The Color of Money (1986) (25th Anniversary Edition)

[Darth Lover]

I know this blu-ray looks bad but at least it looks better then the dvd. Although,not by much. I hope one day this will be re-released with great PQ. until then the current blu-ray will have to do

[Tony5523]

Come on this movies a classic. Mr. Newman deserves better!! hopefully, this gets corrected but im not holding my breath.

[Rizor]

$7.88 at Amazon now. Wondering if I should get it.

Love the movie and don't own it on DVD, but the picture quality on the BD is sounds abysmal. I bought The Hustler in anticipation for this release a while back, but couldn't pull the trigger on this for $15 with the terrible reviews. I heard it's a regular in the Walmart $7.88 dump bins but have never found it (I literally look for it every time I'm there).

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Rizor

Wondering if I should get it.

You might as well if you like the movie. I doubt it's going to get a re-release soon and the DVD is non-anamorphic.

[surfinhank]

Originally Posted by dissention

You might as well if you like the movie. I doubt it's going to get a re-release soon and the DVD is non-anamorphic.

This is not true, I have the DVD and it is anamorphic. If you can find it I would recommend the DVD over the blu-ray. The transfer really is as bad as they say.

[GuruAskew]

Originally Posted by surfinhank

This is not true, I have the DVD and it is anamorphic. If you can find it I would recommend the DVD over the blu-ray. The transfer really is as bad as they say.

Nope. The DVD is absolutely non-anamorphic. At least the R1 release is.

[surfinhank]

I went thru this last time when the blu-ray was first released. I don't know what happened... maybe they quietly re-issued it with an anamorphic transfer but my copy is definitely region 1 anamorphic.

[GuruAskew]

Originally Posted by surfinhank

I went thru this last time when the blu-ray was first released. I don't know what happened... maybe they quietly re-issued it with an anamorphic transfer but my copy is definitely region 1 anamorphic.

It's more likely that your TV is set to detect letterbox content and zoom in automatically. My last television could do this.

[surfinhank]

Originally Posted by GuruAskew

It's more likely that your TV is set to detect letterbox content and zoom in automatically. My last television could do this.

No, it's not. I don't want to highjack the thread with this back and forth. If you want to keep debating about it send me a PM.

[Trekkie313]

Saw the film for the first time last night on TCM HD, and you wouldn't believe that the picture looked better than whats on this site.

[murphywmm]

I watched this last night and the transfer isn't as bad as the reviews here indicate. Definitely not a great transfer, but I would give it 2.5/5 instead of 1/5. At least there is definition in the picture and the print is clean. It could be done better but it was not unwatchable. I've seen much, much worse (see "The Hills Have Eyes" 1977 version, for example)

[dvdmike]

Problem is a new master was made and never seen

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by murphywmm

I've seen much, much worse (see "The Hills Have Eyes" 1977 version, for example)

The reason I'd say The Color of Money is worse, and why you can't compare it to The Hills Have Eyes, is that Money was shot 35mm with a decent budget. Hills was shot 16mm on a low budget, therefore it will always look rather rough, just like the original Chainsaw. There's certainly room for improvement, but even the best transfer of Hills will never equal the best transfer of Money. That said, Money has more room for improvement, since it looks almost identical to the DVD (both films were struck from old DVD masters) and in some cases, worse.

[tama]

Originally Posted by murphywmm

I watched this last night and the transfer isn't as bad as the reviews here indicate. Definitely not a great transfer, but I would give it 2.5/5 instead of 1/5. At least there is definition in the picture and the print is clean. It could be done better but it was not unwatchable. I've seen much, much worse (see "The Hills Have Eyes" 1977 version, for example)

Hills Have Eyes is a SD upconvert. Both can look substantially better.

[javi92]

It's frankly incredible that a film from a director of the caliber of Scorsese gets treated this way for home video release.

[murphywmm]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

The reason I'd say The Color of Money is worse, and why you can't compare it to The Hills Have Eyes, is that Money was shot 35mm with a decent budget. Hills was shot 16mm on a low budget, therefore it will always look rather rough, just like the original Chainsaw. There's certainly room for improvement, but even the best transfer of Hills will never equal the best transfer of Money. That said, Money has more room for improvement, since it looks almost identical to the DVD (both films were struck from old DVD masters) and in some cases, worse.

"The Hills Have Eyes" BD is basically an upconvert of a DVD though, that's why I pointed it out as worse. I watched it back to back with "Last House on the Left" which has a solid transfer despite being shot in a similar way, and the difference was night and day. Anyhow, "The Color of Money" can certainly be better, but I will be surprised if it gets revisited. Very underrated Scorsese film that shows lots of his flourishes as a director.

[Rainet]

Would this year mark a 30th anniversary? I've been on the fence getting this, vs waiting for a proper remastered release.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Rainet

Would this year mark a 30th anniversary? I've been on the fence getting this, vs waiting for a proper remastered release.

There is a new master, but that was made before the old disc came out

[rocknblues81]

Bummer about this. I was hoping to be able to upgrade my DVD.

[Gogga1823]

I'm a bit curious, as reviews of this Blu say it's essentially a horrid transfer. Would the digital download from Amazon be the same? I simply ask because I watched Vision Quest, one of my fave 80's movies tonight on HD, and it was a very clean looking transfer, as the DVD transfer is abominable. Any chance Color might be better digitally?