The Maltese Falcon (1941)

[Jeff B]

Great transfer! I love this film and was pleased with this BD. I can't wait for Key Largo.

Originally Posted by Jimbo976

I got rid of the audio problem by adjusting the sync in my BDP-83 to 200ms.

I noticed this too and because of your post I did the same. Thanks for the info!

[Dr.Mirakle32]

I just cracked out my old 3-disc Special Edition DVD on my 65" rear-projection TV. I hadn't seen it in a couple of years and was very surprised by how strong it looks upconverted. Sharp detail and a fine layer of grain. I then watched THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE on BD afterwards, and while absolutely gorgeous, it wasn't as drastically night and day to the quality on the FALCON DVD.

Is the FALCON BD a massive step up in detail from the previous DVD? Usually BD is by far the obvious choice, but the reason I ask is because I was a bit underwhelmed by Warner's KING KONG BD for not being much of an upgrade. I wanna know if this is worth upgrading at some point, even if I'm happy with the DVD.

[repete66211]

The Maltese Falcon BD looks quite a bit better than that version I had on DVD, but then I don't know if my DVD is the same transfer as your special edition. This is what my DVD looks like:

[Dr.Mirakle32]

I was wondering about that. I used to have that single-disc version, but the transfer I watched was on the 3-disc special edition set that came out a few years later.

[Arkadin]

special edition was an upgrade from the original snapper.
in fact, the master from the 3 disc version is most likely what was used for the bd release.

[little flower]

Does the 3 disc Dvd have everything that the Blu-ray has? Is there anything extra on the Blu-ray?

I think this movie is going to be on Turner Movie Classics soon. If I watch it and really like it, I think I might order the 3 dics Dvd edition (I think it's a 3 disc) and wait to see if a new edition of this Blu-ray will come out. If I am going to buy it twice I like the idea of having the 3 disc Dvd now and maybe later having a Blu-ray edition that has everything from the 3 disc Dvd. This is what I did with Dawn of the Dead (1978). With Dawn of the Dead (1978) I picked up the 4 disc Dvd edition instead of the Blu-ray. I am thinking maybe a Blu-ray of 1978 Dawn of the Dead will come out with 3 versions of the movie like the 3 disc Dvd has and so on.

[Matt Stieg]

Originally Posted by MarkWM

TotSM and this have had some issues. Amazon even had them pulled at one time. I'll get them both when WB re-issues them. I really need The Maltese Falcon. I'm hoping The Petrified Forrest is issued soon.

Mark, what issues are you referring to? I have both and, while I haven't noticed any issues with Treasure (though I haven't watched the whole disc yet) I did have the audio sync issues with Falcon that others have had (though at this point I don't consider audio sync a big deal anymore as I've seen it on so many discs, and adding 1.5--3 frames of delay on my receiver pretty much rectifies it).

That being said, I tried a little experiment last night because I was investigating the possible sync issues with the new blu-ray of Mad, Mad World. My setup is HDMI out from my Pioneer BDP-51FD (audio set to PCM internal decoding) to my Pio VSX-819 receiver, HDMI from receiver to my LG LCD, and I have two Sony tower speakers connected to my receiver (my setup is just 2ch stereo). Well last night just for a little experiment I went HDMI out from my Pio blu player directly to my TV, and then analog stereo out from my blu-ray player to my receiver. For whatever reason, with HDMI connected directly to my TV the audio was exactly in sync on both discs, but the analog audio connected to my receiver was very noticeably ahead of the video (the audio delay on my receiver doesn't work with analog, only HDMI, don't know about digital). I switched everything back to my usual setup and had the same problems as before, but not as bad as the analog audio setup.

Obviously I don't consider ditching my setup and just using my TV's audio to be a solution, lol! For one thing, before I got my receiver and speakers and just had my blu-ray player connected directly to my TV, I had audio sync issues with other different discs, and many of those discs now play perfectly fine in my current setup! It seems there's no perfect audio setup for EVERY blu-ray disc (and/or DVD)...some are going to have issues with one setup, yet play perfectly fine in a different setup.

[aherron]

This is $9.96 at Amazon right now. I finally placed an order as I've been waiting for this to go down in price and right now is the time.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by aherron

This is $9.96 at Amazon right now. I finally placed an order as I've been waiting for this to go down in price and right now is the time.

The Maltese Falcon looks great on Blu-ray, and it's one of the most worthwhile discs in my collection.

For the above price, you can't go wrong.

[HotRats]

One of the two original props sold for $4 million yesterday http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...n-8964038.html If that's a touch out of your price range Ozymandius at The Fedora Lounge makes some very nice replicas

[dsman71]

[QUOTE=little flower;4722311]Does the 3 disc Dvd have everything that the Blu-ray has? Is there anything extra on the Blu-ray?

Nope it does not have the other two versions of the Maltese Falcon :
1931 Ricardo Cortez version
1936 Satan Met a Lady

I didnt like either of the other versions, so I didnt mind retiring the DVD.

I wound up getting the Region Free Steelbook from Amazon.com/UK which had better cover art. It's a film I dont mind getting a steelbook for.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by L.A. Guy

Is there a good chance this film will have a 75th anniversary release and have updated picture quality?

Very good chance for a 75th anniversary edition, but not very likely with a new transfer. I'd love to be wrong about the latter though. The movie will be released in theaters the a limited time in February.

http://mobile.fandango.com/themaltes...60/movie-times

[octagon]

I certainly wouldn't say no to a new transfer but I'm still pretty happy with the current one.

[Greymattersplat]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The movie will be released in theaters the a limited time in February.

http://mobile.fandango.com/themaltes...60/movie-times

Thank you for this! I've never seen it on a big screen, and had no idea this was coming.

[GeoffOliver]

Is there a BD release with the 1931 version, even in SD? I know one of the DVDs had it, but if I want the 1941 version on BD, is there a way to get the 1931 film too without double-dipping on the Bogart film?

[svenge]

Originally Posted by GeoffOliver

Is there a BD release with the 1931 version, even in SD? I know one of the DVDs had it, but if I want the 1941 version on BD, is there a way to get the 1931 film too without double-dipping on the Bogart film?

There's only one BD pressing of The Maltese Falcon, as it's a Warner title and they tend to make pan-global discs.

If you want to get the 1931 version starring Ricardo Cortez then your only option is the 3-DVD Special Edition release, which also includes the 1936 version starring Warren William (entitled "Satan Met a Lady").

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Greymattersplat

Thank you for this! I've never seen it on a big screen, and had no idea this was coming.

Same. Turns out it's playing at a theater right down the street from where I live.

[happydood]

Originally Posted by octagon

I certainly wouldn't say no to a new transfer but I'm still pretty happy with the current one.

yeah, I'm still so impressed with this disc after having the dvd and the vhs that I can't imagine needing another edition of this. But never say never...

[The Great Owl]

I just grabbed myself a ticket for the theatrical showing of The Maltese Falcon at my local theater on February 21. Here's looking forward to seeing one of my all-time top 10 movies on a big screen!




Incidentally, I noticed that a 30th Anniversary showing of Pretty In Pink is also happening at the same theater. Maybe there will be a 30th Anniversary Blu-ray for this film, because all of us lifelong fans have been left hanging in the dark for far far too long.

[DennisAlexis]

Sorry if this has already been asked. But the official page on Blu-ray.com says this BD includes Swedish subtitles. I'm quite new to this, but does this means that it's absolutely certain, or can the page be edited by different members ect? Just don't want to risk getting a copy without Swedish subtitles.

Thanks!