Anne of Green Gables (1985) (30th Anniversary Edition) - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 07-07-2015, 07:58 PM

Anne of Green Gables Blu-ray

Courtesy of eOne Entertainment

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Red-haired orphan Anne grows up in Avonlea on the farm of elderly Matthew and his sister, Marilla. Directed by Kevin Sullivan.

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PowellPressburger · 07-07-2015, 08:18 PM

I was just thinking about this series a few weeks back when I noticed the DVD set at Barnes & Noble, thinking surprised they haven't created a BLU set yet. And now here it comes.

jameslee17 · 07-07-2015, 08:46 PM

Wow, my wife and daughter are going to be excited to get this.

Me, not so much.

filmmusic · 07-07-2015, 10:07 PM

Found a trailer for the restoration, from 4 years ago (it was for the DVD)

it says in the description:

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Purchase Anne of Green Gables in High Definition on DVD here:

Now, how can a DVD be HD, I cannot understand!

(probably they meant the restoration was in HD)

By the way, i guess this will be cropped?
or the 4:3 was cropped from a widescreen source?

OneWayFilms · 07-07-2015, 11:12 PM

I'm confused, is this coming out on bluray or not?

filmmusic · 07-07-2015, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by OneWayFilms

I'm confused, is this coming out on bluray or not?

It's coming on Bluray.
As i said that trailer is from 4 years ago and it's an ad for the DVD that was released then.

OneWayFilms · 07-08-2015, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

It's coming on Bluray.
As i said that trailer is from 4 years ago and it's an ad for the DVD that was released then.

AWESOME, I sure hope we get the entire trilogy: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel & Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story. This would make a WONDERFUL collection set. I have teh trilogy on DVD, but a restored bluray would be A-MAZ-ING!

that1guystudios · 07-08-2015, 01:19 AM

I got the entire trilogy from Japan about 3-4 years ago. It was massively expensive. 1080i, Dolby TrueHD 5.1. Picture quality was decent considering the sources available and the budget of the original production. I would compare it to the Colin Firth version of Pride and Prejudice.

adamclark83 · 07-08-2015, 01:23 AM

Out of the three mini-series, my favourite is the second one.

lolwut · 07-08-2015, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jameslee17

Wow, my wife and daughter are going to be excited to get this.

Me, not so much.

Yeah, my mom is going to love this. This and Gone with the Wind are her favorite movies (well, miniseries in this case).

ScarredLungs · 07-08-2015, 02:38 PM

Fantastic! I watched this all the time growing up.

My mom will be happy as well!

ScarredLungs · 07-08-2015, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by adamclark83

Out of the three mini-series, my favourite is the second one.

Anne of Avonlea.....I would love to see follow shortly on bluray as well.

DMRI2006 · 07-08-2015, 03:38 PM

I was always interested in the Japanese release but the ridiculous price kept me away. Glad to see E One handling it...hopefully the rest will follow!

Darth Helmet · 07-08-2015, 08:27 PM

I remember watching this when it first came on TV. Great memories.

Falaskan · 07-10-2015, 08:26 PM

Mine!!!

Akijama · 07-16-2015, 02:38 AM

Amazon link. It should be available for pre-order within few hours.

http://www.amazon.com/Anne-Green-Gab...n%3A2650305011

jaredofmo · 07-16-2015, 10:31 PM

Wait, do we know anything about this release? Whether it's just the first miniseries (which is well worth it on its own) or all four? Because right now, it's on Amazon for about $50, which is a bit much to ask for just the first, but a real deal if it's for all four. (I've never seen the fourth one and only own the first one on DVD.)

And also if this is the complete frame. These were originally made for TV, but I understand the recent remaster DVD cropped it from 4:3 to 16:9, and I'm not about that at all... I'd rather have black bars on the sides of the screen.

Kinda OT, but Anne of Green Gables is a series I wouldn't mind getting a remake soon. I heard there was a new TV version in the works, but nothing seems to have come of it yet. I love me some Megan Follows as Anne, but L. M. Montgomery wrote quite a bit more about her that didn't make it into Sullivan's productions. (Only the first two miniseries were based on her works. By the time the third one was made, Sullivan had lost rights to the books and could only create original stories or work from his previous productions.)

octobercountry · 07-16-2015, 10:35 PM

I loved the first two "Anne" films, so those would be auto-buys for me. The third one---eh, it had problems. And the fourth---well, that was an abomination that should never, ever be viewed---or even mentioned! Heh, heh...

HD transfers were made for these films a number of years back; it's about time that the results end up on blu-ray in addition to the regular DVDs that were released at that time. Problem is, I'm not really too thrilled about cropping the picture to a 1.78:1 aspect ratio. There's a very little added to the sides of the frame, but the top and bottom are definitely trimmed, as you can see in these comparison screencaps:

http://avonleavignettes.com/anne/comparison.html

This was never intended to be shown in widescreen, and I think they should have just stayed with the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio...

Looks like the colour timing is considerably different on the new transfer as well, so...

I haven't actually viewed these new transfers myself (I have the older DVD release) so I can't say how they really look. I do know that the camera negatives for the first two films were in shockingly bad condition. The negative for "Anne of Avonlea" was so badly scratched that they had to reassemble the first half-hour of the film from alternate takes. I've never seen this version, so I don't know how it plays....

jaredofmo · 07-16-2015, 10:45 PM

Ugh... Thanks for that link. Given Sullivan's pricing, looks like this would be just the first miniseries (the Amazon price for the recent DVD reissue of the first one is $41.57), and since they're trying to sell this new HD version that crops the video and changes the color around to look more like a movie than a TV miniseries from the 80s, I think I'll pass.

octobercountry · 07-16-2015, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jaredofmo

Wait, do we know anything about this release? Whether it's just the first miniseries (which is well worth it on its own) or all four? Because right now, it's on Amazon for about $50, which is a bit much to ask for just the first, but a real deal if it's for all four. (I've never seen the fourth one and only own the first one on DVD.)

I'm assuming that it's $50 for the first film, which (despite the 199 minute running time) is too darn expensive for a single film. But then, Sullivan productions have always been wildly overpriced upon first release; in some cases it has taken years for the price to drop significantly. So, while I definitely want to see this on blu, I may wait just a bit before purchasing and see what happens with the price.

I'd strongly recommend against viewing the fourth, and final, Anne film. It truly was horrible---like they plugged the Anne characters into a tired remake of Jane Eyre. Here's the review I posted on Amazon way back when, but if you look at some of the other reviews as well you'd see many others agreed with me!

Anne: A New Beginning

07-07-2015, 08:18 PM	#2
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:996 Blu-ray collection:3682 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	I was just thinking about this series a few weeks back when I noticed the DVD set at Barnes & Noble, thinking surprised they haven't created a BLU set yet. And now here it comes.

07-07-2015, 08:46 PM	#3
jameslee17 Active Member Member since:Dec 2012	Wow, my wife and daughter are going to be excited to get this. Me, not so much.

07-07-2015, 11:12 PM	#5
OneWayFilms Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Mississippi 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:971 DVD collection:759 Digital collection:457 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:5	I'm confused, is this coming out on bluray or not?

07-08-2015, 01:19 AM	#8
that1guystudios 3D Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Oh I come from a land, from a faraway place... 4K collection:289 Blu-ray collection:1219 DVD collection:223 MA collection:1219 Digital collection:343 iTunes collection:145 Blu-ray reviews: 30 Trading Score:117	I got the entire trilogy from Japan about 3-4 years ago. It was massively expensive. 1080i, Dolby TrueHD 5.1. Picture quality was decent considering the sources available and the budget of the original production. I would compare it to the Colin Firth version of Pride and Prejudice.

07-08-2015, 01:23 AM	#9
adamclark83 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Melbourne, Australia 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:1423 DVD collection:1245	Out of the three mini-series, my favourite is the second one.

07-08-2015, 02:38 PM	#11
ScarredLungs Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Utah 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:1433 Prime collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:4	Fantastic! I watched this all the time growing up. My mom will be happy as well!

07-08-2015, 03:38 PM	#13
DMRI2006 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:215	I was always interested in the Japanese release but the ridiculous price kept me away. Glad to see E One handling it...hopefully the rest will follow!

07-08-2015, 08:27 PM	#14
Darth Helmet Senior Member Member since:Jul 2014 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:174 Trading Score:9	I remember watching this when it first came on TV. Great memories.

07-10-2015, 08:26 PM	#15
Falaskan Banned Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Location:Alaska Blu-ray collection:274 DVD collection:60 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:44	Mine!!!

07-16-2015, 02:38 AM	#16
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	Amazon link. It should be available for pre-order within few hours. http://www.amazon.com/Anne-Green-Gab...n%3A2650305011

07-16-2015, 10:31 PM	#17
jaredofmo Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Sep 2013 4K collection:23 Blu-ray collection:819 DVD collection:245 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:10	Wait, do we know anything about this release? Whether it's just the first miniseries (which is well worth it on its own) or all four? Because right now, it's on Amazon for about $50, which is a bit much to ask for just the first, but a real deal if it's for all four. (I've never seen the fourth one and only own the first one on DVD.) And also if this is the complete frame. These were originally made for TV, but I understand the recent remaster DVD cropped it from 4:3 to 16:9, and I'm not about that at all... I'd rather have black bars on the sides of the screen. Kinda OT, but Anne of Green Gables is a series I wouldn't mind getting a remake soon. I heard there was a new TV version in the works, but nothing seems to have come of it yet. I love me some Megan Follows as Anne, but L. M. Montgomery wrote quite a bit more about her that didn't make it into Sullivan's productions. (Only the first two miniseries were based on her works. By the time the third one was made, Sullivan had lost rights to the books and could only create original stories or work from his previous productions.)

07-16-2015, 10:35 PM	#18
octobercountry Senior Member Member since:Mar 2011 4K collection:85 Blu-ray collection:880 DVD collection:104	I loved the first two "Anne" films, so those would be auto-buys for me. The third one---eh, it had problems. And the fourth---well, that was an abomination that should never, ever be viewed---or even mentioned! Heh, heh... HD transfers were made for these films a number of years back; it's about time that the results end up on blu-ray in addition to the regular DVDs that were released at that time. Problem is, I'm not really too thrilled about cropping the picture to a 1.78:1 aspect ratio. There's a very little added to the sides of the frame, but the top and bottom are definitely trimmed, as you can see in these comparison screencaps: http://avonleavignettes.com/anne/comparison.html This was never intended to be shown in widescreen, and I think they should have just stayed with the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio... Looks like the colour timing is considerably different on the new transfer as well, so... I haven't actually viewed these new transfers myself (I have the older DVD release) so I can't say how they really look. I do know that the camera negatives for the first two films were in shockingly bad condition. The negative for "Anne of Avonlea" was so badly scratched that they had to reassemble the first half-hour of the film from alternate takes. I've never seen this version, so I don't know how it plays....

07-16-2015, 10:45 PM	#19
jaredofmo Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Sep 2013 4K collection:23 Blu-ray collection:819 DVD collection:245 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:10	Ugh... Thanks for that link. Given Sullivan's pricing, looks like this would be just the first miniseries (the Amazon price for the recent DVD reissue of the first one is $41.57), and since they're trying to sell this new HD version that crops the video and changes the color around to look more like a movie than a TV miniseries from the 80s, I think I'll pass.

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