'Brazil' in July (Universal)

[Idioteque...]

Originally Posted by RippdBD10101

uhhh!! I want Criterion to do it!

Didn't you read the above posts? Looks like Criterion will get their edition out sometime this year or next, this release is just for people who don't care about extras or quality and just want the movie. It's a filler for the wait.

[puffyrock2]

I have the 3-disc DVD set so when Criterion releases it will probably be the same extras ported over. If the Universal release gets a high rating might just get that. Depends on the details of the release.

[RippdBD10101]

Originally Posted by Idioteque...

Didn't you read the above posts? Looks like Criterion will get their edition out sometime this year or next, this release is just for people who don't care about extras or quality and just want the movie. It's a filler for the wait.

Its not written in stone yet........plus thats still another possible year and a half wait! This waiting is like an unitchable scratch

[beatnikslacker]

Nice try universal, you got me once with Fear & Loathing. I think I have the strength of will to hold out till a proper Criterion release of Brazil is done.


...same thing goes for Dazed & Confused.

[fdm]

Yeah, me too.

[ambient_indie]

Any Universal film that's featured in the collection is a possible candidate for a blu-ray release. I'm regretting my decision buying "Traffic" on blu-ray after Criterion announced "Fear and Loathing". I didn't think Criterion had a good enough standing with Universal to release films already available on blu-ray.

[toddly6666]

The Universal DVD was the director's cut, so there is nothing to worry about concerning which version it's going to be. The quality of the video and audio is another question. I guess we'll see if there's a huge difference between the Fear and Loathing Universal blu-ray versus the upcoming Criterion blu-ray. But then again, Fear and Loathing is a newer movie. Brazil may look pretty good from Universal since it's an older film.

I'm going to bet that the Brazil blu-ray will most likely get a blu-ray grade of 3.5 for the video and audio, but will still be better than the Criterion DVD. I think the more advertising ("Anniversary edition, Ultimate, etc.) they put on their old blu-rays, the better the quality. So if that's the Brazil final cover art, it's gonna be a 3.5 blu-ray. But hopefully, since LEGEND is getting "Ultimate Edition" with 2 different versions, I'm betting that LEGEND will get a blu-ray.com grade of 4 for video and 4.5 for audio! (I'm just being optimistic!)

Universal has a good track record of releasing quality blu-rays of older films:

Good:
Back to the Future
The Thing
Darkman
Psycho
The Breakfast Club
Flash Gordon
Out of Africa
Field of Dreams
Spartacus
Dune
Wild At Heart
An American Werewolf in London
Do the Right Thing

Questionable:
The Last Starfighter
Uncle Buck
Fletch
The Wiz

[dougotte]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

Universal has a good track record of releasing quality blu-rays of older films:

Good:
Back to the Future
The Thing
Darkman
Psycho
The Breakfast Club
Flash Gordon
Out of Africa
Field of Dreams
Spartacus
Dune
Wild At Heart
An American Werewolf in London
Do the Right Thing

Questionable:
The Last Starfighter
Uncle Buck
Fletch
The Wiz

Your eyesight must be different to most folks' because you're rating some films as "Good" where others would rate them as "Abysmal." The Thing has better audio than the HD-DVD, but they smoothed over detail w/ DNR. I haven't seen the BD of Out of Africa, but I haven't read a single good review of it. It was also highly DNR'ed.

Doug

[manicsounds]

"Wild At Heart" was done by Universal UK, and it may have looked ok, all the extras David Lynch produced with MGM were not ported over.

Spartacus and Do The Right Thing had color correction and DNR problems.

The Last Starfighter to me looked pretty good, although it had that 80's color film stock problem.

[Al_The_Strange]

Chances are I'll hold onto my 3-disc DVD and supplement them to the Universal release, turning it to a 4-disc set.

[ImportFanatic]

Universal is terrible when it comes to the vast majority of catalog releases. Consider me waiting for a Criterion release as well...

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by ImportFanatic

Universal is terrible when it comes to the vast majority of catalog releases. Consider me waiting for a Criterion release as well...

Originally Posted by dougotte

Your eyesight must be different to most folks' because you're rating some films as "Good" where others would rate them as "Abysmal." The Thing has better audio than the HD-DVD, but they smoothed over detail w/ DNR. I haven't seen the BD of Out of Africa, but I haven't read a single good review of it. It was also highly DNR'ed.

Doug

Yeah, some may be questionable, but the majority of them are still considered a respectable upgrade from the DVD.

For the patient fans, then yeah, just wait for the Criterion!

[Clark Kent]

Universal can't really be defended by a reasonable person, they have released more abominations on Blu-ray than every other studio combined. They spend zero resources on restoring older films, dumping whatever master exists on the market unaltered.

[dougotte]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Chances are I'll hold onto my 3-disc DVD and supplement them to the Universal release, turning it to a 4-disc set.

That's what I did when Criterion released the anamorphic DVD. I swapped out the movie disc and sold it on Amazon. So, I have the 3-disc box set, but w/ the better copy of the movie.

I do love this movie, but will wait for some reviews before I purchase the BD.

Doug

[jlynn33]

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The movie "Brazil" is ACTUALLY being released 07/12/2011.

[ambient_indie]

Universal and Paramount are the two companies I second guess my blu-ray purchases. While Paramount releases catalog blu-rays with existing masters engulfed in DNR and EE, they also save themselves with gorgeous remasters of "The African Queen" or "The Ten Commandments". Universal just has a problem giving up these inferior film correction tools on almost every title excluding new releases. Some transfers are better than others, but they consistently show their technicians don't get it. "Psycho" is one of the better transfers yet it still retains a digital look. Let's not forget their cost cutting measures by using the same out dated masters. It bothers me a lot of my favorite films come from Universal and to say I'm not eagerly anticipating a blu-ray version of my favorite film, "Jaws", is saying a lot about their transfers. If Universal learned a few things from Criterion, like preserving the film-look when authoring a blu-ray, I'd buy more Universal blu-rays. Still, I'm glad they can still license their films to Criterion. Save a few films at least.

[Deciazulado]

Brazil Blu-ray

[ravenus]

I'd love for Criterion to do a blu-ray release for Brazil too. But I'd love for them to do C*H*U*D* as well, and not have it as a stupid April Fool's joke (that I fell for).

[Mr. Joshua]

I'll wait for Criterion as well. I don't get these studios not cleaning up a film and doing a good remaster when the movie is going to be HD on blu-ray. Just doesn't make sense. They have the money spend it! Predator remaster looks just horrible. Glad I kept my original version on blu-ray with all the glorious grain!

[Strevlac]

Criterion will just use whatever transfer Universal gives them and add another layer of digital tampering on top.