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Been waiting for this one. Hoping that I get it for father's day (I have dropped hints)

This is analogous to the Loudness Wars a while back. Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick once made the point that the 2009 remasters of the Beatles catalog were made with earbud listening in mind. Since I just got into their catalog in the last decade, and the remasters are what I've...

I like having the debate and the data. I prefer movies shot on film to look like film and if I pay money for a de-grained release like this then I'm telling the studios it's fine to keep doing this. I know static screenshots aren't the best way to gauge the PQ but you guys are saving me $$.

OK OK but after completely missing out on the discussion yesterday when this thread veered so wildly off topic, I wanted to add one observation regarding stream vs disc. I'll almost always pick the disc. Case in point: Recently the wife and I re-watched the Craig Bond films, which I've bought on...

Based on the pores visible in Sigourney Weaver's cheeks in the bottom photo, I guess this lends credence to the contention that a 2K image harvest does contain detail that doesn't necessarily make it into the finished 1080P BD. Unless the AI generated those pores. I will probably spin my copy...

For $8 I may keep them both to compare. Wouldn’t be the first time; I think I’ve owned 2 versions each of the DVD, BD, and UHD releases of Halloween. Still have the THX DVD for the nighttime coloring and Carpenter’s commentary, both of which showed up -sort of- on the last UHD+BD combo package.

Ok my daughter found this BD at our local Disc Replay. Surprising that DD is the only audio option? Might be able to screen this over Thanksgiving. I’m also on the hunt for the 2009 BD of the 1989 Batman BD. JoshZ’s review of the UHD on his blog made note of the revisionist color timing on...

Jeez how did I not read the first page of this thread? I have no experience with this title, nope never seen it and it’s high on my list of classics to experience. Now I’m conflicted.

Ordered. Thanks for the tip! A quick search for UHD movies at their site showed a number of decent titles for under $10. Got some of them too. Happy to get these prices but sad that in 2024 I'll have to shop Amazon for "non-boutique" UHDs.

Don't know how I missed this thread - thanks @Malcom R for mentioning it in RAH's Sleep Hollow thread. Obviously don't worry about tallying. Here's mine: B’twixt Now and Sunrise (new to me) Under the Shadow (stream) (new to me) The Northman (UHD) (new to me) The Perfection (stream) (new to me)...

I remember when this first came out on DVD, my local Media Play had the version with an actual snow globe. (I'm trying to remember if I'd seen the movie yet at that point, and thereby understood the scene being depicted in said snow globe)

To this day I still go into the audio setup of every blu-ray to choose the format before starting the movie. There's occasionally one with lossless audio which defaults to DD. Interesting tidbit about PCM. I have several of those titles. I was glad to upgrade my copy of M:I3 to UHD this year...

Thanks for the review. I planned to pickup the UHD this season but ended up watching me BD copy a couple days ago. Was shocked to see that DD was the best audio option on the BD. Will pick this up for next year's annual horror movie marathon.

I avoid buying from Amazon so BB has been my go-to for discs for a while. If they are dropping online disc sales that will suck for me. My local store has mostly had only new releases for a while, though I have picked up clearance titles. Since I'm cheap and wait for sales I've definitely not...

Thanks for bumping this post. I streamed this a few years ago and enjoyed it immensely. Currently reading Leckie's book. I will be picking this set up.

A weird little film that nevertheless gets shown every October in my house, because it is about the only movie I can think of that really scratches my early America supernatural horror itch. My wife and I really enjoy it. Besides The Witch are there any others in this vein that are recommended...

This was the first film I ever purchased on DVD. To this day it's refreshing to see the action scenes edited so coherently. Will definitely pick this one up. What colour is the boathouse at Hereford?

We started watching this on D+ last night and after the first couple scenes I already have the sense that it's gonna be a chore to get through. Kind of like Pirates of the Caribbean 4. Or 3, for that matter.

So it sounds like I did the right thing by purchasing the original UHD of Superman, and furthermore based on the statements above about 1) the S:II Donner Cut and Superman Returns, I can also just stick with my BD copies of those, too.

I'll hold off on opening the 2018 UHD then. I just finished reading both the 2018 UHD review thread and the A few words about…™ thread to be sure, but I was convinced by Lord Dalek's post.

I took your advice and ordered the 2018 UHD from Best Buy. Still in stock there for $19. I have the bargain-bin Superman/Donner Cut/Superman Returns set so I'll hold onto that for now. Would like to see the reviews for Returns since, strange as that film was, I did enjoy parts of it.

I was definitely one of those people. I will revisit Insurrection and Nemesis when I pick up this set, and see how I feel about them all these years later. And yes, I was also the guy yelling at the screen about how stupid the <had to look it up> USS Vengeance concept was in ST:Into Darkness.

Without your review I would have completely missed this title. Blind buy for me, thanks.

+1 to Rare Exports and another +1 to The Ref. I wish they were easier to find. Those two and Home for the Holidays can be tough to track down.

I first saw this as a teenager, a few years after it came out. It happens to be a title that I have reliably bought on about every format since VHS. It's not a great movie but I still enjoy parts of it. Sword fighting in a big city, present-day was pretty novel at the time. So I can still...

This / these. And must be a title I would re-watch. What's funny is that if a movie is available on streaming, but I think I'd like the disc, due to limited time for movie watching I usually don't watch the stream and instead wait for the disc price to come down. That might take years for some...

Pre-ordered the two-movie set from Best Buy. Really excited to give this movie a spin next week.

I have the Universal Monsters 8-film BD set (I believe, region-free UK edition?) and the transfers look amazing. Are these even more recent restorations?