Nighthawks (1981) (Sylvester Stallone) - Blu-ray Forum

BklynBryan · 12-07-2011, 08:10 PM

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Night...Blu-ray/34246/

This is great news! Nighthawks is classic Stallone!! I might buy this even if its Region B Locked!!! Billy Dee Williams (Harvey Dent from Batman; 1989) played Sly's partner. Both cops go after the terrorist Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer).

Pike Bishop · 12-07-2011, 11:16 PM

very good news indeed! day 1 for me.

Batmon77 · 12-17-2011, 12:16 PM

i hope they have the original version with the original Songs and the original 6 shot ending.

I love this flick. I own the vhs and dvd. i hope its treated well.

One again the cover is terrible with upclose shots of the actors faces.

Dickieduvet · 02-24-2012, 08:54 AM

Out today, Who's buying

Dickieduvet · 02-24-2012, 09:07 AM

Just read that it's a dodgy 1080i upscale...Oh dear!

demented · 02-24-2012, 12:26 PM

It is indeed. Just gave mine a spin and was very disappointed to find that it was an upscale. That's the second German Blu-Ray I have bought and found out that is was an upscale. Avoid!

Leterface · 02-25-2012, 06:34 PM

^ Now this is very sad news. Will check it out myself next week when my copy from Grooves arrives. Luckily I only paid about 7 Euros including shipping so it could still be worth the investment for me as I don' have any versions of this film yet and I love it.

Dickieduvet · 02-25-2012, 08:25 PM

Sold my DVD in anticipation of receiving this, Shouldn't have bothered. So far I've heard it's as diabolical as a VHS transfer to it's as good as the DVD with better compression...LOL

DMRI2006 · 02-27-2012, 06:47 PM

Too bad I couldn't cancel in time. I just received TANK with James Garner and it's the same deal, a 1080i PAL upscale. Ridiculous.

saltysam · 02-28-2012, 10:18 PM

it's also still cut at the climax and the Stones "Brown Sugar" in the disco scene has been substituted

Leslie Dame · 03-01-2012, 11:30 AM

Yikes. Almost bought this. Glad I didn't. Thanks for the warning!

Leterface · 03-02-2012, 12:04 AM

I watched this BD yesterday and did find the pq acceptable. Seems like a old HDTV transfer. How do now for sure it is a upscale? Yes the detail is poor but the outlines are quite smooth and not as bad as in some known upscaled BDs. I would like to see a screenshot comparison between the German BD and the DVD.

saltysam · 03-02-2012, 08:07 PM

the blu-ray runs a little over 95 mins...the universal region 1 DVD just over 99...

DMRI2006 · 03-03-2012, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltysam

the blu-ray runs a little over 95 mins...the universal region 1 DVD just over 99...

Probably because it's from a PAL source and is sped up.

saltysam · 03-04-2012, 03:25 PM

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1341/night1.png

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3668/night2.png

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9031/night3.png

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/3258/night4.png

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6710/night5.png

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/221/night6.png

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/6843/night7.png

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/9899/night8.png

knifethrower · 03-04-2012, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Farid

That looks terrible.

Maybe it looks "better than dvd" when its "in motion" and the rest of us are crazy "screenshot scientists".

knifethrower · 03-06-2012, 04:48 PM

DVD/BD Comparison

Monroville · 01-25-2015, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knifethrower

DVD/BD Comparison

That link doesn't work... here is one that might. Here is a quick comparison so you can see how "good" the blu looks (why they didn't just use the HDTV print as the source is beyond me):

Blu:

HDTV:

demented · 01-25-2015, 09:58 PM

Agreed. I've tired the German and Italian Blu-Rays; they are both awful upscales. My HDTV recording completely surpasses them.

Rathbone · 01-26-2015, 10:03 AM

The newly released Stallone Collection does include the HDTV master of Nighthawks.

http://www.amazon.de/Sylvester-Stall...one+collection

12-07-2011, 08:10 PM	#1
BklynBryan Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Blu-ray collection:869 DVD collection:3 Digital collection:220 Blu-ray reviews: 12	Nighthawks (1981) (Sylvester Stallone) https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Night...Blu-ray/34246/ This is great news! Nighthawks is classic Stallone!! I might buy this even if its Region B Locked!!! Billy Dee Williams (Harvey Dent from Batman; 1989) played Sly's partner. Both cops go after the terrorist Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer).

12-17-2011, 12:16 PM	#3
Batmon77 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2011 Location:New York City 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:428 DVD collection:1	i hope they have the original version with the original Songs and the original 6 shot ending. I love this flick. I own the vhs and dvd. i hope its treated well. One again the cover is terrible with upclose shots of the actors faces. Last edited by Batmon77; 12-17-2011 at 12:20 PM.

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12-07-2011, 11:16 PM	#2
Pike Bishop Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:USA Blu-ray collection:161	very good news indeed! day 1 for me.

02-24-2012, 08:54 AM	#4
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:3908 DVD collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	Out today, Who's buying

02-24-2012, 09:07 AM	#5
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:3908 DVD collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	Just read that it's a dodgy 1080i upscale...Oh dear!

02-24-2012, 12:26 PM	#6
demented Member Member since:Oct 2011 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:37	It is indeed. Just gave mine a spin and was very disappointed to find that it was an upscale. That's the second German Blu-Ray I have bought and found out that is was an upscale. Avoid!

02-25-2012, 06:34 PM	#7
Leterface Power Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:92 Blu-ray reviews:1	^ Now this is very sad news. Will check it out myself next week when my copy from Grooves arrives. Luckily I only paid about 7 Euros including shipping so it could still be worth the investment for me as I don' have any versions of this film yet and I love it.

02-25-2012, 08:25 PM	#8
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:3908 DVD collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	Sold my DVD in anticipation of receiving this, Shouldn't have bothered. So far I've heard it's as diabolical as a VHS transfer to it's as good as the DVD with better compression...LOL

02-27-2012, 06:47 PM	#9
DMRI2006 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:215	Too bad I couldn't cancel in time. I just received TANK with James Garner and it's the same deal, a 1080i PAL upscale. Ridiculous.

02-28-2012, 10:18 PM	#10
saltysam Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Liverpool,UK 4K collection:269 Blu-ray collection:764 Trading Score:3	it's also still cut at the climax and the Stones "Brown Sugar" in the disco scene has been substituted

03-01-2012, 11:30 AM	#11
Leslie Dame Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Germany Blu-ray collection:1003 DVD collection:1857 Blu-ray reviews: 7	Yikes. Almost bought this. Glad I didn't. Thanks for the warning!

03-02-2012, 12:04 AM	#12
Leterface Power Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:92 Blu-ray reviews:1	I watched this BD yesterday and did find the pq acceptable. Seems like a old HDTV transfer. How do now for sure it is a upscale? Yes the detail is poor but the outlines are quite smooth and not as bad as in some known upscaled BDs. I would like to see a screenshot comparison between the German BD and the DVD.

03-02-2012, 08:07 PM	#13
saltysam Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Liverpool,UK 4K collection:269 Blu-ray collection:764 Trading Score:3	the blu-ray runs a little over 95 mins...the universal region 1 DVD just over 99...

03-04-2012, 03:25 PM	#15
saltysam Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Liverpool,UK 4K collection:269 Blu-ray collection:764 Trading Score:3	http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1341/night1.png http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3668/night2.png http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9031/night3.png http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/3258/night4.png http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6710/night5.png http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/221/night6.png http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/6843/night7.png http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/9899/night8.png

03-06-2012, 04:48 PM	#17
knifethrower Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Cincinnati, OH 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:603 Trading Score:10	DVD/BD Comparison

01-25-2015, 09:58 PM	#19
demented Member Member since:Oct 2011 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:37	Agreed. I've tired the German and Italian Blu-Rays; they are both awful upscales. My HDTV recording completely surpasses them.

01-26-2015, 10:03 AM	#20
Rathbone Active Member Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Germany 4K collection:591 Blu-ray collection:2301	The newly released Stallone Collection does include the HDTV master of Nighthawks. http://www.amazon.de/Sylvester-Stall...one+collection

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