A Room with a View (1985) - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

filmmusic · 06-22-2015, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jaredofmo

Okay, which one was it?

http://www.movieposterdb.com/movie/0093512/Maurice.html

Oh, I'm sorry.
It was the German one (last one).

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Since there won't be an interview with Daniel Day-Lewis in the Bluray, here it is!

Dubstar · 06-22-2015, 03:03 PM

^ he was barely in the movie

filmmusic · 06-24-2015, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jaredofmo

Whether or not Criterion can release more Merchant Ivory films, I hope to see them on Blu-Ray soon! Especially Maurice. I also own the Criterion DVD, but would love to get it in HD as well.

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Originally Posted by andy1992

I second or third, whatever, everyone else's request for "Maurice". That really deserves the Criterion high def treatmen as well. plus, it will complete my Merchant Ivory blu-ray collection

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Originally Posted by bookcase

We need Maurice on BD soon, too.

Sad news..

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Goldcrest owns A Room With a View, not Merchant Ivory. Hence its absence from the old Merchant Ivory collection of dvds.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topi...ray/?p=4261025

So, no Criterion of Maurice! They didn't make up with Ivory.

RojD · 06-25-2015, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

Sad news..

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topi...ray/?p=4261025

So, no Criterion of Maurice! They didn't make up with Ivory.

Buzzkiller.

jaredofmo · 06-30-2015, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

Sad news..

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topi...ray/?p=4261025

So, no Criterion of Maurice! They didn't make up with Ivory.

At this point, if ANYONE released it on Blu-Ray, I'd buy it. Criterion would do the best job hands down, but I wouldn't mind if someone else did it.

Namuhana · 07-01-2015, 01:00 AM

I'm half-thinking of buying the Maurice DVD, but it's going for some pretty steep prices, even for a used copy.

Anyway, I watched A Room With a View a couple days ago on TV and really enjoyed it. It wasn't an HD broadcast, though, so I'm sure the new 4K restoration will look grand on this release.

And, I noticed that we'll be getting an interview with Ivory on this release; unless the interview was conducted a while ago, Criterion and Ivory can't be on too bad of terms.

jaredofmo · 07-02-2015, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Namuhana

I'm half-thinking of buying the Maurice DVD, but it's going for some pretty steep prices, even for a used copy.

I hear you. I bought a cheap ex-library copy and had to pack it into a 2-DVD case and if there was a booklet, wasn't there by the time I got it. There were some marker markings on the discs, and a little scuffing on the artwork, but the discs work, so I'm good.

Until a nice HD disc comes out...

coachlynn · 07-06-2015, 04:15 PM

anyone know why it suddenly became unavailable on Amazon?

Namuhana · 07-06-2015, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by coachlynn

anyone know why it suddenly became unavailable on Amazon?

I have no idea; it seems to be up for me. They haven't cancelled my pre-order yet and it even looks like the price was finally lowered to $27.99.

filmmusic · 09-06-2015, 08:39 AM

Screenshots!!!!

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-r...ew_blu-ray.htm

i wonder if with this aspect ratio we gain information on the top and bottom, or lose at the sides, comparing to previous releases.
http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...on=1&lossless=

I hope we can see exact screenshot comparisons soon.

filmmusic · 09-12-2015, 12:40 PM

I wonder why are there no comments on the screenshots.
Noone cares of this film?

markbowen · 09-15-2015, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

i wonder if with this aspect ratio we gain information on the top and bottom, or lose at the sides, comparing to previous releases.

Going from the previous 1:78:1 ratio to the original 1:66:1, logically a small amount of info is lost on the sides. A comparison of the screenshots to my HD-DVD (!) confirms this. It's nothing major, and the restoration seems to significantly improve the color timing, so it's a worthy upgrade.

monorail91 · 09-15-2015, 02:46 PM

Re-reading the novel now - one of my favorite books, and also one of my favorite films!

filmmusic · 09-27-2015, 04:43 PM

I was wondering if anyone got any shipping notification from amazon.
I know it's out in 2 days, but sometimes I think they ship earlier.

monorail91 · 09-28-2015, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

I was wondering if anyone got any shipping notification from amazon.
I know it's out in 2 days, but sometimes I think they ship earlier.

Haven't gotten anything yet. For my location, I usually get Tuesday releases shipped on Monday morning.

Snicket · 09-28-2015, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

I was wondering if anyone got any shipping notification from amazon.
I know it's out in 2 days, but sometimes I think they ship earlier.

Mine shipped earlier today.

Namuhana · 09-28-2015, 12:04 PM

Mine's preparing for shipment this Monday morning.

monorail91 · 09-29-2015, 02:18 PM

Today's the day! To celebrate, here's an essay I wrote on the parallels between this film/novel and EPCOT in Walt Disney World: https://popculturepundit.wordpress.c...ntral-florida/.

Tommy0807 · 09-29-2015, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by monorail91

Today's the day! To celebrate, here's an essay I wrote on the parallels between this film/novel and EPCOT in Walt Disney World: https://popculturepundit.wordpress.c...ntral-florida/.

Interesting. Maybe a bit of a stretch, but I did learn about Judi Dench narrating Spaceship Earth. The last time I was there was in 1988 when it was still Walter Cronkite.

Did Judi serve as the connecting tissue for you to make the connections?

I would say that EPCOT has less skinny-dipping too. (At least that I remember.)

monorail91 · 09-30-2015, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tommy0807

Did Judi serve as the connecting tissue for you to make the connections

Not even, I visited WDW (for my third time) last fall and EPCOT felt so Room with a View to me, and I've been brewing on why pretty much since then!

Blu-ray video quality is terrific - the 2-disc BBC DVD had such a weird look to it, which I'd gradually become accustomed to, plus I hadn't seen this movie any other way. Watching it on Blu really feels like a whole new experience though!

Still working through the special features. Helena Bonham-Carter is hilarious.

09-06-2015, 08:39 AM	#30
filmmusic Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:5	Screenshots!!!! http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-r...ew_blu-ray.htm i wonder if with this aspect ratio we gain information on the top and bottom, or lose at the sides, comparing to previous releases. http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...on=1&lossless= I hope we can see exact screenshot comparisons soon. Last edited by filmmusic; 09-06-2015 at 08:45 AM.

06-22-2015, 03:03 PM	#22
Dubstar Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:down at Fraggle Rock Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:1953 DVD collection:304 MA collection:4 Digital collection:33 Trading Score:29	^ he was barely in the movie

07-01-2015, 01:00 AM	#26
Namuhana Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Cincinnati 4K collection:92 Blu-ray collection:1049 DVD collection:64 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:1	I'm half-thinking of buying the Maurice DVD, but it's going for some pretty steep prices, even for a used copy. Anyway, I watched A Room With a View a couple days ago on TV and really enjoyed it. It wasn't an HD broadcast, though, so I'm sure the new 4K restoration will look grand on this release. And, I noticed that we'll be getting an interview with Ivory on this release; unless the interview was conducted a while ago, Criterion and Ivory can't be on too bad of terms.

07-06-2015, 04:15 PM	#28
coachlynn Senior Member Member since:Jan 2012 Blu-ray reviews:1	anyone know why it suddenly became unavailable on Amazon?

09-12-2015, 12:40 PM	#31
filmmusic Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:5	I wonder why are there no comments on the screenshots. Noone cares of this film?

09-15-2015, 02:46 PM	#33
monorail91 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:423 DVD collection:314 iTunes collection:1	Re-reading the novel now - one of my favorite books, and also one of my favorite films!

09-27-2015, 04:43 PM	#34
filmmusic Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:5	I was wondering if anyone got any shipping notification from amazon. I know it's out in 2 days, but sometimes I think they ship earlier.

09-28-2015, 12:04 PM	#37
Namuhana Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Cincinnati 4K collection:92 Blu-ray collection:1049 DVD collection:64 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:1	Mine's preparing for shipment this Monday morning.

09-29-2015, 02:18 PM	#38
monorail91 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2012 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:423 DVD collection:314 iTunes collection:1	Today's the day! To celebrate, here's an essay I wrote on the parallels between this film/novel and EPCOT in Walt Disney World: https://popculturepundit.wordpress.c...ntral-florida/.

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