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[bgas]

This is the back and the disc of the one I got today





Do you have to have a blu-ray player to watch something that's blu-ray and digital HD?

[rab2591]

Thanks, Bgas!

Love that they incorporated the poster art onto the disc at least. You do need a blu-ray player to play the disc, however, you'll be able to download the UV digital version from the internet. The directions should be on a piece of paper inside the case.

[SMiLE Brian]

I need to buy this!

[bgas]

Thanks, Bgas!

Love that they incorporated the poster art onto the disc at least. You do need a blu-ray player to play the disc, however, you'll be able to download the UV digital version from the internet. The directions should be on a piece of paper inside the case.

It was already open when I bought it, so perhaps the seller ( ebay) removed the paper, as it's not here.  No biggie.

[SMiLE Brian]

It will look great on blue-Ray! Maybe have Mikie over for a screening?

[Pretty Funky]

Whats the deal with the gap in the packaging to the right of 60s Brian sitting on the steps? Is that where the instructions should be?

[bgas]

that space on the disc has the "proof of purchase" and the bar code

[Pretty Funky]

Ok thanks. Not seen on DVDs my neck of the woods.

[sea of tunes]

Thanks for posting the slipcase art, bgas.

Looking forward to Tuesday, myself.

[HeyJude]

Ok thanks. Not seen on DVDs my neck of the woods.

Most DVDs and blu-rays with slip cases have a cut out for the bar code like that. All part of what makes the slip case fascinatingly redundant.

[HeyJude]

Thanks, Bgas!

Love that they incorporated the poster art onto the disc at least. You do need a blu-ray player to play the disc, however, you'll be able to download the UV digital version from the internet. The directions should be on a piece of paper inside the case.

It was already open when I bought it, so perhaps the seller ( ebay) removed the paper, as it's not here.  No biggie.

Yep. Many forums online where folks sell the UV code for five or so bucks. EBay bans the sale of the codes; it's a weird grey area. Studios contend you don't own the code when you get it with a disc copy. Yet, it's another redundant feature that many don't use, and many enjoy buying/selling/trading them.

[37!ws]

Say...I used the search feature and got zero results, so please forgive me if this has been discussed before...

But near the end when Brian finds that his childhood home is now an empty lot thanks to the 105, where did they actually film that?? A Google Maps street view of 119th and Kornblum looks nothing like where they actually filmed it, even if you go a few blocks over.

[Rentatris]

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but the UK Blu-Ray release date appears to be Nov. 16th...

Source: http://www.dvd365.net/newsitem.php?i=011015b

[sea of tunes]

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but the UK Blu-Ray release date appears to be Nov. 16th...

Source: http://www.dvd365.net/newsitem.php?i=011015b

I assume the same deleted scenes from the US version will be on the UK version... right?

[Rentatris]

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I assume the same deleted scenes from the US version will be on the UK version... right?
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 I would assume the same, can't see the point in having different deleted scenes for different regions. More work for very little benefit....

[sea of tunes]

[bgas]

I assume the same deleted scenes from the US version will be on the UK version... right?
[/quote]

 I would assume the same, can't see the point in having different deleted scenes for different regions. More work for very little benefit....
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But if they wanted to make more $$, because they'd sell twice as many copies as fans would have to buy both versions

[KDS]

Wow, look at Uncle Jesse chiming in.  As a huge BB fanboy, I would fully expect him to Have (Love and) Mercy. 

[Rentatris]

I assume the same deleted scenes from the US version will be on the UK version... right?

 I would assume the same, can't see the point in having different deleted scenes for different regions. More work for very little benefit....
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But if they wanted to make more $$, because they'd sell twice as many copies as fans would have to buy both versions
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 Maybe.......I'm not sure how many people would buy that or just get someone in that region to upload (sshhhhhhh)

[Seaside Woman]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3270484/Good-vibrations-Elizabeth-Banks-parties-Love-Mercy-character-Melinda-Wilson-bash-Beach-Boys-film-LA.html

Brian and Melinda sighting in the Daily Mail. Good promotion for the DVD release ...

[sea of tunes]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/brian-wilson-paul-dano-play-beach-boys-hits-at-love-mercy-dvd-launch-20151013

For a nervous moment, actor Paul Dano stood quietly onstage Monday night at a Los Angeles jazz club, gripping a microphone with both hands to sing a 1966 Beach Boys classic, "You Still Believe in Me." At the keyboard beside him was the man who co-authored it, Brian Wilson. On his other side stood Al Jardine, another original Beach Boy, who assured the crowd: "He's got a really good voice ...."

By the time Dano began the song's achingly vulnerable vocal melody, he was already being carried away by Wilson's rich layers of sound, both bright and melancholy. It was another glimpse into the life and music of Wilson, who performed a short, vibrant concert for a crowd of about 200 to celebrate the DVD release of this year's acclaimed movie of his life story, Love & Mercy. Also in the crowd were director Bill Pohlad and co-star Elizabeth Banks.

"Brian asked me to sing that song because he knows it's one of my favorites," Dano told Rolling Stone afterwards. He portrays Wilson as a young man at his Sixties peak in the film, as career pressures and mental illness begin to derail his life. "My favorite part was the ending, the communal 'ahhhs' and the feeling of communion up there. It's a really beautiful, intimate song."

With a 10-man band of veteran players crowded onto the small stage beside him, Wilson performed 35 minutes' worth of hits and deeply emotional songs from his Beach Boys and solo catalog. There were gorgeous laid-back falsetto harmonies on "Surfer Girl," dreamy vocals and harmonica on "In My Room," and roaring guitar riffs on "Dance, Dance, Dance."

As usual, Wilson was a man of few words, but clearly pleased and relaxed onstage at the Vibrato Grill, a hilltop jazz club owned by Herb Alpert, the hit-making Tijuana Brass trumpeter and co-founder of A&M Records. "It's good to be in Los Angeles, where we all live!" he declared to laughs, his blue dress-shirt sleeves rolled at the wrists, thick graying hair swept back. The music was performed with precision and warmth, recreating the essence of the original records.

For the opening of "Wouldn't It Be Nice," Matt Jardine (Al's son) sang the forceful vocal melodies until Wilson took the hopeful verse: "Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray, it might come true/Baby, then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do."

The pop epic "Good Vibrations" began with a false start, and Wilson stopping the band as soon as it began: "Hold it, hold it, hold it! Too fast!"

"A lot of the people who had something to do with the movie are here tonight," Wilson told Rolling Stone minutes before his performance. "I've seen it five times. I love it. I like Paul Dano's portrayal of me as a record producer."

Monday's concert and DVD release party was another chance for the cast, crew and subjects of Love & Mercy to reunite around a special project. Dano and John Cusack, who play Wilson at different stages of his life, developed a personal, protective relationship with the musician. And Banks has spent quality time at the Wilson home.

"I don't want it to end," said Pohlad. "To be able to live with Brian's music in your head for three or four years is not a bad gig. There was something about his spirit, too, that infused the whole thing. It was the nicest, warmest set that I've ever been on. A lot of it has to do with the spirit of the movie and Brian was a big part of it."

At he same time, Wilson has embraced life on the road. He begins an East Coast run with his band on October 20th in Charleston, South Carolina. "He's actually starting to love to tour," says wife Melinda Wilson. "He comes home and he goes, 'OK, book me up for next month!'"

For the night's set-closing "Love and Mercy," Wilson sang to his wife as she swayed up front, arm-in-arm with Banks, who portrays her in the film. He was accompanied on the song by a simple keyboard melody and light vibraphone taps. "He sang it directly to her," Banks said after. "He was eye-to-eye with his beautiful wife. It was awkward, almost. It's amazing how romantic it is. That's what they have."

Set List:

"Surfer Girl"
"In My Room"
"Dance, Dance, Dance"
"Wouldn't It Be Nice"
"God Only Knows"
"You Still Believe in Me"
"One Kind of Love"
"Good Vibrations"
"Surfin' USA"
"Fun, Fun, Fun"
"Love and Mercy"

[John Manning]

What a killer set! Beautiful and condensed, really well chosen… and no Bah-bah-bah-angst!

[Mooger Fooger]

Woo hoo! Got my german release blu-ray disc. I love the features, but most of all I love the picture quality. Also when you remove the cover from the case, you can actually turn it around to have a neutral one without all the barcoades and FSK (age) ratings. For those of you who want to know, this is how the package looked when opened:

[Bittersweet-Sanity]

http://thebluemoment.com/2015/07/29/love-mercy/
 
Review from July w/ comments by Russ Titelman and Sid Griffin in the comment section

[sea of tunes]

Woo hoo! Got my german release blu-ray disc. I love the features, but most of all I love the picture quality. Also when you remove the cover from the case, you can actually turn it around to have a neutral one without all the barcoades and FSK (age) ratings. For those of you who want to know, this is how the package looked when opened:

Thanks for posting. I'm curious to know how many/which deleted scenes are included?