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I watched Mulholland Drive for the first time about a week ago, and plan to watch it again sometime soon to get a better grip on it. Great news, though.
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doctor thodt posted:Does Sony still hold home video distribution rights to 2046? You know, I was wondering this just today myself. I'd love for 2046 and Days of Being Wild to get a Criteron BluRay treatment and release with In the Mood for Love.
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You can actually import Days of Being Wild and As Tears Go By from China for about  apiece. They're no Criterions, but they're pretty good discs and very English-friendly.http://uk.blu-ray.com/movies/As-Tears-Go-By-Blu-ray/3753/#Review http://uk.blu-ray.com/movies/Days-of-Being-Wild-Blu-ray/1979/#Review
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Colonel Whitey posted:Anyone know when this is supposed to come out? http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003PHJLR8
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Picnic at Hanging Rock 7/26 (UK) Cemetery Junction 8/17 Unleashed 9/14 The Secret of Kells 10/5 Some Predator screenshot comparisons: http://forums.highdefdigest.com/1947478-post146.html Also: 
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I am having a hard time finding reviews of Platoon on blu-ray. Anyone have any opinions on it?
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It's an infamous case of really bad DNR, though the general consensus is that you won't notice on a screen under 40 inches. Blu-Ray.com, DVDBeaver
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Magic Hate Ball posted:It's an infamous case of really bad DNR, though the general consensus is that you won't notice on a screen under 40 inches. Blu-Ray.com, DVDBeaver 
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DURP HURPA DUR BLURP There is no Platoon Blu-Ray. Magic Hate Ball fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Jun 12, 2010 |
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Jun 12, 2010 16:25
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Wait...Platoon or Patton? Platoon isn't on Blu-Ray, other than a Hong Kong release that actually just came out a couple of days ago. http://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_details.php?ProductID=10938 edit: damnit, I should really refresh the page before posting. If you're really itching to get the film, just import, as it's likely the exact same transfer that MGM will ultimately release. Just bear in mind that it's also probably an old MPEG-2 encode. doctor thodt fucked around with this message at 16:34 on Jun 12, 2010 |
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doctor thodt posted:Wait...Platoon or Patton? Platoon isn't on Blu-Ray, other than a Hong Kong release that actually just came out a couple of days ago. The Hong Kong release is what I meant, yeah. Actually when I posted that question I didn't realize it was a Hong Kong release until a few minutes after. Sorry for the confusion. But yeah, the Vietnam war film, not the WWII film that got a horrible blu-ray transfer is what i'm talking about. 
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This makes me hope that some day they'll make a time-traveling war epic called Pattoon.
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I said come in! posted:The Hong Kong release is what I meant, yeah. Actually when I posted that question I didn't realize it was a Hong Kong release until a few minutes after. Sorry for the confusion. But yeah, the Vietnam war film, not the WWII film that got a horrible blu-ray transfer is what i'm talking about. I haven't seen any impressions since it was literally just released 2 days ago, but I'm sure some screens will pop up in a week or so. Speaking of Asian imports, don't forget that CJ Entertainment is releasing the first US-friendly version of Thirst on the 18th. Their titles command a slight premium (about $35 each), but they've all been great transfers so far.
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Keanu Grieves posted:This makes me hope that some day they'll make a time-traveling war epic called Pattoon. I like Platton more.
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FitFortDanga posted:I like Platton more.
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I made a post a while back asking about Platoon but accidentally posted Patton instead. Common mistake I guess.
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Other common mistakes: watching Patton.
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FirstCongoWar posted:Other common mistakes: watching Patton.
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Jeff Wiiver posted:Is this a comment on the quality of the film or the blu-ray? The blu-ray itself. The film is a classic and everyone should watch it.
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I said come in! posted:The blu-ray itself. The film is a classic and everyone should watch it.
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Watching the Dracula Blu-Ray and man this looks like poo poo for a 1992 film.
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Keanu Grieves posted:Watching the Dracula Blu-Ray and man this looks like poo poo for a 1992 film. It's kind of been lost in the DNR and EE shuffle, but Dracula is a notoriously bad transfer. It is basically the same quality as DVD iirc
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Wrong thread, sorry! Dracula Blu-Ray still looks terrible.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula, or some different one? Because Bram Stoker's is a fine Blu-ray - it's only fault is being overly dark, and there are those in the industry that defend it up and down saying it matches FFC's answer print and is exactly how the film is supposed to look.
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Neo_Reloaded posted:Bram Stoker's Dracula, or some different one? Because Bram Stoker's is a fine Blu-ray - it's only fault is being overly dark, and there are those in the industry that defend it up and down saying it matches FFC's answer print and is exactly how the film is supposed to look.
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Keanu Grieves posted:We must've watched different Blu-Rays -- it looks like an unmastered print from the 1970s. The coloration is weak, the picture is overly grainy (like, not as a stylistic choice; the film just looks old), there's no pop to the matte work...just terrible. I'm not sure what you're expecting out of it ("overly grainy" and "no pop" confuse me a bit), so I'm not sure exactly what to say to you. Is it a stunning picture that goes "Wow, so THIS is why I buy Blu-ray"? No. But it looks like film, it doesn't have EE or DNR, the print is not dirty and scratched, and there is a level of detail significantly above DVD quality. Really, the only controversial aspect of it is how dark it is. And even that is really a non-story as Coppola and Zoetrope supervised the mastering - so any complaints about the darkness must fall at their feet instead of Sony's Blu-ray department. Neo_Reloaded fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Jun 13, 2010 |
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Neo_Reloaded posted:I'm not sure what you're expecting out of it ("overly grainy" and "no pop" confuse me a bit), so I'm not sure exactly what to say to you. Is it a stunning picture that goes "Wow, so THIS is why I buy Blu-ray"? No. But it looks like film, it doesn't have EE or DNR, the print is not dirty and scratched, and there is a level of detail significantly above DVD quality. Really, the only controversial aspect of it is how dark it is. And even that is really a non-story as Coppola and Zoetrope supervised the mastering - so any complaints about the darkness must fall at their feet instead of Sony's Blu-ray department. About the grain: I love grain -- love-love-love it - but this grain is inconsistent from shot to sot, as if the source reels weren't mastered to have a consistent look.
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Bambi posted:Anchorman 8/31 I'm guessing the answer is "no," but are there any plans to include the separate movie that was compiled from cut footage from the film as an extra on the Blu-ray? I haven't seen it despite enjoying Anchorman, and the other film (which was sold as an extra disc in a still-expensive two-pack) goes for upwards of $20 by itself on Amazon.
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I decided to sell some of my HD-DVD imports and found out that Les Triplettes De Belleville is apparently super rare and going for over $100. The dead format that keeps on giving
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Dracula isn't even filmlike (which is just an empty buzzword to calm down people expecting reference quality from every release), it's just poo poo.
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theradiostillsucks posted:I'm guessing the answer is "no," but are there any plans to include the separate movie that was compiled from cut footage from the film as an extra on the Blu-ray? I haven't seen it despite enjoying Anchorman, and the other film (which was sold as an extra disc in a still-expensive two-pack) goes for upwards of $20 by itself on Amazon. I thought it was pretty terrible, so you're not missing much. I also didn't realize it was remotely valuable so when I put it for sale on Amazon for $5 I was amazed to see it sell within minutes of putting it up. Oh well.
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Medullah posted:I thought it was pretty terrible, so you're not missing much. I also didn't realize it was remotely valuable so when I put it for sale on Amazon for $5 I was amazed to see it sell within minutes of putting it up. Oh well. To be honest, I'm not expecting comedy gold from it, but in my experience the deleted scenes from comedies are often as funny as if not funnier than the movies themselves (see: Step Brothers, the first Harold & Kumar, etc.), and with the disc space Blu-ray provides, it would seem a natural fit as a bonus feature, though I'm sure Universal will do what they do best and port the existing transfer and bonus features from the HD DVD with no extra effort spent.
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Another mind blown by War of the Worlds... Seriously, best sound design of the last ten years.
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theradiostillsucks posted:To be honest, I'm not expecting comedy gold from it, but in my experience the deleted scenes from comedies are often as funny as if not funnier than the movies themselves (see: Step Brothers, the first Harold & Kumar, etc.), and with the disc space Blu-ray provides, it would seem a natural fit as a bonus feature, though I'm sure Universal will do what they do best and port the existing transfer and bonus features from the HD DVD with no extra effort spent. Anchorman was Paramount...so expect the same exact thing you would have from Universal.
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The UK is getting Cronos and The Devil's Backbone in September courtesy of Optimum. In Bruges, Alpha Dog and Assault on Precinct 13 are available a month early (starting tomorrow) exclusively at Best Buy. Harry Brown is getting a US release 8/31.
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I watched the Masters of Cinema release of M. Its amazing how good it looks for such an old film. The film itself is an interesting social commentary of the hunt for an child murderer and what may or may not happen if that person is caught. I highly recommend it. Judging by the DVDBeaver review, the Criterion release looks even better. http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare7/m.htm
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