Weekly RoundUp 2-8-2011 (1 Viewer)

[Adam Gregorich]

Matt's review of Wild Target is up

 

[Jason_V]

I'm not sure I'd want the "store killer" reputation, Mike.

 

[TonyD]

amazon links seem to be out of order. And now they work. maybe it's my browser. Have been using Rockmelt. When I click the links sometimes they work, if I click "open in new tab" it always works.

 

[Adam Gregorich]

Originally Posted by John Gido

Is it worth the upgrade from SD to Blu for "Uncle Buck"? It is a guilty pleasure of mine and IIRC, the SD is AOR, unlike "Honeymoon In Vegas" where the SD was FF and the Blu is AOR.

I haven't had the oportunity to actually watch it yet, but I can confirm that it is a BD50 and there is a sticker on the front claiming it has been remastered. Its interesting that they used a BD50 as it is 25.2Gig Sound is only DTS 2.0

 

[Ken_McAlinden]

Originally Posted by JohnRice /forum/thread/308598/weekly-roundup-2-8-2011#post_3778893

 

[Mike Frezon]

Peoples got to stop hatin' on Pamela Anderson...

 

[Adam Gregorich]

I will be upgrading my LD version of Barb Wire, just not at $15. Uncle Buck and Flipper made it to $10 this week. Why can't Barb Wire and River Wild (hint, hint Amazon)? I have to say I actually found the extra "unrated" footage at the beginning fairly boring after the first 45 seconds. Come on, start the movie already! I have a friend who worked on the movie and just rolled his eyes when I mentioned it was coming to Blu.


No back to watching season one of VIP which I just picked up for under $15....

 

[Keith I]

Re: Barb Wire Blu-ray


Those Pamela Anderson Lee-lovers who want to see the "unrated sexy footage" won't get them on this Blu-ray. The movie is the R-rated version and has no extras on the disc. The DVD from Polygram Video has an additional 4:3 aspect ratio version (with the non-anamorphic 1.85:1 version), the unrated version containing "extra sexy footage (outtakes)," the theatrical trailer, a photo gallery and cast & crew filmographies. There is nothing specific for the movie on the BD-Live area either.


So if you only want an A/V upgrade and don't care about extras, you might want the Blu-ray. I don't know if the Blu-ray is suffering from the dreaded DNR (like on some other Universal catalog BDs), but the audio is pretty good for DTS-HD MA.


I would definitely want the rest of VIP on DVD. Maybe Shout! Factory can scrounge up the rights like they did for other great shows.


And as usual: Excellent work, Mike!

 

[Mike Frezon]

Keith:


Thanks for that info! And it's always a pleasure to see a post of yours anywhere on the forum. Don't be a stranger!


Wonder why Universal didn't release the extra footage and/or features on the BD?

 

[Keith I]

Mike:


You're welcome! Lately, finding the time to browse the forums is far and few between for me.


Wasn't Polygram Video part of the Universal family? If so, I also would ask why none of the extras are available on the BD.


Keith