Would you want any of the following rereleased with a good transfer? - Blu-ray Forum

boe · 01-11-2011, 03:23 PM

Some of you may already own the following and not want to double dip, some of you might buy them again anyways. Some of you may be like me, waiting for a decent transfer or a release with the cut you want. Not sure why some of these can't use branching and offer both a directors cut and theatrical release. Don't get me wrong 99% of the time I prefer the DC but in a couple of cases I think the theatrical release was better.

miller_time22 · 01-11-2011, 03:41 PM

The collector's edition of Blade Runner already includes the theatrical version, I do believe.

The Theory · 01-11-2011, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by miller_time22

The collector's edition of Blade Runner already includes the theatrical version, I do believe.

bingo. heck, the collector's edition includes, like, 5 different cuts of the film.

Reasonably priced, too. Definitely a great movie to have in my collection.

steve1971 · 01-11-2011, 03:45 PM

If they release the Leathal Weapon series in good transfer quality I will pick them up.

miller_time22 · 01-11-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by The Theory

bingo. heck, the collector's edition includes, like, 5 different cuts of the film.

Reasonably priced, too. Definitely a great movie to have in my collection.

Yeah, I think I got it for $12.99 on sale at Target last year. A ridiculous price for an amazing release.

Al_The_Strange · 01-11-2011, 04:15 PM

"The Italian Job" definitely needs a better transfer.

I haven't seen either "Lethal Weapon" movies or "The Fugitive" on BD, but I read that they have iffy PQ. If they make those better, I'd be more willing to buy them.

"Ronin" and "The Terminator" could also be better, but I'm mostly happy with the way they are now. I got the 1080p version of "T3," so I'm happy enough with that.

I'm very happy with "Amadeus" and "Blade Runner" as they are in their theatrical cuts (or the many BR cuts). I also remember "Sahara" and "Fantastic 4" looking darn sharp, even if they have one or two issues.

I think "The Fantastic 4" and "Ronin" should include all the extras from their respective 2-disc DVD Special Editions (I wouldn't buy them, since I kept them with the BD versions, but it would probably make other people happy).

The big question should be, when can we expect better versions of "Ong Bak," "Ichi the Killer," "Gojirra," "Dreamscape," and the other really REALLY bad BDs?!

boe · 01-11-2011, 04:25 PM

[QUOTE=Al_The_Strange;4246352I'm very happy with "Amadeus" and "Blade Runner" as they are in their theatrical cuts (or the many BR cuts).[/QUOTE]

Are you sure they have a theatrical cut for Amadeus? I'll be buying it today if they have a BR edition that is the theatrical release. As far as I know it was only released on BR in the director's cut and a DVD release of the theatrical cut. I've seen both and found the director's cut depressing and very very very slow moving without the music to keep the scene's progressing. The theatrical release is one of my favorite movies. The Director's cut wouldn't even make my top 2000 list.

Jezza · 01-11-2011, 04:39 PM

Only The Terminator for me, as the UK version of Termiantor 3 I hear is excellent and the other films don't interest me that much.

Al_The_Strange · 01-11-2011, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by boe

Are you sure they have a theatrical cut for Amadeus? I'll be buying it today if they have a BR edition that is the theatrical release. As far as I know it was only released on BR in the director's cut and a DVD release of the theatrical cut. I've seen both and found the director's cut depressing and very very very slow moving without the music to keep the scene's progressing. The theatrical release is one of my favorite movies. The Director's cut wouldn't even make my top 2000 list.

Oops, I didn't mean to infer that. "Amadeus" is indeed the DC, but I don't mind it (I don't think...it's been a long while since I saw it on DVD, which I believe was the DC cut too

).

Looks like it's time for a re-watch!

boe · 01-11-2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Oops, I didn't mean to infer that. "Amadeus" is indeed the DC, but I don't mind it (I don't think...it's been a long while since I saw it on DVD, which I believe was the DC cut too

).

Looks like it's time for a re-watch!

The original is like a quality movie. The DC is like a spanish soap opera minus the wind blowing in the hair of the long haired man standing in the doorway.

cyniclaus · 01-11-2011, 07:40 PM

none of the 8 of these I own are so awesome as to merit a double dip for a minor improvement.

That being said, you've now given me pause over Amadeus. I haven't watched my BD yet, but I really enjoyed the film on DVD, many times. Unfortunately, I gave away the DVD when I bought the Blu. I can't say that I won't like the DC, but I do know I've never seen it as it apparently contains a scene where Constanze disrobes for Salieri, and I would have remembered that

I hope the altered pacing doesn't ruin the film for me as it apparently did for you

TheZoof · 01-11-2011, 07:57 PM

I WOULD BUY FUGITIVE and LETHAL WEAPON movies in a HEARTBEAT if they had top tier transfers.

Fugitive is one of my fav movies all time so it is a no brainer. I have resisted buying the BD for $5... my dvd is running out of time.

PLEASE...

lol

SonOfArathorn · 01-12-2011, 05:33 AM

Honestly, there's not a single good movie on that list. So if they all got new transfers it wouldn't mean anything.

rock, stone · 01-12-2011, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cyniclaus

none of the 8 of these I own are so awesome as to merit a double dip for a minor improvement.

That being said, you've now given me pause over Amadeus. I haven't watched my BD yet, but I really enjoyed the film on DVD, many times. Unfortunately, I gave away the DVD when I bought the Blu. I can't say that I won't like the DC, but I do know I've never seen it as it apparently contains a scene where Constanze disrobes for Salieri, and I would have remembered that

I hope the altered pacing doesn't ruin the film for me as it apparently did for you

I don't get this hate for the DC of Amadeus. Granted it has been a while since I saw the theatrical cut, but there aren't massive changes, just additional scenes. I think the DC is more of a lateral move than a couple people here seem to feel.

Watch it, but don't let the internet color your enjoyment or otherwise. YMMV.

boe · 01-12-2011, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by rock, stone

Watch it, but don't let the internet color your enjoyment or otherwise. YMMV.

I did see it. In fact as soon as the DC came out many many years ago I bought it immediately even though I already owned the theatrical release. I traded the DC in the next day.

The "added" scenes had poor lighting, didn't have much in the way of music to alter your perception of the scenes or to drive them forward - they seemed as awkward as a high school play, the camera angles were off and the quality of the transfer was dreadful as if they were filmed on someone's cheap best buy video camera - it seemed more like you were watching the "Making of Amadeus" vs. the movie itself. It seemed disjointed as you were plopped back into the well filmed scenes. And the story line is significantly altered so you have a much lower opinion of the characters in the story (not just one character).

As for seeing Stanzie's tatas - I'm a big fan but I would have preferred they just included a "Elizabeth Berridge goes Wild" as a second video in the collector's edition.

rock, stone · 01-13-2011, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by boe

I did see it. In fact as soon as the DC came out many many years ago I bought it immediately even though I already owned the theatrical release. I traded the DC in the next day.

The "added" scenes had poor lighting, didn't have much in the way of music to alter your perception of the scenes or to drive them forward - they seemed as awkward as a high school play, the camera angles were off and the quality of the transfer was dreadful as if they were filmed on someone's cheap best buy video camera - it seemed more like you were watching the "Making of Amadeus" vs. the movie itself. It seemed disjointed as you were plopped back into the well filmed scenes. And the story line is significantly altered so you have a much lower opinion of the characters in the story (not just one character).

As for seeing Stanzie's tatas - I'm a big fan but I would have preferred they just included a "Elizabeth Berridge goes Wild" as a second video in the collector's edition.

So no Internet Hyperbole then . . . a level headed, well reasoned review.

boe · 01-14-2011, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rock, stone

So no Internet Hyperbole then . . . a level headed, well reasoned review.

I may be in the minority in my opinion on the DC vs. the theatrical. I just wish they'd let you branch in the DC so you could watch the theatrical if you wanted to see it.

rock, stone · 01-15-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by boe

I may be in the minority in my opinion on the DC vs. the theatrical. I just wish they'd let you branch in the DC so you could watch the theatrical if you wanted to see it.

With this I agree 100%. In this day and age there is no reason not to give us the choice.

boe · 01-23-2011, 04:04 AM

Some of the movie choices surprise me. I would have thought there would be more looking for a good release of the Fugitive.

BluRayGeek2612 · 01-23-2011, 04:06 AM

Blade Runner and Ghostbusters definitely deserve a re-release.

View Poll Results: Which of the following would you buy if they released a good version?
Amadeus - Theatrical release	4	12.50%
Bladerunner - Theatrical release	2	6.25%
Fantastic Four - better transfer quality	6	18.75%
Fugitive - better transfer quality	12	37.50%
Heartbreak Ridge - better transfer quality	3	9.38%
Italian Job - better transfer quality	9	28.13%
Lethal Weapon - better transfer quality	11	34.38%
Lethal Weapon II - better transfer quality	9	28.13%
Ronin - better transfer quality	9	28.13%
Sahara - better transfer quality	2	6.25%
Terminator - better transfer quality	21	65.63%
Terminator III - better transfer quality	4	12.50%
Transporter - - better transfer quality	4	12.50%
Walking Tall - better transfer quality	1	3.13%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

01-11-2011, 03:23 PM	#1
boe Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:71 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Would you want any of the following rereleased with a good transfer? Some of you may already own the following and not want to double dip, some of you might buy them again anyways. Some of you may be like me, waiting for a decent transfer or a release with the cut you want. Not sure why some of these can't use branching and offer both a directors cut and theatrical release. Don't get me wrong 99% of the time I prefer the DC but in a couple of cases I think the theatrical release was better. Last edited by boe; 01-11-2011 at 03:27 PM.

01-11-2011, 03:41 PM	#2
miller_time22 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 4K collection:230 Blu-ray collection:1827 DVD collection:228 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:16	The collector's edition of Blade Runner already includes the theatrical version, I do believe.

01-11-2011, 03:45 PM	#4
steve1971 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Saint Paul Minnesota. 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:352 Blu-ray reviews: 119 Trading Score:1	If they release the Leathal Weapon series in good transfer quality I will pick them up.

01-11-2011, 04:15 PM	#6
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:1140 Blu-ray collection:4960 DVD collection:530 Digital collection:1013 Blu-ray reviews: 132 Trading Score:32	"The Italian Job" definitely needs a better transfer. I haven't seen either "Lethal Weapon" movies or "The Fugitive" on BD, but I read that they have iffy PQ. If they make those better, I'd be more willing to buy them. "Ronin" and "The Terminator" could also be better, but I'm mostly happy with the way they are now. I got the 1080p version of "T3," so I'm happy enough with that. I'm very happy with "Amadeus" and "Blade Runner" as they are in their theatrical cuts (or the many BR cuts). I also remember "Sahara" and "Fantastic 4" looking darn sharp, even if they have one or two issues. I think "The Fantastic 4" and "Ronin" should include all the extras from their respective 2-disc DVD Special Editions (I wouldn't buy them, since I kept them with the BD versions, but it would probably make other people happy). The big question should be, when can we expect better versions of "Ong Bak," "Ichi the Killer," "Gojirra," "Dreamscape," and the other really REALLY bad BDs?!

01-11-2011, 04:25 PM	#7
boe Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:71 Blu-ray reviews: 1	[QUOTE=Al_The_Strange;4246352I'm very happy with "Amadeus" and "Blade Runner" as they are in their theatrical cuts (or the many BR cuts).[/QUOTE] Are you sure they have a theatrical cut for Amadeus? I'll be buying it today if they have a BR edition that is the theatrical release. As far as I know it was only released on BR in the director's cut and a DVD release of the theatrical cut. I've seen both and found the director's cut depressing and very very very slow moving without the music to keep the scene's progressing. The theatrical release is one of my favorite movies. The Director's cut wouldn't even make my top 2000 list.

01-11-2011, 04:39 PM	#8
Jezza Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 4K collection:431 Blu-ray collection:820 DVD collection:36 Trading Score:1	Only The Terminator for me, as the UK version of Termiantor 3 I hear is excellent and the other films don't interest me that much.

01-11-2011, 07:40 PM	#11
cyniclaus Expert Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Atlanta Blu-ray collection:640 Trading Score:35	none of the 8 of these I own are so awesome as to merit a double dip for a minor improvement. That being said, you've now given me pause over Amadeus. I haven't watched my BD yet, but I really enjoyed the film on DVD, many times. Unfortunately, I gave away the DVD when I bought the Blu. I can't say that I won't like the DC, but I do know I've never seen it as it apparently contains a scene where Constanze disrobes for Salieri, and I would have remembered that I hope the altered pacing doesn't ruin the film for me as it apparently did for you

01-11-2011, 07:57 PM	#12
TheZoof Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Ottawa,Canada Home Theater Gallery:27 4K collection:851 Blu-ray collection:1637 DVD collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:2	I WOULD BUY FUGITIVE and LETHAL WEAPON movies in a HEARTBEAT if they had top tier transfers. Fugitive is one of my fav movies all time so it is a no brainer. I have resisted buying the BD for $5... my dvd is running out of time. PLEASE... lol

01-12-2011, 05:33 AM	#13
SonOfArathorn Power Member Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:549 Blu-ray reviews: 9 Trading Score:1	Honestly, there's not a single good movie on that list. So if they all got new transfers it wouldn't mean anything.

01-23-2011, 04:04 AM	#19
boe Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:71 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Some of the movie choices surprise me. I would have thought there would be more looking for a good release of the Fugitive.

01-23-2011, 04:06 AM	#20
BluRayGeek2612 Active Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Montana Blu-ray collection:72	Blade Runner and Ghostbusters definitely deserve a re-release.

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