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zenintrude posted:I should have quoted Universal's collection, which is ridiculous... allow me to correct this: Why both versions of Dracula 
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Come to think of it, I hope the LOTR films in that WB megaset are the EE versions, because everyone said they were miles better than the theatrical BRs
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Steve Yun posted:Come to think of it, I hope the LOTR films in that WB megaset are the EE versions, because everyone said they were miles better than the theatrical BRs They aren't: quote:50 Movies Including 16 of Warner Bros. Library’s Best Picture™ Winners on 52 Discs LotR EEs take up 2 discs each, which would mean (at minimum) 53 discs.
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Steve Yun posted:Come to think of it, I hope the LOTR films in that WB megaset are the EE versions, because everyone said they were miles better than the theatrical BRs Eh, it's a matter of personal preference, really. I'm perfectly happy owning the theatrical cuts on Steelbook.
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I don't understand who that appeals to other than sperglord collectors. I mean, surely there are probably a few normal people who would be interested, but the majority of your hardcore audience who would appreciate a diverse slate of films like that probably already owns half or more of them.
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sportsgenius86 posted:I don't understand who that appeals to other than sperglord collectors. I mean, surely there are probably a few normal people who would be interested, but the majority of your hardcore audience who would appreciate a diverse slate of films like that probably already owns half or more of them. It seems like it'd be pretty great for the casual fan who just got a blu-ray player and wants a diverse set of movies; it'd also be a pretty nice gift to give to somebody.
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Yeah, now I'm scratching my head come to think of it. I mean, the kind of person who has the money to buy $250 or $400 of movies probably already bought a bluray player a long time ago to go with their 70 inch tv. As a "hey you're late to blurays here are a bunch of movies" item I'm not sure who it's aimed at. Maybe monied people who want to gift a poor friend who just got their first player?
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Why both versions of Dracula Because the American version is historically significant but the Spanish version is generally acknowledged as just as good if not better? I got that Universal set last Christmas and it's loving awesome. There's like twenty shorts, too, and all the movies have pretty comprehensive supplements. It's a good mix of essential buys and ones I love but would never buy, with just a handful of irredeemable poo poo like loving Breakfast Club. penismightier fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Apr 24, 2013 |
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Apr 24, 2013 21:45
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penismightier posted:Because the American version is historically significant but the Spanish version is generally acknowledged as just as good if not better? Well, yeah, but if you're going for a large spread of films ranging from The Fast And The Furious to Do The Right Thing and from To Kill A Mockingbird to Despicable Me, putting both versions of Dracula on there seems to be both missing the point as well as misunderstanding the box's target consumer. I mean, how many 'regular folk' even loving know there's a Spanish version of Dracula? Dissapointed Owl fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Apr 24, 2013 |
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Apr 24, 2013 21:56
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Well, yeah, but if you're going for a large spread of films ranging from The Fast And The Furious to Do The Right Thing and from To Kill A Mockingbird to Despicable Me, putting both versions of Dracula on there seems to be both missing the point as well as misunderstanding the box's target consumer. They're on the same disc. They also have the silent version of All Quiet on the Western Front bundled with that film. What exactly is your complaint?
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Apr 24, 2013 22:00
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penismightier posted:They're on the same disc. They also have the silent version of All Quiet on the Western Front bundled with that film. What exactly is your complaint? It's not a complaint at all. I didn't know it was on the same disc. It just seemed weird to have a box that's supposed to be a celebration of 25 Universal Studio Films and and one of those 25 slots is taken by a variant of another movie in the same box set.
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Dissapointed Owl posted:It's not a complaint at all. I didn't know it was on the same disc. It's not a "variant," it's not like a comic book with a different cover, it's a different film, a great one, that's well worth preserving and that the studio is apparently proud of and considers important because they've been bundling them together consistently since that first Universal Monsters box set in like 2004.
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I'm just saying, if you've only got room for 25 movies and you're trying to get a wide spread of genres and appeal to as many different demographics as possible, which they are obviously trying to do, than putting two different versions of Dracula on there would be a strange thing to do. The point is moot though seeing as they are bundled on the same disc.
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Wow if that Warner set ever hit the clearance bin for $100 I'd be interested, but otherwise yeah I own too many of those films to make it worthwhile. Nice selection IMHO though.
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Hey folks, the first big reviews for Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 and the standalone The Best of Both Worlds set are up at TrekCore, with some screencaps and video clips for illustration. 
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mod sassinator posted:Wow if that Warner set ever hit the clearance bin for $100 I'd be interested, but otherwise yeah I own too many of those films to make it worthwhile. Nice selection IMHO though. The packaging would be a dealbreaker for me at (almost) any price. I want anyone to be able to go up to my collection, scan the alphebetized spines, and be able to find whatever they're looking for in the collection. I don't want to have to remember that my copy of Cool Hand Luke is buried in a box with 50 other movies.
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IIRC, the Universal set had a lot more movies that were really recent first-time blu-ray releases, so I can understand how there might be a fair number of people interested in picking it up.
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zenintrude posted:They aren't: I think they are better than the theatrical versions. I think the editing is smoother, and gives the films more room to breathe.
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Have there ever been bluray releases that were just upconverts of SD materials?
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Steve Yun posted:Have there ever been bluray releases that were just upconverts of SD materials? Yes, but not often. Some, like 28 Days Later and season 5 of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, are inherently standard def (the camera shooting them was only standard def) so nothing can be done. The compression is better than DVD, the upscaling is arguably better since it's offline instead of on-the-fly like a DVD player would be doing, and you get lossless audio - but still not particularly worthwhile if you already have the DVD (or the DVD is significantly cheaper). Then there's some total crap out there like Gulliver's Travels where a small studio is staffed by idiots who upconvert, stretch, and DNR an already crappy standard def transfer instead of commissioning an HD scan of the original film elements. That's the only US release I can think of off the top of my head where a true HD release is possible but they instead released an upconverted SD one (there may be others), but this seems much more common with foreign releases (comes up a lot in Germany for some reason...).
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Steve Yun posted:Have there ever been bluray releases that were just upconverts of SD materials? This happens with anime releases all the time.
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Neo_Reloaded posted:Yes, but not often. There's also some public domain releases that are just lots of SD content crammed on a single Blu-Ray disc. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0098TNDO...H6PYGC0BWRF4CP& That one is only $12.99 and has 25 movies on it. Lola Colt / Long Days of Revenge / California / Execution / Kill Django / One After Another / Adios Gringo / My Name Is Pecos / May God Forgive You On / Django: Last Killer / Twice a Judas / Train For Django / Go With God Gringo / Ringo's Big Night / Gun For 100 Graves / Prey For Vultures / Finger on the Trigger / His Name Was King / One Fine Day, When Django Met Sartana / Django Defiles Sartana / Django and Sartana; It's the End / Django Shoots First / Hallelujah For Django / Revenge of Sartana / Ringo's Mark of Vengeance There's also a John Wayne collection with only 7 movies on it.
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Steve Yun posted:Have there ever been bluray releases that were just upconverts of SD materials? Inland Empire is another one. It was shot in SD on purpose, though.
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28 Days Later was shot in DV, right? Because even at standard definition the picture looked kind of sub-par.Lord Krangdar posted:Inland Empire is another one. It was shot in SD on purpose, though. Not having seen the film, I'm really surprised by this. If you want gritty, why shoot in video instead of 16mm? What's even more surprising is that it got a 4.5 out of 5 from Blu-Ray.com
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Video is easier to work with and gives instant results, which was probably appealing to Lynch given how on-the-fly he made it.
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Which of the various versions of the Back to the Future trilogy is the one to get? Is there any difference between them? (I ask because Amazon has the UK import for $23.) Red fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Apr 25, 2013 |
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Call Me Charlie posted:There's also some public domain releases that are just lots of SD content crammed on a single Blu-Ray disc. Surprised this collection wasn't called Django Contained.
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zenintrude posted:The packaging would be a dealbreaker for me at (almost) any price. I want anyone to be able to go up to my collection, scan the alphebetized spines, and be able to find whatever they're looking for in the collection. I don't want to have to remember that my copy of Cool Hand Luke is buried in a box with 50 other movies. That would be inconvenient if you happened to want all the James Bond movies, you would have to buy them all individually at greater expense and not the comprehensive Bond 50 box set.
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Aatrek posted:Hey folks, the first big reviews for Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 and the standalone The Best of Both Worlds set are up at TrekCore, with some screencaps and video clips for illustration.  You can really tell the difference with CBS working on this season.
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Going forward, the same digital artist who does the CBS Digital planets (Max Gabl) will be handling all of the planet renders for all seasons. The house running Season 4's post-production is Modern Video, who apparently has worked on all sorts of stuff in the past, including  and Avatar.That being said... First details on TNG Season 4 Blu-ray, along with standalone "Redemption" theatrical-cut disc 
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Aatrek posted:Going forward, the same digital artist who does the CBS Digital planets (Max Gabl) will be handling all of the planet renders for all seasons. Cool, they're really picking up the pace on these. e: \/\/\/ ah, right Lizard Combatant fucked around with this message at 13:33 on Apr 25, 2013 |
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Lizard Combatant posted:Cool, they're really picking up the pace on these. Well, last year's releases were in July and November, so I imagine that this year will be quite similar. The Season 3 set was only set for April (and not February or March) because of Enterprise coming out last month.
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Steve Yun posted:What's even more surprising is that it got a 4.5 out of 5 from Blu-Ray.com Red posted:Which of the various versions of the Back to the Future trilogy is the one to get? Is there any difference between them? kuddles fucked around with this message at 13:34 on Apr 25, 2013 |
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Apr 25, 2013 13:32
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Well, that was fast. Oblivion Blu-ray up for preorder.
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kuddles posted:Aside from the box art, I'm almost positive the US and UK versions are identical. Same with most Universal box sets from what I understand. (I got the UK versions of the Bourne and Jurassic Park trilogies because they were cheaper at the time.) I had some Amazon points sitting around, so I managed to grab this for under $20, AND get it delivered in two-days via an Amazon Prime trial that ended about 10 minutes after I placed the order.  I much prefer the standard plastic case - much easier for storage, and getting the goddamn discs out.
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The best news...quote:Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has confirmed that director Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy (1982) will arrive on Blu-ray on October 29th.
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priznat posted:Hey there, does anyone have any good sources to find out what quality (SD or HD) a digital copy included with a Blu-Ray is these days? It seems somewhat random whether it is HD or not. Some discs even have SD iTunes and HD Ultraviolet/CinemaNow versions. Sometimes I like the convenience of just playing movies on my appleTV or whatever. The Wirecutter recommends a Panasonic: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-blu-ray-player-panasonic-dmp-bdt22/
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Call Me Charlie posted:The best news... Uh, whatever dude. SQUIRM on Blu-ray!  
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Reversible.
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