Twilight Time Discussion Thread - Page 900 - Blu-ray Forum

atfree · 06-15-2015, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jayembee

One Million Years B.C. was a Hammer Films production, released in the US by Fox. If Fox still has the North American rights, then it, too, is "TT eligible".

The 1966 remake was a Hammer production.... I was talking about the 1940 original.

jayembee · 06-15-2015, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by atfree

The 1966 remake was a Hammer production.... I was talking about the 1940 original.

Not sure why. The context was with respect to Harryhausen. He worked on the 1966 version, not the 1940.

cakefactory · 06-15-2015, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by atfree

The 1966 remake was a Hammer production.... I was talking about the 1940 original.

Oh. That one's titled One Million BC, no "Years" in the title. Did that even get a DVD release? I saw it on TCM once several years ago but haven't seen it mentioned since.

atfree · 06-15-2015, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by jayembee

Not sure why. The context was with respect to Harryhausen. He worked on the 1966 version, not the 1940.

Sorry.....didn't see the context at first.

BluBonnet · 06-15-2015, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Cocophone

Are the subtitles "blocky" looking like on DVDs?

Sounds like you're talking about closed-captioning, but in any event the answer is no, usually white letters without a box

The Great Owl · 06-15-2015, 12:52 PM

I just ordered To Sir, With Love.

This is one of those titles that I wanted to order a few months back, but it fell by the wayside on the priority list when a bunch of other discs were released around the same time. I decided to go ahead and pull the trigger, since nothing is up for me to order from SAE with the next batch, and since I might be changing addresses next month.

Any comments from fans of this movie?

MyBoyBlu · 06-15-2015, 01:32 PM

Pre-order for July releases: Jul1 at 4pm Eastern?

BluOrbit · 06-15-2015, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MyBoyBlu

Pre-order for July releases: Jul1 at 4pm Eastern?

Is that your guess, because that's a week later than normal?

docc · 06-15-2015, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MyBoyBlu

Pre-order for July releases: Jul1 at 4pm Eastern?

It is

docc · 06-15-2015, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I just ordered To Sir, With Love.

This is one of those titles that I wanted to order a few months back, but it fell by the wayside on the priority list when a bunch of other discs were released around the same time. I decided to go ahead and pull the trigger, since nothing is up for me to order from SAE with the next batch, and since I might be changing addresses next month.

Any comments from fans of this movie?

Good choice....this is a wonderful feel-good movie with an amazing ensemble cast of young British actors and Poitier brilliant as always

Page14 · 06-15-2015, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I just ordered To Sir, With Love.

This is one of those titles that I wanted to order a few months back, but it fell by the wayside on the priority list when a bunch of other discs were released around the same time. I decided to go ahead and pull the trigger, since nothing is up for me to order from SAE with the next batch, and since I might be changing addresses next month.

Any comments from fans of this movie?

I agree with docc's comments. This is a movie that I fondly remember from way back when. The big draw for me is (easily) Sidney Poitier's performance (... as is the case in most of the movies he appears in).

MyBoyBlu · 06-15-2015, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by docc

It is

Thanks!

Sporkies · 06-15-2015, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad1963

PQ is quite nice. There are some dirt specs at the beginning and once or twice during the film. But the for the most part it is clean and in some scenes stunning. I have no issues with subtitles. I'm not fluent but I understand some French and find it easy to follow. Subtitles are yellow and are burnt in.

Ugh, why is TT so bad with subs on foreign language films?!

CriterionBlues · 06-15-2015, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Sporkies

Ugh, why is TT so bad with subs on foreign language films?!

It's not just foreign language films. They don't have subtitles for Ken Loach films, which is technically English, but might as well be foreign language. They are unwatchable to me.

jayembee · 06-15-2015, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sporkies

Ugh, why is TT so bad with subs on foreign language films?!

They use whatever the studio gives them, which oftentimes is nothing. I found it amusing when I watched their (reissued) release of Journey to the Center of the Earth, and the subtitle file was the same as the one from Fox's 2003 DVD. The subtitles on both spell the name of the Icelandic volcano "Sneffels Yocul" instead of its proper name "Snæfellsjökull" (even the funky vowels aside, it was obviously done phonetically).

jayembee · 06-15-2015, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CriterionBlues

It's not just foreign language films. They don't have subtitles for Ken Loach films, which is technically English, but might as well be foreign language. They are unwatchable to me.

In fact, one of his films...I think it was Riff-Raff...was the first English-language film that was released theatrically in the US with subtitles because the working-class accents were virtually impossible to understand.

Artisan's seeming policy of never including subtitles (or even closed captioning) on their DVDs seriously pissed me off a couple of times because the thick accents of the characters were difficult to understand: Terrence Stamp in The Limey (whose accent was so unintelligible that a joke was made of the fact in the dialogue in one scene) and Bob Hoskins in Felicia's Journey.

The Great Owl · 06-15-2015, 09:36 PM

Mississippi Mermaid, The Young Lions, and Absolute Beginners are here.

The Owl is pleased.

Brad1963 · 06-15-2015, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sporkies

Ugh, why is TT so bad with subs on foreign language films?!

This is what MGM provided to them.

Brent L. · 06-16-2015, 01:00 AM

I recently sought out, and found, actress Patricia Gozzi. After receiving permission to do so I mailed out a package to her and I received it all back today. This was one of the items I sent and got back (I posted everything at the link below too)...

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=153

CriterionBlues · 06-16-2015, 01:34 AM

I will defend TT to some degree about the subtitles and agree with the above posters that they work with the subtitles they are given. I even reached out to them about the Loach films after finding out they are practically useless to me, and it was what the distributor gave them (Film Four I think).

That said, they probably shouldn't release British titles with strong accents without subtitles to an American market. Even Fever Pitch was a challenge.

06-16-2015, 01:00 AM	#17999
Brent L. Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Anderson, SC Blu-ray collection:1156 Trading Score:25	I recently sought out, and found, actress Patricia Gozzi. After receiving permission to do so I mailed out a package to her and I received it all back today. This was one of the items I sent and got back (I posted everything at the link below too)... https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=153 Last edited by Brent L.; 06-16-2015 at 01:23 AM.

06-15-2015, 12:52 PM	#17986
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	I just ordered To Sir, With Love. This is one of those titles that I wanted to order a few months back, but it fell by the wayside on the priority list when a bunch of other discs were released around the same time. I decided to go ahead and pull the trigger, since nothing is up for me to order from SAE with the next batch, and since I might be changing addresses next month. Any comments from fans of this movie?

06-15-2015, 01:32 PM	#17987
MyBoyBlu Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Virginia Trading Score:541	Pre-order for July releases: Jul1 at 4pm Eastern?

06-15-2015, 09:36 PM	#17997
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	Mississippi Mermaid, The Young Lions, and Absolute Beginners are here. The Owl is pleased.

06-16-2015, 01:34 AM	#18000
CriterionBlues Expert Member Member since:Apr 2015 Location:Soda City, USA 4K collection:216 Blu-ray collection:3382 DVD collection:369 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:2	I will defend TT to some degree about the subtitles and agree with the above posters that they work with the subtitles they are given. I even reached out to them about the Loach films after finding out they are practically useless to me, and it was what the distributor gave them (Film Four I think). That said, they probably shouldn't release British titles with strong accents without subtitles to an American market. Even Fever Pitch was a challenge.

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