A Boy and His Dog (1975) (Collector's Edition) - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

Arkadin · 05-22-2013, 11:45 AM

@oildude--wow, that's crazy.

I read the wiki on "Tiger", but didn't catch that the replacement Tiger went on to do the film. I was thinking the film was first, and thus thought the first Tiger was the dog in the film.

my mind is at peace now.

chris_sc77 · 07-17-2013, 10:22 PM

Sounds awful. I am keeping my DVD. Only new extra is interview with Harlan Ellison who I do not ever support at all . Great movie still. Will not be getting this.

HyperRealist · 07-17-2013, 10:28 PM

The DVD is terrible. This has to be better. I'm getting it.

oildude · 08-01-2013, 01:55 AM

Got my shipping notice today from ImportCDs. Nice!!

anthonyls · 08-01-2013, 02:29 AM

I look forward to a critical review of the PQ of this film on this site.

tgwtg · 08-01-2013, 06:59 AM

A must-see for fans of the Fallout game series. I just hope the PQ and AQ is good this time round.

NoirFan · 08-01-2013, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anthonyls

I look forward to a critical review of the PQ of this film on this site.

Why do you assume the review will be critical? DVD Talk gave it a positive notice, although Savant isn't known for being particularly reliable/detailed when it comes to transfer quality.

Makarov · 08-01-2013, 06:01 PM

Is this the movie with a smiley face mushroom cloud, not just on the poster but in an actual scene? I've been trying to figure it out ever since I saw it on tv as a kid.

oildude · 08-07-2013, 01:30 AM

My copy is here! Delivered to my work yesterday afternoon and in my hands this morning. Man, ImportCDs really came through on this one.

Too bad I can't watch it until tomorrow night.

HyperRealist · 08-07-2013, 02:20 AM

Blu-ray.com review
A Boy and His Dog Blu-ray

Dickieduvet · 08-07-2013, 04:26 AM

Watched it tonight, Love it!

The L.Q. Jones/Harlan Ellison piece is a hoot, Well worth a watch

Member-222782 · 08-07-2013, 01:03 PM

This is one of Shout's more exciting "under the radar" releases - no one seems to be talking about it much but it's one of those things that just seems to have slipped by most people's radar much like DAMNATION ALLEY. Everybody's focusing on Swamp Thing and Adrienne Barbeau's missing boobs

tgwtg · 08-07-2013, 02:42 PM

The picture has lots of print damages especially during the first 10 minutes but it has never looked better! Natural film grain plus no signs of DNR. I might post screenshots later.

HyperRealist · 08-09-2013, 01:08 AM

Anybody else watch it?

oildude · 08-09-2013, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HyperRealist

Anybody else watch it?

Yes, finally got to watch it tonight. I am VERY happy. It looks damn good. Some speckles or scratches in places, and one section when they are inside the boiler in the old high school where there is maybe 30 seconds of chemical damage white "stains" that flicker across the screen. The grain is healthy and what you would expect from a low budget 70s film. Clarity and depth of field are excellent. Colors look vibrant. The last time I saw this was on VHS and I did not realize all of the Topeka residents are wearing clown make-up.

Also watch the LQ Jones and Harlan Ellision conversation. As mentioned above, it is a hoot.

Thank you Shout Factory for bringing this to blu-ray.

tgwtg · 08-09-2013, 02:35 PM

BD Screencaps added HERE

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonely and Blu

I saw it on VHS and the earliest DVD, so I figured it had to be better than those (it couldn't have gotten any worse).

You can safely retire your VHS and DVD versions.

Crimson King · 12-26-2013, 05:40 PM

picked up the Shout Factory combo blu-ray/dvd pack at GOODWILL FOR .99 CENTS!, and in unwatched mint shape too!

The Great Owl · 04-04-2015, 02:10 AM

I picked up this Shout Factory Blu-ray of A Boy and His Dog earlier today when I saw it on the shelf at my favorite independent record store here in Atlanta, Criminal Records. I immediately shoved it to the front of my out-of-control still-unwatched Blu-ray list, and enjoyed seeing it tonight for the first time in over two decades.

A Boy and His Dog is pure 1970s awesomeness across the board, and I advise first-time viewers to go into the movie without reading anything about the plot beforehand.

Harlan Ellison, who wrote the source story, is quite an extraordinary human being, in all of his abrasive and cynical glory. If you can find it, then I highly recommend Ellison's Deathbird Stories anthology, because it's full of gloriously dark short stories that are still edgy by today's standards. Just as essential, as one might guess from the name, is the huge anthology, The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective, which includes "A Boy and His Dog."

The bonus discussion on this Blu-ray with L.Q. Jones (whom I loved watching when I revisited Lone Wolf McQuade last week) and Harlan Ellison is really priceless.

In terms of audio/video quality, the movie looks better than I ever would have imagined possible when I saw it on VHS at a young age.

This is another win across the board for Shout Factory.

Criminal Records, the above-mentioned indie record store, is pretty wonderful for stocking some great titles from Shout Factory, Scream Factory, Scorpion Releasing, Synapse Films, etc., and it's always tough for me not to blow out my bank account while I'm browsing that store. I made it out today with minimal casualties by only buying this Blu-ray of A Boy and His Dog and the new 2-CD Deluxe Edition of one of my favorite albums, Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain. I spotted the brand-new Arrow U.S. Blu-ray of Mark of the Devil on the shelf and spent a few minutes looking it over and debating, but I ultimately decided that I don't quite have the guts to see the uncut version of the movie (not yet, anyway).

MTRodaba2468 · 04-04-2015, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Criminal Records, the above-mentioned indie record store, is pretty wonderful for stocking some great titles from Shout Factory, Scream Factory, Scorpion Releasing, Synapse Films, etc., and it's always tough for me not to blow out my bank account while I'm browsing that store. I made it out today with minimal casualties by only buying this Blu-ray of A Boy and His Dog and the new 2-CD Deluxe Edition of one of my favorite albums, Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain. I spotted the brand-new Arrow U.S. Blu-ray of Mark of the Devil on the shelf and spent a few minutes looking it over and debating, but I ultimately decided that I don't quite have the guts to see the uncut version of the movie (not yet, anyway).

Thumbs up for that purchase. I've got the multi-disc set of that album on order myself.

AnamorphicWidescreen · 08-27-2016, 03:18 AM

Recently saw A Boy and his Dog on Blu. I wasn't even aware of this release until recently, even though it came out three years ago. Surprised that this extremely obscure film made it to Blu at all.

Re: the print, I was impressed - definitely better than the regular DVD, which isn't always the case for these older films.

The story was decent; interesting '70's post apocalyptic film - definitely low budget, but still well done. I do strongly prefer the original short story/novella by Harlan Ellison. IIRC, the story went into more detail re: how some of the dogs became telepathic; this wasn't really touched on in the film.

05-22-2013, 11:45 AM	#41
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	@oildude--wow, that's crazy. I read the wiki on "Tiger", but didn't catch that the replacement Tiger went on to do the film. I was thinking the film was first, and thus thought the first Tiger was the dog in the film. my mind is at peace now. Last edited by Arkadin; 05-22-2013 at 11:48 AM.

08-01-2013, 01:55 AM	#44
oildude Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:With the Ale and Quail Club on a train to Palm Beach 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:4770 DVD collection:212 Blu-ray reviews: 37	Got my shipping notice today from ImportCDs. Nice!! Last edited by oildude; 08-01-2013 at 01:58 AM.

07-17-2013, 10:22 PM	#42
chris_sc77 Banned Member since:Feb 2012 Location:OH Blu-ray collection:1345 DVD collection:4285 Digital collection:144 Trading Score:777	Sounds awful. I am keeping my DVD. Only new extra is interview with Harlan Ellison who I do not ever support at all . Great movie still. Will not be getting this.

07-17-2013, 10:28 PM	#43
HyperRealist Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:PA Blu-ray collection:110 DVD collection:96 Trading Score:48	The DVD is terrible. This has to be better. I'm getting it.

08-01-2013, 02:29 AM	#45
anthonyls Power Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Portland, OR Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:44	I look forward to a critical review of the PQ of this film on this site.

08-01-2013, 06:59 AM	#46
tgwtg Active Member Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Fantasia Blu-ray collection:216 DVD collection:69	A must-see for fans of the Fallout game series. I just hope the PQ and AQ is good this time round.

08-01-2013, 06:01 PM	#48
Makarov Power Member Member since:Mar 2013	Is this the movie with a smiley face mushroom cloud, not just on the poster but in an actual scene? I've been trying to figure it out ever since I saw it on tv as a kid.

08-07-2013, 01:30 AM	#49
oildude Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:With the Ale and Quail Club on a train to Palm Beach 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:4770 DVD collection:212 Blu-ray reviews: 37	My copy is here! Delivered to my work yesterday afternoon and in my hands this morning. Man, ImportCDs really came through on this one. Too bad I can't watch it until tomorrow night.

08-07-2013, 02:20 AM	#50
HyperRealist Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:PA Blu-ray collection:110 DVD collection:96 Trading Score:48	Blu-ray.com review A Boy and His Dog Blu-ray

08-07-2013, 04:26 AM	#51
Dickieduvet Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:England 4K collection:638 Blu-ray collection:3909 DVD collection:90 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:7	Watched it tonight, Love it! The L.Q. Jones/Harlan Ellison piece is a hoot, Well worth a watch

08-07-2013, 01:03 PM	#52
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	This is one of Shout's more exciting "under the radar" releases - no one seems to be talking about it much but it's one of those things that just seems to have slipped by most people's radar much like DAMNATION ALLEY. Everybody's focusing on Swamp Thing and Adrienne Barbeau's missing boobs

08-07-2013, 02:42 PM	#53
tgwtg Active Member Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Fantasia Blu-ray collection:216 DVD collection:69	The picture has lots of print damages especially during the first 10 minutes but it has never looked better! Natural film grain plus no signs of DNR. I might post screenshots later.

08-09-2013, 01:08 AM	#54
HyperRealist Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:PA Blu-ray collection:110 DVD collection:96 Trading Score:48	Anybody else watch it?

12-26-2013, 05:40 PM	#57
Crimson King Blu-ray Prince Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray reviews: 19 Trading Score:683	picked up the Shout Factory combo blu-ray/dvd pack at GOODWILL FOR .99 CENTS!, and in unwatched mint shape too!

04-04-2015, 02:10 AM	#58
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	I picked up this Shout Factory Blu-ray of A Boy and His Dog earlier today when I saw it on the shelf at my favorite independent record store here in Atlanta, Criminal Records. I immediately shoved it to the front of my out-of-control still-unwatched Blu-ray list, and enjoyed seeing it tonight for the first time in over two decades. A Boy and His Dog is pure 1970s awesomeness across the board, and I advise first-time viewers to go into the movie without reading anything about the plot beforehand. Harlan Ellison, who wrote the source story, is quite an extraordinary human being, in all of his abrasive and cynical glory. If you can find it, then I highly recommend Ellison's Deathbird Stories anthology, because it's full of gloriously dark short stories that are still edgy by today's standards. Just as essential, as one might guess from the name, is the huge anthology, The Essential Ellison: A 50-Year Retrospective, which includes "A Boy and His Dog." The bonus discussion on this Blu-ray with L.Q. Jones (whom I loved watching when I revisited Lone Wolf McQuade last week) and Harlan Ellison is really priceless. In terms of audio/video quality, the movie looks better than I ever would have imagined possible when I saw it on VHS at a young age. This is another win across the board for Shout Factory. Criminal Records, the above-mentioned indie record store, is pretty wonderful for stocking some great titles from Shout Factory, Scream Factory, Scorpion Releasing, Synapse Films, etc., and it's always tough for me not to blow out my bank account while I'm browsing that store. I made it out today with minimal casualties by only buying this Blu-ray of A Boy and His Dog and the new 2-CD Deluxe Edition of one of my favorite albums, Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain. I spotted the brand-new Arrow U.S. Blu-ray of Mark of the Devil on the shelf and spent a few minutes looking it over and debating, but I ultimately decided that I don't quite have the guts to see the uncut version of the movie (not yet, anyway).

08-27-2016, 03:18 AM	#60
AnamorphicWidescreen Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2014	Recently saw A Boy and his Dog on Blu. I wasn't even aware of this release until recently, even though it came out three years ago. Surprised that this extremely obscure film made it to Blu at all. Re: the print, I was impressed - definitely better than the regular DVD, which isn't always the case for these older films. The story was decent; interesting '70's post apocalyptic film - definitely low budget, but still well done. I do strongly prefer the original short story/novella by Harlan Ellison. IIRC, the story went into more detail re: how some of the dogs became telepathic; this wasn't really touched on in the film.

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