50th Anniversary Editions 1968 - Blu-ray Forum

Richard--W · 01-02-2019, 09:04 PM

1968 was 50 years ago.
That was the year my parents finally let me go to the movies by myself.
Sometimes they would go up to the box-office and buy the ticket for me.
Some movies I would have to wait a few years to see.

I'm disappointed that

Bullitt
The Party
Planet of the Apes
Romeo & Juliet
Rosemary's Baby

did not get 4K restorations and 50th Anniversary editions. Considering the importance of these films, and their immense popularity and influence, it really is an injustice to the art of cinema that the studios paid no attention to the occasion.

2001: A Space Odyssey came late in the year and was problematic, apparently. WB could have done better. The cover art, although not that important, is the kind that discourages sales.

steve_dave · 01-02-2019, 09:09 PM

Rosemary’s Baby got a new 2K restoration and quite a bit of new extras under the Criterion Collection.

Planet of the Apes already has a feature packed Blu-ray.

IPreferPi · 01-02-2019, 09:11 PM

Criterion's 2012 release of Rosemary's Baby was sourced from a new 4K scan of the OCN. And that Criterion has a good amount of extras, including a then-new 50 minute documentary retrospective.

UHD of course may improve things, but we have no idea if or when Criterion will start releasing those.

Richard--W · 01-02-2019, 09:21 PM

Criterion did a great job on Night of the Living Dead.
That 50th Anniversary Edition is everything it should be ... except the cardboard covers are too thin and a little flimsy.

Hoke Moseley · 01-02-2019, 09:23 PM

Hell in the Pacific deserves a better release than what Kino gave it.

Richard--W · 01-02-2019, 09:24 PM

What are some other 50th Anniversary editions that came out this year or last?

And how did this get moved to wish lists?

We're talking about blu-rays in print.

Aunt Peg · 01-03-2019, 04:32 AM

My 1968 wishlist includes:

Petulia
Les Biches
The Boys of Paul Street
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Diary of a Shinkuku Thief
Mandabi
No Way to Treat a Lady
Targets
Rachel, Rachel
Return of the Drunkard

Nailwraps · 01-03-2019, 05:44 AM

Journey to The Far Side of the Sun with both cuts.

Richard--W · 01-04-2019, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nailwraps

Journey to The Far Side of the Sun with both cuts.

both cuts? I didn't know there was more than one.
does the U.K. bluray have two different cuts?

01-02-2019, 09:04 PM	#1
Richard--W Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2012 4K collection:105 Blu-ray collection:3002 DVD collection:1767 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	50th Anniversary Editions 1968 1968 was 50 years ago. That was the year my parents finally let me go to the movies by myself. Sometimes they would go up to the box-office and buy the ticket for me. Some movies I would have to wait a few years to see. I'm disappointed that Bullitt The Party Planet of the Apes Romeo & Juliet Rosemary's Baby did not get 4K restorations and 50th Anniversary editions. Considering the importance of these films, and their immense popularity and influence, it really is an injustice to the art of cinema that the studios paid no attention to the occasion. 2001: A Space Odyssey came late in the year and was problematic, apparently. WB could have done better. The cover art, although not that important, is the kind that discourages sales.

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01-02-2019, 09:09 PM	#2
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	Rosemary’s Baby got a new 2K restoration and quite a bit of new extras under the Criterion Collection. Planet of the Apes already has a feature packed Blu-ray.

01-02-2019, 09:11 PM	#3
IPreferPi Power Member Member since:Mar 2011 4K collection:562 Blu-ray collection:878 Trading Score:125	Criterion's 2012 release of Rosemary's Baby was sourced from a new 4K scan of the OCN. And that Criterion has a good amount of extras, including a then-new 50 minute documentary retrospective. UHD of course may improve things, but we have no idea if or when Criterion will start releasing those.

01-02-2019, 09:21 PM	#4
Richard--W Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2012 4K collection:105 Blu-ray collection:3002 DVD collection:1767 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Criterion did a great job on Night of the Living Dead. That 50th Anniversary Edition is everything it should be ... except the cardboard covers are too thin and a little flimsy.

01-02-2019, 09:23 PM	#5
Hoke Moseley Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1353 DVD collection:62 Digital collection:15 iTunes collection:7 Trading Score:156	Hell in the Pacific deserves a better release than what Kino gave it.

01-02-2019, 09:24 PM	#6
Richard--W Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2012 4K collection:105 Blu-ray collection:3002 DVD collection:1767 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	What are some other 50th Anniversary editions that came out this year or last? And how did this get moved to wish lists? We're talking about blu-rays in print.

01-03-2019, 04:32 AM	#7
Aunt Peg Blu-ray Duke Member since:May 2013 Location:Sydney 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:4854 DVD collection:517	My 1968 wishlist includes: Petulia Les Biches The Boys of Paul Street The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Diary of a Shinkuku Thief Mandabi No Way to Treat a Lady Targets Rachel, Rachel Return of the Drunkard

01-03-2019, 05:44 AM	#8
Nailwraps Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Location:USA 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:884 DVD collection:1828 Digital collection:3	Journey to The Far Side of the Sun with both cuts.

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