British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread - Page 23 - Blu-ray Forum

nitin · 04-19-2011, 01:38 PM

MichaelB,

I saw Edge of the World the other night. Generally it has a very fabulous picture but there are 3-4 instances of glaring pixellisation and/or macroblocking.

Not sure if you know but any ideas why a higher bitrate was not used for these scenes? the feature file size seems to a very low ~11 GB.

Arkadin · 04-19-2011, 07:10 PM

looks like amazon.uk is having a bfi blowout sale of the remaining non dual release titles.
most all of them are dirt cheap right now--like 5 pounds a piece.
amazing!
time to go shopping!

Yami · 04-19-2011, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

looks like amazon.uk is having a bfi blowout sale of the remaining non dual release titles.
most all of them are dirt cheap right now--like 5 pounds a piece.
amazing!
time to go shopping!

Really? I don't see much...or maybe I'm just daft

Arkadin · 04-19-2011, 07:38 PM

there's not that many--maybe like 6 or so.
I should maybe have been a little more accurate.

all the Arden stuff is available though--I've been wanting to see those 3 for a long time.
looks like the time has come.
I just can't believe they are only 6 pounds each.
that's a steal for sure!

Schonfelder · 04-19-2011, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

there's not that many--maybe like 6 or so.
I should maybe have been a little more accurate.

all the Arden stuff is available though--I've been wanting to see those 3 for a long time.
looks like the time has come.
I just can't believe they are only 6 pounds each.
that's a steal for sure!

Yeah, but there's still a risk of your purchase being "cancelled" and the titles declared "out of stock", just like they did before...

Arkadin · 04-19-2011, 09:23 PM

hadn't heard about that.
hopefully that won't happen.
on another note: I just bought a copy of bfi's dvd of "Cry of the City" from an amazon seller.
that is one rare film to get on dvd in an official version.
I've been wanting to see that film noir forever--it is on every list of great film noirs I come across.
so excited to finally get a copy!

buffetfroid · 04-20-2011, 01:39 AM

Lately I've been having anxiety about dvds going out of print and never getting blu-ray releases. Hard thing to predict, at least for lesser known titles. Been checking out a lot of titles in amazon marketplace, as your post is making me want to do again!

Schonfelder · 04-20-2011, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

hadn't heard about that.

We were just talking about that on page 24.
But hey, wish that they don`t do this with those remaining titles.

Arkadin · 04-20-2011, 06:09 PM

well my Arden bds shipped, so no issues on that front.

rezpekt · 04-20-2011, 06:36 PM

Un chien andalou will also be in 1080p. Fantastic!

Yami · 04-20-2011, 06:42 PM

It's quite upsetting that the BFI chose to issue the Early Kurosawa set as DVD only. All titles included (and every Kurosawa directed feature I believe) are out on BD in Japan. I know that it probably wouldn't sell well but I find it hard to believe that there is more of a market for the Flipside titles or indeed the majority of the titles the BFI have issued on Blu-Ray than any Kurosawa title.

rezpekt · 04-20-2011, 06:47 PM

Most of the Kurosawa Blu-rays released in Japan look pretty bad as far as I know.

Yami · 04-20-2011, 06:55 PM

You may be right but I haven't seen any reviews. Are there any?

pro-bassoonist · 04-20-2011, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yami

You may be right but I haven't seen any reviews. Are there any?

Yes, there are

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Akira...y/3205/#Review

Pro-B

Arkadin · 04-20-2011, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rezpekt

Un chien andalou will also be in 1080p. Fantastic!

WONDERFUL!!
now that is some great news!
thank god.

cool hand bluke · 04-20-2011, 09:03 PM

Thanks for that info MichaelB. That makes it one of the releases of the year. Awesome.

Buffalo66 · 04-21-2011, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rezpekt

Un chien andalou will also be in 1080p. Fantastic!

Amazing news! This will be mine.

No1Mugster · 04-24-2011, 03:21 PM

I've got a question about BFI/MoC/Arrow Academy. Are they somehow involved with each other? The back of Red Desert has a very similar layout to some of the MoC titles.

McCrutchy · 04-24-2011, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by No1Mugster

I've got a question about BFI/MoC/Arrow Academy. Are they somehow involved with each other? The back of Red Desert has a very similar layout to some of the MoC titles.

No, they are independent of one another. Certain stylistic designs work well, it seems, and other things, like BBFC certificates, are mandated by the VPRC.

rezpekt · 04-27-2011, 08:48 AM

Ordered Optimum's Peeping Tom from TheHut but I wanted to use my discount coupon (-15% for 2 Blu-rays) so I went ahead and pre-ordered L'age d'Or / Un chien andalou as well. Hoping it won't disappoint.

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04-19-2011, 01:38 PM	#441
nitin Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Trading Score:9	MichaelB, I saw Edge of the World the other night. Generally it has a very fabulous picture but there are 3-4 instances of glaring pixellisation and/or macroblocking. Not sure if you know but any ideas why a higher bitrate was not used for these scenes? the feature file size seems to a very low ~11 GB.

04-19-2011, 07:10 PM	#442
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	looks like amazon.uk is having a bfi blowout sale of the remaining non dual release titles. most all of them are dirt cheap right now--like 5 pounds a piece. amazing! time to go shopping!

04-19-2011, 07:38 PM	#444
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	there's not that many--maybe like 6 or so. I should maybe have been a little more accurate. all the Arden stuff is available though--I've been wanting to see those 3 for a long time. looks like the time has come. I just can't believe they are only 6 pounds each. that's a steal for sure!

04-19-2011, 09:23 PM	#446
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	hadn't heard about that. hopefully that won't happen. on another note: I just bought a copy of bfi's dvd of "Cry of the City" from an amazon seller. that is one rare film to get on dvd in an official version. I've been wanting to see that film noir forever--it is on every list of great film noirs I come across. so excited to finally get a copy!

04-20-2011, 01:39 AM	#447
buffetfroid Senior Member Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:294 DVD collection:1	Lately I've been having anxiety about dvds going out of print and never getting blu-ray releases. Hard thing to predict, at least for lesser known titles. Been checking out a lot of titles in amazon marketplace, as your post is making me want to do again!

04-20-2011, 06:09 PM	#449
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	well my Arden bds shipped, so no issues on that front.

04-20-2011, 06:36 PM	#450
rezpekt Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Estonia 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1889 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Un chien andalou will also be in 1080p. Fantastic!

04-20-2011, 06:42 PM	#451
Yami Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:1830 DVD collection:32	It's quite upsetting that the BFI chose to issue the Early Kurosawa set as DVD only. All titles included (and every Kurosawa directed feature I believe) are out on BD in Japan. I know that it probably wouldn't sell well but I find it hard to believe that there is more of a market for the Flipside titles or indeed the majority of the titles the BFI have issued on Blu-Ray than any Kurosawa title.

04-20-2011, 06:47 PM	#452
rezpekt Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Estonia 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1889 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Most of the Kurosawa Blu-rays released in Japan look pretty bad as far as I know.

04-20-2011, 06:55 PM	#453
Yami Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:1830 DVD collection:32	You may be right but I haven't seen any reviews. Are there any?

04-20-2011, 09:03 PM	#456
cool hand bluke Active Member Member since:May 2010 Trading Score:1	Thanks for that info MichaelB. That makes it one of the releases of the year. Awesome.

04-24-2011, 03:21 PM	#458
No1Mugster Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Plymouth, UK Blu-ray collection:410	I've got a question about BFI/MoC/Arrow Academy. Are they somehow involved with each other? The back of Red Desert has a very similar layout to some of the MoC titles.

04-27-2011, 08:48 AM	#460
rezpekt Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Estonia 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1889 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Ordered Optimum's Peeping Tom from TheHut but I wanted to use my discount coupon (-15% for 2 Blu-rays) so I went ahead and pre-ordered L'age d'Or / Un chien andalou as well. Hoping it won't disappoint.

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