Monty Python and the Holy Grail...Again? (1 Viewer)

[Bob clamer]

Having been through this before I have found the following showing a release date of 10/3:
DVDPacific.com
HookMeUpHomeTheater.com
Overstock.com
BestBuy.com
CircuitCity.com
DVDEmpire.com
VideoUniverse.com

2 sites that either are not listing it or giving a different release date:
Amazon.com
DVDPlanet.com

Also looked at some different MP websites and have not seen any mention of this release. Especially on the main MP site.

 

[Andrew Bunk]

is it me, or does the back cover say 1.66.1?



The last disc was 1.85:1 I believe.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

Prepare to be amazed: it's fixed!

And yes, the transfer claims to be 1.66:1. I don't have the old disc so I can't compare framing...

 

[Mike_G]

YAY!

/buy

I wonder how it was broken in the first place. Bad print?

 

[Charlie O.]

The last release was 1.85.1. So is this a new transfer?

 

[Douglas Bailey]

Double yay!

/scurries off to pre-order and marks current MPatHG disc "for sale"...

Thanks for the heads-up, Colin.

 

[Douglas Bailey]

(double post, please delete)

 

[george kaplan]

Wow. Does it still start off with the clip from Dentist on the Job?

 

[Bob clamer]

Good enough for me. I preordered mine from Amazon.com for $13.99 so I guess I'll just have to wait and see if it actually gets shipped since they have it showing January 2010!

 

[Andrew Bunk]

Awesome news-thanks Colin!

Like Bob I have the "2010" release on pre-order at Amazon. I'm still doing the Amazon Prime trial and all my other 10/3 releases are slated to come from them, so worst-case I'll just pick this up at retail Tuesday. Looks like Best Buy, Walmart and Target will all have it in their ads for 19.99.

 

[jim.vaccaro]

1.66:1? Is that the original theatrical AR for this film? IMDB says 1.85:1, but we all know they are unreliable at times.

 

[Kevin M]

I assume that it is indeed a new transfer after all because on the second disc (as well as the entire music cd third disc) all of the features that weren't on the 2001 disc have a nice big yellow "NEW" next to them and the only thing on disc one that has this statement is the film itself.....looks like they actually did update the transfer. Cool, glad to be wrong.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

As I already said, yes it is. Man, doesn't anyone believe me? :frowning:

 

[Kevin M]

I do.

 

[Mike_Richardson]

It's most definitely a new transfer -- 1.66 as opposed to 1.85.

As far as how it was shot, do not trust the IMDB. Many times they accept information on the basis of anyone submitting it! The movie could well have been shot at 1.66 like so many films and then matted to 1.85 for theatrical exhibition -- also enabling it to play at 1.33 for TV.

Either way I'm guessing this 1.66 is "THE" correct ratio or they probably would not have bothered re-doing it in that format.

 

[Radioman970]

This is madness! Rebuying the same damn movie over and over. They have us and know it! I've 1 VHS for this one and 2 DVD releases. Insane.

*preorders next DVD release*

 

[Kevin M]

Isn't 1:66 a European standard.....or was it 1:78....or....was that only a TV standard for some UK countries.....or.....or....AHHHHHHHH!

My eyes have gone crossed!

 

[jim.vaccaro]

1.66:1 used to be a pretty popular aspect ratio years ago.

 

[Douglas Bailey]

The Criterion laserdisc of MPatHG was 1.66:1, so there's another data point in favour of that being the correct AR for the film.

 

[george kaplan]

Well could someone with the new disc and an older one see if there's more info on the new one, as opposed to additional cropping?