Marx Bros. Comedies - Blu-ray Forum

franklinpross · 12-23-2008, 06:08 PM

Are there Blu-ray sets or individual discs.

Are you pleased with the B/W transfers?

The Guilty Party · 12-23-2008, 06:21 PM

To the best of my knowledge, there isn't one Marx Bros. movie on BD yet. I'm a HUGE fan of them and have been hoping for over a year to hear news of some plan to bring them onto BD but that has yet to happen.

If you look at the lack of effort put into restoring their films onto DVD, I think it's safe to say that it'll be a while before we see them upgraded to Blu.

Blu Titan · 12-23-2008, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by franklinpross

Are there Blu-ray sets or individual discs.

Are you pleased with the B/W transfers?

No Marx Brother in Blu yet. I am looking foward to them, as they are great comedies.

Joe Cain · 12-23-2008, 06:25 PM

^Yeah---nothing but DVDs, as far as I know.

But I'll be happy to pick up Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, Monkey Business, The Cocoanuts, A Day at the Races, and A Night at the Opera, when and if...

franklinpross · 12-23-2008, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Cain

^Yeah---nothing but DVDs, as far as I know.

But I'll be happy to pick up Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, Monkey Business, The Cocoanuts, A Day at the Races, and A Night at the Opera, when and if...

HOW ABOUT ONE MASSIVE BOX WITH NOTES AND EXTRAS -

$39.95 . . . . . . WHADAYATHINK?

EricJ · 12-23-2008, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Cain

^Yeah---nothing but DVDs, as far as I know.

And in "What Universal thinks is 'classic releases'" form--
Meaning, all of Image's old prints squoze into one box, with no supplements, commentary, or remastering, and a "bonus" disk consisting of exactly three Today-show segments.

Um...I think we'll be waiting a while for vintage Universal Blu's (leaving aside the Hitchcocks and Frankensteins).

Gremal · 12-23-2008, 07:56 PM

"Vhy a duck? Vhy not a goose?" -Chico

Samsang · 12-24-2008, 01:53 AM

"Why, you're one the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, and that's not saying much for you." -Captain Spaulding (Groucho)

deadhatetheliving · 12-24-2008, 02:13 AM

You know what i only know of the Marx Brothers because of Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects.

doctorsteve · 12-24-2008, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

You know what i only know of the Marx Brothers because of Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects.

Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, Horsefeathers, The Coconuts. Work your way from left to right. (Duck Soup is the best IMO)

EricJ · 12-24-2008, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by doctorsteve

Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, Horsefeathers, The Coconuts. Work your way from left to right. (Duck Soup is the best IMO)

Always preferred Horsefeathers, m'self (and Chico's off-lyric mangling of "Everyone Says I Love You"), but a little taste of Soup for the Dead-head, in the meantime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDJgPCNzt5E

(In fact, with the virtual abolishment of Old Movies On TV, movie fans have been facing a growing real crisis of an entire generation that literally never has heard of the Marx Bros., Rob Zombie or not...Join the Film Literacy campaign, today!)

Anscules · 12-24-2008, 05:00 AM

yes... i hate it when i know a younger person who saw what was a reference or homage to something and believes it to be something original. it just makes me sad. (it's not their fault, mind you. but it still makes me sad).

...sad to the point my friends have accused me of child abuse because, as far as my four year old son knows, it's 1950, movie-wise. the newest film he's seen (and he watches no tv - and has never played a video game - woo-hoo!) was yesterday's primo screening of the day the earth stood still on bd. he watched nothing until he was 2.5, when i started him on a one year diet of nothing but silent film. he didn't know anything and thought they were amazing. if he had seen one snippet of finding nemo in that time period, my little scheme would've crumbled like a house of cards.

anyway, he's seen all the marx brothers films (except love happy - *barf*). when he was three he knew more about keaton and chaplin than most adults. it's just a little experiment. when he could sit still for a feature length silent film at the age of 3 routinely, i was certainly impressed.

the first film he saw in a theater was stagecoach, at a retro house. he sat in my lap and only wavered in the final two minutes, when he quietly asked me if it was over. on the way home i explained to him the nature of the denouement...

coincidentally, i got this idea from a friend of mine who is about ten years younger. i was impressed with his knowledge of the marx brothers and i asked him how he got into them. he said his first memories involved he and his dad watching them over and over. i thought about this for several years, and then had a child. i took the idea to the nth degree and here we are.

doctorsteve · 12-24-2008, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

but a little taste of Soup for the Dead-head, in the meantime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDJgPCNzt5E

Go right to the 7 minute mark...

franklinpross · 12-26-2008, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricJ

And in "What Universal thinks is 'classic releases'" form--
Meaning, all of Image's old prints squoze into one box, with no supplements, commentary, or remastering, and a "bonus" disk consisting of exactly three Today-show segments.

Um...I think we'll be waiting a while for vintage Universal Blu's (leaving aside the Hitchcocks and Frankensteins).

YES! Hitch's boxed set. . . . . .In Blu-ray . . . w/extras . .

heaven!

Samsang · 12-29-2008, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by doctorsteve

Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, Horsefeathers, The Coconuts. Work your way from left to right. (Duck Soup is the best IMO)

Don't forget Animal Crackers

Check out the musical interlude HERE. (starts at 3 minutes into the file)

12-23-2008, 06:08 PM	#1
franklinpross Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:not from here Blu-ray reviews: 3	Marx Bros. Comedies Are there Blu-ray sets or individual discs. Are you pleased with the B/W transfers?

12-24-2008, 01:53 AM	#8
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The Guilty Party Active Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Zoo Jersey Blu-ray collection:119	To the best of my knowledge, there isn't one Marx Bros. movie on BD yet. I'm a HUGE fan of them and have been hoping for over a year to hear news of some plan to bring them onto BD but that has yet to happen. If you look at the lack of effort put into restoring their films onto DVD, I think it's safe to say that it'll be a while before we see them upgraded to Blu.

12-23-2008, 06:25 PM	#4
Joe Cain Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:The Tragic City Blu-ray collection:79	^Yeah---nothing but DVDs, as far as I know. But I'll be happy to pick up Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, Monkey Business, The Cocoanuts, A Day at the Races, and A Night at the Opera, when and if...

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12-24-2008, 02:13 AM	#9
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12-24-2008, 05:00 AM	#12
Anscules Member Member since:Dec 2008	yes... i hate it when i know a younger person who saw what was a reference or homage to something and believes it to be something original. it just makes me sad. (it's not their fault, mind you. but it still makes me sad). ...sad to the point my friends have accused me of child abuse because, as far as my four year old son knows, it's 1950, movie-wise. the newest film he's seen (and he watches no tv - and has never played a video game - woo-hoo!) was yesterday's primo screening of the day the earth stood still on bd. he watched nothing until he was 2.5, when i started him on a one year diet of nothing but silent film. he didn't know anything and thought they were amazing. if he had seen one snippet of finding nemo in that time period, my little scheme would've crumbled like a house of cards. anyway, he's seen all the marx brothers films (except love happy - barf). when he was three he knew more about keaton and chaplin than most adults. it's just a little experiment. when he could sit still for a feature length silent film at the age of 3 routinely, i was certainly impressed. the first film he saw in a theater was stagecoach, at a retro house. he sat in my lap and only wavered in the final two minutes, when he quietly asked me if it was over. on the way home i explained to him the nature of the denouement... coincidentally, i got this idea from a friend of mine who is about ten years younger. i was impressed with his knowledge of the marx brothers and i asked him how he got into them. he said his first memories involved he and his dad watching them over and over. i thought about this for several years, and then had a child. i took the idea to the nth degree and here we are.

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