Dick Tracy coming to DVD April 2nd (1 Viewer)

[Greg_Y]

Less than a week left and no further details on specs. It also doesn't appear in the upcoming Best Buy circular. There also have been no reviews of the DVD so far.

 

[RussR]

Well, FWIW, here are a couple of specs from BV's video.go.com. They list it as 1.85:1, with DD5.1.
http://psc.video.go.com/bvhe/videova...s/1837203.html

 

[David Coleman]

It is very strange that less than a week before release and nowhere is the an online review. Can anyone help us out?

 

[Ken_McAlinden]

It is very strange that less than a week before release and nowhere is the an online review.

...Not for a Buena Vista title it isn't. They are much less generous with the review screeners than most studios.

Regards,

 

[Brett Cameron]

The VHS due out the same day is labelled a collector's edition. So the VHS has extras but the DVD does not???!?!!?!?

 

[Greg_Y]

Members of DVDTalk are reporting that at least 2 different e-tailers have shipped out Dick Tracy. Looks like I was wrong.

 

[Robert Crawford]

My order of "Dick Tracy" has also shipped.

Crawdaddy

 

[RussR]

Well, I have to say that it certainly is entertaining, this business of sleuthing to find out the features of a relatively mainstream DVD!

Laser's Edge lists it as being 16X9, with DD5.1.

DVDSoon doesn't specifically mention 16X9 ("Widescreen 1.85:1"), but they do claim it has both English and French DD5.1, as well as English DTS 5.1.

 

[Derek U]

DVD Empire just posted the front and back cover art. The disc includes.

-Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS tracks

-French Language Track

-Widescreen (1:85:1)

That's it! Not even a trailer. I for one, will try to wait for the rumoured director's cut.

Derek

 

[JonZ]

Is the BV Series Dir Cut just a rumor or is it in fact being released later in the year?

 

[Matt Pasant]

Is this 16x9 or not? I looked at the back of the box on dvd empire and all it says is 1.85:1

 

[Randy B A]

I saw this today why i was out shopping. it is widescreen with dts 5.1, i don't remember if it was anamorphic.

it is only 14.99 at the store i saw it at.

 

[Ryan L B]

vhs is widescreen i think and for that it is special

 

[Aaron Garman]

Hello all. If Beatty wants it Full Frame, I'll take it. There is something fishy to me about seeing this in widescreen when Beatty has said it should be Academy. I have the Laserdisc, and the framing looks perfect in the Academy Aspect Ratio. I'm curious to hear the 5.1 mix for this movie, because the PCM Dolby track on the laserdisc is pure reference material.

Aaron Garman

 

[MattHR]

Dick Tracy IS 16x9, although not indicated on the cover.

Ruthless People is also 16x9, but it is not indicated as such. Neither features ANY special features. Tin Men is 16x9, as indicated, and also features a deleted scene and commentary by Barry Levinson, Richard Dreyfus, Barbara Hershey and several others.

I've only checked the transfer of Ruthless People. I guess I wasn't expecting much, since this batch of Disney titles are only $19.95. My expectations were met. The transfer is completely mediocre. They could have listed film grain, scratches and dirt spots as special features. It's much improved over the full-screen laser disc from the late 80's, but it still deserves better. Oh well, I'm glad to finally own it on dvd. Better this than nothing.

 

[Greg_Y]

Here's a link to the back cover art:
http://images.dvdempire.com/gen/movies/45514bh.jpg
It doesn't give us any more information than what's already available in this thread. If it's 16x9, which Matt says it is, I'll probably order it.

 

[Chad Gregory]

If it is anamorphic, I find this new trend at Disney of not labeling it as such very frustrating .
I will probably wait on Dick Tracy, especially after all the talk of the Director's Cut and Vista Series. Yes both rumors, but I'll wait for a little while to see.
But I would have ordered Turner and Hooch and Three Men and a Baby if they were clearly labeled as anamorphic...
-Chad

 

[Bill McA]

I picked up my copy of Dick Tracy yesterday and it is indeed 16x9 anamorphic widescreen.

 

[Nick Graham]

Picked it up for $17.99 at Hastings, which means those of you with a Best Buy likely get it for $15. No extras, and I was afraid due to the packaging that it wasn't anamorphic, but it is, and it looks great, at least on my setup. No extras, but as long as I have DTS or Dolby Digital, I'm a happy man. If you're a fan of the flick, there's no reason not to pick it up. The Beatty director's cut rumor was started by Ain't It Cool News, and while their movie reporting is usually accurate, their DVD "scoops" have yielded some big whoppers, like the one about Anchor Bay doing SEs of Escape From NY and LA. It seems to me like Disney is going downhill fast in terms of DVD quality, so I'd take it while I can get it. I think we'll be back to their rehashing of LDs ala '98 before you know it, especiialy if they are gonna be doing this flood of catalog titles this year.

 

[Seth Paxton]

It's a pretty nice 16x9, though I thought a few face shots of Beatty looked blotchy on the reds. But for the most part it looks pretty decent I think.

We'd need someone more familiar with the film to talk about that.

The DTS is pretty solid, some very good gunfights.

But nothing else of course. As bare as even a Disney could be, it's like rewinding the clock 3 years on Disney stuff.

I'm pleased with the film-only product as a decent representation of the film, but I can also see demand for better.