Universal catalog titles from Majeng Media - Blu-ray Forum

hm83 · 01-26-2021, 09:30 PM

Majeng Media will release a bunch of Universal catalog titles on Blu-ray in february. A few re-releases but most of them will get their first Blu-ray release in the nordic region. Great news and hopefully more to come.

utopia · 01-27-2021, 05:06 PM

Nice, Will definitely buy those 3 Arnold movies.

hm83 · 02-24-2021, 07:32 PM

According to listings on CDON.SE more titles are on the way in March. My guess is that they are from the same distributor, Excalibur Media.

Death Becomes Her
Dragnet
Field of Dreams
Howard the Duck
Patch Adams
In the Name of the Father

Great to see more classic movies on the format. I hope they continue with a few titles every month.

TheStuntMan · 03-02-2021, 08:03 AM

And even more to come:

- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930, Lewis Milestone)
- Balto (1995, Simon Wells)
- Balto 2: The Wolf Quest (2002, Phil Weinstein)
- Balto 3: Wings of Change (2004, Phil Weinstein)
- The Breakfast Club (1985, John Hughes)
- The Dream Team (1989, Howard Zieff)
- The Flintstones (1994, Brian Levant)
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000, Brian Levant)
- Brewster's Millions (1985, Walter Hill)
- Cheech And Chong's Next Movie (1980, Tommy Chong)
- Serial Mom (1994, John Waters)
- The War (1994, Jon Avnet)
- Along Came Polly (2004, John Hamburg)
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969, Charles Jarrott)
- Uncle Buck (1989, John Hughes)
- D-Tox (2002, Jim Gillespie)
- Lorenzo's Oil (1992, George Miller)
- Major Payne (1995, Nick Castle)
- On Golden Pond (1981, Mark Rydell)

Source: https://www.elokuvauutiset.fi/site/u...-pohjoismaissa

hm83 · 03-03-2021, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TheStuntMan

And even more to come:

- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930, Lewis Milestone)
- Balto (1995, Simon Wells)
- Balto 2: The Wolf Quest (2002, Phil Weinstein)
- Balto 3: Wings of Change (2004, Phil Weinstein)
- The Breakfast Club (1985, John Hughes)
- The Dream Team (1989, Howard Zieff)
- The Flintstones (1994, Brian Levant)
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000, Brian Levant)
- Brewster's Millions (1985, Walter Hill)
- Cheech And Chong's Next Movie (1980, Tommy Chong)
- Serial Mom (1994, John Waters)
- The War (1994, Jon Avnet)
- Along Came Polly (2004, John Hamburg)
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969, Charles Jarrott)
- Uncle Buck (1989, John Hughes)
- D-Tox (2002, Jim Gillespie)
- Lorenzo's Oil (1992, George Miller)
- Major Payne (1995, Nick Castle)
- On Golden Pond (1981, Mark Rydell)

Source: https://www.elokuvauutiset.fi/site/u...-pohjoismaissa

Very good news. A few of the titles are basically re-releases that we got on Blu-ray from Universal before, but I’m very excited for the rest. Nice selection of genres and movies.

hm83 · 03-10-2021, 05:24 AM

I have now watched two of the movies from the first wave and it is safe to say that they are not the best transfers, however I believe they are the same transfers as released in other markets before.

Twins have one of the worst transfers I have ever seen on Blu-ray - very soft and grainy with a lot of noise, dirt and other artifacts. Kindergarten Cop is a bit better - but still a very long way from perfect.

I also quickly checked the ”For love of the game” disc, since I know it originally had a better transfer and from what I can see so far it looks good.

I really hope they pick releases going forward based on how good the original transfers from Universal look.

hm83 · 04-28-2021, 04:12 PM

Having watched a few more of these releases I thought I'd share my thoughts on the video quality. It's quite clear to me now that these are the same transfers as released before in other markets.

For Love Of The Game. Looks quite good. A bit uneven where some shots are really good and some are a bit softer. A solid HD presentation.

Dragnet. Very nice transfer. Strong, vivid colours and great detail. The best transfer of the ones I've seen so far.

Death Becomes Her. Solid Picture Quality with a few issues. Quite a lot of grain and some of the darker scenes are a bit murky.

hm83 · 06-30-2021, 09:49 PM

So many new titles on the way.

Fletch
Fletch Returns
The Cowboy Way
Cry Freedom
Havana
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Babe
The Best Little *****house in Texas
The Electric Horseman
Dracula (1979)
Problem Child
Problem Child 2
Problem Child 3
Shenandoah
Slap Shot 2
Slap Shot 3
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Winchester 73
The Rare Breed
K-9
K-9: P.I.
K-911
Cheech and Chong: Get Out of My Room
Born in East L.A.
The Sting 2

DawnShadow · 06-30-2021, 10:26 PM

Where’s the best place to buy these? (That hopefully ships internationally)

Also is Problem Child 3 actually listed as a Blu-ray? That’s nuts.

hm83 · 07-01-2021, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DawnShadow

Where’s the best place to buy these? (That hopefully ships internationally)

Also is Problem Child 3 actually listed as a Blu-ray? That’s nuts.

They are all listed for pre-order on CDON and Ginza but I don’t believe either of those stores do international shipping.
https://cdon.se/film/
https://www.ginza.se/Film/2?p=1

I bet that they will eventually show up on Discshop and other stores as well. I do believe they ship internationally to some degree.
https://www.discshop.se

And yes, Problem Child 3 is listed as Blu-ray.
https://cdon.se/film/problem-child-3-blu-ray-77541876

hm83 · 09-30-2021, 09:57 PM

A bunch of new titles have been announced.

A Christmas Carol
Biloxi Blues
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
King Of The Hill
King Ralph
Once Around
Harry And The Hendersons
Mr. Baseball
The Man From The Alamo
Ulzana's Raid
Walker
Weird Science (hopefully a new transfer)

wonkavision · 10-04-2021, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by hm83

A bunch of new titles have been announced.

Once Around

Finally. Will be watching this one for PQ/AQ.

Mikko Rasinkangas · 10-05-2021, 12:11 PM

Do these have English subtitles? The covers don't list it, but that's many times the case with Scandinavian covers even though English subs are actually on the disc.

hm83 · 10-05-2021, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikko Rasinkangas

Do these have English subtitles? The covers don't list it, but that's many times the case with Scandinavian covers even though English subs are actually on the disc.

These releases do not have english subtitles, but there is the option to watch the movies without subtitles.

Masza · 10-25-2021, 01:33 PM

Seems like they don't use lossless audio in any of their releases, what a shame...

Masza · 11-03-2021, 08:36 PM

They use 384 kbps for DD 5.1. Why on earth while there are several free GBs still available on those 25 GB discs? Even LPCM would probably fit and doesn't require any licenses. They truly must love that freaking Dolby Digital.

hm83 · 07-09-2022, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Masza

They use 384 kbps for DD 5.1. Why on earth while there are several free GBs still available on those 25 GB discs? Even LPCM would probably fit and doesn't require any licenses. They truly must love that freaking Dolby Digital.

Just to let everyone know. The two latest releases from Excalibur Media, "The Great Waldo Pepper" and "Bend of the River" both seems to have DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. At least it is stated on the back of the cover art. So it seems like they have listened to the critique regarding the audio.

Masza · 07-16-2022, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by hm83

Just to let everyone know. The two latest releases from Excalibur Media, "The Great Waldo Pepper" and "Bend of the River" both seems to have DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. At least it is stated on the back of the cover art. So it seems like they have listened to the critique regarding the audio.

Rumble Fish has DTS-HD MA 5.1 too, in the back of the cover and in the disc (verified).

01-26-2021, 09:30 PM	#1
hm83 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2018	Universal catalog titles from Majeng Media Majeng Media will release a bunch of Universal catalog titles on Blu-ray in february. A few re-releases but most of them will get their first Blu-ray release in the nordic region. Great news and hopefully more to come.

01-27-2021, 05:06 PM	#2
utopia Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Finland 4K collection:241 Blu-ray collection:2989 DVD collection:232	Nice, Will definitely buy those 3 Arnold movies.

02-24-2021, 07:32 PM	#3
hm83 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2018	According to listings on CDON.SE more titles are on the way in March. My guess is that they are from the same distributor, Excalibur Media. Death Becomes Her Dragnet Field of Dreams Howard the Duck Patch Adams In the Name of the Father Great to see more classic movies on the format. I hope they continue with a few titles every month.

03-02-2021, 08:03 AM	#4
TheStuntMan Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2019 4K collection:192 Blu-ray collection:3523 Blu-ray reviews:8	And even more to come: - All Quiet on the Western Front (1930, Lewis Milestone) - Balto (1995, Simon Wells) - Balto 2: The Wolf Quest (2002, Phil Weinstein) - Balto 3: Wings of Change (2004, Phil Weinstein) - The Breakfast Club (1985, John Hughes) - The Dream Team (1989, Howard Zieff) - The Flintstones (1994, Brian Levant) - The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000, Brian Levant) - Brewster's Millions (1985, Walter Hill) - Cheech And Chong's Next Movie (1980, Tommy Chong) - Serial Mom (1994, John Waters) - The War (1994, Jon Avnet) - Along Came Polly (2004, John Hamburg) - Anne of the Thousand Days (1969, Charles Jarrott) - Uncle Buck (1989, John Hughes) - D-Tox (2002, Jim Gillespie) - Lorenzo's Oil (1992, George Miller) - Major Payne (1995, Nick Castle) - On Golden Pond (1981, Mark Rydell) Source: https://www.elokuvauutiset.fi/site/u...-pohjoismaissa

03-10-2021, 05:24 AM	#6
hm83 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2018	I have now watched two of the movies from the first wave and it is safe to say that they are not the best transfers, however I believe they are the same transfers as released in other markets before. Twins have one of the worst transfers I have ever seen on Blu-ray - very soft and grainy with a lot of noise, dirt and other artifacts. Kindergarten Cop is a bit better - but still a very long way from perfect. I also quickly checked the ”For love of the game” disc, since I know it originally had a better transfer and from what I can see so far it looks good. I really hope they pick releases going forward based on how good the original transfers from Universal look.

04-28-2021, 04:12 PM	#7
hm83 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2018	Having watched a few more of these releases I thought I'd share my thoughts on the video quality. It's quite clear to me now that these are the same transfers as released before in other markets. For Love Of The Game. Looks quite good. A bit uneven where some shots are really good and some are a bit softer. A solid HD presentation. Dragnet. Very nice transfer. Strong, vivid colours and great detail. The best transfer of the ones I've seen so far. Death Becomes Her. Solid Picture Quality with a few issues. Quite a lot of grain and some of the darker scenes are a bit murky.

06-30-2021, 09:49 PM	#8
hm83 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2018	So many new titles on the way. Fletch Fletch Returns The Cowboy Way Cry Freedom Havana The Last Remake of Beau Geste For Whom the Bell Tolls The Babe The Best Little *****house in Texas The Electric Horseman Dracula (1979) Problem Child Problem Child 2 Problem Child 3 Shenandoah Slap Shot 2 Slap Shot 3 Coal Miner’s Daughter Winchester 73 The Rare Breed K-9 K-9: P.I. K-911 Cheech and Chong: Get Out of My Room Born in East L.A. The Sting 2

06-30-2021, 10:26 PM	#9
DawnShadow Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2014 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:851 DVD collection:181 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:223	Where’s the best place to buy these? (That hopefully ships internationally) Also is Problem Child 3 actually listed as a Blu-ray? That’s nuts.

09-30-2021, 09:57 PM	#11
hm83 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2018	A bunch of new titles have been announced. A Christmas Carol Biloxi Blues Bonanno: A Godfather's Story King Of The Hill King Ralph Once Around Harry And The Hendersons Mr. Baseball The Man From The Alamo Ulzana's Raid Walker Weird Science (hopefully a new transfer)

10-05-2021, 12:11 PM	#13
Mikko Rasinkangas Member Member since:May 2011 Location:Brasov, Romania	Do these have English subtitles? The covers don't list it, but that's many times the case with Scandinavian covers even though English subs are actually on the disc.

10-25-2021, 01:33 PM	#15
Masza Active Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Finland 4K collection:413 Blu-ray collection:1800 DVD collection:23	Seems like they don't use lossless audio in any of their releases, what a shame...

11-03-2021, 08:36 PM	#16
Masza Active Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Finland 4K collection:413 Blu-ray collection:1800 DVD collection:23	They use 384 kbps for DD 5.1. Why on earth while there are several free GBs still available on those 25 GB discs? Even LPCM would probably fit and doesn't require any licenses. They truly must love that freaking Dolby Digital.

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