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This is interesting. Looks like MPI Home Video is releasing Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection on March 29 As far as I can tell, it is the same thing as this boxset they already released on DVD. quote:The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection stars Basil Rathbone as the legendary Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as the venerable Dr. John H. Watson. Amazon review of the DVDs posted:The UCLA Theatre Archives did an award-winning job in restoring and thus preserving these great films from 35mm master copies into the digital format, sometimes literally being forced to piece together the celluloid remnants that they found. Preorder is up on Amazon for $90.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GSVXDA?ie=UTF8&tag=evdaisafi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004GSVXDA Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 20:03 on Dec 25, 2010 |
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Awesome, I've heard the films are mostly terrific. Great to see more classics hit Blu-Ray. From looking at UCLA's database, most of the Universal films (the first few were made at Fox) were restored from the nitrate camera and soundtrack negatives. As long as they're not DVNR'd to death like Becket, the films should look fantastic.
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Dec 25, 2010 21:25
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Egbert Souse posted:Awesome, I've heard the films are mostly terrific. Great to see more classics hit Blu-Ray. I've seen them all, and actually they're mostly mediocre. But I still kind of want the set, I have a soft spot for them. $90 might be more than I'm willing to spend on it, though.
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Dec 25, 2010 22:25
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I got the Alien Anthology and the Avatar: Collector's Edition from my Grandma, and Twilight Zone Season 1 from my girlfriend for Christmas. I can't wait to watch them tomorrow.
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Dec 25, 2010 23:12
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GonSmithe posted:I got the Alien Anthology and the Avatar: Collector's Edition from my Grandma, and Twilight Zone Season 1 from my girlfriend for Christmas. I can't wait to watch them tomorrow. Yeah, well Merry loving Christmas!  Seriously though that's awesome, congrats!  No such thing for me for Christmas this year (wife and I just decided to give some money to the Salvation Army) but I'm planning on buying some blu's on Boxing Day. If someone has a Canadian Walmart nearby that doesn't suck (raises hand) they're doing their 2/$10, 2/$15, 2/$20 and 2/$25 sale starting tomorrow. Saw some scans of a flyer someone posted and some of the movies that will be available: 2 for $10: Se7en (lovely Alliance Atlantis 1080i release) Twister The Corpse Bride Requiem (is that the title?) 2 for $15: Training Day Ghost Rider Terminator 3 2 for $20: The Dark Knight Twilight: New Moon Wolverine Kick-rear end a Harry Potter film (can't tell which one, not a great scan) 2 for $25: Taken Forrest Gump Movies at $14.95: Michael Jackson: This Is It 2012 Sherlock Holmes Robin Hood (the one with Crowe) a few others I can't recognize Hopefully there will be a bigger/better selection than what is shown in the flyer I saw. Last year I bought 6 James Bond films at $10 each, it was a nice surprise. Merry Christmas, everyone, and good luck on your Boxing Day purchases.
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Dec 26, 2010 02:06
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Cherokee Jack posted:Se7en (lovely Alliance Atlantis 1080i release) Not only is Se7en 1080i but it is open matte (so 1.78:1 instead of 2.35:1)
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Dec 26, 2010 02:20
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Sporadic posted:Not only is Se7en 1080i but it is open matte (so 1.78:1 instead of 2.35:1) Good job, Alliance.  The other day I bought the original Day the Earth Stood Still and it looks really good. I just wish there were a lot more older films available in this format. That Humphrey Bogart collection that was released not too long ago would have been even better if there was a blu-ray version of it.
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Dec 26, 2010 02:46
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Sporadic posted:I was able to access the menu but even after changing it to 7-2, it is still rejecting my Region B Blu-Rays (tried both The Crow and 9 Songs). I don't know what I could be doing wrong.
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Dec 26, 2010 05:27
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BajaBurrito posted:Rejected as in getting the "this disc is region coded" screen or just not playing at all? I'm pretty sure both The Crow and 9 Songs UK discs are encoded at 1080i50 which is not supported by many U.S. televisions. Getting a "this disc is region coded" error. Guess I'll try Baraka and see if it works.
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Dec 26, 2010 05:53
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I remember there was some talk about which of the cuts of the different Alien movies to watch. Was there a consensus?
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KingKapalone posted:I remember there was some talk about which of the cuts of the different Alien movies to watch. Was there a consensus? My personal preference is directors/producers cuts for all of them except Alien Resurrection because the longer cut is even dumber than the original. All the added scenes are all horribly acted by the people who play the crew of the Betty and DeStefano guy has some of the STUPIDEST lines I've ever had to listen to. I've actually seen some people argue in favor of the theatrical cut of Aliens saying they added too many pointless scenes and that honestly just blows my mind how anyone could think that. Alien is actually one minute shorter in the directors cut IIRC because Scott tightened up some of the pacing.
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Dec 26, 2010 06:39
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KingKapalone posted:I remember there was some talk about which of the cuts of the different Alien movies to watch. Was there a consensus? Alien - No/Not much different Aliens - Yes, with caveats and a few objectors Alien 3 - Yes Alien Resurrection - Who Cares
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Dec 26, 2010 06:40
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In genreal it behooves you to see the theatrical Alien and Aliens first, and workprint Alien 3. Aliens director's cut is really cool but the pacing is problematic, and Alien director's cut is whatever. Alien 3, however, really needs to be looked as an incomplete movie like Mr. Arkadin, and the workprint is the closest we'll get to what it would've been.
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Dec 26, 2010 07:32
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I really dislike the Director's Cut of Alien. The added scenes would be a little interesting out of context, but the way they're inserted into the film completely destroy the pacing and sort of warp some of the character motivations. Most of the scenes are reworked to better effect in the sequels, anyway.
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Dec 26, 2010 08:38
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Four Lions is getting a US release March 8 from Magnolia
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Dec 26, 2010 16:07
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Best Buy has a pretty good 2 for $23 sale on some Universal titles right now. Of note (and probably a mistake): Coraline 3D Coraline Collector's Edition Hellboy 2 Collector's Edition Wanted Collector's Edition There's some other good stuff in there though, and for only $11.50 apiece. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...=3594900&loc=01
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Dec 26, 2010 16:49
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Hooray, I'm broke!  Made the Boxing Day Walmart trek (not that many people yet, everyone was well behaved but I guess you get that in a small town) and returned with the following for $240: Kick-rear end Goodfellas Stargate (15th anniversary) Star Trek II Star Trek IV Donnie Brasco The Godfather Forrest Gump Fight Club District 9 Zombieland Sherlock Holmes Scott Pilgrim Cloverfield War of the Worlds Minority Report Lord of the Rings Trilogy X-Men Trilogy Rather not have X-Men: The Last Stand but the trilogy set was only $20 so I can't really complain.
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Dec 26, 2010 17:16
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doctor thodt posted:March Oh hey, look what else: 
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Dec 26, 2010 18:09
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The Social Network is up on Amazon for pre-order, $22.99
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Dec 26, 2010 18:13
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Got a pretty good haul for Christmas. Gifts: Avatar Collector's Edition Back To The Future Trilogy Bought: Beauty and the Beast A Bug's Life Inception Scott Pilgrim Have so far watched the first Back To The Future and Beauty and the Beast. I thought BTTF was impressive but BATB is loving stunning and if you haven't bought it for shame on you, buy it immediately!
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Adrianics posted:I thought BTTF was impressive but BATB is loving stunning and if you haven't bought it for shame on you, buy it immediately! I bought BATB the other week and while I haven't had a chance to watch it yet I did check out a few scenes and yeah, it's stunning. My wife got a $30 Walmart card for Christmas and I'm trying to talk her into buying the Fantasia blu-ray. I can't remember the name of the forum but there's a Disney forum (DVDizzy or something?) where people freak out over any little change/enhancement/whatever done to Disney films on blu-ray. There was one or two people who claimed that their VHS copy of Sleeping Beauty was better than the blu-ray version because the picture was "softer" and the colors more "natural" or something like that. Yeah.
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Cherokee Jack posted:I can't remember the name of the forum but there's a Disney forum (DVDizzy or something?) where people freak out over any little change/enhancement/whatever done to Disney films on blu-ray. There was one or two people who claimed that their VHS copy of Sleeping Beauty was better than the blu-ray version because the picture was "softer" and the colors more "natural" or something like that. Yeah. Had an excellent year for blu-ray. My family and extended family knows I collect a lot of blu-rays, so they made me take pictures of my collection and send it to them, so they'd know what NOT to get me, in addition to my normal suggestion. I was genuinely surprised at some of the picks they gave me. I ended up getting: Alien Anthology Back to the Future Trilogy Deadwood: The Complete Series How To Train Your Dragon Psycho Rome: The Complete Series Videodrome Can't wait to finally sit down and watch any of these, or just get back to buying blu-rays. Abstaining from buying blus for the past month or so has been like quitting smoking for me.
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I got two copies of the Alien Anthology for Christmas. Alien might be my favorite movie, but I'm not sure I love it enough to watch it two times at once. I was thinking of grabbing Inception and Fallout New Vegas when I return it, but the Toy Story boxset looks mighty tempting...
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Cherokee Jack posted:I bought BATB the other week and while I haven't had a chance to watch it yet I did check out a few scenes and yeah, it's stunning. My wife got a $30 Walmart card for Christmas and I'm trying to talk her into buying the Fantasia blu-ray. Unless it's from a trusted expert on film/video (i.e. Robert Harris, Richard May, etc) on a message board - you're most likely reading drivel with comments like that. From what I've read, Fantasia is actually quite accurate. Ever since they started working exclusively with 4K off the 3-strip negatives (back in 2003 for Bambi), they go back to original prints and artwork to use as reference for color timing. There's no way to perfectly simulate Technicolor prints in digital formats, but it's not like they're winging it, either.
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Egbert Souse posted:Unless it's from a trusted expert on film/video (i.e. Robert Harris, Richard May, etc) on a message board - you're most likely reading drivel with comments like that. I kind of realized that. They're loving morons. quote:From what I've read, Fantasia is actually quite accurate. Ever since they started working exclusively with 4K off the 3-strip negatives (back in 2003 for Bambi), they go back to original prints and artwork to use as reference for color timing. There's no way to perfectly simulate Technicolor prints in digital formats, but it's not like they're winging it, either. Lowry digital does the majority of film restorations, correct? If so, how closely do they work in conjunction with companies like Disney? Get access to the artwork and the like that you mentioned? It's probably a dumb question, but I need to get my dumb questions out of the way for 2010. Oh god, I forgot how spergy the posters are at the blu-ray.com forums. Someone was quite upset at not getting a slip cover for Nightmare on Elm Street.  Someone else drove to four different Future Shops, to no avail, trying to find Sherlock Holmes for $10. I bought mine at WM for $15, saving the hassle of driving store-to-store.
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Cherokee Jack posted:I kind of realized that. They're loving morons. I went to like 10 wal-marts in the last month with the pre-wrapped copies of Sherlock Holmes for $10.
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sportsgenius86 posted:I went to like 10 wal-marts in the last month with the pre-wrapped copies of Sherlock Holmes for $10. I hope your job involves going to Wal-Mart in some capacity.
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sportsgenius86 posted:I went to like 10 wal-marts in the last month with the pre-wrapped copies of Sherlock Holmes for $10.  He's Canadian.
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Cherokee Jack posted:Oh god, I forgot how spergy the posters are at the blu-ray.com forums. Someone was quite upset at not getting a slip cover for Nightmare on Elm Street.
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Can someone explain to me the hate for slipcovers? Is it because they kinda bend too easily unless you try to not be a barbarian and actually put them away/take them out softly? Or is there some other  reason I'm missing? Because honestly, slip covers are some of my favorite things. They add a nice flash to most blu-rays, or more of an overall sleekness.
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Because they cover them in stickers, they break up the flush look of a row of normal cases, they bend and scratch easily, and most times they're just the same image as the actual cover art but with a ton of critic quotes plastered all over. I typically throw them out unless they're part of the case, like the Star Trek one.
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:Because they cover them in stickers, they break up the flush look of a row of normal cases, they bend and scratch easily, and most times they're just the same image as the actual cover art but with a ton of critic quotes plastered all over. I throw all mine out unless they have different art (like Star Trek and I think the Dark Knight). Even those I only keep reluctantly.
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Asnorban posted:I throw all mine out unless they have different art (like Star Trek and I think the Dark Knight). Even those I only keep reluctantly. I keep all of mine just because I am anal, but I wouldn't lose any sleep if I lost one I guess unless it was one of those cases that look retarded without the slip cover like Iron Man/Transformers/Star Trek....ect.
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I put all of my discs in binders and throw away the cases, including Criterions. Not really
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Egbert Souse posted:I put all of my discs in binders and throw away the cases, including Criterions. I did this for most of my movies because I moved a lot during college and having some cases wasn't worth the hassle of moving them (and the shelf space required to display them) a couple times a year.
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:Because they cover them in stickers, they break up the flush look of a row of normal cases, they bend and scratch easily, and most times they're just the same image as the actual cover art but with a ton of critic quotes plastered all over. And this is less spergy than the slipcover lovers? I like them just fine - some of the shiny or embossed ones are visually appealing, while others really add nothing and I wouldn't miss em if they were gone. But I'd never make a BD purchase decision over them, and I'd certainly never buy them by themselves. Those are the two things that really make me think "What the gently caress." There are people at blu-ray.com that literally buy JUST the slipcovers and have those as a collection unto themselves, totally independently of the Blu-ray Discs they're supposed to come with. We're talking Santa Paws and Tinker Bell slips here too. Creeeepy.
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Neo_Reloaded posted:And this is less spergy than the slipcover lovers? I never said that, I was just giving my reasons for disliking them. I'll admit that I can be very anal about cases and how things look on shelves, I like uniformity with that stuff and slip covers gently caress that up.
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They take up precious millimeters of shelf space, too.
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I've read the Blu-ray versions of Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness aren't that great. True? Also, is there any word on when The Big Lebowski and Jurassic Park will be released? Or the Lord of the Rings Extended Editions?
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Paul_Klein posted:Or the Lord of the Rings Extended Editions? The prevailing theory is that they'll be tied in with the Hobbit theatrical release.
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