'Brazil' in July (Universal)

[Arkadin]

cannot believe Universal is issuing this first.
CRAP!!
I've been waiting patiently for 4 years, as this film has been one of my most wanted blu-rays.
hopefully Criterion will eventually release it like Fear and L.
I am glad it is finally coming out; it was getting a bit ridiculous.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

cannot believe Universal is issuing this first.
CRAP!!
I've been waiting patiently for 4 years, as this film has been one of my most wanted blu-rays.
hopefully Criterion will eventually release it like Fear and L.
I am glad it is finally coming out; it was getting a bit ridiculous.

Well, it doesn't mean that the Universal disc will be bad. Hopefully Universal doesn't pull a Spartacus and release an inferior disc. I, too, hope that Criterion will release it at some point, but that's not a given, so everyone should be happy it's even being released out at all.

[Arkadin]

as I said above "I am glad that it is finally coming out".
I've been completely baffled why Criterion hadn't released it, and now we know.
for some unknown reason I had not considered that Universal might be holding it back.
I pray it is the best blu-ray Universal ever issues.

[Strevlac]

The HD master created for the Criterion anamorphic DVD is pretty old now. When was that released, 7-8 years ago? I sure hope they don't use that master.

[Adam_ME]

I'll wait for the Criterion set. You know it's coming at some point. I just hope the Love Conquers All version gets the HD treatment as well.

[captveg]

Per a personal email to a criterionforum.org member:

"We do hope to re-release [Brazil] on Blu-ray in 2011 or 2012 but don't have an exact date set, so please stay tuned!"

http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/...327950#p327950

So, more than likely it'll be at least the same wait between the Universal release and the Criterion release, which for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was 14 months.

[bboisvert]

One of my faves... but I'll pass until Criterion tackles it.

[Mr. Joshua]

I'll wait for Criterion as well. I don't get these studios not cleaning up a film and doing a good remaster when the movie is going to be HD on blu-ray. Just doesn't make sense. They have the money spend it! Predator remaster looks just horrible. Glad I kept my original version on blu-ray with all the glorious grain!

[Takeshi666]

Originally Posted by retablo

Hopefully Universal doesn't pull a Spartacus

Or worse, Videodrome

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Takeshi666

Or worse, Videodrome

why? what was wrong with Videodrome?

In regards to 'Spartacus' from what I can tell, Universal didn't use the 4K transfer for the bluray release but was used for the DCI package cinema version that was shown at the last TCM film festival in L.A

One hopes Criterion can pony up the cash and time to transfer that version for their bluray release (with all it's bells and whistles)

[Takeshi666]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

why? what was wrong with Videodrome?

Besides that it's the R-rated version?

[Oblivion138]

Originally Posted by Takeshi666

Besides that it's the R-rated version?

Except that it's not.