"Club Penton" - Ask questions to Hollywood insider "Penton-Man"

[BluDomain]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

...In fact, we may just throw a brown paper bag over the Blu-ray edition of LoA and write with black Sharpie ink on the recyclable bag…….”An old desert movie with Brits in it”.

That's much better than a digibook.

[Jeff Kleist]

Geez Jeff, I got the message back in April………

I know you did. And it took me 4 years to get this on DVD with similar lobbying/gentle reminders

http://www.amazon.com/Warning-Sign-S...2085865&sr=8-1

I'm patient

In fact, we may just throw a brown paper bag over the Blu-ray edition of LoA and write with black Sharpie ink on the recyclable bag…….”An old desert movie with Brits in it”.

Make sure you fill the bag with sand too

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Squid, nothing like using my thread as a bully pulpit to advance your cause (I notice you’ve recently (today?) changed your sig).

And I'm not saying that anything needs to be fixed or not, as I have not seen the Blu-ray in question but, if you desire to be completely accurate, it really should read something like….Uni, please help Para fix thee ancient General.

I dont understand. I mean no offense. I am not mad. I am sad.

Bully?

If it's perceived as bitter or whining, the perception is wrong. The correct perception would be that I am disappointed.

I have no cause and I lead no movement. I am just a consumer making a request.

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by Kris Deering

Any word on whether the second season of Damages will makes it way to Blu soon? My wife and I loved the first season and she has been on me about when the second season is coming out!!

That's actually what the conversation is about.

Amazon.co.uk had Season Two up for pre-order along with the DVD, but once it got closer to release time, the Blu-ray page changed to a notify when announced page, and the DVD was the only version released.

Though not announced yet, Amazon.com has the DVD version up for pre-order, but no Blu-ray release.

~Alan

[cjamescook]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

We live in a very different world now. A world where TV season releases is the norm instead of a blessed miracle event As Fox and Disney found out, $99+ is not a price point where people will buy, even on sale.

ST: TOS Season 1 MSRP followed this how?

[neo_reloaded]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Deci, Dr. A, NeoReloaded (others who personally petitioned me in weeks past ), did you catch the relevant (for you) news in regards to the PS3 today?

PS3 3.0 Firmware Version Goes Online

The relevant updates include:

PAL error corrected: with firmware versions 2.70 through 2.80, if during BD playback a North American PS3 encountered a section of video encoded in a PAL refresh rate (576i50, 576p50 or 1080i50), it stopped playback, displayed an error message and reverted to the XMB, even if the BD in question was region-free. Now it just skips forward, as it used to do with previous firmware versions.

That is fantastic news. Thanks for looking into the issue Penton, I really appreciate it and I'm sure others do as well.

[Alan Gordon]

Originally Posted by cjamescook

ST: TOS Season 1 MSRP followed this how?

Not Jeff, but Paramount has ALWAYS put a premium on their "Trek" series. I'm quite frankly amazed at how "cheap" the TOS sets are considering I bought S1 for around HALF the price I paid for a single season of "Enterprise" on DVD.

~Alan

[Jeff Kleist]

Yup, plus TOS S1 has about 30% MORE episodes to it than your average season (28 or 29, forget which), considering also they run 8 minutes on average LONGER than shows today as well, so you're really getting an additional dozen or so episodes by runtime as compared to your standard 22 episode set.

Make a little more sense?

And yes, Paramount has always charged out the nose for Trek. Notice though it's reguarly going for 50% off.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by sharkshark

Hrm, an interesting point:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blog...greenwood.html

I'm all for -more- quality, higher specs, but his point about, well, losing the forest for the trees, as it were, stands. In a world where music (and, seemingly, movies) become mere commodity, where worries about specifications and format delivery trumps the content itself, it can lead down dangerous paths.

I'm as compulsive a collector as the next person, and care deeply about sound quality, but I'm equally well aware that the need for every film to receive BD treatment is not necessary (DVD would serve well enough), that bitrate or screenshot analysis often mistakes whether or not the film is of value regardless, and that as a hobby we often fall for stats over substance.

But, yeah. Go, Johnny, go.

shark, I hardly ever make Blu-ray recommendations because I think that films are so subjective and personal that I find it embarrassing for me to do so.

However, since you’ve expressed dissatisfaction over both Braveheart and Gladiator, might I suggest The Girl Next Door, which also streeted this week.
If you’re a picture quality analyst, once you get over the motion blur at the beginning of the film, the scattered close-ups exhibiting less than optimal focus and some variations in the grain from scene to scene (all of which can be attributed to the principal photography and the excellence of the HD mastering and high bit-rate Fox encode), IMHO, there are some fabulous comedic episodes during the movie which provide giggles galore.

One of my faves is when “Kelly” gives a shout out to “Mr. Peterson” and shortly thereafter “Matty” and “Mr. Peterson” are discussing the topic of Matty’s scholarship speech while being *distracted* by the performers.
….And “Mule” going bonkers after he realizes he was made a fool of by highschool kids.
And the lead-up to Mathew's speech about ‘moral fiber’ at the hotel with him and all the attendees, etc.

Plus, some moving moments too, like with Mathew’s speech about ‘moral fiber’.
That my friend is indeed what it’s all about (happily married for longer than Bill Hunt --- b.t.w., Bill, congratulations on your recent Wedding Anniversary ).

I think The Girl Next Door is great weekend fare and if you can’t *get into it* after several minutes, then just have a drink or two and you’ll be rolling with it in no time.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

I dont understand. I mean no offense. I am not mad. I am sad.
Bully?
If it's perceived as bitter or whining, the perception is wrong. The correct perception would be that I am disappointed.
I have no cause and I lead no movement. I am just a consumer making a request.

Ah, my friend , you don’t understand, there is nothing and I mean nothing that breaks the camaraderie of old motorcycle riders/racers whatever be the discipline (mine, as you knw, ISDT/ISDE)………..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVGmC...eature=related

But, you took it the wrong way, as there is no “bully” in bully pulpit…….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_pulpit

I was just enlightening you to the fact that there are two parties involved in the *situation*.
B.T.W., see my recommendation to shark for a second weekend flick as above.

[Bullseye]

LOL. Don't tell me Braveheart is also getting dished.

[Bullseye]

Rossi for the win this weekend at Misano. Honda should dump Pedrosa and sign Lorenzo a genuine racer. Pedrosa is only a time trialer.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I think The Girl Next Door is great weekend fare and if you can’t *get into it* after several minutes, then just have a drink or two and you’ll be rolling with it in no time.

Though I wonder Mr. Penton if you would still recommend the film if it had starred someone else than Ms. Cuthbert...

[Vincent Pereira]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Well, I’ll tell you right now that if this movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104346/

ever makes it to Blu-ray in the near future, you can be damn sure it will not be part of any Ruby or Emerald Edition or any other gem stone designated series...

Rowdy Herrington also directed the under-rated '80s thriller JACK'S BACK and of course the legendary trash epic ROAD HOUSE. He deserves some respect

Vincent

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Bullseye

Rossi for the win this weekend at Misano. Honda should dump Pedrosa and sign Lorenzo a genuine racer. Pedrosa is only a time trialer.

BINGO.

He doesnt function well in traffic.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Ah, my friend , you don’t understand, there is nothing and I mean nothing that breaks the camaraderie of old motorcycle riders/racers whatever be the discipline (mine, as you knw, ISDT/ISDE)………..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVGmC...eature=related

But, you took it the wrong way, as there is no “bully” in bully pulpit…….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_pulpit

I was just enlightening you to the fact that there are two parties involved in the *situation*.
B.T.W., see my recommendation to shark for a second weekend flick as above.

I've altered my sig to address a more pressing issue.

[Jeff Kleist]

Hey Penton, according to my friend in Canada, this week's Defying Gravity lesson is:

[Show spoiler]The Monolith says: Don't Be a Corporate Wh*re

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Though I wonder Mr. Penton how you still recommend the film if it had starred someone else than Ms. Cuthbert...

Hmm interesting, as Elisha is certainly not hard on the eyes….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWMzeSI6njQ

The upside is…. catch her while you can, as recent research shows that watching Elisha on Blu-ray would be definitely less taxing on men’s brains than talking to her in real life………..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/he...tty-women.html

But to answer your question directly……. Yes, I would probably still recommend it because I very much liked the script, esp. with lines like “God damn, Peterson, haven't seen your black ass in ages” (Peterson being a 50-ish white guy demonstrating the quintessential perplexed look on his face).

Just for all the stunned and surprised looks exhibited by a lot of actors (young and old) as they visually respond to certain situations, is at least worth a rental, I think.

And the soundtrack includes some fabulous songs! Be forewarned though, as this recommendation was to sharkshark, someone who implied that he is not the type that is only capable of appreciating Blu-ray movies completely shot in perfect focus with unfiltered Zeiss Master Primes or Ultra Primes lenses. In other words, if you’re only capable of Blu-ray resolution boners, this title aint for you.

Anyway, I’m out the door and as Labor Day signifies the ‘unofficial’ end to summer, I leave you all with this……….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M80mw...eature=related – esp. if the past season was cruel on your wallets with all those Blu-ray movie purchases.

It’s off to the beach for me.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Hey Penton, according to my friend in Canada, this week's Defying Gravity lesson is:

[Show spoiler]The Monolith says: Don't Be a Corporate Wh*re

Tell your friend in Canada that anyone involved in action or adrenaline sports knows that the Laws of Gravity can be tough to deal with……….likewise, with the Laws of Economics.

Nice try but, no interval change on Breaking Bad.

[Jeff Kleist]

I would recommend then, given that there's a lot of people wanting Sony TV properties on Blu, that the hopeful eventual releases contain rebates of some kind that don't require mutilating the Blu-ray. Cutting out tabs or UPCs is unacceptible to most collectors. A printed coupon would do the same job