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retablo · 02-18-2012, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I think it's a great ending, it reflect and show how we would have all acted after such an adventure and facing danger. Over confidence after facing danger thinking yes I made it and now I can just go for it cause there is no more danger. It show that life is a b!tch and that you can't ever take it for granted.

Oh I agree, I guess it's just the way it was shot or something makes it come off as almost comical, then it should be less jarring... just my opinion, though. It doesn't take away for the rest of the film for me.

Banger · 02-18-2012, 10:12 PM

Just ordered Hunger.
Can't wait to watch this on blu as well as the special features.

BohemianGraham · 02-18-2012, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by retablo

Oh I agree, I guess it's just the way it was shot or something makes it come off as almost comical, then it should be jess jarring... just my opinion, though. It doesn't take away for the rest of the film for me.

FYI, the ending didn't jar me at all.

P@t_Mtl · 02-18-2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by retablo

Oh I agree, I guess it's just the way it was shot or something makes it come off as almost comical, then it should be jess jarring... just my opinion, though. It doesn't take away for the rest of the film for me.

That I can see yes, the way it's filmed does look a bit corny. I think it's probably due to limitation of what they could actually do maybe?

retablo · 02-18-2012, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

FYI, the ending didn't jar me at all.

It just seemed to come out of nowhere, and came across as a bit corny to me. Oh well.

I'm ashamed that out of all the films I've seen, I never caught Friedken's remake. I was waiting for it to come out in widescreen but I'm wondering f it ever will.

BohemianGraham · 02-18-2012, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by retablo

It just seemed to come out of nowhere, and came across as a bit corny to me. Oh well.

I'm ashamed that out of all the films I've seen, I never caught Friedken's remake. I was waiting for it to come out in widescreen but I'm wondering f it ever will.

Well that joke went over like a lead balloon. You wrote "jess jarring," instead of less jarring. My name is Jess, hence my comment.

EricJ · 02-19-2012, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Well that joke went over like a lead balloon. You wrote "jess jarring," instead of less jarring. My name is Jess, hence my comment.

I thought it was Graham.

Wildcat47 · 02-19-2012, 02:52 AM

For anyone who can't wait til Tuesday, just seen Anatomy of a Murder at Best Buy. 29.99.

BohemianGraham · 02-19-2012, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

I thought it was Graham.

Nope, it was an online pseudonym I've been using for almost 12 years, which was chosen as a loving tribute to Graham Chapman. Sorry.

drbikeshorts · 02-19-2012, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

I thought it was Graham.

Everyone does at first!

retablo · 02-19-2012, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Well that joke went over like a lead balloon. You wrote "jess jarring," instead of less jarring. My name is Jess, hence my comment.

Well, see, I did that on purpose.

drbikeshorts · 02-19-2012, 04:36 AM

So, speaking of things non-Criterion, there's a couple of Atom Egoyan films coming to blu-ray in Canada: Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter.
They'll be released by Alliance - can we hope for good transfers? Don't they have a reputation for mediocre blu-rays? I think they did an early edition of Se7en in the wrong aspect ratio in 1080i...
Personally, Exotica is at the absolute top of my wishlist, so I'm hoping a decent edition comes out somewhere...

SammyJankis · 02-19-2012, 05:23 AM

I would love for Criterion to release The Sweet Hereafter.

Querelle · 02-19-2012, 05:31 AM

The Sweet Hereafter is one of my favorite movies, so a BD upgrade would be great. Kind of pissed I spent more than $20 on the DVD less than a year ago, though. Damn thing is still $26.49 on Amazon.

Querelle · 02-19-2012, 05:53 AM

I'm sure it's been said before (newcomer to this thread), but I wish Criterion would spend less time upgrading in-print DVDs, and focus more on stuff that doesn't have a current, domestic DVD release, e.g. Robbe-Grillet's L'homme qui ment. This way more people (the folks who can't afford to import it from Italy and/or speak French/Italian) could be seeing these films instead of, say, having to watch a sub-par, illegally downloaded copy on their laptop.

SpiderBaby · 02-19-2012, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Querelle

I'm sure it's been said before (newcomer to this thread), but I wish Criterion would spend less time upgrading in-print DVDs, and focus more on stuff that doesn't have a current, domestic DVD release, e.g. Robbe-Grillet's L'homme qui ment.

You are my new fav poster. Love your Fassbinder get-up. I also agree with your request of Alain Robbe-Grillet.

rkish · 02-19-2012, 01:45 PM

Looks like at least one Canadian poster will be thrilled about this review...

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Anato.../33686/#Review

rkish · 02-19-2012, 02:30 PM

And the one Universal title that they should have KILLED to get..."All Quiet on the Western Front". I watched it Saturday morning and as much as some have said that Universal screwed too much with "grain management"...from what I've read about how the film looked before restoration, it looks simply amazing! And I know that maybe I would have seen more "flaws" if I wasn't viewing it on a 50" plasma...but my Kuro Elite is usually quite good at seeing all of the wrinkles in transfers. Maybe they could have done a better job, but major kudos to Universal on one hell of a restoration!

ROclockCK · 02-19-2012, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by rkish

Looks like at least one Canadian poster will be thrilled about this review...

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Anato.../33686/#Review

I doubt I'm the Canuck you're referring to rkish, but yes, yes, yes, this is indeed how studio black and white looked circa late 50s/early 60s...and is a new high water mark for how it can and should look properly mastered for high def. We have the unerring eye of SPHE's Grover Crisp to thank for that, plus true high-def scanning/mastering, not just a gussy-up of previous work done for DVD. In particular, note the grain structure in those screen caps - that's fine film grain, not over-enhanced video compression artifacts. The result: an image both detailed and supple.

Anatomy of a Murder (as well as Twilight Time's Rapture, from Fox), should be required viewing for anyone involved in bringing big studio black and white to Blu, especially spherical widescreen or anamorphic 'scope titles. I hope Criterion does very well with this release, and it encourages them to take a harder look at what they've been settling for with some of their recent black and white releases*.

* Like the bafflingly over-praised make-do work for Criterion's 12 Angry Men. No major studio American black and white film from the late 50s looked that simultaneously fuzzy and grungy.

rkish · 02-19-2012, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ROclockCK

I doubt I'm the Canuck you're referring to rkish, but yes, yes, yes, this is indeed how studio black and white looked circa late 50s/early 60s...and is a new high water mark for how it can and should look properly mastered for high def. We have the unerring eye of SPHE's Grover Crisp to thank for that, plus true high-def scanning/mastering, not just a gussy-up of previous work done for DVD. In particular, note the grain structure in those screen caps - that's fine film grain, not over-enhanced video compression artifacts. The result: an image both detailed and supple.

Anatomy of a Murder (as well as Twilight Time's Rapture, from Fox), should be required viewing for anyone involved in bringing big studio black and white to Blu, especially spherical widescreen or anamorphic 'scope titles. I hope Criterion does very well with this title, and it encourages them to take a harder look at what they've been settling for with some of their recent black and white releases*.

* Like the bafflingly over-praised make-do work for Criterion's 12 Angry Men. No major studio American black and white film from the late 50s looked that simultaneously fuzzy and grungy.

No argument from me on Anatomy...I just wonder how they got this one from Sony? I would have figured they would have jumped all over this themselves.

BG has been raving about this since it was announced, so I know she'll be squirming around in anticipation until Tuesday's release.

I've actually never seen it before...but I knew of it's reputation, so I anticipated a win/win...looking forward to seeing it.

02-19-2012, 04:36 AM	#45512
drbikeshorts Special Member Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Australia Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:1244 DVD collection:55 Blu-ray reviews:2	Atom Egoyan So, speaking of things non-Criterion, there's a couple of Atom Egoyan films coming to blu-ray in Canada: Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter. They'll be released by Alliance - can we hope for good transfers? Don't they have a reputation for mediocre blu-rays? I think they did an early edition of Se7en in the wrong aspect ratio in 1080i... Personally, Exotica is at the absolute top of my wishlist, so I'm hoping a decent edition comes out somewhere...

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Querelle Active Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Brest 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	The Sweet Hereafter is one of my favorite movies, so a BD upgrade would be great. Kind of pissed I spent more than $20 on the DVD less than a year ago, though. Damn thing is still $26.49 on Amazon.

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rkish Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2008 Location:Dutchess County New York Blu-ray collection:581 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:1	Looks like at least one Canadian poster will be thrilled about this review... https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Anato.../33686/#Review

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rkish Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2008 Location:Dutchess County New York Blu-ray collection:581 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:1	And the one Universal title that they should have KILLED to get..."All Quiet on the Western Front". I watched it Saturday morning and as much as some have said that Universal screwed too much with "grain management"...from what I've read about how the film looked before restoration, it looks simply amazing! And I know that maybe I would have seen more "flaws" if I wasn't viewing it on a 50" plasma...but my Kuro Elite is usually quite good at seeing all of the wrinkles in transfers. Maybe they could have done a better job, but major kudos to Universal on one hell of a restoration!

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