Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread - Page 347 - Blu-ray Forum

chas speed · 10-18-2019, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Professor Echo

Agreed. I personally am not a fan of Muller, but do admit that his commentaries are first rate. Rode is a class act all the way and a genuinely nice person on top of it. His commentaries are also very well done. Hey, Junkie, when are you going to do a commentary? I know how knowledgeable you are on noir and would love to hear you do one.

I have met Rode and agree with you. He's a very nice guy and fun to talk to.

belcherman · 10-19-2019, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by noirjunkie

I was actually supposed to do one for a release of D.O.A. (1950) that never materialized. I need to get in touch with the person who was going to release it to find out if it's ever going to happen.

Man, I hope that it does. D.O.A. is one of my holy grail titles. Even a decent DVD release would be welcome.

GeoffOliver · 10-19-2019, 03:13 PM

D.O.A. is in the public domain, but apparently Wade Williams owns the only decent materials for it. At least, that’s what the Kino insider told me.

jayrobb9 · 10-21-2019, 09:12 AM

Ahh D.O.A. A movie with one of the most intriguing and promising premises in movie history almost totally undone by masses of exposition, an almost unwatchable romantic subplot (ohhh Paula I DO love you!), and a hero who REFUSES to tell anyone what is happening to him, even when it might help wrangle some explanations out of them.

A few good performances and sequences, but overall the reputation is way bigger than the reality.

But hey, I decent copy at a decent price would still be welcome in my collection.

Gerby · 10-21-2019, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jayrobb9

Ahh D.O.A. A movie with one of the most intriguing and promising premises in movie history almost totally undone by masses of exposition, an almost unwatchable romantic subplot (ohhh Paula I DO love you!), and a hero who REFUSES to tell anyone what is happening to him, even when it might help wrangle some explanations out of them.

A few good performances and sequences, but overall the reputation is way bigger than the reality.

But hey, I decent copy at a decent price would still be welcome in my collection.

Are you sure it's good enough for your collection?

Richard--W · 10-21-2019, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by chas speed

I have met Rode and agree with you. He's a very nice guy and fun to talk to.

He's also a brilliant commentator. I make a point of owning every blu-ray on which he
does the commentary, since they're usually my favorite films. I hope Warner Brothers
will offer him the commentary on the new Mystery of the Wax Museum 4k restoration.
No one is better qualified to discuss that film than Rode, who wrote the Curtiz biography.

chas speed · 10-21-2019, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard--W

He's also a brilliant commentator. I make a point of owning every blu-ray on which he
does the commentary, since they're usually my favorite films. I hope Warner Brothers
will offer him the commentary on the new Mystery of the Wax Museum 4k restoration.
No one is better qualified to discuss that film than Rode, who wrote the Curtiz biography.

It seems like a lot of classic noir films (see Detour) are skipping commentaries and I wish they would go back to people like Rode. It makes me want to buy them.

belcherman · 10-21-2019, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by chas speed

It seems like a lot of classic noir films (see Detour) are skipping commentaries and I wish they would go back to people like Rode. It makes me want to buy them.

It seems that Criterion doesn't usually do commentaries on anything.

Jobla · 10-21-2019, 09:37 PM

Fortunately, MATEWAN will have an audio commentary with John Sayles and Haskell Wexler.

noirjunkie · 10-22-2019, 02:22 AM

Caps are up for the re-release of The Hitch-Hiker. It appears that Kino managed to do the seemingly impossible by re-releasing a film with an inferior transfer to their own initial release.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/hitchhiker.htm

Dailyan · 10-22-2019, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by noirjunkie

Caps are up for the re-release of The Hitch-Hiker. It appears that Kino managed to do the seemingly impossible by re-releasing a film with an inferior transfer to their own initial release.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/hitchhiker.htm

Honestly, if I had to choose, I'd probably go with the remaster because the old disc looks pretty sharpened to me in comparison.

mdanderson · 10-22-2019, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dailyan

Honestly, if I had to choose, I'd probably go with the remaster because the old disc looks pretty sharpened to me in comparison.

I looked at the comparison myself and I see what you mean but I actually prefered the 2013 screen shots. It looked sharper and not as blurred. I do like the commentary and the subtitles however on the new transfer.

nitin · 10-23-2019, 01:04 PM

The older release is clearly artificially sharpened/edge enhanced.

Having said that, the new one does look to be a little too grain managed.

MifuneFan · 10-23-2019, 02:31 PM

Something is definitely a bit off about the new one. Could be just bad encoding, but I don't imagine the original restoration made it look like this.

As the member above said, the commentary track, and subs are certainly pluses for this new release, even if it could probably look better.

Dailyan · 10-25-2019, 02:22 AM

I finally got around to watching "Kiss Me Deadly" tonight, I've been putting off for far too long on my Criterion purchases (the recent flash sale remedied that), what a damn fine film. Mike Hammer puts the "hard" in hard-boiled. That climax was pretty off the wall.

noirjunkie · 10-25-2019, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Dailyan

I finally got around to watching "Kiss Me Deadly" tonight, I've been putting off for far too long on my Criterion purchases (the recent flash sale remedied that), what a damn fine film. Mike Hammer puts the "hard" in hard-boiled. That climax was pretty off the wall.

I love that film so much. I've probably watched it four or five times, and it never gets old. It has that pulpy, pull-no-punches quality that characterizes many of the best noirs.

bonehica · 10-25-2019, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Dailyan

I finally got around to watching "Kiss Me Deadly" tonight, I've been putting off for far too long on my Criterion purchases (the recent flash sale remedied that), what a damn fine film. Mike Hammer puts the "hard" in hard-boiled. That climax was pretty off the wall.

Yea, it's my favorite noir and I only just discovered it a couple of years ago myself. Meeker is stunning as Mike Hammer. Plows his way through the movie like a bull in a china shop. And that third act...how many directors cribbed from that? Spielberg. Lynch. Tarantino. Cox. Fincher...

[Show spoiler]

The Great Owl · 10-25-2019, 04:14 AM

Kiss Me Deadly has my favorite opening credits title sequence of all time.

Professor Echo · 10-25-2019, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by noirjunkie

I love that film so much. I've probably watched it four or five times, and it never gets old. It has that pulpy, pull-no-punches quality that characterizes many of the best noirs.

And such a marked difference in its private eye protagonist who is as far as you can get from Raymond Chandler's description that these men must be the guardian knights of the mean streets. In this movie Hammer is an egotistical, selfish, stupid bastard who is so self-centered his actions help bring about a

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It's likely the darkest of all the noir films, brilliant and unrelenting. Everyone needs this movie in their collection.

gpn · 10-25-2019, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by noirjunkie

I love that film so much. I've probably watched it four or five times, and it never gets old. It has that pulpy, pull-no-punches quality that characterizes many of the best noirs.

It has the hardest for me to watch torture sequence.

[Show spoiler]

10-19-2019, 03:13 PM	#6923
GeoffOliver Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2014 Location:Atlanta GA 4K collection:260 Blu-ray collection:1523 DVD collection:332	D.O.A. is in the public domain, but apparently Wade Williams owns the only decent materials for it. At least, that’s what the Kino insider told me.

10-21-2019, 09:12 AM	#6924
jayrobb9 Member Member since:Jan 2015	Ahh D.O.A. A movie with one of the most intriguing and promising premises in movie history almost totally undone by masses of exposition, an almost unwatchable romantic subplot (ohhh Paula I DO love you!), and a hero who REFUSES to tell anyone what is happening to him, even when it might help wrangle some explanations out of them. A few good performances and sequences, but overall the reputation is way bigger than the reality. But hey, I decent copy at a decent price would still be welcome in my collection.

10-21-2019, 09:37 PM	#6929
Jobla Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Boulevard of Broken Dreams	Fortunately, MATEWAN will have an audio commentary with John Sayles and Haskell Wexler.

10-22-2019, 02:22 AM	#6930
noirjunkie Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:4171 DVD collection:692 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:699	Caps are up for the re-release of The Hitch-Hiker. It appears that Kino managed to do the seemingly impossible by re-releasing a film with an inferior transfer to their own initial release. http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/hitchhiker.htm

10-23-2019, 01:04 PM	#6933
nitin Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Trading Score:9	The older release is clearly artificially sharpened/edge enhanced. Having said that, the new one does look to be a little too grain managed.

10-23-2019, 02:31 PM	#6934
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1145 Trading Score:69	Something is definitely a bit off about the new one. Could be just bad encoding, but I don't imagine the original restoration made it look like this. As the member above said, the commentary track, and subs are certainly pluses for this new release, even if it could probably look better.

10-25-2019, 02:22 AM	#6935
Dailyan Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Beyond the Blue Horizon 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:2251 DVD collection:197 Blu-ray reviews: 58 Trading Score:56	I finally got around to watching "Kiss Me Deadly" tonight, I've been putting off for far too long on my Criterion purchases (the recent flash sale remedied that), what a damn fine film. Mike Hammer puts the "hard" in hard-boiled. That climax was pretty off the wall.

10-25-2019, 04:14 AM	#6938
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:926 Blu-ray collection:6034 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	Kiss Me Deadly has my favorite opening credits title sequence of all time.

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