The Black Stallion (1979) - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 04-15-2015, 09:56 PM

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New 4K digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Caleb Deschanel, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Five short films by Carroll Ballard, with introductions by the director: Pigs! (1965), The Perils of Priscilla (1969), Rodeo (1969), Seems Like Only Yesterday (1971), and Crystallization (1974)
New conversation between Ballard and film critic Scott Foundas
New interview with Deschanel
New piece featuring photographer Mary Ellen Mark discussing her images from the film’s set
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Sragow

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This remarkable adaptation of Walter Farley’s classic children’s novel by Carroll Ballard—in which an American boy is rescued after a shipwreck off the coast of North Africa by a seemingly untamable wild horse—is a cinematic tour de force. From the crystalline shores of a deserted island in the Arabian Sea to the green grass and dusty roads of 1930s suburban New York, Ballard and director of photography Caleb Deschanel create a film of consistent visual invention and purity, also featuring a winning supporting performance by Mickey Rooney as a retired jockey and a gorgeous score by Carmine Coppola.

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wonkavision · 04-15-2015, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Akijama

http://www.criterion.com/films/28685-the-black-stallion

Awesome.
I need to start waiting longer before buying stuff. I'm beginning to get to the end of my rope with double dips.

Dunemoon · 04-15-2015, 10:04 PM

Tempting...

MifuneFan · 04-15-2015, 10:14 PM

Beautiful artwork

Professor Echo · 04-15-2015, 10:17 PM

I saw this fourteen times in a theater in a span of maybe six weeks. I was 21 years old and it taught me everything I needed to know about making films and film as art. It was like having a painting by one of the old masters hanging in my home for six weeks.

javi92 · 04-16-2015, 12:44 AM

Glad I held off on the previous release. Makes forking over for this one easier.

shmn · 04-16-2015, 01:36 AM

Yup. I got suckered in and bought the first BR release which was a dog. I should have known better. At least Criterion will give this movie the transfer it deserves.

Monterey Jack · 04-16-2015, 02:44 AM

What a stunning cover!

Dubstar · 04-16-2015, 02:50 AM

interestingly the MGM blu from last year has 5.1 audio, but Criterion's is 2.0 - interesting.

MifuneFan · 04-16-2015, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dubstar

interestingly the MGM blu from last year has 5.1 audio, but Criterion's is 2.0 - interesting.

Up-mixed from the original stereo

rafaelsalguero · 04-16-2015, 03:08 AM

the MGM is also a 4K Restored edition?

Dubstar · 04-16-2015, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Up-mixed from the original stereo

there seems to be some conflicting news that the 5.1 mix was what was supposed to be implemented on the 70mm / 6-track channel version.

jshaide · 04-16-2015, 03:27 AM

I've never seen this one. Worth a blind buy?

Monterey Jack · 04-16-2015, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jshaide

I've never seen this one. Worth a blind buy?

One of the greatest family movies ever made, with rapturous cinematography.

Dubstar · 04-16-2015, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

One of the greatest family movies ever made, with rapturous cinematography.

yes - the island photography is just gorgeous.

Ray_Rogers · 04-16-2015, 09:16 AM

Wow! Far better release compared to the MGM release! Glad to upgrade since I had the DVD set which had this film and the sequel, The Black Stallion Returns. Wonder where the sequel is on Blu-ray though.

widegambler2012 · 04-16-2015, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rafaelsalguero

the MGM is also a 4K Restored edition?

Nope

super excited to see the results

does this release aline with annual BN sale as-well?

Akijama · 04-16-2015, 05:02 PM

I haven't watched it yet, but in regards to this release, I gotta say, I didn't see it coming. It was released on blu last year, and it don't strike me as something that Criterion desperately wants to re-release so soon after its initial release. Sounds like a good movie, though.

Bassaholic · 04-16-2015, 05:08 PM

Haven't even opened my MGM blu yet. Off to ebay it goes.

rickah88 · 04-16-2015, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by shmn

Yup. I got suckered in and bought the first BR release which was a dog. I should have known better. At least Criterion will give this movie the transfer it deserves.

I did the same! Ah well, isn't the first time I've gone out at re-dipped...and I'm sure it won't be the last.

Fantastic news!

04-15-2015, 10:04 PM	#3
Dunemoon Banned Member since:Jul 2013	Tempting...

04-15-2015, 10:14 PM	#4
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Beautiful artwork

04-15-2015, 10:17 PM	#5
Professor Echo Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:2	I saw this fourteen times in a theater in a span of maybe six weeks. I was 21 years old and it taught me everything I needed to know about making films and film as art. It was like having a painting by one of the old masters hanging in my home for six weeks.

04-16-2015, 12:44 AM	#6
javi92 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2013 4K collection:300 Blu-ray collection:4969 DVD collection:875	Glad I held off on the previous release. Makes forking over for this one easier.

04-16-2015, 01:36 AM	#7
shmn Member Member since:Aug 2011 Location:WA State Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:792 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:8	Yup. I got suckered in and bought the first BR release which was a dog. I should have known better. At least Criterion will give this movie the transfer it deserves.

04-16-2015, 02:44 AM	#8
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	What a stunning cover!

04-16-2015, 02:50 AM	#9
Dubstar Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:down at Fraggle Rock Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:1953 DVD collection:304 MA collection:4 Digital collection:33 Trading Score:29	interestingly the MGM blu from last year has 5.1 audio, but Criterion's is 2.0 - interesting.

04-16-2015, 03:08 AM	#11
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	the MGM is also a 4K Restored edition?

04-16-2015, 03:27 AM	#13
jshaide Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2014 Location:East Coast! 4K collection:217 Blu-ray collection:5922 DVD collection:669 Trading Score:14	I've never seen this one. Worth a blind buy?

04-16-2015, 09:16 AM	#16
Ray_Rogers Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Watsonville, California Trading Score:31	Wow! Far better release compared to the MGM release! Glad to upgrade since I had the DVD set which had this film and the sequel, The Black Stallion Returns. Wonder where the sequel is on Blu-ray though.

04-16-2015, 05:02 PM	#18
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	I haven't watched it yet, but in regards to this release, I gotta say, I didn't see it coming. It was released on blu last year, and it don't strike me as something that Criterion desperately wants to re-release so soon after its initial release. Sounds like a good movie, though.

04-16-2015, 05:08 PM	#19
Bassaholic Special Member Member since:May 2011 Location:close to the edge 4K collection:635 Blu-ray collection:2261 DVD collection:84 Trading Score:194	Haven't even opened my MGM blu yet. Off to ebay it goes.

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