Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

It's a laugh, ain't it? Sony are certainly doing their bit for the format, only I'm not sure whether it's positive or negative given that wretched launch slate.

It's an... interesting... complement to their "Supreme Cinema Series" which does appear to understand (if not provide) the value of 4K-sourced content.

[zahinn]

time to dip. I only own the regular release

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

I bet smurfs sells more

I'm sure (sadly) Smurfs on Blu-ray will utterly smoke Lawrence of Arabia on all formats combined. However, given the likely early-adopter market, I'm sure that Lawrence of Arabia on UHD would absolutely outsell Smurfs on UHD (and would probably help move quite a few hardware units, as well).

[gigan72]

Really tempted to blind buy. I've only heard good things about the movie, and the set is a steal right now...

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

It's an... interesting... complement to their "Supreme Cinema Series" which does appear to understand (if not provide) the value of 4K-sourced content.

And that's the nail on the head: given that they've just re-released three popular catalogue titles for this remastered Blu-ray line in a speshul case, they're not gonna put them out straightaway on UHD lest they be accused of gouging the fan base. And they're not gonna give up any crown jewels (Lawrence) straight away either so we're faced with some distinctly middle-of-the-road type stuff.

[ThatOneGuy]

And it is now out of stock until the 6th on Amazon.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

And they're not gonna give up any crown jewels (Lawrence) straight away either so we're faced with some distinctly middle-of-the-road type stuff.

I'd say "middle-of-the-road" is kind. I just wish they'd at least found a couple of film-originated catalog titles to include so that there'd be something in the initial batch that would hint at the potential of the format. And I'm surprised that the CE manufacturers didn't offer them enough incentive to do so.

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I meant it's unfortunate concerning the lack of extras.

I see. Well, I already had the other editions, so it's all good.

Originally Posted by solovoyager

I wouldn't mind changing discs at a natural cut-off like an intermission. If it were not that, it might bother me.

That would bother me too.

[sandman slim]

Originally Posted by gigan72

Really tempted to blind buy. I've only heard good things about the movie, and the set is a steal right now...

You will NOT be disappointed. One of the best films ever, one of the best special editions ever.

[gigan72]

Originally Posted by sandman slim

You will NOT be disappointed. One of the best films ever, one of the best special editions ever.

...I couldn't hold out. Ordered it. Excited for it to arrive.

[zoozilla]

Couldn't help but jump on today's deal. I guess the Blu-ray format's underwhelming adoption does provide some benefit: when you gotta sell product, you sell it at a low price.

I've been lucky enough to see the film in theaters multiple times, and it's incredible every time. I'm always amazed at how quickly 4 hours flies by.

[ThatOneGuy]

Originally Posted by gigan72

...I couldn't hold out. Ordered it. Excited for it to arrive.

Got in before the wait became 1 to 3 weeks? People jumped on this once the word got out.

[gigan72]

Originally Posted by John Klein

Got in before the wait became 1 to 3 weeks? People jumped on this once the word got out.

Yeah, I got my order in right before that, when said it may take an extra one or two days to process. From there it went on to the week/three week wait.

[jej826]

Originally Posted by zahinn

time to dip. I only own the regular release

Same here. I got my order in this morning.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by bruceames.

The download file is around 70-80 gb, IIRC. Much, much better then Netflix or Vudu could be, precisely because it is a download and doesn't need to be streamed. I imagine the that the Vidity downloads will be comparable to UHD BD for the same reason.

Damn, impressive size. Didn't know that service was pushing out such file sizes. Shame I assume it has DRM, so I can't support it.

[Dreamliner330]

I've got the regular release and when I saw the collector edition for sale I decided to watch it for the very first time to see if I should double dip. I've got about an hour left, they're blowing up trains now. The movie is okay but I'm still searching for the Masterpice everyone else is describing...

[rickah88]

Clearly, not your cup o'tea.

[solovoyager]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

I've got the regular release and when I saw the collector edition for sale I decided to watch it for the very first time to see if I should double dip. I've got about an hour left, they're blowing up trains now. The movie is okay but I'm still searching for the Masterpice everyone else is describing...

Do you like anything you own? You're having the same issue with X-Files I believe. Might be time to try a Netflix disc membership and try these discs out before purchasing.

[Dreamliner330]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Clearly, not your cup o'tea.

I finished it. The more I watched the more it felt like Lawrence was deranged and psychotic. Also, the sense of time felt off. How this thing won so many awards is beyond me They must not have ventured too far away from the backlot in the 60's.

Sometimes when I watch bonus content I appreciate things more, but I'm not sure I'll be watching this one again.

I will say though, I'd way rather watch this again than Spielberg's Lincoln.

Originally Posted by solovoyager

Do you like anything you own? You're having the same issue with X-Files I believe. Might be time to try a Netflix disc membership and try these discs out before purchasing.

I know right? I sold a lot of what I bought last year but if you look at my collection you can see I kept a reasonably decent mix of things.

Sometimes its hard to find things online. X-Files I got really cheap and I'd rather watch Blu-ray than stream...but of course, I'd rather like what I own.

I just mainly have a hard time with movies that occur before present day. I remember the couple references to Lawrence of Arabia in Prometheus though, that was interesting.

[solovoyager]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

I know right? I sold a lot of what I bought last year but if you look at my collection you can see I kept a reasonably decent mix of things.

Sometimes its hard to find things online. X-Files I got really cheap and I'd rather watch Blu-ray than stream...but of course, I'd rather like what I own.

And too, I should have added, one can't rent X-Files on Blu from Netflix.

Also I have my share of movies that were blind buys, that I wish maybe I hadn't been so blind about.