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Blu ray and now UHD simply came too late in the game to ever duplicate the success of the DVD which is still alive (barely). Most of the DVDs I purchase come from Europe where they are still putting out titles on DVD that have yet to see the light of day in R1. Downloading and streaming and VOD...

My love for "classic" cinema also began as an adolescent. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Old movies were shown late at night usually around 11:00 PM but with school the next day, of course, my mother wouldn't let me stay up. But on Friday and Saturday nights, she would let me stay up...

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Raging Bull is a movie I more admire than like. I have problems with it but I'm not going into that here. Since those problems have nothing to do with the visual aspects of the film, upgrading to blu ray isn't going to eradicate those problems which is why DVD is good enough for me.

You're preaching to the choir here! Still, there are those for whom the technology is the tail wagging the dog! No doubt there are those who will buy the upcoming 4K UHD of the Baywatch movie precisely because it is 4K UHD. The fact that the movie is an abomination is irrelevant. It looks and...

Well, of course, I want to see a film under the best possible circumstances. I certainly didn't mean to imply that I preferred watching films with faded color, scratches etc. :) It's just that for me, if a movie is really good or I'm enjoying it on any level, I get lost in the story, the acting...

I've long since realized that I don't really belong here but I hang out anyway :) For me, it's never been about the equipment. It's always been about the movie. I'd much rather watch a great movie with a well written script, excellent acting etc. even if the transfer has some scratches, the...