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  1. johnSM

    Rumor: Remastered Rocky and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on the way

    Surprised this hasn't been mentioned here yet: https://www.facebook.com/KinoLorberStudioClassics/photos/a.683404775049766.1073741828.682934655096778/1346813698708867/?type=3&theater Coming this Summer on DVD and Blu-ray! The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967) (50th Anniversary Edition)...
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    Star Trek films on Blu-Ray... what we know so far

    It was in the UK in the 80s. I owned it (wish I'd kept it for nostalgic reasons). Image here: http://www.vhscollector.com/movie/star-trek-iv-voyage-home-0
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    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Lucasfilm are professionals, and look what we got with the error riddled 2004 DVDs, and then again with the Blurays. Each release reportedly correcting mistakes of a previous one, and in the process creating new ones too! And Mr Verta IS a pro, and works in the industry, and has access to many...
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    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    We know for a fact some portions of the negative are gone for good, so that would have to come from elsewhere: "Tanaka: I remember when we were working on the Star Wars restoration, that was a different process. I think we optically recreated interpositives. But in order to do this, it went...
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    3D Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

    Thought I'd give this thread a bump - I'd love to see a bluray release of this, it's been a guilty pleasure ever since I saw it back in '85/'86-ish one night on TV here in the UK. The widescreen DVD actually isn't too bad, but if Battle Beyond the Stars got a superb bluray release then this B...
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    R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy

    Gosh this loss hurts a lot - shed quite a few tears last night after watching The Voyage Home in tribute. I seriously doubt I shall ever watch The wrath of Khan again either - it always cut me up at the best of times to watch the 'death' of Spock and Nimoy's heart-breaking farewell to Kirk. The...
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    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Interesting... Undoubtedly these will be the SEs, but I try to remain optimistic ;)http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/2014/10/is-disney-planning-to-re-release-star-wars-digitally-and-will-they-do-right-by-fans/
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    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    I'd be perfectly happy with a carefully done 2k scan of the originals with accurate colour correction. But to be frank, I think the chances of that are slim - 4K is fast becoming the defacto standard, and I doubt the combined giants of Disney & Lucasfilm would go back to 2K? Lastly, they...
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    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Kevin, I appreciate your replies & respect your position on all this, even though we're obviously going to have to agree to disagree over this particular sub-set of fandom.To me, no argument in the world is going to change the reality that more care & effort HAS (and continues to be) been...
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    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Kevin, I think you're being exceptionally black & white about all this. Yes of course if you want to work IN the biz, you have to go through the learning processes. You need those qualifications. Product is being officially sold, and has a corporations & Director's name attached to it. Harmy...
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    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Kevin, I think we're pretty much on the same page really, but to me the term 'professional' is just that, a term. A friend of mine (for example) could do a far better job at servicing a car, than a garage. You get good & bad examples of employees in every walk of life, that fall under the...
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    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    I think, to some extent, the issue of whether somebody is a 'professional' or not is moot. "From a certain point of view" ;) The end result is, after-all, what counts, in terms of watching these movies. I was shocked by the awful look of the Star Wars bluray set, a set produced and QCd by...
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    Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    I have to watch the series with the stereo 2-ch soundtracks, as I don't have the luxury of a surround setup. Had really bad sync issues at the beginning of the second episode of the second season. Not the kind you can ignore at all. Seemed to resolve as the episode played out. Going to try it...
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    Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    Fantastic story indeed - I'm very envious. Thanks for sharing :) Just working my way through this wonderful set here in the UK. Resisting the urge to see The Missing Pieces until I've finished the series, and first re-aquainted myself with Fire Walk With Me again, which I haven't seen again for...
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    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Could this perhaps be a hint that something is in the works?...https://mobile.twitter.com/ThatChrisA/status/494203545831223296/photo/1
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    Shout Factory to release Vincent Price collection!

    Anybody gotten a hold of this set yet? Interested in importing it into the UK. DVD Beaver have got their review up and it from the screen caps at least they look like reasonably good transfers. Though I hate this growing trend for putting two films on one bluray disc...
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    HAMMER FILM BLU-RAYS IN THE U.K. ... getting closer to the Holy Grail (DRACULA, 1958)...

    Far more detail in the top HD broadcast sourced cap - check out the wings on the Eagle.
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    Where's the love for The Changeling (1980)?

    Thought I'd give this all too brief thread a bump! Watched the DVD of this only a few weeks ago and was again reminded of what a masterful piece of suspense/horror film making this is. Utterly superb acting from George C. Scott (would we expect anything less from him?!), great direction...
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    Blu-ray Review Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection Blu-ray Review - Recommended

    Didn't Carl Laemmle only introduce Frankenstein?
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    HAMMER FILM BLU-RAYS IN THE U.K. ... getting closer to the Holy Grail (DRACULA, 1958)...

    Thanks for those very informative links. Well... That's my order for The Devil Rides Out cancelled! Why add effects into a classic film like this, or at least not include a branching option for new, or old FX!? Very bad decision indeed! I hope this doesn't become a trend with the rest of the...
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    James Bond individual Blu-rays Target, Best Buy, and Wal-mart exclusives?

    Hoping they do something similar in the UK also - really only want a select few of my favourite titles.
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    A Few Words About While we wait for A few words about...™ Raiders of the Lost Ark -- in Blu-ray

    Well that's good news about it not being constant. Very strange though, as you say. I too will be viewing on a projection setup (110") so any oddities will stand out more than usual. Glad to hear Raiders is free of this however, since it's my fav of the series by far. Doesn't look like aliasing...
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    A Few Words About While we wait for A few words about...™ Raiders of the Lost Ark -- in Blu-ray

    I've never seen this before, and I've done a few Bluray screengrabs recently. Are Temple and Crusade meant to be new transfers, or are they re-purposed from the HD masters that were used for the original DVD sets, and HD broadcasts? I know Lucasfilm re-used their old 2004 HD transfers for their...
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    A Few Words About While we wait for A few words about...™ Raiders of the Lost Ark -- in Blu-ray

    Viewed at 1920 x 1080 I can see what you're referring too - looks to me like some kind of digital processing filter around high contrast areas, as you say. What's the exact lineage of these screen caps please?
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    A Few Words About While we wait for A few words about...™ Raiders of the Lost Ark -- in Blu-ray

    Those grabs look fantastic - far better than when I saw the films 'for real' in a trilogy showing 5/6 years back at The Prince Charles cinema, London. What exactly are we looking for here? Without wishing to appear argumentative, if one is always looking for flaws, one will find them. And it...
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    A Few Words About While we wait for A few words about...™ Raiders of the Lost Ark -- in Blu-ray

    Damn that's a shame (and a bit of a missed opportunity to say the least?!) I was hoping to see those other vintage docs again, and finally have everything in one set. Still having the films in great HD quality is the main thing, but (as seems to be the case with Lucasfilm these days) it could...
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    A Few Words About While we wait for A few words about...™ Raiders of the Lost Ark -- in Blu-ray

    Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but not 100% sure from the details posted on Amazon.co.uk and other sites. Is the only vintage documentary on the bluray set the Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark? I know they made two others for Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade which I loved seeing in...
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    Blu-ray Review Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Review

    Great review Neil - thank you! My enthusiasm to get this set has just ramped up a few notches yet again. October 8th can't come soon enough here in the UK!
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    A Few Words About While we wait for A few words about...™ Raiders of the Lost Ark -- in Blu-ray

    I din't think it's the screen grabs that are coming off as pathetic here...... But obviously you know far better than Spielberg himself what Raiders should look like in HD. I think the grabs look great, and I've owned all the prior releases in a variety of formats, and seen it on the big...
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    USHE Announcement: Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection (Blu-ray)

    Ditto - same with the Raiders thread too :rolleyes:
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