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Darth Freddy: Feb 6, 2007; An Emperor's slightest dislike is transmitted to those who serve him, and there it is amplified into rage.

Just saw that my store got Flash Gordon in today but I do not see it up on hidefdigest yet. Any one here have any reviews of how it looks?

# ? Jun 20, 2010 21:47

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# ? May 10, 2024 00:33

Magic Hate Ball: May 6, 2007; ha ha ha!
you've already paid for this

Blu-Ray.com screencaps. It appears to be the victim of some DNR, but nothing too excessive. If you're a fan of the film it's probably a good buy.

# ? Jun 20, 2010 21:51

doctor thodt: Apr 2, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

The consensus on AVS Forum seems to be that Flash Gordon looks terrific, so you can probably take that to the bank.

Back to the Future Trilogy is looking like a 10/26 release.

# ? Jun 20, 2010 21:54

Nut Bunnies: May 24, 2005; Fun Shoe

This is going to sound weird, but Flash Gordon looking waxy and like he's from a comic book from DNR might actually benefit the movie.

# ? Jun 20, 2010 23:18

GATOS Y VATOS: Aug 22, 2002

Captain Charisma posted:

This is going to sound weird, but Flash Gordon looking waxy and like he's from a comic book from DNR might actually benefit the movie.

hahaha

# ? Jun 21, 2010 01:14

The Anime Liker: Aug 8, 2009; by VideoGames

I sold my old Predator Bluray when this was announced.

:suicide:

Oh well, it's not like I haven't sextuple-dipped before. (Bond movies :argh:

)

# ? Jun 21, 2010 01:41

Nut Bunnies: May 24, 2005; Fun Shoe

I bet Fox has a DNR free master they're sitting on, waiting to unleash.

# ? Jun 21, 2010 01:49

The Anime Liker: Aug 8, 2009; by VideoGames

Captain Charisma posted:

I bet Fox has a DNR free master they're sitting on, waiting to unleash.

Predator: Thrill of the Hunt Edition, coming August 2011.

Predator: If it Bleeds, We Can Kill It Edition, July 2012

Predator: Slack-jawed human being Edition, April 2013

# ? Jun 21, 2010 02:21

Lincoln`s Wax: May 1, 2000; My other, other car is a centipede filled with vaginas.

They should call this one "One Ugly Motherfucker Edition".

# ? Jun 21, 2010 02:30

OldSenileGuy: Mar 13, 2001

doctor thodt posted:

Back to the Future Trilogy is looking like a 10/26 release.

I hope they did that on purpose because it is AWESOME.

# ? Jun 21, 2010 07:41

ONE YEAR LATER: Apr 13, 2004; Fry old buddy, it's me, Bender!; Oven Wrangler

Would be better if it was 10/25 but it's close enough that I'm assuming it's intentional.

# ? Jun 21, 2010 07:47

OldSenileGuy: Mar 13, 2001

gently caress the 25th, the 26th is when all the poo poo goes DOWN.

# ? Jun 21, 2010 08:33

Philip J Fry: Apr 25, 2007; go outside and have a blast

Tony Danza Claus posted:

Predator: Thrill of the Hunt Edition, coming August 2011.

Predator: If it Bleeds, We Can Kill It Edition, July 2012

Predator: Slack-jawed human being Edition, April 2013

I'll hold out for the God-damned Sexual Tyrannosaurus Edition, thanks. :colbert:

# ? Jun 21, 2010 11:07

Fat Lou: Jan 21, 2008; Desert Heat? I thought it was Dessert Heat. No wonder it tastes so bad.

Philip J Fry posted:

I'll hold out for the God-damned Sexual Tyrannosaurus Edition, thanks.

The fact that companies do not use names like this confuse me. Seriously, I would almost buy this movie on that name alone. With a name like Thrill of the Hunt Edition I think to myself "Maybe I should check the PQ etc when I get home." If I were to see God-Damned Sexual Tyrannosaurus Edition I would buy it on the spot, because at worst I have an amazingly named special edition that will always be a conversation starter when someone new is by my place.

I can completely understand Slack-jawed human being Edition not happening, but Sexual Tyrannosaurus Edition should.

# ? Jun 21, 2010 11:27

doctor thodt: Apr 2, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

code:

Disc 1: - Extended Director's Cut (2000) plus Special Features

    * Commentary by William Friedkin
    * Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist � set footage produced and photographed by Owen Roizman, camera and makeup tests, and interviews with director William Friedkin, actress Linda Blair, author/screenwriter/producer William Peter Blatty and Owen Roizman (new; Blu-ray exclusive)
    * The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now � Featuring a tour of the iconic locations where the film was shot (new; Blu-ray exclusive)
    * Faces of Evil: The Different Versions of The Exorcist � with director William Friedkin and author/screenwriter/producer William Peter Blatty discussing the different versions of the film and featuring outtakes from the film (new; Blu-ray exclusive)
    * Trailers, TV spots & radio spots from the film's 2000 release 

Disc 2 - Theatrical Cut (1973) plus Special Features

    * Introduction by William Friedkin
    * Commentaries:
          o William Friedkin
          o William Peter Blatty with Special Sound Effects Tests 
    * The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist [1998 BBC documentary]
    * Additional interviews with William Friedkin and William Peter Blatty:
          o The Original Cut
          o Stairway to Heaven
          o The Final Reckoning 
    * Original ending
    * Sketches & storyboards
    * Trailers & TV spots from the 1973 version

Not sure what region this is from, but it's pretty cool:

# ? Jun 21, 2010 13:01

doctor thodt: Apr 2, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

More cover art:

# ? Jun 21, 2010 18:38

FitFortDanga: Nov 19, 2004; Nice try, asshole

doctor thodt posted:

That's not final, it's from the promo sheet. That may end up being the cover, but until I see a wacky C on there, I'll reserve judgement.

# ? Jun 21, 2010 18:43

Unzip and Attack: Mar 3, 2008; USPOL May

The Thin Red Line is the one movie I have wanted on Blu since the format came out. Well, that and Last of the Mohicans.

gently caress I can't wait.

# ? Jun 21, 2010 21:04

Robert Analog: Feb 16, 2008; shyah

doctor thodt posted:

Criterion usually has the best cover art, but I'm not in love with that font. It kinda looks like a child tried to draw the Fight Club font. It's too thin, perhaps they could use a thick white line? :downsrim:

# ? Jun 21, 2010 21:57

Professor Clumsy: Sep 12, 2008; It is a while still till Sunrise - and in the daytime I sleep, my dear fellow, I sleep the very deepest of sleeps...

So is Friedkin pretending that the longer version is his preferred version now? That guy is full of poo poo.

# ? Jun 21, 2010 21:59

Neo_Reloaded: Feb 27, 2004; Something from Nothing

ProfessorClumsy posted:

So is Friedkin pretending that the longer version is his preferred version now? That guy is full of poo poo.

Hey, as long as both are on the BD (as has been announced), then he can like whatever he chooses. I've never had a problem with directors revising their work as long as the original people fell in love with is still available too.

# ? Jun 21, 2010 22:19

Honest Thief: Jan 11, 2009

ProfessorClumsy posted:

So is Friedkin pretending that the longer version is his preferred version now? That guy is full of poo poo.

I don't think it's anything new, on both accounts. He seemed pretty excited over it on a documentary made a couple decades after the original cut, and on the same documentary he sounded like a douche when arguing with the screenwriter, or producer, can't recall which

Honest Thief fucked around with this message at 22:43 on Jun 21, 2010

# ? Jun 21, 2010 22:27

Professor Clumsy: Sep 12, 2008; It is a while still till Sunrise - and in the daytime I sleep, my dear fellow, I sleep the very deepest of sleeps...

Honest Thief posted:

I don't think it's anything new, on both accounts. He seemed pretty excited over it on a documentary made a couple decades after the original cut, and on the same documentary he sounded like a douche when arguing with the screenwriter, or producer, can't recall which

He's been on record many times arguing with Blatty over it, defending his own decision to cut the scenes that magically reappeared on the extended version and now he prefers that version?

# ? Jun 21, 2010 22:48

doctor thodt: Apr 2, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 5 9/14
Jacob's Ladder 9/14

The Crazies reviewed
Death Race 2000 reviewed
Green Zone reviewed
The Last Station reviewed
Uncle Sam reviewed

# ? Jun 22, 2010 13:55

Truther Vandross: Jun 17, 2008

Neo_Reloaded posted:

Hey, as long as both are on the BD (as has been announced), then he can like whatever he chooses. I've never had a problem with directors revising their work as long as the original people fell in love with is still available too.

What's the use of it being available on BD if it's going to look like poo poo?

# ? Jun 22, 2010 14:09

Nut Bunnies: May 24, 2005; Fun Shoe

doctor thodt posted:

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 5 9/14

Hopefully it's actually HD this time.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 14:43

Neo_Reloaded: Feb 27, 2004; Something from Nothing

Captain Charisma posted:

Hopefully it's actually HD this time.

I've heard Season 5 was still filmed using SD cameras, just presented in widescreen for the first time.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 15:18

Nut Bunnies: May 24, 2005; Fun Shoe

Neo_Reloaded posted:

I've heard Season 5 was still filmed using SD cameras, just presented in widescreen for the first time.

Oh yeah that was the last season, wasn't it.

Yeah it looked like they had new cameras that looked better, but it was clearly SD. Thanks Fox, you cunts.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 15:32

Neo_Reloaded: Feb 27, 2004; Something from Nothing

Captain Charisma posted:

Oh yeah that was the last season, wasn't it.

Yeah it looked like they had new cameras that looked better, but it was clearly SD. Thanks Fox, you cunts.

So much raging... That's how they filmed the show, it's either a stylistic choice because everything on the show is so ramshackle, or they just don't have the budget for new cameras and an HD workflow. It has nothing to do with Blu-ray or Fox's home video department.

You can get it on BD for probly a few bucks more and get fewer discs, lossless audio, and maybe better upscaling than your TV or player could do - or just get it on DVD if the concept of an upscaled BD insults you so much.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 15:37

Nut Bunnies: May 24, 2005; Fun Shoe

Uh...the decision to put it on Blu-Ray is entirely the fault of Fox's home video department? I don't see what is so confusing about how dumb this is.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 15:40

Neo_Reloaded: Feb 27, 2004; Something from Nothing

Captain Charisma posted:

Uh...the decision to put it on Blu-Ray is entirely the fault of Fox's home video department? I don't see what is so confusing about how dumb this is.

I thought you were raging because it was SD, which is totally out of the BD department's hands. But you're just mad because it's on BD? You don't have to buy it...

# ? Jun 22, 2010 15:41

Asnorban: Jun 13, 2003; Professor Gavelsmoke

Neo_Reloaded posted:

So much raging... That's how they filmed the show, it's either a stylistic choice because everything on the show is so ramshackle, or they just don't have the budget for new cameras and an HD workflow. It has nothing to do with Blu-ray or Fox's home video department.

You can get it on BD for probly a few bucks more and get fewer discs, lossless audio, and maybe better upscaling than your TV or player could do - or just get it on DVD if the concept of an upscaled BD insults you so much.

Yeah. I like how many people in here say they will buy older SD shows on Bluray so they can have less discs and then bitch / will bitch about this. If there are fewer discs, I will be all about the Bluray so I don't have to switch discs as often.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 15:59

Agreed: Dec 30, 2003; The price of meat has just gone up, and your old lady has just gone down

Plus BDs stand up to hell, my DVD collection is starting to get kind of ugly just from sitting in a stationary binder. They pick up scratches way, way too easily. BDs by comparison have the brilliant hard coating as part of the spec, I feel a hell of a lot better buying a BD than I do a DVD because I know that even if I don't baby it, it's still going to look brand new years down the line. Whereas I try to take really good care of my DVD collection and they seem to pick up scratches from ambient movement of air or something.

If I have the choice between buying seasons on DVD or on BD, that definitely factors in (especially since, unlike movies, they're probably going to get shuffled around more, since movies are kind of a "thing" that my wife and I do together while we can pop in some TV show whenever).

Not that I wouldn't appreciate it if more shows were filmed in HD and all that, of course.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 16:50

Call Me Charlie: Dec 3, 2005; by Smythe

Asnorban posted:

Yeah. I like how many people in here say they will buy older SD shows on Bluray so they can have less discs and then bitch / will bitch about this. If there are fewer discs, I will be all about the Bluray so I don't have to switch discs as often.

Problem with this is that the MSRP on the Blu-Ray is $10 more and that it is still a two-disc release (meaning Fox is cheaping out and using single-layer discs) while the DVD is three.

If it was all of season 5 on one Blu-Ray for the same price as the DVD, I doubt there would be any bitching.

doctor thodt posted:

Jacob's Ladder 9/14

The region B looked very good for an Optimum release. Fingers crossed that the American version isn't screwed up.

Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 18:02 on Jun 22, 2010

# ? Jun 22, 2010 17:54

Nut Bunnies: May 24, 2005; Fun Shoe

Sporadic posted:

Problem with this is that the MSRP on the Blu-Ray is $10 more and that it is still a two-disc release (meaning Fox is cheaping out and using single-layer discs) while the DVD is three.

If it was all of season 5 on one Blu-Ray for the same price as the DVD, I doubt there would be any bitching.

Precisely. When I say "Hey wouldn't it be cool to say, have a full season of The Simpsons on a disc?" I don't mean "Gee, I hope they just throw the season onto a couple of discs and then charge regular Blu-Ray prices!!!!" I mean that I hope they condense it into one disc and a lower price. This is just the worst of both worlds.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 19:34

Asnorban: Jun 13, 2003; Professor Gavelsmoke

Captain Charisma posted:

Precisely. When I say "Hey wouldn't it be cool to say, have a full season of The Simpsons on a disc?" I don't mean "Gee, I hope they just throw the season onto a couple of discs and then charge regular Blu-Ray prices!!!!" I mean that I hope they condense it into one disc and a lower price. This is just the worst of both worlds.

I don't see how a lowered price is too reasonable. It is from a consumers '1 disc costs less than 5 discs' but for the company they likely see it as a benefit to the consumer to have on one disc. When I made my first comment I didn't know the price was +$10 over the DVD, so my comments don't really stand up with that knowledge. I would gladly pay the same price as the DVDs to get the seasons on one disc if possible.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 19:39

E.G.G.S.: Apr 15, 2006

Picked up Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: London Calling: Live In Hyde Park and it totally makes up for the last Springsteen release on bluray; the image and sound are fantastic.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 20:02

Call Me Charlie: Dec 3, 2005; by Smythe

Asnorban posted:

I don't see how a lowered price is too reasonable. It is from a consumers '1 disc costs less than 5 discs' but for the company they likely see it as a benefit to the consumer to have on one disc. When I made my first comment I didn't know the price was +$10 over the DVD, so my comments don't really stand up with that knowledge. I would gladly pay the same price as the DVDs to get the seasons on one disc if possible.

If they can sell a movie burned on a dual layer disc for $20-25, it isn't that crazy to expect a season of a TV show shot in SD to cost the same...all on one disc.

I mean, seriously, look at this.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season Five on 3 DVD - $25.99

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season Five on 2 BR - $34.99

gently caress them. That is not only cheap/lazy using single layer discs but a clear cash grab to rip off Blu-Ray fans.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 20:14

Asnorban: Jun 13, 2003; Professor Gavelsmoke

Sporadic posted:

If they can sell a movie burned on a dual layer disc for $20-25, it isn't that crazy to expect a season of a TV show shot in SD to cost the same...all on one disc.

I mean, seriously, look at this.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season Five on 3 DVD - $25.99

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season Five on 2 BR - $34.99

gently caress them. That is not only cheap/lazy using single layer discs but a clear cash grab to rip off Blu-Ray fans.

I gotcha. I stand in full agreement.

In other news, I got my Moon bluray today, can't wait to watch it. The theater I saw it in had it misframed and with lovely sound.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 20:20

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# ? May 10, 2024 00:33

Robert Analog: Feb 16, 2008; shyah

Maybe the studio's think the consumer will think they're getting less if they purchase whole seasons of a show on 1 disc. Often on the boxes they emphasize "X episodes on Y discs" so maybe that has something to do with it. Not that I agree with the price hike just playing devil's advocate.

# ? Jun 22, 2010 20:54

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