Alfred Hitchcock : The Masterpiece Collection - 12 of November

[Chouan]

Originally Posted by retablo

See how easy it is for spelling errors to slip through?

See how easy it is to spot these things with a minimum of quality control?

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Hartley

Even if Vertigo doesn't have the mono track, every other title in the US set has been labeled as ONLY having the 2.0 tracks anyway (except Psycho), at least according to this: http://film.thedigitalfix.com/conten...this-year.html

Would that not mean that the UK sets would only have the original mono on all the titles except Vertigo? Or perhaps it was just a error on the screener? (hopefully) Apologies if there's been more recent specs posted somewhere that show the rest with 5.1 tracks, I'm not aware of it.

Not that it's much consolation, but at least only 1 of the 14 films would have that problem then (granted it's one of, if not the best, films in the set...).

And yet nobody complains that NxNW has never been released with original mono since the Criterion laserdisc, and still isn't present on the blu-ray.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Chouan

See how easy it is to spot these things with a minimum of quality control?

Well, I'm the only one who caught it so far, so it proves that most people don't even notice such things. Therefore, it's easy for even quality control to slip up.

[Chouan]

Originally Posted by retablo

Well, I'm the only one who caught it so far, so it proves that most people don't even notice such things.

Either that, or nobody bothers. Which probably is acceptable on a forum!

[chrisron]

Originally Posted by retablo

Well, I'm the only one who caught it so far, so it proves that most people don't even notice such things. Therefore, it's easy for even quality control to slip up.

I noticed it, but I never point out spelling errors on an internet forum. You can't compare that with professionals messing up the credits to a movie.

[blueman_Richie]

retablo,
Are you seriously equating a spelling mistake on an internet forum post with a commercially available product?
I can't with you.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by retablo

Well, I'm the only one who caught it so far, so it proves that most people don't even notice such things. Therefore, it's easy for even quality control to slip up.

Originally Posted by Chouan

Either that, or nobody bothers. Which probably is acceptable on a forum!

Originally Posted by chrisron

I noticed it, but I never point out spelling errors on an internet forum. You can't compare that with professionals messing up the credits to a movie.

Using spelling/grammar errors on a message board as the basis of an argument is probably one of the weakest. In this day & age of people on the run with their mobile devices errors are going to happen.
I'm sure I could scan your message history and find a few.


More importantly what is the final verdict on this release? Yay, nay, not enough info yet??

[blueman_Richie]

Originally Posted by rickah88

More importantly what is the final verdict on this release? Yay, nay, not enough info yet??

Not enough info yet (Nick Wrigley hasn't seen all the discs yet I don't think), plus with no other views or complete reviews there's certainly not enough for a consensus.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by blueman_Richie

Not enough info yet (Nick Wrigley hasn't seen all the discs yet I don't think), plus with no other views or complete reviews there's certainly not enough for a consensus.

Talk about depressing news! I really thought Universal turned a corner with Jaws, and now this! I really like BOTH my UK sets on preorder(Uni Monsters), I hope I don't have to cancel either/both!

[paper tiger]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Talk about depressing news! I really thought Universal turned a corner with Jaws, and now this! I really like BOTH my UK sets on preorder(Uni Monsters), I hope I don't have to cancel either/both!

I also have both the UK Hitchcock Masterpiece set as well as the UK Universal Classic Monsters Coffin. I hope both are released on time and everything that we want them to be. Also from the UK I have the Marval Avengers Assemble 6-movie set, which I had to pick up because of the US briefcase delay.

I also have pre-ordered...

ALL US VERSIONS:

The Indiana Jones Collection
The Game
Cabin in the Woods
I, Robot 3D Limited Edition head
Arachnophobia
Dial M for Murder
Ed Wood
The Devil's Advocate
Bond 50
Prometheus
Strangers on a Train
Rosemary's Baby
Friends: The Complete Series
E.T.
Moonrise Kingdom
Lawrence of Arabia Collectors Edition

So, just in case the Hitchcock set get's pushed back, I'll have plenty of other movies to keep me busy. But the UK Hitchcock set was my highligh of this year, and there are so many this year.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by paper tiger

I also have both the UK Hitchcock Masterpiece set as well as the UK Universal Classic Monsters Coffin. I hope both are released on time and everything that we want them to be. Also from the UK I have the Marval Avengers Assemble 6-movie set, which I had to pick up because of the US briefcase delay.

I also have pre-ordered...

ALL US VERSIONS:

The Indiana Jones Collection
The Game
Cabin in the Woods
I, Robot 3D Limited Edition head
Arachnophobia
Dial M for Murder
Ed Wood
The Devil's Advocate
Bond 50
Prometheus
Strangers on a Train
Rosemary's Baby
Friends: The Complete Series
E.T.
Moonrise Kingdom
Lawrence of Arabia Collectors Edition

So, just in case the Hitchcock set get's pushed back, I'll have plenty of other movies to keep me busy. But the UK Hitchcock set was my highligh of this year, and there are so many this year.

Yeah we pretty much have the same stuff on order!
I'm just a little concerned about this Hitchcock set, and what it will mean for the Universal Monsters set. I'll keep tuned into the thread and hopefully we get a clear picture of what's in store(for both sets), prior to 10/2!

[Lantz]

I don't know if this has been asked in the thread already but in the case of Frenzy, what was the gain in redoing the titles? Only a lot of extra work. Poorly done too.

[paper tiger]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Yeah we pretty much have the same stuff on order!
I'm just a little concerned about this Hitchcock set, and what it will mean for the Universal Monsters set. I'll keep tuned into the thread and hopefully we get a clear picture of what's in store(for both sets), prior to 10/2!

Yeah, I am a little worried too, however I can overlook the little spelling errors if the transfer is nice.

Time will tell, we can always back out at the last second and cancel our orders if we hear something negative about the PQ or AQ.

[brento]

from nick's twitter: "Whatever this MARNIE processing is (it's certainly not "smoothing") it succeeds in creating a gauze over the image and when Hitch pans, or there's any fast movement, the gauze gives us a horrible moiré effect. Worst on textures and patterns."

[ghostwhowalks]

FFS. Who signs off on this stuff? They better fix this before street date.

[Marienbad]

That's it, Marnie was the final straw. Cancelled.

[Chouan]

Originally Posted by ghostwhowalks

They better fix this before street date.

The release date has not been pushed back (so far) - so this will hit the streets within less then 3 weeks... I don't think there would be enough time to recall & fix the obvious problems on such short notice, even if they wanted to - question is of course, do they even consider taking action at all? I doubt it, if only because this seems to be a "general, large public" targeted release (despite the price), of which probably only a minority will react.

[Chouan]

Originally Posted by Marienbad

That's it, Marnie was the final straw. Cancelled.

For those who do not follow the Criterion forum, here's what's it all about;

Remember ye olde analogue TV? When it was stormy outside and the TV reception got a little "snowy"? It's like that. Need to turn the aerial.
(...)
the MARNIE fuzz that I've described 80% GOES AWAY at the start of Chapter 18 (01:55:55). The last 15 mins look okish.

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A2iaywnCcAEoLx-.jpg:large

[Chouan]

... over at the hometheaterforum;

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/32...0#post_3973698

and also;

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/32...0#post_3973629

No idea what the source for that information is, though...

[mijacmad]

Originally Posted by Marienbad

That's it, Marnie was the final straw. Cancelled.

Done the same, slept on it then realised I dont need to spend hard earned money on a handful of good transfers and a box of printed postcards. Had my reservations since the David Lynch mess, worries about the universal monsters box now - will it be all the work done on Dracula/Frankenstein and not the lesser titles......