Arrow Video - Martin

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

After reading about the problems with Amazon's version I decided to order mine from HMV too.

[P-Mac]

I got mine from HMV. I had it pre-ordered, and it arrived the weekend before it was released.

[Tchotchke]

Originally Posted by supersamurai113

The 5.1 track on the full screen version starts out with a line missing. The film is supposed to start out with the train conductor saying "All Aboard", but that line is clearly missing from the 5.1 track on the full screen version. All the other tracks start out with that line but not this one. I checked the 5.1 track on the full screen version and it is out-of-sync from the very beginning of the film up to around the 9:00 mark. That's right around the part where Martin killed off his victim on the train. After that, the 5.1 track seems to be fine and resumes in sync. I have also noticed that the set of numbers under the BBFC 18 logo is the same for all the discs that I have received so far. They are listed as FCD425-A/VFC86648. I don't know if this helps or not, but the newly corrected discs might have a different set of numbers.

Originally Posted by supersamurai113

I'm happy to say that I finally received a corrected copy of Martin in the mail today. The out-of-sync 5.1 track has been fixed and all is working well.

So what are the numbers on your corrected copy? Are they different to the numbers you first posted? Cheers.

[supersamurai113]

The numbers on the disc are the same as before. The only thing different is the color on the bottom of the disc. It's now purple like a CD-R.

[P-Mac]

My replacement disc arrived today, and it's perfect !

What do we do with the disc with the out-of-sync version?

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Either play frisbee or wait for it to become a collector's item, I guess!

[springjack]

Anyone who has received the replacemen disk from Arrow can tell me if the disk they sent is a DVD-R?

I received mine today and is purple. Like the ones we burn at home.

[Splatterdragon73]

Originally Posted by springjack

I received mine today and is purple. Like the ones we burn at home.

So is mine and it plays fine. The main thing is the audio defect is now rectified.

[Steel76]

DVD-R????

That´s just way to cheap and unprofessional.
I would never accept getting an DVD-R instead of a "real" corrected disc.
An DVD-R does not age as well (a few years later they might not play anymore) as a pressed DVD that might work forever.

[Splatterdragon73]

Originally Posted by Steel76

DVD-R????

That´s just way to cheap and unprofessional.
I would never accept getting an DVD-R instead of a "real" corrected disc.

I get the impression this is all Arrow is going to give us with regards to replacing the faulty Martin disc in question.