Sean Connery on Blu-ray

[harry o]

I'm amazed " the man who would be king" could never get a blu ray release in the UK ( should have a 4k UHD really it's a classic) plus of course "the hill".

[James Luckard]

There's a legit release of The Man Who Would be King now from Warner Archive.


Probably best to remove the Spanish bootleg from the list, since it's most likely just ripped from an HDTV broadcast.

[James Luckard]

Also, The Great Train Robbery was just reissued on an improved BD-50 version:


It can be swapped for the OOP original BD in the list.

[James Luckard]

There's an American BD of The Anderson Tapes now:


No need to track down the OOP British disc.

[James Luckard]

FYI, for anyone looking to buy this title, the original Twilight Time BD of The Russia House is superior to the recent Sandpiper reissue:


The Twilight Time is a BD-50, so the compression is noticeably MUCH better. The TT also has an isolated score and a featurette on the making of the film.

[Mikezilla3k]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

There's a legit release of The Man Who Would be King now from Warner Archive.


Probably best to remove the Spanish bootleg from the list, since it's most likely just ripped from an HDTV broadcast.

Originally Posted by James Luckard

Also, The Great Train Robbery was just reissued on an improved BD-50 version:


It can be swapped for the OOP original BD in the list.

Originally Posted by James Luckard

There's an American BD of The Anderson Tapes now:


No need to track down the OOP British disc.

All updated, though the Spanish release was an official release from Sony themselves and not a grey-area release.

[Richard--W]

Darby O'Gill was released on blu-ray last year
in the Disney Exclusive series:



My most wanted Connery films on blu-ray:

[Doc Moonlight]

Paramount's release of The Molly Mcguires is barebones. The limited Australian edition from Imprint has 2 commentaries and an interview with Anthony Zerbe.

http://https://viavision.com.au/shop...ollection-172/

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by Doc Moonlight

Paramount's release of The Molly Mcguires is barebones. The limited Australian edition from Imprint has 2 commentaries and an interview with Anthony Zerbe.

http://https://viavision.com.au/shop...ollection-172/

In my experience, the commentaries on the Imprint discs... leave a lot to be desired.

I wouldn't recommend any non-Australians bother to import that disc just for the commentaries.

[Marsstudd]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

In my experience, the commentaries on the Imprint discs... leave a lot to be desired.

I wouldn't recommend any non-Australians bother to import that disc just for the commentaries.

Is the imprint disc pressed? I don’t exactly understand the difference but I read that the American release is made on demand and apparently that’s not the best?

[tehthomas]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

Darby O'Gill was released on blu-ray last year
in the Disney Exclusive series:



My most wanted Connery films on blu-ray:

I caught 'Wrong is Right' on Tubi not too long ago. Interesting film Kino if you're listening

[Mikezilla3k]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

My most wanted Connery films on blu-ray:

Region locked but still:

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by Marsstudd

Is the imprint disc pressed? I don’t exactly understand the difference but I read that the American release is made on demand and apparently that’s not the best?

The Imprint discs are all pressed, yep. I don't own the Paramount disc, so I don't know if it's pressed or not. It has varied for their on-demand titles. Some are pressed, some aren't. Sometimes, it even varies by retailer for the same title.

[Marsstudd]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

The Imprint discs are all pressed, yep. I don't own the Paramount disc, so I don't know if it's pressed or not. It has varied for their on-demand titles. Some are pressed, some aren't. Sometimes, it even varies by retailer for the same title.

Is it that much of a difference between pressed and not? If you’re not looking for it would you be able to tell the difference?

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by Marsstudd

Is it that much of a difference between pressed and not? If you’re not looking for it would you be able to tell the difference?

It's the same digital information on the disc, it'll look the same. The issue is that people seem to think that burned BDs won't last as long as pressed ones. It makes sense to me, but I've never had a burned disc go bad, so I don't know.

[Marsstudd]

Oh I see. Thank you very much for the information.

[Mikezilla3k]

The Name Of The Rose is getting a 4K release August 8th:

[Deadend45]

Constantin is more aggressive with UHD then WB.

[Mikezilla3k]

Sean's 007 films will be getting a 4K UHD release around June 3rd:

[Richard--W]

Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Sean's 007 films will be getting a 4K UHD release around June 3rd:

Terrific news, Mikezilla3k. Thanks for the alert.