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Mustach posted:I have never heard this before your post, but I still trust them (and other review sites as I mentioned) more than anonymous dudes on avsforum. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17716444#post17716444 I think DVD Beaver is great overall at providing an early pre-release peek at classic and cult titles on BD, but you really have to take their screenshots with two or three or more grains of salt. I don't really see anything to differentiate their screen capturing quality from "anonymous dudes on avsforum", since they are basically the same thing except for perhaps a little more affiliate revenue and a little less technical savvy.
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I made a comparison of the blu-ray with the ABC cap from a while back. http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/34803
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OK, the proper captures are stunning. http://fi.somethingawful.com/is/img847/3037/00379m2tssnapshot001209.png http://fi.somethingawful.com/is/img863/6811/00379m2tssnapshot005537.png  I feel bad enough for jumping the gun that I've pre-ordered this.
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Just got home from the premiere screening for the new Taxi Driver restoration. In short: holy god drat. The restoration is pretty mind blowing, to say the least. The color, the soundtrack, basically everything definitely surpassed my expectations. There was a distinct moment a few minutes into the film where I realized I would never see the film look this good again. It was 4k projection (kind of wish it had been a print, but whatevs) and it was essentially perfect. I think this bodes well for the impending blu-ray release.
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zeroordie posted:Just got home from the premiere screening for the new Taxi Driver restoration. The Digital Bits posted a Q&A with Sony's restoration head Grover Crisp: http://thedigitalbits.com/articles/taxidriver/interview.htm Pretty good read on the restoration, plus it's mentioned Lawrence of Arabia is still going to take another year despite scanning being completed.
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Egbert Souse posted:The Digital Bits posted a Q&A with Sony's restoration head Grover Crisp: quote:A: It was a factor, of course, but at Sony Pictures we have had a long-term plan of restoring our library so that it can be made available and also preserved for the future. These films are coming out on Blu-ray and many more are planned. This film, for example, is getting a major re-release (major by older title standards, that is) at AMC theaters around the country that are equipped to project 4K DCPs, and I don't recall a such a wide release like that before, relatively speaking.   gently caress yes.
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Egbert Souse posted:OK, the proper captures are stunning. Your links don't work.
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Criminal Minded posted:
Yeah, I read this the other day. I'm honestly contemplating paying a $50 round-trip bus ticket home from college just so I can go to the theater near my house and see it.
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I've only recently seen Taxi Driver on AMC's showings last month and really enjoyed it. When I found out about the restoration and that the nearest select theater is less than 5 miles from my house, it was a no brainer. Can't wait for next Saturday!
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Some random bitlets of news I haven't seen mentioned here yet: Here is a proper review of Ten Commandments. Apparently on May 10th, the Alien movies will be released separately. New extras on The Incredibles: quote:* The Incredibles Revisited: A roundtable discussion with Writer/Director Brad Bird, Producer John Walker, Story Supervisor Mark Andrews, Supervising Technical Director Rick Sayre, Production Designer Lou Romano, Character Designer Teddy Newton, and Supervising Animator Tony Fucile. Blues Brothers is in the works. The Coen True Grit on June 7th, with 7 featurettes.
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sportsgenius86 posted:all I could think was Ten Commandments, Awesome Show! Great Job! Ya blew it, Paramount.
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Ernest Goes To Camp/Ernest Goes To Jail double pack preorder is only $7.99 on Amazon. Comes out on the 21st http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ASIN=B004HHX9UA
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FitFortDanga posted:Apparently on May 10th, the Alien movies will be released separately.
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Space_Butler posted:I'm not sure if what I read was speculation or official, but I read that the separate releases won't contain all of the bonus features from the anthology. Well the Anthology was 6 discs, with 2 as catch-all bonus discs (i.e., not explicitly tied to any of the 4 films). So common sense says the individual releases will each be 1 disc, with each disc identical to the corresponding individual-movie disc in the Anthology - with none of the content from the 2 catch-all bonus discs represented. People will bitch, but all-around that's pretty reasonable. Neo_Reloaded fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Mar 11, 2011 |
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Sporadic posted:Ernest Goes To Camp/Ernest Goes To Jail double pack preorder is only $7.99 on Amazon. Comes out on the 21st Ordered. Ernest Goes To Camp was one of my favorite childhood movies. I'm sure I'll cringe at all the racism towards Native Americans when I watch it later this month now.
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FitFortDanga posted:
Yep. Okay, sorry I said anything bad Paramount, this is absolutely breathtaking and I am buying it the second I get some money.
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A 5 star rating? It's a lot better than those previous shots posted, but some of the screens there look bad.
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Honest Thief posted:A 5 star rating? It's a lot better than those previous shots posted, but some of the screens there look bad. Which ones? Do note that you should not be equating how the movie looks and how the quality of the movie looks. Some effects from back then are obviously not going to look good in 1080p.
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The worse I've seen would probably be this one http://images.blu-ray.com/reviews/4001_13_large.jpg I could be misremembering how it looked when I first saw it and the black edges being there originally because the movie is more than 50 years old.
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Honest Thief posted:The worse I've seen would probably be this one http://images.blu-ray.com/reviews/4001_13_large.jpg I could be misremembering how it looked when I first saw it and the black edges being there originally because the movie is more than 50 years old. That's about on par with 1950s bluescreen effects. The effects shots were apparently rushed, which is why there's more of a "sore thumb" look.
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Honest Thief posted:The worse I've seen would probably be this one http://images.blu-ray.com/reviews/4001_13_large.jpg I could be misremembering how it looked when I first saw it and the black edges being there originally because the movie is more than 50 years old. Yeah, I figured you were talking about this, and once again, it should not be equated into how the picture quality of the blu-ray looks. Blue screen effects from the 50s, especially rushed ones, will not look good in 1080p. That is not the tranfer's fault.
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FitFortDanga posted:Blues Brothers is in the works. Awesome, this was on Universal's "what should we release on bluray?" (along with Back to the Future) facebook thing forever ago. Where does HDNet usually get their movies from? I saw Slap Shot on it the other day and was wondering if it was just an upconvert or if they really did go ahead and make an HD version with the film. Would they bother with that simply for a broadcast release?
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FitFortDanga posted:New extras on The Incredibles: Very excited about both of these.
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ElwoodCuse posted:Awesome, this was on Universal's "what should we release on bluray?" (along with Back to the Future) facebook thing forever ago. I think the majority of most libraries have HD masters. However, most of them were done in the early 2000s to "futureproof" them, but they look pretty bad compared to the standards for a good HD master these days. Those are the ones you see on HDNet and the shoveled out catalog titles.
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So The Ten Commandments was a good transfer after all, just shows the whole cliche of lies spreading before the truth can put on it's pants can be true on occasion. Is crow acceptable food for Lent since I now feel hungry.
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FitFortDanga posted:Nomanisan Island I've seen The Incredibles like eight times and I can't believe I never spotted this.
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Don't suppose anyone here ever managed to get their hands on the Electroma Blu Ray that was apparently released in the Czech Republic?
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The Illusionist 5/10 The Stunt Man 6/7 The Man From Nowhere is only  at Walmarthttp://www.walmart.com/ip/15570091
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Some Like It Hot - 5/10 The Horse Soldiers - 5/10 The Hustler - 5/17 The Comancheros - 5/17 Platoon - 5/17 Tigerland - 5/24 Also, Miller's Crossing and Raising Arizona are in the works.
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The Hustler is a perfect movie. Some of the best acting ever, B&W CinemaScope, and a great screenplay. Also great to see Some Like It Hot finally out... I had the old non-anamorphic DVD that looked fairly lifeless.
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FitFortDanga posted:Some Like It Hot - 5/10 Wait, what? Really? That's less than two months from now! 
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FitFortDanga posted:The Horse Soldiers - 5/10 No way! ...why?
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FitFortDanga posted:Tigerland - 5/24 Ugh. quote:Also, Miller's Crossing and Raising Arizona are in the works.
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Red posted:Ugh. So on board for The Big Lebowski.
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penismightier posted:No way! It is a good movie and we need more John Ford movies on blu ray.
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MassRayPer posted:It is a good movie and we need more John Ford movies on blu ray. It's just a really really really weird choice for the, like, 4th Ford Blu Ray.
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The Water Life Boxset (fifteen 25 minute episodes from three standalone releases) dropped to $37.99 on Amazon quote:Water Life captures extraordinary locations and intimate animal behavior never before seen on film. Two years in the making, this groundbreaking series takes viewers on an unprecedented visual journey to aquatic ecosystems on five continents to reveal how water shapes and sculpts the landscape and provides food and refuge for an astonishing array of species. This epic series tells water's story as never before to engage viewers in vital discussions about how water must be conserved and preserved. The most educational series ever filmed on planet water, viewers will learn the impact of climate change, pollution and other factors that are changing the environment and affecting each and every one of us. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ASIN=B002EZLO0Y Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 03:40 on Mar 16, 2011 |
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I don't know if anyone would have any information on this, but are the Twilight Zone seasons limited print runs? I noticed that Amazon doesn't sell Season 1 anymore, and that they instead sell through someone else. Should I pick these up soon, and I only ask because, well, they're really drat pricy and I was waiting for them to drop in price.
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GrandpaPants posted:I don't know if anyone would have any information on this, but are the Twilight Zone seasons limited print runs? I noticed that Amazon doesn't sell Season 1 anymore, and that they instead sell through someone else. Should I pick these up soon, and I only ask because, well, they're really drat pricy and I was waiting for them to drop in price. Amazon is selling it (if you click on more buying options, Amazon is down the list with the price set at $77.99) Keep an eye out, The Twilight Zone boxsets popped up in B1G1 sales a few months ago. Could happen again.
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Allegedly the date for the LOTR set is June 28th. This page at Amazon has a comparison chart with all the previous releases.  For those who don't read the Criterion thread, here are the June releases: The Makioka Sisters Black Moon Zazie dans le metro Insignificance Kiss Me Deadly People on Sunday
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