Official Film Noir on Blu-ray Thread

[SeanJoyce]

I Wake Up Screaming is a pretty prestigious noir title, and it features the great Laird Cregar in one of his precious few major roles.

The other two are barrel-scrapers.

[trentdiesel]

Originally Posted by SteelyTom

I'm trying to finalize a Kino sale order, and am forcing myself to chose one of the following three titles:

Cover Up
I Wake Up Screaming
The Scar, aka Hollow Triumph

Any thoughts??

I Wake Up Screaming is awesome, I like The Scar quite a bit as well, Cover Up is ok, I own all 3. I Wake Up Screaming is the easy pick though

[noirjunkie]

Originally Posted by SteelyTom

I'm trying to finalize a Kino sale order, and am forcing myself to chose one of the following three titles:

Cover Up
I Wake Up Screaming
The Scar, aka Hollow Triumph

Any thoughts??

I Wake Up Screaming would be my top pick, but The Scar is a close second. It has a fun stolen identity plot and great cinematography by John Alton. Also, keep in mind that The Scar is part of the "While Supplies Last" sale, so once it sells out, it's gone for good.

Cover Up is okay. It has a Christmas setting, which makes it unique. For $6.99, it's worth picking up and watching once.

[SteelyTom]

Originally Posted by noirjunkie

I Wake Up Screaming would be my top pick, but The Scar is a close second. It has a fun stolen identity plot and great cinematography by John Alton. Also, keep in mind that The Scar is part of the "While Supplies Last" sale, so once it sells out, it's gone for good.

Cover Up is okay. It has a Christmas setting, which makes it unique. For $6.99, it's worth picking up and watching once.

Thanks, guys! This forum is an awesome resource......

[CBHampson]

I'll also vouch for Cover Up at this price. I like finding holiday themed genre titles though, and this one fits the bill.

I might have to go back for 2 second order....missed a couple

[crazednoir]

Originally Posted by SteelyTom

I'm trying to finalize a Kino sale order, and am forcing myself to chose one of the following three titles:

Cover Up
I Wake Up Screaming
The Scar, aka Hollow Triumph

Any thoughts??

The Scar is a very good film-noir.

[Reddington]

Grateful for advice on the best release of Welles' The Stranger (any region). I have read that the below MGM DVD actually offers the best viewing experience, but I've no idea if that is accurate. Thanks for any info.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by Reddington

Grateful for advice on the best BD release of Welles' The Stranger (any region). I have read that the below MGM DVD actually offers the best viewing experience, but I've no idea if that is accurate. Thanks for any info.

Probably the Olive Blu:

[Show spoiler]

As far I know, it's the only Blu of the film officially licensed from MGM and I believe uses the same HD master that was used for the MGM DVD.

[LordSummerIsle]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

Probably the Olive Blu:

[Show spoiler]

As far I know, it's the only Blu of the film officially licensed from MGM and I believe uses the same HD master that was used for the MGM DVD.

Correct -- as far as I know.

[FrazM865]

What's the consensus on the Noir Archive releases by Kit Parker Films?

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Noir-...lu-ray/226593/
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Noir-...lu-ray/239545/
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Noir-...lu-ray/247944/

Looks like get a lot of movies for the price, but I'm guessing there's a reason for that.

[Gunsnroses092789]

Originally Posted by FrazM865

What's the consensus on the Noir Archive releases by Kit Parker Films?

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Noir-...lu-ray/226593/
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Noir-...lu-ray/239545/
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Noir-...lu-ray/247944/

Looks like get a lot of movies for the price, but I'm guessing there's a reason for that.

They're all pretty good looking. 3 films per disc, and certainly acceptable quality.

The reason it's a lot of movie for the price is because most of the films are second and third string noirs, or thrillers. A lot of the films really aren't noir. I have all 3 sets, and honestly, probably only 5 of the films have replay value for me (The Long Haul, Address Unknown, The Lineup, The Crimson Kimono and The Shadow in the Window).

Admittedly, I haven't seen every film out of the 27 yet. I've seen about 20 of them so far, so perhaps there are a few hidden little gems in the remaining films for me.

I do recommend the sets—especially if you can get them for around $30 or so. And you can do that now on http://www.deepdiscount.com - they're $30.23 each, but there's also a 15% off coupon (FLOWERS) which bumps the price down to $25.69 (+tax) and free shipping— that's like $3.10 per film, approximately.

[Aclea]

I would add that The Crimson Kimono transfer in one of those sets is the worst on the market - like the UK Indicator disc it has very, very low sound and the encode is noticeably worse. Twilight Time's release is the only one with decent sound as well as picture.

Most of the other transfers are more than acceptable.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

Probably the Olive Blu:

[Show spoiler]

As far I know, it's the only Blu of the film officially licensed from MGM and I believe uses the same HD master that was used for the MGM DVD.

Thanks. I'm getting more interested in Welles so I'll check it out.

[koberulz]

Preliminary reports are that the Australian Blu-ray of Sorry, Wrong Number is vastly inferior to the DVD.

[Professor Echo]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

Probably the Olive Blu:

[Show spoiler]

As far I know, it's the only Blu of the film officially licensed from MGM and I believe uses the same HD master that was used for the MGM DVD.

I think the Olive version is missing the final shot, isn’t it? Granted, it’s just a few seconds, but I stuck with my KINO Blu because of that. I found it to be perfectly watchable. YMMV

[mdanderson]

Originally Posted by koberulz

Preliminary reports are that the Australian Blu-ray of Sorry, Wrong Number is vastly inferior to the DVD.

Any links or sources for this?

[mdanderson]

Originally Posted by Aclea

I would add that The Crimson Kimono transfer in one of those sets is the worst on the market - like the UK Indicator disc it has very, very low sound and the encode is noticeably worse. Twilight Time's release is the only one with decent sound as well as picture.

Most of the other transfers are more than acceptable.

I will have to agree with that. I tried watching Crimson Kimono from the set but it did not look as good as TCMs showing on Noir Alley.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by Professor Echo

I think the Olive version is missing the final shot, isn’t it? Granted, it’s just a few seconds, but I stuck with my KINO Blu because of that. I found it to be perfectly watchable. YMMV

Missing shot? If so, I have some reading up on the different versions to do.

[Gunsnroses092789]

Originally Posted by mdanderson

Any links or sources for this?

Here is a review:
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/art...940s-film-noir

Also, I saw a member (I think on the Imprint thread) say that the transfer isn't great.

[koberulz]

Originally Posted by mdanderson

Any links or sources for this?

Discussion in the Australian section.