A Few Words About While we wait for A few words about...™ Raiders of the Lost Ark -- in Blu-ray (2 Viewers)

[Matt Hough]

I was very excited to finally get a widescreen version. It was a great transfer and excellent sound as well. Blew the existing VHS out of the water.

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Yeah, I had two laserdiscs I used to use for comparisons between tape and laserdisc when selling the latter format to friends as the superior technology for watching movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark and North by Northwest. The comparisons between the tapes and discs were astonishing.

 

[TravisR]

I was very excited to finally get a widescreen version. It was a great transfer and excellent sound as well. Blew the existing VHS out of the water.

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I bought that one at Suncoast for a dirt cheap price. Dirt cheap for a laserdisc anyway.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

I was very excited to finally get a widescreen version. It was a great transfer and excellent sound as well. Blew the existing VHS out of the water.

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Best side break ever! When Indy finds the location of the Well and goes "that's it", the side ends!

 

[Dave H]

It's quite a sad situation because Spielberg declared he would no longer change his films. That's basically true for E.T. and Close Encounters. But then Raiders ended up with a revisionist color grade, remixed sound and several digitally altered shots.

With Close Encounters on UHD BD, I was a little surprised at the VFX alterations that were made for the mothership scene.

 

[Dave MJ]

With Close Encounters on UHD BD, I was a little surprised at the VFX alterations that were made for the mothership scene.

What were the changes? I hadn't heard about that.

 

[Dave H]

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[Dave MJ]

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Well, that is disappointing, I hadn't noticed it. He just can't resist making changes, no matter what he says about preserving the originals.

 

[Dave H]

The original sub titles are gone too if I recall. But all in all, another good reason to keep the original BD.

 

[Worth]

With Close Encounters on UHD BD, I was a little surprised at the VFX alterations that were made for the mothership scene.

I never noticed that. Are the altered shots in all cuts of the film, or just the director's cut?

 

[Dave H]

I never noticed that. Are the altered shots in all cuts of the film, or just the director's cut?

I believe all cuts.