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Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

post #1 of 14
7/2/08 at 1:59pm
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Fantastic quick turn to BD, after a miserable theatrical distribution. I predict this will become a BD favorite. The material screams out for hi-def treatment, and I doubt that Sony will let us down.


Sony to Bring 'The Fall' to Blu-ray this September | High-Def Digest

Official site: The Fall

Ebert review: The Fall :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
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post #2 of 14
7/2/08 at 2:21pm

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

I am eagerly looking forward to this release. I only managed to catch a few clips during its brief marketing campaign on television which left a tantalizing impression of the film's aesthetic. Happy to hear that this is a Sony release as they are doing a stellar job with Blu-ray releases these days.

(And yes, I've read some of the reviews and quite frankly the visuals alone will be enough for me.)

- Walter.
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post #3 of 14
7/3/08 at 2:17am

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

Looking forward to this as well. It only played a couple of screens in Houston for 2 weeks (I think), and I just didn't get a chance to get into town and see it.
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post #4 of 14
7/4/08 at 8:20am

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

Fortunately this is still playing in the Washington DC area. I've been dragging my feet on seeing it. I suppose I'd better get out there soon if I don't want to wait until September.

--Jefferson Morris
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post #5 of 14
7/4/08 at 12:33pm

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

Wonder what footage of Fiji was used.
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post #6 of 14
7/5/08 at 5:25am

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

i had forgotten about this movie then a remembered i saw it reviewd
on ebert and roeper's at the mvoes.
Ebert and Roeper
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post #7 of 14
7/8/08 at 1:04pm

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

I saw it and I recommend it. Full of arresting imagery and some truly amazing locations. The little girl in the film is very charming--it's fun to watch her seemingly improvise her way through scenes, while Lee Pace tries to keep her roughly on track. Should make a great blu-ray.

--Jefferson Morris
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post #8 of 14
8/25/08 at 9:37pm

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

Region free.

Looks AMAZING on LCD.

3-D pop type visuals!
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post #9 of 14
8/26/08 at 4:31am

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yumbo
Region free.
You've tested it yourself? Awesome, because there's no Region B release announced (as far as I know).
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post #10 of 14
8/26/08 at 12:11pm
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Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

Looks like we have the first online review (that I know of), and from the sound of it, we won't be disappointed.

From Ralph Potts at AVS:

The Fall (Blu-ray) Official AVSForum Review - AVS Forum
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post #11 of 14
8/26/08 at 10:24pm

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

I'm looking forward to this as well, a blind buy indeed.
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post #12 of 14
8/29/08 at 4:17am

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

Just finished watching.

Good picture.
Very good sound.
Story was different. A bit of a Baraka reference.

Opening slave scene shot in Fiji!

Fave scene is opening credits with Beethoven.
Fave costume scene is with Princess in flower red, and Wedding white.

Rent first in terms of story.
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post #13 of 14
9/22/08 at 9:16pm

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

I bought this blind and finished it tonight, amazing, I loved it. Beautiful imagery, some amazing scoring and a decent story. The image did seem to lack a little detail, it seemed a bit soft but other then that a fantastic Blu-ray.
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post #14 of 14
9/22/08 at 9:25pm

Re: Yes! 'The Fall' hits BD on September 9th.

From my theatrical viewing, for most of the wide angle establishing shots, the image is very soft for most of the film. I doubt it being mastered in 1080p HD represents a huge leap in visual quality from its 480p DVD counterpart. The beauty of the film derives more from the settings and the compositional eye of the director when he shot all of these scenes while on location doing other commercial work, which allowed Tarsem access to these wonderful locales, but it was shot on a shoestring budget as a cinematic labor of love, and it looks it in a few of the scenes.
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