BD American President, When? (1 Viewer)

[Claude S]

I read somewhere Warner Home Video was preparing The American President for release in Blu Ray but it was at least a year when I read the report. Does anyone have any idea when it will be released? I have nothing against movies like Dead Calm and Creepshow but why has movies like these come out recently in the format and not TAP. I consider the DVD version of The American President as one of the worst transfer ever from WHV and you would think they would have done something about releasing a anamorphic 16X9 Blu Ray and DVD by now. Everyone has been waiting a long time for this title and why Warner has not done anything about it by now is puzzling.

-Claude

 

[Scott Jentsch]

I agree. The American President has to be the worst DVD transfer that I own. It's an enjoyable movie that would resonate well with audiences again.

 

[Jim Mcc]

Is it worse than "The Godfather" on DVD? I love the movie, but it's the worst looking DVD I've seen yet. And the Blu-ray version is not much better.

 

[Jesse Blacklow]

Quote:Originally Posted by Jim Mcc

Not even remotely close to being true. The Godfather DVDs are a mess, but the Blu-ray is a completely new master and transfer that is considered top-tier.

 

[Johnny Angell]

Originally Posted by Jim Mcc

Is it worse than "The Godfather" on DVD? I love the movie, but it's the worst looking DVD I've seen yet. And the Blu-ray version is not much better.

In the scene where they are playing pool, you can see the jaggies on the pool sticks! TAP on dvd is a horrible transfer.

 

[Claude S]

Jim Mcc,

I do not understand when you said "and the Blu Ray" is not very much better" when THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT was not yet released in the high definition disc format.

-Claude

 

[TravisR]

Originally Posted by Claude S

Jim Mcc,

I do not understand when you said "and the Blu Ray" is not very much better" when THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT was not yet released in the high definition disc format.

-Claude

I'm fairly sure that he was asking if The American President DVD looked as bad as The Godfather DVD and that The Godfather Blu-ray didn't look much better than its DVD counterpart. I couldn't tell you why he thinks that though.