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DukeTogo84 · 12-01-2021, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BaronVH

I am hoping that the continued release of the films like Bruce Lee and OUATIC are inching us towards a John Woo boxed set. Also, what happened to the rumor of the Kurosawa one?

HK era John Woo has been a mess in the US in terms of the releases. The Killer might be one of the worst Blu-rays of all time, and Hardboiled has a BROWN BAR running in the bottom of the screen. Never seen that before. Two of the best action films of all time and this is the best we can get?

Would love to see these get the proper love they need as well the Better Tomorrow films and Bullet in the Head. Either way, while watching the Once Upon a Time in China films, I started getting a little frustrated thinking about John Woo on Blu-ray.

hoytereden · 12-01-2021, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by latehong

New restoration trailer:

youtu.be/la8midGNmV4

Now, if only they restore and release De Sica's The Garden of the Finzi-Continis!

And Shoeshine

MichalisM · 12-01-2021, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by latehong

New restoration trailer:

youtu.be/la8midGNmV4

Now, if only they restore and release De Sica's The Garden of the Finzi-Continis!

Finzi-Continis received a French release in October, apparently from an new 4K restoration, so an English-friendly edition could be forthcoming.

MovieM4ni4c · 12-01-2021, 11:35 PM

Managed to find a copy of Time Bandits on Blu-ray with the super expensive OOP slip for only $20 after tax today

hoytereden · 12-02-2021, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MovieM4ni4c

Managed to find a copy of Time Bandits on Blu-ray with the super expensive OOP slip for only $20 after tax today

Yikes!

Those prices now.

Is it the only Criterion, other than the semi-Criterion The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, to have a slipcover?

koberulz · 12-02-2021, 02:28 AM

Citizen Kane has a slipcover.

tatterdemalion · 12-02-2021, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by hoytereden

Yikes!

Those prices now.

Is it the only Criterion, other than the semi-Criterion The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the only one that had a slipcover?

Francois Truffaut's The Last Metro is the only other one I can think of. Luckily I bought that Time Bandits a few years ago before the prices went all large fireworks display like.

Member-682067 · 12-02-2021, 02:37 AM

When is Pandora's Box going to get a BD? Taking way too long.

hoytereden · 12-02-2021, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by koberulz

Citizen Kane has a slipcover.

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Originally Posted by tatterdemalion

Francois Truffaut's The Last Metro is the only other one I can think of. Luckily I bought that Time Bandits a few years ago before the prices went all large fireworks display like.

I have both of those (still wrapped) but just assumed they were digipaks. Anyway, here’s the early Christmas presents I got from the recent B&N sale:

Kyle15 · 12-02-2021, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by koberulz

Citizen Kane has a slipcover.

Citizen Kane's "slipcover" is a digipak component that makes the package complete like their comparable slipcovers and such.
Time Bandits' slipcover was a limited time bonus deal that went over a plain Scanovo case. Without it looks like any other basic Criterion disc.
Criterion has very few releases like that.

jshaide · 12-02-2021, 09:39 PM

The Royal Tenenbaums DVD has that slipcase which is not necessarily needed for the packaging to be complete (and removed for the blu-ray upgrade).

Axl Rose · 12-02-2021, 09:39 PM

From the sale:

koberulz · 12-03-2021, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Kyle15

Citizen Kane's "slipcover" is a digipak component that makes the package complete like their comparable slipcovers and such.

It's still a slipcover. Their other digipaks use slipboxes.

BaronVH · 12-03-2021, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

HK era John Woo has been a mess in the US in terms of the releases. The Killer might be one of the worst Blu-rays of all time, and Hardboiled has a BROWN BAR running in the bottom of the screen. Never seen that before. Two of the best action films of all time and this is the best we can get?

Would love to see these get the proper love they need as well the Better Tomorrow films and Bullet in the Head. Either way, while watching the Once Upon a Time in China films, I started getting a little frustrated thinking about John Woo on Blu-ray.

Back in the day, the Killer and Hardboiled Criterion DVDs were sold at extremely high prices. I seem to recall some restoration work on one of them, but both current blu-rays are very poor. I bet the license is cost prohibitive based on work needed, but that is only a guess.

Kyle15 · 12-03-2021, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by koberulz

It's still a slipcover. Their other digipaks use slipboxes.

I Sharted.

Mauve · 12-03-2021, 01:44 PM

and

All that I was really after this time 'round.

GrouchoFan · 12-03-2021, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MovieM4ni4c

Managed to find a copy of Time Bandits on Blu-ray with the super expensive OOP slip for only $20 after tax today

[Show spoiler]

WOO-HOOO!!!! I OWN THAT!!! Cha-Ching!!

🤑

Damonstein · 12-04-2021, 03:00 AM

Just saw John waters live. He said "they might" when talking about criterion releasing pink flamingos.

jshaide · 12-04-2021, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Damonstein

Just saw John waters live. He said "they might" when talking about criterion releasing pink flamingos.

Oh man, is he doing is Christmas tour shows again?

Damonstein · 12-04-2021, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jshaide

Oh man, is he doing is Christmas tour shows again?

Yep, it was a great time.

12-01-2021, 11:35 PM	#209724
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koberulz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:May 2016 Location:Australia 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:2229 DVD collection:532 Trading Score:17	Citizen Kane has a slipcover.

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jshaide Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2014 Location:East Coast! 4K collection:217 Blu-ray collection:5920 DVD collection:669 Trading Score:14	The Royal Tenenbaums DVD has that slipcase which is not necessarily needed for the packaging to be complete (and removed for the blu-ray upgrade).

12-02-2021, 09:39 PM	#209732
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