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| Registered: March 29, 2007 | | Posts: 158 |
| | Posted: | | | | Generally speaking, 20th Century flicks are extremely underrepresented on Blu-ray. One great exception is The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn, in color long before color became the norm.
Personally, I think of three titles which should be available soon if the people responsible have any sense:
[i]The Ten Commandments
Ben Hur
Spartacus[/i]
For the first two I am of course referring to the Charlton Heston color talkies.
I'm a bit skeptical about Blu-ray b&ws. Anybody seen Casablanca?
Anyhow, what is everyone out there thirsting for on Blu-ray other than the Tolkien trilogy? |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting karlpov: Quote:
I'm a bit skeptical about Blu-ray b&ws. Anybody seen Casablanca?
No reason to be skeptical, it looks fantastic, as does most b&w blu-rays I've seen.  | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 811 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kinoniki: Quote:
Quoting karlpov:
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I'm a bit skeptical about Blu-ray b&ws. Anybody seen Casablanca?
No reason to be skeptical, it looks fantastic, as does most b&w blu-rays I've seen. No reason at all to be skeptical. Casablanca, The Seventh Seal, The Wages of Fear, The 400 Blows, The Third Man all look FANTASTIC! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,414 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yeah, the added greyscale depth of HD makes B&W films (if the source print is in good shape and not a 19th-generation theatrical print) just sparkle. | | | | "This movie has warped my fragile little mind." |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 1,796 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Battling Butler: Quote:
Quoting Kinoniki:
No reason at all to be skeptical.
Casablanca, The Seventh Seal, The Wages of Fear, The 400 Blows, The Third Man all look FANTASTIC! I'll second that! Also A Christmas Carol UPC 089859900129 w/Alastair Sim, The General & It's a Wonderful Life. Some like Casablanca & The General have some general have great extras. | | | We don't need stinkin' IMDB's errors, we make our own.
Ineptocracy, You got to love it.
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,946 |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Final Approach (1991) | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Phase IV (1974) | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | This Island Earth (1955) | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: May 22, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,033 |
| | Posted: | | | | was three posts 2/3 minutes apart necessary for one title each? as far as ben hur check here. no release date but there are some forum posts linked on that page. from a quick glance looks like it's announced but no firm date as the restoration apparently need to be done again. Did see posts about 2010 or 2011 (so could be a while  ) -Agrare |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Agrare: Quote:
was three posts 2/3 minutes apart necessary for one title each? No. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: March 16, 2008 |  Posts: 9 |
| | Posted: | | | | Everything by Billy Wilder. Billy Wilder is one of the great directors whose films hasn't even made it into decent DVD releases. The only exception, imo, is the Criterion edition of Ace in the Hole.
Looking forward to: Sunset Blvd, The Apartment, Ace in the Hole, Some Like it Hot, Double Indemnity and more or less everything else. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,774 |
| | Posted: | | | | Oh, I could post a *long* list here, but I try only to list the ones that are most important to me:
* The Abyss
* Alien 1-4
* Backdraft
* Romeo Must Die
* Bringing Out The Dead
* Honey I Shrunk The Kids
* Stand By Me | | | | Last edited: by SpaceFreakMicha |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Posts: 823 |
| | Posted: | | | | Suprised no one mentioned all of the Star Wars movies. | | | | 99.9% of all cat plans consist only of "Step 1." |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,774 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Grendell: Quote:
Suprised no one mentioned all of the Star Wars movies. Maybe everybody is afraid what Lucas will do this time...  |
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| Registered: March 29, 2007 |  Posts: 410 |
| | Posted: | | | | Star Wars (all movies) Star Trek Voyager  LORT trilogy Cherry 2000 LOL The Big Bang Theory Knight Rider 2009 Forever Knight (since the DVD edition got crappy image) Taxi 1 to 4 (french version) Dirty Mary Crazy Larry Buffy the Vampire Slayer Demolition Man |
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