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Upon revisiting the DVD last night, there is a lot of room for improvement. While colors are very good, the image fidelity isn't, and there are too many print defects. Hopefully this will live up to a BR presentation.

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I never did get the SDDVD since I have the SE WS LD, let's hope it makes it to BR in fine fashion, looking forward to it.

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I think it's just a rumor at this point and I don't rely on The Digital Bits for anything.

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I do love the fact that anyone would post the Digital Bits Rumor Mill and then Warners has confirmed. Rumor Mills are just that - official announcements are confirmations.

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The bits confirmed the release in their Rumour Mill, so it wasn't just a rumour at that point.

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And even those aren't immune to postponements/cancellations.
I was just remembering a few minutes ago how much I was looking forward to Seven Year Itch this spring.

and of course there are these other golden oldies

I don't blame Bill Hunt for studios scuttling releases. Though I guess I do blame him for his unrelenting cheerleading of a format that has studios continually, cavalierly scuttling releases . I feel bad for anyone that saves up to buy into this format based on 'reliable information' of what's coming soon.

As for Logan's Run, he's been rumoring this title for a while, but the same can be said for a lot of others as you can see above.
Great if true, but it won't mean anything until this is actually on my shelf.

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That said I rather wait for actual press releases/announcements rather than compared to relying on The Digital Bits.

I hope the BD will have retrospective documentaries and a commentary. Of course the reailer also.

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Going back to the formats inception, and just counting catalog titles pertaining to the Bd format, I get
109 hits
35 misses

Like I said, I'm not blaming Mr Hunt for the Studio telling him one thing and then changing plans 2 months later. I do think the format is still unreliable in terms of its releases, both in what it officially announced and what the studios expect to release unofficially.

For instance, there was this post last spring
That goal only seemed to last about 4 months when the concurrent Bd releases of Gig and American In Paris were pushed back 6 months.

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The Bits can't "confirm" anything - it's a rumor until an official announcement is made. See Paul's excellent post above.

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Even for those 35 misses, a post in the rumor mill of TDB usually means at the very least that the studio has worked on prepping an HD master of the film for eventual release. The scheduling of additional authoring (bonus, menus, etc.) and marketing delays may hinder that release from appearing in the time frame indicated in the rumor, but the plan is there to release the title.

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In the US only. A blatant marketing department overruling.

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The DVD also suffers from very visible compression artifacts and is sharing space with the extras over a single layer, a common practice at the time.

I have no doubt the Blu-Ray will be fantastic though. Having all the SE LD's extras carried over will be nice too. I hope this happens.

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Directional sound in Logan's Run - don't they do something with the computer dialogue in the interrogation scenes? Or am I misremembering the trailer?

Logan Five...Five...Five...Five...

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There is most certainly directional sound on the reissue DVD all over the place, plus effective use of the surrounds for the soundtrack. I don't remember the cue you mention, but during the "circuit" meeting between Logan and Jessica, the directional dialogue is very distinct.

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Oooh I'm definitely up for a BD of Logan's Run!

 Well, it was confirmed on this forum earlier this morning.

No that's fine, Heinz.  I just find it a little disturbing that we get
most of the same major press releases as other sites but members
here are always quick to post the news as if it is exclusive to those sites.

I value Press Releases far higher compared to some "Rumor Mill". Although this site is heavily Region 1/A USA centric.
For the person who has the Laserdisc with all the old extras. Just transfer them onto a DVD. I'm sure it's fine since LD isn't supported anymore and those extras aren't even on DVD.

What sucks is I was never old enough to actively have LD. So I never even owned Logan's Run on LD. Perhaps someone could grab all the extras which aren't on the DVD/Blu-ray and just create a Supplemental Features deesc from the LD? I mean I want to do the same thing for The Criterion Collection LD of The Adventures of Robin Hood But dunno if there're any dupes from the HDDVD/Blu-ray carried over. I own the HDDVD of it. Not going to exchange it in the Trade program Warners has for the Blu-ray anyway.
For Lazordeesc (slightly stupid name but kind of silly) I usually check lddb.com
I most certainly agree with you about the cover art. Makes it look like we're buying the 2010 release. FROM THE FUTURE!

 I thought the cover art was made just for this Bd release, but I saw the title in the Big Lots Warner dump o' titles, and it appears that they re-released the title in a keep case (with this art) in 2007. If the Bd weren't coming I would be tempted to gamble $3 to find out if it were a new better encode. It's likely that for a 2007 re-release, Warner would have went to the trouble of using their own Studio tag at the start of the disc- something they didn't do when they put out their first snapper case edition. That was clearly an MGM disc (image) slapped inside a Warner snapper.

I liked the older cover art for Logan's Run this one they started using about a year ago so on the BD is really ugly Tacky LAME. The creator of this new artwork should be ashamed, I can't imagine what other crtwork they created with photshop. I don't think I could be proud of that work at all.

Yep. The new cover art blows!

Logan's Run was one of the earlier DVDs released, so it has been overdue for a video upgrade, let alone a 1080p HD version.

It's a safe bet to call this one "classic sci-fi". If you don't agree, just ask the Simpsons or the Family Guy!   Sure, it's easily dated as the 70's, but then again, a lot of classic sci-fi 50's & 60's features can be dated by the same token.

For those who have never seen LOGAN'S RUN, here are a few sample pics from the DVD and a brief rundown:



Year of the City: 2275

....Dome living is the best! 



But there is a bit of a space problem...



When one's life clock reaches 30, it's best to get your affairs in order.

..Don't want to follow the rules? Well, they have people to take care of that problem as well.


Sure, some of the special effects are dated. (The last big pre Star-Wars sci-fi feature.) But I've seen a lot worse and have still been able to appriciate a given feature.


And there is some nice eye candy.... 






So is this flick for you? Well, if seeing anything that can easily be 'dated" is not your bag, then by all means, skip Logan's Run. But if that is not a personal hang up, I'd highly recommend it.




And for those who already have seen LOGAN'S RUN, we have these classic flashbacks, while we wait for Blu......

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I'd have this movie like a shot, if it was more than a port-across of the DVD extras - that "Look at the 21st Century" featurette is in abominable quality on the DVD.  I have a much better extended trailer on 8mm somewhere.