Robert Spalding
Second Unit
- Joined
- Aug 21, 1998
- Messages
- 484
but, willingly choosing LD over DVD? I don't get it.
Aspect Ratio: 16X9 Enhanced Widescreen (1.23:1) Is this the correct ratio?No, Ron just had some type of weird typo. It is 2.35:1
I would not be surprised if a SE comes out in 1 1/2 years.On the whole, Paramount doesn't much believe in re-releasing movies that they've already released on DVD. Do you really think they would release this as an SE before re-releasing Top Gun? My guess is you'll have to buy this version if you want this movie on DVD in the next several years.
This transfer falls just short of perfection and
you sort of get the feeling that this transfer could
have been perfect if it were done today instead
of 4 years ago.
You have to realize, I never saw this on laserdisc.
The only copies I have ever seen of this film were
on VHS. If my review seems a little hyped about
the colors and improvement in transfer it is simply
because this is the first time I have seen it in
widescreen.
Compare this transfer to any other BIG catalog
title that the studio did thorough restoration to
and you'll find this transfer falls short.
It seems likely Paramount will revisit this
title -- especially since there is a big reunion
for the cast going on the Paramount lot within
the next week. Sounds like material suitable for
a future DVD.
Are those shots of the Coke logo in the restaurant still blurred out? :frowning:
Im gonna hold back on this title for a probable SE. Paramount has had really good discs in the past, and off the top of my head they havent redone any of the ones i can remember.You call an SE "probable" but then (correctly) note that Paramount hardly ever redoes DVDs. (They've only double-dipped with Star Trek titles to date.) While Grease DOES seem like a movie that should warrant an SE, I don't see why anyone would regard it as "probable" or even "moderately likely" at this point. Look at the track record - it doesn't lend credence to any thoughts of a re-release, especially not a 25th anniversary one...