Recent content by Spencer Draper

Duck You Sucker it seems is cursed. Every version has problems and there's no easy fix aside from a completely new scan and work done by those who put in the time and research. Kino has already said they saw no value in doing so. Unfortunately this means we're still stuck with two masters (MGM...

Whoa! That's fantastic news! I feared the film would forever be stuck in limbo and exacerbated by a lack of good elements. The only decent presentation is the Sony master from a few years ago that turned up on TCM. All other releases are pitiful public domain cheapy discs or that awful...

I have in other places. The balance between levels is completely shot. The music seemingly from a master source has far greater fidelity but overwhelms everything and the edit of the cues isn’t quite right. Also some bits of effects and dialogue are either drowned out, obscured or missing. The...

Why in the world is it always Liberty Valance that has issues on disc? First it was always 1.33 on VHS and LD, then barebones as a dvd, then the DNR and flatter look, the Blu-ray dropped the centennial extras and now this. Wha in the world are they thinking? I skipped most of the Paramount...

I finally made a video about the dvd rot issue. I searched high and low to find all reports of rotted titles and compiled a list of every reported rotter that I could verify along with the rotted discs I own. The third document is a selection of the technical posts made in this HTF thread and...

It does seem to be panic buying indeed. WB has always saturated the market with every reissue and the endless repackaging. As for me I have the big swag and all second BD boxset and both flavors of the LD release: CLV and CAV. One day I’d love to see the rare 1998 final LD which apparently has...

Well thankfully most everything is available via MOD. I emailed in my message and list of bad discs and got a response from Sherri almost lickety split which was very surprising! Once they reopen the offices I'll be doing disc swaps. I only have a few MODs but none are reprints. The reprint MOD...

Yes they're all DVDs. The problem seems to be for all DVDs from the affected years that don't carry the Made in Mexico stamp on the rear cover.

I think I've now checked every WB disc I own from 2006-2009 that does not have a Made in Mexico stamp. This means I checked somewhere between 200-250 discs and flipper sides. Dead discs are completely rotted and will not play whatsoever or load. Others freeze at points and will not recover. some...

For me those that are shot will not play at all nor will they launch in any player, pc drive or allow me to even open disc information on a PC. I think Dragon Seed from the Hepburn set will play to about 40 mins and then craps out. With most used discs I get I use a piece of software that I got...

Well I just had the issue happen on two different sets. Three of the five discs in the Errol Flynn Signature Collection Volume 2 are totally dead and will not load whatsoever nor in a PC drive. Charge of the Light Brigade, Dawn Patrol and Gentleman Jim are affected but Dive Bomber And Don Juan...

I posted a big response over on the BD forum but am quite perplexed at what is going on here. Personally I had been waiting for reviews to see if this would change much if anything from the 2012 disc. TCAT is a film that I've found perplexing on all major release as it never seems to look quite...

That’s what I had thought. It was simply weird for it to happen all at once but adding the plasma in was the only change I had made.

I’ve had a weird issue pop up and have been posting around trying to see what people think. My main setup was built around my HDCRT originally. About six months ago I found a plasma to play with and so I've had to have my Panasonic ST60 on a stand in front of my CRT stand and receiver. Suddenly...

I've had a few DVDs go bad but only a few compared to the bigger pile of Laserdisc rotters out there. Usually it's DVD rot from early year releases. The latest I had die on me was the Special Edition DVD of For Your Eyes Only which I replaced. There are seemingly a number of WB titles that...