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Hello, new thread! So the Patrick Stewart/David Tennant Hamlet is out tomorrow. Has anyone seen it? I'm assuming it's great.
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May 4, 2010 04:39
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I don't know why they do that. They've done it with the Met Opera stuff as well. Why can't they just show Bob Ross reruns and save prime-time slots for something people (i.e., me  ) actually want to see?
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May 4, 2010 04:50
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Liberty Valance posted:I'm sure this got asked several times in the old thread, but any word yet on Lawrence of Arabia? word Lawrence Of Arabia There, that's the best you're going to get for a while.
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May 10, 2010 21:07
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doctor thodt posted:Spartacus reviewed It's a good thing I don't like this movie, because this is awful.
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May 11, 2010 10:55
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Does this mean he'll be cropping the sides off?
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May 13, 2010 20:15
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He comes off like a conspiracy theorist.
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May 13, 2010 20:47
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The Criterion DVD is anamorphic, if you're itching to watch it.
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May 14, 2010 20:49
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I don't think Cruise is a particularly great actor, but he's really not that bad. It's just that he's Tom Cruise, and any character he plays will inevitably be Tom Cruise in different clothes. Even in Eyes Wide Shut he was just Dr. Cruise (not to mention he spends almost the entire film looking either suspicious, confused, or horny).
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May 16, 2010 03:06
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Welcome to Cinema On-Topic-O!
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May 16, 2010 06:03
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I watched Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory the other night and it's absurdly crisp and clear for a low-budget kid's movie from 1971. Also, "Cheer Up, Charlie" is great and I don't care what anybody says.Safe Driver posted:You might've fast forwarded over it. zing!
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May 24, 2010 06:14
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Barry Lyndon is on Netflix Instant in HD. It's probably just the old HD transfer but it looks great and it's a huge, huge step up from the DVD. I just wish they'd hurry up with a Blu-Ray.
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May 28, 2010 01:17
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Criminal Minded posted:Any opinions on the blu-rays of Eyes Wide Shut, The Shining and A Clockwork Orange? I was at Best Buy grabbing Kill Bill and had EWS in my hands but with the mixed reviews and the fact that I'm nearly broke I figured I'd wait until I started working to get it. I loving love Eyes Wide Shut but it's definitely not a blind-buy. Visually they're amazing Blu-Rays, but the audio's kind of  Worth buying the ones you like, but EWS is kind of a rent-and-decide.
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May 31, 2010 00:26
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Criminal Minded posted:EDIT: Oh, and when I said "mixed reviews" on EWS, I meant the blu-ray's picture. I love that movie. Then absolutely buy it, the visual quality is excellent. It's just kind of a fuzzy film in a few scenes because Kubrick did a lot of low-level lighting. However, Blu-Ray allows the grain to really be grain, and scenes like the Christmas party at the beginning are just amazingly pretty.
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May 31, 2010 04:29
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Barry Lyndon  However it is now on Netflix Instant in HD, so at least there's that.
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Jun 2, 2010 02:16
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One of these days I'm going to do an in-depth write-up on Eyes Wide Shut. Every time I see it I'm like "gently caress, this movie needs a thread" but then I put it off and put it off and then forget about it. Hell, every time I see a really great movie I get all amped up about it. I think I've got most of a potential 3 Women thread lurking around on my computer. LAZINESS But yeah, Eyes Wide Shut is amazing.
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Jun 2, 2010 06:18
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Trade it in for a Truffaut...
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Jun 5, 2010 13:12
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Captain Charisma posted:My BB didn't even have Moon Didn't Moon get an infamously itty-bitty BR release?
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Jun 7, 2010 02:03
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I remember there being a fuss about it. Maybe because Moon is a goon favorite.
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Jun 7, 2010 02:34
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It's an infamous case of really bad DNR, though the general consensus is that you won't notice on a screen under 40 inches. Blu-Ray.com, DVDBeaver
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Jun 12, 2010 16:20
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DURP HURPA DUR BLURP There is no Platoon Blu-Ray. Magic Hate Ball fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Jun 12, 2010 |
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Jun 12, 2010 16:25
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Holy poo poo, that's even worse than Patton. He looks airbrushed. And smug about it.
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Jun 16, 2010 00:19
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Man, the detail in this one is kind of incredible: That little umbrella is so sharp.
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Jun 16, 2010 23:22
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Here is an article that talks about the changes. The cinematographer hates it. It does lose the warm 70s look, and the outcome is kinda like A Clockwork Orange.
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Jun 18, 2010 22:51
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At least he's not as batshit as Vittorio "Last Supper" Storaro. There were a couple emails from him floating around here at some point where he blathered about golden ratios and HD screens and came off like the timecube guy. What's really funny is that the Last Supper is not 2.00:1 like he thinks it is, which makes the cropping of The Last Emperor even stupider.
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Jun 18, 2010 23:02
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Blu-Ray.com screencaps. It appears to be the victim of some DNR, but nothing too excessive. If you're a fan of the film it's probably a good buy.
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Jun 20, 2010 21:51
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Predator Blu-Ray.com review. Welp.
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Jun 29, 2010 01:17
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Maybe they leveled all the Dutch angles.
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Jul 1, 2010 06:52
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I can't imagine how it could be better; not only is the Criterion disc transfer fantastic, StudioCanal have already demonstrated that they don't really give a poo poo.
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Jul 1, 2010 06:59
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Thirteen gigs of additional movie space is nothing to sneeze at. The Criterion does have more grain detail, which is sort of a tiny thing to talk about but it does illustrate the extra bitrate. I still can't wait to see this, though, waiting for this Blu-Ray is just like anticipating a theatrical release.
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Jul 1, 2010 22:08
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Wiggly posted:Is there only the $62.99 limited edition or am I missing something? If you're not willing to pay the premium, your ears aren't ready for The Sound Of Music.
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Jul 15, 2010 21:02
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I loved that letter, it had all the hallmarks of a crazy blog post.
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Jul 27, 2010 21:35
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Well, what do you like? The Warner Brother Kubricks have great image quality but the audio is pretty . All the Criterions are just wonderful, though Playtime is a little fuzzy considering that it was originally shot on 65mm. Actually, my favorite Blu-Ray is Fantastic Mr. Fox, because it captures the textures really well and it's just crystal-clear. Blu-Ray.com is good for large screencaps, as well as DVDBeaver (one of the reviewers has the amusing quirk of including boobs in every review of a film with even a single frame of nudity).
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Jul 31, 2010 07:29
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I'm anxious for The Man Who Knew Too Much, if just because the current disc is so unbelievably lovely.
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Aug 6, 2010 01:06
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I can understand where he's coming from, I think films should be something that demand your entire focus (unless you've got poo poo to do because I know I'll get at least one "yeah but not everyone has hours of free time  " response), and it always bugs me when people post on here something like "Oh yeah so I'm watching Such-And-Such right now it's pretty good", because it's like yeah it is good so go watch it you dipshit.
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Aug 9, 2010 03:36
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Egbert Souse posted:Blu-Ray.com says Hamlet was hit with DVNR, too: THERE IS NO BIG ENOUGHAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH
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Aug 12, 2010 06:11
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The Region A Time Bandits is not very good.
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Aug 13, 2010 16:03
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Apparently A Zed And Two Noughts has received a nice Blu-Ray thanks to BFI. It's region-free, too. Does FFD know about this?
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Aug 19, 2010 21:25
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The only film of his I've seen is The Belly Of An Architect (which was almost operatic), but I'm intrigued by the screencaps.
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Aug 19, 2010 22:03
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I wish Greenaway had better representation on DVD. The local library has one copy of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, but it's "lost".FirstCongoWar posted:They're on one of the posters. 
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Aug 19, 2010 22:23
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I don't care if this is a year and a half away, I'm excited as hell.
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Aug 21, 2010 07:27
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