Spartacus (1960) (Restored Edition)

[kristoffer]

I makes me really glad that we are still seeing these sorts of remasters in the end times of BD.

The question is whether or not you should wait for the eventual 4K BD of this instead…

[MisterXDTV]

Originally Posted by kristoffer

I makes me really glad that we are still seeing these sorts of remasters in the end times of BD.

The question is whether or not you should wait for the eventual 4K BD of this instead…

End times? Blu-ray is gonna be the standard home video format for years to come.

Ultra-HD BD is doomed before it actually happens....

[Geoff D]

"End times", heh.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by sartana

I always wonder how different Spartacus would have turned out if Kubrick had full control.

And I always wonder how different SPARTACUS would have turned out if Anthony Mann had directed it. I love Kubrick and won't get into a silly comparison debate between he and Mann, but I personally believe the latter had a better feel for what we generally define as "epic" filmmaking than Kubrick did.

[kristoffer]

Actually I am just glad we are still seeing great remasters og great films! I can still fondly remember when I saw the remaster of Once Upon a Time in The West on DVD.
I was blown away about how good it looked on the Sony Triniton 32" CRT widescreen tv!

[joenostalgia23]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

You don't have to settle. But you also can't expect WB to restore all these films at 4K immediately when their home video division has a pipeline of films that need work. It amazes me how people think this can all just be done in a weekend when you're picking one film out of the thousands WB owns - and WB still has a lot of classics that need to come to blu first before they start re-doing discs that already look pretty good (and I'm not settling, it's a fact.)

But it's Stanley Kubrick I think his films are amongst the best in WB's library, and it's insulting to see The Fugitive and Enter the Dragon get better treatment than one of the best films of all time. Can you imagine if Sony released 4K remasters of Godzilla and Men in Black, but reused an HDTV-era master for Lawrence of Arabia?!

And it's not like WB has to revisit and remaster Clockwork Orange while they're in the middle of a busy schedule. My point is that they already did, the hard part's over it takes minimal effort to take that video and put it on a disc.

[Rich H]

Originally Posted by Akijama

The Spanish site Mubis have just posted a bunch of screenshot comparisons between the 50th and 55th Anniversary releases.

Check it out.

http://www.mubis.es/articulos/compar...55-aniversario

Strangely enough I saw no indications given on that page as to which transfer is which.


When I drag the scrolling bar towards the right of the image I'm replacing a bluish looking transfer with a much richer golden-toned transfer.

Which one is the new transfer?

Thanks.

[42041]

Originally Posted by Rich H

Which one is the new transfer?.

The one that doesn't look like a DVD.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Rich H

Strangely enough I saw no indications given on that page as to which transfer is which.


When I drag the scrolling bar towards the right of the image I'm replacing a bluish looking transfer with a much richer golden-toned transfer.

Which one is the new transfer?

Thanks.

Look again, the labels are in the bottom left of the black bars (not that you really need them, as the new restoration is vastly superior to the 2010 BD).

[Bob Kramer]

Originally Posted by sartana

I always wonder how different Spartacus would have turned out if Kubrick had full control.

One of the keys to his other work is that he chose the subject and/or source novel himself. We would have to ask about Spartacus, would he have chosen this tale to tell to begin with? Only then can we consider what he might have done with it. Honestly, I don't think it's ambiguous or challenging enough a historical figure/situation to have sustained his interest even if he had initiated the project himself.

[Strevlac]

Originally Posted by 42041

The one that doesn't look like a DVD.

He's probably looking at them on his phone.

[AlexIlDottore]

Originally Posted by Rich H

Strangely enough I saw no indications given on that page as to which transfer is which.


When I drag the scrolling bar towards the right of the image I'm replacing a bluish looking transfer with a much richer golden-toned transfer.

Which one is the new transfer?

Thanks.

Please tell us that you're using a phone

If you're not using a phone, try look at them in 1080p. You CANNOT mistake which is which. It's impossible.

[AlexIlDottore]

Hint : Eating too many carrots/oranges can be bad for the skin.

[ckt]

Originally Posted by Bob Kramer

One of the keys to his other work is that he chose the subject and/or source novel himself. We would have to ask about Spartacus, would he have chosen this tale to tell to begin with? Only then can we consider what he might have done with it. Honestly, I don't think it's ambiguous or challenging enough a historical figure/situation to have sustained his interest even if he had initiated the project himself.

I agree.

[Rich H]

Ah yes, thanks. I didn't notice the "50" changing to "55" as I scrolled.
At first I was preferring the warmer color in the older version, but once I changed to 1080 res the advantage of the newer transfer was clear.

I hope we can get this soon.

[Blu-21]

I really hope the remaster will be available in region B or better yet is region free.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Blu-21

I really hope the remaster will be available in region B or better yet is region free.

It will be (on both counts).

[CinemaScope]

Originally Posted by Rich H

Ah yes, thanks. I didn't notice the "50" changing to "55" as I scrolled.
At first I was preferring the warmer color in the older version, but once I changed to 1080 res the advantage of the newer transfer was clear.

I hope we can get this soon.

I also thought the new caps looked a bit too cool, but then I looked at them on another computer & they looked spot-on, just goes to show that, to judge a Blu-ray, you really have to look at the Blu-ray. It is a big change, but the old one is just so red/orange.

[ArnoldLayne56]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Smith

I never actually saw the need to purchase the previous Spartacus Blu-Ray because of its bad reviews for its picture. Had this Blu-Ray been released in 2010 it would be a must own that I would have gladly purchased. But with an Ultra HD Blu-Ray format out in a few months I can't help but worry that a Ultra HD version of this same remaster won't be far behind. Remastered 1080p presentations are just too little to late at this point when this should have been how Spartacus was first released five years ago

But how long before you have a 4K player and projector? I'm not waiting. In this 'business' you'll always be waiting....

[ArnoldLayne56]

Originally Posted by Akijama

The Spanish site Mubis have just posted a bunch of screenshot comparisons between the 50th and 55th Anniversary releases.

Check it out.

http://www.mubis.es/articulos/compar...55-aniversario

I'm going miss all those edge-enhancement halos!!