Zulu: Paramount Centenary Edition/Play.com Exclusive Steelbook - October 1, 2012 - Blu-ray Forum

BigNickUK · 08-16-2012, 09:29 PM

and so it begins....

Monroville · 08-17-2012, 01:21 AM

Would anyone be able to get 2 of these for me? I do not think that Play.com will ship to the USA.

Here is the Play.com link:

ZULU steelbook pre-order (L10.99)

Moonlight Shadow · 08-17-2012, 12:50 PM

I'll also like a remaster.
The existing Blu-ray is a DNR disaster. It looks almost as terrible as PATTON and THE LONGEST DAY.

Rocky01542 · 08-17-2012, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonlight Shadow

I'll also like a remaster.
The existing Blu-ray is a DNR disaster. It looks almost as terrible as PATTON and THE LONGEST DAY.

Thank goodness I never bough those Blu-rays, I've learned not to trust the ratings on Blu-ray.com anymore.

"This isn't a DNR hackjob because there is still a lot of detail"

Yeah, because of artificial sharpening and edge enhancement.

Douglas R · 08-17-2012, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonlight Shadow

I'll also like a remaster.
The existing Blu-ray is a DNR disaster.

You carry on thinking that if you want and I'll carry on watching and enjoying a superb film on a wonderful looking Blu-ray disc

MattDean · 08-17-2012, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monroville

Would anyone be able to get 2 of these for me? I do not think that Play.com will ship to the USA.

Here is the Play.com link:

ZULU steelbook pre-order (L10.99)

I've sent a pm.

Matt

singhcr · 08-17-2012, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigNickUK

and so it begins....

I hope you are joking. Do you really think the first pic looks natural at all?

BigNickUK · 08-17-2012, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by singhcr

I hope you are joking. Do you really think the first pic looks natural at all?

I think you have missed my sentiment...the comment was about grain haters vs grain lovers. It refers to the ongoing arguments about transfers a la Predator and Total Recall

singhcr · 08-18-2012, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by BigNickUK

I think you have missed my sentiment...the comment was about grain haters vs grain lovers. It refers to the ongoing arguments about transfers a la Predator and Total Recall

Gotcha. Sorry if my previous post came off as harsh.

mr young · 08-18-2012, 08:37 AM

Also apart from some DNR the squeeze does not seem right everbody seems
to thin. This film was shot in Technirama, 35mm sideways with a 1.5 squeeze.
It was only screened in 70mm in London in 1972 at the Casino Cinerama

Check the Blu of King of Kings to see how this should look ,shot in the same
format.

Monroville · 08-18-2012, 11:43 PM

Can anyone confirm the region coding (I'm assuming this is the same disc as the previous release - which was region free - but better safe than sorry)?

DarknessBDJM · 08-19-2012, 03:46 AM

While I abhor dnr and think it's especially unnecessary in higher resolution film format films like Patton, and Zulu (also The Longest Day, anamorphic is a higher resolution format, though the negative frame isn't larger in and of itself), the fact that the grain is so fine in the first place, less effort is needed to scrub it away and/or dull it, so Zulu and Patton didn't come out looking nearly as bad as most dnr'd films. I can still see some grain in some scenes in Zulu, is essentially goes from nonexistent to barely there to normal looking (the latter being less common).

08-16-2012, 09:29 PM	#1
BigNickUK Moderator Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Leek, Staffordshire 4K collection:1342 Blu-ray collection:5193 DVD collection:64 Blu-ray reviews: 40 Trading Score:3	and so it begins....

08-17-2012, 01:21 AM	#2
Monroville Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Louisville, KY Blu-ray reviews: 20 Trading Score:30	Would anyone be able to get 2 of these for me? I do not think that Play.com will ship to the USA. Here is the Play.com link: ZULU steelbook pre-order (L10.99)

08-17-2012, 12:50 PM	#3
Moonlight Shadow Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007	I'll also like a remaster. The existing Blu-ray is a DNR disaster. It looks almost as terrible as PATTON and THE LONGEST DAY.

08-18-2012, 08:37 AM	#10
mr young Senior Member Member since:Jun 2010	Also apart from some DNR the squeeze does not seem right everbody seems to thin. This film was shot in Technirama, 35mm sideways with a 1.5 squeeze. It was only screened in 70mm in London in 1972 at the Casino Cinerama Check the Blu of King of Kings to see how this should look ,shot in the same format.

08-18-2012, 11:43 PM	#11
Monroville Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Louisville, KY Blu-ray reviews: 20 Trading Score:30	Can anyone confirm the region coding (I'm assuming this is the same disc as the previous release - which was region free - but better safe than sorry)?

08-19-2012, 03:46 AM	#12
DarknessBDJM Power Member Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:6	While I abhor dnr and think it's especially unnecessary in higher resolution film format films like Patton, and Zulu (also The Longest Day, anamorphic is a higher resolution format, though the negative frame isn't larger in and of itself), the fact that the grain is so fine in the first place, less effort is needed to scrub it away and/or dull it, so Zulu and Patton didn't come out looking nearly as bad as most dnr'd films. I can still see some grain in some scenes in Zulu, is essentially goes from nonexistent to barely there to normal looking (the latter being less common).

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