They Live

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Hopefully it'll be improved the second time around, but I doubt it.

The new release Optimum are preparing will use a very different high-definition transfer

Pro-B

[NoirFan]

Glad to hear it Pro-B, thanks!

[pro-bassoonist]

[Adrock]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

The new release Optimum are preparing will use a very different high-definition transfer

Pro-B

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Glad to hear it Pro-B, thanks!

Indeed! Thanks for the information, Pro-B! That makes this even better news!

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

The new release Optimum are preparing will use a very different high-definition transfer

Pro-B

Good news indeed!

[Captain Morphus]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

The new release Optimum are preparing will use a very different high-definition transfer

Pro-B

Should I hold off on the Italian release then?

[Adrock]

Originally Posted by Captain Morphus

Should I hold off on the Italian release then?

I suppose it depends on if you want to wait until September or not.

[MCT]

does Optimum put out region free releases?

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by MCT

does Optimum put out region free releases?

No, I believe all of their discs have been Region B.

[MCT]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

No, I believe all of their discs have been Region B.

[Geoff D]

As long as this isn't an upconvert, I am sooooo there. Kick ass, chew bubblegum etc etc.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

No, I believe all of their discs have been Region B.

They have released region free titles as well.

I own their releases of Red Heat, Raw Deal, and Red Sonja.... All region free.

[NoirFan]

Ah, didn't know about those. The previous Optimum disc was Region B though, so that will presumably be the case again.

[GunZenBomZ]

Great thread, I will be owning it once it becomes £7 or lower (got it on dvd & .ISO for convenient viewing).

Crackingly insightful film about society too a degree.

[I KEEL YOU]

Originally Posted by Captain Morphus

Should I hold off on the Italian release then?

I have the Italian release, and the picture quality is quite good. But the bad thing about it is that it has zero extras. Not even a trailer. Plus it doesn't have English subtitles (only Italian). But I doubt that the picture quality will disappoint you, for a 20+ year-old movie.

This UK release will almost certainly have some nice extras. The same extra features from the Optimum DVD and the 2008 Blu Ray release of They Live: Audio Commentary with Carpenter and Piper, trailer, mini documentary plus some interactive game. Maybe they'll add even more extras. Even though it will certainly be better than the original cancelled Blu Ray, which was an upscaled SD, I actually have some doubts that the picture quality will be better than the Italian release.. In the end, I will buy this release as well, even if only for the extra features, since it's one of my very favorite movies.

[DarknessBDJM]

Optimum seems to share some masters in common with Carpenter movies shown on HDNet Movies in the U.S. (oddly enough the disks came out and the movies hit the airwaves around the same time); The Fog looked similar on both, and though Escape from New York was an upconvert of sorts on BR it has the proper color timing that the U.S. disk doesn't have (and it shared a color timing other dvd versions didn't have), They Live looked really good on the station so if my theory is correct it should look really good.

[LordCrumb]

This film still has one of the best one on one street fights of all time.

YouTube - ‪They Live Fight Scene‬‏

[AeroK]

Originally Posted by KaiGusto

This film still has one of the best one on one street fights of all time.

"PUT ON THE DAMN GLASSES!!!!"

[sandip]

we can't see without those dam glasses.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

The new release Optimum are preparing will use a very different high-definition transfer

Pro-B, do you know if this will be back on Optimum's slate at some point? Seems strange that they'd prep a new master and then cancel it. Between this and Rolling Thunder though, I don't know who's minding the shop over there.