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Does anyone know if there are plans for an anamorphic release of the uncut ROBOCOP?

post #1 of 6
10/29/08 at 9:55am
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My Criterion letterbox edition looks like shit on my 46" LCD.
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post #2 of 6
10/29/08 at 10:12am

Re: Does anyone know if there are plans for an anamorphic release of the uncut ROBOCOP?

I think there are plans to release it about a year ago ;

Amazon.com: Robocop (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition): Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Robert DoQui, Ray Wise, Felton Perry, Paul McCrane, Jesse D. Goins, Del Zamora, Calvin Jung, Rick Lieberma
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post #3 of 6
10/29/08 at 10:16am

Re: Does anyone know if there are plans for an anamorphic release of the uncut ROBOCOP?

It was released almost 4 1/2 years ago. Here's the HTF review:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...p-trilogy.html
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post #4 of 6
10/29/08 at 10:35am

Re: Does anyone know if there are plans for an anamorphic release of the uncut ROBOCOP?

You may still want to be concerned about the picture quality of the newer releases. From the review that Michael linked to in his post...

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This special edition of Robocop is presented in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for widescreen displays. In comparing this disc to the Criterion release, I find that the image quality of this new “special edition” is better, but not significantly so. To begin with, since this new release is anamorphic, detail is a little better, but there are still a number of instances where compression artifacts are visible to a degree.

From what I've read (no firsthand knowledge) even the Blu-ray release is subpar with respect to picture quality.
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post #5 of 6
10/30/08 at 8:52am

Re: Does anyone know if there are plans for an anamorphic release of the uncut ROBOCOP?

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Originally Posted by Chris S
From what I've read (no firsthand knowledge) even the Blu-ray release is subpar with respect to picture quality.

This looked rough in the theaters though. Is it a case of just being a gritty looking film? I never listened to the commentary.
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post #6 of 6
10/30/08 at 9:59am

Re: Does anyone know if there are plans for an anamorphic release of the uncut ROBOCOP?

It is a gritty-looking film. The problem with the Blu-ray is that it doesn't look gritty at all.

In any case, we've answered Dick's question (assuming he checks back, which he rarely does).
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