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latehong · 03-07-2018, 03:12 AM

Speaking of High Sierra, I hope Criterion would release it as a double feature with Colorado Territory (also a Warner Bros. picture) à la The Killers or The Lower Depth. I can easily understand why High Sierra is regarded as such a classic and I like it too, but it feels a bit cheesy sometimes, especially with Ida Lupino's tarnished angel character (and the dog), which Raoul Walsh elaborated further in Colorado Territory, his own western remake of the same story. I watched them both in the theater twice, and always preferred the latter.

And speaking of Raoul Walsh, there's still no Blu-ray of The Roaring Twenties, which is a much bigger crime than what James Cagney does in the movie. Or They Drive by Night! Or Manpower!

Bonzi · 03-07-2018, 04:23 AM

A review of The Awful Truth is up at DVDBeaver.com.

Polaroid · 03-07-2018, 06:28 AM

All this talk of weird scene reminds me we NEED a bluray upgrade of A SWEET MOVIE.

nitin · 03-07-2018, 11:09 AM

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Watched DAY OF WRATH last night and would love if the Dreyer box got a bump. Does anyone know if there has been any restoration work on these three films?

The BFI box is from restorations done around 2008, I dont think there are any more recent than that yet.

ShellOilJunior · 03-07-2018, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonzi

A review of The Awful Truth is up at DVDBeaver.com.

It seems silly Beaver is still comparing Blu-rays to DVDs. It's like comparing Rita Hayworth to a school marm. I'd rather see more blu-ray captures.

wutang4life36 · 03-07-2018, 12:31 PM

just got my Night of the Living Dead bluray in the mail, did a short video!

The Sovereign · 03-07-2018, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonzi

A review of The Awful Truth is up at DVDBeaver.com.

I love that still that Criterion is using for the menu. Jeez, how hot was Irene Dunne?

MifuneFan · 03-07-2018, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

It seems silly Beaver is still comparing Blu-rays to DVDs. It's like comparing Rita Hayworth to a school marm. I'd rather see more blu-ray captures.

It's often helpful to see the color differences. Obviously DVD grading isn't always accurate, but sometimes it can be used as a gauge to how significant of a difference a BD's new color grading might be compared to all other previous home video releases. Same thing with aspect ratios. Plus, I think most people do still enjoy seeing the jump in quality from the DVD to the BD

Reddington · 03-07-2018, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

It seems silly Beaver is still comparing Blu-rays to DVDs. It's like comparing Rita Hayworth to a school marm. I'd rather see more blu-ray captures.

It's helpful to those of us who are considering upgrading a title.

MifuneFan · 03-07-2018, 03:15 PM

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It's a shame The Curse of the Cat People couldn't be included on the Criterion release of the original. We'll probably never get it on Blu-ray now. Will have to keep my DVR recording.

Good news, It's coming from Shout! Factory

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https://www.shoutfactory.com/product...roduct_id=6745

jshaide · 03-07-2018, 03:21 PM

Oh man, that's pretty cool. I'll grab it for sure when it got down a bit.

theater dreamer · 03-07-2018, 03:52 PM

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Roman Holiday simply needs to be in the Criterion Collection. It had been a long time since I’d seen it, but I watched it again this morning. Audrey Hepburn put me under a spell for two hours.

Sommerswerd · 03-07-2018, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

It seems silly Beaver is still comparing Blu-rays to DVDs. It's like comparing Rita Hayworth to a school marm. I'd rather see more blu-ray captures.

Not every Blu-ray has a true HD transfer. Some are simply up-scales. I don't know about you but I wouldn't pay for a Blu-ray if it is simply a up-scale and comparing the DVD image to the Blu-ray image helps point this out.

jlk5844 · 03-07-2018, 05:14 PM

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Good news, It's coming from Shout! Factory

Wow! How about that. Don't I feel like a fool.

That's awesome. Never would've expected Shout to release it, since they focus on movies from the 70s onward.

ShellOilJunior · 03-07-2018, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sommerswerd

Not every Blu-ray has a true HD transfer. Some are simply up-scales. I don't know about you but I wouldn't pay for a Blu-ray if it is simply a up-scale and comparing the DVD image to the Blu-ray image helps point this out.

If by "true HD transfer" you mean 2K or 4K then that's true. Although, many of the Criterion DVD releases feature a "restored high-definition digital transfer" which is down-rezzed for DVD. Unfortunately, some of the BR releases used the same transfer.

hoytereden · 03-07-2018, 10:27 PM

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Wow! How about that. Don't I feel like a fool.

That's awesome. Never would've expected Shout to release it, since they focus on movies from the 70s onward.

Me either. I would have thought WAC or Criterion. As much as I would have loved to have had a CC boxset, as long as the remaining titles are given nice restorations, I'll be happy no matter who releases them. That said, I still believe that I Walked With a Zombie and possibly The Body Snatcher will be Criterion titles.

jshaide · 03-07-2018, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by hoytereden

Me either. I would have thought WAC or Criterion. As much as I would have loved to have had a CC boxset, as long as the remaining titles are given nice restorations, I'll be happy no matter who releases them. That said, I still believe that I Walked With a Zombie and possibly The Body Snatcher will be Criterion titles.

ZOMBIE feels the movie Criterion. Maaaaybe LEOPARD MAN? BODY SNATCHER has the Wise connection.

I can see Scream doing a BEDLAM/ISLE double feature.

What’s left? GHOST SHIP. . . . Huh.

I think I bought the DVD set for the price I spent on CAT PEOPLE.

hoytereden · 03-08-2018, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jshaide

ZOMBIE feels the movie Criterion. Maaaaybe LEOPARD MAN? BODY SNATCHER has the Wise connection.

I can see Scream doing a BEDLAM/ISLE double feature.

What’s left? GHOST SHIP. . . . Huh.

I think I bought the DVD set for the price I spent on CAT PEOPLE.

The 7th Victim would be the other. That one maybe seems like a Shout Factory title due to cult subject. They're all good IMO, even what are considered lesser titles, I enjoy.

jshaide · 03-08-2018, 01:36 AM

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The 7th Victim would be the other. That one maybe seems like a Shout Factory title due to cult subject. They're all good IMO, even what are considered lesser titles, I enjoy.

Oh duh! That movie is way cool.

Yeah, I like the whole set. They just don’t all feel like they’d be “appropriate” across the board with these labels. Though CURSE is probably the “least horror” of them all, and Scream announced it first, so who knows.

I hope there are a few doubles, though. 200 bucks to upgrade all these is a lot.

Markgway · 03-08-2018, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

It seems silly Beaver is still comparing Blu-rays to DVDs. It's like comparing Rita Hayworth to a school marm. I'd rather see more blu-ray captures.

Not really. People want to see whether their DVD is worth upgrading.

03-07-2018, 03:12 AM	#174401
latehong Power Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:South Korea 4K collection:573 Blu-ray collection:5925 DVD collection:1	Speaking of High Sierra, I hope Criterion would release it as a double feature with Colorado Territory (also a Warner Bros. picture) à la The Killers or The Lower Depth. I can easily understand why High Sierra is regarded as such a classic and I like it too, but it feels a bit cheesy sometimes, especially with Ida Lupino's tarnished angel character (and the dog), which Raoul Walsh elaborated further in Colorado Territory, his own western remake of the same story. I watched them both in the theater twice, and always preferred the latter. And speaking of Raoul Walsh, there's still no Blu-ray of The Roaring Twenties, which is a much bigger crime than what James Cagney does in the movie. Or They Drive by Night! Or Manpower! Last edited by latehong; 03-07-2018 at 03:18 AM.

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03-07-2018, 04:23 AM	#174402
Bonzi Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 4K collection:473 Blu-ray collection:2645 Digital collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	A review of The Awful Truth is up at DVDBeaver.com.

03-07-2018, 06:28 AM	#174403
Polaroid Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2013 Location:Norwich, UK	All this talk of weird scene reminds me we NEED a bluray upgrade of A SWEET MOVIE.

03-07-2018, 03:21 PM	#174411
jshaide Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2014 Location:East Coast! 4K collection:217 Blu-ray collection:5923 DVD collection:669 Trading Score:14	Oh man, that's pretty cool. I'll grab it for sure when it got down a bit.

03-07-2018, 03:52 PM	#174412
theater dreamer Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Flower Mound, TX 4K collection:40 Blu-ray collection:2403 DVD collection:202 Digital collection:274 Trading Score:13	3B52ECC3-7F25-4478-8361-D1AFF2711C86.jpg Roman Holiday simply needs to be in the Criterion Collection. It had been a long time since I’d seen it, but I watched it again this morning. Audrey Hepburn put me under a spell for two hours.

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