'The Bonfire of the Vanities' & 'The Client' ('94) November 06,2012 - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 07-11-2012, 01:05 PM

The Bonfire of the Vanities Blu-ray

The Bonfire of the Vanities Blu-ray review

The Client Blu-ray

The Client Blu-ray REVIEW

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=9111

PowellPressburger · 07-11-2012, 01:08 PM

Wow WB will be releasing Bonfire of the Vanities and NOT FEMME FATALE first to blu... kind of surprised... Unless maybe that title will also be planned for release this winter also.

Moefiz · 07-11-2012, 01:34 PM

Bonfire of the Vanities....Now that's a title I never thought I would see release on Blu.

PowellPressburger · 07-11-2012, 01:44 PM

Bonfire is possibly the one film by De Palma I've never seen.... is it as bad as some say it is... or decent viewing on a rainy afternoon?

slimdude · 07-11-2012, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Bonfire is possibly the one film by De Palma I've never seen.... is it as bad as some say it is... or decent viewing on a rainy afternoon?

Bonfire of the Vanities is a terrible movie. You didn't miss nothing.

klauswhereareyou · 07-11-2012, 03:37 PM

Well from a cinematographic perspective Bonfire is a triumph, and the current dvd looks like garbage with the framing actually misaligned on the sides, so I welcome this. I never really thought it was a bad movie, a missed opportunity due to some poor casting choices and book to film changes that were obviously made to make it more appealing to the masses (which of course backfired), but it does have some funny scenes and like I said the Vilmos Zsigmond cinematrogaphy is amazing.

bboisvert · 07-11-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Bonfire is possibly the one film by De Palma I've never seen.... is it as bad as some say it is... or decent viewing on a rainy afternoon?

Bonfire isn't terrible, but it's definitely a misfire.

Anyone considering buying or renting would probably enjoy picking this up too:
http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Candy-A...dp/0306811235/
as a supplement to your viewing.

Jaymole · 07-11-2012, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Bonfire is possibly the one film by De Palma I've never seen.... is it as bad as some say it is... or decent viewing on a rainy afternoon?

If you have read the book, then do not watch the movie as it is a travesty in comparison.

If you have not read the book, it might be worth a rental, but definitely don't blind buy it.

PowellPressburger · 07-11-2012, 06:14 PM

The Bonfire Of the Vanities was shot SUPER 35 which I normally the composition can be the same between standard frame to scope... but this has always been released 1.85:1 Really wish if it were De Palma's preference that it be released in 2.35:1Anyone have any thoughts on the aspect ratio it should be shown at 1.85:1 / 2.35:1 ? Only curious becuase I heard discussion on this years ago.

klauswhereareyou · 07-11-2012, 06:30 PM

I'm not sure about the true aspect ratio, IMDB says 1.85 : 1. I do know that the dvd looks terrible, with part of the picture from one side of the frame actually showing up on the other side for the entire film. You can actually see where the film frame ends on one side of the image.

Monterey Jack · 07-11-2012, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Wow WB will be releasing Bonfire of the Vanities and NOT FEMME FATALE first to blu...

Femme Fatale is the De Palma title I'm most looking forward to owning on Blu, and not just for the expected reasons...

Mainly, I just want to get rid of the snapper case the DVD was included in.

I've never seen Bonfire Of The Vanities, primarilly because I'd be interested in reading the novel first, because most reviews of the movie savaged it because it was a bad adaptation of the book.

PowellPressburger · 07-11-2012, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Femme Fatale is the De Palma title I'm most looking forward to owning on Blu, and not just for the expected reasons...

Mainly, I just want to get rid of the snapper case the DVD was included in.

For a brief period of time around when Femme Fatale was released on DVD Hollywood video carried a lot of Warner titles in reg plastic keep cases Femme Fatale was one and I have the keep case! Another title I have in the keep case is the Kid Stays in the Picture documentary that was I believe another Wb snapper release elsewhere.

rocknblues81 · 04-09-2016, 08:49 PM

Bonfire of the Vanities is on BR and True Lies isn't?

Somethings just aren't right.

Elazul · 01-02-2017, 01:30 PM

It appears the UK/EU version has 5 minutes cut from the film? Could anyone verify? I was not able to find a scene-by-scene comparison.

DMRI2006 · 01-02-2017, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Elazul

It appears the UK/EU version has 5 minutes cut from the film? Could anyone verify? I was not able to find a scene-by-scene comparison.

why do you think its cut?

Elazul · 01-07-2017, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DMRI2006

why do you think its cut?

It is registered that way. Over at UK Amazon they list a DVD with 120 minutes.

grazina31 · 12-19-2018, 04:20 PM

Trying to get this shipped to me from Amazon germany and they won’t ship this specific movie to the UK. Anyone else has experienced this before with either this movie or another? Really strange

StingingVelvet · 12-19-2018, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by grazina31

Trying to get this shipped to me from Amazon germany and they won’t ship this specific movie to the UK. Anyone else has experienced this before with either this movie or another? Really strange

Sure it's not a second-hand seller? Sometimes they can be the default.

07-11-2012, 01:05 PM	#1
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	'The Bonfire of the Vanities' & 'The Client' ('94) November 06,2012 The Bonfire of the Vanities Blu-ray The Bonfire of the Vanities Blu-ray review The Client Blu-ray The Client Blu-ray REVIEW https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=9111 Last edited by Deciazulado; 11-29-2012 at 04:09 AM.

12-19-2018, 04:20 PM	#17
grazina31 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2014 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:2	Amazon de won’t ship this to the UK Trying to get this shipped to me from Amazon germany and they won’t ship this specific movie to the UK. Anyone else has experienced this before with either this movie or another? Really strange

07-11-2012, 01:08 PM	#2
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:1015 Blu-ray collection:3688 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:301	Wow WB will be releasing Bonfire of the Vanities and NOT FEMME FATALE first to blu... kind of surprised... Unless maybe that title will also be planned for release this winter also.

07-11-2012, 01:34 PM	#3
Moefiz Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:288 DVD collection:20 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:70	Bonfire of the Vanities....Now that's a title I never thought I would see release on Blu.

07-11-2012, 01:44 PM	#4
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:1015 Blu-ray collection:3688 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:301	Bonfire is possibly the one film by De Palma I've never seen.... is it as bad as some say it is... or decent viewing on a rainy afternoon?

07-11-2012, 03:37 PM	#6
klauswhereareyou Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2012 4K collection:233 Blu-ray collection:2200 Digital collection:25 Prime collection:1	Well from a cinematographic perspective Bonfire is a triumph, and the current dvd looks like garbage with the framing actually misaligned on the sides, so I welcome this. I never really thought it was a bad movie, a missed opportunity due to some poor casting choices and book to film changes that were obviously made to make it more appealing to the masses (which of course backfired), but it does have some funny scenes and like I said the Vilmos Zsigmond cinematrogaphy is amazing.

07-11-2012, 06:14 PM	#9
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:1015 Blu-ray collection:3688 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:301	The Bonfire Of the Vanities was shot SUPER 35 which I normally the composition can be the same between standard frame to scope... but this has always been released 1.85:1 Really wish if it were De Palma's preference that it be released in 2.35:1Anyone have any thoughts on the aspect ratio it should be shown at 1.85:1 / 2.35:1 ? Only curious becuase I heard discussion on this years ago.

07-11-2012, 06:30 PM	#10
klauswhereareyou Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2012 4K collection:233 Blu-ray collection:2200 Digital collection:25 Prime collection:1	I'm not sure about the true aspect ratio, IMDB says 1.85 : 1. I do know that the dvd looks terrible, with part of the picture from one side of the frame actually showing up on the other side for the entire film. You can actually see where the film frame ends on one side of the image.

04-09-2016, 08:49 PM	#13
rocknblues81 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Shithole USA 4K collection:398 Blu-ray collection:2585 DVD collection:521 Digital collection:474 Trading Score:47	Bonfire of the Vanities is on BR and True Lies isn't? Somethings just aren't right.

01-02-2017, 01:30 PM	#14
Elazul Junior Member Member since:Jan 2017	It appears the UK/EU version has 5 minutes cut from the film? Could anyone verify? I was not able to find a scene-by-scene comparison.

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