Election Jan 20th 2009 Release - Blu-ray Forum

PowellPressburger · 01-05-2009, 07:17 PM

Anyone else excited about getting Election on Blu Ray? I'm not thrilled with the cover art but it will carry over the audio commentary with Payne from the standard DVD.

Volume11 · 01-05-2009, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Anyone else excited about getting Election on Blu Ray? I'm not thrilled with the cover art but it will carry over the audio commentary with Payne from the standard DVD.

I'd be excited if it were Triad Election. However, Election is a little gem that doesn't get enough credit for how interesting it really is.

Teabaggins · 01-05-2009, 07:28 PM

great movie. very underrated. I might buy this as it has a high "re-watchability" factor for me

PowellPressburger · 01-05-2009, 07:31 PM

I think I will play it all day long for 24hours like it is the Christmas story.

t0nythebeat · 01-06-2009, 04:18 AM

def getting this.
gotta love it.

varmintx · 01-09-2009, 07:54 AM

DVDBeaver review

I'm another firm believer that this film just doesn't get the attention it deserves.

Ebert's '99 review of the film

Afrobean · 01-09-2009, 10:47 AM

I'm REALLY psyched about this. Can't believe I had never heard of this film until that bright day I stumbled upon it on Comedy Central. I think I only ended up seeing it straight from beginning to end once though.

Good to see that the transfer seems good too. Fantastic. I just put in a huge order on Amazon, I probably should have plunked this in as a preorder so I could get it sooner rather than later. I definitely need this though, so I'll probably just put down another order on top of that.

P@t_Mtl · 01-09-2009, 10:53 AM

Far from being a favorite, seen it but it's not a movie I would just care too watch again, I will skip this one

garlad · 01-09-2009, 11:03 AM

What is this film?

AnamorphicWidescreen · 07-07-2014, 04:45 PM

Just saw Election for the first time recently, and was quite impressed. I know this film has gotten a lot of buzz & critical acclaim over the years. This film went completely under my radar when it was released in '99 - for some reason, I never heard about it until the past 3-4 years.

In any case, very light-hearted & hilarious film. I laughed out loud numerous times when watching this.

I thought it was hilarious how

[Show spoiler]

The speech by the athlete's sister at the rally as to why the kids should vote for her (or rather, not vote for her) was so awkwardly funny that I wish I had been present for such a speech when I was in high school - it would have made those boring all-hands school events much more entertaining

But, probably the funniest part of the film was at the very end,

[Show spoiler]

Also was surprised to see how much MB had aged in this film from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. FBDO came out in '86, and Election came out in '99 - a difference of 13 years. However, though MB could easily have passed for a high school kid in FB (I know he was older), he looked middle-aged in Election....

welcometothepartypal · 07-07-2014, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by AnamorphicWidescreen

Just saw Election for the first time recently, and was quite impressed. I know this film has gotten a lot of buzz & critical acclaim over the years. This film went completely under my radar when it was released in '99 - for some reason, I never heard about it until the past 3-4 years.

In any case, very light-hearted & hilarious film. I laughed out loud numerous times when watching this.

I thought it was hilarious how

[Show spoiler]

The speech by the athlete's sister at the rally as to why the kids should vote for her (or rather, not vote for her) was so awkwardly funny that I wish I had been present for such a speech when I was in high school - it would have made those boring all-hands school events much more entertaining

But, probably the funniest part of the film was at the very end,

[Show spoiler]

Also was surprised to see how much MB had aged in this film from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. FBDO came out in '86, and Election came out in '99 - a difference of 13 years. However, though MB could easily have passed for a high school kid in FB (I know he was older), he looked middle-aged in Election....

You're making me want to buy the blu and watch it again. It's been too long.

tylergfoster · 07-07-2014, 05:42 PM

Considering how awful initial Paramount releases like Face / Off and Tommy Boy look, coupled with negative reviews for this disc, I was very concerned. Surprisingly, it looks pretty great in my opinion: a fine layer of grain, decent colors, no DNR. Good thing, too, considering what a great movie it is.

GenPion · 07-07-2014, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tylergfoster

Considering how awful initial Paramount releases like Face / Off and Tommy Boy look, coupled with negative reviews for this disc, I was very concerned. Surprisingly, it looks pretty great in my opinion: a fine layer of grain, decent colors, no DNR. Good thing, too, considering what a great movie it is.

Agreed. Election got a solid Blu-ray release.

FestinaLente · 07-07-2014, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tylergfoster

Considering how awful initial Paramount releases like Face / Off and Tommy Boy look, coupled with negative reviews for this disc, I was very concerned. Surprisingly, it looks pretty great in my opinion: a fine layer of grain, decent colors, no DNR. Good thing, too, considering what a great movie it is.

That's good to hear because I had been dragging my feet due to some people saying the blu wasn't that great. Now I won't hesitate. Loved the movie.

tylergfoster · 07-07-2014, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FestinaLente

That's good to hear because I had been dragging my feet due to some people saying the blu wasn't that great. Now I won't hesitate. Loved the movie.

You can see it in the site caps. It's not a razor-sharp film to begin with and maybe colors could improve a little with a new master, but all things considered it's a strong, faithful transfer.

01-05-2009, 07:17 PM	#1
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	Election Jan 20th 2009 Release Anyone else excited about getting Election on Blu Ray? I'm not thrilled with the cover art but it will carry over the audio commentary with Payne from the standard DVD.

07-07-2014, 04:45 PM	#10
AnamorphicWidescreen Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2014	Just saw Election for the first time recently, and was quite impressed. I know this film has gotten a lot of buzz & critical acclaim over the years. This film went completely under my radar when it was released in '99 - for some reason, I never heard about it until the past 3-4 years. In any case, very light-hearted & hilarious film. I laughed out loud numerous times when watching this. I thought it was hilarious how [Show spoiler] The speech by the athlete's sister at the rally as to why the kids should vote for her (or rather, not vote for her) was so awkwardly funny that I wish I had been present for such a speech when I was in high school - it would have made those boring all-hands school events much more entertaining But, probably the funniest part of the film was at the very end, [Show spoiler] Also was surprised to see how much MB had aged in this film from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. FBDO came out in '86, and Election came out in '99 - a difference of 13 years. However, though MB could easily have passed for a high school kid in FB (I know he was older), he looked middle-aged in Election.... Last edited by AnamorphicWidescreen; 07-07-2014 at 05:10 PM.

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01-05-2009, 07:28 PM	#3
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	great movie. very underrated. I might buy this as it has a high "re-watchability" factor for me

01-05-2009, 07:31 PM	#4
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	I think I will play it all day long for 24hours like it is the Christmas story.

01-06-2009, 04:18 AM	#5
t0nythebeat Special Member Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:211 Blu-ray reviews:38 Trading Score:2	def getting this. gotta love it.

01-09-2009, 07:54 AM	#6
varmintx Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Covington, KY PSN/NNID:varmintx 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:1002 DVD collection:199 Trading Score:5	DVDBeaver review I'm another firm believer that this film just doesn't get the attention it deserves. Ebert's '99 review of the film

01-09-2009, 10:47 AM	#7
Afrobean Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:-	I'm REALLY psyched about this. Can't believe I had never heard of this film until that bright day I stumbled upon it on Comedy Central. I think I only ended up seeing it straight from beginning to end once though. Good to see that the transfer seems good too. Fantastic. I just put in a huge order on Amazon, I probably should have plunked this in as a preorder so I could get it sooner rather than later. I definitely need this though, so I'll probably just put down another order on top of that.

01-09-2009, 10:53 AM	#8
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Far from being a favorite, seen it but it's not a movie I would just care too watch again, I will skip this one

01-09-2009, 11:03 AM	#9
garlad AVFC Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Ireland Blu-ray collection:226 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	What is this film?

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