A Night to Remember (1958) - Blu-ray in March/2012 - Blu-ray Forum

KingSimba · 12-13-2011, 11:48 AM

A Night to Remember Blu-ray REVIEW

Release date: 12th/March/2012
[B]Distributor: ITV Studios

Arkadin · 12-13-2011, 12:14 PM

wow.

hope this is a "real" release and not just an upscale job a la 39 steps bd.
will wait for reviews on this one.

Simon Lewis · 12-13-2011, 12:30 PM

Good to see that ITV are at last releasing blu-rays again. Hopefully will see lots more from them from the Rank library.

BluPlay · 12-13-2011, 12:43 PM

Not Criterion again then?

Bruce Morrison · 12-13-2011, 09:52 PM

12th March is a strange choice for the release date. I would have thought they would wait another month when it will be the 100th anniversary of the event. I suppose they are trying to steal a march on the Blu release of that Cameron movie, although they aren't really in competition with it.

In any case, I will treat this with caution until I can see a review. ITV haven't exactly covered themselves with glory with their past Blu-ray releases.

Manfonse · 12-14-2011, 09:16 AM

Day one for me, superb film.

The Apocalypse · 12-14-2011, 02:29 PM

If the restoration is done in the same vein as The African Queen, which was of superb quality IMO, then this should be fine.

Mick B · 12-14-2011, 02:50 PM

I would doubt ITV would enhance the sound from the original dolby mono track but I would hope for a remastered 1.85:1 picture (and not just an upscale) plus all the bonus content from the UK DVD otherwise I may as well stick with the double sided DVD Rank put out 10 years ago.

This was such a good made film for its time (back in 1958), just a shame the archive footage at the start is clearly not the Titanic or her sister ship the Olympic but may have been of the Lucitannia.

BluPlay · 12-14-2011, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mick B

This was such a good made film for its time (back in 1958), just a shame the archive footage at the start is clearly not the Titanic or her sister ship the Olympic but may have been of the Lucitannia.

I've not watched A Night to Remember many times, but I do recall reading that is was footage of the RMS Queen Elizabeth launch in disguise of Titanic's.

For those wishing to pre-order, Amazon has it listed now for £13.99.

William H Pratt · 12-14-2011, 08:47 PM

I'll be "eyeing this".

BluPlay · 12-15-2011, 08:34 PM

Criterion is the distributor state side in March.

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=7905

I may import as it'll probably be a better transfer.

Bruce Morrison · 12-16-2011, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluPlay

Criterion is the distributor state side in March.

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=7905

I may import as it'll probably be a better transfer.

Me too.

BigNickUK · 12-16-2011, 08:34 AM

Hmm this is interesting as ITV own the rights I think to the early David Lean's too, and as Criterion are also releasing the David Lean directs Noel Coward collection, could we be getting those too? (albeit we already have Brief Encounter)

BluPlay · 03-07-2012, 07:47 PM

New artwork and Amazon now has a low-res comparison of the restoration work.

Sinthetic · 03-07-2012, 08:10 PM

I'm sure this is going to be good, but I'll go for the Criterion over it.

MacEachaidh · 03-15-2012, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinthetic

I'm sure this is going to be good, but I'll go for the Criterion over it.

Why's that, Sinthetic?

My thought: Criterion's release isn't always the better version (for instance, the MoC release of M has a better transfer than the Criterion), so I'm tempted to wait for the comparison reviews. But I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts.

Sinthetic · 03-15-2012, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Why's that, Sinthetic?

My thought: Criterion's release isn't always the better version (for instance, the MoC release of M has a better transfer than the Criterion), so I'm tempted to wait for the comparison reviews. But I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts.

Nothing much other than I like to collect Criterion releases. I'm not opposed to getting a better alternative. I have the MoC version of M over the Criterion for example.

MacEachaidh · 03-15-2012, 11:16 AM

Fair enough. Thanks for the reply!

If the UK release had had some kind of special packaging that was likely to go out OOP fairly quickly - a period-looking steelbook, maybe, or even a digipack - then I might have rushed to grab it. But it doesn't even appear to have a slipcase, so I'll probably wait now and compare the quality and contents between the two versions.

Zanebono11 · 03-15-2012, 12:29 PM

Hopefully will see lots more from them from the Rank library.

jheez · 03-15-2012, 04:05 PM

Anybody know what extras are included in this release? I'd love to get the cheaper UK release, but the extras from the Criterion are pretty great.

12-13-2011, 11:48 AM	#1
KingSimba Contributor Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:479 iTunes collection:1	A Night to Remember (1958) - Blu-ray in March/2012 A Night to Remember Blu-ray REVIEW Release date: 12th/March/2012 [B]Distributor: ITV Studios Last edited by pro-bassoonist; 04-04-2012 at 06:15 AM.

12-14-2011, 02:50 PM	#8
Mick B Member Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Nottingham, England	I would doubt ITV would enhance the sound from the original dolby mono track but I would hope for a remastered 1.85:1 picture (and not just an upscale) plus all the bonus content from the UK DVD otherwise I may as well stick with the double sided DVD Rank put out 10 years ago. This was such a good made film for its time (back in 1958), just a shame the archive footage at the start is clearly not the Titanic or her sister ship the Olympic but may have been of the Lucitannia. Last edited by Mick B; 12-14-2011 at 02:55 PM.

12-13-2011, 12:14 PM	#2
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	wow. hope this is a "real" release and not just an upscale job a la 39 steps bd. will wait for reviews on this one.

12-13-2011, 12:30 PM	#3
Simon Lewis Senior Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Liskeard, Cornwall,UK	Good to see that ITV are at last releasing blu-rays again. Hopefully will see lots more from them from the Rank library.

12-13-2011, 12:43 PM	#4
BluPlay Active Member Member since:Dec 2010 Location:England Blu-ray collection:16	Not Criterion again then?

12-13-2011, 09:52 PM	#5
Bruce Morrison Power Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:342 Blu-ray collection:2247 DVD collection:581	12th March is a strange choice for the release date. I would have thought they would wait another month when it will be the 100th anniversary of the event. I suppose they are trying to steal a march on the Blu release of that Cameron movie, although they aren't really in competition with it. In any case, I will treat this with caution until I can see a review. ITV haven't exactly covered themselves with glory with their past Blu-ray releases.

12-14-2011, 09:16 AM	#6
Manfonse Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Northern Ireland 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:113 Blu-ray reviews:3	Day one for me, superb film.

12-14-2011, 02:29 PM	#7
The Apocalypse Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:238 DVD collection:9 Blu-ray reviews: 33	If the restoration is done in the same vein as The African Queen, which was of superb quality IMO, then this should be fine.

12-14-2011, 08:47 PM	#10
William H Pratt Active Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Toledo, OH	I'll be "eyeing this".

12-15-2011, 08:34 PM	#11
BluPlay Active Member Member since:Dec 2010 Location:England Blu-ray collection:16	Criterion is the distributor state side in March. https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=7905 I may import as it'll probably be a better transfer.

12-16-2011, 08:34 AM	#13
BigNickUK Moderator Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Leek, Staffordshire 4K collection:1351 Blu-ray collection:5205 DVD collection:64 Blu-ray reviews: 40 Trading Score:3	Hmm this is interesting as ITV own the rights I think to the early David Lean's too, and as Criterion are also releasing the David Lean directs Noel Coward collection, could we be getting those too? (albeit we already have Brief Encounter)

03-07-2012, 08:10 PM	#15
Sinthetic Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:UK 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:18	I'm sure this is going to be good, but I'll go for the Criterion over it.

03-15-2012, 11:16 AM	#18
MacEachaidh Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Edge of the Accretion Disc Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:4	Fair enough. Thanks for the reply! If the UK release had had some kind of special packaging that was likely to go out OOP fairly quickly - a period-looking steelbook, maybe, or even a digipack - then I might have rushed to grab it. But it doesn't even appear to have a slipcase, so I'll probably wait now and compare the quality and contents between the two versions.

03-15-2012, 12:29 PM	#19
Zanebono11 Banned Member since:Mar 2012	Hopefully will see lots more from them from the Rank library.

03-15-2012, 04:05 PM	#20
jheez Member Member since:Jan 2012 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1	Anybody know what extras are included in this release? I'd love to get the cheaper UK release, but the extras from the Criterion are pretty great.

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