Chinatown blu ray due on May 9, 2017 (1 Viewer)

[Thomas T]

I apologize if this has been brought up before but does anyone know if the blu ray of Chinatown coming from Paramount on May 9, 2017 is a new remaster or a repackaging of the current blu (it has new cover art)? I've avoided the current Chinatown blu because of the negative reviews on the transfer. But if they've gone back and redone the transfer I'll definitely upgrade. Here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/Chinatown-Bl...=1492711106&sr=8-1&keywords=Chinatown+blu+ray

 

[TravisR]

If it was a new transfer, I think they would have made some mention of it by now so my guess is that it's a repackaging.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I can't say for sure, but I would strongly suspect that it is simply a repackaging of the existing disc. The disc first came out under Paramount, and then was reissued by Warner when Warner was distributing Paramount product. With that deal now over, technically Chinatown is currently out of print. This is likely Paramount putting that same disc back into print.

 

[PMF]

Forget it Jake. It's Paramount.

 

[Thomas T]

If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Thanks, guys.

 

[Angelo Colombus]

Maybe this new release will be different that it will come with a band-aid that you can stick on your nose like Jack did in the movie.....never mind, Paramount wouldn't spend the money for that .

 

[B-ROLL]

Maybe this new release will different that it will come with a band-aid that you can stick on your nose like Jack did in the movie.....never mind, Paramount wouldn't spend the money for that .

Maybe if it's a SpongeBob BandAid

 

[Dick]

Forget it Jake. It's Paramount.

One of the better puns/paraphrases I've read lately. Good one, sir!

 

[Garysb]

There are several Paramount films that are coming out with new covers.All seem to be the same as last release.

and some new release without a new cover

And some they are not showing what the cover will look like yet. New or Old
Sunset Blvd

 

[Ronald Epstein]

It's all just repackaging.

 

[Dick]

It's all just repackaging.

Which sucks, because THE UNTOUCHABLES was not exactly a stellar release.

 

[skylark68]

I picked up the previous release of Chinatown for $5 on Amazon awhile back. Even without being a great transfer it was hard to argue with the pricetag.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Which sucks, because THE UNTOUCHABLES was not exactly a stellar release.

That's what I recall, too. I never upgraded my SD-DVD version to BD for that reason.

 

[titch]

There's always hope.....

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/new...town-is-coming-to-film-forum-on-friday-081418

 

[Douglas R]

There's always hope.....

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/new...town-is-coming-to-film-forum-on-friday-081418

I hope it's not the same as the UHD version which Sky Cinema has started showing in the UK. It looks really weird, as if most of the color has been drained out. It certainly didn't look like that theatrically.

 

[david hare]

First run Panasivion anamorphic prints wre IB's, no?

 

[haineshisway]

Yep, they were and I owned one of 'em. The film is gorgeously photographed and one of the great things about it was not to drain color to make it look like the past, as some do. The past had color so not sure why that's any kind of a logical choice. If they've browned this or not color-corrected properly that will be a travesty.

 

[david hare]

If Paramount did the new 4K I assume Andrea Kalas held the reigns, as VP Archive. It should be a safe bet (in a world full of uncertainties!)

 

[lark144]

It's playing now at the Film Forum through Thursday. I was planning on going & if I do I'll post my thoughts. And simply to confirm Bruce's remarks, yes, CHINATOWN was the last film to my knowledge with IB Technicolor prints. And those original prints were exquisite. NYU owned one, and they used to show it a lot in class, so I've seen CHINATOWN many times over the years. But I would really like to see what this new 4K DCP looks like.

https://filmforum.org/film/chinatown

 

[Lord Dalek]

ts. And simply to confirm Bruce's remarks, yes, CHINATOWN was the last film to my knowledge with IB Technicolor prints.

Its a well known fact that The Godfather Part II was the last film to be printed in IB.