A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Quiet Man -- in Blu-ray (2 Viewers)

[moovtune]

I finally got around to watching this last night on my 70" Sharp LCD. No blacks at all -everything was extremely washed out. I didn't touch my usual contrast setting, but lowered my brightness from -2 to -12 in order to continue watching. The only other title I've had to adjust so extremely for because of washed out, overdone brightness levels was "Restless".

 

[Peter Neski]

gee my friend said it was great,The fact that the dvd was so poor might make one think that this is "Great" I haven't got mine yet ,and I only have a 35inch set,so it might look better on a smaller set

 

[Robert Crawford]

Originally Posted by Peter Neski
gee my friend said it was great,The fact that the dvd was so poor might make one think that this is "Great" I haven't got mine yet ,and I only have a 35inch set,so it might look
better on a smaller set

It will look fine on your set.

 

[Ruz-El]

Originally Posted by Robert Crawford
It will look fine on your set.

Will it? I could see if it was EE or something, but bunk washed out colour looks like bunk washed out colour regardless of size no?
I haven't got my copy yet, I'm just not expecting much.

 

[JoHud]

I think some of the brightness is natural given the sunny, on location shooting.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Originally Posted by Russell G
Will it? I could see if it was EE or something, but bunk washed out colour looks like bunk washed out colour regardless of size no?
I haven't got my copy yet, I'm just not expecting much.

As I stated beforehand, I'm happy with this BD. Sure, it could've had more vibrant colors and better blacks, but it's far from being one of my worse looking BD's in my collection.. If you're not happy when you see your BD then perhaps, your standards are higher than mine. If you're not expecting much, why even spend the money?
Crawdaddy

 

[Lromero1396]

Yes, Indiscreet does, but for other reasons. Another word I'll add to the new look of The Quiet Man is "brittle." RAH

Does this mean I should not purchase this release of The Quiet Man? I hate purchasing releases that are not all that they can be.

 

[John Hodson]

Does this mean I should not purchase this release of The Quiet Man? I hate purchasing releases that are not all that they can be.

Yes, that's how I would characterise myself. In front of my display, I stand with my jaw dangling, and I am - to use that cliché - seeing it as if anew. No, not perfect. But perfectly enjoyable, perfectly wonderful, wondrous that this Ford masterpiece has been rescued after so long in video limbo, decades of TV showings that have been murky and 'orrible. I am gob-smacked. Yet I still ache that it wasn't Criterion with their hands on the tiller. (Buy it BTW. Buy it now).

 

[Peter Neski]

everyone should get this!! Can it look better? Till its out in another BR ,get this!!

 

[Dick]

Well, it looks generally decent on my 46" Sony, but I do see issues. The image tends toward yellow-green a number of times, which distorts the flesh tones. But the exteriors looks pretty awesome to me. I saw a super 8mm print of this back in the 70's that memory tells me looked gorgeous, with sumptuous color values (especially greens) including accurate flesh tones. Every video release since then (until this one) has been insufferable. The current Olive release is, as many have stated, good, but not nearly perfect. I'll take it.

 

[Peter Neski]

One problem that effects all these older Color Films including the Searchers is that what was shot inside in the studio never matches the location shots when it comes to Picture Q

 

[Robert Harris]

Originally Posted by Peter Neski
One problem that effects all these older Color Films including the Searchers is that what was shot inside in the studio never matches the location shots when it
comes to Picture Q

Why not?

 

[Peter Neski]

Well from what I seen of the Searches,She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and The Quiet Man . The shots inside the studio look a step down to me,The reasons for this I would guess is the slow film stocks(?) It makes those Fake Locations shots in Quiet Man stand out even more, I never liked these to start with But in B&W they are a little less noticeable She Wore a Yellow Ribbon has this too,

 

[Robert Harris]

Originally Posted by Peter Neski
Well from what I seen of the Searches,She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and The Quiet Man . The shots inside the studio look a step down to me,The reasons for this I would guess is the slow film stocks(?)
It makes those Fake Locations shots in Quiet Man stand out even more, I never liked these to start with
But in B&W they are a little less noticeable
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon has this too,

Both interiors, as well as exteriors are lit. There was only one film stock.
RAH

 

[Peter Neski]

well The interiors must need more Light??

 

[Robert Harris]

Originally Posted by Peter Neski
well The interiors must need more Light??

That must be it.

 

[Peter Neski]

You don't agree they stand out??

 

[Robert Harris]

Originally Posted by Peter Neski
You don't agree they stand out??

I agree with virtually nothing. What are you viewing? What media. What size screen?

 

[Peter Neski]

so on your set ,the scenes in the Quiet Man where they jump from live locations to in studio ,you don't notice more grain and other reasons the Picture doesn't look as good, I do on my 34inch

 

[Bob McLaughlin]

My wife's heart was broken when this originally came out on DVD, it looked so terrible she couldn't bear to watch it. This has always been one of her favorite movies aside from Meet Me In St. Louis. I'm hoping this new Blu Ray will make a good Valentine's day present!