Billion Dollar Brain (1967) - October 7, 2014 - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

duggie walker · 10-20-2014, 08:01 PM

Yeah, that's what I was saying: Horrible edge enhancement, really distracting.

John_Drake · 10-20-2014, 09:10 PM

Another problematic Kino title--pity it had to be this one.

duggie walker · 10-20-2014, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by John_Drake

Another problematic Kino title--pity it had to be this one.

Agreed. But it IS an upgrade from the DVD.

John_Drake · 10-20-2014, 09:32 PM

Unfortunately, the DVD wasn't stellar either.

Just a point of interest--is the Beatles tune still removed?

charliemaess · 10-20-2014, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by John_Drake

Unfortunately, the DVD wasn't stellar either.

Just a point of interest--is the Beatles tune still removed?

Yes it is. I watched this, this evening. It's not a horrid transfer but the edge enhancement is really noticeable given much of the film has a wintery feel.

javi92 · 10-21-2014, 12:02 AM

I wish they could have gotten the review up a day earlier so I could have cancelled my pre-order. Serves me right for blind trusting Kino.

f451 · 04-23-2020, 10:34 PM

I hope someone does a fresh scan of Billion Dollar Brain. ITM, on backwards to the Paramount release of Funeral in Berlin!

bigbadwoppet · 05-29-2020, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by f451

I hope someone does a fresh scan of Billion Dollar Brain. ITM, on backwards to the Paramount release of Funeral in Berlin!

I wish this one had been released to Arrow instead, who'd probably done a new scan with the missing scene reinserted.

The scene in question does not show Beatles footage, only plays the song A Hard Day's Night in the background (at the time the Baetles were still under contract to United Artists). Some Beatles LP's are shown being taken out of a box but it's clear the deletion is due to the audio track. The song excerpt could easily be erased from the soundtrack if the scene were restored.

amputd · 06-01-2020, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by f451

I hope someone does a fresh scan of Billion Dollar Brain. ITM, on backwards to the Paramount release of Funeral in Berlin!

Definitely agree. The film deserves better

albert_m2 · 01-22-2021, 01:45 PM

So the other two films are finally on blu ray and now this one is out of print it seems.

ffs.

RCRochester · 01-22-2021, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by albert_m2

So the other two films are finally on blu ray and now this one is out of print it seems.

ffs.

Yeah, it's kind of a baffling decision in my opinion that Kino would let this go out of print just as they were releasing The Ipcress File on blu-ray.

albert_m2 · 01-22-2021, 02:16 PM

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Yeah, it's kind of a baffling decision in my opinion that Kino would let this go out of print just as they were releasing The Ipcress File on blu-ray.

Strangely, I do have their dvd of this, but I recently thought I would upgrade now that the other two are on blu.

And I can't find many options to buy it.

Sign.

DavidRoylance · 08-22-2021, 07:03 PM

If anyone has any information on whether the Australian release coming next month will be UNCUT, please ping me here.

DukeTogo84 · 01-28-2023, 04:10 PM

Need help locating the name of a piece of music. It's the scene where Karl Malden is about to snipe his target and it turns out to be Françoise Dorléac and he's in shock. The same song played in another film I just watched with Jackie Chan, and really having a hard time finding the name.

Hammerlover · 01-28-2023, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Need help locating the name of a piece of music. It's the scene where Karl Malden is about to snipe his target and it turns out to be Françoise Dorléac and he's in shock. The same song played in another film I just watched with Jackie Chan, and really having a hard time finding the name.

That's a cue by Richard Rodney Bennett which is titled "The Church" on the soundtrack album.

DukeTogo84 · 01-28-2023, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammerlover

That's a cue by Richard Rodney Bennett which is titled "The Church" on the soundtrack album.

Thank you. It played in one of the Jackie Chan films I watched last week, but now I can't remember which one. Either way, thank you.

Brian81 · 06-26-2024, 11:18 AM

This release is listed as 111 mins. The UK and Australian releases are listed as 108 mins. Is one of these incorrect or are the cuts different?

hansolo350 · 06-26-2024, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian81

This release is listed as 111 mins. The UK and Australian releases are listed as 108 mins. Is one of these incorrect or are the cuts different?

The Kino disc is 108 minutes (1:47:52 to be exact).

Brian81 · 06-26-2024, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by hansolo350

The Kino disc is 108 minutes (1:47:52 to be exact).

Thanks.

06-26-2024, 11:18 AM	#37
Brian81 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:4	This release is listed as 111 mins. The UK and Australian releases are listed as 108 mins. Is one of these incorrect or are the cuts different? Last edited by Brian81; 06-26-2024 at 12:03 PM.

10-20-2014, 08:01 PM	#21
duggie walker Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2011 Location:London, UK	Yeah, that's what I was saying: Horrible edge enhancement, really distracting.

10-20-2014, 09:10 PM	#22
John_Drake Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2013 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:3442 Trading Score:92	Another problematic Kino title--pity it had to be this one.

10-20-2014, 09:32 PM	#24
John_Drake Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2013 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:3442 Trading Score:92	Unfortunately, the DVD wasn't stellar either. Just a point of interest--is the Beatles tune still removed?

10-21-2014, 12:02 AM	#26
javi92 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2013 4K collection:300 Blu-ray collection:4969 DVD collection:875	I wish they could have gotten the review up a day earlier so I could have cancelled my pre-order. Serves me right for blind trusting Kino.

04-23-2020, 10:34 PM	#27
f451 Senior Member Member since:Mar 2012 Location:Boulder 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:431 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews: 72	I hope someone does a fresh scan of Billion Dollar Brain. ITM, on backwards to the Paramount release of Funeral in Berlin!

01-22-2021, 01:45 PM	#30
albert_m2 Senior Member Member since:Jun 2019	So the other two films are finally on blu ray and now this one is out of print it seems. ffs.

08-22-2021, 07:03 PM	#33
DavidRoylance Special Member Member since:Feb 2013	If anyone has any information on whether the Australian release coming next month will be UNCUT, please ping me here.

01-28-2023, 04:10 PM	#34
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4940 Blu-ray reviews: 63 Trading Score:139	Need help locating the name of a piece of music. It's the scene where Karl Malden is about to snipe his target and it turns out to be Françoise Dorléac and he's in shock. The same song played in another film I just watched with Jackie Chan, and really having a hard time finding the name.

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