Archived: Insiders Thread

[BillCable]

Yes! Very much looking forward to this good news.

[phloyd]

paidgeek:

Sorry if this has been asked before...

For the US release of Paprika, do you have any insight on the encode and master?

It seems that there has been some disappointment regarding the French and Japanese releases of this and I am curious if we are looking at an encoding issue or master issue with respect to this title, and if the US release is expected to be an improvement or 'more of the same'...?

[WickyWoo]

I believe it's the identical disc

[halon]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I’m just taking a sabbatical from posting on the online forums.

In retrospect, for me, it is turning out to be a pretty good idea, as there is alot going on behind the scenes that I can’t talk about anyway.

Doesn’t mean I don’t peek my head in here every once in a while to gauge the vibe.
I’ll try to time my return with revealing some exceedingly good bleeding-edge breaking Blu news to put a smile on everyone’s face sometime in the future.

Out.

i decided to check the insiders tread for the first time in awhile and look who's back. even if it is a quick response. good to see ya, come back soon.

[blitz6speed]

We love penton.

[Esox50]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I’ll try to time my return with revealing some exceedingly good bleeding-edge breaking Blu news to put a smile on everyone’s face sometime in the future.

Out.

Sounds like a great idea and a great way to return, my friend!!!

[The Don]

great idea, Penton...

why linger around when people are just going to ask questions that you can't answer at this point...

[Bombthroat]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I’m just taking a sabbatical from posting on the online forums.

In retrospect, for me, it is turning out to be a pretty good idea, as there is alot going on behind the scenes that I can’t talk about anyway.

Doesn’t mean I don’t peek my head in here every once in a while to gauge the vibe.
I’ll try to time my return with revealing some exceedingly good bleeding-edge breaking Blu news to put a smile on everyone’s face sometime in the future.

Out.

Thanks Penton Man, I'm glad to know you still stop by every now and again. And like I said, I (we) all really appreciate you participating here and all your hard work at your "day job".

Enjoy your sabbatical.

[gand41f]

Originally Posted by Bombthroat

Thanks Penton Man, I'm glad to know you still stop by every now and again. And like I said, I (we) all really appreciate you participating here and all your hard work at your "day job".

Enjoy your sabbatical.

Agreed 100%!

enjoy
gandalf

[Dave Mack]

paidgeek,

Bram Stoker's Dracula just got slammed on Highdefdigest.com.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/252/...rsdracula.html

The PQ got 2 and a 1/2 stars which unfortunately makes it rate in the bottom 12 or so of the hundreds of BD's reviewed yet. I'm sure it can't be THAT bad, maybe just in comparison to expectations. Bracke says surprisingly there are dirt and blemishes on the print, (IIRC, the Superbit DVD had lots of those as well...) Is Bracke just way off..? I remember the film being slightly soft style-wise in many scenes in the theater but this just sounds like they used a several year old master and did virtually no work.

One of my faves and I'm bummed if it really if it's this disappointing.

[Hassoon]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I’m just taking a sabbatical from posting on the online forums.

In retrospect, for me, it is turning out to be a pretty good idea, as there is alot going on behind the scenes that I can’t talk about anyway.

Doesn’t mean I don’t peek my head in here every once in a while to gauge the vibe.
I’ll try to time my return with revealing some exceedingly good bleeding-edge breaking Blu news to put a smile on everyone’s face sometime in the future.

Out.

I don't post here much, but thanks for your contributions .

Hope you come back soon with the good news...whatever it is .

[patrick99]

Originally Posted by Purcho

Not sure if there is a way to get a message to the guys authoring the FOX Blu-Rays but I thought the way they did Harts War was excellent. I loved the way that the movie just started playing without having to go through menus or watch previews. Along with the use of the pop up menu to make any setup changes or jump to a scene it worked perfectly for me. I think all blu-ray movies should be authored this way unlike the POTC DMC which takes forever before you actually get to see the movie.

I think a lot of people feel the opposite, at least about the menu. I really don't like it when the movie just starts with no menu. In contrast, not being forced to watch previews is definitely a big plus.

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

, as there is alot going on behind the scenes that I can’t talk about anyway.

I’ll try to time my return with revealing some exceedingly good bleeding-edge breaking Blu news to put a smile on everyone’s face sometime in the future.

Out.

Sound good PM. I look forward to some good news.

[Uxi]

Bracke has had some really atrocious reviews (Apocalypto for one), so I don't put much, if any, stock in his opinion. I am interested in paidgeek's comments, though, as I was planning on getting Bram Stoker's Dracula on BD (I never bothered to get it on DVD for some reason).

[MrVorhees]

Originally Posted by BillCable

Yes! Very much looking forward to this good news.

Don't halloo till you're out of the wood!
Penton-Man said-->

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I’m just taking a sabbatical from posting on the online forums.

In retrospect, for me, it is turning out to be a pretty good idea, as there is alot going on behind the scenes that I can’t talk about anyway.

Doesn’t mean I don’t peek my head in here every once in a while to gauge the vibe.
I’ll try to time my return with revealing some exceedingly good bleeding-edge breaking Blu news to put a smile on everyone’s face sometime in the future.

Out.

Well it doesnt sound much like there are any good news comming to us, quite the opposite, if he had some good news , he allready had posted them.

Actually the sentence "as there is alot going on behind the scenes that I can’t talk about anyway." makes me a little bit worried.

we'll see.

[krinkle]

Paidgeek:


This question is actually regarding two titles whose distribution rights are owned by Lionsgate. (I think).

I realize you do not like to give specific dates, so can you just comment on whether Darren Aronofsky's

Pi

and

Requiem for a Dream

are being considered for a Blu-ray release? Are they in the production queue?

It was great that Warner released the Fountain, but I was very dissapointed with DD5.1 audio. Hopefully Lionsgate will give us lossless on these two earlier films.

[BillCable]

I think you skipped the part where he said:

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I’ll try to time my return with revealing some exceedingly good bleeding-edge breaking Blu news to put a smile on everyone’s face sometime in the future.

That sounds entirely positive to me.

[atomik kinder]

Originally Posted by BillCable

I think you skipped the part where he said:



That sounds entirely positive to me.

Yeah, "exceedingly good" and "put a smile on everyone's face" doesn't sound like bad news to me.

[patrick99]

Originally Posted by GSX600F

Actually the sentence "as there is alot going on behind the scenes that I can’t talk about anyway." makes me a little bit worried.

I viewed that comment as more encouraging than worrisome.

[hollywoodguy]

Originally Posted by krinkle

It was great that Warner released the Fountain, but I was very dissapointed with DD5.1 audio. Hopefully Lionsgate will give us lossless on these two earlier films.

Get the British version from Fox. It has DTS HD MA and sounds great. Video is MPEG-2 (BD-50).

Edit: It's Region B only though, I think. I don't know if Fox has a Japanese release out.