"The Ref (1994)" is coming 3/4/2003! (1 Viewer)

[John Stone]

Finally! According to the bits:
"March 4th - Blue, White, Red, Blue in the Face, Smoke and Stepfather II, The Duke, Blank Check, Heavyweights, Man of the House, First Kid, A Kid in King Arthur's Court, Basil, Gone Fishin', Boys, The Ref, A Low Down Dirty Shame, Born Yesterday, Green Card, One Good Cop"
This is a Disney title, so I'm worried that it will be pan and scan. Any word on aspect ratio for the above titles?

 

[PaulP]

THANK YOU JESUS! But please please please be OAR.

 

[Marc Colella]

Nevermind The Ref...
Blu, Blanc and Rouge !!!
THE Trilogy finally comes to DVD in Region 1.
Can't wait.

 

[DennisP]

The "Ref"..finally. A real knee slapper. I can't wait

 

[Dave_P.]

How about the original Stepfather?

Good news on those other titles though!

 

[Kevin Leonard]

Woo!
The Ref, The Trois Couleurs Trilogy and Smoke. Excellent news!
Extras would be nice, but just a decent transfer would be enough for me.

 

[Will K]

There is a god, but if BV delivers some 1:33 crap, the war flags shall rise.

 

[Matt Stone]

And Heavyweights! That's fantastic news!

 

[Alex Spindler]

Outstanding! The Ref remains an excellent comedy. It's such a shame that Demme had died before it was given a proper release. Far underrated among most comedies (probably people who imagine it as just a Dennis Leary comedy).
As long as it's OAR, I'm completely there.

 

[Michael Allred]

I've been waiting a long time for "The Ref" to hit DVD so it had BETTER be OAR. If not, some Disney exec will be smelling like cat piss.

 

[Will K]

If not, some Disney exec will be smelling like cat piss.

Ah, but I think they already do! :b

 

[Sam E. Torres]

heavyweights...YES!

 

[Grant H]

Anyone come across any specs for this yet?

It's due out in less than a month, and can be had for under $10 online, but I can't even find AR information, much less any other features. I'm figuring at the price it will be a bare-bones release.

I'm hoping Disney isn't cheaping out on us regarding presentation quality though.

They've been pretty good recently about anamorphic WS.
Let's keep our fingers crossed.

 

[David Rogers]

Awesome! The Ref is one of the funniest Christmas movies ever, and has some rather brilliant acting.

Here's hoping I can buy the disc (i.e., it had better not be full frame).

 

[Ron Kaye]

What a shame such a good movie has probably the Worst Movie Title Ever!

Which studio genius thought of that one.

 

[Christian Preischl]

You think the English title is bad? Well, here's the German title: "Don't panic - Good hostages are rare".
Now, THAT'S bad.
Chris

 

[Michael Allred]

I both called and e-mailed Disney/Buena Vista, they had no info on specs for the 'Ref' DVD. Funny innit?

 

[Michael Allred]

Great news! "The Ref" will be 1.85 widescreen AND Dolby Digital 5.1! Read it for yourself;
http://bvhe.video.go.com/products/2920103.html

 

[Matt Stone]

Thanks for the update.

 

[Kevin Fox]

But will it be 16x9 enhanced? The Disney link doesn't say.