Any Dick Tracy fans?

[BBE]

This is one of my personal fav movies of all time. I can watch it over and over again and never get sick of it. I wonder what the chances of this getting a blu ray release anytime soon are..? I caught an HD broadcast of it and have it on my DVR and it actually looks like it has potential to be a knockout blu transfer. It looks MUCH better than my old dvd of it.

Does anyone know of other similiar movies to dick tracy? Not neccessarily just movies that mix in live action and animation, for instance I don't care much for who framed roger rabbit. But just older movies that have sort of that crime/light humor, a bit of romance thrown in, film noir type of feel to them. Any good recommendations?

[Trekkie313]

Originally Posted by BBE

This is one of my personal fav movies of all time. I can watch it over and over again and never get sick of it. I wonder what the chances of this getting a blu ray release anytime soon are..? I caught an HD broadcast of it and have it on my DVR and it actually looks like it has potential to be a knockout blu transfer. It looks MUCH better than my old dvd of it.

Does anyone know of other similiar movies to dick tracy? Not neccessarily just movies that mix in live action and animation, for instance I don't care much for who framed roger rabbit. But just older movies that have sort of that crime/light humor, a bit of romance thrown in, film noir type of feel to them. Any good recommendations?

[Eagle_23]

Big fan of both Dick Tracy & Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Would love to have both on BD especially WFRR since I don't even have it on DVD.

[iam1bearcat]

who?

[beefytwinkie]

I'm not a big fan of Dick Tracy but I do love Daffy Duck's character Duck Twacy. "Neon noodle!!!"

[tigtat77]

I thought I remember hearing that Beatty is in a battle with Touchstone over distribution and ownership rights, and that is why we have not seen it.

[hardcorefrokid]

I really like Dick Tracy.

[anomaly7]

I remember liking the movie as a kid, and think it would make a great Blu-ray release. There were a lot of different colors for the costumes and backgrounds, if I remember correctly, which would make seeing the film in High Def even better.

As for similar films, one I can think of that came out around the same year (I think) that would fit your description would be The Rocketeer. A childhood favorite of mine, that I would certainly get on blu-ray.

[miller_time22]

Dick Tracy is great. I would love to have a deluxe special edition of this on BD, but doubt it will ever happen.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by anomaly7

As for similar films, one I can think of that came out around the same year (I think) that would fit your description would be The Rocketeer. A childhood favorite of mine, that I would certainly get on blu-ray.

I'd second The Rocketeer, as Disney's other big art-budget attempt to cash in on the 1989 Batman machine--
And like Tracy, was gorgeously stylized to look at, but missed the audience mark at the time with too much atmosphere.

(As for Tracy, I loved what it was trying to DO, but if only somebody besides Warren Beatty had had the idea--The visual stylizing is amazing, if only Beatty didn't keep pushing the action aside to do musical montages.)

But since you meant "similar" to Tracy, maybe now's a good time to start re-appreciating Alec Baldwin in "The Shadow".

[BBE]

Originally Posted by EricJ

I'd second The Rocketeer, as Disney's other big art-budget attempt to cash in on the 1989 Batman machine--
And like Tracy, was gorgeously stylized to look at, but missed the audience mark at the time with too much atmosphere.

(As for Tracy, I loved what it was trying to DO, but if only somebody besides Warren Beatty had had the idea--The visual stylizing is amazing, if only Beatty didn't keep pushing the action aside to do musical montages.)

But since you meant "similar" to Tracy, maybe now's a good time to start re-appreciating Alec Baldwin in "The Shadow".

lol, yep. I have both the rocketeer and the shadow. I enjoyed both. Also I must throw in a mention for the movie "cool world" as well.

[OrlandoEastwood]

I love Dick Tracy. I'd love to get the rights and do a film adaption once I get my studio up and going.

[Batman1980]

Not sure why this thing is taking so long to come to blu-ray, is it some kind of rights problem or something?

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by anomaly7

I remember liking the movie as a kid, and think it would make a great Blu-ray release. There were a lot of different colors for the costumes and backgrounds, if I remember correctly, which would make seeing the film in High Def even better.

As for similar films, one I can think of that came out around the same year (I think) that would fit your description would be The Rocketeer. A childhood favorite of mine, that I would certainly get on blu-ray.

It should be a treat on HD - the entire film was allegedly shot using only the colors that would have been available in the Sunday papers in the 30's and 40's - in other words, something like only 7 colors used in the whole movie.

[Al_The_Strange]

Didn't care for it as a kid, but I saw it a few years ago and found it fairly enjoyable. If they Blu-Ray it, I will buy it.

Same for "The Shadow," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," and "The Rocketeer."