Time Bandits Remastered

[dvdmike]

Time Bandits Blu-ray

Special Features:
- Brand new 2k-resolution restoration of the film from the original camera negative, approved by director and co-writer Terry Gilliam
- Original uncompressed PCM Stereo 2.0 and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio options
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Chasing Time Bandits: A new interview with Terry Gilliam
- Writing the Film that Dares Not Speak its Name: A new interview in which Michael Palin discusses co-writing and acting in Time Bandits
- The Effects of Time Bandits: A new interview in which Kent Houston, founder of the Peerless Camera Company, discusses Time Bandits’ optical effects
- Playing Evil: A new featurette in which actor David Warner remembers producer George Harrison and playing Evil in Time Bandits
- The Costumes of Time Bandits: A new interview with costume designer James Acheson
- The Look of Time Bandits: A new interview with production designer Milly Burns
- From Script to Screen – A new animated featurette in which Milly Burns takes us through her production notebooks, locations photographs and storyboards revealing how twentieth century Morocco was transformed into Ancient Greece
- Original Trailer
- Restoration Demonstration
- Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic James Oliver

Also available in Limited Edition SteelBook and DVD

Released 19th August

[duggie walker]

Certainly needs a restoration. The existing Blu is pretty bad.

[Brother_Dobby]

Ooh a new transfer?!
If it gets good reviews, I may pick it up. I believe the last transfer left a lot to be desired. The DVD that I currently have doesn't look too strong.
On the movie itself, I think it's pretty good until the last minute or so. Total last minute "we're doing this!" snap now, and way too mean spirited compared to the rest of the film. Complete cop out in my opinion. But then again, that's just my opinion. The rest of it isn't too bad!

[JimDiGriz]

Ill wait for a review to make sure that transfer is better but if it is I will be snapping up the steelbook.

[steve dubbleyoo]

Looks like I'm keeping my non-anamorphic Criterion DVD, the commentary track hasn't returned since the Anchor Bay release

[dvdmike]

It is supervised by Gillingham

[indisposed]

Awesome! Big Terry Gilliam fan, here! Never bought the previous Blu Ray because of how bad the reviews were. I have to hand it to Arrow... they have their detractors, but they have really been pushing the boat out with their releases lately.

[beadelf]

im all over this release!! when will pre order be uP????

[DetroitSquirreL]

I added a database entry for it, just waiting for the site to update for it to post

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by steve dubbleyoo

Looks like I'm keeping my non-anamorphic Criterion DVD, the commentary track hasn't returned since the Anchor Bay release

They said that that commentary is tangled in rights problems, and they tried to get it

[mhp68]

Any word of this being released in the U.S., if not any confirmation that this is Region B only or perhaps region free?

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by mhp68

Any word of this being released in the U.S., if not any confirmation that this is Region B only or perhaps region free?

They did the master themselves so I doubt it

[UncleBuckWild]

Originally Posted by mhp68

Any word of this being released in the U.S., if not any confirmation that this is Region B only or perhaps region free?

Not any time soon, I really doubt it... the one already available is a 1080i substandard transfer.

Like most Arrow releases, this will be region locked.

[mhp68]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

They did the master themselves so I doubt it

Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

Not any time soon, I really doubt it... the one already available is a 1080i substandard transfer.

Like most Arrow releases, this will be region locked.

I was afraid of that

[HoNuts]

Looks like it's been delayed a week. AmazonUK now says Aug 26th.

[johndoyle123]

Originally Posted by HoNuts

Looks like it's been delayed a week. AmazonUK now says Aug 26th.

they announced this about 2 weeks ago , just taken time for retailers to make the change

[rapta]

Originally Posted by HoNuts

Looks like it's been delayed a week. AmazonUK now says Aug 26th.

Aww man I didn't notice that! Shame, was looking forward to getting this next week! Ah well, luckily I have Amazon Prime til end of the month...

[mattyl149]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

They said that that commentary is tangled in rights problems, and they tried to get it

I was just checking this against my DVD to see if I can get rid of it, but I'll be keeping it for the commentary

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by mattyl149

I was just checking this against my DVD to see if I can get rid of it, but I'll be keeping it for the commentary

My DVD has got the map too so Im definitely not getting rid of it!

[tylergfoster]

In an unexpected turn of events, DVDTalk had a copy of this in the screener pool (we don't usually get non-US discs). I will have it by Friday, I believe, and I will post some caps.