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sursumdeorsum posted:I want to buy a Hitchcock blu ray, but have only seen Psycho and would like to get something else. What is a good non Psycho Hitchcock blu ray recommendation? Your only option at the moment is North by Northwest.
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North by Northwest is one of the most fun experiences I've had with a blu-ray disc.
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Feb 27, 2011 08:30
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Fag Boy Jim posted:Notorious isn't getting enough love It's not on Blu-Ray. Neither is Vertigo, Rear Window, or The Birds. Am I the only one who read the entire post?
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Feb 27, 2011 11:10
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The 39 Steps has a UK edition, but it seems to be quite mediocre. You can count on Criterion eventually putting out The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, and Foreign Correspondent. Warner is supposed to release Dial M for Murder in 3-D by the end of the year. Rear Window is going to be a tough one to bring to HD. It's a grainy film due to the early Eastmancolor stock and Universal's usual mastering will not be kind.
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Feb 27, 2011 17:51
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FitFortDanga posted:It's not on Blu-Ray. Neither is Vertigo, Rear Window, or The Birds. Am I the only one who read the entire post? Everyone saw "Hitchcock" and jumped.
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Feb 27, 2011 17:55
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Even though it's DVD only, the Fox and Universal box sets are must-haves. Fox is especially great for having the first R1 editions of The Lodger, Sabotage, and Young & Innocent in fully restored versions. Their remasters of Rebecca, Notorious, and Spellbound are even better than Criterion's editions.
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Fag Boy Jim posted:Notorious isn't getting enough love I thought it was a great handling of Biggie, but I have a major complaint - they got the intersection where he was shot wrong! I live right there, they had him going the wrong way!
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Feb 27, 2011 22:58
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NeuroticErotica posted:I thought it was a great handling of Biggie, but I have a major complaint - they got the intersection where he was shot wrong! I live right there, they had him going the wrong way! ...Back and to the left.
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Feb 27, 2011 23:14
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sursumdeorsum posted:I want to buy a Hitchcock blu ray, but have only seen Psycho and would like to get something else. What is a good non Psycho Hitchcock blu ray recommendation? Vertigo and Dial M for Murder are two of my most favorite movies. Absolutely perfect from beginning to end. e: Oh, blu ray. Then ... I dunno.
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Feb 27, 2011 23:47
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Have you guys started purchasing movies in Blu-ray format whenever possible, or do you still buy DVD's of movies that are availible in Bluray? I'm asking because the past year or so, I've started to expand my movie collection pretty drastically, but I've recently decided that any movie made 2010 and onwards I'll buy in Bluray. I don't even have a Bluray player, but I figure it's the way the future is, and I may as well start investing in it. They are so drat expensive though, for the price of three-four Bluray titles I could probably get 7-8 DVD's. I guess it also has to do with that a lot of the Bluray titles are fairly new releases, while my DVD selections are movies from 2004 and the 80s and poo poo.
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csidle posted:Have you guys started purchasing movies in Blu-ray format whenever possible, or do you still buy DVD's of movies that are availible in Bluray? I'm asking because the past year or so, I've started to expand my movie collection pretty drastically, but I've recently decided that any movie made 2010 and onwards I'll buy in Bluray. I don't even have a Bluray player, but I figure it's the way the future is, and I may as well start investing in it. They are so drat expensive though, for the price of three-four Bluray titles I could probably get 7-8 DVD's. I guess it also has to do with that a lot of the Bluray titles are fairly new releases, while my DVD selections are movies from 2004 and the 80s and poo poo. I still do DVD's because I don't have a BR player and I just started amassing a decent collection  and also, I watched Inception on Blu-ray and I didn't like how it looked. I thought I would adjust but I never did, and was basically just wanting to watch it in the theater again. The movement seems strange, almost like it's too smooth or too quick or something. And the lighting is also strange, and it gives this real "they are on a movie set" feeling that permeated every indoor scene.
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FitFortDanga posted:Your only option at the moment is North by Northwest. Wow. 2 seconds of research would have answered that question for me. Sorry for asking such a dumb question guys. Thank you for your recommendations, I'll check them all out.
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csidle posted:Have you guys started purchasing movies in Blu-ray format whenever possible, or do you still buy DVD's of movies that are availible in Bluray? I'm asking because the past year or so, I've started to expand my movie collection pretty drastically, but I've recently decided that any movie made 2010 and onwards I'll buy in Bluray. I don't even have a Bluray player, but I figure it's the way the future is, and I may as well start investing in it. They are so drat expensive though, for the price of three-four Bluray titles I could probably get 7-8 DVD's. I guess it also has to do with that a lot of the Bluray titles are fairly new releases, while my DVD selections are movies from 2004 and the 80s and poo poo. Personally, I have and would not purchase another dvd unless it was the only format available for a film. Im just in love with blu ray, I don't need to toot its horn here, but I'd have to say that once you switch over you will never go back. I'd say if you plan on switching, buy the blu ray since it is the format you truly want, and won't need to purchase a 2nd copy to replace the dvd you never should have bought. I buy my blu rays from amazon and usually dont pay anymore than 12 or 15 dollars at most. A lot of people sell used blu rays on there with the condition listed. I just stick with the ones listed as in "like new" condition. You can find many for under 9 dollars sold directly from Amazon, as well.
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FitFortDanga posted:It's not on Blu-Ray. Neither is Vertigo, Rear Window, or The Birds. Am I the only one who read the entire post? http://www.amazon.com/Rear-Window-Blu-ray-James-Stewart/dp/B00466HN9K Is this not a real Blu-Ray? (Seriously, I'm asking). Edit: Haha it's not because it doesn't actually exist yet.
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the Bunt posted:The movement seems strange, almost like it's too smooth or too quick or something. And the lighting is also strange, and it gives this real "they are on a movie set" feeling that permeated every indoor scene. If you are having a problem with the motion/smoothness of playback than you may want to look for and turn off the motion interpolation setting on your TV. With this turned off there should be nothing about a Blu Ray that causes it to run smoother or quicker than a DVD, and many people who complain about the above problem are able to solve it this way. Look here for what the commercial name of frame interpolation might be called on your set: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_interpolation#HDTV
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John Williams has done an incredible amount of original soundtracks, many of them instantly recognizable and classic. But, what is generally considered his worst one?
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Crows Turn Off posted:John Williams has done an incredible amount of original soundtracks, many of them instantly recognizable and classic. But, what is generally considered his worst one? This question rules. I don't know about his worst, but Jaws 2, The Lost World, and Attack of the Clones are probably his most uninspired. Just the theme from the first movie and a bunch of bullshit.
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penismightier posted:This question rules. I don't know about his worst, but Jaws 2, The Lost World, and Attack of the Clones are probably his most uninspired. Just the theme from the first movie and a bunch of bullshit. Honestly, I'd probably go with Attack of the Clones for this. I can at least remember some stuff outside the main theme for the other two.
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Harry Potter is a pretty mixed bag. The main theme and Fawkes' theme are awesome, but a lot of it just sounds like he rehashed the score from Home Alone.
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In True Romance Christian Slater is guided by Elvis Val Kilmer and we never really see his face. Is this a reference to something else? Because the comic book "Preacher" came out that same year and it also uses this trope where the main character is guided by John Wayne, but Wayne's face is never shown. Not so much the "Spiritual Advisor" side of things, but because both films explicitly never show the face of the person.
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Feb 28, 2011 19:30
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penismightier posted:The Lost World
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Rake Arms posted:Harry Potter is a pretty mixed bag. The main theme and Fawkes' theme are awesome, but a lot of it just sounds like he rehashed the score from Home Alone. Thank you! I thought I was the only one who noticed this.
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Feb 28, 2011 20:35
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In Ed Wood, Ed and his friends go to the premiere of "Bride of the Atom", and the audience is completely crazy and out of control. The film hasn't even started yet. I've always felt stupid, and maybe I am, for having no idea why the crowd is going nuts. Any help?
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Das Ende posted:In Ed Wood, Ed and his friends go to the premiere of "Bride of the Atom", and the audience is completely crazy and out of control. The film hasn't even started yet. I've always felt stupid, and maybe I am, for having no idea why the crowd is going nuts. Any help? I haven't seen it in years, but isn't the premiere running late?
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Feb 28, 2011 21:54
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penismightier posted:I haven't seen it in years, but isn't the premiere running late? Yes it is. The crowd is going crazy because they've been waiting for a long time.
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Can we officially declare Ed Wood the best Tim Burton movie?
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Binowru posted:Yes it is. The crowd is going crazy because they've been waiting for a long time. That's it? Okay. It just seemed a bit bizarre and out of hand, but okay. And yeah, it's easily the best Tim Burton film. Except mmaayybe Batman Returns.
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penismightier posted:Can we officially declare Ed Wood the best Tim Burton movie? Pretty much. The only one that comes close for me is Big Fish...But I haven't seen that one since it came out.
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penismightier posted:Can we officially declare Ed Wood the best Tim Burton movie? No it's Batman.
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csidle posted:Have you guys started purchasing movies in Blu-ray format whenever possible, or do you still buy DVD's of movies that are availible in Bluray? I'm asking because the past year or so, I've started to expand my movie collection pretty drastically, but I've recently decided that any movie made 2010 and onwards I'll buy in Bluray. I don't even have a Bluray player, but I figure it's the way the future is, and I may as well start investing in it. They are so drat expensive though, for the price of three-four Bluray titles I could probably get 7-8 DVD's. I guess it also has to do with that a lot of the Bluray titles are fairly new releases, while my DVD selections are movies from 2004 and the 80s and poo poo. I have a blu-ray player, but I still buy a lot of DVDs when they're really, really cheap. There are a ton of movies that I always liked but would never pay full price for, and now they're on DVD for three or four dollars. I wouldn't pay $20-30 for a blu-ray of What About Bob?, but I would sure as hell pay $2.99 for it on DVD. And when it comes out on blu-ray for $2.99, I'll upgrade.
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csidle posted:I've recently decided that any movie made 2010 and onwards I'll buy in Bluray. Are you aware that a movie made in the 1930s will probably look just as much better on BluRay over DVD than a movie made last year?
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Feb 28, 2011 22:40
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InfiniteZero posted:Are you aware that a movie made in the 1930s will probably look just as much better on BluRay over DVD than a movie made last year?
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Feb 28, 2011 22:48
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I only ever buy anything on DVD anymore if there's absolutely no chance of it coming out on BluRay. For example, the TV show Archer's first season was only available on DVD.
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Feb 28, 2011 22:49
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Das Ende posted:And yeah, it's easily the best Tim Burton film. Except mmaayybe Batman Returns. Yeah I like the cut of your jib.
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Feb 28, 2011 22:50
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csidle posted:Yes. What is your reasoning for only buying movies made after 2009 on BluRay? Is it just arbitrary? New format for new films?
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Feb 28, 2011 23:16
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InfiniteZero posted:What is your reasoning for only buying movies made after 2009 on BluRay? Is it just arbitrary? New format for new films? He didn't say he wouldn't buy pre-2010 movies on Blu-Ray.
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Feb 28, 2011 23:32
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muscles like this? posted:I only ever buy anything on DVD anymore if there's absolutely no chance of it coming out on BluRay. For example, the TV show Archer's first season was only available on DVD. I buy DVDs primarily because I love to show my movies to people, but nobody I know has really bothered with BluRay players so I'm kind of hosed.
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Can anybody recommend books or even videos online that I could watch to understand better the language of film? I'm not interested in making movies, I just want to be able to better understand the thought process behind shots. I do my own armchair analysis but I'd like to speed up my education instead of simply absorbing more movies and winging it.
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