The Maltese Falcon (1941) - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

PRO-630HD · 09-29-2010, 12:15 PM

great film but Jesus what horrible cover art.

Tchotchke · 09-29-2010, 03:55 PM

Sounds great, but I wonder why they didn't digibook this classic?

kdo · 09-29-2010, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by svenge

Warner got mad after BD.com's reviewer gave a bad review on Fellowship of the Ring's extremely sub-par visuals and showed the screenshots to prove it.

So they're still angry about that? Oh well, guess I'll just have to try and go elsewhere to get a look at some screenshots...

AKORIS · 09-29-2010, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by svenge

Warner got mad after BD.com's reviewer gave a bad review on Fellowship of the Ring's extremely sub-par visuals and showed the screenshots to prove it.

is that really true? that's really lame on Warners part if so...

Jimbo976 · 09-29-2010, 05:41 PM

My copy has been pre-ordered for a while - can't wait.

kdo · 09-29-2010, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

is that really true? that's really lame on Warners part if so...

It does seem as though that's the case

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P@t_Mtl · 09-29-2010, 07:48 PM

Just saw the review, can't wait for my pre-order to be send to me

ShellOilJunior · 09-30-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

is that really true? that's really lame on Warners part if so...

It seems silly. Maltese Falcon is a cinematic treasure. Based on this site's review it seems a stellar job was done on this release. So why deprive us of caps because one didn't like the scores on the LotR release? (It's not like this was the only site to be critical of it. AV forums tore it apart. If any thing, this site was kind).

KubrickFan · 09-30-2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

It seems silly. Maltese Falcon is a cinematic treasure. Based on this site's review it seems a stellar job was done on this release. So why deprive us of caps because one didn't like the scores on the LotR release? (It's not like this was the only site to be critical of it. AV forums tore it apart. If any thing, this site was kind).

One more time: it's not because of the LOTR movies, Warner did it long before that.

kdo · 09-30-2010, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by KubrickFan

One more time: it's not because of the LOTR movies, Warner did it long before that.

Generally speaking, no they didn't (just for select releases, mostly earlier Blu's like "Edward Scissorhands"). I was logged on here not long after the review initially came up on the site, and it came complete with 1080 screencaps (which I myself viewed). It was only a matter of hours (due to the mediocre review and many negative posts on the LOTR thread) before Warner had the screenshots pulled. So it wasn't "long" before that, in fact, it was pretty much completely because of that. Here's a few Warner releases which came out just weeks earlier, complete with HD screenshots:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-W...-Blu-ray/7703/

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-N...-Blu-ray/8478/

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Clash...s-Blu-ray/747/

Cheerupemokid · 09-30-2010, 08:24 PM

I am definitely, 100% picking this up next week. I went to J&R near my office yesterday and their prices have gotten way better than they were even six months ago, so I can safely say I'll be there next week to get it in person.

reanimator · 10-01-2010, 06:12 AM

MALTESE FALCON screencaps are now up at dvdbeaver (as is TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE). Both look great.

kdo · 10-01-2010, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by reanimator

MALTESE FALCON screencaps are now up at dvdbeaver (as is TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE). Both look great.

Didn't look at "Treasure," but "Maltese" looks excellent!

Deviation · 10-01-2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kdo

Didn't look at "Treasure," but "Maltese" looks excellent!

Check it out, it looks even better.

Reagan · 10-08-2010, 05:20 PM

Is anyone else noticing a lip-sync problem with Maltese? I watched it last night and the audio was almost a full frame early.

-R

Banned User · 10-08-2010, 05:38 PM

I didn't notice any lip sync issues..

Jimbo976 · 10-08-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Reagan

Is anyone else noticing a lip-sync problem with Maltese? I watched it last night and the audio was almost a full frame early.

-R

I did notice some at the beginning at least. This Blu-ray looks great though. I was going to wait for a lower price but went back and bought it anyway to go with Sierra Madre.

Blu-Malibu2009 · 10-09-2010, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by kdo

Generally speaking, no they didn't (just for select releases, mostly earlier Blu's like "Edward Scissorhands").

Edward Scissorhands is Fox, not Warner Brothers.

bigshot · 10-09-2010, 07:40 AM

Just got Maltese Falcon from Amazon. It looks great. Detail in the darks, great contrast, sharp and clear sound. Too bad the supplements are standard definition. They could have at least bumped the cartoons up with a retransfer. Can't wait to see Treasure tomorrow.

octagon · 10-09-2010, 08:12 AM

Just watched mine tonight too and it's excellent. It's not quite Casablanca but it's awfully close. I saw a lot of detail I'd never noticed before and the blacks were very solid. In fact, I'd say it compares very favorably to Criterion's The Third Man.

I had to tweak my audio delay but it didn't appear to be an issue with the transfer.

Over the years I've played the dvd on a variety of players and always had to play with the audio delay a little. It's not a problem with the audio itself, it's more that the staccato, rhythmic dialogue style coupled with the full-face headshots make out-of-sync audio *really* obvious.

(I'm also wondering if mono soundtracks take less processing and thus tend to get just a bit more ahead of the video than other soundtracks might. I've had to tweak delay on other blus but I had to nudge this one by a good half second).

09-29-2010, 12:15 PM	#21
PRO-630HD Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray reviews: 1	great film but Jesus what horrible cover art.

09-29-2010, 03:55 PM	#22
Tchotchke Expert Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Billerica MA	Sounds great, but I wonder why they didn't digibook this classic?

09-29-2010, 05:41 PM	#25
Jimbo976 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:209 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:1	My copy has been pre-ordered for a while - can't wait.

09-29-2010, 07:48 PM	#27
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Just saw the review, can't wait for my pre-order to be send to me

09-30-2010, 08:24 PM	#31
Cheerupemokid Active Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Brooklyn, NYC Blu-ray collection:182	I am definitely, 100% picking this up next week. I went to J&R near my office yesterday and their prices have gotten way better than they were even six months ago, so I can safely say I'll be there next week to get it in person.

10-01-2010, 06:12 AM	#32
reanimator Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:2198 Blu-ray collection:3877	MALTESE FALCON screencaps are now up at dvdbeaver (as is TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE). Both look great.

10-08-2010, 05:20 PM	#35
Reagan Member Member since:Mar 2009	Is anyone else noticing a lip-sync problem with Maltese? I watched it last night and the audio was almost a full frame early. -R

10-08-2010, 05:38 PM	#36
Banned User Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2010 4K collection:135 Blu-ray collection:2380 DVD collection:92 Blu-ray reviews: 5	I didn't notice any lip sync issues..

10-09-2010, 07:40 AM	#39
bigshot Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2010 Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:82 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:3	Just got Maltese Falcon from Amazon. It looks great. Detail in the darks, great contrast, sharp and clear sound. Too bad the supplements are standard definition. They could have at least bumped the cartoons up with a retransfer. Can't wait to see Treasure tomorrow.

10-09-2010, 08:12 AM	#40
octagon Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Chicago 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:2799	Just watched mine tonight too and it's excellent. It's not quite Casablanca but it's awfully close. I saw a lot of detail I'd never noticed before and the blacks were very solid. In fact, I'd say it compares very favorably to Criterion's The Third Man. I had to tweak my audio delay but it didn't appear to be an issue with the transfer. Over the years I've played the dvd on a variety of players and always had to play with the audio delay a little. It's not a problem with the audio itself, it's more that the staccato, rhythmic dialogue style coupled with the full-face headshots make out-of-sync audio really obvious. (I'm also wondering if mono soundtracks take less processing and thus tend to get just a bit more ahead of the video than other soundtracks might. I've had to tweak delay on other blus but I had to nudge this one by a good half second).

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