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logo dweeb posted:Fortunately I have a 720p recording of an HDTV broadcast and I will stay with that copy and bin the blu-ray. What?! I mean, yeah, sure, the 70s Warners logo was like, mega-awesome, but what?! This tech boob is gonna dump his 1080 blu-ray for a compressed 720 tv broadcast because of a logo replacement?
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May 27, 2011 20:59
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I love that The Ladd Company logo that appears on Once Upon A Time In America, it's all 80s as poo poo I also associate the Gulf+Western version of the Paramount logo with Good Things Logochat
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Magic Hate Ball posted:What?! I mean, yeah, sure, the 70s Warners logo was like, mega-awesome, but what?! This tech boob is gonna dump his 1080 blu-ray for a compressed 720 tv broadcast because of a logo replacement? This is one of the most pathetic things I've ever heard in my life. The blu-ray forum post that is, not Magic Hate Ball's. Quantum of Phallus fucked around with this message at 23:16 on May 27, 2011 |
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May 27, 2011 22:47
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Quantum of Phallus posted:This is one of the most pathetic things I've ever heard in my life. I was watching Fringe 720p broadcasts for quite a while. Then bought the Bluray discs. Lets just say I never noticed Olivia had freckles... That man is full on crazy. Who cares about logos? I want to see the drat film!
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May 27, 2011 22:52
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Blu-Ray.com on Barry Lyndon, logos be damned.
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May 28, 2011 00:38
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Can you guys recommend me a quality BD player with Netflix streaming capabilities in the <$150 range? I had a PS3 and it kicked the bucket on me, and I don't feel like dropping the money on a new one since I don't really play ps3 games anymore.
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May 28, 2011 02:00
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hitze posted:The compressed Japanese broadcast of Back to the Future is better than the Blu-Ray So's the broadcast version of 'Ghostbusters'. I don't mind admitting part of my collection is made up of broadcast versions. I got 'Slap Shot', 'The Taking of the Pelham 123' and 'The Warriors'. To my knowledge these aren't actually out on Blu-Ray, and in the case of The Warriors there's no way in hell i'm buying that terrible loving Director's Cut.
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SKEET SKEET posted:Can you guys recommend me a quality BD player with Netflix streaming capabilities in the <$150 range? I had a PS3 and it kicked the bucket on me, and I don't feel like dropping the money on a new one since I don't really play ps3 games anymore.
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I'm finally getting a chance to watch some of the Criterion blu-rays I picked off of Amazon a few weeks back and Blow Out may be one of the finest restorations I've ever seen. I was absolutely stunned by how pristine it looked, especially considering it was filmed during an era where most movies had a hazy, dirty look to them. The movie itself was amazing, too. Definitely a blind buy that paid off in every respect.
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Oh no, Blu-Ray.com confirmed in their review that the Stanley Kubrick boxset uses the poo poo Universal disc of Spartacus. What a shame. I was really hoping that Warner would clean it up. http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Stanley-Kubrick-Limited-Edition-Collection-Blu-ray/20820/#Review I guess I should just grab the standalone of Dr. Strangelove/Lolita/Barry Lyndon and call it a day. I already have the others on HD-DVD.
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May 29, 2011 19:14
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So are none of the blu-rays in the set new restorations?
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Criminal Minded posted:So are none of the blu-rays in the set new restorations? They're all just the previous releases packaged together.
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May 29, 2011 19:37
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Depending on the price it may still be worth it to get the set since I only own Eyes Wide Shut and The Shining, but I couldn't care less about special features generally, so we'll see.
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May 29, 2011 19:40
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I don't know if any of you are The Cure fans but the price on their Trilogy Blu-Ray dropped down to $15.99 They play the albums Pornography, Disintegration and Bloodflowers. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ASIN=B001NP8PQW
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Harlock posted:This is something I'm genuinely interested in, but will probably wait for the reviews on. ESPN's 30-for-30 documentary series is being put on BD. It's a Best Buy exclusive starting today (of all things). Best Buy has this in-store and on-line for 74.99 for those looking to pick it up at a lower price point.
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I'm quite interested in this. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stanley-Kubrick-Visionary-Filmmaker-Collection/dp/B004MW57KA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1307002694&sr=8-1 It's a Kubrick blu ray collection. It is missing one or two movies, notably Dr. Strangelove but still seems like a decent collection. Does anyone know how the transfers are? Any good?
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They're (almost definitely) the same transfers as can be found on the Warner discs, which are pretty good transfers. You can see screencaps on DVDBeaver or Blu-Ray.com. Nothing to get excited about (except for 2001 Kubrick's films are pretty grainy) but a big improvement on the DVDs.
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henpod posted:I'm quite interested in this. The American version of that has Dr. Strangelove and Spartacus but it is $5 cheaper before shipping to just buy the UK boxset plus the standalone version of the other two if you are in the UK.
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I'll just leave these main feature vs. documentary screenshots here.
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Jun 2, 2011 17:11
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What the loving gently caress? It's like they obviously did a good job of restoring it and then...didn't use it  ?
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frumpsnake posted:I'll just leave these main feature vs. documentary screenshots here. What documentary is that from? I thought the Kubrick doc in the new Clockwork Orange set was in standard def.
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Jun 2, 2011 19:54
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"Turning Like Clockwork", it's a featurette on the very same disc.
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Bought the Alien Anthology off Amazon.co.uk, and it came in an actual case, not the paper sleeve thing like I thought it would, which is a pleasant surprise. Another bonus is that it cost $33 US shipped, which is as much as it would have cost off amazon.com for just Alien and Aliens, so I'm getting all the bonus materials and Alien 3 and Resurrection for free. Sweet deal. Have only watched the first two so far and they look fantastic, and the disk swapping feature that skips all the menus and stuff at the beginning of the next movie is awesome, I hope they put that in every movie series from here on.
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Quantum of Phallus posted:What the loving gently caress? The early press release indicated A Clockwork Orange would be from a new 4K transfer on both the digibook and box set. It ended up being the exact same master as the existing Blu-Ray. Also, Kino-Lorber confirmed Eisenstein's Strike and David Holzman's Diary for August. Also, also, I picked up Once Upon a Time in the West and it's one of the best HD transfers I've ever seen. Argh, one more edit: Best Buy apparently has exclusives for the '67 Casino Royale, Back to School, and The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3. Egbert Souse fucked around with this message at 05:29 on Jun 3, 2011 |
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Egbert Souse posted:Also, Kino-Lorber confirmed Eisenstein's Strike and David Holzman's Diary for August. Awesome. Strike is amazing, and I wouldn't mind giving Holzman a second look.
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Oh my, that's a thing of beauty. I'll buy it; I just need someone to do Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible now, and then I can wow all the ladies with my thorough hi-def Eisenstein collection.
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Kull the Conqueror posted:Oh my, that's a thing of beauty. I'll buy it; I just need someone to do Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible now, and then I can wow all the ladies with my thorough hi-def Eisenstein collection. Criterion's DVDs look fantastic despite being interlaced. Mosfilm seems to have beautiful film elements to work from.
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Amazon has the 2 disc version of Apocalypse Now on sale for $13. Not sure if that is great compared to what it normally goes for there, but I saw it the other day at Target for $29. You can either surf, or you can fight!
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SKEET SKEET posted:Amazon has the 2 disc version of Apocalypse Now on sale for $13. Not sure if that is great compared to what it normally goes for there, but I saw it the other day at Target for $29. I'd suggest getting the three disc version if possible. It has the Hearts Of Darkness documentary in HD.
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Sporadic posted:I'd suggest getting the three disc version if possible. It has the Hearts Of Darkness documentary in HD. 
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Yeah, I know that is supposed to be the better version, but at the <$15 price point I am in for the 2 disc version.
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henpod posted:I'm quite interested in this. My advice: Buy the standard releases a la carte. They're mostly around $10-12 in stores, and you can pick and choose which ones you want. I already have Strangelove (digibook) and Clockwork Orange, and plan on buying Eyes Wide Shut and 2001. Then, if I end up seeing Criterion's Paths of Glory on sale, I can grab that, too. The full set is only worthwhile (to me, anyway) if you're a Kubrick completist or something. Or if you see it at a great price. I feel like the set is nice, but it doesn't offer anything mind-blowing, and is largely a cash-in on the Kubrick name.
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frumpsnake posted:I'll just leave these main feature vs. documentary screenshots here. WTF. I bought the blu-ray, asked around about why it's so blurry and people said "oh Kubrick was experimenting with new lenses at the time, that's as clear as it is on the film" 
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The Pirates Of The Caribbean Trilogy is Amazon's Deal Of The Day. $32.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ASIN=B004D8P230 - edit And Spielberg talked about a Jaws Blu-Ray being in the works. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49897 Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Jun 4, 2011 |
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Jun 4, 2011 17:24
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I can vouch that the PotC trilogy are really awesome on Blu.
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Ok, this is cool. Paramount put together Braveheart & Gladiator in one bundle. $19.99 for the preorder on Amazon. August 2, 2011 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ASIN=B00511N794
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Steve Yun posted:WTF. I bought the blu-ray, asked around about why it's so blurry and people said "oh Kubrick was experimenting with new lenses at the time, that's as clear as it is on the film" Yeah most of the Warner Kubrick releases seem overly soft, even considering old film stock shot through old lenses with aesthetic preferences on the softer side. I think most were scanned half a decade ago at 2k and could benefit from a modern 4k scan since the tech has improved a lot recently.
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For anyone on the fence, Legend looks absolutely phenomenal, especially the theatrical cut. The production design on this thing is ridiculously opulent and over-the-top (which is really the only reason it has any fans, I think) and the transfer is just gorgeous. I've seen this movie probably a dozen times and on bluray it's like someone wiped vaseline off the camera lens and you can finally see all the crazy detail in every scene. That said it's still a terribly silly movie, a relic of pure multiplex cheese from the mid-80s (especially with that Tangerine Dream score!). I can't help but love it though.
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