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Criminal Minded posted:Just got back from an AMC showing as well. It was amazing. Did they fix the saturation of the blood at the end? I figured it wouldn't need to be muted now since R rated films get away with a lot more.
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Butthole Prince posted:Did they fix the saturation of the blood at the end? I figured it wouldn't need to be muted now since R rated films get away with a lot more. No, and I'm glad they didn't since A) it would probably end up looking weird as hell 30+ years after the fact and B) Scorsese liked how it looked.
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Butthole Prince posted:Did they fix the saturation of the blood at the end? I figured it wouldn't need to be muted now since R rated films get away with a lot more. The end sequence is as it was first shown theatrically - still muted. The Digital Bits has an interview with Grover Crisp from Sony and this issue is discussed in-depth. The reason for it still being muted is two-fold. One is that they are respecting the original theatrical exhibition - even though it was not Scorsese's original plan for the scene, it is how everyone saw it and everyone involved in this restoration agreed that that was worth respecting. Movies being a product of their time and place, etc. etc. The second issue is that they can't just "undo" the muting - the original negative was shipped off for modifications and presumably destroyed, the studio only received the muted version back. And starting from that muted version, you can't just digitally add the red back to the scene without making everything get a red tint. It's just not possible to reverse the process and get what the original negative really looked like, any digital trickery would be a hack and would be significantly different from the original negative anyway. Both valid reasons, though you are correct that it would no longer be an issue with regards to the MPAA rating.
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Neo_Reloaded posted:The end sequence is as it was first shown theatrically - still muted. The Digital Bits has an interview with Grover Crisp from Sony and this issue is discussed in-depth. The reason for it still being muted is two-fold. One is that they are respecting the original theatrical exhibition - even though it was not Scorsese's original plan for the scene, it is how everyone saw it and everyone involved in this restoration agreed that that was worth respecting. Movies being a product of their time and place, etc. etc. That seems fair. Very excited for when this hits region B but it seems we might not as good a deal on the price as you Yankee Doodles.
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John Dough posted:I haven't actually seen Taxi Driver yet but it's not available until June 6th in region B Raffles posted:That seems fair. Very excited for when this hits region B but it seems we might not as good a deal on the price as you Yankee Doodles. Import that poo poo. The back cover scan indicates that it will be region free.
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Safe Driver posted:Nuts, they showed Taxi Driver at the AMC near me, but it was only playing once at 8:00 tonight and I was working. Pre-ordered that bluray. I heard Taxi Driver was playing at AMC a while ago, but figured it wasn't go to be at the one near my house. I then decided to check last night at 11pm, to notice that not only was it playing near my house, but that I had missed both screenings. 
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For those that saw in the theaters, how big were your audiences? I was severely dissapointed that at my SATURDAY NIGHT showing there was a grand total of SIX people in the theater. Part of my dissapointment is that I'd like to see more old flicks in the theater, but with that kind of turn out, there's no way it can be profitable to continue doing so.
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Taxi Driver isn't exactly a good date movie. First review for King of Kings: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/King-of-Kings-Blu-ray/18904/#Screenshots  
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Patton is getting a re-release in May. Has anybody heard of any news of Fox doing a new transfer or if it will be the same disc in different packaging? - edit And hey, looks like MPI knocked it out of the park with their Sherlock Holmes boxset. http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Sherlock-Holmes-The-Complete-Collection-Blu-ray/19232/#Review Preorder price on Amazon dropped down to $80.99 ($5.78 per movie) 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 19:16 on Mar 23, 2011 |
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Cheesus posted:For those that saw in the theaters, how big were your audiences?
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Looking to pick up a few Criterion releases just for fun. Thinking of getting Days of Heaven and For All Mankind. Are those good choices?
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sportsgenius86 posted:Looking to pick up a few Criterion releases just for fun. Days of Heaven will knock your socks off, it's terrific.
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sportsgenius86 posted:Looking to pick up a few Criterion releases just for fun. Absolutely. The latter isn't a film you'd think would benefit from 1080p, but the grainier 16mm sources benefit from the format. Brian Eno's score is phenominal in 5.1. hitze posted:Tron looks like a pretty good transfer Wow, it's perfect. No messing with film grain and it's clearly 65mm sourced from the regular live-action caps.
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Speaking of TRON, here's the blu-ray review for Legacy: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/TRON-Legacy-Blu-ray/18434/#Review Looks pretty god drat fantastic. Glad I loved the movie, because I would hate not to have such a nice-looking transfer as part of my collection.
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You're all stupid dumb heads if you didn't jump on that Mel Brooks Collection sale. This set is amazing.
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sportsgenius86 posted:Looking to pick up a few Criterion releases just for fun. Yes, but above all else I'd recommend you buy 8 1/2 if you haven't already.
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sportsgenius86 posted:Looking to pick up a few Criterion releases just for fun. Get House/Hausu. I almost want to buy it for you because everyone should own a copy.
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Sporadic posted:- edit And hey, looks like MPI knocked it out of the park with their Sherlock Holmes boxset. I'm so tempted. I like most of the movies, but I don't like any of them. Still, less than $6 each, and a nice compact package. Eh, gently caress it. Now that I've got car payments to worry about I need to curb my impulse Blu-Ray spending.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll probably grab Days of Heaven, For All Mankind, 8 1/2 and House in the next month or so. Love getting per diem money then having work pay for everything any way.
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sportsgenius86 posted:Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll probably grab Days of Heaven, For All Mankind, 8 1/2 and House in the next month or so. If you have a Netflix account try out Paris, Texas. I thought it was amazing but it isn't for everybody.
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Scarface September 6th http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=6070
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ultraviolence123 posted:Scarface September 6th gently caress. Yes. This, Red Dawn, True Lies, Conan, and Once Upon a Time in the West have been my most-anticipated movies.
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So Firefly is only $31 on amazon right now. In case you're like me and haven't bought it yet. http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Complete-Blu-ray-Nathan-Fillion/dp/B001EN71CW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301007676&sr=8-1 Ah! I had a random $15 credit they used so I got it for $17. What a great day. Kingtheninja fucked around with this message at 00:36 on Mar 25, 2011 |
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Ugh I just came out of my study-cave for the term and I'm dropping coin everywhere on all these glorious blu rays. I just picked up Nausicaa, its beautiful. I also just preordered the gently caress out of Taxi Driver. Am I being ridiculous for thinking that this is the ugliest loving cover I have ever seen? 
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Silber posted:Am I being ridiculous for thinking that this is the ugliest loving cover I have ever seen? Did you see the Great Dictator cover?
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Silber posted:Ugh I just came out of my study-cave for the term and I'm dropping coin everywhere on all these glorious blu rays. I just picked up Nausicaa, its beautiful. I also just preordered the gently caress out of Taxi Driver. I kind of like it.  Is this any good? I've never heard of this film but reading up on it, its based on a Tanizaki novel and now I'm intrigued.
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I like the eyeball/mountain cover, and it'll probably make more sense in print anyways. The Dictator one is unbelievably awful, and being in print won't save it simply because it doesn't make sense. One way it's Chaplin with a goiter/kerchief, the other way it's Hitler puking into a hat.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:I like the eyeball/mountain cover, and it'll probably make more sense in print anyways. The Dictator one is unbelievably awful, and being in print won't save it simply because it doesn't make sense. One way it's Chaplin with a goiter/kerchief, the other way it's Hitler puking into a hat. I see it more as Hitler with a tiny body. Just picture tiny-bodied Hitler waddling around and the cover becomes much better.
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Sporadic posted:Did you see the Great Dictator cover? This is in no way even close to as bad as the Makioka Sisters' cover. At least this included even the slightest amount of creativity.
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Wow, what a bargain! The limited to 1000, Scarface limited edition humidor is only $699.99 on Amazon, that's 40% off!!! It really is the worst special edition release I have heard of so far. What is the appeal of, what is basically, a $675.50 Scarface themed humidor? quote:Additionally, for the ultimate collector and cigar enthusiast, a hand-crafted Scarface-themed humidor will be made available in an exclusive, never-before-available, limited gift set edition. Created by the renowned Daniel Marshall, the humidor's exterior is hand painted and polished with the Marshall's trademark "1000 coat brilliant finish." The interior – made with untreated Spanish cedar – will properly condition and age approximately 100 cigars at optimal humidity levels. Limited to 1,000 worldwide and priced at $999.99, each individually numbered humidor comes embellished with custom medallions inspired by the iconic film and includes a certificate of authenticity. I wish they would have transfer the original Scarface to HD instead of just including it on DVD. quote:Special features ------------ sportsgenius86 posted:This is in no way even close to as bad as the Makioka Sisters' cover. At least this included even the slightest amount of creativity. I don't know. Minus the middle part, it looks like something I would have made in MS Paint when I was a kid. Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 17:33 on Mar 25, 2011 |
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I guess there's no accounting for taste because I enjoy both, the Chaplin one far more. It's no "giant-heads-floating-over-a-backdrop" but they've got appeal.
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Sporadic posted:I don't know. Minus the middle part, it looks like something I would have made in MS Paint when I was a kid. That's very true. The other one is literally four triangles put together though. Drawing that stupid Hitler hair on the Great Dictator takes more time and effort than the entire Makioka Sisters cover.
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