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Gary, Thanks for that. I agree with the issues. Unfortunately, there is a perception that big is beautiful, no secret to anyone buying oversized boxes of PC software over the years. I wondered if there is software out there that can effectively maintain the screen resolution while...

Gary: Thanks for the Goldfinger comparison. Just as in the last release, I'm bothered by the color timing. I'm not saying it is as bad as other instances in the Bond series, because it isn't. But Jill Masterson's hair is more toward white hues than the more platinum blonde colored stills...

Gary, Looks like this comparison is missing a scorecard, unless you stopped doing them. One can say ANY color timing or video image is a matter of preference but the Region 1 goes beyond reasonableness when a white shirt on a b&w image doesn't look white but rather appears to be a hack job...

In the past, only sales estimates got reported. Even the stock market has relied on asking retailers for their numbers rather than getting them from the studios. Even then it becomes well Wal-Mart had sales of X and we assume that Wal_Mart has Y percent of the market thus the full estimate is...

There is a lot of Blu-Ray There is a lot of PAL Region 2 There is a lot of NTSC Region 1 There is a lot of attention paid to Criterion releases A lot of attention paid to Box Sets Pound for pound a lot of attention to sub-genres like Film Noir Seems to me there is something for...

But it's not Gary, his Godfather Blu-ray review is luke-warm, at best.

The How the West Was Won shot of Monument Valley ... Wow!

Funny. I guess the company name: X-Rated Cult DVD was already taken. What a world, what a world.

Patrick, Like you were reading my mind. Except I don't write that well.

The revised Superbit has more detail but it takes a bit of scrutiny to notice it. The new version also appears more greenish to this eye. Regardless, my main point is around the viability of SHOWING the difference on a website. The value of hi-def comes as the projected images gets larger...

Yup. Some Sept 5th released titles I can wait on to the next DDD sale ... not this one. Oh yes, it shall be mine.

I also was really looking forward to the release. But, without the hoped-for director's commentary it lost some appeal. Now, ... disappointing ... I'll wait for something better.

Interesting, the cropping differences between the two releases certainly varies. In the shot of Scottie balancing his cane the new DVD has more image both right and left (and top and bottom). Yet in the next shot with Midge looking up towards the ceiling the older image has slightly more...

John: Thanks for info on the film showings. I think I might have missed one in NYC (rather recently) but hopefully I'll find some coming up. Have you seen the re-released film yourself? If so, do you remember whether the nun's habit appeared significantly off-white? I'm asking because I...

Agreed. Robust and interesting review, well done. I really don't see much difference in many of the films and those I see differences in I don't really have an opinion on whether they are significantly improved or not. So, it becomes an easy decision for me to pass this by.

I'm hoping that you will do a From Earth to the Moon comparison full frame versus the new widescreen release.

Thanks Gary. Seymour, We're talking about the Russian disc not the Image Entertainment version.

Real nice job on the Errol Flynn Boxset review. :emoji_thumbsup:

Amazon pricing is not incorrect. Ordered mine for $7.18 at DeepdiscountDVD with free shipping. They are out-of-stock ... but I have a bunch of stuff to keep me busy in the meantime. Nice cover too ...

I have read this thread with great interest as I am thinking about getting either a region-free player or converting my PC setup to region-free. More about that later. Gary, Thanks for the info and links. I read them with great interest. David, Thanks for the input. Damin...

Brian, Less than 100 bucks gets you into the region-free game. That or software controlling the DVD drive in your PC. Oh, the relief ... ;) On a separate topic ... Gary, Just a note to say that the poster art section of the DVD comparisons is appreciated. Those images just don't slap...

The New York Times Magazine (section/supplement/free standing magazine) portion of the New York Times Sunday paper published their "Annual Movie Issue" this week (November 11, 2004). In it DVDBeaver got a mention! In an article: The 21st-Century Cinephile - How local festivals and new...

Edited: After checking my copy of Blow-up plus the information that some limited number of copies of Blow-up (that were created for another market) may have been inserted and shipped to the U.S. market .... my points are no longer valid. Gary, You might want to edit your post so that it...

BFI PAL release would not have interested me anyway. As others have commented on how good the 70 mm re-release looked - I just have no idea how BFI can release that green muck of a mess and hold their heads up ...

Gary, Thanks for the Contempt comparison. Naturally, a lot of things get down to subjective points when there are two or more strong DVD contenders and things like framing and anamorphic presentations are the same. If image quality is a difference, one could easily say that the...

Gary, The Kiss Me Kate is a very interesting and compelling comparison. What a difference. Thanks for that. Rich