Warner- I hope we can see this fine film sometime in the near future on dvd.
7/3/08 at 4:58pm
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FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
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7/3/08 at 5:53pm
Re: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
You and me both.Crawdaddy
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7/3/08 at 6:58pm
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Re: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Didn't they say this was in the works in last year's chat?
7/3/08 at 8:01pm
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I've pretty much given up hope on this one.Onkyo TX-SR606
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7/4/08 at 1:26am
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It came out in Germany a few months ago, in a newspaper edition licensed by Warner. The DVD is non-anamorphic and the print used shows a bit of dirt - but it's in the correct aspect ratio. So if you're interested, look no further than Amazon.de and search for "Die Herrin von Thornhill"...
7/4/08 at 4:23am
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Re: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
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It came out in Germany a few months ago, in a newspaper edition licensed by Warner. The DVD is non-anamorphic and the print used shows a bit of dirt - but it's in the correct aspect ratio. So if you're interested, look no further than Amazon.de and search for "Die Herrin von Thornhill"...
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Are you sure about the aspect ratio? If it's the same edition that appeared on DVD in the UK and was subsequently given away as a freebie in a UK newspaper, then only the credits sequence is in the correct 2.35 aspect ratio - the rest of the film is cropped 1.85. Also the soundtrack on that edition was only mono.
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7/4/08 at 7:07am
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"Die Herrin von Thornhill"...
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Isn't that North By Northwest?
7/4/08 at 9:00am
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Would a mod please add a question mark after the title of this thread? It's a bit misleading as it is.
7/4/08 at 12:55pm
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Re: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD????????
Warner- I hope we can see this fine film sometime in the near future on dvd.]
7/4/08 at 1:12pm
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No, it's 2,35:1 all the way - I own the DVD. And no, it's not North by northwest (that one has the rather strange German title "Der unsichtbare Dritte", which translates to "The invisible third", giving a whole plot point away).You can see screenshots on this site: 1aDVD ScreenShots
And while there's no note on the cover, the english track sounds very much like stereo. I guess an old laserdisc master was used on this.
Best of all, it is rather cheap (10 Euro) - that is, if you don't count in the porto.
7/5/08 at 12:45am
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No, it's 2,35:1 all the way - I own the DVD. And no, it's not North by northwest (that one has the rather strange German title "Der unsichtbare Dritte", which translates to "The invisible third", giving a whole plot point away).
You can see screenshots on this site: 1aDVD ScreenShots And while there's no note on the cover, the english track sounds very much like stereo. I guess an old laserdisc master was used on this. Best of all, it is rather cheap (10 Euro) - that is, if you don't count in the porto. |
According to a poster's comment on Amazon.de it's not anamorphic. So not for me.
7/5/08 at 1:41am
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It's being released again in the UK, by Optimum, next month; hopefully, they'll get it right, but I'm not holding my breath.
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7/5/08 at 3:53am
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According to a poster's comment on Amazon.de it's not anamorphic. So not for me.
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ehhh.... I said that in a post above...
Well, let's see if the Optimum will be any better.
7/5/08 at 6:41am
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ehhh.... I said that in a post above...
Well, let's see if the Optimum will be any better. |
So you did - sorry about that!
I don't have much faith in Optimum's product. I bet there won't be any extras for one thing. I'll probably wait for Warner Bros, who are bound to do it right.
7/5/08 at 6:51pm
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