Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Page 65 - Blu-ray Forum

heinzw · 11-19-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by obriensg1

I was just thinking. When Blu-ray debuted Sony titles had an ad for 'upcoming movies' that included 'LOA', 'Bad Boys 2' and other that took years to be released, or some that still haven't.

Has anybody compared shots from Lawrence of Arabia in that advertisement to the new restoration?

I remember seeing that. Robert Harris said, over at the HTF, that Sony did a HD master of Lawrence about 10 years ago. It was the basis of the two DVD releases back then. When they went to start working on the Blu-ray they (Harris and Grover Crisp) realized that it wasn't good enough. That's when Mr. Crisp, to the good fortune of Lawrence fans everywhere, decided a new restoration was in order. You can see the results of this great decision as soon as the movie starts. Breathtaking is a good adjective to use here.

So while I was disappointed that they didn't release a Blu of LoA back in 2008 I knew the wait would be well worth it. I appreciate them A) taking the time to do it right and B) not setting us all up for a double-dip.

This is certainly my candidate for catalog Blu of the year in a year of great catalog releases such as Jaws, Indy Jones, and Titanic to name a few.

Btw, I got a fantastic film frame in my Lawrence box, from one of my favorite scenes. It's an exhausted Lawrence walking with Ali right after he rescues Gasim from the sun's anvil while the rest of the Arabs cheer him on. "Nothing is written."

Scottie · 11-19-2012, 08:30 PM

I'm not in any immediate need to see this, but I'm pretty pissed off that DD is still backordered.

L'armée des ombres · 11-19-2012, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

I'm not in any immediate need to see this, but I'm pretty pissed off that DD is still backordered.

Mine finally shipped, confirmed by e-mail and on the DD site...finally

One of the weirdest business online i've ever done...sorry weirdest

robocop35 · 11-19-2012, 08:42 PM

tenorlyrico · 11-19-2012, 09:48 PM

Can anyone tell me what the "two previously unreleased" tracks are on the CD that comes with the boxed Blu-Ray set? Or a full track list would work too. I have looked everywhere for this, but there is no information on it.
My deep hope is that the "you have a funny sense of fun" or "blowing out the match" music cue is on the CD. Especially since this is the best example of the sweeping Lawrence theme in the whole film, but has never been available.

MrJoeKalel · 11-19-2012, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tenorlyrico

Can anyone tell me what the "two previously unreleased" tracks are on the CD that comes with the boxed Blu-Ray set? Or a full track list would work too. I have looked everywhere for this, but there is no information on it.
My deep hope is that the "you have a funny sense of fun" or "blowing out the match" music cue is on the CD. Especially since this is the best example of the sweeping Lawrence theme in the whole film, but has never been available.

Blu-ray.com's Review.

docquest · 11-19-2012, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tenorlyrico

Can anyone tell me what the "two previously unreleased" tracks are on the CD that comes with the boxed Blu-Ray set? Or a full track list would work too. I have looked everywhere for this, but there is no information on it.
My deep hope is that the "you have a funny sense of fun" or "blowing out the match" music cue is on the CD. Especially since this is the best example of the sweeping Lawrence theme in the whole film, but has never been available.

Post #1144 in this thread on page 58 has a scan of the CD track list.
The 2 previously inrelased tracks are: "Entr' Acte" and "Exit Music"

tenorlyrico · 11-19-2012, 10:06 PM

oh well....not sure why the track is on there twice since the Entr'acte and the Exit music are the same recording...something Jarre also did in Zhivago.

MovieMan31 · 11-19-2012, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by robocop35

Whoa, almost exactly the same as mine...

Broasted Chicken · 11-19-2012, 11:43 PM

Not a shot of O'Toole, but a decent one of Alec Guiness...

Bugs · 11-20-2012, 02:51 AM

Got my DD order on Saturday. Beautiful set! As an added bonus, mine came with two film cells! Will try to post pics tomorrow.

Rizor · 11-20-2012, 04:07 AM

The first time I saw Lawrence of Arabia was a pan & scanned airing on HBO or Cinemax one Thanksgiving morning over a decade ago. Would love to watch this in HD and widescreen glory on Thursday morning if I can find the time.

rafaelsalguero · 11-20-2012, 04:55 AM

you think we can get a Deal for this box set this week?

rickah88 · 11-20-2012, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rafaelsalguero

you think we can get a Deal for this box set this week?

Personally I don't think so, but for the sake of those holding out for a lower price, I hope I'm wrong!

Phibes · 11-20-2012, 12:19 PM

Still nothing for me

Pre-order-backorder-preorder-now backorder again.

The more interesting changes was when it changed from 1 to 2 and price they charged me didn't change in the total. It did change back to one so I don't think I'm getting a B1G1 deal

Weird, but still waiting.

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Originally Posted by Bugs

Got my DD order on Saturday. Beautiful set! As an added bonus, mine came with two film cells! Will try to post pics tomorrow.

Shanester · 11-20-2012, 01:33 PM

Watched an hour last night. Fabulous transfer. Could see every detail on the actors faces.

David Lean was a visual genius. Just about every frame looks like a postcard or painting.

GxyExpress999 · 11-20-2012, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Phibes

The more interesting changes was when it changed from 1 to 2 and price they charged me didn't change in the total. It did change back to one so I don't think I'm getting a B1G1 deal

Same thing happened to me but I was sent only one copy.

Rains MD · 11-20-2012, 04:08 PM

Decided not to wait, and boy this set is gorgeous!! I love how everyone's film cells are unique too!

AkumaSG · 11-21-2012, 01:26 AM

Well, would have preferred another frame, but there is a lot of desert in the movie!

rickah88 · 11-21-2012, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by AkumaSG

Well, would have preferred another frame, but there is a lot of desert in the movie!

Very nice frame! I was wondering if there were going to be a landscape frams, sans people, and it looks like you've answered that.

11-19-2012, 08:42 PM	#1284
robocop35 Senior Member Member since:Mar 2012 Location:West Richland WA Blu-ray collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Here is my Cell!

11-19-2012, 09:48 PM	#1285
tenorlyrico New Member Member since:Nov 2012 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:137	soundtrack CD Can anyone tell me what the "two previously unreleased" tracks are on the CD that comes with the boxed Blu-Ray set? Or a full track list would work too. I have looked everywhere for this, but there is no information on it. My deep hope is that the "you have a funny sense of fun" or "blowing out the match" music cue is on the CD. Especially since this is the best example of the sweeping Lawrence theme in the whole film, but has never been available.

11-19-2012, 08:30 PM	#1282
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	I'm not in any immediate need to see this, but I'm pretty pissed off that DD is still backordered.

11-19-2012, 10:06 PM	#1288
tenorlyrico New Member Member since:Nov 2012 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:137	oh well....not sure why the track is on there twice since the Entr'acte and the Exit music are the same recording...something Jarre also did in Zhivago.

11-20-2012, 02:51 AM	#1291
Bugs Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Northeast USA Blu-ray collection:742 Trading Score:41	Got my DD order on Saturday. Beautiful set! As an added bonus, mine came with two film cells! Will try to post pics tomorrow.

11-20-2012, 04:07 AM	#1292
Rizor Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:NJ, USA 4K collection:1602 Blu-ray collection:6185 DVD collection:192 MA collection:73 Digital collection:51 iTunes collection:29 Prime collection:7 Blu-ray reviews: 32 Trading Score:159	The first time I saw Lawrence of Arabia was a pan & scanned airing on HBO or Cinemax one Thanksgiving morning over a decade ago. Would love to watch this in HD and widescreen glory on Thursday morning if I can find the time.

11-20-2012, 04:55 AM	#1293
rafaelsalguero Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Mexico Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:1358 DVD collection:8 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:12	you think we can get a Deal for this box set this week?

11-20-2012, 01:33 PM	#1296
Shanester Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Montreal 4K collection:596 Blu-ray collection:2027 Blu-ray reviews:442 Trading Score:8	Watched an hour last night. Fabulous transfer. Could see every detail on the actors faces. David Lean was a visual genius. Just about every frame looks like a postcard or painting.

11-21-2012, 01:26 AM	#1299
AkumaSG Member Member since:Mar 2011 Location:ISSD Executor Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:90 Blu-ray collection:721	Well, would have preferred another frame, but there is a lot of desert in the movie!

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