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Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008

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2/26/09 at 10:00am
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008

I made some screen caps comparing the Criterion and new MGM/Fox releases of REBECCA. They are not always exact frames, but I got them as close as I could.

This is one comparison where I think the new MGM/Fox release is better (as far as the video transfer goes). Note how the fire blooms to a very heavy extent in the capture with Mrs. Danvers in the burning house on the Criterion release.

I find it strange neither release includes reissue credits, which were on Criterion's Laserdisc (and perhaps Anchor Bay's brief release, but I'm not sure). The main title was in the style of the advertising with the name "Rebecca" written out close to how it appears in the film with her handwriting.

The Criterion is still worth having for the commentary track (though Leonard Leff seems to see a lot of phallic symbolism that I doubt was intended) as well as all of the screen tests, only two of which are on the MGM/Fox release (one looking and sounding awful compared to the condition it is in on the Criterion disc).

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4/18/09 at 3:34pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008

With fear and trepidation I have ordered this collection from Amazon, expected arrival Monday! I need it for class this week, as I am starting an Alfred Hitchcock unit in my Drama class that I teach! I want a good print of "The Lodger" and I'm hopeful this will give that to me, provided the discs play! Keeping my fingers, toes, and eyes crossed!
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4/20/09 at 6:36pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008

So far, so good- I have watched "The Lodger" disc in it's entirety, including extras, and all went well. I have also searched through"Sabatoge" using chapters, and that went all the way through. So I'm pleased thus far.

Is there a particular disc that did not play so well for folks?
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4/20/09 at 9:06pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008

Notorious and Spellbound make a rattling noise for me. They play fine on my computer and Blu-ray player though.

Thanks, Chuck for the comparisons. I hadn't noticed them before.

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4/21/09 at 6:22pm
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Re: Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection - Oct 14, 2008

Took "The Lodger" to school today to show to my drama class. We watched it on an LCD projector connected to a laptop computer. Imagine my surprise when we got to chapter 10 and it froze up on me. I could not get it to play any further. It played fine on my Panasonic DVD player.

I will have to try a different player tomorrow and hope it plays. The kids were pretty engaged... Not bad, that an 82 year old movie can keep today's high schoolers quiet and interested.

I'm hopeful we can watch the rest tomorrow!
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A year late to this particular party, I picked up this Hitchcock Premiere Collection the other day, having not heard of all of the disc problems people were having.  It was an impulse buy, hence no prior research.

I've checked out - at least briefly - most of the discs in the set.  All seem to start and play just fine, skipping through chapters reveals no problems, and none of the discs seem scuffed from the cardboard-sleeve packaging.

Either I'm one of the lucky ones, or - this far into its release - the manufacturer has fixed some of the problems.  Hard to say wihch is true, as the last post in this thread was back in April.

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