Legend (1985) (Ultimate Edition) - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

miller_time22 · 03-21-2011, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Runner

Horrible cover art.

I agree. That is absolutely terrible. Nonetheless, pre-ordered!

Dubstar · 03-21-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by miller_time22

I agree. That is absolutely terrible. Nonetheless, pre-ordered!

who actually doesn't order a bluray based on the looks of the cover - come on... seriousily?

has anyone read anything online of the Fox 'French' release, specs, running time, english subs? - is it the European cut of the film???

Guydowood · 03-21-2011, 01:49 PM

[QUOTE=Dubstar;4516145]who actually doesn't order a bluray based on the looks of the cover - come on... seriousily?

Never judge a movie by it's cover..........

scrapser · 03-21-2011, 01:50 PM

This movie was done when Tangerine Dream was on a roll doing movie scores. If William Freidkin had know about TD when he made The Exorcist, he would have used them instead of Mike Oldfield. TD was contracted to re-write the score for Legend after the American test audience appeared unimpressed with the first score.

For other TD scores check out "Sorcerer", "The Park is Mine", "Thief", and of course "Risky Business".

P@t_Mtl · 03-21-2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubstar

who actually doesn't order a bluray based on the looks of the cover - come on... seriousily?

You would be a bit surprise, some people are very picky about stuff like that. Make's nosense to me either but everyone is different

puffyrock2 · 03-21-2011, 01:54 PM

I have the Tangerine Dream soundtrack on vinyl. Can't wait for the Blu of this.

miller_time22 · 03-21-2011, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubstar

who actually doesn't order a bluray based on the looks of the cover - come on... seriousily?

has anyone read anything online of the Fox 'French' release, specs, running time, english subs? - is it the European cut of the film???

Well, I've seen people buy movies just for awesome slipcovers or not buy something because of a horrible cover or because it's a digibook (or not a digibook). Which, whatever, to each their own. But, nothing should be surprising when it comes to enthusiasts.
I do wish the cover art was better, but I personally am more concerned about the content.
It looks like for this release they're probably going to carry over the content from the previous release, which is good, considering it probably would have been easy for Universal just to crank out either the theatrical or director's cut, as opposed to both.

toddly6666 · 03-21-2011, 02:12 PM

It's possible that's the final cover. Remember the blu-ray cover for the original Tron?

PowellPressburger · 03-21-2011, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by toddly6666

It's possible that's the final cover. Remember the blu-ray cover for the original Tron?

I would bet that the cover is final but that the Fonts etc are a bit too big and are only for online listings etc so they are easy for consumers to read. I would guess the fonts sizes will change but that is the cover art.

I wish Universal or Scott still had David Bennett's original voice tracks for the film. I would rather hear them than the dubbed voice.

TheZoof · 03-21-2011, 04:07 PM

That is a terrible cover for sure...

It should look something like this:

Tim Curry MADE that movie.

RipleyLV426 · 03-21-2011, 04:14 PM

It's also up at

Best Buy.com - $24.99

DVDEmpire - $21.69

Amazon, not surprisingly, is the way to go right now. C'mon price drop!!

Solidus911A · 03-21-2011, 04:45 PM

I would like to see Ridley Scott do a remastering similar to Blade Runner and with the Original Tangerine Dream score with either Lossless or DTS-HD.

toddly6666 · 03-21-2011, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TheZoof

That is a terrible cover for sure...

It should look something like this:

Tim Curry MADE that movie.

When was the last time a fantasy movie used people in make-up instead of CGI? Hellboy? Tim Curry's Darkness is just another reminder that costumes and make-up is better and more realistic than CGI crap.

RipleyLV426 · 03-21-2011, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by toddly6666

When was the last time a fantasy movie used people in make-up instead of CGI? Hellboy? Tim Curry's Darkness is just another reminder that costumes and make-up is better and more realistic than CGI crap.

Well, Rick Baker did just win the Oscar for The Wolfman's make-up (and I did think the make-up was wonderful though sadly underused)...but there was some bad CGI in there too. Wish they had stuck with all make-up, as well as put more into the story.

But I totally agree with you that practical special effects make-up almost always is MUCH better! I'm old school and prefer the tangible nature of it, seeing light bounce off someone's face or little nuances in the eyes, innumerable subtleties in facial expressions just cannot be reproduced 100% in CGI (let alone cheesy CGI that's just about everywhere now)

Jim Purcell · 03-21-2011, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ite

You said you never even saw the movie before, why would you have a issue with the cover art?

Because I have eyes.

And these are our other options.

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Originally Posted by tridon

Or even better, the ORIGINAL cover art...

EricJ · 03-21-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by scrapser

For other TD scores check out "Sorcerer", "The Park is Mine", "Thief", and of course "Risky Business".

And "The Keep", if it's still on Netflix.

scrapser · 03-21-2011, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by EricJ

And "The Keep", if it's still on Netflix.

Ah..."The Keep"...forgot about that one completely. Thanks.

TheOneWithThePrize · 03-21-2011, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jw

Preorder up

Legend Blu-ray

Holy crap, did they beat that cover up with an ugly stick or what? Are they insane?

Roy Batty · 03-21-2011, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubstar

who actually doesn't order a bluray based on the looks of the cover - come on... seriousily?

If cover art didn't factor in peoples buying habits, studios wouldn't be so insistent on giving us such crappy covers.

It is a sad reality, but a reality nonetheless.

We, the so-called discriminating consumers of blu-ray, do not represent the "joe average" buyer for whom studios target most of their releases. They know people like you and me, who have a previous knowledge of the movie and are waiting for it to be released, will most likely buy this or any other title we are interested, no matter the cover, so their covers are intended to attract all those casual buyers who are not interested beforehand, and somehow, their marketing surveys have determined that this kind of ugly, photoshopped floating heads cover art is the best way to do so.

Dubstar · 03-21-2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Solidus911A

I would like to see Ridley Scott do a remastering similar to Blade Runner and with the Original Tangerine Dream score with either Lossless or DTS-HD.

I for one am very curious to know what the specs of the bluray are, I know the director's cut should great and I assume the US theatrical cut, since that's what was shown on HDNet Movies - and it was damn impressive, I'm hoping the audio for the US cut with T. Dream's score is 5.1 this go around since the DVD wasn't (I'm sure 5.1 soundmasters exist since the US cut was theatrically released in both 35mm and 70mm blowup with 6-track surround sound)

03-21-2011, 01:49 PM	#83
Guydowood Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Guydowood 4K collection:1434 Blu-ray collection:3250 DVD collection:74 MA collection:1256 Digital collection:1623 iTunes collection:1514 Prime collection:1267 Blu-ray reviews: 4292 Trading Score:53	[QUOTE=Dubstar;4516145]who actually doesn't order a bluray based on the looks of the cover - come on... seriousily? Never judge a movie by it's cover..........

03-21-2011, 01:50 PM	#84
scrapser Member Member since:Mar 2008	This movie was done when Tangerine Dream was on a roll doing movie scores. If William Freidkin had know about TD when he made The Exorcist, he would have used them instead of Mike Oldfield. TD was contracted to re-write the score for Legend after the American test audience appeared unimpressed with the first score. For other TD scores check out "Sorcerer", "The Park is Mine", "Thief", and of course "Risky Business".

03-21-2011, 01:54 PM	#86
puffyrock2 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2010 Blu-ray collection:244 Trading Score:8	I have the Tangerine Dream soundtrack on vinyl. Can't wait for the Blu of this.

03-21-2011, 02:12 PM	#88
toddly6666 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Hong Kong Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1441 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews: 290 Trading Score:61	It's possible that's the final cover. Remember the blu-ray cover for the original Tron?

03-21-2011, 04:07 PM	#90
TheZoof Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Ottawa,Canada Home Theater Gallery:27 4K collection:871 Blu-ray collection:1660 DVD collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:2	That is a terrible cover for sure... It should look something like this: Tim Curry MADE that movie.

03-21-2011, 04:14 PM	#91
RipleyLV426 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Naperville, IL Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:805 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:110	It's also up at Best Buy.com - $24.99 DVDEmpire - $21.69 Amazon, not surprisingly, is the way to go right now. C'mon price drop!!

03-21-2011, 04:45 PM	#92
Solidus911A Senior Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Salt Lake City 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:102 Digital collection:855 iTunes collection:791 Trading Score:48	I would like to see Ridley Scott do a remastering similar to Blade Runner and with the Original Tangerine Dream score with either Lossless or DTS-HD.

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