Nighthawks (1981) (Sylvester Stallone)

[BklynBryan]

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Night...Blu-ray/34246/

This is great news! Nighthawks is classic Stallone!! I might buy this even if its Region B Locked!!! Billy Dee Williams (Harvey Dent from Batman; 1989) played Sly's partner. Both cops go after the terrorist Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer).

[Pike Bishop]

very good news indeed! day 1 for me.

[Batmon77]

i hope they have the original version with the original Songs and the original 6 shot ending.

I love this flick. I own the vhs and dvd. i hope its treated well.

One again the cover is terrible with upclose shots of the actors faces.

[Dickieduvet]

Out today, Who's buying

[Dickieduvet]

Just read that it's a dodgy 1080i upscale...Oh dear!

[demented]

It is indeed. Just gave mine a spin and was very disappointed to find that it was an upscale. That's the second German Blu-Ray I have bought and found out that is was an upscale. Avoid!

[demented]

Agreed. I've tired the German and Italian Blu-Rays; they are both awful upscales. My HDTV recording completely surpasses them.

[Rathbone]

The newly released Stallone Collection does include the HDTV master of Nighthawks.

http://www.amazon.de/Sylvester-Stall...one+collection

[tob]

Can you buy the HDTV master of Nighthawks on its own.

[Rathbone]

Originally Posted by tob

Can you buy the HDTV master of Nighthawks on its own.

Currently not. Only the old upscale is available as single disc.

[tob]

Originally Posted by Rathbone

Currently not. Only the old upscale is available as single disc.

Thanks.

[drauch]

Originally Posted by Rathbone

The newly released Stallone Collection does include the HDTV master of Nighthawks.

http://www.amazon.de/Sylvester-Stall...one+collection

Didn't see in the previous page. Anyone know if this is the original cut with the OST?

[saltysam]

is that 3 movies on one blu-ray

[Monroville]

Originally Posted by Rathbone

The newly released Stallone Collection does include the HDTV master of Nighthawks.

http://www.amazon.de/Sylvester-Stall...one+collection

Thanks for the link, but man... is that a horrible cover:



You would think that with Photoshop being around for a few decades, someone would be able to slap together a better cover than that.

BTW, is there double mega confirmation on the NIGHTHAWKS being the proper HDTV source?

[jah13]

Originally Posted by Monroville

BTW, is there double mega confirmation on the NIGHTHAWKS being the proper HDTV source?

Indeed. Need to know if the original theatrical soundtrack is intact. If so, this is a must-buy, horrific cover art and all.

[Rathbone]

Originally Posted by Monroville

BTW, is there double mega confirmation on the NIGHTHAWKS being the proper HDTV source?

Comparing against the capsaholic screencaps was the first thing I did after receiving the disc. It's the HDTV master.

Can't comment on the soundtrack though. Never seen the film before. I could check if somebody could give me a hint what to look for.

Hope it's a 50GB Blu, have my doubts though.

Don't have the disc at my desk at the moment, but I am pretty sure it's a BD50. Bitrate is about 15 Mbps which is not good, but acceptable. I have Warner BDs with less bitrate.

[drauch]

Originally Posted by Rathbone

.Can't comment on the soundtrack though. Never seen the film before. I could check if somebody could give me a hint what to look for.

Maybe this will help. Quoted from the IMDB:

"When this film is shown on cable TV, there are 2 instances where there is actually additional music from the score laid over existing music. This is most noticeable during the disco shoot out as DaSilva gets close to Wulfgar - the score rises up and blocks out the song playing at the disco.

The widescreen DVD release from Universal substitutes two songs during the disco shootout. The first is "Brown Sugar" by the Rolling Stones and the second is 'I'm A Man' by Keith Emerson. Earlier VHS releases from Universal Home Video, as well as some TV versions, also contained the altered songs. The fullscreen DVD release by GoodTimes Entertainment contains the restored songs."

[jah13]

Originally Posted by Rathbone

Comparing against the capsaholic screencaps was the first thing I did after receiving the disc. It's the HDTV master.

Can't comment on the soundtrack though. Never seen the film before. I could check if somebody could give me a hint what to look for.



Don't have the disc at my desk at the moment, but I am pretty sure it's a BD50. Bitrate is about 15 Mbps which is not good, but acceptable. I have Warner BDs with less bitrate.

If you don't hear "Brown Sugar" and "I'm A Man" in the main disco sequence, then the disc does not contain the original soundtrack. There are several other soundtrack changes, but they are not as noticeable or prominent.

[demented]

Thanks for that, had no idea there had been yet another release in Germany. Three films on one disc though? Hope it's a 50GB Blu, have my doubts though.

[demented]

Just watched the new German Blu-Ray on my projector and I'm very impressed. Yes, as expected, there are some compression artefacts, particularly noticeable in darker scenes, but it is 1080p/23.97 and looks really nice. This will suffice for now until another label decides to release it along with its 2.5 hour edit...yeah right.