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In the not to distant past I commented in regard to John Boorman's magnificent Deliverance -- here:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/261282/a-few-words-about-deliverance-in-bd-hd
History is an interesting thing, and its cycles seem never-ending.
While special Anniversary re-issues may seem to be a recent idea, book publishers have been doing it for a while.
Theatrical re-issues of motion pictures on a cyclical basis seem to have occurred most with Disney animated classics, and M-G-M's re-issues of The Wizard of Oz and GWTW -- every seven years.
But in the world of home video, it's the 35th and 40th Anniversaries, led with a battle cry by Warner Home Video (and taking their lead from the Edison wax cylinder re-issues in the last century) that have become special, and dear to the hearts of many home video aficionados.
With that in mind, we welcome the 40th Anniversary Book Edition of John Boorman's Deliverance.
In 2007 we received the HD and Blu-ray variants of the film, in a simple, yet elegant, plastic case. That version is currently available on Amazon for under $10.
For 2012 we have the new book release, and it's nicely done.
The main addition, to keep up with technology, is uncompressed audio. The image appears to be the same as the earlier release, which was fine. On top of that there is a new half hour discussion between the four leads, which is both entertaining and insightful.
If you have the original release, I doubt that the additions will be worth the cost, but if you don't, and will be able to hear the difference between the original compressed audio and the new uncompressed, then here's your chance for an upgrade.
A beautifully rendered Blu-ray of an important and still entertaining film, that absolutely stands the test of time.
One question that I'm certain will come up is whether a new 4k image harvest could yield a superior image, and I believe that it could. It would also make grain rise slightly. As it is, the image appears very close to what it would have looked like on dye transfer prints, and by that I refer to the slightly more velvety grain structure.
Highly Recommended.
RAH
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/261282/a-few-words-about-deliverance-in-bd-hd
History is an interesting thing, and its cycles seem never-ending.
While special Anniversary re-issues may seem to be a recent idea, book publishers have been doing it for a while.
Theatrical re-issues of motion pictures on a cyclical basis seem to have occurred most with Disney animated classics, and M-G-M's re-issues of The Wizard of Oz and GWTW -- every seven years.
But in the world of home video, it's the 35th and 40th Anniversaries, led with a battle cry by Warner Home Video (and taking their lead from the Edison wax cylinder re-issues in the last century) that have become special, and dear to the hearts of many home video aficionados.
With that in mind, we welcome the 40th Anniversary Book Edition of John Boorman's Deliverance.
In 2007 we received the HD and Blu-ray variants of the film, in a simple, yet elegant, plastic case. That version is currently available on Amazon for under $10.
For 2012 we have the new book release, and it's nicely done.
The main addition, to keep up with technology, is uncompressed audio. The image appears to be the same as the earlier release, which was fine. On top of that there is a new half hour discussion between the four leads, which is both entertaining and insightful.
If you have the original release, I doubt that the additions will be worth the cost, but if you don't, and will be able to hear the difference between the original compressed audio and the new uncompressed, then here's your chance for an upgrade.
A beautifully rendered Blu-ray of an important and still entertaining film, that absolutely stands the test of time.
One question that I'm certain will come up is whether a new 4k image harvest could yield a superior image, and I believe that it could. It would also make grain rise slightly. As it is, the image appears very close to what it would have looked like on dye transfer prints, and by that I refer to the slightly more velvety grain structure.
Highly Recommended.
RAH
