The Stranger (1946) - Blu-ray Forum

Yami · 07-25-2013, 11:46 PM

Terrific news! I've been petitioning for a better Blu-Ray for this film ever since the diabolical Film Chest release, I'm thankful that Kino listened. However, I'm still a bit cautious. Kino are obviously exploiting its public domain status but MGM - as far as I know - have the best elements and a great master so it will be interesting to see how this transfer fares. Can't possibly be worse than the current release though.

ultlife2013 · 07-25-2013, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Yami

Terrific news! I've been petitioning for a better Blu-Ray for this film ever since the diabolical Film Chest release, I'm thankful that Kino listened.

You got them to release it? That's some power there.

Yami · 07-25-2013, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ultlife2013

You got them to release it? That's some power there.

Nah, I wouldn't kid myself

But I did suggest it to them (and other companies) on several occasions.

Akijama · 07-26-2013, 02:09 AM

The Stranger and The Hitch-hiker are great news. Let's hope that they will tackle Detour (1945) and D.O.A. before long

dsman71 · 07-26-2013, 02:13 AM

Im just hoping Kino will do a superior job to the MGM DVD which is still the best PQ of all the releases. Ill get this for sure and will replace the PD Blu Ray version for sure...
I dont know what to do with KCC though, go back to the DVD or keep the Blu Ray...
The last time Hitchhiker was released by Kino the DVD was so awful I got the Roan group version...I hope this will be better

noirjunkie · 07-26-2013, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by dsman71

I dont know what to do with KCC though, go back to the DVD or keep the Blu Ray...

Go back to the DVD. It looks much better than the blu-ray. See this comparison: link. The blu-ray is taken from inferior source materials and then scrubbed to the point that everyone looks like wax figures.

Simon_LDT · 07-26-2013, 07:53 AM

Awesome news, we really need more Welles on Blu so this is very welcome indeed.

RiFiFi1955 · 07-26-2013, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by noirjunkie

Go back to the DVD. It looks much better than the blu-ray. See this comparison: link. The blu-ray is taken from inferior source materials and then scrubbed to the point that everyone looks like wax figures.

Now the review on this site said the blu-ray was better than the DVD, so I sold my MGM DVD and grabbed the blu-ray. Oh this blu-ray game

"I haven't seen as many PD DVDs of this title as I have of The Stranger, but this release has a couple of things going for it. It is virtually spot and blemish free, which none of the DVD releases I've seen (including the touted MGM) have, sometime in abundance." - Reviewer

Abdrewes · 07-26-2013, 12:57 PM

Really good film. It may not be as awesome as 'Lady from Shanghai', but I will still pick this up.

dsman71 · 07-26-2013, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by noirjunkie

Go back to the DVD. It looks much better than the blu-ray. See this comparison: link. The blu-ray is taken from inferior source materials and then scrubbed to the point that everyone looks like wax figures.

Thats what Im leaning toward..I use DVDBeaver all the time but I still get on the fence..the DVD isnt expensive anyway

octagon · 07-26-2013, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Akijama

The Stranger and The Hitch-hiker are great news. Let's hope that they will tackle Detour (1945) and D.O.A. before long

The Woman in the Window would look awfully nice next to Scarlet Street too.

Akijama · 07-26-2013, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by octagon

The Woman in the Window would look awfully nice next to Scarlet Street too.

That would be awesome as well. But, isn't that one with MGM?

octagon · 07-26-2013, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Akijama

That would be awesome as well. But, isn't that one with MGM?

I want to say public domain but I'm not positive.

07-25-2013, 11:46 PM	#1
Yami Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:1830 DVD collection:32	Terrific news! I've been petitioning for a better Blu-Ray for this film ever since the diabolical Film Chest release, I'm thankful that Kino listened. However, I'm still a bit cautious. Kino are obviously exploiting its public domain status but MGM - as far as I know - have the best elements and a great master so it will be interesting to see how this transfer fares. Can't possibly be worse than the current release though. Last edited by Yami; 07-25-2013 at 11:51 PM.

07-26-2013, 02:09 AM	#4
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	The Stranger and The Hitch-hiker are great news. Let's hope that they will tackle Detour (1945) and D.O.A. before long

07-26-2013, 02:13 AM	#5
dsman71 Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:569 Blu-ray collection:2844 DVD collection:665	Im just hoping Kino will do a superior job to the MGM DVD which is still the best PQ of all the releases. Ill get this for sure and will replace the PD Blu Ray version for sure... I dont know what to do with KCC though, go back to the DVD or keep the Blu Ray... The last time Hitchhiker was released by Kino the DVD was so awful I got the Roan group version...I hope this will be better

07-26-2013, 07:53 AM	#7
Simon_LDT Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Coventry, UK 4K collection:192 Blu-ray collection:1188 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:34	Awesome news, we really need more Welles on Blu so this is very welcome indeed.

07-26-2013, 12:57 PM	#9
Abdrewes Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:May 2011 Location:Texas 4K collection:767 Blu-ray collection:9831 DVD collection:523 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:362	Really good film. It may not be as awesome as 'Lady from Shanghai', but I will still pick this up.

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