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  1. Ted Van Duyn

    Press Release PHE Press Release: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Restored Director's Edition and Six-Movie Collection (4k UHD)

    The 2007 startrek.com commentary has only shown up later on websites that have sought to preserve it. They have never officially incorporated it into the film on official releases either digitally or physically. The commentary track listed on the new 4K release is listed as 'NEW', which makes...
  2. Ted Van Duyn

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ Alien — in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    Robert, you're under arrest for using a promotional still of the Xenomorph from 2004's 'ALIEN VS. PREDATOR' to represent the 1979 film 'ALIEN'. They look nothing alike.
  3. Ted Van Duyn

    Thx Certified Blu Rays

    Whoa. Now that you mention it, I too have wondered where that brand has gone. I guess when technology got better and cheaper, studios started getting a lot more options with regards to how their movies are restored and/or remastered. Eventually, they didn't need the THX brand to show that their...
  4. Ted Van Duyn

    Revisiting Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom on blu-ray

    When taken all of the Indiana Jones movies into account, Temple of Doom has the unfortunate distinction of being the most unique movie out of the whole bunch. It's not hard to see how after ToD that the next two Indy movies all followed the Raiders formula almost to a T. Large foreign power that...
  5. Ted Van Duyn

    UPDATE The Abyss and True Lies --4K Now Possibly In 2019 (See Post #69)

    Despite all the restoration work that's going to happen, think it will still be in Letterbox Widescreen?
  6. Ted Van Duyn

    UHD Review Star Trek Into Darkness UHD Review

    "with one character sacrificing his life in a similar fashion instead of the one in Khan, the living character uttering the Wilhelm scream “Khaaaan!” before going on a chase to save his friend." That's not how it went down! Spock beams down to Earth with the clear intent of murdering Khan. He...
  7. Ted Van Duyn

    Star Trek films on Blu-Ray... what we know so far

    Insurrection. A film that on it's own is a very bland but mercifully short distraction. But as a Star Trek product that takes into account other Trek properties such as Deep Space Nine? Character assassination. Let me explain. Insurrection had to acknowledge that Deep Space Nine was a thing...
  8. Ted Van Duyn

    Custom Cover Blu-Ray Custom Cover art thread

    *Looks at the top left screenshot on the back of the insert* That's a Star Trek IV shot of the original crew in the Shuttle Pod on their way to the Enterprise-A.
  9. Ted Van Duyn

    Star Trek films on Blu-Ray... what we know so far

    Well, focusing solely on the principals is one thing. Focusing on them to the point where it comes at the expense of the other characters is another. The previous film, Star Trek IV, managed to give the non-essential characters roles that they normally wouldn't have gotten in the series, let...
  10. Ted Van Duyn

    Star Trek films on Blu-Ray... what we know so far

    If we're going to talk character assassinations, nothing beats Star Trek V in that department. Sulu, Chekov and Uhura were more than willing to throw their careers away and face a potential court martial for their actions in Star Trek III. Their loyalty to Kirk was that great. Now in Star Trek...
  11. Ted Van Duyn

    Star Trek films on Blu-Ray... what we know so far

    One of the pinnacle failures of Nemesis was everyone coming into this film wanting to make an action movie with Patrick Stewart doing action hero stuff. There are two reasons that I can come up with as to why this happened. 1. Patrick Stewart loves action. One of his personal favorite episodes...
  12. Ted Van Duyn

    Star Trek films on Blu-Ray... what we know so far

    I'm glad Nemesis is getting lower on a lot of reviewer's lists. Rick Berman honestly thought that this movie was going to nail it. The Next Generation crew was going to get the big send off unlike any other and movie goers were going flock from town to town to see it. And now, 14 years after...
  13. Ted Van Duyn

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Director's Cut (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    III definitely has a lot of good things going for it. One aspect I've come to appreciate is well it shows our crew without Spock there to help out. I do have one major nitpick, and that's the film's screenplay. It tries to throw character guilt where none should exist. The scene with David and...
  14. Ted Van Duyn

    Blu-ray Review Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Director's Cut Blu-Ray Review

    Paramount Home Entertainment Email: [email protected] Paramount Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParamountPics If anyone has purchased these Blu-Rays and would like to see this fixed (It IS an error!), please contact Paramount.
  15. Ted Van Duyn

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Director's Cut (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    See? This is what everyone was talking about when the previous transfer was too blue. This and the DC are all I really wanted from this release. And if it comes out on UHD, wow. I'm this will be fun.
  16. Ted Van Duyn

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Director's Cut (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    But seeing Lazarus fall off of cliffs for no good reason was funny! Also watching Kirk manhandle Lazarus as he screams "No! No, I'm not ready! I'm not ready! No!" while the rest of the landing party watches is just bizarre...
  17. Ted Van Duyn

    Blu-ray Review Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season Limited Edition Steelbook Blu-ray Review

    Does this set contain the censored version of the last episode where they altered former President Bush's head? https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/game-of-thrones-prop-george-bush-head-now-nondescript-as-possible-photo/2012/06/25/gJQAJw1x1V_blog.html
  18. Ted Van Duyn

    Blu-ray Review Star Trek: The Next Generation Season Six Blu-Ray Review

    "find the legendary Scotty, Chief Engineer of the Constellation Class USS Enterprise under Captain Kirk" CONSTITUTION CLASS! ...Sorry. The Constellation class was the Stargazer.
  19. Ted Van Duyn

    Blu-ray Review Frozen Blu-ray Review

    Part of me wonders if Disney will just double-dip this title somewhere down the line that would not only incorporate the 3D version, but also a lot more bonus features detailing this film's production.
  20. Ted Van Duyn

    Blu-ray Review Captain Phillips Blu-ray Review

    Managed to grab the Steelbook Case edition at Best Buy. Definitely going to give it another whirl.
  21. Ted Van Duyn

    Michael Bay quits Samsung's Press Conference (Video)

    I feel bad for posting this since the joke is so predictable, but I can't help but laugh when Jimmy Kimmel said it on his show.
  22. Ted Van Duyn

    Criterion Press Release: It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World (Dual Format)

    1.5 as in 1.5 out of 10? If it's 10, that kind of paints the reconstructed footage as pretty much unwatchable, where as if it's 5 it's incredibly distracting. Now I'm very concerned.
  23. Ted Van Duyn

    Frozen 3D Bungle?!

    ...will the extras still be the same, minus the digital music download? Also, Frozen was one of those movies I was ready to hate with a bloody vengeance. Everything I saw in terms of marketing and behind the scenes interviews all pointed to deliberate downplaying of the female characters...
  24. Ted Van Duyn

    Star Trek films on Blu-Ray... what we know so far

    It's funny that you see the multi-season arcs as a problem when I look at those as one of the definitive elements that got me so invested in the series to begin with. When it comes to TOS and TNG making a majority of their episodes standalone stories, you kind of give your story a predictable...
  25. Ted Van Duyn

    Open box Samsung 6300?

    I have a feeling everything anyone will ask for will always result in "buy a plasma", no matter how much anyone wants the alternative.
  26. Ted Van Duyn

    3D PREDATOR (1987) 3-D...

    As I've reported earlier, the folks behind this BluRay were aware of the previous "Ultimate Hunter Edition" BluRay and how the handling of the transfer was, and I quote, "A mistake". I would hold off your bad video transfer assumptions and see the disc for yourself, because from what I was able...
  27. Ted Van Duyn

    Remastered Robocop - 1/21

    That was the point of his reply. Jari K said "Robocop = the more violent, the better. That's how I see it." and Dave said that Robocop, despite having more violence than the first movie, didn't make it better.
  28. Ted Van Duyn

    Remastered Robocop - 1/21

    Meh. I never watched the original theatrical cut after owning the Unrated Criterion DVD.
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