Duck, You Sucker on blu-ray (1 Viewer)

It's coming to blu-ray this year, as stated by Fox' Mr. Finn on Twitter.

I wish I loved westerns...with sauce.

"A Fistful Of Dynamite", right? Let's hope that the longer Italian version is included.http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s26duckyou.html

The current DVD transfer is the long Italian version.

Very good news, a huge favorite of mine (& the Morricone score album would be one of my eight desert island discs). I nearly bought the Italian Blu, but read some bad reports on it, & then saw some caps & it became an easy pass. I think the DVD looks pretty good, but the less said about the 5:1 mix the better (why can't they include a mono track as well as the mucked about one?). This year is shaping up to be a very good one for westerns.

It's not good news if it sports the same transfer as the recent Italian release - hopefully it will not.

The new resto of Duck You Sucker has been released on Blu in Italy.

Brief comparison discussion (in French) and screencaps: http://www.dvdclassik.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=35284
Big difference in color between DVD and Blu.

Longer comparison discussion in English: http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=229638
Post 99 briefly discusses prints/DVDs of Duck You Sucker processed by Technicolor vs. Eastmancolor. The poster´s English is halting, but the meaning seems to be that old R1 MGM/UA DVDs are colourful because of Technicolor processing, whereas the OCN is in Eastmancolor (= less colourful).
I believe those who know more than me about Technicolor, processing and video transfers will be able to comment on this material.

Stefan Andersson said:

The new resto of Duck You Sucker has been released on Blu in Italy.

Brief comparison discussion (in French) and screencaps: http://www.dvdclassik.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=35284
Big difference in color between DVD and Blu.

Longer comparison discussion in English: http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=229638
Post 99 briefly discusses prints/DVDs of Duck You Sucker processed by Technicolor vs. Eastmancolor. The poster´s English is halting, but the meaning seems to be that old R1 MGM/UA DVDs are colourful because of Technicolor processing, whereas the OCN is in Eastmancolor (= less colourful).
I believe those who know more than me about Technicolor, processing and video transfers will be able to comment on this material.

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Na, they've been filming on Eastmancolor neg since they stopped three strip Technicolor in the early fifties. The Technicolor dye-transfer prints may have more solid colour than Eastman prints, I don't know, I've never compared the two. The thing is, if they scan the original cut negs, then they're starting from scratch with the colour & look of the film, they can make it look how they like, & it looks like someone thought a bleached-out look is right, well I don't agree, & looking at the net, the Italian Blu doesn't have many fans. As with all releases these days I shall read a few comments before buying, there is a lot of rubbish talked on the net, but there are a few people I trust.

The Italian Blu-ray is a joke - if anyone thinks that is what a Sergio Leone film looks like, they should turn in their Sergio Leone Fan Club cards. It should look like the Italian Blu-ray of A Fistful of Dollars - the DVD releases of Sucker had better and more accurate color than the sorry Italian Blu. But I'm hoping MGM/UA gets it right and uses whatever their source is. Whoever did the "restoration" (sorry, don't know what a "resto" is) in Italy should be ashamed of themselves.

Great news on Duck You Sucker coming to blu ray!!!!

Release date with the Man With No Name 4K trilogy blu ray set?

Amazon Germany has a pre-order for this for June 6th, the same date as The Good The Bad & The Ugly re-do.

haineshisway said:

The Italian Blu-ray is a joke - if anyone thinks that is what a Sergio Leone film looks like, they should turn in their Sergio Leone Fan Club cards. It should look like the Italian Blu-ray of A Fistful of Dollars - the DVD releases of Sucker had better and more accurate color than the sorry Italian Blu. But I'm hoping MGM/UA gets it right and uses whatever their source is. Whoever did the "restoration" (sorry, don't know what a "resto" is) in Italy should be ashamed of themselves.

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I looked at the screencaps and they looked blown out. Knowing the inherent problems with screencaps and their methodology, does the transfer look as overexposed as this?

Further, Techniscope, being half-height, was a grainy format, with the grain being more of a velvet texture once printed in 3-strip, since release prints would've been no less than four generations removed from the OCN (anamorphic conversion, YCM separations, IB printing matrices, and release prints).

Billy Batson said:

Amazon Germany has a pre-order for this for June 6th, the same date as The Good The Bad & The Ugly re-do.

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Thanks!

I'm guessing Late May or June for the US release then.

Hopefully a pre order is up soon.

I haven't check out yet, is the italian blu uncut like the italian DVD?

Check out this thread for the details (all international DVDs are cut)

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/325032-sergio-leone-blu-ray-thread/

Just curious about the release date. My hope / guess is that this will street with The Man With No Name 4K Trilogy set in June or so?

Osato said:

Just curious about the release date. My hope / guess is that this will street with The Man With No Name 4K Trilogy set in June or so?

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Any further news on this one?

Fox and MGM seem tight lipped on this one and The Man With No Name 4K blu ray set. It would be nice to have more information and a proper press release as well.

Release date?
June maybe?

Noach Kowalski said:

It's coming to blu-ray this year, as stated by Fox' Mr. Finn on Twitter.

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In June I hope?

Noach Kowalski said:

It's coming to blu-ray this year, as stated by Fox' Mr. Finn on Twitter.

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What is the timeframe for the release then? It would be great to have some more information.

THanks!

Osato said:

What is the timeframe for the release then? It would be great to have some more information.

THanks!

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I see there is a German and Spanish release.. Any news on a US release?

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Duck-You-Sucker-Blu-ray/83758/