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post #31 of 38
3/3/09 at 10:42pm

Re: THE DAVID LEAN COLLECTION

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Originally Posted by felipenor
What's MAR?
Modified Aspect Ratio, which Summertime isn't.
I don't believe Summertime was composed for 1.37. It should be 1.66.

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Originally Posted by Dick
I just bought the 9-title set (which does not include IN WHICH WE SERVE) from an eBay seller from Korea. This is a legitimate commercial release that contains removable Korean subtitles. The image quality equals what I would have imagined the MGM box would have had it made it to the U.S. I am quite happy with BLITHE SPIRIT, which has much better color than the OOP U.S. edition, and THE SOUND BARRIER. I despise PAL speed-up and so will miss out on IN WHICH THEY SERVE in the British set, unless one of the many public domain editions out there actually looks half-way decent.

Dick, do you have a link to where I can check out the Korean collection?
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post #32 of 38
3/3/09 at 10:48pm

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Originally Posted by John Hodson
There are some supplements - previously released featurettes (Profile of Brief Encounter, Profile of Oliver Twist, Casting Appeal for Oliver Twist, Profile on In Which We Serve, stills galleries, trailers, etc), no commentaries, a rather nice but flimsy booklet. But it's a well put together set, from the box, to the menu designs to those glorious transfers. Some have had a pop at the interlaced transfer of This Happy Breed, but I honestly can't see a problem with it.

If I have to be picky, I must mention a very slight authoring glitch in Hobson's Choice at around the 69 minute mark; video slows for a millisecond and slightly interrupts the line 'at your age', but you'd have to be some kind of obsessive to allow it to spoil your enjoyment of the set.

I appreciate your good reply, John. Ordered the set. How nice to have all ten of David Lean's first ten films fully restored in one box-set. Next is Summertime, an individual DVD release, followed by Bridge On the River Kwaii, etc.

Have you seen the region 2 edition of Summertime? Can you comment on its quality and its aspect ratio? I doubt if it's the same transfer as the Criterion, but I don't know for sure. My thread below has not prompted a response.
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post #33 of 38
3/3/09 at 11:31pm

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Originally Posted by Richard--W
Have you seen the region 2 edition of Summertime? Can you comment on its quality and its aspect ratio? I doubt if it's the same transfer as the Criterion, but I don't know for sure. My thread below has not prompted a response.

No, sorry Richard, I've been waiting for a supplement laden Criterion do-over; I suspect the transfer is from the recent (not quite as recent as the box set) restoration, but I can't be sure. It has become quite cheap of late - might pick it up myself!
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post #34 of 38
3/4/09 at 2:09am

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Originally Posted by Jonathan-S
Although not a comparison, the UK DVD of SUMMERTIME is reviewed here. Note the reference to a Janus logo at the start.

DVD Times - Summertime

Ah; not from the restoration then...
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post #35 of 38
3/4/09 at 5:41am

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Originally Posted by Jonathan-S
Although not a comparison, the UK DVD of SUMMERTIME is reviewed here. Note the reference to a Janus logo at the start.

DVD Times - Summertime

Thanks for that link. I guess I'll stick with my Criterion. I was hoping the UK edition would be a new restoration since it is released on time for the director's Centenary, but every indication is that it's a port of the Criterion. Odd thing about DVD Times is that it shows no interest in Lean's early films and fails to review any of the new releases from last year, but it does review Summertime the most over-looked and under-rated of the maestro's films.

By the way, you can buy The David Lean Centenary Collection, with restorations of all ten of the directors early films, for the cost of one Criterion DVD, or just under $30.
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post #36 of 38
3/4/09 at 6:53am

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Being a UK release, I'm going to need a region-free DVD player for this set, correct? Thanks.

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post #37 of 38
3/4/09 at 7:05am

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Being a UK release, I'm going to need a region-free DVD player for this set, correct? Thanks.

CC

Yes; and a PAL capable display.
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post #38 of 38
3/4/09 at 7:08am

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Thanks. It doesn't look like I'll be getting this stuff over in the US anytime soon, and you can't pass up Amazon UK's price.

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