Forever Marilyn (1953-1961) + Individual Releases - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Mrs Incredible · 07-27-2012, 06:37 AM

Watched There's No Business Like Show Business in it's entirity today and must say - I was impressed.
Although the picture quality ranged from fair (very grainy and low res) to very good (medium grain and excellent detail), the screen was always filled with great colour.
The transfer seemed a bit "wide" right through, though not distractingly so.
The AQ was very good with a surprising amount of "oomph" on the many musical numbers.
The highlight for me was Donald O'Conners "dancing around the fountain" number, but apart from a few super corny Merman/Daily scenes, the rest of the film was entertaining.
Extras are only trailers (same as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes).
PQ: 3/5 to 4/5
AQ: 4/5 (age of film taken into consideration).

Deciazulado · 07-27-2012, 07:30 AM

They are a "bit wide" because they're in the original CinemaScope 2.55 ratio which is a bit wider than the modern 2.39 or the late 50's/60's 2.35

mzupeman · 07-27-2012, 05:58 PM

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What happened? Did the Mrs. Mzupe put her foot down?

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Nope. Had a wonderful week of going to the ER and two follow up visits and some script meds later, and I no longer have the extra coin.

The Duke · 07-27-2012, 06:12 PM

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Nope. Had a wonderful week of going to the ER and two follow up visits and some script meds later, and I no longer have the extra coin.

Oops! Sorry to hear that. Get better.

rkolinski · 07-27-2012, 06:56 PM

Just received my set today; watching "The River of No Return" since Robert Mitchum is one of my favorite actors!

Femmeslover · 07-28-2012, 01:08 AM

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Just received my set today; watching "The River of No Return" since Robert Mitchum is one of my favorite actors!

How bout some pics of the set?

rkolinski · 07-28-2012, 03:37 AM

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How bout some pics of the set?

As requested!

Outer Package: Front

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Outer Package: Rear

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Book One: Front

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Book One: Rear

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Book One: Inner

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Book Two: Front

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Book Two: Rear

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Book Two: Inner

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mzupeman · 07-27-2012, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by The Duke

Oops! Sorry to hear that. Get better.

No harm done, and thanks!

Psycho Taxi Driver · 07-28-2012, 11:49 AM

anyone know what the special features are if any

Sorry if this is a repeat post I tried to do a search and couldn't find it

DetroitSportsFan · 07-28-2012, 01:16 PM

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anyone know what the special features are if any

Sorry if this is a repeat post I tried to do a search and couldn't find it

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dukie54 · 07-31-2012, 06:52 AM

Has anyone bought Marilyn The Premiere Collection dvd set? or know anything about it? It has 17 Marilyn Monroe movies and came out the same time as Marilyn Forever Blu-ray. I was trying to figure out if they are new digitally remastered transfers, or if they are the same dvds that came out in the Diamond Collection just repackaged. I don't want to re buy them if they are the same as the dvd's i already have

Marilyn the Premiere Collection DVD

MrHT · 08-01-2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dukie54

Has anyone bought Marilyn The Premiere Collection dvd set? or know anything about it? It has 17 Marilyn Monroe movies and came out the same time as Marilyn Forever Blu-ray. I was trying to figure out if they are new digitally remastered transfers, or if they are the same dvds that came out in the Diamond Collection just repackaged. I don't want to re buy them if they are the same as the dvd's i already have

Marilyn the Premiere Collection DVD

I'd be interested in knowing if they are new transfers. I never bought the previous DVDs because I could never figure out if these DVDs were Anamorphic. I checked everywhere and no source would tell me. I even posted on a Marilyn forum and never got a response. So, I just never bought them.

bluskies · 08-01-2012, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MrHT

I'd be interested in knowing if they are new transfers. I never bought the previous DVDs because I could never figure out if these DVDs were Anamorphic. I checked everywhere and no source would tell me. I even posted on a Marilyn forum and never got a response. So, I just never bought them.

I have the two Diamond collections from several years ago and I just looked at the back cover of each title. These are the ones that say they have amamorphic widescreen:

River of No Return
Let's Make Love
How to Marry A Millionaire
There's No Business Like Show Business
Bus Stop
The Seven Year Itch

The rest are all 1:33:1.

These are the ones that mention a restoration comparison:
Let's Make Love
River of No Return
Niagara
Monkey Business
Don't Bother to Knock

Jr7936 · 08-01-2012, 05:42 PM

i was wondering as well, since if they look good, it might be worth it to get almost the complete set this way instead of spending the same price on the 5 dvds at walmart

MrHT · 08-01-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bluskies

I have the two Diamond collections from several years ago and I just looked at the back cover of each title. These are the ones that say they have amamorphic widescreen:

Interesting. I remember seeing these in the store and was staring at the cover and I didn't see it mention "anamorphic" anywhere. It just said "Widescreen" and the aspect ratio.

bluskies · 08-01-2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MrHT

Interesting. I remember seeing these in the store and was staring at the cover and I didn't see it mention "anamorphic" anywhere. It just said "Widescreen" and the aspect ratio.

I am talking about the Diamond sets that came out several years ago, and the anamorphic info I got off the individual DVD cases, not the box cover.

MrHT · 07-31-2012, 02:26 PM

This set has a pretty hefty price tag. Right now, "The Seven Year Itch" BD is available for pre-order at Amazon for only $8.86. If you can get the other 6 movies for the same price or less, then it's actually cheaper to buy these separately.

mzupeman · 07-31-2012, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MrHT

I still don't see what the problem is. It saves a lot of shelf space. I would've thought people here would be happy with that packaging.

How about all the discs arent secured in cardboard sleeves? I think a lot of people will find their discs out of place when they first open this set...

That's not a cause for concern? To not have your discs secured?

MrHT · 07-31-2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mzupeman

How about all the discs arent secured in cardboard sleeves? I think a lot of people will find their discs out of place when they first open this set...

That's not a cause for concern? To not have your discs secured?

Can someone post a picture that shows how the discs are housed? I really want to see what the fuss is about.

The Duke · 07-31-2012, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MrHT

Can someone post a picture that shows how the discs are housed? I really want to see what the fuss is about.

Post # 90, one page back.

Foxconnect shipped mine yesterday from Alabama, I won't get it here outside of Tucson until Thursday or so. Looks like I'll be returning it. The housing of the discs doesn't bother me so much, but I was looking forward to displaying the boxset on a top shelf, but it sounds like a better fit for the one shelf of DVDs I still have left.

Off to Wallyworld to get the individual releases.

07-27-2012, 06:37 AM	#1
Mrs Incredible Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Melbourne, Australia Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 26	There's No Business Like Show Business Watched There's No Business Like Show Business in it's entirity today and must say - I was impressed. Although the picture quality ranged from fair (very grainy and low res) to very good (medium grain and excellent detail), the screen was always filled with great colour. The transfer seemed a bit "wide" right through, though not distractingly so. The AQ was very good with a surprising amount of "oomph" on the many musical numbers. The highlight for me was Donald O'Conners "dancing around the fountain" number, but apart from a few super corny Merman/Daily scenes, the rest of the film was entertaining. Extras are only trailers (same as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes). PQ: 3/5 to 4/5 AQ: 4/5 (age of film taken into consideration).

07-28-2012, 11:49 AM	#9
Psycho Taxi Driver Banned Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray collection:773 Trading Score:5	Seven Year Itch anyone know what the special features are if any Sorry if this is a repeat post I tried to do a search and couldn't find it

07-31-2012, 06:52 AM	#11
dukie54 Junior Member Member since:Jul 2012 Blu-ray collection:87	Marilyn the Premiere Collection dvd set? Has anyone bought Marilyn The Premiere Collection dvd set? or know anything about it? It has 17 Marilyn Monroe movies and came out the same time as Marilyn Forever Blu-ray. I was trying to figure out if they are new digitally remastered transfers, or if they are the same dvds that came out in the Diamond Collection just repackaged. I don't want to re buy them if they are the same as the dvd's i already have Marilyn the Premiere Collection DVD

07-27-2012, 07:30 AM	#2
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1162 Blu-ray collection:7061 DVD collection:4065	They are a "bit wide" because they're in the original CinemaScope 2.55 ratio which is a bit wider than the modern 2.39 or the late 50's/60's 2.35

07-27-2012, 06:56 PM	#5
rkolinski Blu-ray Baron Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Home Theater Gallery:184 4K collection:76 Blu-ray collection:3078 Blu-ray reviews: 17	Just received my set today; watching "The River of No Return" since Robert Mitchum is one of my favorite actors!

08-01-2012, 05:42 PM	#14
Jr7936 Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:1299 DVD collection:167 Digital collection:49 Trading Score:245	i was wondering as well, since if they look good, it might be worth it to get almost the complete set this way instead of spending the same price on the 5 dvds at walmart

07-31-2012, 02:26 PM	#17
MrHT Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2010 4K collection:86 Blu-ray collection:300 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	This set has a pretty hefty price tag. Right now, "The Seven Year Itch" BD is available for pre-order at Amazon for only $8.86. If you can get the other 6 movies for the same price or less, then it's actually cheaper to buy these separately.

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