Rocky: Heavyweight Collection (1976-2006) / Rocky (1976) (Remastered)

[MaskedRider]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Hopefully they'll include the documentary "The Rocky Saga: Going The Distance" from Bio.

I'd love this!

[Thomas Veil]

Still made sense to get the Rocky set cheap...probably will only be the first film and they will charge what the whole set cost for one with minimal difference (to most people but the anal).

[Crom1]

Not going to double dip on this one. Love the movie, but not enough to replace a perfectly fine blu.

[The Fallen Deity]

Fantastic news regarding both films.

Here's hoping that Fox can at least get the Italian HD master for TGTBATU.

They also need to include the original mono mix and the Theatrical Cut as well if they can get hold of them.

[FrmPeru]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Hopefully they'll include the documentary "The Rocky Saga: Going The Distance" from Bio.

that'd be worth it alone for me

[Blades1370]

Originally Posted by Torgon

Yeah, but you still need the other movies to have the collection. I would have bought it and then the re-mastered disc and swapped it out (which is what I might do). I'm pretty sure the release they are referring to will only be Rocky and not the entire series.

Actually I took the deal on the collection last night, so if they do remaster the first movie, I'll just swap it out.

[theogeek_nola]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Hell with the Italian Stallion, the current BD is okay aside from a few compression niggles - but there's a remastered TGTBATU on the way????

Precisely. I'm okay with the transfer with a movie that, even cleaned up, won't exactly be a pretty sight. But to have a new transfer for "TGTBATU" would be great. I want to see at least the quality of the "For a Few Dollars More" transfer.

[tylergfoster]

I don't know if you created a thread for GBU, but I have my fingers crossed they put on both cuts.

[Akijama]

Remastered Rocky is coming out on blu-ray in Europe in February It would be a major surprise if US edition doesn't occur in the same month.

Did I mention that this is going to be another 4K Remastered release by Fox/MGM?

French edition will include around 4 hours of extras.

Audio commentaries by: Sylvester Stallone, boxing legend Lou Duva and Bert Sugar Boxing, John G. Avildsen, producers Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, actors Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Burt Young, and the inventor of the Steadicam, Garrett Brown

+ more.

[I KEEL YOU]

Wow, that is great news! Definitely gonna be double dipping for this. I wonder what other MGM movies could be getting 4K releases. Silence of the Lambs? Makes me wonder why they didn't do this for Carrie.

[BaerGriggs]

Instant buy for me. Don't care if I have to import if it comes to that.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

Wow, that is great news! Definitely gonna be double dipping for this. I wonder what other MGM movies could be getting 4K releases. Silence of the Lambs? Makes me wonder why they didn't do this for Carrie.

Lambs would be GREAT...once again with the BIO documentary.

[Akijama]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

Wow, that is great news! Definitely gonna be double dipping for this. I wonder what other MGM movies could be getting 4K releases. Silence of the Lambs? Makes me wonder why they didn't do this for Carrie.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly has been confirmed.

Not sure if there will be any other 4K upgrades. I can see Escape From New York happening, but his destiny is probably tied up with rumoured remake.

Originally Posted by BaerGriggs

Instant buy for me. Don't care if I have to import if it comes to that.

You're safe from importing. The only real question here is when is going to be released in US. Most likely in February as well.

[TylerDurden389]

Can anyone tell me when Rocky's color timing was given a red push? I was at my Uncle's house this summer and he had a Rocky collection dvd set that didn't have the red push (it had it's normal color timing that is always had before), but my Rocky collection dvd set has the red tint look to it. His dvd boxes were regular size, and my dvd covers are slim size.

[IndyMLVC]

There's a new boxed set with the 4k version coming out as well:
http://www.amazon.fr/Rocky-Lintégra...600840&sr=1-62

[Blu-21]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

There's a new boxed set with the 4k version coming out as well:
http://www.amazon.fr/Rocky-Lintégra...600840&sr=1-62

I'm predicting that the rest of the sequels in the box set will just be the regular Blu-Ray editions packed into one? I'm not even sure if anything between Rocky 2 to 5 need remastering because the original has always been the one in need of a clean up.

[TylerDurden389]

There's a bunch of behind the scenes stuff for all the Rocky movies on youtube that aren't on any dvd/blu-ray release. I doubt they'll be in this new set either. Going off the beaten path here, but I would LOVE a commentary from composer Vince Dicola for Rocky 4 to hear his insights on what inspired him to make Rocky 4's soundtrack. People always give part 5 crap for being the one that sticks out, but to me Rocky 4 sticks out as the black sheep in terms of tone.

And that's why it's my favorite movie of all time.

[tylergfoster]

I have only seen four of the Rocky films so far, but II is kinda dull and IV is awful, so I'd probably pass on a box set.

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by TylerDurden389

People always give part 5 crap for being the one that sticks out, but to me Rocky 4 sticks out as the black sheep in terms of tone.

Exactly. V is CITIZEN KANE compared to IV. They call him Rocky in IV but I'm pretty sure I'm looking at Rambo. He sure doesn't remind me of Balboa's character in the other films.

[Illy Scorsese]

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