Posts by soop.spoon

I'll definitely be picking up Altered States, Brainstorm, Coma and Outland. I look forward to future waves with The Time Machine (1960), Time After Time, Westworld, Valley of Gwangi, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao and The Demon Seed.

Ron, Available for pre-order on Amazon: Boeing Boeing Rock-a-bye Baby Geisha Boy I would imagine Who's Minding The Store and Its Only Money will be up shortly.

Can anyone shed light on the image on the back of the box? It is of the fellas visiting her in jail... I don't think this scene is included in this transfer. Could it just be a promotional still?

Quote:Originally Posted by FrancisP I think these are the ones that are left from Paramount. A Vist to a Small Planet Don't Give Up the Ship Three Ring Circus(Martin/Lewis) The Sad Sack also... It's Only Money (1962) Who's Minding...

Quote:Originally Posted by Wade Sowers The extras on the standard DVD I have are "Photo Gallery", "The Making of Mysterious Island", "The Harryhausen Chronicles", a "This is Dynamation Featurette", and "Theatrical Trailers". ...

Quote:Originally Posted by elDomenechHTF The magnet is cool but it's probably adding to the total cost of the Blu-ray. If they're gonna give us a knick-knack (and presumably jack up the price a bit because of it) I'd rather have a...

Quote:Originally Posted by John Hermes You said earlier it is every bit as good as Jason. No way. Not close. I'm sticking to my opinion. Either way, you can't deny that this is a vast improvement over the DVD. Light years.

Quote:Originally Posted by John Hermes I disagree. Jason is much better. The grain kills Mysterious Island. There are a few shots that are fuzzy and grainy... as they always have been: The long shot of the beach with the matte...

Quote:Originally Posted by MichaelEl Joe Caps said it's too dark, like the Blu-Ray of 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD. That's not accurate? Not at all!!! Too dark!? Wow. A quick side-by-side comparison will immediate render that assertion...

This "review" is utter rubbish. Keep the source material in mind before making judgements. I just did a side-by-side comparison on my Oppo upscaling DVD player and the new Blu-ray on a 50" calibrated plasma. The difference is stunning...