Paradise Alley - Blu-ray Forum

dunlambert · 04-10-2014, 10:12 PM

My copy arrived today. I like the inside cover which is a reproduction of the one sheet Paradise Alley poster which covers both panels.

Only had a chance to jump through the chapters tonight on my TV as I usually project most films in my 11 seater cinema on a 9 ft wide screen but I have to say it's not that bad at all. Although the opening title sequence of the race across the roof tops is a bit to dark for my liking I can't remember what the DVD looked like.

From what I have seen it looks clean didn't spot any dirt damage. The opening titles are all in English. Picture was pretty sharp, grain seemed intact no waxy faces. I wouldn't be as technical as most here who review blu ray but I know what I will accept and so far this easily falls into that category.

Audio seemed good and in sync through the basic TV Speakers but I will wait to pass full judgement on that when I play it through my proper cinema sound system.

So for me although some scenes seemed a little dark it looks like a good buy as who knows if this film would get a release anywhere else any time soon. Looking forward to watching it properly.

Dickieduvet · 04-10-2014, 10:14 PM

Thanks for that, mine's on the way! Not seen it in years.

DMRI2006 · 05-01-2014, 05:13 AM

I was severely disappointed with this one myself. MPEG-2 transfer really looked dirty and IMO very difficult to see much detail over the Universal U.S. DVD. Not saying it's an upscale, but not a real big difference and I was watching on a '60 set. I've likewise heard bad things about their MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE release too

oldwwf · 05-18-2014, 10:03 AM

This looks good big upgrade from the DVD

Jeeva · 06-07-2015, 08:23 PM

Can you tell me if it has removable subtitles when playing the English soundtrack?

Thanks in advance...

Dickieduvet · 06-07-2015, 09:48 PM

Yep! Fully removable.

Jeeva · 06-11-2015, 08:42 AM

Thanks for the heads up...

I just watched the version that came on the triple movie Stallone-disc with 'Nighthawks' and 'Death Race 2000'. While those two have pretty decent picture quality, 'Paradise Alley' is a soft murky affair...

Ordered the Italian version now as an upgrade. Those screen caps look much better than the German version does.

05-18-2014, 10:03 AM	#4
oldwwf Senior Member Member since:Feb 2012 Location:South Australia Blu-ray collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:55	Paradise Alley This looks good big upgrade from the DVD

04-10-2014, 10:12 PM	#1
dunlambert Member Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Northern Ireland	My copy arrived today. I like the inside cover which is a reproduction of the one sheet Paradise Alley poster which covers both panels. Only had a chance to jump through the chapters tonight on my TV as I usually project most films in my 11 seater cinema on a 9 ft wide screen but I have to say it's not that bad at all. Although the opening title sequence of the race across the roof tops is a bit to dark for my liking I can't remember what the DVD looked like. From what I have seen it looks clean didn't spot any dirt damage. The opening titles are all in English. Picture was pretty sharp, grain seemed intact no waxy faces. I wouldn't be as technical as most here who review blu ray but I know what I will accept and so far this easily falls into that category. Audio seemed good and in sync through the basic TV Speakers but I will wait to pass full judgement on that when I play it through my proper cinema sound system. So for me although some scenes seemed a little dark it looks like a good buy as who knows if this film would get a release anywhere else any time soon. Looking forward to watching it properly.

04-10-2014, 10:14 PM	#2
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:3909 DVD collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	Thanks for that, mine's on the way! Not seen it in years.

05-01-2014, 05:13 AM	#3
DMRI2006 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:215	I was severely disappointed with this one myself. MPEG-2 transfer really looked dirty and IMO very difficult to see much detail over the Universal U.S. DVD. Not saying it's an upscale, but not a real big difference and I was watching on a '60 set. I've likewise heard bad things about their MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE release too

06-07-2015, 08:23 PM	#5
Jeeva Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	Can you tell me if it has removable subtitles when playing the English soundtrack? Thanks in advance...

06-07-2015, 09:48 PM	#6
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:3909 DVD collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	Yep! Fully removable.

06-11-2015, 08:42 AM	#7
Jeeva Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	Thanks for the heads up... I just watched the version that came on the triple movie Stallone-disc with 'Nighthawks' and 'Death Race 2000'. While those two have pretty decent picture quality, 'Paradise Alley' is a soft murky affair... Ordered the Italian version now as an upgrade. Those screen caps look much better than the German version does.

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