Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[tallrichard]

Weather delays are one thing when it is a foot of snow or 3 feet like last year, but this was a normal storm and an easy excuse to cover a screw up...next time it will be another excuse....

[Widescreenfilmguy]

I've waited for these films to be released on Blu for quite a while and I'm sure another week or 2 won't kill me. I have about 15 or 20 I still haven't watched yet so they will keep me busy

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by Widescreenfilmguy

I've waited for these films to be released on Blu for quite a while and I'm sure another week or 2 won't kill me. I have about 15 or 20 I still haven't watched yet so they will keep me busy

I agree, all I care about is that I eventually get them, besides it's not like they are leaving us in the dark, at least they told us there would be a delay.

[spawningblue]

Does anyone know when the next signed giveaway will be? Don't they have these twice a month now?

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by tallrichard

Weather delays are one thing when it is a foot of snow or 3 feet like last year, but this was a normal storm and an easy excuse to cover a screw up...next time it will be another excuse....

Dude the Northeast has been getting slammed this year, tons of bad weather which has screwed up tons of businesses. Even if no machines were effected the number of days with no production Cinram probably had alone could cause a week delay. Calm down.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by spawningblue

Does anyone know when the next signed giveaway will be? Don't they have these twice a month now?

They had been having them once a month on pre-order day. Now, they have them once a month not on pre-order day. There were only two times (last November and December) that they had two of them in a single month.

The last signed promo was offered on March 4, so the next one won't likely be for 3-4 weeks.

In my signature is a link to my posting of the signed promos. That includes the days that the offers were made.

[popeflick]

Originally Posted by jayembee

They had been having them once a month on pre-order day. Now, they have them once a month not on pre-order day. There were only two times (last November and December) that they had two of them in a single month.

The last signed promo was offered on March 4, so the next one won't likely be for 3-4 weeks.

In my signature is a link to my posting of the signed promos. That includes the days that the offers were made.

Love those lists. I think I've mentioned it before but TT had a signing event for Bkue Lagoon in Santa Monica at a screening of the film the December it came out. You'd have to dig into their FB page to find the details but it was a pseudo event they were certainly at but nothing offered through SAE. Just an FYI.

[dommie]

Just got home to find my copy of JTTCOTE waiting for me. Will try to check it out over the weekend.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by RodChester

Except this doesn't happen on a regular basis. Extraordinarily horrible weather shut the replicating plant down. There's no avoiding that. The only other delay is The Bounty and that is TTs fault.

Weather delays may not happen regularly and I don't have an issue with that. However, as others have stated, TT releases used to arrive early to SAE and over time they've gradually arrived just in time, or later, for the release date. So, what is the cause of this effect? Is it because TT has gotten their information to Cinram later than before or is it because TT has been pushed to the back of the line as others have suggested? I would take issue with the latter.

Most releases tend to be pressed a month or more prior to the release date. So, is this a TT issue or a manufacturer issue? A one week weather delay shouldn't affect releases. Why is it that a release hasn't been pressed within one week of the release date? As others have suggested it would seem the manufacturer is to blame.

A one week delay won't kill anyone but it's rather a matter of principle.

[MEB]

I received my copy of the 2015 (4K restoration) of Journey to the Center of the Earth today. I haven't watched the entire movie, but I spun it up on my Mac and compared a few scenes to the Blu-ray.com screenshots for the 2012 Twilight Time disc. I'm pleased to report the new 4K restoration is a SUBSTANTIAL improvement over the previous release! The difference is, in humble opinion, night and day!

Noise and defects are removed and objects are more detailed (but the film doesn't appear overly-sharpened to my eye.) I still see some film grain (vs. excessive noise). For the scenes I quickly checked, you get more of the original frame with the 2015 4K restoration. The 2012 transfer is rather significantly cropped by comparison. (Again, I did not watch the entire disc, nor did I compare more than a few scenes.)

The improvement is dramatic enough that I decided to borrow one screenshot from Blu-ray.com (2012 release) and I pulled one from my Blu-ray (2015 4K release). Here's that screenshot comparison:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/116007

Everyone that plans to replace their 2012 version with the new 4K restoration, please raise your hand!

Mark

[Dex Robinson]

Originally Posted by MEB

...Noise and defects are removed and objects are more detailed (but the film doesn't appear overly-sharpened to my eye.) ...

I was really thrown under the bus for pointing out the excessive EE in the first release (even though most other reviewers also noted it). Glad to see that they fixed it and the new release really does look dramatically better (based on screencaps, don't have the disc yet).

[hoytereden]

Just got my copy and it looks beautiful! Mind you, I didn't manage to get the previous TT Blu and my comparison is from the DVD edition but just seeing and hearing the iconic opening credit sequence was amazing.

[EddieLarkin]

Originally Posted by MEB

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/116007

Check out the bottom half of her cape. I hope that's a result of your capture process and not lousy encoding. Going by the image size there's a good chance it's .jpeg compression, so check that frame on playback, will you?

[MEB]

Originally Posted by EddieLarkin

Check out the bottom half of her cape. I hope that's a result of your capture process and not lousy encoding. Going by the image size there's a good chance it's .jpeg compression, so check that frame on playback, will you?

I have no idea what you are talking about.

Mark

[EddieLarkin]

You can't see the problem with your image?



Is the frame actually like that, or did you save your capture as a .jpeg?

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by EddieLarkin

You can't see the problem with your image?



Is the frame actually like that, or did you save your capture as a .jpeg?

It's a highly compressed jpeg.

[EddieLarkin]

And I know that's what is almost certainly causing the problem, but it's not the point. It needs to be confirmed; screencaps already get a bad enough rap without completely inaccurate ones flying around the forums. After the Fright Night compression issues, it's important that misinformation is kept to a minimum.

[Sporkies]

Originally Posted by MEB

I received my copy of the 2015 (4K restoration) of Journey to the Center of the Earth today. I haven't watched the entire movie, but I spun it up on my Mac and compared a few scenes to the Blu-ray.com screenshots for the 2012 Twilight Time disc. I'm pleased to report the new 4K restoration is a SUBSTANTIAL improvement over the previous release! The difference is, in humble opinion, night and day!

Noise and defects are removed and objects are more detailed (but the film doesn't appear overly-sharpened to my eye.) I still see some film grain (vs. excessive noise). For the scenes I quickly checked, you get more of the original frame with the 2015 4K restoration. The 2012 transfer is rather significantly cropped by comparison. (Again, I did not watch the entire disc, nor did I compare more than a few scenes.)

The improvement is dramatic enough that I decided to borrow one screenshot from Blu-ray.com (2012 release) and I pulled one from my Blu-ray (2015 4K release). Here's that screenshot comparison:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/116007

Everyone that plans to replace their 2012 version with the new 4K restoration, please raise your hand!

Mark

Whoa. Substantial isn't a strong enough word for that.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by EddieLarkin

And I know that's what is almost certainly causing the problem, but it's not the point. It needs to be confirmed; screencaps already get a bad enough rap without completely inaccurate ones flying around the forums. After the Fright Night compression issues, it's important that misinformation is kept to a minimum.

Not sure what you're referencing but the Fright Night re-release is affected by compression/macro blocking issues albeit in only a few areas. But that doesn't negate the fact that it does exist.

[MEB]

Originally Posted by EddieLarkin

You can't see the problem with your image?



Is the frame actually like that, or did you save your capture as a .jpeg?

I am doing quick screen captures using Mac Blu-ray player software. They are definitely highly compressed.

Edit: I raised my display's contrast and could finally see the pixelation you are seeing. I then double-checked live Blu-ray and the pixelation in the cape area is definitely due to the compression of the screenshot. The cape looks clean in the live image.

Mark