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Originally Posted by HighDef Digest 6/13/07
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the seminal '70s classic 'Saturday Night Fever' to Blu-ray and HD DVD this September.
One of the most influential films of it era, 'Saturday Night Fever' turned John Travolta into a star, scored the Bee Gees an unprecedented string of No. 1 disco hits, and single-handedly made the world safe for white polyester leisure suits. Paramount has set a September 18 bow for the film's high-def debut on both Blu-ray and HD DVD. Though no specs have yet been announced, the next-gen versions will debut simultaneously with a new 30th Anniversary Edition on standard-def DVD, so we can only hope for a wealth of new bonus content. Paramount has set a retail price of $29.95 for both versions. |
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Originally Posted by Paul_Scott
I'll be picking this up, but I'm disappointed they didn't kick out Grease first.
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My midis bring all the Force to the yard; my midis are better than yours!
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Originally Posted by Grant H
Was the video on the re-released DVD of Grease actually any better?
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Movies are: "The Greatest Artform".
HD should be for EVERYONE!
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Originally Posted by Paul_Scott
I'll be picking this up, but I'm disappointed they didn't kick out Grease first.
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Originally Posted by Ed St. Clair
Agree, lossless or death! If the sound doesn't kill the CD, its not HD! |
| Agree, lossless or death! If the sound doesn't kill the CD, its not HD! |
Universal, please release Streets of Fire on Blu-ray.
STOP THE MADNESS! STOP THE BUTCHERING AND ABANDONMENT OF TV SHOWS ON DVD!
My DVD List at DVD Aficionado, Now Featuring Blu-Ray
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Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet
We *so* agree on this.
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Movies are: "The Greatest Artform".
HD should be for EVERYONE!
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Originally Posted by MarkA
Speaking of Digital Bits:
When I try to open their website I get "Guadalajara Youth Rescue". Does anyone know what is going on? Thanks |
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Originally Posted by Dave Mack
Ed, we have a big ol' nonkin' mini-van.
A soccer mon mobile. well, we just had a critter so I guess it makes sense! L( |
Movies are: "The Greatest Artform".
HD should be for EVERYONE!
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Originally Posted by TravisR
It was like that for me (and a few others in another thread) on Saturday but it was only for a few hours that day and is working now.
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Movies are: "The Greatest Artform".
HD should be for EVERYONE!
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Originally Posted by Tim Glover
It's been awhile but not sure I want the Bee Gees in lossless sound.
J/K....it's a good film. I used the own the album soundtrack. Burn, baby, burn! |
Movies are: "The Greatest Artform".
HD should be for EVERYONE!
| What really needs to be done with Grease is the inclusion of the original sound mix, or at least a competent attempt at remixing. The 1998 mix is an abomination that screams of "we had 2 weeks to do something that would have taken 6 months to do properly". And include the original Paramount logo and the custom fanfare that came with it. |
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Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet
An HTF member made me a comparison-DVD where we could toggle between the 5.1 from the new DVD and the 2.0 PCM from the laserdisc. Guess which mix sounded WWAAAAAYYYY better....
(hint... laserdisc) |
Movies are: "The Greatest Artform".
HD should be for EVERYONE!
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Originally Posted by Jeff Adkins
It looks like we may be seeing some movement from Paramount to lossless. The forthcoming Blades Of Glory has PCM on the BD and TrueHD on the HD DVD!
http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_ite...archID=1180195 http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_ite...archID=1180195 |
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Originally Posted by Dave Mack
I share your enthusiasm for this film, Ron.
It's funny how over the years the perception of this film by many is that it's a cheesy, campy fun film with groovy music when it's pretty far from that. My fiancee went to a screening of this at her college and everyone dressed in crazy 70's gear hoping for a kind of a Rocky Horror Picture Show type of experience (to be fair many hadn't seen it at all or hadn't seen it in years...) The screening began well enough with the "strut" scene and everyone was having a ball but as the film progressed the audience realized that it's a pretty heavy and at time quite dark character study of some very politically incorrect, ignorant and at times outight repulsive behavior. (I wouldn't have it any other way, btw and doubt it would even be made today the same way, the cast would all be WB pretty boys and girls badly attempting New York accents, Bobby would have lived and Tony would have wound up with Annette...) By the end of the film the crowd realized that the film wasn't the cheesy nostalgic campy film they had thought (or remembered) it to be. One of the best films of the 70's and one of my faves. d(still not sleeping due to Katie Mack!) |
