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  1. Ken_McAlinden

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Katharine Hepburn: 100th Anniversary Collection

    Undercurrent is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel as part of their "Gothic Noir" bundle of films, but there is no A/V upgrade (TBH, it's a bit of a downgrade) from the mediocre SD DVD presentation.
  2. Ken_McAlinden

    UHD Review Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection Volume 4 UHD Review

    While it may not have constituted a complete series, Sony did manage to include a complete "mini" series of "From Here to Eternity" on their previous Columbia Classics volume.
  3. Ken_McAlinden

    Digital Review The Abyss Digital UHD Review

    Android TV Vudu app on my Sony TV has the SE in HDR10 and 5.1. Theatrical cut plays in Dolby Vision and Atmos. Still no HDR of any kind for the SE via the Movies Anywhere app. And of course, "because Google", the Play Store, YouTube, etc. don't even recognize that the film is in my Movies...
  4. Ken_McAlinden

    Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)

    I assumed it was trolling for some kind of PC/social issues discussion and just kept scrolling rather than risk swallowing the bait.
  5. Ken_McAlinden

    Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)

    The IMDB listing was updated the day after it went live on Netflix and now aligns with the end credit scroll.
  6. Ken_McAlinden

    Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)

    Thought it was pretty mediocre overall. The most interesting character is an android voiced by Anthony Hopkins who the plot abandons after the first act. Everything else is kind of paint by numbers with not enough variety in characters other than their appearance. For the sake of your personal...
  7. Ken_McAlinden

    Press Release Warner Archive Collection Press Release: Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Volume 2 (Blu-ray)

    How dare you! On-Board Diagnostics is a serious regulatory requirement for automotive diagnostics and standardized communications to tools. ;)
  8. Ken_McAlinden

    Press Release Warner Archive Collection Press Release: Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Volume 2 (Blu-ray)

    Not to mention the 44 or so Clampett cartoons that appeared on the Warner Archive Porky Pig 101 DVD set from 2017.
  9. Ken_McAlinden

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Frenzy -- in 4k UHD

    I like Frenzy better than any Hitchcock film produced after The Birds and am glad it is well represented on 4k disc. Anyone claiming this is his worst has clearly not seen The Paradine Case. :)
  10. Ken_McAlinden

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Paramount Scares -- in 4k UHD

    Sure, but deduct one point for the typo where he left out the letter ? in ????????????????????.
  11. Ken_McAlinden

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Transformers: Rise of the Beasts -- in 4k UHD

    If only the steelbook had been encased in a slipcover, this would have been the release of the century. Fear not collectors, I sense this technological collectability breakthrough is just around the corner.
  12. Ken_McAlinden

    Press Release BVHE Press Release: WandaVision, Loki and The Mandalorian (4K/UHD) (Blu-ray)

    I plan to seek out the pre-order links here at HTF and *then* order them right away. ;)
  13. Ken_McAlinden

    Pre-Order Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    ...pays off hilariously in the end. Won't say which character, but when they say "...I am radiant and vitalized by the blood of the ferocious baboon!", I felt like 1/3 cheering and 2/3 laughing. :lol:
  14. Ken_McAlinden

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Avatar - The Way of Water -- in 4k UHD & 3D

    Gemini Man and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk were both shot in high frame rate 3D. Both had 3D Blu-ray releases. Billy Lynn...had a combo 3D 24 fps Blu-ray/ 4K 60 fps UHD release in the US. Gemini Man had a 4k 60 fps UHD release in the US and a separate 3D 24 fps Blu-ray release in other...
  15. Ken_McAlinden

    Blu-ray Review Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Vol. 1 Blu-ray Review

    Here is a capture from the previous digital video appearance as a bonus feature on the DVD of Barbara Stanwyck's "My Reputation". Not really adding to the evidence as the source was probably the same 480i master used for the Golden Age of Looney Tunes laserdisc, but as you said, the fact that...
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  17. Ken_McAlinden

    Press Release BVHE Press Release: Avatar: The Way of Water (4k UHD) (3D Blu-ray) (Blu-ray) and Avatar (4k UHD) (Blu-ray)

    Although for some reason, every Marvel movie from Black Widow through Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania has received a 3D Blu-ray release exclusive to Japan (except for the Sony-distributed Spider-Man: No Way Home)
  18. Ken_McAlinden

    UHD Review Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham 4K UHD Review

    As "Elseworlds" adaptations go I liked this a lot better than the "Gotham By Gaslight" DTV animation. The attempts to shoehorn the "Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot" from mainline Batman motivation (at least twice) landed with a thud given everything else they reshuffled about...
  19. Ken_McAlinden

    Weekly RoundUp 12-13-2022

    I believe Police Story 3: Supercop was bumped to January 10.
  20. Ken_McAlinden

    UHD Review Thor: Love and Thunder UHD Review

    I actually really enjoyed the commentary track in this one due to the "special guests" that join him part way through.
  21. Ken_McAlinden

    UHD Review Batman: The Long Halloween Deluxe Edition 4K UHD/Blu-ray Combo

    For those interested in such things, the included digital copy code only redeems at HD quality. None of the major online digital retailers appear to have the "Long Long Halloween" version in 4k.
  22. Ken_McAlinden

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ Platoon -- in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    I doubt it amplifies the pitfalls, but it definitely asks you to pay a small premium for them compared to the blu-ray. :)
  23. Ken_McAlinden

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ Jurassic World Dominion -- in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    Even if they did not make the most of it, the premise of a world where humans and animals have to adapt to a new order where Ollies are roaming free was chilling and thought provoking.
  24. Ken_McAlinden

    Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Back to the Beach -- in Blu-ray

    Thank you for this. I was a little worried that we would not get it after the moderators were forced to close the controversial "While we wait for 'A few words about ... ™ Back to the Beach on Blu-ray'" thread a few months ago due to the cineastes all fighting about whether certain sequences...
  25. Ken_McAlinden

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance -- in 4k UHD

    I think the point was that they could have gotten a better result by actively doing less digital processing, so the only way money figures in is if they think the extra effort will result in more sales and streams.
  26. Ken_McAlinden

    Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm – in Blu-ray

    Mine arrived a few days early, so I will be enjoying it this evening. Quick question, though. There does not appear to be an included digital copy, so how am I supposed to watch this on my phone?
  27. Ken_McAlinden

    Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about…™ Murder on the Orient Express (1974) – in Blu-ray

    ...and it has certain advantages over the broadcast master recently used by TCM such as the absence of flash frames. (This appeared late in the film in an important flashback scene between Richard Widmark and Anthony Perkins). It was kind of cool that if they had to do it, they at least used...
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  29. Ken_McAlinden

    Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about…™ Ivanhoe – in Blu-ray

    Received this for Christmas. Previous viewing was via streaming when I was a FilmStruck subscriber ("Gather around children as Grandpa Ken regales you with tales of the mid-late 20-teens!"). This was head and shoulders above that. Bravo, Warner Archive!
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