Dressed to Kill (1980)

[klauswhereareyou]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Causalities of War is available in Japan btw


https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Casua...lu-ray/102503/

It's only about $16 shipped too http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/BLU-11458

Does anyone here own this, and how is the image because I can't find any reviews for it on here?

[klauswhereareyou]

Originally Posted by AaronSCH

And how about "Obsession" and "Body Double?" I would have to place "Obsession" among my favorite DePalma films. I don't know if this is heresy, but I hope Criterion preserves the iconic poster art.

I own the region free Arrow Obsession and it looks/sounds great.

[dsman71]

I have the ARROW and MGM releases of Dressed to Kill, Im sure Ill retire of them when the Criterion release comes out. Its one of my all time favorites, and is one film I dont mind owning more than one release of. I admit that although Im not much for double dipping, some films are *immune* to that
I have to be cost conscious as well since the market is getting over saturated with first time ever BD releases that I want.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Does anyone here own this, and how is the image because I can't find any reviews for it on here?

Comparison of the Netherlands disc to DVD. NL disc should be identical to the JP one, as they're both from Sony. Looks really good in my opinion

http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...D=1789#auswahl

[klauswhereareyou]

So as of now, I believe these are the only Brian De Palma directed films not on blu-ray anywhere: Greetings, Hi Mom, Get to Know Your Rabbit, Home Movies, Wise Guys, Raising Cain, and Femme Fatale.

De Palma directed movies not available in Region A: Sisters, Obsession, Casualties of War, Mission to Mars, and Redacted.

Then you've got Body Double and The Fury which were released in Region A by Twilight Time that are out of print, but are available from other regions.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by CinemaBlu

They should get Noah Baumbach to interview him again. That was a great interview on the Blow Out Blu-ray.

Well, Edgar Wright stopped by Criterion's offices last month...maybe a Wright/De Palma conversation. (and maybe for Carrie(if it happens) a Del Toro/De Palma conversation? )

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Comparison of the Netherlands disc to DVD. NL disc should be identical to the JP one, as they're both from Sony. Looks really good in my opinion

http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...D=1789#auswahl

edit: I should also mention that this appears to be the extended cut, which is about 6 mins longer

Differences between cuts: http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=2840

It only contains the theatrical cut. The packaging did say extended cut originally, but that was a mistake.

[javi92]

Originally Posted by dsman71

I have the ARROW and MGM releases of Dressed to Kill, Im sure Ill retire of them when the Criterion release comes out.

Don't know that I would retire the Arrow disc. It's crammed with extras, some of which will probably not be carried over to the Criterion.

[Thomas Irwin]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Does anyone here own this, and how is the image because I can't find any reviews for it on here?

I received it a few days ago, but haven't had time to view it yet. In case you're considering ordering it, just be aware that the artwork has changed slightly for the JP version, if that matters:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=40929

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by NLScavenger

It only contains the theatrical cut. The packaging did say extended cut originally, but that was a mistake.

You sure? The bd-info from Cap-a-holics link shows the runtime to be 1 hr 53 mins, which is in line with the extended cut

Edit: nm, movie censorship's runtimes threw me off. The theatrical is 113 mins, the extended 121 (movie censorship had 108, and 114 mins respectively)

[tylergfoster]

Dream De Palma release / extra: Snake Eyes with original ending reinstated.

[murphywmm]

Originally Posted by slimdude

Did you finally get it? Well It's about time.

Probably best to put AlexIlDottore on your ignore list, he's a very unpleasant person.

Anyhow, I love DTK but I do wish Criterion would release stuff that hasn't had a decent Blu release before.

[klauswhereareyou]

Originally Posted by tylergfoster

Dream De Palma release / extra: Snake Eyes with original ending reinstated.

Totally agree with you on that one. It's one of my favorites from him. At least we did get a really good looking disc a couple of years ago...probably the biggest improvement I've seen comparing a dvd to a blu-ray disc.

[jlk5844]

Originally Posted by murphywmm

Probably best to put AlexIlDottore on your ignore list, he's a very unpleasant person.

Anyhow, I love DTK but I do wish Criterion would release stuff that hasn't had a decent Blu release before.

slimdude is more ignore-worthy IMO. He frequently trolls the forums blabbing about things where he doesn't even know what he's talking about. Any re-release that isn't a UHD disc isn't an upgrade? Utter nonsense.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by nitin

would prefer they concentrate on releasing films not already on (pretty decent) blu.

I agree with this. They have so many films in their collection, not to mention all these recent acquisitions from other studios, at this rate they are never going to get to some of my favorites before the format fades away....

I wish they would come up with an ECLIPSE program for lesser marketable titles on no frills Blus.

[Mrlovkim]

I am happy to hear this but at the same time a little annoyed because now I will have to double dip on this title.

[Mrlovkim]

Originally Posted by cine74

I would've preferred they got CARRIE as the film desperately needs a true restoration and, apparently, it seems Criterion are the only ones willing to undertake one - assuming, that is, that they're coming up with a new HD scan for DTK. To be honest, I don't see a reason to double dip unless there will be a new master. I even like the artwork that MGM chose for the BD cover. One of the few (maybe the only) instance(s) where the studio has given a home video release something resembling original theatrical art.

I would love to see them do Carrie.

[javi92]

Not saying this is totally pointless, as I'm sure certain fans of the film have neither the Arrow nor MGM release, but it seems like Criterion could use the limited resources they have better by not releasing native English titles that already have acceptable or fantastic blu-ray releases in region A and B respectively already.

[DaveyJoe]

I don't have Dressed to Kill on BluRay, so I think this is awesome news. If you guys don't want Criterion to waste resources on a Dressed to Kill BD, spend more money on non-Dressed to Kill BDs. Criterion will look at the profits of non-Dressed to Kill BDs and be encouraged to release more BDs that are not, in fact, Dressed to Kill.

[JohnCarpenterLives]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Comparison of the Netherlands disc to DVD. NL disc should be identical to the JP one, as they're both from Sony. Looks really good in my opinion

http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...D=1789#auswahl

edit: I should also mention that this appears to be the extended cut, which is about 6 mins longer

Differences between cuts: http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=2840

In this case does "extended cut" actually mean "director's cut?"