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Sporadic posted:I just received an email from Disney Movie Rewards. Thank you so much for this. I just grabbed A Bug's Life! What a great promo.
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Egbert Souse posted:All of them are worth buying except for Spartacus. I would consider Paths of Glory, The Killing (plus Killer's Kiss), Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, and Barry Lyndon to be undoubtedly perfect transfers without knowing any reference point. The rest seem to have some minor filtering, but nothing terrible like DVNR. Even the Warners are worth a blind buy because they're so cheap. Yeah, I picked up The Killing and Paths of Glory on amazon pretty close to release (for pretty cheap too, I think 15 a piece). I was genuinely surprised by how amazing the transfers were for both of them. Thanks for the info, though I might hold off on Spartacus. Its a shame Ben Hur got a spectacular ultimate edition and Spartacus only gets a single disc 50th anniversary with a bad transfer.
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According to some sources, Lawrence of Arabia could finally be getting released on blu-ray (June. 4th 2012). Hopefully this is true, because the format would really do the film justice. Here's a source for info. I would take it with a grain of salt though, because it is Wikipedia, and amazon/other retailers have yet to post such info on their sites. Blu-ray.com's forum has been talking about it, so I posted a link for that too. (also, its not on sony's site, so take it even less seriously. Unless someone can post a better source) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)#Home_media http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=185851 Edit: I'm hearing its a UK release, but WILL be region free narujoe fucked around with this message at 07:26 on Mar 1, 2012 |
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Max22 posted:I have a free code for this, who needs it? If you still have it, I'll take it.  narujoe posted:Edit: I'm hearing its a UK release, but WILL be region free Big main releases are usually announced overseas first due to loose lips. I'd be willing to bet any amount of money that it will get a US release on that date or close to it. Sony has spent way too much money on restoration just to sit on it.
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narujoe posted:
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mikul posted:I'm sure when Criterion released a cartoon giving hints of this year's releases, Spartacus was on there. Not to mention that Criterion has been routinely upgrading Universal films like Traffic, Fear & Loathing, Dazed and Confused, etc. It looks like they have a pretty cozy relationship with Universal, so I imagine it's only a matter of time before we get new editions of Spartacus and Do The Right Thing.
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mikul posted:I'm sure when Criterion released a cartoon giving hints of this year's releases, Spartacus was on there. This is amazing news to start my day off with! Is there any chance you could link me to this cartoon, I'd love to see it? Edit: Found it! Here's a link for anyone interested http://mubi.com/topics/criterion-collection-cryptic-cartoon-2012
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narujoe posted:This is amazing news to start my day off with! Is there any chance you could link me to this cartoon, I'd love to see it? Looking at that pic, I may have misremembered. I think it was actually a teaser pic that was released showing a Criterion worker's desk and it had on it a document marked 2012 releases and Spartacus was on that.
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mikul posted:Looking at that pic, I may have misremembered. I think it was actually a teaser pic that was released showing a Criterion worker's desk and it had on it a document marked 2012 releases and Spartacus was on that. I don't know, I think that big rock in the middle might be an allusion to the intro for Spartacus. Thinking about it now, it is a bit of a stretch. And I think I remember seeing that pic you're talking about. I'll snoop around for it
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Blu-Ray.com on Monty Python and the Holy Grail Another flawless Sony release. narujoe posted:According to some sources, Lawrence of Arabia could finally be getting released on blu-ray (June. 4th 2012). Hopefully this is true, because the format would really do the film justice. It's getting a brief theatrical re-release, too. The Blu will be undoubtedly perfect given Sony's track record (and the participation of ace restorers Grover Crisp and Robert Harris), but there's no match to a theater showing.
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The preorder for To Catch A Thief dropped down to $12.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ASIN=B006OKOZGU Sporadic posted:This is Echo Bridge so you should proceed with caution but these just popped up for preorder. This one dropped to $19.99
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Egbert Souse posted:Blu-Ray.com on Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Egbert Souse posted:Blu-Ray.com on Monty Python and the Holy Grail I seriously didn't expect this to be reference-quality, now I know where to go to show people what grain actually looks like.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:I seriously didn't expect this to be reference-quality, now I know where to go to show people what grain actually looks like. You should have been doing that with Evil Dead.
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Are there any known problems with Walkabout freezing on PS3 or did I get a dud? Finally say down to watch this tonight and at :55 in it freezes.
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Asnorban posted:Are there any known problems with Walkabout freezing on PS3 or did I get a dud? Finally say down to watch this tonight and at :55 in it freezes. Yeah, that is a known problem, and at that time of the movie too. http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1485-walkabout-manufacturing-problem
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DetoxP posted:Yeah, that is a known problem, and at that time of the movie too. http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1485-walkabout-manufacturing-problem Well that sucks. Thanks, will send an email to that address on the off chance it gets fixed. Thought Criterion would be immune to crap like this.
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Asnorban posted:Well that sucks. Thanks, will send an email to that address on the off chance it gets fixed. Thought Criterion would be immune to crap like this. It won't be an off-chance, they'll get it fixed. Sucks that it happened at all, though.
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Does anyone know what's on the 4 disc Battle Royale other than the movie and its sequel? I'm not at all interested in Battle Royale 2, but I was wondering if the set includes both versions of the first movie. Amazon's listing says nothing about this.
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I can't seem to find it now, but I swear I remember reading that it included the theatrical cut and the special edition cut. Also, I recall people were saying that it wasn't going to include as much supplemental features as Arrow's release.
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CPL593H posted:Does anyone know what's on the 4 disc Battle Royale other than the movie and its sequel? I'm not at all interested in Battle Royale 2, but I was wondering if the set includes both versions of the first movie. Amazon's listing says nothing about this. This four-disc collection offers the Battle Royale theatrical and director's cuts and the Battle Royale II: Requiem director's cut, with Battle Royale in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio and Battle Royale II: Requiem in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. All versions have accompanying 7.1 Japanese (w/English subtitles) Dolby TrueHD and 5.1 English Dubbed Dolby TrueHD audio tracks. The set also contains the following bonus supplements: - The Making Of Battle Royale featurette - Battle Royale press conference - Instructional video: "Birthday Version" - Audition/rehearsal footage - Special effects comparison featurette - Footage from the 2000 Tokyo International Film Festival - Battle Royale documentary - "Basketball Scene" rehearsals - Behind-the-scenes featurette - Filming on-set footage - Original theatrical trailer - Special Edition TV spot - TV spot: "Tarantino Version" - edit And here's pictures of the packaging from somebody who got it early http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=5868865&postcount=243 From the packaging, it looks like Disc 1 - Battle Royale: The Director's Cut Disc 2 - Battle Royale: The Theatrical Cut Disc 3 - Battle Royale 2: Requiem Disc 4 - DVD of the special features Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 06:59 on Mar 5, 2012 |
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CPL593H posted:I forgot to ask this outright, does this mean the standard edition blu-ray doesn;t have both versions of Battle Royale. I've never actually seen the original theatrical cut, but I heard some folks here say it's the superior version. Yes. The standard edition is only the director's cut.
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Sporadic posted:This four-disc collection offers the Battle Royale theatrical and director's cuts and the Battle Royale II: Requiem director's cut, with Battle Royale in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio and Battle Royale II: Requiem in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. All versions have accompanying 7.1 Japanese (w/English subtitles) Dolby TrueHD and 5.1 English Dubbed Dolby TrueHD audio tracks. The set also contains the following bonus supplements: Ugh, I really want this. I read the novel years ago and loved it, but never got to see the movie.
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Sporadic posted:Yes. I've only seen the original. How is the director's cut?
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Skychrono posted:I've only seen the original. How is the director's cut? Just fyi, the "Director's Cut" isn't actually a director's cut. It's just a special edition that was released later (though, I think the director did cut it himself). The Theatrical cut was his preferred version. And as far as differences... not a whole lot, really. Some extra CG here and there (including added blood), some slightly extended scenes, and the end tacks on "requims" which is just the full length versions of the flashbacks that were happening earlier in the movie. It's interesting to see, but nothing really major. EDIT: oh, and one continuity error that I recall they fixed. In the classroom scene, the knife is pulled from the forehead of the girl in the extended cut, instead of her face, which was inaccurate of where it hit The Phantom Goat fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Mar 5, 2012 |
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Hey, so AMC was having a marathon of the remastered Godfather this past week. I loved the new contrast, I loved the grain, but was it me or was the coloring a little too warm?
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CPL593H posted:So which version is better? Theatrical. The "DC", for the most part, is just added flashbacks to a school basketball game that really slow the film down. Also, the added "requiem" ending is needless. Granted, when I saw that scene, it was so poorly translated that I had to infer what was going on through body language... which is impossible with Takeshi Kitano. I say don't bother.
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Origami Dali posted:Theatrical. The "DC", for the most part, is just added flashbacks to a school basketball game that really slow the film down. Also, the added "requiem" ending is needless. Granted, when I saw that scene, it was so poorly translated that I had to infer what was going on through body language... which is impossible with Takeshi Kitano. I say don't bother. I've already bothered many times. I've only ever seen the "Special Version" (I own the Korean all region DVD). Basically I was wondering if it was worth paying double to get both of them. I knew which scenes were added and I never thought it bogged down the movie. I always thought it gave a nice little background on the characters. But then again I never did see the movuie without that. I just remember, way back when I was getting the DVD that's the version people told me to grab and that's which one was loaned to me when I first saw the movie.
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I picked up the Silence of the Lambs Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack because I saw it for eight bucks today. Just to be sure it's good I looked up the Blu-Ray.com review and they seem to have a favorable review for the stand alone Blu-Ray, but not the combo pack. I'd assume it's the same transfer on both discs, but does anyone here know for sure?
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Are you ready for the best loving news ever?quote:Blu-ray.com has been informed that 20th Century Fox Entertainment has issued a new Blu-ray release of director William Friedkin's cult film The French Connection (1971), which is currently sold exclusively at Best Buy stores across the U.S. http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=8328 Old poo poo edition  Brand new awesome edition  $15 at Best Buy http://www.bestbuy.com/site/French+...ction&lp=1&cp=1 Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 08:20 on Mar 8, 2012 |
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Blu-ray.com has also been able to confirm that the new release features a brand new high-definition transfer struck from a new master supervised by director William Friedkin and cinematographer Owen Roizman.
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Oh wow, I just saw that at the store this morning but didn't pick it up because I was unsure if it had the crappy transfer or not. Unrelated: I got Se7en from Best Buy and I get an "Error: Invalid Disc" message when I put it in my PS3. I exchanged for a different copy, but the new disc has the same problem. I googled a bit and it looks like I'm not the only person having this problem. Does anyone know if Warner Bros has said/done anything about this?
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Sporadic posted:Are you ready for the best loving news ever? Yay! I held off in what I assumed was lost hope of this happening.
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Sporadic posted:Are you ready for the best loving news ever? What exactly was the deal with this release anyway? It looked like complete loving poo poo.
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