Only Angels Have Wings (1939) - 11/24/2014

[Bates_Motel]

Well, no English subs, so TCM continues to discriminate against the hearing impaired, especially since the DVD HAS ENGLISH SUBS they could just port over. Now I'll have to rip a copy and add my own subtitle track, since some of these companies refuse to acknowledge that deaf people are might like to watch movies too. A travesty and utterly short-sighted, and a complete failure.

[B72]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Well, no English subs, so TCM continues to discriminate against the hearing impaired, especially since the DVD HAS ENGLISH SUBS they could just port over. Now I'll have to rip a copy and add my own subtitle track, since some of these companies refuse to acknowledge that deaf people are might like to watch movies too. A travesty and utterly short-sighted, and a complete failure.

That's ridiculous
I have a family member who is hearing impaired
Is it really that hard to add subtitles ? Geesh
At least it only took Sony 7 years to enable Blu-Ray players to pass
Closed Captioning over HDMI

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by B72

That's ridiculous
I have a family member who is hearing impaired
Is it really that hard to add subtitles ? Geesh
At least it only took Sony 7 years to enable Blu-Ray players to pass
Closed Captioning over HDMI

It's more difficult when there is no track already created. Then whoever is putting together the disc has to pay for one to be made. But this DVD already has subs, as did Lady From Shanghai. When I talked to someone at TCM, they said they "don't do subtitles," signaling a complete lack of disrespect for millions of people.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Well, no English subs, so TCM continues to discriminate against the hearing impaired, especially since the DVD HAS ENGLISH SUBS they could just port over. Now I'll have to rip a copy and add my own subtitle track, since some of these companies refuse to acknowledge that deaf people are might like to watch movies too. A travesty and utterly short-sighted, and a complete failure.

Not to mention non native English speakers like me, that find it easier to read subtitles than trying to understand 100% of the dialogue!

also, many of such old B&W films, I like to watch late at night after midnight.
Now, without subtitles I would have to have the volume at 100% to understand (and still wouldn't cath all of the lines), and I can't do that.

The non -inclusion of subtitles is unacceptable, and as much as I would like some films on Bluray, i won't support these releases! (as I don't support Olive films)

[tama]

Just got my copy. Can confirm a MPEG-4 codec and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track. Just skimming through for now image looks spectacular.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Not to mention non native English speakers like me, that find it easier to read subtitles than trying to understand 100% of the dialogue!

also, many of such old B&W films, I like to watch late at night after midnight.
Now, without subtitles I would have to have the volume at 100% to understand (and still wouldn't cath all of the lines), and I can't do that.

The non -inclusion of subtitles is unacceptable, and as much as I would like some films on Bluray, i won't support these releases! (as I don't support Olive films)

I completely agree with your sentiment. As for the late night viewing and noise issue, I would suggest a pair of headphones (assuming you are watching alone). I use these when I am watching late and don't want to disturb my condo neighbor next door.

[tama]

Alright I just finished viewing this disc. Excellent audio and video presentation. Elements look to be a great shape. A very nice grayscale and rich blacks. Detail is excellent for this Sony 4K master with no digital filtering or sharpening. Grain is handle very well with this encoding.

Easily a 5 star rating for PQ/AQ

[NoirFan]

Do TCM ever have 'major' sales? This is only 17% off on their site, plus they want $4.95 shipping! Is it possible that Amazon will carry it at a later date? It's really difficult to justify paying $30 for a (basically) bare-bones studio title in 2015.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Do TCM ever have 'major' sales? This is only 17% off on their site, plus they want $4.95 shipping! Is it possible that Amazon will carry it at a later date? It's really difficult to justify paying $30 for a (basically) bare-bones studio title in 2015.

they have 15-20% off coupons every other week. Few times a year they have 25-30% off coupons too.

[SolidBlu]

will I still get a slip cover I purchase this (OAHW) from TCM? thanks

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by nitin

they have 15-20% off coupons every other week. Few times a year they have 25-30% off coupons too.

Thanks, I'll hold off for the latter.

[Dex Robinson]

Originally Posted by parklife

Oh, that's nothing. They want $21.95 to ship one blu-ray to Canada. That's $46.94 for Only Angels Have Wings total. With conversion, $60 CAN.

I'm holding out for a Mill Creek release ala LADY FROM SHANGHAI.

Normally, I don't advise people to wait because waiting for another Blu-ray release is a crapshoot.

But, as a Canadian, I'm not taking a $22.00 bath for shipping. That's just an insult. I just got the Italian release of GILDA from Germany (yeah, Germany...go figure) for $16.00 plus $3.49CDN shipping. If the Germans can ship a BD to Winnipeg for $3.49, I'm not paying 22 U.S. bucks for shipping unless Robert Osborne shows up at my door.

With a little luck, this will also show up in the future as a Mill Creek release that we can order from amazon.ca for $11.00.

[SolidBlu]

Is the slip cover of OAHW limited? Planning of ordering it together with RTN, thanks

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by Dex Robinson

I'm holding out for a Mill Creek release ala LADY FROM SHANGHAI.

Normally, I don't advise people to wait because waiting for another Blu-ray release is a crapshoot.

But, as a Canadian, I'm not taking a $22.00 bath for shipping. That's just an insult. I just got the Italian release of GILDA from Germany (yeah, Germany...go figure) for $16.00 plus $3.49CDN shipping. If the Germans can ship a BD to Winnipeg for $3.49, I'm not paying 22 U.S. bucks for shipping unless Robert Osborne shows up at my door.

With a little luck, this will also show up in the future as a Mill Creek release that we can order from amazon.ca for $11.00.

Not to mention, the Mill Creek will most likely include the English subs TCM so purposefully left off their edition, just like they did with both versions of Lady From Shanghai. I ripped both and very simply added the sub track from the DVD, but I shouldn't have had to, especially for their prices.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by parklife

Why on earth is that shipping rate so high anyway? Is anyone actually paying that? And yeah, I've got my fingers crossed for an affordable Mill Creek version of Only Angels Have Wings too. Locked in my pre-orders of The Lady From Shanghai and The Wild One as soon as they went up.

not sure but it stays pretty much the same even if you add about 30 titles, I once ordered a whole bunch of Warner Archive dvds and some blus to Australia when they had 30% off, and shipping was about $40 for about 50 items. But $36.95 for 1 item