Pre-Order Foul Play (1978) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (2 Viewers)

[Ronald Epstein]

Foul Play HD now available to stream on iTunes and Vudu

Wow. Never thought the day would come. Had been looking for it years before the Blu-ray was finally released only to find there was no digital code included.

 

[JPCinema]

Wow. Never thought the day would come. Had been looking for it years before the Blu-ray was finally released only to find there was no digital code included.

I was happily surprised this morning! It’s always easier for me to look at the new catalog releases by going to VUDU. It’s great because one can search by decade. Then I checked on iTunes and there it was…. Foul Play.

 

[TonyD]

I can wait until it drops to $5

 

[Worth]

I'm assuming this is the same transfer as the disc?

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I'm assuming this is the same transfer as the disc?

I would presume so. It's the latest transfer available.

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

Foul Play HD now available to stream on iTunes and Vudu

The compression could be better than the disc.

 

[JPCinema]

The compression could be better than the disc.

It looks that way to me

 

[JPCinema]

Foul Play is definitely a brand new transfer. Looks great

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Foul Play is definitely a brand new transfer. Looks great

New transfer or better compression?

It doesn't make sense that Paramount would spend the money to strike a brand-new transfer, a year or two after Blu-ray release, for the digital market.

I'll eventually get the digital when it drops to $5 to see it for myself. Happy to hear it looks great in the digital realm.

 

[Will Krupp]

Foul Play is definitely a brand new transfer. Looks great

Ken, do you own the blu-ray as well? I can't remember now if you bought it when it was new?

 

[Sam Favate]

If there’s a new transfer, might we get a 4k at some point? I’d like that.

 

[JPCinema]

Ken, do you own the blu-ray as well? I can't remember now if you bought it when it was new?

Yes I do have the blu ray. Watching the new digital version, which is on sale for $9.99 , I was thinking this could easily be upgraded to 4K.

 

[JPCinema]

New transfer or better compression?

It doesn't make sense that Paramount would spend the money to strike a brand-new transfer, a year or two after Blu-ray release, for the digital market.

I'll eventually get the digital when it drops to $5 to see it for myself. Happy to hear it looks great in the digital realm.

I don’t know, but the colors were bright and vivid.

 

[DarkVader]

Does anyone know the reason this film was not available digitally before?

 

[Robert Crawford]

Does anyone know the reason this film was not available digitally before?

Many films aren’t available digitally because they don’t have a HD scan in which a digital can be derived from as a source. There are also many films that have HD digitals that are derived from older scans previously used for a prior DVD release.

Furthermore, some films like this one simply fall through the cracks because the studios and streaming services are incompetent and/or apathetic when it comes to properly maintaining the digital home video format. They have demonstrated their incompetence/apathy countless times across various film titles. It’s really a sad state of affairs.