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FitFortDanga posted:Neither Ben Stiller nor "TCG" nor that picture tells me what movie that is. The Crimson Guy? Texas Chainsaw Gassacre? I feel like this should be obvious but I'm drawing a blank. The Cable Guy Jim Carrey is the guy in the photo and Ben Stiller was the director. It's good news for fans since the current DVD is complete poo poo (released in 1997, flipper, non-anamorphic) Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Jun 1, 2010 |
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Sporadic posted:The Cable Guy First-day purchase. HOLLA!
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Sporadic posted:The Cable Guy The only release was non-anamorphic...it and True Lies can hang out and talk about how much they got shat on during the DVD era while everything else got like 3 releases.
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Sporadic posted:The Cable Guy I found a second-hand one that's anamorphic widescreen. I counted myself as really lucky, since every new copy I've ever found was pan-and-scan. Also, I loving love this movie.
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TheScott2K posted:The only release was non-anamorphic...it and True Lies can hang out and talk about how much they got shat on during the DVD era while everything else got like 3 releases. The Cable Guy, True Lies, Poltergeist, Gremlins 2, and for a LONG time the Ninja Turtles movie, Batman (Tim Burton), and the Friday the 13th movies.
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Gremlins 2 only had one edition and it's 16x9. Batman was one of the first DVDs and even that edition was 16x9.
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Barry Lyndon  However it is now on Netflix Instant in HD, so at least there's that.
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Egbert Souse posted:Gremlins 2 only had one edition and it's 16x9. Batman was one of the first DVDs and even that edition was 16x9. Well they were still lovely DVDs. 
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Is it safe to say that my childhood love and box-office bomb, The Rocketeer, will never get a decent transfer? The only DVD that Disney ever put out is a lovely non-anamorphic dump of the LaserDisc released way back in 1999, when having a menu was considered a special feature.
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Lucky me, I went to Best Buy just to browse, no real intention of buying, until I saw that the two Kill Bill blu-rays, which I just bought a couple of days ago, were on sale for $7 less. So I got $15 back and used that to buy Eyes Wide Shut, basically getting a free movie. Just watched it, looked fantastic. I love that movie.
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One of these days I'm going to do an in-depth write-up on Eyes Wide Shut. Every time I see it I'm like "gently caress, this movie needs a thread" but then I put it off and put it off and then forget about it. Hell, every time I see a really great movie I get all amped up about it. I think I've got most of a potential 3 Women thread lurking around on my computer. LAZINESS But yeah, Eyes Wide Shut is amazing.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:One of these days I'm going to do an in-depth write-up on Eyes Wide Shut. Every time I see it I'm like "gently caress, this movie needs a thread" but then I put it off and put it off and then forget about it. Hell, every time I see a really great movie I get all amped up about it. I think I've got most of a potential 3 Women thread lurking around on my computer. I support this. Watched it again the other day, must have been my 4th or 5th watching it (first on blu-ray, that looks fantastic indeed). I'm getting to the point where I'm able to memorize most of the dialogue. And yet I like it more on each new viewing. It is a deeply haunting film, and I dare to say, one of Kubrick's best.
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Has anyone seen either of the Michael Keaton Batman movies on BD? I have a gift card at Best Buy where they're $20 apiece, but I'm having a hard time deciding based on dvdbeaver whether they're worth the upgrade or not from the Special Edition DVDs.
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RichterIX posted:Has anyone seen either of the Michael Keaton Batman movies on BD? I have a gift card at Best Buy where they're $20 apiece, but I'm having a hard time deciding based on dvdbeaver whether they're worth the upgrade or not from the Special Edition DVDs. I'm a big fan of the original so I bought the Digibook when it first came out. I think it's a great disc. It handles the blacks (of which there is an abundant amount) FAR better than the DVDs ever did. Haven't seen Batman Returns on blu yet but looking forward to it.
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FitFortDanga posted:Happy Together looks good. Man, Kino is on a roll. I'm pretty peeved that they canceled The Sun, especially with all their other obscure releases coming out soon. Hopefully it finds its way back onto the docket. The Stepfather (1987) reviewed Youth In Revolt reviewed x2 doctor thodt fucked around with this message at 18:32 on Jun 2, 2010 |
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FitFortDanga posted:Happy Together looks good. God, I can't imagine how good ITMFL and 2046 will end up.
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RichterIX posted:Has anyone seen either of the Michael Keaton Batman movies on BD? I have a gift card at Best Buy where they're $20 apiece, but I'm having a hard time deciding based on dvdbeaver whether they're worth the upgrade or not from the Special Edition DVDs. I watch them both regularly. They're beautiful in motion.
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Thanks for the input, I think I'll go and pick them up. As soon as I do they'll probably go on sale a week later.
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Is this guy joking? http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2010/06/burned_by_stage.php quote:It may sound extreme to call this an awful Bluray with others giving it a thumbs-up, but I'll go one better: this is the worst-looking, worst-sounding Bluray of a classic black-and-white film in history. That means, obviously, that it looks worse than Criterion's notorious Bluray of Carol Reed's The Third Man, and that's saying something, fella.
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The Lucas posted:Is this guy joking? You missed the best part: quote:They do great work in general, yes, but they'd rather have films look like what they looked like when they came out rather than have them look so good today that their directors would hear about them in Heaven and have angel erections."
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The Lucas posted:Is this guy joking?
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The Lucas posted:Is this guy joking? quote:Nobody is more queer for Blu-ray monochrome than myself. The principal cause of this mania is the recent Casablanca Blu-ray, which made Michael Curtiz's classic film look 15% to 20% better than it ever had before. I'm so consumed by this hunger that I didn't let my disappointment with Criterion's Third Man Blu-ray get in the way. I felt burned and angered by that disc. It's fine by regular DVD standards, but my God...the grain! A sandstorm! Grain purists are like mad monks living in a secluded abbey in the French mountains. No, he's just a loving tool. Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 21:36 on Jun 2, 2010 |
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The Lucas posted:Is this guy joking? If he's not, he should be. Stagecoach was in very bad condition, so I at least understand why someone with no real film restoration knowledge would complain. But The Third Man? I don't remember that one having any real damage - all I remember is a gorgeous B&W picture. The guy has no idea what he's talking about.
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For those of you in the know, what the gently caress is up with All the Boys Love Mandy Lane? Available everywhere but the U.S. What gives?
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bad movie knight posted:For those of you in the know, what the gently caress is up with All the Boys Love Mandy Lane? Available everywhere but the U.S. What gives? From what I read, Weinstein Company sold the theatrical US rights to Senator Entertainment (after Grindhouse bombed) while retaining the right to release it on home video in the US. Senator goes broke before being able to release it in theaters in America. I would guess it is in some type of legal hell where Weinstein Company can't release it until Senator does a theatrical release. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i89e4f40c1678880cb823a6a32a19f4c0 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i6fda8a789c0468ebccb3d19ff7034eeb Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Jun 2, 2010 |
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Sporadic posted:From what I read, Weinstein Company sold the theatrical US rights to Senator Entertainment (after Grindhouse bombed) while retaining the right to release it on home video in the US. Senator goes broke before being able to release it in theaters in America. I would guess it is in some type of legal hell where Weinstein Company can't release it until Senator does a theatrical release. 
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Just get the cheap, region free UK Blu-ray.
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Neo_Reloaded posted:Just get the cheap, region free UK Blu-ray.
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Speaking of The Third Man, anybody know of any good places to pick it up? Used isn't a dealbreaker. I'm such an idiot for not grabbing it before it went OOP (even though I wasn't yet an HD convert).
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Criminal Minded posted:Speaking of The Third Man, anybody know of any good places to pick it up? Used isn't a dealbreaker. I'm such an idiot for not grabbing it before it went OOP (even though I wasn't yet an HD convert). Ebay or Amazon Used. Everyone else is sold out.
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Oh hey, Mandy Lane fans. Is it just me or did this smarter-than-average slasher flick go almost totally unnoticed in the States?Criminal Minded posted:Speaking of The Third Man, anybody know of any good places to pick it up? Used isn't a dealbreaker. I'm such an idiot for not grabbing it before it went OOP (even though I wasn't yet an HD convert). I have an extra copy for trade if you have any of the titles I'm looking for 
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doctor thodt posted:Oh hey, Mandy Lane fans. Is it just me or did this smarter-than-average slasher flick go almost totally unnoticed in the States? Yeah, it was a pretty good slasher flick.
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Is buying blu on ebay still relatively safe? I have this weird paranoid streak where I always think I'm going to end up with a bootleg.
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Bootlegs are pretty uncommon. If the seller has good feedback then you should be fine. I've gotten my fair share of discs on ebay.
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bad movie knight posted:Well, I did, but I want my American Blu-Rays goddamnit. Haha alright. I don't see the difference though honestly - the only time I regard an import in my library with disdain is when a superior American one has come out since. With '...Mandy Lane', I don't think there's much possibility of that anytime soon.
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The only problem with the Mandy Lane BD is that it's pretty scant on bonus features, and the ones it does have are (I believe) PAL. I've got more than a few imports that are this way, which always makes a double dip more compelling.
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Neo_Reloaded posted:Haha alright. I don't see the difference though honestly - the only time I regard an import in my library with disdain is when a superior American one has come out since.
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doctor thodt posted:Oh hey, Mandy Lane fans. Is it just me or did this smarter-than-average slasher flick go almost totally unnoticed in the States? It's got a really great final 15 minutes but most of the middle of the film is kind of shallow and aimless. Amber Heard gives a great performance though.
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