All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - February 14, 2012 (Pre-order up) - Blu-ray Forum

RBBrittain · 11-29-2011, 03:52 AM

allquietonthewesternfrontbrd.jpg

All Quiet on the Western Front Blu-ray

Blu-ray.com news item
Updated cover from Bill Hunt's column
(Earlier cover from studio press release (via Home Theater Forum))

RBBrittain · 11-29-2011, 03:54 AM

Surprised no one has created an official thread for this film yet, so I decided to create my own. Hope I got it right.

AmishFury · 11-29-2011, 05:17 AM

if universal releases this with a less than stellar transfer i will personally bayonet every person involved with the release

hidef al · 11-29-2011, 05:46 AM

Wow!! I'm surprise this release is getting a combo pack.

Cinemach · 11-29-2011, 12:27 PM

I hear this is getting a digibook...

Probably my favorite war film of all time, along with Grand Illusion (if one considers that a war film). Admittedly not a genre I'm huge on, but I'm certainly looking forward to this release and am glad to see some Golden Age Best Picture winners coming to blu.

P@t_Mtl · 11-29-2011, 12:32 PM

Not much of a fan of war movies but this is such a classic, I will probably get it!

Cinemach · 11-29-2011, 03:13 PM

Glad to see the recently-found silent version is going to be included as a bonus, too.

RBBrittain · 11-29-2011, 11:02 PM

Updated the OP to include a better cover from Bill Hunt. Notice that it does have some 100th-anniversary-themed elements in common with the To Kill a Mockingbird cover.

Since MGM has now tentatively confirmed Rebecca & Annie Hall for 1/24 in the U.S. as well as Canada (The Apartment is still announced only for Canada), this now makes six Best Picture winners (three in B&W) hitting U.S. BD in a span of four weeks:

1/24: Wings, Rebecca, Annie Hall
1/31: The English Patient, Shakespeare in Love
2/14: All Quiet on the Western Front

(And 2/7 ain't a let-up day either; that's Lady and the Tramp.

)

hidef al · 11-29-2011, 11:08 PM

Here's a better pic of the digibook version.

BluPat · 11-30-2011, 03:32 AM

Beautiful!

BluVinyl · 11-30-2011, 04:07 AM

I can finally retire my LD.

IMO one of the three greatest movies ever. I have never seen the silent version. Although I don't know why hardly anyone will need the DVD and digital copy

(yes kiddies, you get to watch a war movie on the tiny screen in the minivan). I also don't like digibooks, but I won't be able to wait for a standalone version. I want this one too bad.

BluPat · 11-30-2011, 09:02 PM

It says Aspect Ratio is 1.2:1~~~What is that? Like 1.33 but a tad bit smaller?

bboisvert · 11-30-2011, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluPat

It says Aspect Ratio is 1.2:1~~~What is that? Like 1.33 but a tad bit smaller?

Picture watching something on a 4:3 tv, with barely-noticable bars on the sides.

Just slightly narrower than 1.33:1.

captveg · 11-30-2011, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bboisvert

Picture watching something on a 4:3 tv, with barely-noticable bars on the sides.

Just slightly narrower than 1.33:1.

Yeah, it's just the space taken up by the soundtrack in the 1.37:1 film frame. Occurred for the first few years of the sound era before they adjusted cameras/projectors to have the soundtrack outside the 1.37:1 picture image.

TJS_Blu · 12-01-2011, 01:21 AM

Just to add a bit of paranoia...from PR Newswire

Quote:

Relive the drama, conflict and power of one of the most influential anti-war films ever made with All Quiet on the Western Front, now on Blu-ray™ for the first time ever featuring perfect hi-def picture and perfect hi-def sound. This remarkable digitally remastered and fully restored edition is available for a limited time on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, including DVD and Digital Copy and debuts on February 14, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Guess that means its a bit of a gamble waiting for sale prices.

BluVinyl · 12-01-2011, 05:37 AM

Yes, that is disturbing. I wonder if it means that they will then just have a standalone BD?

jaaguir · 12-02-2011, 06:05 PM

Pre-ordered.

AgentOrange · 12-10-2011, 03:45 AM

Definitely getting this (and Wings). Two very early "best picture" winners I've never seen.

Wish I saw this when it was first posted on Amazon. Difference between $27.99 pre-order and $35.99. I think I'll wait just a little bit, but definitely getting this digibook version.

RBBrittain · 12-13-2011, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captveg

Yeah, it's just the space taken up by the soundtrack in the 1.37:1 film frame. Occurred for the first few years of the sound era before they adjusted cameras/projectors to have the soundtrack outside the 1.37:1 picture image.

Almost accurate; the AR of silent films was 1.33:1 (4:3), not 1.37:1. 1.37:1 was called "Academy ratio" because it was devised by AMPAS in 1932 (when it was still essentially a company union) as a way to restore an AR similar to silent film within the space left when the original 1.33:1 silent frame was compromised by the addition of the soundtrack. 1.2:1 (or 1.19:1) is the 1.33:1 silent frame minus the soundtrack.

Nielsb90 · 12-13-2011, 07:00 AM

I'll be getting this

Big fan of war movies and I really loved the 70s version

11-29-2011, 03:52 AM	#1
RBBrittain Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Little Rock, AR Blu-ray collection:443 DVD collection:95 PS3 collection:10 Trading Score:1	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - February 14, 2012 (Pre-order up) allquietonthewesternfrontbrd.jpg All Quiet on the Western Front Blu-ray Blu-ray.com news item Updated cover from Bill Hunt's column (Earlier cover from studio press release (via Home Theater Forum)) BD players: PS3 Slim 250GB; Sherwood BDP-5004 & Insignia NS-BRDVD4 (both region-free); HP P7-1010 w/ LG WH12LS38K, AMD HD 6570, TMT 3, 5 & 6, PDVD 11, Nero 11 A/V hardware: Vizio E3D320VX 3DTV; Sony HT-SS380 (PC also has Hanns-G HL227 & Altec Lansing 2.1 speakers) ----------------- Avatar: Vivien Leigh's Gone with the Wind Oscar, my own photo taken in 2011 at Little Rock's Historic Arkansas Museum. Last edited by RBBrittain; 11-29-2011 at 10:52 PM. Reason: Update cover

11-29-2011, 03:54 AM	#2
RBBrittain Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Little Rock, AR Blu-ray collection:443 DVD collection:95 PS3 collection:10 Trading Score:1	Surprised no one has created an official thread for this film yet, so I decided to create my own. Hope I got it right. BD players: PS3 Slim 250GB; Sherwood BDP-5004 & Insignia NS-BRDVD4 (both region-free); HP P7-1010 w/ LG WH12LS38K, AMD HD 6570, TMT 3, 5 & 6, PDVD 11, Nero 11 A/V hardware: Vizio E3D320VX 3DTV; Sony HT-SS380 (PC also has Hanns-G HL227 & Altec Lansing 2.1 speakers) ----------------- Avatar: Vivien Leigh's Gone with the Wind Oscar, my own photo taken in 2011 at Little Rock's Historic Arkansas Museum.

11-29-2011, 05:46 AM	#4
hidef al Trading Moderator Member since:Sep 2008 Location:SoCal (OC) Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:1152 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:102	Wow!! I'm surprise this release is getting a combo pack. MMMMM!! I love the smell of brand new slipcovers!!! Trade Forum Collectibles and Limited Editions

11-29-2011, 12:27 PM	#5
Cinemach Special Member Member since:Feb 2011 Blu-ray collection:389 DVD collection:180 Trading Score:3	I hear this is getting a digibook... Probably my favorite war film of all time, along with *Grand Illusion* (if one considers that a war film). Admittedly not a genre I'm huge on, but I'm certainly looking forward to this release and am glad to see some Golden Age Best Picture winners coming to blu. 2013 N.A. Releases Thus Far: *Spring Breakers* B+ *Like Someone in Love* [Iran/Japan] B+* *Side Effects* B *Upstream Color* B *Biancanieves* [Spain] B- *The Angels' Share* [UK] B- *Iron Man 3* C+ *The Place Beyond the Pines* C+ *Trance* C *My Brother the Devil* [UK] C *Oz, The Great and Powerful* C- *Apres Mai* [France] C- *The Great Gatsby* D+ *To The Wonder* D

11-29-2011, 12:32 PM	#6
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:424 DVD collection:481 Trading Score:3	Not much of a fan of war movies but this is such a classic, I will probably get it! --------------------------------------------------- My avatar will Wait Until Dark for a Roman Holiday since this world as War & Peace and it would be fun to actually have Breakfast At Tiffany's with My Fair Lady http://letterboxd.com/pat_mtl/

11-29-2011, 05:17 AM	#3
AmishFury Member Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:118	if universal releases this with a less than stellar transfer i will personally bayonet every person involved with the release

11-29-2011, 03:13 PM	#7
Cinemach Special Member Member since:Feb 2011 Blu-ray collection:389 DVD collection:180 Trading Score:3	Glad to see the recently-found silent version is going to be included as a bonus, too. 2013 N.A. Releases Thus Far: *Spring Breakers* B+ *Like Someone in Love* [Iran/Japan] B+* *Side Effects* B *Upstream Color* B *Biancanieves* [Spain] B- *The Angels' Share* [UK] B- *Iron Man 3* C+ *The Place Beyond the Pines* C+ *Trance* C *My Brother the Devil* [UK] C *Oz, The Great and Powerful* C- *Apres Mai* [France] C- *The Great Gatsby* D+ *To The Wonder* D

11-29-2011, 11:02 PM	#8
RBBrittain Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Little Rock, AR Blu-ray collection:443 DVD collection:95 PS3 collection:10 Trading Score:1	Updated the OP to include a better cover from Bill Hunt. Notice that it does have some 100th-anniversary-themed elements in common with the To Kill a Mockingbird cover. Since MGM has now tentatively confirmed Rebecca & Annie Hall for 1/24 in the U.S. as well as Canada (The Apartment is still announced only for Canada), this now makes six Best Picture winners (three in B&W) hitting U.S. BD in a span of four weeks: 1/24: Wings, Rebecca, Annie Hall 1/31: The English Patient, Shakespeare in Love 2/14: All Quiet on the Western Front (And 2/7 ain't a let-up day either; that's Lady and the Tramp. ) BD players: PS3 Slim 250GB; Sherwood BDP-5004 & Insignia NS-BRDVD4 (both region-free); HP P7-1010 w/ LG WH12LS38K, AMD HD 6570, TMT 3, 5 & 6, PDVD 11, Nero 11 A/V hardware: Vizio E3D320VX 3DTV; Sony HT-SS380 (PC also has Hanns-G HL227 & Altec Lansing 2.1 speakers) ----------------- Avatar: Vivien Leigh's Gone with the Wind Oscar, my own photo taken in 2011 at Little Rock's Historic Arkansas Museum.

11-29-2011, 11:08 PM	#9
hidef al Trading Moderator Member since:Sep 2008 Location:SoCal (OC) Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:1152 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:102	Here's a better pic of the digibook version. MMMMM!! I love the smell of brand new slipcovers!!! Trade Forum Collectibles and Limited Editions

11-30-2011, 03:32 AM	#10
BluPat Special Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:448 PS3 collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:67	Beautiful! Blu-ray WishList: 'Seconds'(1966) 'The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane'(1976), 'Mildred Pierce'(1945), 'Legend of Lizzie Borden'(1975 TV Movie), 'The Howling'(1981), 'Valley of the Dolls'(1967), 'A Place in the Sun'(1951), 'Sunset Boulevard'(1950), and many films of Joan Crawford, Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, etc.

11-30-2011, 04:07 AM	#11
BluVinyl Active Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Maryland, USA Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:197 DVD collection:16	I can finally retire my LD. IMO one of the three greatest movies ever. I have never seen the silent version. Although I don't know why hardly anyone will need the DVD and digital copy (yes kiddies, you get to watch a war movie on the tiny screen in the minivan). I also don't like digibooks, but I won't be able to wait for a standalone version. I want this one too bad.

11-30-2011, 09:02 PM	#12
BluPat Special Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:448 PS3 collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:67	It says Aspect Ratio is 1.2:1~~~What is that? Like 1.33 but a tad bit smaller? Blu-ray WishList: 'Seconds'(1966) 'The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane'(1976), 'Mildred Pierce'(1945), 'Legend of Lizzie Borden'(1975 TV Movie), 'The Howling'(1981), 'Valley of the Dolls'(1967), 'A Place in the Sun'(1951), 'Sunset Boulevard'(1950), and many films of Joan Crawford, Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, etc.

12-01-2011, 05:37 AM	#16
BluVinyl Active Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Maryland, USA Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:197 DVD collection:16	Yes, that is disturbing. I wonder if it means that they will then just have a standalone BD?

12-02-2011, 06:05 PM	#17
jaaguir Active Member Member since:Jul 2009 Blu-ray collection:74 DVD collection:10 Blu-ray reviews:1	Pre-ordered.

12-10-2011, 03:45 AM	#18
AgentOrange Power Member Member since:Jul 2011 Blu-ray collection:612 DVD collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:7	Definitely getting this (and Wings). Two very early "best picture" winners I've never seen. Wish I saw this when it was first posted on Amazon. Difference between $27.99 pre-order and $35.99. I think I'll wait just a little bit, but definitely getting this digibook version.

12-13-2011, 07:00 AM	#20
Nielsb90 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:38 Blu-ray collection:391 PS3 collection:46 Blu-ray reviews: 2 PS3 reviews:6 Trading Score:5	I'll be getting this Big fan of war movies and I really loved the 70s version "Now everybody's equal, just don't measure it!" Jesper Lange ohøj

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