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post #31 of 126
8/20/07 at 6:56am

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

That cover is great! I always hated the idea of showing the mothership on the box. Sony does produce many abominations for covers, but this isn't going to be one of them.

Looks like this goes on my wishlist for when I finally add blu to HD DVD!
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post #32 of 126
8/20/07 at 10:32am

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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Originally Posted by Carter of Mars
It's a step in the right direction, for sure, but was that modern looking lens flare always there?

The lens flare is new (or, at least, it wasn't there originally).

The artwork's been flopped, too.
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post #33 of 126
9/10/07 at 4:50pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

The original movie artwork looks fantastic! I sure hope the DVD set has the same artwork on the cover. Thanks to the studio folks for listening to the fans on this one.
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post #34 of 126
11/2/07 at 12:07am

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

Sony has just posted a "CE3K" BD trailer in 1080p for PS3 users.
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post #35 of 126
11/2/07 at 7:24am

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein
Felix,

I wanted to get back to you and give you some GREAT news!

I think our suggestion to Sony worked!

I contacted Sony weeks ago and asked them to consider using the
original poster artwork for their packaging.

Was very disappointed by their awful cover that they released
shortly afterwards.

However, Sony has now gone and revised that artwork,
going back to the original poster artwork as we requested -- at
least, this is the case for the Blu-Ray release.

images_ce.jpg
Holy smokes!! I'm only now reading your post! Teamwork, baby!!! So looking forward to this!
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post #36 of 126
11/4/07 at 6:57pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

Yes, that's a much better choice.

Of course, they couldn't stop themselves from adding a lens flare. And someone pointed out the artwork is flopped from the original poster.
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post #37 of 126
11/6/07 at 2:49pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

The 30th Anniversary set for CETK are out at Costco where I live (Salt Lake City). I just bought one for $25. Did someone put them out too early?
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post #38 of 126
11/7/07 at 10:45am

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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Originally Posted by MatthewHA
The 30th Anniversary set for CETK are out at Costco where I live (Salt Lake City). I just bought one for $25. Did someone put them out too early?

Yup. Street date is next Tuesday...

Got my copy today. Some info:

-Three versions on three separate DVDs - no branching.

-No deleted scenes from the 2001 DVD!
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post #39 of 126
11/7/07 at 2:08pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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The 30th Anniversary set for CETK are out at Costco where I live (Salt Lake City). I just bought one for $25.

Strange. I have occaisonally seen things out before street at Costco that I have tried to buy but was always unsuccessful (the items won't scan if it's before street date) Anybody watched theirs yet. Is the theatrical cut the true theatrical cut, or does it have the minor changes that appeared on the Criterion LD
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post #40 of 126
11/7/07 at 2:30pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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Originally Posted by Colin Jacobson
Yup. Street date is next Tuesday...

Got my copy today. Some info:

-Three versions on three separate DVDs - no branching.

-No deleted scenes from the 2001 DVD!


IIRC, the deleted scenes on the 2001 dvd were all in the original 77 film so they should all be there on that version.

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post #41 of 126
11/7/07 at 2:35pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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Originally Posted by Dave Mack
IIRC, the deleted scenes on the 2001 dvd were all in the original 77 film so they should all be there on that version.

It had a few that were not in any version and clearly from a workprint (like Neary's visit to the power station).
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post #42 of 126
11/7/07 at 4:06pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

Actually, Neary's visit to the power station was in the 77' version. maybe there was a longer bit but that certainly should be in the 1977 version if this new release does indeed have the compete original 77 version included. I have it on an old Beta tape.
Where he walks in. says he knows the amount of line tension, the foreman says, "Great, an expert!" and that the supervisor is stuck in an elevator and they are all going to candle power in 10 minutes or so.


http://imdb.com/title/tt0075860/alternateversions


After Jillian Guiler looks for her son Barry in the woods, the O.V. version shows Roy Neary at the power station where workers are discussing the power failures and his supervisor tells him to go check an area of the city. The Special Edition deletes this scene.
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post #43 of 126
11/7/07 at 6:57pm

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After Jillian Guiler looks for her son Barry in the woods, the O.V. version shows Roy Neary at the power station where workers are discussing the power failures and his supervisor tells him to go check an area of the city. The Special Edition deletes this scene.

The deleted scene on the previous release does have an extension. There, Roy is out in the field and expresses concern about possible dangers other linemen could be in. I believe that bit shows him blowing off his orders to warn the other linemen of the danger.

There are some other bits that I don't believe made any cut. I think these include Roy staring into space on the roof on the house (I think this would have come right before the dinner scene with the mashed potatoes) and a scene at a neighborhood block party. There is also a brief scene showing Roy and Jillian trying to get gas while on route to Devli's Tower where they are approached by a helicopter.
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post #44 of 126
11/7/07 at 10:35pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

Gotcha, I seem to remember adeleted scene now with Roy driving around but the power plant scene IIRC is in the 77 version in it's entirety.
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post #45 of 126
11/8/07 at 9:42am

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

I haven't had the time to watch any version yet, and when I do it will be the theatrical version.

I was 6 years old in 1977 and my dad took me to see Star Wars and Close Encounters that year. A few years later he took me to see the Special Edition. I haven't seen the original version since I saw it in the theater, so I am looking forward to sitting down and watching. I do remember the scene of Roy collecting garbage and grappling with a trashman.
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post #46 of 126
11/8/07 at 11:42am

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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Originally Posted by Carter of Mars
It's a step in the right direction, for sure, but was that modern looking lens flare always there?


nope. that's new. I can live with a little lens flare as long as they use the OPA. (Original Poster Artwork)
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post #47 of 126
11/8/07 at 11:59am

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

I really like that artwork. It brings back memories of the novelization my dad brought home in 1977, complete with photo insert (remember those?).
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post #48 of 126
11/8/07 at 5:22pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

standard def 3 discer for me... this is one of the few titles so far that really makes me want to support both formats
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post #49 of 126
11/8/07 at 7:10pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

2001 and CE3K (my first and third favorite films of all time, respectively) seal the deal for me--I would so choose Blu-Ray over HD-DVD now (though I've always leaned that way anyway from the beginning--I mean Blu-Ray has a great deal more storage capacity; why would you choose anything else?) except I'm not yet financially squared away to enter the world of hi-def...here's hoping it's before my present set goes dark...
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post #50 of 126
11/8/07 at 8:12pm

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Originally Posted by Travis Brashear
(though I've always leaned that way anyway from the beginning--I mean Blu-Ray has a great deal more storage capacity; why would you choose anything else?)

Greater storage capacity is always a good, but the 30GB limit doesn't seem to be a major problem for HD-DVD. So, in spite of its more limited disc space, I'd probably come down on the side of HD-DVD because of its less draconian copy-protection and lack of region-encoding schemes.

I haven't invested in either format yet--I'm still hoping the format war will end sooner rather than later--but I've always wanted to see HD-DVD come out ahead for these reasons. Unfortunately, Blu-ray seems like the much stronger contender at this point.
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post #51 of 126
11/9/07 at 4:49am

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Originally Posted by cafink
Greater storage capacity is always a good, but the 30GB limit doesn't seem to be a major problem for HD-DVD. So, in spite of its more limited disc space, I'd probably come down on the side of HD-DVD because of its less draconian copy-protection and lack of region-encoding schemes.

The safer the studios feel that what a collector buys will just remain with the collector, the more inclined they'll be to keep offering high quality home video product, so we all win in the end. The more piracy enters the game, the more we, as collectors, get the raw end of the deal as the studios scramble to protect their investments. Now we could certainly debate the validity of how studios view the effect of piracy on said investments, but the reality is we have to deal with the current studio mindset as it is, misguided or not. Oh crap, another thread derailment...
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post #52 of 126
11/9/07 at 12:17pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

So when can we expect to see a review of this? I'm really interested in seeing how it compares with the 1998 transfer.
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post #53 of 126
11/9/07 at 8:17pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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Originally Posted by Lord Dalek
So when can we expect to see a review of this? I'm really interested in seeing how it compares with the 1998 transfer.

It can't be worse.
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post #54 of 126
11/10/07 at 7:33am

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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Originally Posted by Travis Brashear
It can't be worse.

The 2001 DVD looked pretty good. The 2007 one is an improvement, but not a radical step up in quality...

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Dalek
So when can we expect to see a review of this? I'm really interested in seeing how it compares with the 1998 transfer.

Can't speak for the HTF folks, but my review will be up on Monday...
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post #55 of 126
11/10/07 at 8:48am

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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Originally Posted by Colin Jacobson
The 2001 DVD looked pretty good.
I disagree, the noise and image instability issue made it far from perfect. By 1998 standards (when the original transfer was made) its not bad, but it has not aged well.

Oh and the audio is horribly muffled.
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post #56 of 126
11/10/07 at 9:30am

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

Exactly, the image instability, as Lord Dalek phrases, is my chief complaint with the 2001 edition. Process shots of night sky, in particular, oscillate most annoyingly.
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post #57 of 126
11/10/07 at 2:40pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

Highdefdigest reviewed the Blu Ray version and said all the deleted scenes were on the disc.


http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1022...ncounters.html
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post #58 of 126
11/10/07 at 3:10pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

I just got my latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, which contained an ad for this release. Thing is, it shows the artwork above only on the Blu-Ray and standard Mothership garbage on the SD release. Can anyone confirm/deny this?
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post #59 of 126
11/10/07 at 3:21pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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Originally Posted by Stephen_J_H
I just got my latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, which contained an ad for this release. Thing is, it shows the artwork above only on the Blu-Ray and standard Mothership garbage on the SD release. Can anyone confirm/deny this?

I just received the SD release and it's the mothership on the cover.
Very nice packaging though, has a fold out poster with all the scene differences between versions on the reverse. Also a nice little photo book with quotes and biographies.

The Theatrical Cut seems grainier than the other two cuts at first glance, but looks pretty good.
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post #60 of 126
11/10/07 at 5:01pm

Re: SPHE Press Release: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniv. (DVD,BLU-RAY)

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Originally Posted by DaveRU

The Theatrical Cut seems grainier than the other two cuts at first glance, but looks pretty good.
How do the effects look? Do they still suffer from gate weave like the previous transfer?
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