Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Page 90 - Blu-ray Forum

BaerGriggs · 07-30-2014, 02:46 PM

I'm going to dig out my set this weekend when I'm back home again..after all, if you buy this set and don't post your film cell, did you really buy it?

skylog · 08-01-2014, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BaerGriggs

I'm going to dig out my set this weekend when I'm back home again..after all, if you buy this set and don't post your film cell, did you really buy it?

haha, same for me. i am so pleased that i finally was able to get this set...and at a great price!

AlexIlDottore · 08-15-2014, 03:42 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etiTLksqhlk#t=119

Eeeper · 09-01-2014, 10:45 PM

Just got my set today! Slightly worst for wear but everything's there. I'll edit this post tomorrow with my film cell. It's not as awesome as some of the rest posted here

Norbie · 11-07-2014, 08:14 AM

If you are interested in an Ultraviolet digital copy, I'm giving away one that came with my 50th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition. Unfortunately I'm in Australia and the code won't work. I'm sure there are ways to go around it but I couldn't be bothered. Anyways, the code is

ABNTSTH8BMD9EEV5

It expires 11/13/2014, so you better be quick. I would appreciate that if it's something you won't watch via streaming/digital copy that you leave it that someone that hasn't got the film or would really use a streaming/digital copy.

Enjoy!

AVfile · 11-22-2014, 04:39 PM

Is the Canadian edition identical in every way to the US?

Tok · 11-22-2014, 06:22 PM

OCD me broke down and bought the Japanese Mi4K version just for the fact it's split over two discs and the disc change is at the intermission. Haven't watched it yet but it's supposed slightly better PQ wise to the single disc version.

fahrenheit290 · 12-03-2014, 08:26 PM

Does this ever go on sale? It's sitting at $49.99. I'm not sure if it's worth it...the regular BD is priced at $9.99. And I've seen it as low as $4.99. That's a huge difference for a big box, even if it comes with the soundtrack, the book, and a few other extras.

Grethiwha · 12-03-2014, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by fahrenheit290

Does this ever go on sale? It's sitting at $49.99. I'm not sure if it's worth it...the regular BD is priced at $9.99. And I've seen it as low as $4.99. That's a huge difference for a big box, even if it comes with the soundtrack, the book, and a few other extras.

It's $35 on Amazon Canada right now, which is nuts. But $50 is the lowest price it's ever been on Amazon US according to the price tracker...

Anyway, I paid well over $50 on day one, and it was worth every penny, since it's one of my favourite films, and that boxset is a thing of beauty. Of course, how big a fan of the film you are, and how much you value extraneous paraphernalia, will govern your own value judgement... You know what's included.

rickah88 · 12-04-2014, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Farid

Thing is the LE is not a box of swag, like many from Warner Bros. for example.

It's a thing of beauty.

I'm sure many people think many sets are "a thing of beauty".
And to the "film on disc only" person, I'm sure the LoA set is just a bunch of useless swag.

tylergfoster · 12-04-2014, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by fahrenheit290

Does this ever go on sale? It's sitting at $49.99. I'm not sure if it's worth it...the regular BD is priced at $9.99. And I've seen it as low as $4.99. That's a huge difference for a big box, even if it comes with the soundtrack, the book, and a few other extras.

I purchased it at Fry's Electronics in 2012 or 2013 for $29.99. That's the lowest I am aware of it being.

What Farid is saying is that it doesn't come with the kind of things you're almost certain to only look at once. Take the "Batman" set, which has trading cards and a toy car. A really nice coffee table book, a CD soundtrack, and an extra Blu-ray disc of extras are less likely to be ignored as trinkets.

Farge-TV · 01-19-2015, 11:21 AM

This weekend, I'm watching Lawrence of Arabia on the Oslo 70 mm festival. It will be great to watch it, and interesting to compare it with the Blu-Ray release. The resolution will obviously be much higher, but I'm curious of how the colours are.

And of course: It's on film!

JoeBuck · 01-19-2015, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by rickah88

I'm sure many people think many sets are "a thing of beauty".
And to the "film on disc only" person, I'm sure the LoA set is just a bunch of useless swag.

The coffee table book is worth the price of the set alone. Lots of great writings and information in it.
Definitely agree with the others, its more than just a "box of swag".

rickah88 · 01-19-2015, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeBuck

The coffee table book is worth the price of the set alone. Lots of great writings and information in it.
Definitely agree with the others, its more than just a "box of swag".

It's definitely the crown jewel of my collection. I could only dream that some other classics got this type of treatment, all the way through. Just amazing!

HeavyHitter · 01-19-2015, 05:05 PM

Is it just me, but is there a tiny, wee bit of edge enhancement on the BD? I've brought this up before. It's very slight and I am not sure if it's just a camera optical effect, or how part of how it was remastered. I mean the disc looks great, overall.

garyrc · 01-19-2015, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Farge-TV

This weekend, I'm watching Lawrence of Arabia on the Oslo 70 mm festival. It will be great to watch it, and interesting to compare it with the Blu-Ray release. The resolution will obviously be much higher, but I'm curious of how the colours are.

And of course: It's on film!

Farge-TV, Please, let us know how it looks, especially, does it have that slightly "etched" look 70 mm can sometimes have (very sharp lines, due to factors other than resolution [contrast &/or saturation?], in addition to the expected high resolution). Speaking of resolution, for the restoration David A. Harris had to use 8K to capture all of the detail on the negative ... but now people tell me that the Nyquist principle requires copying at approx 2x the resolution, so I'm guessing that a near perfect print would look about like 4K.

How was the sound? Is the brass occasionally a little harsh, especially near the beginning? The BD seems like it is a little brighter than I remember the 70 mm 6 track to be.

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Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

Is it just me, but is there a tiny, wee bit of edge enhancement on the BD? I've brought this up before. It's very slight and I am not sure if it's just a camera optical effect, or how part of how it was remastered. I mean the disc looks great, overall.

Maybe, but I really didn't notice it most of the time on our 130" wide screen. Maybe it's the sharp edges of images on a 65mm negative (at least when well rendered on a 70 mm print) .. maybe this ultra sharpness shows up on a BD. I will say that one long shot made me wonder if there were edge enhancement, though.

Flash3000 · 01-20-2015, 07:14 AM

The cinematography and transfer of this movie is one of the best I have ever seen. This film is so beautiful I could watch it with the sound down. Absolutely beautiful to watch.

Farge-TV · 01-20-2015, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by garyrc

Farge-TV, Please, let us know how it looks, especially, does it have that slightly "etched" look 70 mm can sometimes have (very sharp lines, due to factors other than resolution [contrast &/or saturation?], in addition to the expected high resolution). Speaking of resolution, for the restoration David A. Harris had to use 8K to capture all of the detail on the negative ... but now people tell me that the Nyquist principle requires copying at approx 2x the resolution, so I'm guessing that a near perfect print would look about like 4K.

How was the sound? Is the brass occasionally a little harsh, especially near the beginning? The BD seems like it is a little brighter than I remember the 70 mm 6 track to be.

I will report back - I'm watching it on the 24th. It will probably be difficult to provide an accurate comparison, but I'll try my best!

I'm not following your 4K argument, by the way. As a rule of thumb, a 4K scan of a 35 mm negative is required to capture all the detail (including the grain), so I would suppose that a 15-16K scan would be required to capture all detail on a 70 mm (in reality: 65 mm) film. (And I'm guessing that they used very low film speed for many of the scenes in Lawrence of Arabia.) But I'm no expert.

Illy Scorsese · 01-20-2015, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Farge-TV

This weekend, I'm watching Lawrence of Arabia on the Oslo 70 mm festival. It will be great to watch it, and interesting to compare it with the Blu-Ray release. The resolution will obviously be much higher, but I'm curious of how the colours are.

And of course: It's on film!

Prepare to have your life changed...

Early Memphis · 01-20-2015, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Illy Scorsese

Prepare to have your life changed...

If your life is changed by merely watching a film, especially one you’ve seen before, there’s something wrong with your life.

11-07-2014, 08:14 AM	#1785
Norbie Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:The Milky Way Blu-ray collection:698 DVD collection:131 Blu-ray reviews:9	Ultraviolet Code If you are interested in an Ultraviolet digital copy, I'm giving away one that came with my 50th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition. Unfortunately I'm in Australia and the code won't work. I'm sure there are ways to go around it but I couldn't be bothered. Anyways, the code is ABNTSTH8BMD9EEV5 It expires 11/13/2014, so you better be quick. I would appreciate that if it's something you won't watch via streaming/digital copy that you leave it that someone that hasn't got the film or would really use a streaming/digital copy. Enjoy!

11-22-2014, 06:22 PM	#1787
Tok Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:1009 Blu-ray collection:1821 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:5	Lawrence of Arabia - November 13 Collector's Edition - Review OCD me broke down and bought the Japanese Mi4K version just for the fact it's split over two discs and the disc change is at the intermission. Haven't watched it yet but it's supposed slightly better PQ wise to the single disc version.

07-30-2014, 02:46 PM	#1781
BaerGriggs Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:Overland Park, KS 4K collection:223 Blu-ray collection:626 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:138	I'm going to dig out my set this weekend when I'm back home again..after all, if you buy this set and don't post your film cell, did you really buy it?

08-15-2014, 03:42 PM	#1783
AlexIlDottore Banned Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 Location:France 4K collection:289 Blu-ray collection:509 DVD collection:19	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etiTLksqhlk#t=119

09-01-2014, 10:45 PM	#1784
Eeeper Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Dublin, Ireland 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:648 Trading Score:1	Just got my set today! Slightly worst for wear but everything's there. I'll edit this post tomorrow with my film cell. It's not as awesome as some of the rest posted here

11-22-2014, 04:39 PM	#1786
AVfile Expert Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Ontario, CANADA 4K collection:131 Blu-ray collection:1141 DVD collection:60 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:159	Is the Canadian edition identical in every way to the US?

12-03-2014, 08:26 PM	#1788
fahrenheit290 Active Member Member since:Dec 2013	Does this ever go on sale? It's sitting at $49.99. I'm not sure if it's worth it...the regular BD is priced at $9.99. And I've seen it as low as $4.99. That's a huge difference for a big box, even if it comes with the soundtrack, the book, and a few other extras.

01-19-2015, 11:21 AM	#1792
Farge-TV Member Member since:Jun 2009	This weekend, I'm watching Lawrence of Arabia on the Oslo 70 mm festival. It will be great to watch it, and interesting to compare it with the Blu-Ray release. The resolution will obviously be much higher, but I'm curious of how the colours are. And of course: It's on film!

01-19-2015, 05:05 PM	#1795
HeavyHitter Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Home Theater Gallery:4 Trading Score:154	Is it just me, but is there a tiny, wee bit of edge enhancement on the BD? I've brought this up before. It's very slight and I am not sure if it's just a camera optical effect, or how part of how it was remastered. I mean the disc looks great, overall.

01-20-2015, 07:14 AM	#1797
Flash3000 Special Member Member since:Aug 2013 Location:Australia 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:281 Trading Score:1	The cinematography and transfer of this movie is one of the best I have ever seen. This film is so beautiful I could watch it with the sound down. Absolutely beautiful to watch.

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