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Cemetry Gator posted:There's so much when it comes to remastering. Yeah I knew there was all this science involved. I just mentioned it because a few times in this thread people have said it's pointless to remaster video tape. But it's just not true. That Beatles 1+ blu-ray has some good examples of this.
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Cemetry Gator posted:The 4K package has a remastered Blu-ray as well, and that's where all the extras are. I didn't know this song was about a woman teaching at an all boys school who wanted to take a dip in the student population.
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SimonCat posted:I didn't know this song was about a woman teaching at an all boys school who wanted to take a dip in the student population. Why are there ninjas and American football players in a British boarding school? Why are there people with lights for eyes? What does any of this mean?
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SimonCat posted:I didn't know this song was about a woman teaching at an all boys school who wanted to take a dip in the student population. The song in general is about the regrets of a spent youth. Although the video is one of the gayest things that's ever existed. Cemetry Gator posted:Why are there ninjas and American football players in a British boarding school? "Turn around bright eyes."
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Vince MechMahon posted:The Angel Collection came in. This movie does indeed rule. If I could change one thing it would be I'd have made the killer that incel dork from school, but that's more just watching it through modern eyes. Avenging Angel is the best in the series just for JOHNNY GLITTER alone. However, Angel III gives me the Mitzy Kapture content that I crave.
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The literal video of Total Eclipse of the Heart is my favorite thing from that fad.
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Was just checking on Kino's Sergio Leone set and apparently it comes out on 3/10 https://www.kinolorber.com/film/sergio-leone-westerns-five-film-collection
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It makes me sad how underseen and underappreciated Duck, You Sucker! is because it's not just a really good movie but I think it's actually better than the Man With No Name trilogy. I'm not even saying those movies are bad because they obviously aren't, that's just how much I like Duck, You Sucker!. I still haven't seen Once Upon a Time in the West.
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CPL593H posted:It makes me sad how underseen and underappreciated Duck, You Sucker! is because it's not just a really good movie but I think it's actually better than the Man With No Name trilogy. I'm not even saying those movies are bad because they obviously aren't, that's just how much I like Duck, You Sucker!. I still haven't seen Once Upon a Time in the West. See Once Upon A Time in the West immediately. Like, today. It's on Prime.
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CPL593H posted:It makes me sad how underseen and underappreciated Duck, You Sucker! is because it's not just a really good movie but I think it's actually better than the Man With No Name trilogy. I'm not even saying those movies are bad because they obviously aren't, that's just how much I like Duck, You Sucker!. I still haven't seen Once Upon a Time in the West. It's my absolute favorite Spaghetti Western. It's nearly three hours long and feels a fraction of it's run time.
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Stink Billyums posted:Was just checking on Kino's Sergio Leone set and apparently it comes out on 3/10 Worth noting that this is just a repackaging of the existing discs released by Kino plus OUATITW borrowed from Paramount.
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Detective No. 27 posted:It's my absolute favorite Spaghetti Western. It's nearly three hours long and feels a fraction of it's run time. So if you're a Region B Boy, Eureka put out a set that comes with two cuts of the film. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/A-Fistful-of-Dynamite-Blu-ray/251989/
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Basebf555 posted:See Once Upon A Time in the West immediately. Like, today. It's on Prime. I don't have Prime.
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CPL593H posted:I don't have Prime. Once Upon a Time in the West is currently on Netflix as well
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david_a posted:Once Upon a Time in the West is currently on Netflix as well Aww yea. Thanks for the heads up.
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Kino Lorber just confirmed they just inked another deal with Universal for about another 200 titles ranging from 1916-2016 and there might be some television series included. They've posted before interest in stuff like Columbo, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and even the Walter Lantz cartoons. Covering 100 years of film means they probably got the dozen or so silents Universal has restored over the last few years, including the '16 version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Also, in other news, Warner Bros. and Universal will be merging their home entertainment divisions. Sounds like a big initiative to put out physical media. Could be a big deal since Universal might be taking over distribution of MGM from Fox when their contract is up. Shout! Factory has a birthday sale for John Carpenter films: https://www.shoutfactory.com/page/l...BM_CvJeMINcLI-0 Also, if you haven't checked the Criterion thread, here's their April slate: The Grand Budapest Hotel The Cremator Me and You and Everyone We Know Destry Rides Again Army of Shadows (Blu/DVD reprint - same edition released in 2010)
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Finally, the Criterion Collection has a film where a six year old talks about scat swapping!
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CPL593H posted:Finally, the Criterion Collection has a film where a six year old talks about scat swapping!
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Egbert Souse posted:Also, in other news, Warner Bros. and Universal will be merging their home entertainment divisions. Sounds like a big initiative to put out physical media. Could be a big deal since Universal might be taking over distribution of MGM from Fox when their contract is up. I hope this turns out to be good news. I love streaming for the ability to discover films, but accessibility is a huge concern (I watched Runaway Train on Netflix once, and now, all that is available is an OOP disc from Twilight Time). That's what I find scariest about streaming. One day, a film is gone and there's no legitimate way to view it.
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There are a few Netflix exclusive movies I would love to own but they will probably never release. Dolemite is My Name, Death Note, Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Maybe they just have a timed exclusivity, but I’m not gonna hold my breath.
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Do they have any of their original content available on their DVD service? Like, can you rent Stranger Things from it?
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Egbert Souse posted:The Cremator This movie is loving bonkers. The existing Second Sight blu is really good, but I will gladly double dip for a 4K restoration. Liar Lyre posted:There are a few Netflix exclusive movies I would love to own but they will probably never release. Dolemite is My Name, Death Note, Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Maybe they just have a timed exclusivity, but I’m not gonna hold my breath. I can see them giving Buster Scruggs to Criterion; Roma is coming out next month and folks seem to think The Other Side Of The Wind is a sure thing, so they seem open to putting out more prestige-y fare. Plus it would seem to benefit both sides - Criterion gets a new source of titles to license, and Netflix gets a way to get their brand in front of potential new subscribers. trdn89 fucked around with this message at 05:43 on Jan 16, 2020 |
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Detective No. 27 posted:Do they have any of their original content available on their DVD service? Like, can you rent Stranger Things from it? I know they've released Stranger Things on disc. There's usually a period of exclusivity, and then once that passes, they might do disc releases. Funny enough, I can buy Orange is the New Black on Amazon video. It looks like it was all released on Blu-ray as well.
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Marriage Story is already confirmed by Noah Baumbach. The Other Side of the Wind is 99% certain since there IS a physical release in the works, but nothing else is known besides that it'll probably include Mark Cousins' documentary The Eyes of Orson Welles, which Janus distributes. Though, I can see Criterion perhaps holding it over to 2021 so they can do some sort of 80th Anniversary thing for Welles and Citizen Kane.
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Cemetry Gator posted:I know they've released Stranger Things on disc. There are Daredevil blu-rays too. I seem to recall some other original shows out there as well but I can't remember what they were.
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caligulamprey posted:Shout Factory's got BoJack, but I don't wanna pay forty bucks for just two seasons. i paid 80 for Gravity Falls. 
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Nu Blues from Vinegar Syndrome: Xtro 3   Hollywood Horror House   And a porno. I think I'd only care for Xtro 3 in a pack with all of the movies, but HHH looks neat.
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Hollywood Horror House looks like a grown-up version of Hausu, so I'm a little intrigued but not enough to buy it at full price. But I could say that about 95% of their catalog too.
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King Vidiot posted:Hollywood Horror House looks like a grown-up version of Hausu, so I'm a little intrigued but not enough to buy it at full price. Just do what I do and preorder everything on Black Friday. It owns getting a sleaze box every month. I really wish the other boutiques would do something like that.
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I think they’re basically sequels in name only. No magic murderous clowns or toy soldiers!
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I've never heard of any of the Xtro movies before, but that's also not uncommon for for me and VS releases
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Iron Crowned posted:I've never heard of any of the Xtro movies before, but that's also not uncommon for for me and VS releases There's a famous gif from I think Xtro 2(?) that is creepy as hell.
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The original Xtro has some extremely goofy fun moments and a genuinely creepy alien, but there’s a whole lot of extremely boring filler in that movie. I bought a really nice region-free blu set a couple years ago, but I’ve only watched it twice.
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Basebf555 posted:There's a famous gif from I think Xtro 2(?) that is creepy as hell. I believe you’re thinking about this clip from Xtro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJWL9YaZ3C0
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Xtro 3 is special because a) the alien looks extremely cool and goofy. Like if ET was really really pissed, and possibly possessed by Pazuzu, b) I'd say maybe 80% of the dialog is a bizarre variation of the F-word. I haven't seen it in about 20 years, but I remember reading a profile of the movie in Fangoria, then renting it on day one when it hit video stores and having a blast watching it.
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The Wikipedia page for the Xtro director is funny in that whoever wrote it for him tried to really make a point that he moved on to bigger and better things after Xtro when the opposite is true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bromley_Davenport quote:Bromley-Davenport remained within his own low-budget franchise for one more film, and hired Daryl Haney to write the screenplay for Xtro 3: Watch the Skies (1995). This began an ongoing professional relationship between himself and Haney that ultimately changed the direction of Bromley-Davenport's career, culminating in a trio of films that are arguably his finest works: Life Among the Cannibals (1996), Erasable You (1998) and the true story Mockingbird Don't Sing (2001), starring Sean Young.
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