The Elephant Man (1980)

[Scottie]

Packaging photos

https://twitter.com/HydeSister/statu...12349357268992

[jzbadblood]

Originally Posted by Scottie

Packaging photos

https://twitter.com/HydeSister/statu...12349357268992

Look at the third pic at the bottom of the spine. I HATE how easily these digipacks get messed up. It's an awesome looking set though!

[Brian81]

So is the fade reinserted?

[emmet otter]

Originally Posted by Brian81

So is the fade reinserted?

I highly doubt that it is. Will still buy though. That is a nice package.

[DukeTogo84]

Well, mine will be here on Friday from Bullmoose. Excited to watch this as I haven't seen it in a very long time and never owned it in any format.

[Scottie]

Packaging photos courtesy of Svet.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-E...648/#Packaging

[DukeTogo84]

Watched my copy the other night and the film looked great. Sound felt a bit strange so, so I had to put on the subtitles. Either way, it was a good release.

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Watched my copy the other night and the film looked great. Sound felt a bit strange so, so I had to put on the subtitles. Either way, it was a good release.

Strange how? Like too low?

[Kyle15]

Criterion probably performed a lil bit of their trademark in-house sound-krunchifying.

[Christian Muth]

If the review on this site is to be trusted, they downmixed it to mono from the original Dolby Stereo.

Chris

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by Christian Muth

If the review on this site is to be trusted, they downmixed it to mono from the original Dolby Stereo.

Chris

No, that was a review error. It’s in stereo.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

Strange how? Like too low?

Just hard to hear the dialogue. The background noise seemed really high, like steam noises and such. I had a hard time hearing a lot of the dialogue when the character were speaking more casually and not yelling.

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Just hard to hear the dialogue. The background noise seemed really high, like steam noises and such. I had a hard time hearing a lot of the dialogue when the character were speaking more casually and not yelling.

Damn, I hate that. I also hate when the background music is played so loud, you can't hear what they are saying...

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

Damn, I hate that. I also hate when the background music is played so loud, you can't hear what they are saying...

Yeah, there are quiet a few films that do this for whatever reason. It's especially hard to understand John Merrick to begin with, without the dialogue being lower. Either way, it wasn't horrible, just a challenge at times which is why I had to turn on the subtitles.

[Dr. Zaius]

It is meant to sound that way. The sound effects play a very important role especially in this film and are at least as important as the dialogue.

[Gargus]

Originally Posted by Dr. Zaius

It is meant to sound that way. The sound effects play a very important role especially in this film and are at least as important as the dialogue.

Did lynch ever state that? Or is this your artistic interpretation?

[emmet otter]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Just hard to hear the dialogue. The background noise seemed really high, like steam noises and such. I had a hard time hearing a lot of the dialogue when the character were speaking more casually and not yelling.

Damn! Does anyone else experience this?

[Dr. Zaius]

Originally Posted by Gargus

Did lynch ever state that?

Not that I Know of.

Or is this your artistic interpretation?

Yes.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by Gargus

Did lynch ever state that? Or is this your artistic interpretation?

It’s based on an understanding of the sound design of Lynch’s entire oeuvre.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Yeah, there are quiet a few films that do this for whatever reason. It's especially hard to understand John Merrick to begin with, without the dialogue being lower. Either way, it wasn't horrible, just a challenge at times which is why I had to turn on the subtitles.

while I can't speak for the Criterion release, I do have to note the 4K Studiocanal release, the sound has such a wide dynamic range; while the dialogue is always discernible, the overall design of the movie, the sound is intricate, powerful when it needs it to be, an omnipresent rumble in some scenes