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I barely remember this one, but what I do remember of it, I used to love it! I'll probably pick it up.
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I love jungle movies because (if well-photographed and transferred in color) there are so many rich hues of the color green, and the promise of great, luxurious living. In actuality, I don't think I'd feel comfortable living in a jungle with the cacophony of ear-numbing bird and insect noise and the heat, to say nothing of the huge potential for snake bites and malaria, but living in a jungle vicariously through actors in good, authentic jungle movies (as opposed to to the crappy B-movie set-bound ones) has always appealed to me. THE EMERALD FOREST, along with THE AFRICAN QUEEN, GREYSTOKE, THE MOSQUITO COAST (C'mon, Warner Bros!), FITZCARRALDO, and even Disney's animated THE JUNGLE BOOK and the otherwise fairly pedestrian 1953 film APPOINTMENT IN HONDURAS (which has a surprisingly decent DVD release) are among my favorites simply because they so beautifully depict life in such exotic locales.
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Put into my cart via your link.
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Hooray. But no purchase till reviews/stills confirm a quality release.
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Mesmerizing soundtrack. Will definitely upgrade my dvd.
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A favorite. I have the double with the Lord of the Flies remake (I would be watching Alf if I was home... lol). I'm pretty happy with DVD set. But still... a good comparison of screen shots could be veeeery interesting. Such a great looking film and terrific idea.
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I agree, I have this policy too.Michel_Hafner said:
Unless it's a limited title that I really want and is expected to be OOP in a day or something.
Other than that, I haven't pre-ordered anything in my life!
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I received the Blu Ray of "The Emerald Forest" yesterday and found the PQ to be very erratic. Exterior daytime shots often looked stunning but visual "noise" was annoyingly prevalent in more darkly lit scenes. Disappointing, as I remember being very impressed by the photography when I saw "The Emerald Forest" during its theatrical run in 1985.
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Got yours already? Mine isn't due from Amazon till January 26th . I see that Amazon now has them in stock. Guess mine will soon be shipped. Will post my briefing when I view it .Erik_H said:
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Maybe by visual noise you mean grain?Erik_H said:
And by the way, does it have English subtitles?
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Agreed on the PQ. Definitely gorgeous in parts, but it's a mixed bag. The grain is dense to the point of distraction in parts and there's "rolling" visual anomalies in some of the darker jungle scenes, almost the way a test pattern repeats.Konstantinos said:
No English subs.
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I'll take this over a 10-year-old DVD any day. It's the best we'll ever get.
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There are subtitles on this, but it is only to translate the native language.
There are also several process shots, mostly dealing with some not-too-great matte work in the film..
It's grain. The reason being is two-fold: There are some on-location shots that are clearly done on weaker film stock, like it seems 16mm footage was used in deep interior locales (i.e a shot of the father riding a canoe into the interior.Konstantinos said:
There are also several process shots, mostly dealing with some not-too-great matte work in the film..
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Mark Cappelletty said:
I was happy about this, but now it seems I won't purchase it.
I needed English subtitles since English is not my native language.
I had hoped they would have included them..
I'll wait for a European release now..
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Thanks for the heads up on the subs. I only scanned through the title and only checked to see if there were subs on the English dialogue scenes.JoHud said:
