Home Alone (1990) (25th Anniversary Edition) (Remastered)

[BDrischBDemented]

Originally Posted by Jesse757x

Did it come with iTunes for both? Just put a copy on hold but not sure if I'll pick it up.

Yeah. It has the option of iTunes, UV (Flixster or Vudu), or Google play for each movie.

[HeavyHitter]

FYI - Meyer has this for $11.99 - picked it up tonight.

[tylergfoster]

Whoops, shoulda pricematched Target.com. Oh well.

[tylergfoster]

As the temporary owner of both discs, I can confirm that the Target version is definitely the new edition. Despite featuring the same menu, the logos and other screens before the menu and after hitting "Play" are all different (new disc has the Fox Home logo that looks like the true 20th Century Fox logo until it turns to reveal "Home Entertainment" on the side, the old disc has the one with the violin hum and then the Blu-ray logo swooshing in around a static, non-animated logo).

More importantly, watching a snippet of each feature presentation back-to-back, the difference is really, really apparent. I had recalled the old disc looking pretty good, but the new one blows it out of the water. I watched a section of the new disc first, and it's fair to say that Home Alone is not an eye-popping movie. It has a naturalistic look and slightly soft focus. Yet, watching the old disc afterward, having seen the overwhelmingly natural appearance of the new disc, the old disc looked bad. The grain, which is so beautiful on the new disc, turns into more of a faint murky film on the picture, and colors seemed distorted (especially skintones), with a tinge of blue in the whites. There was also a hint of sharpening -- the non-diffused whites look brighter because the old transfer is harsher.

Home Alone 2 is the same disc as before.

[travisbickle]

Damn, didn't know Target had an exclusive set. $14.99 for both movies, can't beat that.

Shows in stock at my store, too! Going tomorrow...

[Alan_Grant]

Got the Target set today!

Didn't see the "I don't need this big ass can full of kinda cool items + 2 shitty DTV movies."

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by travisbickle

Damn, didn't know Target had an exclusive set. $14.99 for both movies, can't beat that.

Shows in stock at my store, too! Going tomorrow...

Said the same thing for my store...they got nothing and said they won't until the 8th.

[that1guystudios]

The collectors paint can version is finally back up on Amazon.

[brecoan]

Originally Posted by tylergfoster

As the temporary owner of both discs, I can confirm that the Target version is definitely the new edition. Despite featuring a new menu, the logos and other screens before the menu and after hitting "Play" are all different (new disc has the Fox Home logo that looks like the true 20th Century Fox logo until it turns to reveal "Home Entertainment" on the side, the old disc has the one with the violin hum and then the Blu-ray logo swooshing in around a static, non-animated logo).

More importantly, watching a snippet of each feature presentation back-to-back, the difference is really, really apparent. I had recalled the old disc looking pretty good, but the new one blows it out of the water. I watched a section of the new disc first, and it's fair to say that Home Alone is not an eye-popping movie. It has a naturalistic look and slightly soft focus. Yet, watching the old disc afterward, having seen the overwhelmingly natural appearance of the new disc, the old disc looked bad. The grain, which is so beautiful on the new disc, turns into more of a faint murky film on the picture, and colors seemed distorted (especially skintones), with a tinge of blue in the whites. There was also a hint of sharpening -- the non-diffused whites look brighter because the old transfer is harsher.

Home Alone 2 is the same disc as before.

Originally Posted by Alan_Grant

Got the Target set today!

Didn't see the "I don't need this big ass can full of kinda cool items + 2 shitty DTV movies."

Could you show some pictures? I haven't been able to go to Target and before I take a break from work, I could really use some help with some photos .

[nrocket3]

Really stinks that Home alone 2 is the same disc. Nothing upgraded at all?

[GP Legend]

The Canadian Amazon site has the movies, and the first two movies are already down to $9.99.

[ViggioMortenstein]

I did store pick-up on the Target set with the hat. Despite not seeing any sets on the floor they had one for me at guest services. FWIW, I went around 11:30 am yesterday and they were still stocking movies, so it's possible they hadn't gotten to the rest of them.

[RageATL]

Just to be clear, when looking in Target today and/or Best Buy next week, I should be looking for the following if I want only the first film with the new remaster/4K restoration, correct?

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by nrocket3

Really stinks that Home alone 2 is the same disc. Nothing upgraded at all?

Not surprised they didn't invest in a cash-in sequel.

[bookcase]

Originally Posted by RageATL

Just to be clear, when looking in Target today and/or Best Buy next week, I should be looking for the following if I want only the first film with the new remaster/4K restoration, correct?

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Correct.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by bookcase

Correct.

Thanks!

Ugh, guess I'll be picking this one up again, I'm a sucker for this film during the holidays.

[bookcase]

Originally Posted by RageATL

Thanks!

Ugh, guess I'll be picking this one up again, I'm a sucker for this film during the holidays.

Same here -- holiday-themed films are my soft spot. I considered the 2-pack, but I don't consider the 2nd a must-own since it's mostly a rehash of the first film minus the charm.

I also pre-ordered Jim Carrey's Grinch remaster that's coming out next week, even though I just bought the first film last year.

[RageATL]

Originally Posted by bookcase

Same here -- holiday-themed films are my soft spot. I considered the 2-pack, but I don't consider the 2nd a must-own since it's mostly a rehash of the first film minus the charm.

I also pre-ordered Jim Carrey's Grinch remaster that's coming out next week, even though I just bought the first film last year.

Yep, totally agree (on the soft-spot and well as HA 2).

Hmm, interesting...I hadn't heard that there was a remaster of The Grinch coming out although that film is so inherently gauzy-looking, I'm not sure what else could really be done to improve upon the image. Do you have a link you could provide for this?

EDIT: Never mind, I found it!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by RageATL

Just to be clear, when looking in Target today and/or Best Buy next week, I should be looking for the following if I want only the first film with the new remaster/4K restoration, correct?

Correct.

[lilboyblu]

Picked up the Target 2-fer today and did a couple spot checks on Home Alone. Wow! There is NO comparison between this and the former; the 25th Anniversary wins hands down. The start of Chapter 14, the establishing shot outside of Santa's workshop, is what sealed the deal for me. There's a noticeable uptick in detail and color in that scene especially. This is a fantastic looking transfer.