Me too. Who knows, it might get a release in R2 land, seeing as said Mrs. Doubtfire SE got a UK release earlier this week, and was identical to the R1 version.
Well, I said I'd investigate, and I did. This "new" UK edition is no more than a repackaged version of the old release. When I saw this in the shop, I was so furious at this I wanted to break the case apart. They just simply gave the old cover some extra shiny stars, removed the city and gave it...
All R2 UK stores seem to be pre-ordering for a new edition on 6/11/06. However, I'm not sure yet if it is this edition. I know one store simply says "new packaging" and there are no specs about it on any of them. I'm wondering what's wrong with R1 too. Rights issues, perhaps?
Still no Amazon US listing for R1. According to Amazon UK, there's an upcoming R2 release that may or may not be this edition on November 6th. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scrooged-Bil...?ie=UTF8&s=dvd SendIt also has it, but this time on December 4th...