avengers fans, are the extras I haven't seen worth it?

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I’m supposed to be waiting for Christmas for the Avengers, which works since I’m currently broke and there were rumours that there might be a special version coming out by then in the UK, but those are apparently debunked. That’s a kick in the gut considering that in the UK not only does the DVD of the Avengers come with practically no extras at all, but Joss Whedon’s commentary has been taken off the Blu-ray (even if you pre-ordered it), the Coulson scene has been censored, and there’s still no Shawarma Scene. I’ve been trying to work out what my best option would be.

The Options:
1) the UK DVD. It’s cheap, it has the film on it!
2) the UK Blu-ray. It has most of the extras.
3) import a region free US Blu-ray with everything. (Amazon tells me that the UK Blu-ray is region free, but it says that the US Blu-ray is region specific. True or false?)

For me, I personally don’t own a Blu-ray player, but I could use a family one. Awkward, but do-able. Blu-ray also costs more and importing a Blu-ray even more than that. The thing is that I managed to catch a fair amount of the extras on the internet before they were taken down:
- the gag reel
- “A Visual Journey”
- Loki and Clint extended scene
- Bruce extended scene
- the extended Viaduct Fight
- Steve Rodgers – Man Out of Time
- the Maria Hill, Fury, and World Security Council alternate bits
- Item 47 (if that’s the one with the two folks in the car with ski-masks and alien weaponary?)
I have also seen blurry footage of the post-credits Shawarma scene that they won’t let us have in the UK. Whilst I object to the censorship of the Coulson scene on principal I’m not too fussed if I end up with the censored version. (I’m still peeved on principal that it’s called by the different title of ‘Avengers Assemble’ over here but I can live with it.) According to the table here of what the US gets I’m missing Second Screen, Assembling the Ultimate Team, a music video, and Joss Whedon’s commentary.

Am I missing anything else? Based on what I’ve already managed to see, is there any point in the extra expense of tracking down a Blu-ray with everything on it? Am I missing some really good things, or have I seen the best extras and should just sit back and rewatch the film?

Comments

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Well, you're looking at Amazon.com, right? The U.S. site doesn't assume that anyone cares about the region coding outside the U.S. However if you go to Blu-ray expert sites, or read Amazon.co.uk comments, many have confirmed that the Blu-ray is region free (and that Disney hasn't released a region-coded Blu-ray in the last 2 years). And the box itself does say Region A, B, C. I forgot to mention -- Disney UK's official response is that hardcore viewers who really want the commentary should just buy the U.S. version, which their spokesperson confirmed was region free. So. Yeah. Don't think there's any doubt about it.

Since I replied last, I've seen several people comment that the shawarma scene *is* on the UK DVD. I don't think that's been left out of any of the regions' home releases.

Yes, true re: changing a DVD drive to change regions only a limited number of times. I don't blame you for being wary of trying it again. You almost have to have a drive dedicated to a specific region so that that's not an issue.

As for Sainsbury's, that's probably easy to decipher, lol. Either they have some kind of affiliation with Disney, or they worked out some kind of attractive deal wherein they get a smaller cut of the profits, but hope to make that up by more people buying it from them than they otherwise would.

Here (http://sarea-okelani.livejournal.com/405962.html) were my thoughts about Joss's commentary, but they are pretty much limited to Jeremy/Scarlett/BW/HE. Like you, I don't normally listen to commentaries, but Joss is always amusing, and this was one where I felt like I did want to hear it. I didn't feel like my world had changed for the better because I listened to it (in fact, if you read what I said, it's the opposite!), but your mileage may vary.

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Disney UK's official response is that hardcore viewers who really want the commentary should just buy the U.S. version Excuse me whilst I facepalm. Because why not just do ONE THING FOR EVERYONE THEN, PLEASE AND THANK YOU.

Shawarma scene, oh how I love you *grins*. Glad we get that!

Yes, but Sainsbury's of all places *shrugs*. They're not know for DVDs or things like this, or for having much marketting savvy at all to be honest.

Hmm, not encouraging on the commentary front.

THANK YOU for all of this <3