3D The Mad Magician (1954) - Hoping for a 3-D Blu-Ray release. (1 Viewer)

[RolandL]

Yeah, the best move now is to wait a few months for the prices to calm down. After some time passes, a person should be able to find it a more reasonable price than the current 'panic prices'.

The Disney Digital 3D Showcase Disc that has the 1953 3D short Working for Peanuts sells for up to $50 on eBay. But a month ago I got it for $8 on a Buy It Now.

 

[Malcolm R]

I recently upgraded to 3D capability in my projector HT, and The Mad Magician was my second film viewed in the format. While the film looked wonderful, the disc menu did not project correctly (all jumbled up). I haven't seen any others with this issue, so I assume this is some setting on the projector or my player though, as noted, the film seemingly played perfectly?

Admittedly I'm still a newbie to 3D, and don't fully understand all the settings on my hardware. I have most everything set to "auto" options. I also tried the different settings on the glasses, with no effect. I found if I manually switched the 3D option on my projector to "field sequential," that the menu was readable but still had a constant "flicker" to it.

The first film I viewed, Journey to the Center of the Earth, played perfectly, both menu and film, and TMM film played fine. Any idea why TMM menu was wonky?

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Some menus just display weird, in my experience. I don't worry too much about it, it usually isn't representative of the film itself.

 

[3D Projectionist]

Some of us who are mad for classic 3D on Blu-Ray are also a little weird

 

[Ronald Epstein]

https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/the-mad-magician-le

 

[ahollis]

The extras are pushing me to double dip.

 

[Jesse Skeen]

Another 3D extra on that? Will have to buy just for that!

 

[bujaki]

The 3D is very good. Buy without fear if you missed the Twilight Time release.

 

[aPhil]

The 3D is very good. Buy without fear if you missed the Twilight Time release.

I purchased the Twilight Time release and I’ll purchase the Powerhouse/Indicator as well.

 

[Matt Hough]

Glad to have it already in striking 3D.

 

[Craig Beam]

Missing out on the TT edition is one of my greatest regrets in the 25+ years I've been collecting films, but the Indicator announcement has mostly sorted that out. Seriously, Indicator is outpacing Criterion for me these days.

 

[RMajidi]

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https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/the-mad-magician-le

Thanks for providing this link, Ron. I also missed out on the TT, so was very happy to see your post.

I placed my pre-order through the link you supplied directly to Indicator’s online store. Hoping it will result in some sort of commission to HTF, or does that apply only to Amazon links?

 

[DP 70]

I has the 8mm and it was very good.

 

[timk1041]

Would this be better than the Twilight Time release? I already have that and it is really good. I wonder if getting the Indicator is worth it.

 

[David Norman]

Would this be better than the Twilight Time release? I already have that and it is really good. I wonder if getting the Indicator is worth it.

Yes or no or somewhere in between

I have a question -- why does this type question frequently get asked on items that will be released 3-18 months in the future?
By what means is it supposed to be answered?

 

[Josh Steinberg]

To be fair, sometimes an initial announcement will mention a new transfer, or there will be existing knowledge that the prior release was from a dated master.

In this specific case, it’s Sony’s master of the movie and the one provided to TT appeared recent and in pristine condition, so I’d be surprised if Sony had gone back to the well.

 

[David Norman]

Not unfair -- New master, new transfer, new element are still all irrelevant about better/worse/no diff until it's seen.

People will know in late March unless some reviewer gets it in early March

 

[timk1041]

Yes or no or somewhere in between

I have a question -- why does this type question frequently get asked on items that will be released 3-18 months in the future?
By what means is it supposed to be answered?

It can't really be answered until someone sees the release. I was just wondering what it might look like, not actually asking anyone. We'll have to wait and find out.

 

[Rob W]

There is of course, no logical reason for Sony to have created a new master for these titles . They come from the work done by Sony to restore and convert their library to DCP for professional, theatrical use. The Sony team are second to none for the quality of their work restoring their library titles so there are no serious mistakes that would require correction.

The fact that this has been licensed with the same Stooges shorts as the TT package makes me suspect they will be sending over the exact same digital package that Twilight used (which was first-rate to begin with).

 

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In some cases, the Powerhouse/Indicator will be from the same transfer, but have a higher bit rate than the Twilight Time release. And since I missed this the first time around, definitely will not let that happen again.