Grand Hotel (1932) - Garbo, Barrymore - Jan. 8 from WB - Blu-ray Forum

bluskies · 09-18-2012, 12:27 PM

Grand Hotel Blu-ray

Grand Hotel Blu-ray review

"People come. People go. Nothing ever happens," one world-weary patron (Lewis Stone) of Berlin's finest hotel comments. Movie audiences knew better. They were witnessing the glorious comings, goings and intersecting stories of a starry array billed as "the greatest cast on stage or screen history!"

Ruined aristocrat John Barrymore. Terminally ill clerk Lionel Barrymore. Ruthless tycoon Wallace Beery. Scheming stenographer Joan Crawford. And disillusioned ballerina Greta Garbo. Teaming them was a masterstroke whose success fostered more star-packed extravaganzas. The radiant film captured the 1931-32 Best Picture Academy Award. What a grand showcase of the allure and style of classic moviemaking!

Jan 8th release date

PowellPressburger · 09-18-2012, 12:29 PM

Nice can't wait to see what other catalog classics WB's intends to release in 2013

dsman71 · 09-18-2012, 01:16 PM

Day one for me

Arkadin · 09-18-2012, 01:34 PM

OMG!!

this is the kind of classic I stupidly thought would come out in 2007 or so.
so excited.
better late than never.

NoirFan · 09-18-2012, 01:43 PM

Hopefully this will be the beginning of more Garbo on Blu-ray.

dsman71 · 09-18-2012, 03:02 PM

And more Warner Classics like San Francisco , Wait Until Dark , Them , etc etc

bluskies · 09-18-2012, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dsman71

And more Warner Classics like San Francisco , Wait Until Dark , Them , etc etc

I would love that. Warners was, IMO, the best studio of them all. All those gangster pics with Robinson, Cagney, Bogart. The Busby Berkely musicals. Flynn swashbucklers.

Cinemach · 09-18-2012, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by NoirFan

Hopefully this will be the beginning of more Garbo on Blu-ray.

Yup. And Harlow, and Cagney, and Stanwyck, and Astair & Rogers, and...

Warner's is planning big releases for next year's anniversary, much like Universal and Paramount (to a lesser extent) did during this one.

Hopefully there will be strong representation from Hollywood's Golden Age therein, as their catalog of these titles runs deeper and wider than any other studio's.

Deciazulado · 09-19-2012, 12:22 AM

Grand Hotel Blu-ray

BluPat · 09-19-2012, 12:41 AM

Thank you Warner Bros.! You are THE best studio in the world. You care about your catalog films like NO other studio. Thank you!

Abdrewes · 09-19-2012, 12:54 AM

Awesome! One I've never seen it but I go out of my way to get B&W on Blu. Gotta love Garbo

NoirFan · 09-19-2012, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinemach

Warner's is planning big releases for next year's anniversary, much like Universal and Paramount (to a lesser extent) did during this one.

Hopefully there will be strong representation from Hollywood's Golden Age therein, as their catalog of these titles runs deeper and wider than any other studio's.

I hope so - WB were the gold standard during the DVD era for catalog stuff - there's 100s of titles I'd eagerly upgrade.

sailor53 · 09-19-2012, 10:07 AM

I absolutely love this movie. Garbo, Crawford, and Barrymore you can't go wrong with that. I've already preordered this and Mrs. Miniver.

newginafets · 09-19-2012, 11:06 AM

great its cheap too. Pre ordered for sure

obscurelabel · 09-19-2012, 01:53 PM

I am a big fan of this movie, even though some parts of it are definitely creaky. Barrymore (John) and Crawford (especially) give the best performances IMO but all of the cast is good.

It will be interesting to see how this looks. I have the DVD and most of the film source used looks to be in very good shape, but one segment (I'm guessing an entire reel, or ten minutes) looks as if it comes from a lesser-quality dupe. If WB have been able to find a better source for this material or perform some non-intrusive digital wizardry the whole thing can look great.

BillieCassin · 09-20-2012, 08:27 AM

Wow, a third Crawford film in a six month period.

I'm shocked and extremely happy.

BluPat · 09-20-2012, 09:28 AM

Went ahead and pre-ordered along with 'Mrs Miniver'. Never seen 'Mrs. Miniver' but looking forward to it. Love the artwork on both.

spanky87 · 01-09-2013, 02:46 AM

Anybody watch this yet? Thoughts?

NoirFan · 01-09-2013, 02:58 AM

What's with this place deleting posts with links to other review sites? Absolutely ridiculous.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-r...el_blu-ray.htm

spanky87 · 01-09-2013, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by NoirFan

What's with this place deleting posts with links to other review sites? Absolutely ridiculous.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-r...el_blu-ray.htm

Looks good, thanks. Probably get to watch it this weekend.

09-18-2012, 12:27 PM	#1
bluskies Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:1179 DVD collection:248 Blu-ray reviews: 71	Grand Hotel (1932) - Garbo, Barrymore - Jan. 8 from WB Grand Hotel Blu-ray Grand Hotel Blu-ray review "People come. People go. Nothing ever happens," one world-weary patron (Lewis Stone) of Berlin's finest hotel comments. Movie audiences knew better. They were witnessing the glorious comings, goings and intersecting stories of a starry array billed as "the greatest cast on stage or screen history!" Ruined aristocrat John Barrymore. Terminally ill clerk Lionel Barrymore. Ruthless tycoon Wallace Beery. Scheming stenographer Joan Crawford. And disillusioned ballerina Greta Garbo. Teaming them was a masterstroke whose success fostered more star-packed extravaganzas. The radiant film captured the 1931-32 Best Picture Academy Award. What a grand showcase of the allure and style of classic moviemaking! Jan 8th release date Last edited by MichaelR; 01-14-2013 at 03:44 PM.

09-18-2012, 12:29 PM	#2
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Mpls, MN Blu-ray collection:658 DVD collection:243 Blu-ray reviews: 50 Trading Score:1	Nice can't wait to see what other catalog classics WB's intends to release in 2013 Stop the Replacing of original Studio Opening / Closing logos! These are becoming endangered and should be kept intact. They are part of film history. Panasonic Viera 50" TH-50PZ80U Pioneer Elite SC-65 LG BD550 Region Free Sony PS3 JackDVD78@gmail.com Seller Thread http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=218680

09-19-2012, 12:22 AM	#9
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:2267 DVD collection:2328 PS3 collection:5	pre-order Grand Hotel Blu-ray

09-19-2012, 12:41 AM	#10
BluPat Special Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:448 PS3 collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:67	Thank you Warner Bros.! You are THE best studio in the world. You care about your catalog films like NO other studio. Thank you! 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.

09-19-2012, 12:54 AM	#11
Abdrewes Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2011 Location:El Paso, TX Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:1654 DVD collection:141 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:1	Awesome! One I've never seen it but I go out of my way to get B&W on Blu. Gotta love Garbo "If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on."-Alfred Hitchcock The FilmVice Blog

09-18-2012, 01:16 PM	#3
dsman71 Special Member Member since:Aug 2011	Day one for me

09-18-2012, 01:34 PM	#4
Arkadin Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2007 Location:a large castle in Segovia, Spain Blu-ray collection:288 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:9	OMG!! this is the kind of classic I stupidly thought would come out in 2007 or so. so excited. better late than never.

09-18-2012, 01:43 PM	#5
NoirFan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Blu-ray collection:679 Trading Score:7	Hopefully this will be the beginning of more Garbo on Blu-ray.

09-18-2012, 03:02 PM	#6
dsman71 Special Member Member since:Aug 2011	And more Warner Classics like San Francisco , Wait Until Dark , Them , etc etc

09-19-2012, 10:07 AM	#13
sailor53 Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2011 Blu-ray collection:489 PS3 collection:11	I absolutely love this movie. Garbo, Crawford, and Barrymore you can't go wrong with that. I've already preordered this and Mrs. Miniver. ~Remember, every downhill has its uphill.~

09-19-2012, 11:06 AM	#14
newginafets Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Loma Linda, CA Blu-ray collection:1269 PS3 collection:1 Trading Score:84	great its cheap too. Pre ordered for sure

09-19-2012, 01:53 PM	#15
obscurelabel Member Member since:Jul 2011 Trading Score:1	I am a big fan of this movie, even though some parts of it are definitely creaky. Barrymore (John) and Crawford (especially) give the best performances IMO but all of the cast is good. It will be interesting to see how this looks. I have the DVD and most of the film source used looks to be in very good shape, but one segment (I'm guessing an entire reel, or ten minutes) looks as if it comes from a lesser-quality dupe. If WB have been able to find a better source for this material or perform some non-intrusive digital wizardry the whole thing can look great. Last edited by obscurelabel; 09-19-2012 at 03:59 PM.

09-20-2012, 08:27 AM	#16
BillieCassin Power Member Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray collection:157 Trading Score:1	Wow, a third Crawford film in a six month period. I'm shocked and extremely happy. -- If you have to whip out a microscope to decide if you like a Blu-ray or not, you are missing the point.

09-20-2012, 09:28 AM	#17
BluPat Special Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:448 PS3 collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:67	Went ahead and pre-ordered along with 'Mrs Miniver'. Never seen '*Mrs. Miniver' but looking forward to it. Love the artwork on both. 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.

01-09-2013, 02:46 AM	#18
spanky87 Special Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:33 Blu-ray collection:1222 DVD collection:143 Trading Score:26	Anybody watch this yet? Thoughts?

01-09-2013, 02:58 AM	#19
NoirFan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Blu-ray collection:679 Trading Score:7	What's with this place deleting posts with links to other review sites? Absolutely ridiculous. http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-r...el_blu-ray.htm

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