A Few Words About A few words about...™ The French Connection : Filmmakers Signature Series -- in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

[JoshZ]

Funny- I watched this about a week ago. Not sure which version I have- the old one or newer one.

Does the movie have completely bizarre colors, including a purple tinge to flesh tones in many scenes?

[Screengrabs borrowed from DVDBeaver.]

If so, that's the first Blu-ray edition. If the colors look relatively sensible (aside from a teal push in some scenes), it's the "Filmmaker's Signature Series" remaster.

The first scene in NYC where Popeye and Cloudy are chasing the criminal- there was no attempt at beautifying the locations- trash everywhere. A documentary style film.

I remember NYC still being covered in trash well into the '90s.

 

[AlexNH]

It looks like this is now sold out because of the Disney+ censorship issue. Amazon lists one for sale for $144.99.

 

[Robert Crawford]

It looks like this is now sold out because of the Disney+ censorship issue. Amazon lists one for sale for $144.99.

It was in-stock the other day until panic set in. Talk about an overreaction.

Edit: On second thought, I think some people are trying to make a profit and are counting on people to overreact and pay those exorbitant prices.

 

[Charles Smith]

It was in-stock the other day until panic set in. Talk about an overreaction.

Edit: On second thought, I think some people are trying to make a profit and are counting on people to overreact and pay those exorbitant prices.

That's probably it. All of those copies of the disc in the world ain't going nowhere.

 

[Patrick McCart]

The overreaction on social media has been a bit obnoxious, but good for the scalpers and maybe this will shine some light on the treatment of the Fox library since Disney's purchase. I'm eager to find out Friedkin's reaction since he doesn't seem like the type to be so kind about one of his films being tampered without his involvement.

 

[Camps]

Boy I'm so glad Disney bought Fox....

 

[Jeffrey D]

It looks like this is now sold out because of the Disney+ censorship issue. Amazon lists one for sale for $144.99.

Were scenes or bits of dialog altered for D+?

 

[AlexNH]

Dialogue was cut (the n-word).

 

[Sam Favate]

You would hope that film preservation would be high on the studios’ priorities, but it looks like it’s up to those of us who bought all those shiny discs.

 

[Robert Crawford]

You would hope that film preservation would be high on the studios’ priorities, but it looks like it’s up to those of us who bought all those shiny discs.

Just because that line was deleted from the digital, doesn't mean it's not preserved.

 

[Jeffrey D]

Dialogue was cut (the n-word).

One of the several reasons I’m not interested in streaming.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Here we go again.

 

[Worth]

One of the several reasons I’m not interested in streaming.

It's not strictly a streaming vs. physical media thing, though. Obviously, they can't change something that's already been released on disc as they can with a digital file, but there's nothing preventing Disney from releasing a censored French Connection on UHD.

 

[Robert Crawford]

It's not strictly a streaming vs. physical media thing, though. Obviously, they can't change something that's already been released on disc as they can with a digital file, but there's nothing preventing Disney from releasing a censored French Connection on UHD.

Thank you!

 

[commander richardson]

Thank you!

and as it is DISNEY who is in charge I doubt we we will ever see the Filmmakers Signature Series release again of The French Connection on BD.

 

[Robert Crawford]

and as it is DISNEY who is in charge I doubt we we will ever see the Filmmakers Signature Series release again of The French Connection on BD.

We're talking about the industry as a whole releasing censored discs, not just Disney.

 

[Jeffrey D]

It's not strictly a streaming vs. physical media thing, though. Obviously, they can't change something that's already been released on disc as they can with a digital file, but there's nothing preventing Disney from releasing a censored French Connection on UHD.

If an altered/censored video disc is released, then the consumer should be made aware with a notice on the jacket, saying the film/show was edited from its original version. My take.

 

[cda1143]

We're talking about the industry as a whole releasing censored discs, not just Disney.

Any examples from other studios so far?

 

[Robert Crawford]

Any examples from other studios so far?

That's a discussion for a different thread.

 

[PatrickDA]

Oh, great! I'm the subject of a Jeffrey Wells post! LOL!
https://hollywood-elsewhere.com/they-went-nuts/