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To me, Empire of the Sun is a surreal experience, and a pleasant one. Perhaps that "something missing" is the film's inability to connect with any certain reality, even within a fictional film world. The surrealist aspects give it a very off-kilter, emotionally disjointed feel. Can't wait to...

I never saw this movie before watching the Blu-ray, and I thought it looked great. The new timing gives it a really creepy vibe. However, last night I downloaded the VUDU HDX version (over 5 gigs) and sampled some of it on my PS3, planning to watch the whole thing soon, and I have to say I may...

The muted colors is actually the biggest reason I'm very hesitant to get this Blu-ray. I'll probably dole out for it eventually, but the brown veneer of the whole thing bugs me. Still, I bought Deep Red on Blu-ray with its strong yellow look and was fine with that even though I wish it were...

Thanks for the info and image examples. The scene you described from Napoleon sounds downright fascinating, and I hope that receives a good HD restoration so that I can check it out.

Hey, everyone. I was hoping to get some answers here by people who know their stuff—especially those like Mr. Harris who know a lot about film history and are involved with it in some way. Having just watched a library copy of Kino's The General DVD (and right away upon finishing it, ordering...

It sounds like you know what you're talking about, based on David_AG's vouching for you, but you just haven't been very friendly or reasonable in any of these posts. It's hard to take seriously anyone who behaves like a pouting child. Behave differently and perhaps people will actually care to...

Great suggestions. Lovin' the Cinema Squid page. (Thanks, Squid; I regularly check your BD screenshots.) Is there a way to do a search at Cinema Squid to specifically see off-hand if RAH has done a review for a specific movie? I do usually just search on this board for "a few words about" plus...

Blu-ray is close to 2K, yeah. 2K is defined as 2048 x 1556 (though this varies; the constant resolution is 2,048 pixels wide), whereas HDTVs are 1920 x 1080. I'd imagine there would be a perceptible difference seen on a Blu-ray taken from a higher resolution master, but then, I could be...

Just means the film was scanned at 8K (8192x4320 resolution by definition—"8K" for roughly 8,000 horizontal pixels) but was cleaned up and restored in 6K. The theatrical showings are likely 4K. So the 4K showing and the Blu-ray would be sourced from the 6K master, with the 8K telecine existing...

Pre-orders go up November 14th at screenarchives.com with a release date of December 13th. I'm definitely excited for this.

Sorry if this isn't the appropriate forum to bring this up, so feel free to move if you like. I really enjoy reading Mr. Harris' Blu-ray reviews, but find it disheartening that there is no complete, up-to-date list of them. There used to be a regularly updated one here, but as you can see, it...

Picked up the Walmart set also. I was not happy about this movie being a gift set only release, so I was pleasantly surprised to see a regular case two-disc edition with just the movie. Had the 1925 silent film been in HD, I would have gone for the gift set. Now if only Citizen Kane would get a...

A $30 limited release is a drag, but hell, I'll fork over the money. Maybe all 3,000 copies will sell out quick and Sony will do a wider release themselves. Maybe. One can only hope?

I hope this is the end all, be all home video version of this flick. I own it twice already (German and US DVDs—the former has a REAL cool VHS-esque bubble case) but there's definitely room for improvement—not just with the video but, as mentioned, the sound as well. The English audio on the US...

(Sorry to revive this thread, but...) How does the Blu-ray for the 1923 film look, and does it feature a good musical score? I'm debating on whether or not to buy the standard Blu-ray release or the gigantic gift set for the sake of having the B&W film in high definition. If the transfer is not...