ABOUT US
THE HISTORY OF REWIND
Rewind was launched in November 1999 and is owned by myself, Craig. For about 2 years, the site was also completely run by myself but there is now a full team working behind the scenes ensuring the site remains the best of it's kind! Rewind has come from nothing to being one of the most successful and well known DVD sites around. Rewind regularly receives comments and praise from DVD enthusiasts and the DVD press. This site was the first to have a full R1 vs R2 Comparison Database. Due to the success of this, Rewind also introduced a R1 vs R2 vs R4 Comparison Database. Both databases are now combined into one, making this site home to the largest and most accurate Multi-Region Comparison Database anywhere on the Internet.
Buying DVDs is an expensive hobby. Therefore, you want to make sure that you are getting the most for your money. If you have a multi-region or region free DVD player, check Rewind before you make a DVD purchases. By checking Rewind regularly you can receive guidance on helping you buy the best possible version of your chosen title.
From this site, you can acces the normal comparisons but we also offer you a spreadsheet version of the database which you can print out or download to many mobile technologies for use on the move AND a community forum area where Rewind visitors can request comparisons and let us know of a correction. ONLY Rewind offers all of this and we offer it ALL for FREE! As we do offer this for nothing, please help support the site and click on the "click here to support rewind" text link in the menu at the top of the screen.
Please read the Rewind Disclaimer before you use the site.
THE REWIND TEAM
So who brings you this amazing Internet resource? Who makes sure you receive the most reliable comparison information on the Internet? Who makes sure you buy the correct version of a DVD?! We do. Who are we? Find out below.
Craig HubbleTitle: Site Owner Age: 27 Joined: January 1990 Forum Username: Craig I am the person who originally thought up the idea of Rewind back in 1999 and I ran it completely on my own until late 2001! The site was extremely basic when it first launched and it has taken over 2 years to transform it into a proper database like it is today. However, Rewind is now one of the fastest growing UK DVD sites on the Internet. Receiving thousands of unique visitors each and every week and gaining praise from the specialist press, the site is going from strength to strength. Top 5 DVDs: |
Adrian BusbyTitle: Site Manager Age: 34 Joined: July 2001 Forum Username: Adrian_Busby Adrian currently works as an IT Developer for Cornwall County Council. He is a huge horror film enthusiast and has worked his way up to Site Manager since he joined the site when it was still a baby in 2001. He produced a special feature for the Halloween series back in 2002 (which even he admits desperately needs updating) and has just taken on an additional role as Technical Co-ordinator here at Rewind. This means that many long awaited changes and improvements should start to happen and 2006 really will be the year of Rewind. Top 5 DVDs: |
David McFarlaneTitle: Site Manager Age: 25 Joined: August 2001 Forum Username: David David currently has a terrible job working for a big name supermarket, but is also an entrepreneur with many fingers in proverbial pies. He has an avid interest in action and comedy films, and was one of the first people to join the site way back in 2001. He is also a passionate football fan, wth Dunfermline Athletic and Newcastle United being his teams. Top 5 DVDs: |
Hans Kristian SennesethTitle: Site Administrator Age: 33 Joined: December 2002 Forum Username: Hans_Kristian_Senneseth Hans Kristian lives in Norway, where he owns and runs a second-hand DVD-shop. He enjoys classic films, noir, arthouse and independent, but also admits to having seen Pirates Of The Caribbean (and liking it). He has a collection of around 1000 DVDs and dreads the coming of hi-def formats. Top 5 DVDs: |
Noor RazzakTitle: Site Administrator Age: 29 Joined: December 2002 Forum Username: Noor_Razzak Noor is a filmmaker from New Zealand. His film credits include: director of the short film "Echoes", writer/director of the short film "Angry Samoans" and "Dreamer" a new animated project which will be doing festival circuits in 2006-2007. He is also the director for the sketch comedy website Rhinoradar which he collaborates with New Zealand's finest stand-up comics. Aside from producing films, he enjoys watching and collecting DVDs from around the world as well as Laserdiscs and collects movie memorabilia from films such as Star Wars, Robocop, the Alien films and Predator. Top 5 DVDs: |
Samuel ScottTitle: Site Administrator Age: 24 Joined: April 2003 Forum Username: Samuel_Scott Samuel currently lives on the Isle of Benbecula, in the Outer Hebrides. He has been a fan of DVD since 1998 and has accumulated 2600+ films in his collection. Although far from being an expert, he believes he has a great knowledge of the DVD field and continues to enjoy learning more and more about films and expanding his tastes. Top 5 DVDs: |
Jari KovalainenTitle: Site Administrator Age: 34 Joined: July 2003 Forum Username: Jari_Kovalainen Jari lives in Helsinki, Finland. He has been a "movie buff" for pretty much all of his life, and is now a DVD collector as much as a movie fan generally. His movie taste includes films in all genres (Horror, Euro, US, Mainstream, etc.), but has a special relationship with Horror and underground films in general, and guesses this is his "thing" in Rewind. Jari works as a tv/video cameraman, mainly in the Helsinki area, and has had several productions along the way. Now he mainly does news work and some sport coverage. And he doesn't own a dog! Top 5 DVDs: |
Goran AnderssonTitle: Site Administrator Age: 39 Joined: January 2004 Forum Username: Goran_Andersson Goran is from Sweden. He works as a measuring technician at an aluminium factory and his main work at Rewind is to maintain and add new films into the comparison database. In between real work and Rewind he watches films on DVD as often as he can. His main genres are Sci-Fi, Hi-tech action and horror. Other free time activities involve workout, sport shooting, high-end PC hardware and gaming. Top 5 DVDs: |
Rob HuntTitle: Site Assistant Age: 21 Joined: June 2004 Forum Username: minister_x Rob is from Southampton, in the UK. An enthusiastic supporter of the format (and with a high amount of knowledge on it), he is passionate about both films and DVDs. Currently enjoying his time as a relaxed student at Southampton University, reading Maths, he has a fair bit of free time which he spends on various things such as reading up on subjects he is unskilled in (ie. Biology/Chemistry, Philosophy and Theology), marathon-viewing TV series, church youth and student activities and, of course, Rewind. Recently, he has begun thinking about how to experiment with his own filmmaking, which may or may not prove to be a worthy accomplishment (time will tell!). His favourite films are Dramas, Thrillers and Warner Brothers classics. Top 5 DVDs: |
Gavin SalkeldTitle: Site Assistant Age: 24 Joined: February 2005 Forum Username: GavSalkeld Gavin is a passionate supporter - and is highly knowledgable of - the DVD format, and has been for a number of years. He has been writing, shooting, acting in, editing and distributing his own low-budget films for a number of years now and also runs a freelance video production business. Heavily interested in censorship, with particular knowledge of the workings of the BBFC, Gavin's main asset is his knowledge of the best source of uncut films on DVD. A proud supporter of DTS sound, Gavin spends a lot of time importing DTS titles from around the world. He also collects film scores, and has over 500 titles in his collection. Top 5 DVDs: |
Matt BornsteinTitle: Site Assistant Age: 30 Joined: April 2005 Forum Username: BrunnenMatt Matthew was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. He is a passionate movie person who enjoys movies from all genres. He grew up in his local video store as a teenager, and ever since he has had a love of films, especially 80s action movies. Matthew's collection consists of DVDs from around the world, and his most unusually DVD would be his Alien Quadrilogy: Alien Head from Japan. Matthew hobbies include bush walking, surfing the internet, concerts and of course watching movies. He is current unemployed at the moment and looking to start a new career. Top 5 DVDs: |
Mathew BuckTitle: Site Assistant Age: 17 Joined: October 2004 Forum Username: Movie Mad Mathew is the youngest member of the team. He enjoys making short films in between watching DVDs and doing homework. He can currently be found in the south west of England and he generally dislikes most popular music. Top 5 DVDs: |
Frank VincentTitle: Site Assistant Age: 30 Joined: April 2005 Forum Username: Frank_Vincent Frank is from Helmond, The Netherlands. He doesn't have a job right now, but is looking for one. His biggest hobbies are collecting soundtracks (he has over 700 CDs) and about 800 DVDs. He also does some volunteer work for a few hours a month. Top 5 DVDs: |
Gary JukesTitle: Site Assistant Age: 36 Joined: November 2005 Forum Username: Gary_Jukes Gary is an IT technician from the West Midlands. His main passion is Asian cinema, Japanese in particular, but he enjoys a wide range of other genres including 80s Euro-horror, Sci-Fi, and TV-dramas like "Twin Peaks" and "Lost". When not watching DVDs he can usually be found with his nose in a book, tinkering with his car, or listening to his favourite band, The Smashing Pumpkins (and working on Rewind, of course!). He hopes to visit Japan just as soon as he has learnt the language well enough. Top 5 DVDs: |
Pat PilonTitle: Site Assistant Age: 27 Joined: July 2006 Forum Username: Pat_Pilon Pat was born and raised in Ottawa, Canada, where he currently lives. Wanting to get a job in the translation field, hopefully ending up adding subtitles, he discovered movies in high school and never looked back. He bought his first DVD back in 1998 even before having a player and has been collecting ever since. Movies are by the thing that takes up most of his time. Travelling around, he keeps discovering filmmaking from around the world and has a penchant for asian cinema. Korean cinema, in particular, thanks to his 2 years living there, holds his attention these days. He hopes to bring his passion for cinema to anybody who wants to listen to him! Top 5 DVDs: |
Paul LewisTitle: Site Assistant Age: 30 Joined: January 2008 Forum Username: Paul_Lewis Paul teaches English and Film Studies at university level in the UK and is also currently working towards the completion of his PhD thesis on the American films of Paul Verhoeven. He has several favourite genres, and is particularly fond of the Western genre, enjoying both American Westerns and European Westerns. He also has a long-standing interest in films noir, European thrillers and horror pictures, and popular British genre cinema and television. Straight-to-video action flicks and zombie pictures are his 'guilty pleasures'.
He lives in anticipation of the day when The Friends of Eddie Coyle will be released on DVD. |
Mitchell AdamsTitle: Site Assistant Age: 22 Joined: July 2008 Forum Username: Mitchell_Adams Mitchell lives in Melbourne, Australia. He currently works in Technical Support for an ISP and has always had a passion for film. He's a big collector of action films and also a big fan of Australian Rules Football. Top 5 DVDs: |
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We should also note here that many 'volunteers' have come and gone over the years and the team would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their contributions to the site.
CONTACT US
The best way to contact us is via the The Rewind Forums where you will receive a quick response from a member of The Rewind Team. If you want to personally contact Rewind, please use our feedback form.