Harper (1966) / The Drowning Pool (1975) coming from WAC - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Brad1963 · 02-21-2018, 03:03 PM

My copies of both shipped today from Best Buy.com.

PeteH · 02-25-2018, 07:12 PM

I was about to order these but I noticed that the company was listed as Warner/Allied Vaughn rather than Warner Archives. Allied Vaughn is the company that does manufactured on demand titles for Warner and other companies. Anyone know if these are factory pressed or BD-Rs?

Bates_Motel · 02-25-2018, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PeteH

I was about to order these but I noticed that the company was listed as Warner/Allied Vaughn rather than Warner Archives. Allied Vaughn is the company that does manufactured on demand titles for Warner and other companies. Anyone know if these are factory pressed or BD-Rs?

Pressed like every other Warner Archive title.

MikeZ. · 02-25-2018, 07:18 PM

If you're referring to the Amazon description, those are rarely correct.

amputd · 02-28-2018, 04:13 AM

My Harper disc came yesterday but will not play in my player. Anyone else having this problem?

ArnoldLayne56 · 02-28-2018, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by amputd

My Harper disc came yesterday but will not play in my player. Anyone else having this problem?

Mine arrived today, and plays just fine in my Oppo 203.

*and the video is gorgeous*

MifuneFan · 02-28-2018, 02:51 PM

The screenshots over at DVDbeaver give the impression that the Drowning Pool has been DNR'd a bit. Even Tooze mentions the slight waxy look of it, though he doesn't attribute it to digital manipulation. Warner, especially WAC, isn't really known for doing this, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. It was just the first thing that stood out to me about the PQ. Harper looks better to me in this regard.

John_Drake · 02-28-2018, 02:54 PM

Just played Harper in my decks--no playback issues here.

And what a brilliant film--so glad they released this!

Jorvic · 11-30-2020, 11:21 PM

Picture quality on The Drowning Pool is very clear, with some strong colours. Like it for the Louisiana locations and Newman's performance.

albert_m2 · 12-01-2020, 04:56 PM

I saw The Drowning Pool for the first time on TCM recently. I was looking forward to it, but wow, just meh.

Jorvic · 12-13-2020, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by albert_m2

I saw The Drowning Pool for the first time on TCM recently. I was looking forward to it, but wow, just meh.

Don't think anyone would call it a great film. There's enough to enjoy in it though. The Blu-ray I have gives a very clear picture.

02-21-2018, 03:03 PM	#21
Brad1963 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:344 Blu-ray collection:1686 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1	My copies of both shipped today from Best Buy.com.

02-25-2018, 07:12 PM	#22
PeteH Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008	I was about to order these but I noticed that the company was listed as Warner/Allied Vaughn rather than Warner Archives. Allied Vaughn is the company that does manufactured on demand titles for Warner and other companies. Anyone know if these are factory pressed or BD-Rs?

02-25-2018, 07:18 PM	#24
MikeZ. Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Hendersonville, Tennessee 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:1182 DVD collection:730 Blu-ray reviews: 82 Trading Score:11	If you're referring to the Amazon description, those are rarely correct.

02-28-2018, 04:13 AM	#25
amputd Expert Member Member since:Jul 2011 4K collection:1011 Blu-ray collection:4237 Blu-ray reviews: 71	My Harper disc came yesterday but will not play in my player. Anyone else having this problem?

02-28-2018, 02:51 PM	#27
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	The screenshots over at DVDbeaver give the impression that the Drowning Pool has been DNR'd a bit. Even Tooze mentions the slight waxy look of it, though he doesn't attribute it to digital manipulation. Warner, especially WAC, isn't really known for doing this, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. It was just the first thing that stood out to me about the PQ. Harper looks better to me in this regard.

02-28-2018, 02:54 PM	#28
John_Drake Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2013 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:3442 Trading Score:92	Just played Harper in my decks--no playback issues here. And what a brilliant film--so glad they released this!

11-30-2020, 11:21 PM	#29
Jorvic Blu-ray Prince Member since:May 2018	Picture quality on The Drowning Pool is very clear, with some strong colours. Like it for the Louisiana locations and Newman's performance.

12-01-2020, 04:56 PM	#30
albert_m2 Senior Member Member since:Jun 2019	I saw The Drowning Pool for the first time on TCM recently. I was looking forward to it, but wow, just meh.

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