Tales Out Of School: Four Plays by David Leland (July 2011) - Blu-ray Forum

The Driver · 05-11-2011, 07:55 AM

Big fan of Leland's work so this is a must buy.

Birth Of A Nation: Featuring Jim Broadbent

Flying Into The Wind

R.H.I.N.O.

Made In Britain: Directed by Alan Clarke, Tim Roth

Nice to see Alan Clarke's (of Scum fame) work getting on to Blu-ray too, I hope we have much more soon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004Q3P6JC
http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...d/Product.html

McCrutchy · 05-11-2011, 08:07 AM

This is out of left field a bit! Bravo Network, as I thought they were only doing the posh shows like The Avengers or Danger Man. Nice to see some independent-types getting their due on BD as well.

Now if only ITV could sell the rights to Cracker--though if necessary, they can keep that abomination they did in 2006--so that a studio like Network could pick THAT up. Fitz in HD would be a sight indeed.

EDIT: Also, ITV, Inspector Morse is perhaps your most well-regarded series of the past 25 years, and in 2008 you release it "remastered" on DVD...from the 1-inch tape masters?! Tell me you didn't bin 60 hours of quality (and posh) TV films.

meehan · 07-13-2011, 09:21 AM

Has anyone picked this up yet? I'll definitely be getting it at some point but am very curious about the PQ.

The Driver · 09-15-2011, 08:18 PM

Looks to be a high quality release:

http://homecinema.thedigitalfix.com/...ontentid=74335
http://www.dvdoutsider.co.uk/bluray/...of_school.html
http://www.dvdcompare.net/review.php?rid=2460

Some well written and detailed reviews there too.

The Driver · 01-19-2012, 05:29 AM

£12.59 http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...-/Product.html

That's the cheapest I've ever seen it and it's time to invest.

The Driver · 01-23-2012, 06:10 PM

Very nice:

Coolhandluke · 01-24-2012, 05:18 PM

Picture quality is very poor by today's standards. But who cares when a quartet of tv movies is this good. I know that made in Britain is the famous one here, but it really is eclipsed by the truly outstanding birth of a nation. This is an essential blu ray package.

BigNickUK · 01-30-2012, 09:46 AM

Down to £10.42 in the Network sale here

http://www.networkdvd.net/product_in...oducts_id=1391

Going to pick this up, looks really interesting and never seen any of these

The Driver · 01-30-2012, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coolhandluke

Picture quality is very poor by today's standards.

As in 3D, CGI-filled and shot on HD video? Not sure what you mean by that but it sounds ignorant as the image is pretty amazing to me. The image is what it is. It would be no different now if the same filming/production tools were used today.

Fab price too.

Brvtality · 01-30-2012, 12:04 PM

Don't really know anything about these, but it was always a set I was interested in. Might wait for a further price drop first though.

beadelf · 01-14-2014, 10:42 AM

Ive never seen any of these four films....whats the verdict on this set? worth £15.99???

Opdef · 01-14-2014, 08:09 PM

I really enjoyed it, I've seen all of the films a couple of times now, but Birth of a Nation (no, not that one...) is the highlight for me. Tricky to say if it's worth £15.99. I got mine for a tenner in one of Network's 40% off sales, which was a bargain.

ikms · 12-14-2014, 10:49 AM

Watching this for the first time today, and while Made in Britain and Birth of a Nation both look great, I am having trouble getting into Flying Into the Wind due to the massive digital artifacts. Between films the prints look about equal, but spot-checking the video bitrate reveals an average of only 5mb/s for this one (compared to ~20mb/s for the others) even while the LPCM @ 2mb/s level from the others is maintained. Doing the math, 4-hours on a BD-50 should have been ~24mb/s average over the three plays on disc one. Sad really, because somebody clearly fell asleep at the controls here.

beadelf · 02-21-2017, 08:01 AM

bought this a while back and enjoyed it. A really good release.

billlythekid · 02-21-2017, 10:04 PM

Watched Birth Of A Nation this evening after purchasing the set last week.

Strange film, what was the deal with some of the teachers getting off on giving pupils the slipper? And the cat eating the rabbit at the end?

Also to anyone else that has the set what is your favorite? Alan Clarkes Made In Britain is meant to be a good film.

beadelf · 02-23-2017, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billlythekid

Watched Birth Of A Nation this evening after purchasing the set last week.

Strange film, what was the deal with some of the teachers getting off on giving pupils the slipper? And the cat eating the rabbit at the end?

Also to anyone else that has the set what is your favorite? Alan Clarkes Made In Britain is meant to be a good film.

its been a while since I watced the set, the slipper thing was just how it was in that period?

im still working my way through the Blu ray boxset but theres some great stuff in it. I like 'Made in Britain' and 'The Firm'.

Rita, sue & bob is coming soon which ive never seen but excited for.

05-11-2011, 07:55 AM	#1
The Driver Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:1	Tales Out Of School: Four Plays by David Leland (July 2011) Big fan of Leland's work so this is a must buy. Birth Of A Nation: Featuring Jim Broadbent Flying Into The Wind R.H.I.N.O. Made In Britain: Directed by Alan Clarke, Tim Roth Nice to see Alan Clarke's (of Scum fame) work getting on to Blu-ray too, I hope we have much more soon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004Q3P6JC http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...d/Product.html

05-11-2011, 08:07 AM	#2
McCrutchy Contributor Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:East Coast, USA Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:1263 Blu-ray collection:6773 DVD collection:253 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:17	This is out of left field a bit! Bravo Network, as I thought they were only doing the posh shows like The Avengers or Danger Man. Nice to see some independent-types getting their due on BD as well. Now if only ITV could sell the rights to Cracker--though if necessary, they can keep that abomination they did in 2006--so that a studio like Network could pick THAT up. Fitz in HD would be a sight indeed. EDIT: Also, ITV, Inspector Morse is perhaps your most well-regarded series of the past 25 years, and in 2008 you release it "remastered" on DVD...from the 1-inch tape masters?! Tell me you didn't bin 60 hours of quality (and posh) TV films. Last edited by McCrutchy; 05-11-2011 at 08:10 AM.

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07-13-2011, 09:21 AM	#3
meehan Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:England 4K collection:369 Blu-ray collection:1129 DVD collection:93 Trading Score:3	Has anyone picked this up yet? I'll definitely be getting it at some point but am very curious about the PQ.

09-15-2011, 08:18 PM	#4
The Driver Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:1	Looks to be a high quality release: http://homecinema.thedigitalfix.com/...ontentid=74335 http://www.dvdoutsider.co.uk/bluray/...of_school.html http://www.dvdcompare.net/review.php?rid=2460 Some well written and detailed reviews there too.

01-19-2012, 05:29 AM	#5
The Driver Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:1	£12.59 http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...-/Product.html That's the cheapest I've ever seen it and it's time to invest.

01-23-2012, 06:10 PM	#6
The Driver Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:1	Very nice:

01-24-2012, 05:18 PM	#7
Coolhandluke Member Member since:May 2011	Picture quality is very poor by today's standards. But who cares when a quartet of tv movies is this good. I know that made in Britain is the famous one here, but it really is eclipsed by the truly outstanding birth of a nation. This is an essential blu ray package.

01-30-2012, 09:46 AM	#8
BigNickUK Moderator Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Leek, Staffordshire 4K collection:1342 Blu-ray collection:5193 DVD collection:64 Blu-ray reviews: 40 Trading Score:3	Down to £10.42 in the Network sale here http://www.networkdvd.net/product_in...oducts_id=1391 Going to pick this up, looks really interesting and never seen any of these

01-30-2012, 12:04 PM	#10
Brvtality Active Member Member since:May 2011 Location:United Kingdom Blu-ray collection:279 DVD collection:10	Don't really know anything about these, but it was always a set I was interested in. Might wait for a further price drop first though.

01-14-2014, 10:42 AM	#11
beadelf Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:London 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 64	Ive never seen any of these four films....whats the verdict on this set? worth £15.99???

01-14-2014, 08:09 PM	#12
Opdef Senior Member Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Shropshire, England Blu-ray collection:659	I really enjoyed it, I've seen all of the films a couple of times now, but Birth of a Nation (no, not that one...) is the highlight for me. Tricky to say if it's worth £15.99. I got mine for a tenner in one of Network's 40% off sales, which was a bargain.

12-14-2014, 10:49 AM	#13
ikms Active Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Japan Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:180 Blu-ray collection:4882 Blu-ray reviews: 22	Watching this for the first time today, and while Made in Britain and Birth of a Nation both look great, I am having trouble getting into Flying Into the Wind due to the massive digital artifacts. Between films the prints look about equal, but spot-checking the video bitrate reveals an average of only 5mb/s for this one (compared to ~20mb/s for the others) even while the LPCM @ 2mb/s level from the others is maintained. Doing the math, 4-hours on a BD-50 should have been ~24mb/s average over the three plays on disc one. Sad really, because somebody clearly fell asleep at the controls here.

02-21-2017, 08:01 AM	#14
beadelf Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:London 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 64	bought this a while back and enjoyed it. A really good release.

02-21-2017, 10:04 PM	#15
billlythekid Active Member Member since:Sep 2012	Watched Birth Of A Nation this evening after purchasing the set last week. Strange film, what was the deal with some of the teachers getting off on giving pupils the slipper? And the cat eating the rabbit at the end? Also to anyone else that has the set what is your favorite? Alan Clarkes Made In Britain is meant to be a good film.

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