking something is SD watching a HD feed as the quality is low its all about presentation.
So a modern movie would look excellent even on dvd, excellent on a hd stream and excellent on a blu ray.
You would for the most part have to put them side to side to notice a difference and more than a few feet away would struggle.
Jar Jar Abrams, you fudged it right up son.
It's probably a less childish way to show your disapproval...
Heat for the deal and I for one, think the film is just fine.
NOTHING
He is an action-movie director, and not a great one. He needs to stick to that.
The haters are getting boring now. Give it a rest and take the OT rose tinted specs off.
The movie wasnt great.
Look at the reviews.
The best way to compare is in a few years time who will be watching this film regularly and who would prefer to watch the original trilogy, most modern films are just CGI overload with big name actors and there to grab the publics short attention span and open pockets.
I even had a old crt tv which people have often mistaken to be HD because the sharpness is so great even on SD content.
Would someone who has received blu Ray today mind telling me if it includes a digital copy at all??
Thanks in advance
There are still people out there without a connection to the Internet.
No prices mentioned but there was a time counter to when they reveal the price for DVD and
Blu ray.