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02-09-2004, 08:10 PM
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Was Chasing Amy ever fix?
Looking throught my collection I was sort of confused why I bought the LaserDisc instead of the DVD. Then I remembered hearing 5 or so years ago that Chasing Amy Criterion DVD had an "improperly" matted transfer due to Beuna Vista not contacting the DP during mastering. Was this issue ever fixed?
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02-09-2004, 08:29 PM
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Nope. Although on the bright side, it affects one scene for about 30 seconds, and it was the same way in theaters (it was just that they FIXED it for the LD transfer).
The irony is the commentary is from the LD so they talk about how much better it looks with the framing fixed, oops...
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02-09-2004, 10:21 PM
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The rest of the LD also seems better framed, just not so much as during those 30 seconds.
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10-04-2005, 04:48 PM
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I recently revisited this disc and while it is a fine DVD here is a title that I wish Criterion would revisit with a better transfer, the film is great & deserves it (although I still think Smith's personal character dialog is rather erudite, stiff and unrealistic in many instances...but that's Smith.).
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10-04-2005, 04:49 PM
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I recently revisited this disc and while it is a fine DVD here is a title that I wish Criterion would revisit with a better transfer, the film is great & deserves it (although I still think Smith's personal character dialog is rather erudite, stiff and unrealistic in many instances...but that's Smith.).
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FWIW, it's not really Criterion's choice to revisit. It's Disney that will have to make the decision to revisit it.
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10-04-2005, 04:53 PM
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Have they had a falling out with Miramax?
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10-04-2005, 05:03 PM
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Disney works with Criterion (or, probably more accuarely, Buena Vista Home Video). Miramax isn't really an issue. Anyway, no, Criterion hasn't had had a falling out with Disney. The reason I said that it's Disney's choice is because of the structure of their licensing relationship with Criterion. Criterion doesn't decide on their own that they want to revisit a Disney title. When Criterion appears to release a Disney title, Criterion just produces the extras. Disney provides the audio and video content for the feature and distributes the disc themselves through BHVE. In reality, it's a Disney release. If Disney wants a new transfer, they'll give Criterion one. And given how long the non-anamorphic Armageddon release has lingered, its unlikely that Disney will choose to have Criterion do a new release of Chasing Amy any time soon.
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10-04-2005, 05:25 PM
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Well, Miramax, Buena Vista..whatever, Criterion seems to have this same "take it or leave it" deal with other studios as well such as the 5.1 audio for Fear & Loathing being supplied by Universal in it's incorrect form and Criterion not being able to do a thing about it after it was discovered. TOHO is another studio who isn't very giving when it comes to supplying Criterion with proper material.
In the end I don't care if it is a Criterion release or not, I would just like a better transfer (s-16mm or not it could look a hell of a lot better these days) no matter who it comes from. Besides I have the Cri-disc for when I want the extras.
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10-04-2005, 07:12 PM
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They're doing a Chasing Amy tenth anniversary disc so maybe then 
EDIT: For the record, the "they're" I'm referring to is Kevin Smith and View Askew- not necessarily Criterion. |
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10-04-2005, 07:35 PM
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Nope. Although on the bright side, it affects one scene for about 30 seconds, and it was the same way in theaters (it was just that they FIXED it for the LD transfer).
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Can someone explain to me this framing issue? If it's filmed at 1.37 and composed for 1.85, shouldn't a 1.85 be accurate as to what was composed? Are you saying they zoomed up or down the frame? |
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10-04-2005, 07:44 PM
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Can someone explain to me this framing issue? If it's filmed at 1.37 and composed for 1.85, shouldn't a 1.85 be accurate as to what was composed? Are you saying they zoomed up or down the frame?
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Yes, the framing is imcorrectly off-center.
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10-04-2005, 08:19 PM
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Really? I didn't know they were doing a tenth anni, cool.
If they do a new commentary I hope they are able to get Jason Lee & Joey Lauren Adams to participate (since she appeared in JASBSB I assume the hatchet is buried between her & Smith).
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12-12-2006, 02:25 PM
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