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FitFortDanga posted:Alien I really liked the improvements to the video quality and especially the sound quality. I'm just happy to be having a blu-ray version of the alien collection as Alien is one of my favorite all time movies. Aliens ranks up too.
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FitFortDanga posted:Alien
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Sporadic posted:I could have sworn it was region B but you are right, it plays just fine in my region A player. Glad to be of help (The other 2 were in fact B-Locked), sorry I can't buy them though. http://bluray.liesinc.net/ should clear up any questions if a disc is locked or not
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Any idea of when we will be able to buy Alien without the set? I love the first one, but don't really care for the rest of the series and can't justify paying $80 for only one movie I'll watch.
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Joe Der Maus posted:Any idea of when we will be able to buy Alien without the set? None at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP5IhKCY_QU 
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Alien Anthology is currently listed at $79 from Best Buy Canada.
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I'm not much of a fan of The Sound of Music, but... http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare8/sound-of-music.htm   To hell with 3-D... bring back 70mm!
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Egbert Souse posted:
Wow, that hill in the back looks so vivd, almost like it was... alive.
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Egbert Souse posted:I'm not much of a fan of The Sound of Music, but... That's really incredible. I'm not a huge fan of the movie either, but I haven't seen it in a while. Between the incredible restoration job done and the digibook, I'll definitely be giving this one another look. I can't for the loving life of me understand how Back to the Future is getting such glowing reviews with poo poo like this: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1285244
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The DNR on BttF is really weird. It's not glowingly obvious like Patton or Predator, but you KNOW something is wrong.
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Bambi posted:I can't for the loving life of me understand how Back to the Future is getting such glowing reviews with poo poo like this: This is going to sound really ignorant because I am kinda new to high def media and Blu Ray in particular but could someone explain to me what's so bad about the BttF transfer? I don't mean to be an rear end but I really don't know... This whole thing is very intriguing to me because of how nitpicky everyone is being about it (as I too am a nitpicker). I kinda feel like Ethan Suplee in Mallrats staring at the Magic Eye, when every other dude and little kid can see the sailboat and he couldn't, even though he wanted to SO BAD. William Pahllace fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Oct 23, 2010 |
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I don't see the big deal, either. I can see some crappy edge enhancement in the close-ups and that's about it. It's a lot better than the comparison shots.
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If you can look at this screenshot and not feel sort of creeped out, then the problems with the BttF blu-rays probably won't bother you so you should purchase and enjoy them on your own terms http://www.imagebam.com/image/268ceb103448476
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RichterIX posted:If you can look at this screenshot and not feel sort of creeped out, then the problems with the BttF blu-rays probably won't bother you so you should purchase and enjoy them on your own terms This was the first screenshot I looked at, and I said "How can anyone NOT think this is wrong?"
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GonSmithe posted:This was the first screenshot I looked at, and I said "How can anyone NOT think this is wrong?" Because it is only one screenshot out of a movie that's almost two hours long?
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I think there's a big, big difference between AVSForum sperging that sparks/arrows/whatever have disappeared from a screenshot, and multiple screenshots demonstrating , at least at certain times, DNR and/or excessive sharpening. I don't know where the Canal+ screenshots have disappeared to but you could basically just mimic the Blu-Ray by adding Remove Scratches/Gaussian Blur and Unsharp Mask filters in Photoshop. It's not a disaster, it even looks good at times. But it could have been much, much better. GonSmithe posted:This was the first screenshot I looked at, and I said "How can anyone NOT think this is wrong?" I think both the clothing and the face in this one demonstrate the problems pretty well. http://www.imagebam.com/image/5bee0a103448938 http://www.imagebam.com/image/5bb05c103448535 frumpsnake fucked around with this message at 23:27 on Oct 23, 2010 |
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For those on the fence about the much cheaper UK Alien Anthology:  
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Oh, poo poo. Looks like another Amazon price mistake on a preorder. This time it's Desperado/El Mariachi for $13.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0048LVDHG?ie=UTF8&tag=evdaisafi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0048LVDHG
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frumpsnake posted:For those on the fence about the much cheaper UK Alien Anthology: Looks fine to me. Are the discs/transfer the same? Surely there is a reason it's cheaper than just the packaging?
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Ingram posted:Looks fine to me. Are the discs/transfer the same? Surely there is a reason it's cheaper than just the packaging? Wasn't the benefit of the other one is that you get a nice book with pretty pictures and everything?
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Finally able to sit down and watch Apocalypse Now on blu-ray. I'm sure this question gets asked a lot in CD, but which version is most recommended for a first-time viewer? Is it purely a matter of opinion, or is it like the difference between the Blade Runner theatrical and directors cut in terms of definitive superiority?
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Space_Butler posted:Finally able to sit down and watch Apocalypse Now on blu-ray. I'm sure this question gets asked a lot in CD, but which version is most recommended for a first-time viewer? Is it purely a matter of opinion, or is it like the difference between the Blade Runner theatrical and directors cut in terms of definitive superiority? I think almost everyone agrees that the original cut is far superior. Now that I think about it I'm not sure I've ever met anyone who prefered Redux.
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doctor thodt posted:Bonus features for The Social Network (tentatively due January) have been revealed: I assume those documentaries are really long because that's not really 2 disc material if they aren't
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Might be the DVD breakdown - not really sure, source doesn't specify. Would be great if the docs were feature-length though. I'll eat up anything I can about this movie - I can't wait to listen to all 3 commentaries in succession.
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Captain Charisma posted:I assume those documentaries are really long because that's not really 2 disc material if they aren't I assume they'll be like the docs on Zodiac and Ben Button. If that's the case they will be very long and very much worth watching.
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Soylent Green posted:I think almost everyone agrees that the original cut is far superior. Now that I think about it I'm not sure I've ever met anyone who prefered Redux. I'd be all for the redux IF it wasn't for that plantation scene.
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Starscream posted:I'd be all for the redux IF it wasn't for that plantation scene.
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FitFortDanga posted:Alien thanks for posting this. i wasn't going to consider buying the set at the amazon price currently, but that link is making me want to add it to my collection. now if only there was a review for aliens....then i'd grab it without hesitation.
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I feel like I'm the only one legitimately excited for -all- the movies in the Alien box set.
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Space_Butler posted:Finally able to sit down and watch Apocalypse Now on blu-ray. I'm sure this question gets asked a lot in CD, but which version is most recommended for a first-time viewer? Is it purely a matter of opinion, or is it like the difference between the Blade Runner theatrical and directors cut in terms of definitive superiority? I'd watch the original. If you end up really digging it, then dive into Redux. I think it's safer for you to watch and enjoy the original film so many other people love, than to watch the three and a half hour cut, and run the risk of being bored by it - and forever hate the film in any form.
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Red posted:I'd watch the original. If you end up really digging it, then dive into Redux. I think it's safer for you to watch and enjoy the original film so many other people love, than to watch the three and a half hour cut, and run the risk of being bored by it - and forever hate the film in any form. Plus, in a lot of cases, it's good to watch the shorter cuts of films the first time through. Obviously you're going to have a lot of exceptions to the rule, but I can't even watch the theatrical cut of Aliens because I'm only thinking about the stuff that was removed from the longer director's cut. It's better to re-watch a movie with additional material rather than less.
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J. Scott posted:Plus, in a lot of cases, it's good to watch the shorter cuts of films the first time through. Obviously you're going to have a lot of exceptions to the rule, but I can't even watch the theatrical cut of Aliens because I'm only thinking about the stuff that was removed from the longer director's cut. It's better to re-watch a movie with additional material rather than less. The only film I can think of off the top of my head that has a better Extended Cut than Theatrical is The Abyss, which isn't exactly a great movie anyway. On a different note - I really really want to see the supposedly darker edit of Mel Gibson's Payback. They remove the narration, change the score, and change the washout visual effect.
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Red posted:On a different note - I really really want to see the supposedly darker edit of Mel Gibson's Payback. They remove the narration, change the score, and change the washout visual effect. That the only version available on Blu-Ray. I didn't think much of it. It wasn't all that dark besides Mel beating his (I think) wife at the beginning and the end was anti-climatic since they cut everything with Kris Kristoffersen
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doctor thodt posted:Bonus features for The Social Network (tentatively due January) have been revealed: Is it just me or are DVD turnarounds getting shorter?
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doctor thodt posted:How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
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Sporadic posted:That the only version available on Blu-Ray. I didn't think much of it. It wasn't all that dark besides Mel beating his (I think) wife at the beginning and the end was anti-climatic since they cut everything with Kris Kristoffersen Why wouldn't they offer a single Blu-Ray with both versions... ?
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Rocco posted:I feel like I'm the only one legitimately excited for -all- the movies in the Alien box set. I haven't seen Alien Resurrection in years - probably not the entire thing in a decade - and I'm kind of looking forward to watching it again. Never picked up the quadrilogy set so I'd like to check out the other cut of Alien 3 as well. Shimrra Jamaane posted:Is it just me or are DVD turnarounds getting shorter? My assumption in this case is that it's for awards season.
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