Lawrence of Arabia - November 13 Collector's Edition - Review - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

CHEЯNOБLY! · 01-09-2012, 10:48 PM

So ex·cit·ed for this

Donat96 · 01-09-2012, 10:53 PM

I'm sure Sony's work on this will be top notch. Can't wait.

Penton-Man · 01-13-2012, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Dubstar

[i]Lawrence of Arabia which had been scanned in at 8K resolution (to ensure the highest capture of detail from the film’s large-format 65mm negative) and then taken down to 4K for the workflow, was even more revealing....

Actually, for the sake of completeness and to provide members with some insight as to how methodically this project was performed….test scans of LoA were done at the following resolutions: 2k, 4k, 6k, 8k and 11k.

It was determined that 8k was best and thusly, the chosen final scanning resolution for the project. This was a complex restoration and in case some digital restoration tools improve with time, given future advances in technology, this motion picture can always be revisited again because the raw scans are kept.

Mr. Cinema · 01-13-2012, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Actually, for the sake of completeness and to provide members with some insight as to how methodically this project was performed….test scans of LoA were done at the following resolutions: 2k, 4k, 6k, 8k and 11k.

It was determined that 8k was best and thusly, the chosen final scanning resolution for the project. This was a complex restoration and in case some digital restoration tools improve with time, given future advances in technology, this motion picture can always be revisited again because the raw scans are kept.

Tell the marketing team to be sure and release this title in a classy package, similar to Taxi Driver. It deserves more than a standard blue case.

Taipan · 01-13-2012, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema

Tell the marketing team to be sure and release this title in a classy package, similar to Taxi Driver. It deserves more than a standard blue case.

I'd take a nice thick DigiBook case!

octagon · 01-13-2012, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema

Tell the marketing team to be sure and release this title in a classy package, similar to Taxi Driver. It deserves more than a standard blue case.

A Taxi Driver price tag would be nice too but I'm not going to hold my breath on that one

Cook · 01-13-2012, 01:08 AM

At this point, I don't care what its packaged in. I just want the damn movie already.

Taipan · 01-13-2012, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Cook

At this point, I don't care what its packaged in. I just want the damn movie already.

Ok, I agree with this. However, why not jazz it up too.

Cook · 01-13-2012, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Taipan

Ok, I agree with this. However, why not jazz it up too.

Yeah, I'm just kidding. I love unique and nice packaging. After this wait, tho, it better be in gorgeous packaging with immaculate video and audio and enough special features to keep me busy for a week.

Donat96 · 01-13-2012, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Cook

Yeah, I'm just kidding. I love unique and nice packaging. After this wait, tho, it better be in gorgeous packaging with immaculate video and audio and enough special features to keep me busy for a week.

I agree. I have my hopes very high. Knowing Sony, this release will certainly be impeccable.

rickah88 · 01-13-2012, 02:40 AM

Sony has certainly earned my trust! I just patiently await hearing the official announcement!

Mr. Cinema · 01-13-2012, 01:22 PM

I think we'll get some kind of deluxe packaging with a huge "50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION" banner across the top.

ycbbh · 01-13-2012, 01:38 PM

I vote for a River Kwai style digibook

Taipan · 01-13-2012, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema

I think we'll get some kind of deluxe packaging with a huge "50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION" banner across the top.

That banner will be there, but I'm hoping it's in a thin, cursive type set in GOLD shimmering color at the bottom..

Aquel · 01-13-2012, 03:02 PM

I suppose the UK packaging will follow the Taxi Driver example (slipcover), seeing as they are both from Sony.

Il Cattivo · 01-13-2012, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Taipan

This is Lawrence we are talking about. A standard plastic crappy case isn't going to cut it.

they'll probably release it in a digibook or something. i just hope there'll also be a standard release for those who aren't fans of digibooks or oversized packaging like myself. a slipbox would also be nice.

ZoetMB · 01-13-2012, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RBBrittain

First, the bad news: Amazon UK has pulled its preorders of LoA (though they haven't cancelled mine yet), so the June date in the UK is questionable.

The good news? Per Bill Hunt's interview with Grover Crisp on Taxi Driver, LoA is getting an 8K scan; that suggests the theatrical release will be 4K in the few theaters that support it.

Sony claims they alone have sold 10,000 4K projectors (Christie also sells 4K projectors), but when you go their website, they only list 125 theatres, so it's hard to tell what the reality is.

ZoetMB · 01-13-2012, 03:49 PM

I would be very surprised if there wasn't a super-deluxe version of this in a big box. I'm sure they'll be other versions as well, although probably not all released at the same time. A "plain" package version will probably be the last version released, up to a year after the initial release.

Lawrence of Arabia deserves deluxe packaging. I personally don't usually go for the super big boxes with all the extra junk, but I do usually take the "middle road" - either a digibook or a basic box. But for LoA, I'd probably make an exception and go for a big package, assuming that the swag wasn't stupid.

Like many roadshow productions of its time, there was a program available for LoA. It would be nice to include a copy of that. I had programs for Fantasia, LoA, West Side Story, How The West Was Won, It's A Mad World, etc., but I very stupidly discarded them in my teens. (The Fantasia one came from a small local theatre, not the roadshow presentation. I remember that one being especially nice and comprehensive.) Wish I still had them all.

Dubstar · 01-13-2012, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ZoetMB

Sony claims they alone have sold 10,000 4K projectors (Christie also sells 4K projectors), but when you go their website, they only list 125 theatres, so it's hard to tell what the reality is.

Barco and NEC projector are also 4K - Sony has released content in 4K, but it's DLP that needs to kick up the bar since they have only released two movies as such: 'Battle LA' and 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'

Penton-Man · 01-13-2012, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by yojoeski

Any chance whatsoever that there will be a theater within 50 miles of Greensboro North Carolina that would/can show this?

I can’t discuss pending distribution agreements, so I can’t speak to which theater chain(s), and of that, which specific venues from that chain, will exhibit LoA theatrically but, this is a good link to see which theaters in your area of the country at least have Sony 4k projectors installed and how close you live to those locations using the search engines –

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/mkt-dig...atregmap.shtml

01-09-2012, 10:48 PM	#21
CHEЯNOБLY! Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:96 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:8	So ex·cit·ed for this Adam: Why do you waste your time with that second-life bullst? Look at you. You're still in jail. You were in jail last week. Jacob: Yeah, I'm a prisoner. It's called "doing hard time".

01-09-2012, 10:53 PM	#22
Donat96 Power Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Orange Park, FL Blu-ray collection:174 DVD collection:11 PS3 collection:4 Blu-ray reviews:3 PS3 reviews:1 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:17	I'm sure Sony's work on this will be top notch. Can't wait. They have made my kingdom bleed, and I do not forget that.

01-13-2012, 01:22 PM	#32
Mr. Cinema Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:NC Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:118 Blu-ray reviews:1	I think we'll get some kind of deluxe packaging with a huge "50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION" banner across the top. Welcome to blu-ray.com, where slipcovers are more important than Blu-rays. MY HDNA Samsung 40" 1080p LCD LN40A550 Panasonic DMP-BDT210 Sony PS3 Slim, Sony BDP-S360 Sony STR-DG820 Onkyo SKS-HT540 7.1 System

01-13-2012, 03:02 PM	#35
Aquel Senior Member Member since:Jan 2011 Blu-ray collection:180 DVD collection:8	I suppose the UK packaging will follow the Taxi Driver example (slipcover), seeing as they are both from Sony. The ability to speak does not make one intelligent, now get out of here. - Qui-Gon Jinn TV: Sony KDL40Z5500 (200 HZ, WCG CCFL, 10 bit colour) Speakers: Jamo S608 (fronts), Jamo S60 CEN (Center), Jamo S60 SUR (Surrounds), Klipsch RW-12D (Subwoofer), Marantz SR6004 (Receiver) Blu-ray player: Pioneer BDP-LX55 Game console: PS3 60GB (launch model with SACD).

01-13-2012, 03:49 PM	#38
ZoetMB Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2009 Location:New York Blu-ray collection:139 DVD collection:24 Blu-ray reviews:3	I would be very surprised if there wasn't a super-deluxe version of this in a big box. I'm sure they'll be other versions as well, although probably not all released at the same time. A "plain" package version will probably be the last version released, up to a year after the initial release. Lawrence of Arabia deserves deluxe packaging. I personally don't usually go for the super big boxes with all the extra junk, but I do usually take the "middle road" - either a digibook or a basic box. But for LoA, I'd probably make an exception and go for a big package, assuming that the swag wasn't stupid. Like many roadshow productions of its time, there was a program available for LoA. It would be nice to include a copy of that. I had programs for Fantasia, LoA, West Side Story, How The West Was Won, It's A Mad World, etc., but I very stupidly discarded them in my teens. (The Fantasia one came from a small local theatre, not the roadshow presentation. I remember that one being especially nice and comprehensive.) Wish I still had them all. loose="not tight", lose="can't find it, doesn't have anymore" or the opposite of "win". their="belongs to", there="place", they're="they are", there's = "there is" it's="it is", for everything else use "its" then="after", than="compared with" "a lot" not "alot" A Guide to Spelling and Punctuation

01-13-2012, 01:08 AM	#27
Cook Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray collection:118 PS3 collection:8 Trading Score:1	At this point, I don't care what its packaged in. I just want the damn movie already.

01-13-2012, 02:40 AM	#31
rickah88 Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2010 Location:Columbia, MD Blu-ray collection:1097 DVD collection:177 PS3 collection:3 Trading Score:53	Sony has certainly earned my trust! I just patiently await hearing the official announcement!

01-13-2012, 01:38 PM	#33
ycbbh Active Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:The North, England Blu-ray collection:183 Blu-ray reviews:1	I vote for a River Kwai style digibook

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