The Quiller Memorandum (1966)

[HotRats]

Coming from Network in June http://networkonair.com/shop/1926-qu...626706043.html A very good adaptation of the book by Adam Hall, looking forward to this on blu.

Network were a bit quiet last year but they seem to be waking up now with a promising lineup of new titles, sadly Slayground is only getting a DVD release

[the blob]

Originally Posted by HotRats

Coming from Network in June http://networkonair.com/shop/1926-qu...626706043.html A very good adaptation of the book by Adam Hall, looking forward to this on blu.

Network were a bit quiet last year but they seem to be waking up now with a promising lineup of new titles, sadly Slayground is only getting a DVD release

Excellent stuff and good to see them going into their back cat as well. I'm really hoping for some of their older titles now such as Day The Earth Caught Fire and Death Line. I'm sure quite a few people have their own personal Network wish list.

[Le Samourai]

Pleased about this, but it just makes me wonder when we'll get 'Funeral in Berlin' or 'The Billion Dollar Brain'?

[Modman]

Originally Posted by Le Samourai

Pleased about this, but it just makes me wonder when we'll get 'Funeral in Berlin' or 'The Billion Dollar Brain'?

Ditto, i have a fondness for these mid to late 60s spy thrillers e.g the Harry Palmer movies, Quiller Memorandum, A Deadly Affair, A Dandy in Aspic etc

[mattyl149]

The good thing is that they are putting out Black Narcissus as well, expecially as the ITV version is now OOP

[Oscar Rothman]

Awesome news.

[Dunemoon]

Shipped

[iank]

This looks quite interesting but I've never seen it and it's rather expensive at the moment (especially in comparison to, say, The Ipcress File). What's it like?

[Gerby]

Originally Posted by iank

This looks quite interesting but I've never seen it and it's rather expensive at the moment (especially in comparison to, say, The Ipcress File). What's it like?

Personally i loved it...A bit slow to start with but turns out to be one of the better spy movies of the period.

[Dunemoon]

Expensive? I paid 10.72 Total.

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[Rathbone]

Watched the Blu-ray yesterday. The PQ is downright atrocious. Wasn't there a better source available? It looks like the transfer was made from a theatrical print with excessive noise (doesn't look like grain to me), flawed contrast and black levels and washed out colors.

[Aclea]

Quiller has never had much luck on home video in the UK - the first Carlton DVD issue had serious edge enhancement problem while Network's subsequent special edition DVD went in the other direction with a lack of detail, with some shots appearing out of focus and faces tending to be flattened. Sadly, Network's new Blu-ray release is much more disappointing - there's more detail, but there's also a LOT of digital noise, most noticeable in the film's many night scenes where it swirls around like snow: on balance, I'd recommend sticking with their DVD and hoping that the film might get a better release in another territory the future.

Very disappointing indeed - I sent my copy back for a refund.

[Dunemoon]

My copy arrived . PQ could be better but I really enjoyed seeing the film widescreen.

[Dickieduvet]

Just took a look at this, horrendous quality. Not a good week for Network. Worried about their future output a little now.

[BigNickUK]

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

Just took a look at this, horrendous quality. Not a good week for Network. Worried about their future output a little now.

Black Narcissus is fabulous....dont judge a company by one or 2 issues, they are normally very good

[Modman]

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

Just took a look at this, horrendous quality. Not a good week for Network. Worried about their future output a little now.

I'm not put off ordering new releases but I guess the watch words are proceed with caution. I would think if there is already a decent Blu-ray release out there you're probably ok as they are likely to source from the same master. However, with movies that have never had a decent dvd or blu-ray release I would be less certain.

[Indiana Jonezzz...]

Originally Posted by Dickieduvet

Just took a look at this, horrendous quality. Not a good week for Network. Worried about their future output a little now.

Ah sheesh, when you say horrendous quality, is the DVD better looking?

[L'armée des ombres]

Thank god for this forum.....saves me money and anger

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by Indiana Jonezzz...

Ah sheesh, when you say horrendous quality, is the DVD better looking?

The Carlton DVD was terrible with too much edge enhancement. The Network DVD went in the other direction - pretty soft with loss of detail in some shots but better than the Carlton DVD and still preferable to all the digital noise in the night scenes on the Blu-ray. I've not seen Fox's US DVD, which may have come from a different master. I returned the bluray for a refund and am holding on to he Network DVD - it's not perfect, but at least it doesn't look like the film is set at Christmas

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by Aclea

The Carlton DVD was terrible with too much edge enhancement. The Network DVD went in the other direction - pretty soft with loss of detail in some shots but better than the Carlton DVD and still preferable to all the digital noise in the night scenes on the Blu-ray. I've not seen Fox's US DVD, which may have come from a different master. I returned the bluray for a refund and am holding on to he Network DVD - it's not perfect, but at least it doesn't look like the film is set at Christmas

Thanks for the warning. This one goes out of the Wish List