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Thanks for reposting. I actually bought my copy of the set a few years ago when Walmart had them for $25. It's still an impressive set between the flawless restoration and going the extra mile with all-HD supplements. Forgot to mention that both versions have a full-length commentary. Speaking of silents, there's a few on the way... Flicker Alley just announced Behind the Door: https://www.flickeralley.com/classic-movies/#!/Behind-the-Door/p/76078792 Kino Lorber confirmed they're working on the Paramount silents Zaza (starring Gloria Swanson) and The Shiek (starring Rudolph Valentino). Olive Films will be releasing the William S. Hart western Wagon Tracks on Jan 24.
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Neo_Reloaded posted:I think you're all going to want to preorder Criterion's The Before Trilogy BD asap - $39.99 at Amazon, similarly to what happened with The Lone Wolf and Cub set (and that seemed to have a happy ending for everyone) - http://amzn.to/2ghbIro God dammit I skimmed the thread and missed this post. I've been waiting for this for a while. It's $100 now. At least they're all finally on Blu Ray, I guess I'll wait till next black friday for the price to come back down.
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LloydDobler posted:God dammit I skimmed the thread and missed this post. I've been waiting for this for a while. It's $100 now. At least they're all finally on Blu Ray, I guess I'll wait till next black friday for the price to come back down. It'll be $50 with the next BN or Criterion flash sale. You only "lost" $10, if that helps 
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This blu-ray is out now, right? What's the best place to buy it? I just took the plunge on a region free player and Napoleon will probably be my first purchase.
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MacheteZombie posted:I bought a region free player just for Napoleon but the BFI website won't accept my card Which player did you end up getting? I went with the Sony S5500. Refurbished for $109 shipped.
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Spatulater bro! posted:Which player did you end up getting? I went with the Sony S5500. Refurbished for $109 shipped. Haha I did the same thing! I actually sent in all my PS3 stuff to pay for the player.
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um doesnt the ps3 play region free blu rays? It played my german copy of waking life just fine
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Yes, but a region free player plays all regions (A, B, etc).
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Empress Brosephine posted:um doesnt the ps3 play region free blu rays? It played my german copy of waking life just fine Any player can play region free blu-rays. We're talking about region-locked B and C blu-rays.
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Egbert Souse posted:Thanks for reposting. I actually bought my copy of the set a few years ago when Walmart had them for $25. It's still an impressive set between the flawless restoration and going the extra mile with all-HD supplements. Forgot to mention that both versions have a full-length commentary. At first I mistook this for the Exorcist knock-off, Beyond the Door.
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MacheteZombie posted:I bought a region free player just for Napoleon but the BFI website won't accept my card Just use Amazon.co.uk?
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Spatulater bro! posted:This blu-ray is out now, right? What's the best place to buy it? I just took the plunge on a region free player and Napoleon will probably be my first purchase. Amazon UK has it for under $40 USD. It could be going for $100 USD and still be worth it. Spatulater bro! posted:Which player did you end up getting? I went with the Sony S5500. Refurbished for $109 shipped. I got the same player and I love it. It's fast, easy to use, and you switch Blu regions by pressing one of the color buttons. DVDs automatically switch. Plus, it supports 3-D.
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Alright, I grabbed Napoleon from Amazon UK for $34.04 shipped. Went ahead and got the BFI Phantom of the Opera too. $13.63 shipped for that one. I'm excited to jump back into the region free world. I had a region free DVD player back years ago, but I misplaced it in a move. I've got about a dozen non-region 1 DVDs sitting on myself that haven't seen play in half a decade or more.
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Spatulater bro! posted:Alright, I grabbed Napoleon from Amazon UK for $34.04 shipped. Went ahead and got the BFI Phantom of the Opera too. $13.63 shipped for that one. Practically all silents from MoC and BFI are totally worth getting over the US editions. Man with a Movie Camera has a vastly better encode over the US Flicker Alley edition, plus adds a thick book and a commentary. Lobster Films decided to cram 5 hours of films onto a single BD-50 while MoC split the same content across two BD-50s. BFI's Chaplin Mutuals set adds an entire extra set of scores by Carl Davis, commentaries, and have better sync and encodes than the Flicker Alley set. They're releasing an Essanay set soon, too. Also, if you get MoC's Fear and Desire, it includes Kubrick's first two shorts Day of the Fight and Flying Padre, which aren't available on video anywhere else in the world.
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Does anyone know what the deal with Sign O' The Times is and why we can't get a video release? I know there are a few DVDs and/or blu-rays in the other regions (I'm in the US) but from what I know a bunch of them are unofficial.
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CPL593H posted:Does anyone know what the deal with Sign O' The Times is and why we can't get a video release? I know there are a few DVDs and/or blu-rays in the other regions (I'm in the US) but from what I know a bunch of them are unofficial. They're official. It was released in Australia and Japan. http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Sign-O-the-Times-Blu-ray/106204/ http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Prince-Sign-o-the-Times-Blu-ray/42826/ I think there's some type of rights issue holding it up in America or it could be that the domestic rights reverted back to Prince after a certain amount of time. Cineplex-Odeon Films released it in the US and it's a mess trying to decipher who could possibly be the right holders now. from the comments posted:The film has passed through several owners. First Cineplex Odeon Films, then Alliance Atlantis, then Canwest, and now Postmedia Network Canada. http://www.indiewire.com/2012/06/why-isnt-sign-o-the-times-available-on-dvd-in-the-u-s-144979/
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Egbert Souse posted:The UK got a proper 4x3 version of The World at War. Seems like it's from the same restoration as the previous 16x9 cropped version. Motherfucker. Do you know if it's region locked?
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Egbert Souse posted:The UK got a proper 4x3 version of The World at War. Seems like it's from the same restoration as the previous 16x9 cropped version. Man, Amazon hosed up and sent me two copies of the 16:9 blu version when I bought it on sale for stupidly cheap at some point, so I might switch out to this version if the pound continues to fall against the Australian dollar. As someone who's never seen the 4:3, the 16:9 edition wasn't obscene but there were some really obvious framing gently caress ups throughout.
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Call Me Charlie posted:Motherfucker. Do you know if it's region locked? Network's website says it's Region B, but the 16x9 UK edition was region free. However, the US release (in 16x9) was definitely Region A locked. Just get an all-region player. The Sony one that I have any some others purchased is only $119 refurbished off Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M0UC4K2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (click on used/new to see the refurbished option)
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Got around to watching my MoC blu of Metropolis, and goddamn. Film restoration is the devil's work. It looks incredible. I've got a day off tomorrow and I'm considering just olowing through the entirety of Napoleon.
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The Blu-Ray for Napoleon is already OOP. According to someone on Criterion Forum, the initial run was 7000 copies and a second printing will occur with basic packaging.
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Egbert Souse posted:The Blu-Ray for Napoleon is already OOP. Usually when I hear news like this I'm super bummed, but since I actually bought this already: 
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I'm seeing complaints about the packaging for Napoleon. People saying it arrived damaged due to the thin cardboard. I haven't received mine yet. For those who have (Egbert?), how's the packaging?
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Spatulater bro! posted:I'm seeing complaints about the packaging for Napoleon. People saying it arrived damaged due to the thin cardboard. I haven't received mine yet. For those who have (Egbert?), how's the packaging? The slipcase got crushed, but the book(let) and inner digipack are fine. Honestly, I don't care since I've been waiting for Napoleon on disc since I first got a DVD player in 2000. With that being said, it's too bad they didn't use a more stable package like Criterion's (besides the initial Night of the Hunter misstep). Though, it could be just from Amazon UK using cheap "ravioli" packaging instead of a proper box. Then again, that's how the first printing of Night of the Hunter was shipped to me and it was still squished thanks to the flimsy construction. Nothing matches the first edition of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, though. By comparison, the Criterion digipacks for films like Fanny & Alexander, By Brakhage, and Three Colors are really well constructed. They still look great despite having been through 3-4 moves. Egbert Souse fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Dec 4, 2016 |
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CelticPredator posted:I found that CE set for like 10 bucks at TRU a few years back. It's great. Sony really outdid themselves on some films. The original Taxi Driver was in this thick slipcase with lobby card reproductions. Lawrence of Arabia got this gorgeous laserdisc-sized case with the discs in a regular amaray, but compartments for the coffee table book and 70mm frame. Dr. Strangelove had a nice digibook, even though Criterion completely went all out on a digipack with the "Plan R" envelope. For that matter, Disney is experimenting with laserdisc-sized gatefolds in the UK. Techmoan did a short piece on The Force Awakens and Guardians of the Galaxy. They look like laserdiscs, except there's built-in sleeves for the discs inside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4pCno1wRI4
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$4 - Romeo + Juliet https://www.amazon.com/Romeo-and-Ju...f12b93b0c1faa30 $4 - Braveheart https://www.amazon.com/Braveheart-B...88e589758f5ea06 $4 - Pulp Fiction (+ UV) https://www.amazon.com/Pulp-Fiction...14d5659c44a0da8 $4 - Paranormal Activity https://www.amazon.com/Paranormal-A...1c5413134c30e97 $4 - Ender's Game (+ UV) https://www.amazon.com/Enders-Game-...e1a455c897240f2 $4 - Olympus Has Fallen (+ UV) https://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Has-...b07836a4ab29357 $4 - Pride & Prejudice (the colin firth miniseries) https://www.amazon.com/Pride-and-Pr...62350afc1449dd1 $4 - Se7en https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Blu-ra...6746ecde3c8f8ee $4 - Spider-Man 1 (the tobey maguire one + UV) https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-B...6332101b0746889 $5.99 - The Jerk (+ UV) https://www.amazon.com/The-Jerk-Blu...0eba302f1b896f4 $12.99 - The Jinx (+ UV) https://www.amazon.com/The-Jinx-The...4206af71100d583 $16.42 - Magic City: The Complete Series https://www.amazon.com/Magic-City-T...57e5142c93e983e Egbert Souse posted:For that matter, Disney is experimenting with laserdisc-sized gatefolds in the UK. Techmoan did a short piece on The Force Awakens and Guardians of the Galaxy. They look like laserdiscs, except there's built-in sleeves for the discs inside. I don't know how I feel about that. The expanded artwork is great but I'm always worried those type of sleeves will scuff the disc. Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 03:24 on Dec 5, 2016 |
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I'd definitely buy those just for collecting my favorite movies. Id think they're for collection and not actually using. I'd buy them for movies like The Thing, Terminator, and Alien in a heartbeat.
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I think those album-style Blus would be better with a little concept art/production booklet than those cheesy art cards. I think collectors would much rather have something that resembled a mini Art Of coffee table book rather than some photoshopped mini posters an overworked and underpassionate designer slaps together in a few days that will never be removed from the sleeve after the first time. Love the concept, though. If those got popular enough I could really see some companies doing really interesting things with them.
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The concept has been done before too, I found a release by K-Pop act Super Junior in a cheap music store in the UK in vinyl sized packaging, and also had big art cards and a CD inside it. Was worth buying from a curiosity point of view alone.
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Call Me Charlie posted:$4 - Pride & Prejudice (the colin firth miniseries) https://www.amazon.com/Pride-and-Pr...62350afc1449dd1 It's up to $7.71, but that's still an easy buy for the wife.
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While I'm saving Napoleon for watching with family next weekend (or after), I watched some of the extras. The Charm of Dynamite is a great documentary. You'd almost wish it were longer than 52 minutes. Lots of clips from Gance's films, including a lot of behind-the-scenes footage from Napoleon. You get to see how some shots were achieved like a second angle. The Carl Davis interview is amazing. He goes over how he got into silent film scoring, but also talks about the approach he takes. This might be one of my favorite interviews I've seen on a silent release. It helps that Davis is incredibly enthusiastic about his work - and he's 80 years old! But it does show how important music is to presenting a silent film. A great score makes a great film even greater. Detective No. 27 posted:What was wrong with Night of the Hunters initial release? I think it was Criterion's first 2-disc Blu-Ray. The problem is a combination of the cardboard being a little thin compared to others (like Godzilla and Sweet Smell of Success) and also it's oversized. It has a regular booklet, yet the package is way thicker than digipacks with actual bound booklets like Eraserhead or Mulholland Dr. My guess is that they intended it to have a thicker book originally. The second pressing switched to the standard 2-disc clear case (like Brazil). Otherwise, all of Criterion's digipack releases are fantastic examples of high quality packaging. I love it when they do thicker booklets because they tend to include longer interviews and more photos. Egbert Souse fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Dec 5, 2016 |
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Red posted:It's up to $7.71, but that's still an easy buy for the wife. If you can cancel, it's back to $4. ___________ $4 - Casino Royale https://www.amazon.com/Casino-Royal...7e92a99cd28cf8a $14.49 - Swiss Army Man (+ UV) https://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Army-M...9272cdadbda1d00
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Spatulater bro! posted:I'm seeing complaints about the packaging for Napoleon. People saying it arrived damaged due to the thin cardboard. I haven't received mine yet. For those who have (Egbert?), how's the packaging? My set was crushed so badly that each disc was marred because of the pressure - getting a replacement sent out in better packaging. Also, looks like Amazon UK still has this in stock.
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Amazon UK has great customer service. My order disappeared somewhere over the Atlantic. I just had to re-place the order and they automatically refunded the original, plus upgraded the new order to the best shipping for free. Had my replacement in two business days. By the way, Kino Lorber just confirmed they're releasing The Adventures of Captain Marvel, the 1941 Republic serial.
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