A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Domestic release) -- in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

[SAhmed]

My copy is due to arrive later today (at last!)


Regards,

 

[dana martin]

mine showed yesterday, and went straight into the player, and what a great viewing that turned out to be!

 

[John Maher_289910]

I see no Blu-ray on Amazon that is sold by Amazon. What am I missing? The only one that seems to be available is over $27.00. Is that what everyone paid? There is another one for $8.72 but that is out of stock, and has been since I ordered it, a month or more ago.

 

[Matt Hough]

I got my shipping notice (finally) from Amazon, and it will be here Wednesday. I know what my Thanksgiving night viewing will be!

 

[Rob_Ray]

I see no Blu-ray on Amazon that is sold by Amazon. What am I missing? The only one that seems to be available is over $27.00. Is that what everyone paid? There is another one for $8.72 but that is out of stock, and has been since I ordered it, a month or more ago.

I preordered early directly from Amazon and, after a weeks-long delay, it finally arrived on Tuesday. The final price was $9.69.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I see no Blu-ray on Amazon that is sold by Amazon. What am I missing? The only one that seems to be available is over $27.00. Is that what everyone paid? There is another one for $8.72 but that is out of stock, and has been since I ordered it, a month or more ago.

That's it! My arrived last week.

 

[dpippel]

Amazon is currently offering it as a "Prime Exclusive" for $8.72, but it's out of stock.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Amazon is currently offering it as a "Prime Exclusive" for $8.72, but it's out of stock.

That's the same status when they did ship out my copy.


Edit: Amazon just did the "Prime Exclusive" with Witness too.

 

[Matt Hough]

I finally got around to watching this over the weekend, and it's just as beautiful as RAH claimed in his initial thoughts.


But how SHOCKING that a classic film such as this is released with NO bonus material at all. Some film historian should have been engaged to provide a commentary at the very least. A desperately missed opportunity.

 

[Allansfirebird]

I finally got around to watching this over the weekend, and it's just as beautiful as RAH claimed in his initial thoughts.


But how SHOCKING that a classic film such as this is released with NO bonus material at all. Some film historian should have been engaged to provide a commentary at the very least. A desperately missed opportunity.

The earlier Centennial Collection DVD had a bevy of special features, including a commentary with Peter Bogdanovic.

 

[Bob Cashill]

Finally got mine from Amazon UK. Why I didn't buy it from there two years ago, saving myself much bother, is a mystery. (And yes the DVD is worth holding onto for the extras.)

 

[Robert Crawford]

The earlier Centennial Collection DVD had a bevy of special features, including a commentary with Peter Bogdanovic.

Yup, I don't understand why these extras weren't ported over so now i have those DVD discs inside the BD case and threw away the DVD case.

 

[davidmatychuk]

Oh, Paramount, what are you doing? The "Zoolander" Blu-Ray gets fancy packaging and a deluxe edition, while "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" loses its Collector's Edition status.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Oh, Paramount, what are you doing? The "Zoolander" Blu-Ray gets fancy packaging and a deluxe edition, while "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" loses its Collector's Edition status.

Perhaps, the remake of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence will give Paramount a reason to release it again with the proper bonus material this great film deserves from them.

 

[Douglas_H]

Perhaps, the remake of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence will give Paramount a reason to release it again with the proper bonus material this great film deserves from them.

Remake?

 

[Robert Crawford]

Remake?

Yup, with a more modern day setting.



http://variety.com/2015/film/news/paramount-remaking-the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance-1201606741/

 

[macdaddy]

Don't tamper with perfection!

 

[Robert Crawford]

Don't tamper with perfection!

They're not, they're just trying to make a movie that appeals to today's audiences. I'm not interested in this remake, but a younger audience might be.

 

[Douglas_H]

I don't know how this can work really.

The characters & actors in Liberty Valance are what made it what it is.

It would be like remaking Lawrence of Arabia or Gone With The Wind etc., impossible.

 

[Moshrom]

This certainly *has* been subjected to a moderate amount of DNR, but it is arguably the best version available. There are two DVDs, and the newer one appears to have been derived from the same master/source as the blu-ray (which I'm assuming is identical to its European counterpart). There's a sizable improvement in stability, but the old DVD looks more organic and has more 'depth' to it, despite its myriad of other issues.


Once you notice the DNR on the blu-ray, though, it's rather difficult to unsee it:

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0&d1=1194&d2=1193&s1=11445&s2=11437&i=0&l=0

Look at his face, especially. The lines, the shadow beneath the brim of his hat, his nose. They have a blotchy quality to them.


And here:

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0&d1=1194&d2=1193&s1=11448&s2=11440&i=3&l=0

The details of his suit (again, the lines), and look at the wood on the floor in the corner. The light mounted on the wall, too.


The DVD in these caps-a-holic comparisons is the newer one, so it has the same problems (albeit much less noticeably due to the resolution).


The old DVD can be seen here: new, old. It's quite different.


Nit-picking this may seem, but it is quite evident in motion depending on your sensitivity to these sort of things. Rising smoke, in particular, looks much better on the old DVD.


So while this may certainly be watchable and may possibly be the overall best available version of the film at the moment, it's very far from perfect. When this is inevitably restored (it's Ford and among his best works, so it certainly will be, eventually) expect a significant improvement.