any Blu-ray's that will be re-released (proof, not just rumors)

[nmycon]

hey guys,

a lot of stores around me are starting to knock a lot of blu-rays down to $9.99 now. And not all of them are old MPEG-2s either, I got Beetlejuice, Major League and Collateral Damage last weekend for $10 each, none of those are in MP2 and all look fantastic considering what i paid (and what the normal price is)

i normally wait for deals, but sometimes i just pick up some $10 blu-rays of older movies that I never heard of when i was younger/never got the chance to see on DVD yet

these include Terminator (yes, i've been living under a rock) and Total Recall, both of which have become notorious for their "bad transfers"

i am not bashing either movie, i enjoyed both of them and would probably give each a 3.5/5 for PQ considering the age, budget and film quality

however, i was wondering if there are any of these cheap movies that i should be avoiding because a re-release is in the works... i know this happened with The Fifth Element, but that was only about 1 year after the original "mess" was released, it has been almost 4 years since Terminator and Total Recall were released (i remember someone saying a re-release of Total Recall would be out in september of 2006)...

thank you for anyone who took the time to read through all of this, and any replies would be appriciated

EDIT: also, i know that the UK version of Total Recall supposedly looks better than the US, but i dont have a credit card... also, is there any difference between the original US release and the 2007 Canadian Special Edition release?

[Lincoln6Echo]

Originally Posted by nmycon

hey guys,

a lot of stores around me are starting to knock a lot of blu-rays down to $9.99 now. And not all of them are old MPEG-2s either, I got Beetlejuice, Major League and Collateral Damage last weekend for $10 each, none of those are in MP2 and all look fantastic considering what i paid (and what the normal price is)

i normally wait for deals, but sometimes i just pick up some $10 blu-rays of older movies that I never heard of when i was younger/never got the chance to see on DVD yet

these include Terminator (yes, i've been living under a rock) and Total Recall, both of which have become notorious for their "bad transfers"

i am not bashing either movie, i enjoyed both of them and would probably give each a 3.5/5 for PQ considering the age, budget and film quality

however, i was wondering if there are any of these cheap movies that i should be avoiding because a re-release is in the works... i know this happened with The Fifth Element, but that was only about 1 year after the original "mess" was released, it has been almost 4 years since Terminator and Total Recall were released (i remember someone saying a re-release of Total Recall would be out in september of 2006)...

thank you for anyone who took the time to read through all of this, and any replies would be appriciated

EDIT: also, i know that the UK version of Total Recall supposedly looks better than the US, but i dont have a credit card... also, is there any difference between the original US release and the 2007 Canadian Special Edition release?

Well, I know the Total Recall SE DVD looked horrible. Very noisey, and piss por detail, almost VHS quality. So I can believe the BD probably isn't much better if it wasn't properly mastered.

[Freezeup]

Well, hopefully a new Beetlejuice blu-ray is in the works. All those years of waiting for a Special Edition and they release that garbage of a release. Not even commentary.

[BD4ME]

In the entire lifespan of dvd so far, the only extras that Beetlejuice has ever had are the ones that are now also on the blu-ray - which is an "anniversary" edition. So, I think it's safe to say that this is the best we're going to get.

I do know that "The Italian Job" (the new one) is going to get a re-release soon, since that one had a pretty so-so transfer. Sleepy Hollow is also one that's more than likely going to get a re-release sometime soon, and the three Mission: Impossible films perhaps.

If you ask me, the ones you mentioned are most likely not going to be revisited for a long time. But who knows what the studios will do...

[OneWayFilms]

I just picked up CUJO at Walmart for $8.00. If you love the film, it's WORTH having, because the most recent DVD of Cujo was only a FULLSCREEN version with NO special features.

This BluRay is WIDESCREEN and has a few 25 Anniversary Edition 3-Part MAKING OF docs and comentary.

For only $8.00, it's WORTH the buy.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

I'm also waiting for a re-release of The Last Samurai. The pq was pretty good but it can be improved with better sound.

[The Lizard King]

Originally Posted by OneWayFilms

I just picked up CUJO at Walmart for $8.00. If you love the film, it's WORTH having, because the most recent DVD of Cujo was only a FULLSCREEN version with NO special features.

This BluRay is WIDESCREEN and has a few 25 Anniversary Edition 3-Part MAKING OF docs and comentary.

For only $8.00, it's WORTH the buy.

This movie is a guilty pleasure for me. I haven't bought the BD of it yet, but I will soon. Unfortunately, it's still cut, unlike the VHS tape:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085382/alternateversions

The original VHS release of the film, as well as the television version, omitted some early scenes in the film establishing the characters. Among the scenes cut are a scene of Vic Trenton and Steve Kemp playing tennis, a scene where Vic picks up Tad from daycare, and a scene where Donna and Steve are in bed and Steve starts playing a trombone while Donna gets up and goes to dress in the next room. This last scene replaces the more subtle scene of Donna and Steve making love that is featured in the VHS release.


Most DVD prints are missing a closeup shot of Donna's face as she climaxes during a sex scene with Steve. The scene was intact in video versions.

So for this reason and this reason only, I'm hanging onto my VHS tape.

TLK

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

I'm also waiting for a re-release of The Last Samurai. The pq was pretty good but it can be improved with better sound.

I'm waiting for the release of Phantom of the Opera with lossless audio myself.

[gvortex7]

EDIT: also, i know that the UK version of Total Recall supposedly looks better than the US, but i dont have a credit card... also, is there any difference between the original US release and the 2007 Canadian Special Edition release?

Well, I can definitely attest to that. It is vastly superior to the US release both in terms of video as well as audio.

[nmycon]

i just compared screenshots of the UK and US and i was pretty surprised...

i was expecting a bit of the noise (i call it noise, because what is on the US version is more than grain (which i don't mind at all), it looks like noise caused by using MPEG2 compression) to be gone, but it looked incredibly clearer and more vibrant...

i dont have a credit card as i already mentioned, and dont plan on visiting again any time soon (was there in October with school, too bad i didn't know about it then or it would have been a definite buy)

anyways, i am happy with my version for the time being, but if something better comes along to North America in the future, i shall look into it

[Blu_balls]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

I'm waiting for the release of Phantom of the Opera with lossless audio myself.

x2 I really hope they do come out with one! It will be so much better.

[OneWayFilms]

Originally Posted by The Lizard King

This movie is a guilty pleasure for me. I haven't bought the BD of it yet, but I will soon. Unfortunately, it's still cut, unlike the VHS tape:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085382/alternateversions



So for this reason and this reason only, I'm hanging onto my VHS tape.

TLK

All these scenes EXCEPT THE MAKING LOVE SCENE, are IN the BluRay of CUJO.