Blu-ray Review Young Sherlock Holmes Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Todd Erwin]

Why didn’t you just the regular Amaray case version?

The studio only released this in steelbook packaging, which, in my opinion, has better artwork than the two previous DVD releases.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Really disappointing. If I find it on a really good sale at some point I might pick it up just for the lossless audio upgrade over the DVD.

I bought it this morning for less than $9.00 as Target was having a "Buy 1 Get 50% Off" sale.

 

[Todd Erwin]

I bought it this morning for less than $9.00 as Target was having a "Buy 1 Get 50% Off" sale.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this transfer.

 

[Mark-P]

So, it sounds like the Blu-ray is definitely an old transfer, probably the same one that has been on streaming platforms for years, it’s safe to assume there won’t be a 4K upgrade on iTunes which often happens when Paramount releases new Blu-rays.

 

[Ross Gowland]

The studio only released this in steelbook packaging, which, in my opinion, has better artwork than the two previous DVD releases.

Ah. In the UK, we’re getting a steelbook version and a cheaper Amaray version. I’ve gone for the latter.

 

[Philip Verdieck]

I have always been fond of the movie.
I didn't see Nicholas Rowe in a role again until I saw him in Shackleton and I think he was one of the weed growers in Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels

 

[Todd Erwin]

I have always been fond of the movie.
I didn't see Nicholas Rowe in a role again until I saw him in Shackleton and I think he was one of the weed growers in Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels

He’s also been on Dr. Who.

 

[Rick Thompson]

Why didn’t you just buy the regular Amaray case version?

No such animal, unless you want an import from Spain with all the piracy concerns that involves.

 

[Dick]

The studio only released this in steelbook packaging, which, in my opinion, has better artwork than the two previous DVD releases.

I doubt any secondary distributors like Kino or Shout! would even take a mess like this. One would think Paramount would take some pride in preserving their library. Some of the stuff they gave to Imprint pretty much sucks, too. Does this studio even have a rep reading these pages? Perhaps sending Paramount Home Entertainment a link to this thread would have some effect?

 

[Todd Erwin]

I doubt any secondary distributors like Kino or Shout! would even take a mess like this. One would think Paramount would take some pride in preserving their library. Some of the stuff they gave to Imprint pretty much sucks, too. Does this studio even have a rep reading these pages? Perhaps sending Paramount Home Entertainment a link to this thread would have some effect?

I sent a complaint to customer service, who promised a response within 2 business days. That was on Thursday, 2/2.

The link for Paramount Home Entertainment customer service is:

UHD, Blu-ray™ & DVD Support

Paramount DVD & Blu-Ray Support

phe-physical-consumer-support.imoxiemedia.com

 

[Dick]

I sent a complaint to customer service, who promised a response within 2 business days. That was on Thursday, 2/2.

The link for Paramount Home Entertainment customer service is:

UHD, Blu-ray™ & DVD Support

Paramount DVD & Blu-Ray Support

phe-physical-consumer-support.imoxiemedia.com

Thanks for the link -- I have also sent them a message.

 

[Malcolm R]

This is an Amblin production with "Steven Spielberg Presents" as part of the title. You'd think he'd take an interest in a quality presentation, especially with the film's historical place in using early CGI technology.

 

[Winston T. Boogie]

So, I've never seen this and went ahead and blind bought it from Amazon. Interestingly, Amazon sent me an empty envelope. Never had that happen before. So, contacted customer service about getting it resent, they informed me they would not do a replacement on this order because it was listed as delivered and would only do a refund. So, I took the refund and probably will not reorder it.

I was curious to see it, and had Amazon been willing to just send me the disc rather than a refund I would have gone with the disc. Since they went with refund and told me if I wanted it, I needed to reorder it, I think I will pass. I am kind of fed up with Amazon and don't much want to order from them anymore. Cancelled orders, delayed orders (for months), and now sending me a sealed empty envelope, well...it's just been a one lousy experience after another.

 

[Capt D McMars]

I would hope the negative reaction to this would push Paramount to go back and do a fresh scan and reissue/replacement but not likely.

This isn't the first "Cow Pie Cheese Cake" Paramount has unleashed on a weary public!! Since the positive realease of thier marvelous "the Court Jester" with Danny Kaye and thier Paramont Presents series, it seems to be a wide swinging PQ/AQ toss of the dice!!

As I've stated before, there seems to be no leadership on these projects. Or at least no one controling the QC line of defence before the prints are OKed and the discs are created. One bad release should have been the Red Flag!!! But this is happening wayyyyyyyyyyy too often to be unintentional or maybe they're more about quantity and not quality? Intended or not, for me, that seems to be the message being sent out with releases of infirior quality, as we have all seen currently by Paramount Home Video.

Yes, there has been alot of changes in the past 3 years and changes in corporate and personell with in the shuffeling of the studios. that being said, other companies such as Warner Bros are on thier feet and roocking it!!! Paramount reall needs to get ther collective "Poop in a group" and stop being asleep at the wheel.

 

[Malcolm R]

I'm not clear if it's no leadership, or a case of too many leaders. It's almost like different groups are working on different titles with no central oversight or QA/QC, and have vastly different ideas about how things should look or what looks "good".

 

[jayembee]

I'm not clear if it's no leadership, or a case of too many leaders. It's almost like different groups are working on different titles with no central oversight or QA/QC, and have vastly different ideas about how things should look or what looks "good".

Isn't that essentially the same thing? I'm sure that Todd is saying that there's no one at Paramount akin to George Feltenstein at Warner or Grover Crisp at Sony who's providing a singular set of standards for the studio's catalog.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Isn't that essentially the same thing? I'm sure that Todd is saying that there's no one at Paramount akin to George Feltenstein at Warner or Grover Crisp at Sony who's providing a singular set of standards for the studio's catalog.

That is not to say that it never happens at Warner or Sony. Warner recalled the 4K release of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior due to an error with the 5.1 track and issued replacements. The first pressings of the first volume of the Columbia Classics 4K Collection included the wrong special features disc for Lawrence of Arabia and the studio issued replacements. However, the stereo track on Real Genius on both the UHD and Blu-ray discs has major static issues, yet Sony has been unresponsive.

 

[Ross Gowland]

No such animal, unless you want an import from Spain with all the piracy concerns that involves.

This is the one I’ve pre-ordered. See on Amazon

 

[Todd Erwin]

This is the one I’ve pre-ordered. See on Amazon

Here in the US, Paramount only released the film in steelbook packaging.

 

[Noel Aguirre]

Not only does Paramount give DVD era transfers on legacy titles but also maks you sit through Interpol warnings, choose a language and then to top it all off if you take the disc out and later pop it back it it doesn’t remember where you left off.