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Sure. But also consider that the very premise is pretty disingenuous. I'm a big physical collector and a huge animation fan too. And I've heard this "if you want it on that format buy it on this one" - and then if you're lucky you can - pay all over again thing many times. How many times have...

It's funny, I love martial arts movies, but I've tried watching Kurosawa stuff dubbed and it seems like sacrilege to me, just excruciating! And even in animation I much prefer subs which is strange/not that logical considering Japanese v western animation process. For me I think at least even if...

I'm not sure why there's pushback here on the pervasiveness of dubbing/looping/ADR. It's absolutely common/the norm in most even American films. And has been for decades and right up to now. Sure, they record the audio on set for reference. But think about how many Hollywood action films you've...

Fun movie, but man that's some ugly cover art, especially the second one. Sheer laziness. Marketing people eh?

I'm about to rewatch an early Bob Hoskins/Australian miniseries, "The Dunera Boys" from 1985. On (US) laserdisc! Never seen it available on any other format for decades, until a couple of years ago and even then only DVD!

Do Netflix still ship physical DVDs? I thought that ended?

All respect to Robert (really looking forward to getting it), I have to agree the cover art is horrible, just like Poltergeist. Foil doesn't mean much to me as mostly it's done cheaply and not using a fifth colour in the printing process. And yes on DV. Though I suspect many of us here have...

Dragonslayer is at the top of my "why no blu/4k" list too. I still have the laserdisc!! Also on my list are 7 Faces of Dr Lao (hell, a few George Pal flicks), Sleuth (the original of course), Bogdanovich's The Cat's Meow, Tracy and Hepburn in Adam's Rib, Shadow of the Vampire and God knows it...

That clip is funny - can't quite recall but weren't the hands ripping at the very fake head Spielberg's? Also, being in the industry I asked the obvious question myself about Poltergeist. And despite all the obvious Spielberg/Indiana Jones type shots in it, just wanted the straight dope so to...

Thanks for the info - I checked 'em out! Do they offer the same sort of discounts to make it cheaper than Amazon in the end? I generally do big orders so shipping only costs several dollars per disc. But most of the prices I saw were way higher, much much more than the difference with shipping...

For me personally, because this will have HDR, not SDR. And considering the colour in this movie, that's important for me.

Because the whole theatrical industry is predicated on opening weekend/lack of word of mouth. Movies have generally made nearly all their money in the first two weeks. The exceptions are few and far between (ironically Maverick is one of them). And after that the studio to theatrical...

Amazon also play shenanigans with Australia. Their price on the Australian site isn't commensurate with their US site (plus shipping), and sometimes stuff that's 'unavailable' actually isn't and so on. Not only that but their prices on the two Dollars 4k discs just jumped up outrageously from...

Sorry, but I just saw this thread and am catching up. This part of Robert's initial post confused me (the first bit seems to contradict the second). What am I missing please? If it's very reminiscent of the way it looked on film doesn't that imply a good and faithful transfer? But then in the...

Many out there are 4k not 5k but that's not much of a difference really as the noticeable difference in resolution becomes exponentially smaller. And are you saying that you don't have an existing monitor? Maybe you've always been an iMac person and basically buying a new monitor every single...

Exactly! I was pointing out the stupidity of the situation that the execs had no clue what the process was/should be and that the argument was ludicrous. Still trying to remember where the story came from. It occurs to me now that it might be apocryphal if it was the Robert Evans book. But...

I wasn't debating this. Why do you think I'm confused?

The Mac Mini doesn't have to be paired with an Apple monitor. Or even if you wanted an Apple condoned one there's still the LG which isn't expensive. So you can still go 4 or 5k rez. Why don't you think there's an affordable monitor? The whole point of the mini is that you can use what you've...

Exactly! But my point is that they were arguing to shoot it bright in the first place! Not alter the prints after the fact!!

Well if I recall correctly the suits treated it shoddily from the very conception. Arguing with Willis' approach because if it was that dark/chiaroscuro then the people at the drive-ins (LCD, quality-wise) wouldn't be able to see it...

Couldn't agree more. What Lies Beneath though is a different situation entirely. And based on the LCD. Robert Zemeckis has said he does give the ending away even in the trailers because marketing has confirmed that the American public want to know what they're getting for their money (and you...

I think this movie shows the folly of judging something based on expectations even more than something like Kane, because of the humour. The disappointment will be even more pronounced if you expect to be howling with laughter and you're not. It's the tail wagging the dog. And people often...

Animation can be native every single time - it's inherently 3d (if we're not talking hand-drawn)!! And mostly all that needs to be done is to render out a second virtual camera. The depth is already there because 3d/cg imagery is already dimensional. And if we're talking actual animated movies...

Blown out doesn't mean too much contrast for your liking. As far as I understand it, blown out means actual loss of picture information. If you could find say a frame from the dvd with highlights/whites that still have some grain/picture information, then show how in the blu the actual...

Respectfully I disagree, and think the opposite is true. Are you a glass half empty person? Lack of change is comforting, but it seems to me (this is just my subjective take and friendly debate) the criticism contradicts your wallet. And consumer electronics reality! Because in fact the tech is...

I'm a bit confused about this thread because I took shivers or chills to mean beautiful but inextricably haunting or sad (which is what gives you those shivers), which may just be my interpretation. Not just beautiful which of course can be a happy thing. Anyway for what it's worth I agree on...

Well, sort of! ;) It all depends. This is just my 2c/opinion. If you think a crappy spooled-onto-one-reel-run-loose-in-the-gate-ensuring-worse-focus-multiplex-meaning-stadium-seating-meaning-worse-focus-again-due-to-angle-not-to-mention-wear-and-tear is what we should aim for as the 'look' of a...

I sure don't 'wander', not for a minute. And I don't quite follow the logic that if something looks great, why bother with something potentially better? And both B&W and increased rez can absolutely benefit in the same way they did from the jump from VHS to LD, and then to DVD, then to Blu...

Thanks for the great post! And remember before cinemascope 'settled down', for a few pics it was even wider!

And the irony of course is that the 16x9 or 1.78 to 1 aspect ratio was arrived at precisely to please everyone by being a middle ground between everything from legacy 4:3 tv and old academy flat ratio, to scope!