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post #91 of 101
3/1/06 at 12:33pm
Dave,

I'm sorry the disc was a letdown for you. Obviously you know the film well. It was my first time seeing it, so to me it was enjoyable. I thought there still pretty good detail in many shots, but the fact that the HD print I saw had more grain would certainly suggest DVNR on the standard def release.

Still, I enjoyed the film very much, and since I never owned it before and don't see combing, I'm happy to keep the release. I hope you have better luck with the PAL disc.
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post #92 of 101
4/25/06 at 8:01am

Re: Any "Midnight Cowboy" 16x9 remaster???

Can anyone tell me whether I shiould have a problem with the flagging on a front DLP with a Pio 59-AVi?

I still never got around to picking this up as I've been extremely dissapointed in what I saw posted at DVDBeaver... a huge letdown.

But combing artifacts are inexcusable and I will not buy this new SE if they are going to be apparent for me in playback. There should be no reason for this to come from any studio. I can't believe that MGM/Sony flopped this transfer on such a highly ranked film no less. Im really contemplating whether or not I should go for this new edition, as Im equally unhappy with my old R1 version...

Im also pretty upset at the ammount of cropping as evidenced by the screen grabs on DVDBeaver.

Really upsetting.
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post #93 of 101
6/25/06 at 4:28am

Re: Any "Midnight Cowboy" 16x9 remaster???

Bump.


Id like opinions as Im considering picking this up over the weekend...
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post #94 of 101
6/25/06 at 10:09am
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Re: Any "Midnight Cowboy" 16x9 remaster???

If your player has a faroudja chip you shouldn't really notice amything. And honsetly, the transfer just looks like the old one blown up and DNr'd. Little if no added detail IMHO.
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post #95 of 101
6/25/06 at 11:23am

Re: Any "Midnight Cowboy" 16x9 remaster???

ironic that a film transfer done in 1999 (R2 disc was released Feb 1, 2000- so authoring was likely done at least a couple months earlier, based on many of the VOB file dates vs release dates on discs ive seen)
has a better image than the one we have now (R1) 6+ years later...
The SE was originally set for release in what, 2004/5 in R2, then quietly disappeared.
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post #96 of 101
6/25/06 at 12:04pm

Re: Any "Midnight Cowboy" 16x9 remaster???

How can the original transfer possibly be better than the new release given the quality of that old MGM disc??

I understand the quality of the new package seems quite poor, but is it really worse off? Do you say this because of the combing issues?

Is the noise reduction an equal trade-off for the added anamorphicly enhanced image or should I just pass this one up altogether?

From the screen caps at the Beaver, it basically looked like a mirror image of the older non-anamorphic transfer to me... which is clearly not a good thing.

But I'd still be willing to replace my old disc for relatively the same quality, but the added 16x9 image and extras.

So is it a fair send off in the end (not excusing the poor treatment that this release has gotten)?

Is it recommended that I still pick this new 2-disc set up and get rid of my old MGM disc, being a huge fan of the film?


Thanks.
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post #97 of 101
6/25/06 at 10:00pm

Re: Any "Midnight Cowboy" 16x9 remaster???

The new transfer isn't very good, but it's a definite improvement over the old one. Here's my take:

http://www.dvdmg.com/midnightcowboyse.shtml
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post #98 of 101
6/26/06 at 9:10am

Re: Any "Midnight Cowboy" 16x9 remaster???

Well, Colin, I gather that you're not a fan?
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post #99 of 101
6/26/06 at 1:01pm
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Re: Any "Midnight Cowboy" 16x9 remaster???

the r2 is still supposed to be the best.
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post #100 of 101
6/26/06 at 2:08pm

Re: Any "Midnight Cowboy" 16x9 remaster???

Quote:
Originally Posted by AlexCremers
Well, Colin, I gather that you're not a fan?

I think the movie's okay - just not my idea of a classic...
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post #101 of 101
6/26/06 at 2:44pm

Re: Any "Midnight Cowboy" 16x9 remaster???

I had the UK R2; it wasn't that good, to be honest, but it certainly possessed finer detail than the new R1 SE.
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