Press Release Criterion Press Release: The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher (1957-1960) (4k UHD Combo) (1 Viewer)

[Dick]

They might have made this more affordable for some of us by not packaging 4K's with Blu's. I don't need or care to have the 4k's. I would love to have the Blu's alone, from the new masters. As it is, even with the half-price sale at B&N, it just seems quite an investment, considering I don't even know if I'll them all.

 

[B-ROLL]

They might have made this more affordable for some of us by not packaging 4K's with Blu's. I don't need or care to have the 4k's. I would love to have the Blu's alone, from the new masters. As it is, even with the half-price sale at B&N, it just seems quite an investment, considering I don't even know if I'll them all.

I'm sure people paid $80.00 or more for the Indicator Blu-Ray set. (I paid around $100 to get the individual discs after the set sold out.)

 

[dpippel]

I'm sure people paid $80.00 or more for the Indicator Blu-Ray set. (I paid around $100 to get the individual discs after the set sold out.)

And the LE set sold out quickly. Indicator is currently running a "3 for 20" deal on the individual titles as well. So, you can pick up all five shipped to the U.S. for $62, but Criterion's 50% off sale will bring the new 4K set down fairly close to that price. You might as well wait for the sale and get the new transfers, IMO.

 

[Robert Crawford]

And the LE set sold out quickly. Indicator is currently running a "3 for 20" deal on the individual titles as well. So, you can pick up all five shipped to the U.S. for $62, but Criterion's 50% off sale will bring the new 4K set down fairly close to that price. You might as well wait for the sale and get the new transfers, IMO.

Fortunately, the B&N Criterion 50% off sale will take place in July which means this July 18th box is eligible based on prior sales.

 

[Tino]

Preorder is up, post #2

When I click on the link…….

Currently unavailable
We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.

 

[dpippel]

Fortunately, the B&N Criterion 50% off sale will take place in July which means this July 18th box is eligible based on prior sales.

Yes, the timing is perfect.

 

[Robert Crawford]

When I click on the link…….

Currently unavailable
We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.

Tino,

The Amazon link just hasn't gone live yet. It will do so in the coming days.

 

[Robert Crawford]

When I click on the link…….

Currently unavailable
We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.

Tino,

The Amazon link just hasn't gone live yet. It will do so in the coming days.

The Amazon link has gone live and you can now preorder this release.

 

[Noel Aguirre]

Now if only I could get a 4K release of Ride The High Country without the letterboxed credits.
Looking forward to this set at the B&N sale and will preorder and pay for it as soon as that sale starts!

 

[Kevin Antonio (Kev)]

I'm just hoping that someone could convince the wayne family to liscense Seven Men From Now to a label like criterion. Didn't Paramount release that dvd?

 

[Capt D McMars]

I'm just hoping that someone could convince the wayne family to liscense Seven Men From Now to a label like criterion. Didn't Paramount release that dvd?

See on Amazon

 

[dpippel]

See on Amazon

It's also available to stream in HD from the usual services.

 

[cda1143]

It's also available to stream in HD from the usual services.

Good point, but we should also note that the streaming HD transfer is only marginally better than the DVD. This title desperately needs a new transfer.

 

[haineshisway]

Why would it be better than the DVD - it IS the DVD transfer they're streaming. Calling it HD is a joke.

 

[OliverK]

Why would it be better than the DVD - it IS the DVD transfer they're streaming. Calling it HD is a joke.

Last I heard this really was some kind of ancient SD / 480p master - not much to be gained by upscaling it to 1080p.

It was very obvious when I last watched it that the Indicator Blu-rays of the 5 Sony titles looked a lot better even though they came from older 2K / 1080p masters.

 

[Mark-P]

Why would it be better than the DVD - it IS the DVD transfer they're streaming. Calling it HD is a joke.

Because the DVD was downscaled from the ancient HD master and the streaming version isn’t downscaled, however the HD master from 2005 certainly looks pretty bad by today’s standards.

 

[cda1143]

Because the DVD was downscaled from the ancient HD master and the streaming version isn’t downscaled, however the HD master from 2005 certainly looks pretty bad by today’s standards.

Good point Mark, and there are quite a few such films - only available on DVD or streaming HD. Many of these look significantly better in HD streaming than DVD, some dramatically better.

As you note, the master for this film just isn’t very good.

 

[haineshisway]

Because the DVD was downscaled from the ancient HD master and the streaming version isn’t downscaled, however the HD master from 2005 certainly looks pretty bad by today’s standards.

I think that was my point, but... I watched the streaming Seven Men from Now and for ME it is not even an iota better than the DVD. It's the same mess.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I think that was my point, but... I watched the streaming Seven Men from Now and for ME it is not even an iota better than the DVD. It's the same mess.

On my LG OLED, I think the iTunes HD digital looks better than the 2005 DVD. I've watched it twice since purchasing it three years ago for $4.99. It's nowhere near an improvement as the Rio Bravo HBO Max stream over its 2007 BD counterpart.

 

[haineshisway]

On my LG OLED, I think the iTunes HD digital looks better than the 2005 DVD. I've watched it twice since purchasing it three years ago for $4.99. It's nowhere near an improvement as the Rio Bravo HBO Max stream over its 2007 DVD counterpart.

I would have expected no other reply from you