National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) (25th Anniversary Edition) - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 08-04-2015, 01:03 AM

A newly remastered edition!

Steelbook :

Diamond Luxe Edition:

TBA

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It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

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TripleHBK · 08-04-2015, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Akijama

Courtesy of Warner

I'm sure it's too much to ask for a fresh scan/re-master, but one can hope.

JaseT · 08-04-2015, 01:10 AM

Fingers crossed for a remaster. I long to see the non-nutritive cereal varnish in better detail.

filmmusic · 08-04-2015, 01:12 AM

Hmm.. I see this has been released twice already.
I'm expecting the same transfer with AVC encode this time and lossless audio. Nothing more.

By the way, it would be great if they had used the original poster for the steelbook cover:

I don't know but rarely I like a bluray cover anymore...
Unless it's the original film poster..

tylerdurden10 · 08-04-2015, 01:30 AM

Man, are they really going to release this yet a 3rd time without a new transfer!

Hopefully, with the recent string of remasters that have come out lately, maybe they finally changed their ways.

gigan72 · 08-04-2015, 01:35 AM

Still don't own this, so i'll probably pick up the Steel. But I will have to see the packaging on their Diamond Luxe release....

Katatonia · 08-04-2015, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by tylerdurden10

Man, are they really going to release this yet a 3rd time without a new transfer!

Hopefully, with the recent string of remasters that have come out lately, maybe they finally changed their ways.

Warner = the re-release kings

I sure hope it's a new transfer, but if not, then hopefully at least a lossless audio track upgrade this time around!

EVERYONE LIES · 08-04-2015, 01:55 AM

This movie is 26 years old...the original blu-ray looks like ass. This and A Christmas Story are in desperate need of some love.

HeavyHitter · 08-04-2015, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Katatonia

Warner = the re-release kings

I sure hope it's a new transfer, but if not, then hopefully at least a lossless audio track upgrade this time around!

Yeah, it's hard to top Warner for re-releases with same transfer. How many times did they do this for Goodfellas before it finally happened?

youngtiffani · 08-04-2015, 02:17 AM

Of course I just picked this up on blu last year... Will be in if new transfer, or if I just can't resist!

But Diamond Luxe with artwork would be awesome for this!

My Other Self · 08-04-2015, 02:47 AM

Aside from a remaster, it's also in need of a new audio track. The DD 2.0 from the original release sucks.

Also, this is the movie's 26th anniversary. Since we didn't get a release last year I wasn't expecting anything. It could be a nice surprise.

DMRI2006 · 08-04-2015, 03:27 AM

If the only good thing this POS remake is going to give us -- is hopefully a lossless track and, at the least, a new encode of Christmas Vacation -- I can live with that.

PowellPressburger · 08-04-2015, 03:31 AM

Doesn't look like they will use the poster art which is a shame. it isn't like it would confuse a consumer in Target as to what film they are buying. if it doesn't get a remaster and HD audio after all these years that would be a huge waste.

A Christmas Story gets the same poor re-issues and for films like these that bring decent sales each year they should be preserved better.

Petra_Kalbrain · 08-04-2015, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DMRI2006

If the only good thing this POS remake is going to give us -- is hopefully a lossless track and, at the least, a new encode of Christmas Vacation -- I can live with that.

POS remake?!?! Wait... wut?

I think you are

. This isn't a remake. This is the original and only version of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

MTRodaba2468 · 08-04-2015, 04:15 AM

If it comes with a lossless audio track and/or a new transfer, I'll double dip. Otherwise I'll pass.

Dylan34 · 08-04-2015, 04:33 AM

I'll definitely pick this up if given a new transfer, it surely needs it. I'll even pick it up if a new AVC high bitrate encode is used. I won't pick it up if nothing is done at all!!!! This film is a Christmas classic and needs to be treated as such. And as others have said, so does A Christmas Story!!

DMRI2006 · 08-04-2015, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

POS remake?!?! Wait... wut?

I think you are

. This isn't a remake. This is the original and only version of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

Nope, I'm not confused lol. I'm talking about the horrible new Vacation movie in theaters now, which is almost certainly providing a marketing hook for this new Christmas Vacation release to happen. If it wasn't, you'd have seen a proper 25th Anniversary CV release last year (but we didn't).

Petra_Kalbrain · 08-04-2015, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by DMRI2006

Nope, I'm not confused lol. I'm talking about the horrible new Vacation movie in theaters now, which is almost certainly providing a marketing hook for this new Christmas Vacation release to happen. If it wasn't, you'd have seen a proper 25th Anniversary CV release last year (but we didn't).

Ah... I understand. You should have been more specific then. By only saying "this POS remake" you were effectively talking about the thread topic film since no mention of the current National Lampoon "offering" had been made prior to your statement.

And yes, you are still actually confused since this latest incarnation of Vacation is not actually a remake. It is clearly, by definition, a sequel.

My Other Self · 08-04-2015, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

Ah... I understand. You should have been more specific then. By only saying "this POS remake" you were effectively talking about the thread topic film since no mention of the current National Lampoon "offering" had been made prior to your statement.

And yes, you are still actually confused since this latest incarnation of Vacation is not actually a remake. It is clearly, by definition, a sequel.

It's considered a soft-reboot of the franchise. It's not an actual continuation of the original series.

Also, this new film doesn't have the National Lampoon branding.

DMRI2006 · 08-04-2015, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

And yes, you are still actually confused since this latest incarnation of Vacation is not actually a remake. It is clearly, by definition, a sequel.

Call it whatever you want, but it has the same exact plot as the 1983 film. I guess it's a sequel, in theory, yes, but really, it's a remake in the guise of a sequel. Ed Helms is playing Ed Helms, he's called Rusty but he's certainly not the same character as seen in any of the prior movies (it's like he took a stupid pill all of a sudden lol), etc. Yeah, you get a Chevy and Beverly cameo near the end -- but otherwise, it certainly doesn't feel like a continuation of any of the prior movies. More like a super-raunchy remake of them (and specifically the 1983 original).

To me, it's like the last version of THE THING -- which was technically a "prequel" by definition even though it was really a remake, with the same recycled scenes from the 1982 movie showing up throughout it.

08-04-2015, 01:10 AM	#3
JaseT Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2009 Location:Colorado, USA Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:2	Fingers crossed for a remaster. I long to see the non-nutritive cereal varnish in better detail.

08-04-2015, 01:12 AM	#4
filmmusic Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:5	Hmm.. I see this has been released twice already. I'm expecting the same transfer with AVC encode this time and lossless audio. Nothing more. By the way, it would be great if they had used the original poster for the steelbook cover: I don't know but rarely I like a bluray cover anymore... Unless it's the original film poster..

08-04-2015, 01:30 AM	#5
tylerdurden10 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:MA 4K collection:288 Blu-ray collection:2143 Trading Score:258	Man, are they really going to release this yet a 3rd time without a new transfer! Hopefully, with the recent string of remasters that have come out lately, maybe they finally changed their ways.

08-04-2015, 01:35 AM	#6
gigan72 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2015 4K collection:562 Blu-ray collection:999 DVD collection:75 Trading Score:4	Still don't own this, so i'll probably pick up the Steel. But I will have to see the packaging on their Diamond Luxe release....

08-04-2015, 01:55 AM	#8
EVERYONE LIES Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Pennsylvania 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:329 DVD collection:4 Digital collection:31 iTunes collection:2028 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:329	This movie is 26 years old...the original blu-ray looks like ass. This and A Christmas Story are in desperate need of some love.

08-04-2015, 02:17 AM	#10
youngtiffani Special Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Washington, USA Blu-ray collection:635 DVD collection:27 Digital collection:187 iTunes collection:1535 Trading Score:211	Of course I just picked this up on blu last year... Will be in if new transfer, or if I just can't resist! But Diamond Luxe with artwork would be awesome for this!

08-04-2015, 02:47 AM	#11
My Other Self Junior Member Member since:Aug 2011 Trading Score:2	Aside from a remaster, it's also in need of a new audio track. The DD 2.0 from the original release sucks. Also, this is the movie's 26th anniversary. Since we didn't get a release last year I wasn't expecting anything. It could be a nice surprise.

08-04-2015, 03:27 AM	#12
DMRI2006 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:215	If the only good thing this POS remake is going to give us -- is hopefully a lossless track and, at the least, a new encode of Christmas Vacation -- I can live with that.

08-04-2015, 03:31 AM	#13
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	Doesn't look like they will use the poster art which is a shame. it isn't like it would confuse a consumer in Target as to what film they are buying. if it doesn't get a remaster and HD audio after all these years that would be a huge waste. A Christmas Story gets the same poor re-issues and for films like these that bring decent sales each year they should be preserved better.

08-04-2015, 04:15 AM	#15
MTRodaba2468 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Western Kentucky Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:1137 Blu-ray collection:5817 DVD collection:1284 MA collection:676 Digital collection:1383 iTunes collection:244 Trading Score:8	If it comes with a lossless audio track and/or a new transfer, I'll double dip. Otherwise I'll pass.

08-04-2015, 04:33 AM	#16
Dylan34 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:529 DVD collection:138	I'll definitely pick this up if given a new transfer, it surely needs it. I'll even pick it up if a new AVC high bitrate encode is used. I won't pick it up if nothing is done at all!!!! This film is a Christmas classic and needs to be treated as such. And as others have said, so does A Christmas Story!!

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