Roar (Noel Marshall) - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

BLUgrass · 11-06-2015, 06:29 PM

Without having any idea of who owns the rights to what, if Roar makes any noise on blu ray release and theatrical, maybe someone will see an opportunity to make some money off the killer lion hype and release the Ghost and the Darkness on blu ray.

mattdevil · 11-08-2015, 03:56 AM

Does anybody know if they put back in the scream from noel marshall from the international cut? They mentioned it at the cinefamily Q&A (on the disc) when I saw it there but it wasn't in the version they screened that night.

Doc Phibes · 11-11-2015, 06:31 AM

What a fun Blu-ray! Yes, the picture quality could be better. But this movie was never that great a filmic experience, despite Jan De Bont's photography. The bizarre mind-blowing experience of watching the movie trumps any DNR foolishness. And the combination of commentary track, 30 minute documentary featuring Hedren interviews, post-screening Q&A, and a revealing photo gallery makes this disc a must.

asianxcore · 11-11-2015, 09:38 PM

For anyone looking for this at one of the major B&M Stores, my local Best Buy had copies. $12.99 shelf tag.

Zodokai · 12-05-2015, 11:53 PM

Finally got around to watching this blu. What an unexpected and crazy film. I'm really glad I blind bought this one.

The Great Owl · 01-16-2016, 05:21 PM

I just finished watching this Olive Films Blu-ray of Roar.

This movie is certainly a bucketful of "WTF?"

I mean that as a compliment, though. Roar flies by at lightning pace, and it's full of scenes that made my jaw hit the floor, partly because I was marveling at the size and power of the animals and partly because I was marveling at the courage/stupidity/all-of-the-above of the cast and crew.

In past years, I've lived with a couple of roommates who were cat owners. I was never a fan, because I didn't like the house cats climbing around and being bothersome when I was trying to watch television or trying to work at my computer. Cats, and dogs, for that matter, don't have a concept of personal space, and, as someone who likes my personal space, I opt not to own any. For this reason, Roar pretty much had me facepalming all of the way through, because, since the idea of being hassled constantly by a normal domesticated house cat is bad enough, and the sight of people being constantly hassled by masses of gigantic lions, tigers, leopards, and panthers who are much bigger than the humans just boggles my mind.

Roar ends on a warm and fuzzy note (Yes, folks, warm and fuzzy in literal terms) that emphasizes a wish for humans and nature to coexist in close, close, close quarters. I concur with the overall message, but my friendliness only goes so far. I'll gladly say no thanks to indoor animals, especially ones that are large enough to eat me, and I'll stick with my air-conditioned home, my spacious living room, and my personal space. Yeah, I know that these big cats love roughhousing in general, and that they just want to play, but I'm content just to play with a Rubik's Cube or with a Spider Solitaire video game, because the chance that these things will accidentally bite half of my face off is roughly zero percent.

For introverts like me who value personal space, Roar is basically the ultimate torture porn film. Being smothered by four or five 400-pound lions every time I walk through the front door? Hell to the no. I'll just stick to donating a few dollars to conservation societies on occasion. From a distance. From a considerable distance.

The always beautiful Tippi Hedren, the Marshall brothers, and several other cast/crew lend their fond reminisces of the film in the excellent assortment of special features. Melanie Griffith, who reportedly had to undergo reconstructive surgery because of a mauling during the filming, is strangely absent from the festivities.

The Blu-ray transfer looks overtly filtered in a few scenes, and I'll concur with the site review that it could be better. I'm cool with the presentation, though. I'll already have nightmares after watching this stuff as is, so I don't necessarily need to see the scenes with the immediacy of a sparkling 4K restoration.

Roar is not a horror movie, and, in fact, it's rather slapstick, but it does exude an uncanny intensity simply for whole "Is this really happening? Uh...Yeah, I guess it is." thing. One thing is for sure. Roar is never boring.

Highly recommended!

billyearle · 02-10-2016, 02:49 AM

Yep, really awesome! Amazed at some people calling this boring, were they expecting a normal film? Watching the Drafthouse Q&A feature, we learn there is a longer cut in Germany with the dad getting bit n screaming that they thought was "too intense" and apparently about 10 minutes of other footage with missing sound that was dubbed in German with English subs, so I ordered the German blu-ray. Like the Drafthouse guys said in the Q&A "We want all the Roar we can get!"

. There are like 3 different German blu-rays, I ordered the cheapest single disc version fingers crossed it includes the long cut, since Amazon product descriptions are so unreliable and overlapping.

billyearle · 02-22-2016, 05:07 AM

Watched the German BD. Even though listed as single disc, it included the soundtrack CD. While my curiosity is satisfied, I'd say the US BD is still the one to get. It was interesting to see the added bits in the German version, but didn't really add much to the movie. Seeing the dad's handling of getting bit in the leg was interesting, but not as dramatic as I had been led to believe. In fact, the constant switch to the voice mismatched German dubbing takes you out of the film. I've watched some other films in composite language versions without problems, but the constant switching here does really take you out of it. I would recommend the German disc only as a supplement to the US one for completists. Ideally the bits from the longer German version should've been included as an extra on the US BD.
The German BD only includes the US version in a VHS quality non-anamorphic supplement. And the US BD seems to have slightly better PQ, in spite of the source transfer issues. But having both does make for a nice little 3 Disc deluxe edition

. The German BD also has a few stills, original German and US trailers and other minor exclusive extras, but really for fans.

DeadLikeMe · 03-09-2016, 08:29 PM

Can anyone confirm this is region free?

lilboyblu · 03-09-2016, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadLikeMe

Can anyone confirm this is region free?

Click on the "Region coding" link under the listing. manicsounds already confirmed it in November.

DeadLikeMe · 03-09-2016, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by lilboyblu

Click on the "Region coding" link under the listing. manicsounds already confirmed it in November.

Yeah I saw that, but other sources say Region 1, so I was hoping to get confirmation on manicsounds submission from others owning the disc.

pro-bassoonist · 06-17-2016, 02:31 AM

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ps3bd_owner · 06-13-2023, 05:26 PM

Very bizarre movie.

It's described as a comedy, yet it felt more like a horror as the cast could have been seriously injured or even killed.

James Luckard · 06-13-2023, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

Very bizarre movie.

It's described as a comedy, yet it felt more like a horror as the cast could have been seriously injured or even killed.

Not just could have been... a few were quite seriously injured.

Aunt Peg · 06-14-2023, 12:48 PM

I loved Roar when it was first released in cinemas back in 1981.

It had a great tag-line. "There has never been a film like Roar....and there never will be again".

Sadly seeing the film again about 10 years ago it didn't really hold up very well but in 1981 I found it a real hoot. Such a shame the film was a commercial failure because it is such one of a kind.

ps3bd_owner · 06-14-2023, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by James Luckard

Not just could have been... a few were quite seriously injured.

It was deadly close to being a snuff film.

I mean, those big kitties are beautiful and adorable, but humans can't seriously think of them as pets because they're extremely dangerous.

I'll just stick to small, domesticated cats.

02-10-2016, 02:49 AM	#87
billyearle Special Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:semi-rural Japan 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:2837 DVD collection:470 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Yep, really awesome! Amazed at some people calling this boring, were they expecting a normal film? Watching the Drafthouse Q&A feature, we learn there is a longer cut in Germany with the dad getting bit n screaming that they thought was "too intense" and apparently about 10 minutes of other footage with missing sound that was dubbed in German with English subs, so I ordered the German blu-ray. Like the Drafthouse guys said in the Q&A "We want all the Roar we can get!". There are like 3 different German blu-rays, I ordered the cheapest single disc version fingers crossed it includes the long cut, since Amazon product descriptions are so unreliable and overlapping. Last edited by billyearle; 02-10-2016 at 02:53 AM.

02-22-2016, 05:07 AM	#88
billyearle Special Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2012 Location:semi-rural Japan 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:2837 DVD collection:470 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Watched the German BD. Even though listed as single disc, it included the soundtrack CD. While my curiosity is satisfied, I'd say the US BD is still the one to get. It was interesting to see the added bits in the German version, but didn't really add much to the movie. Seeing the dad's handling of getting bit in the leg was interesting, but not as dramatic as I had been led to believe. In fact, the constant switch to the voice mismatched German dubbing takes you out of the film. I've watched some other films in composite language versions without problems, but the constant switching here does really take you out of it. I would recommend the German disc only as a supplement to the US one for completists. Ideally the bits from the longer German version should've been included as an extra on the US BD. The German BD only includes the US version in a VHS quality non-anamorphic supplement. And the US BD seems to have slightly better PQ, in spite of the source transfer issues. But having both does make for a nice little 3 Disc deluxe edition. The German BD also has a few stills, original German and US trailers and other minor exclusive extras, but really for fans.

11-06-2015, 06:29 PM	#81
BLUgrass Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Northeastern Pennsylvania 4K collection:868 Blu-ray collection:3549 Trading Score:372	Without having any idea of who owns the rights to what, if Roar makes any noise on blu ray release and theatrical, maybe someone will see an opportunity to make some money off the killer lion hype and release the Ghost and the Darkness on blu ray.

11-08-2015, 03:56 AM	#82
mattdevil Active Member Member since:Nov 2015 Location:Los Angeles 4K collection:396 Blu-ray collection:1885 DVD collection:240 MA collection:268 Digital collection:2 iTunes collection:642 Prime collection:4	Does anybody know if they put back in the scream from noel marshall from the international cut? They mentioned it at the cinefamily Q&A (on the disc) when I saw it there but it wasn't in the version they screened that night.

11-11-2015, 06:31 AM	#83
Doc Phibes Member Member since:Sep 2012	What a fun Blu-ray! Yes, the picture quality could be better. But this movie was never that great a filmic experience, despite Jan De Bont's photography. The bizarre mind-blowing experience of watching the movie trumps any DNR foolishness. And the combination of commentary track, 30 minute documentary featuring Hedren interviews, post-screening Q&A, and a revealing photo gallery makes this disc a must.

11-11-2015, 09:38 PM	#84
asianxcore Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2011 Location:California 4K collection:259 Blu-ray collection:2444 Trading Score:224	For anyone looking for this at one of the major B&M Stores, my local Best Buy had copies. $12.99 shelf tag.

12-05-2015, 11:53 PM	#85
Zodokai Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2014 Location:Orono, ME 4K collection:105 Blu-ray collection:3409 DVD collection:143 Digital collection:1004	Finally got around to watching this blu. What an unexpected and crazy film. I'm really glad I blind bought this one.

01-16-2016, 05:21 PM	#86
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:927 Blu-ray collection:6035 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	I just finished watching this Olive Films Blu-ray of Roar. This movie is certainly a bucketful of "WTF?" I mean that as a compliment, though. Roar flies by at lightning pace, and it's full of scenes that made my jaw hit the floor, partly because I was marveling at the size and power of the animals and partly because I was marveling at the courage/stupidity/all-of-the-above of the cast and crew. In past years, I've lived with a couple of roommates who were cat owners. I was never a fan, because I didn't like the house cats climbing around and being bothersome when I was trying to watch television or trying to work at my computer. Cats, and dogs, for that matter, don't have a concept of personal space, and, as someone who likes my personal space, I opt not to own any. For this reason, Roar pretty much had me facepalming all of the way through, because, since the idea of being hassled constantly by a normal domesticated house cat is bad enough, and the sight of people being constantly hassled by masses of gigantic lions, tigers, leopards, and panthers who are much bigger than the humans just boggles my mind. Roar ends on a warm and fuzzy note (Yes, folks, warm and fuzzy in literal terms) that emphasizes a wish for humans and nature to coexist in close, close, close quarters. I concur with the overall message, but my friendliness only goes so far. I'll gladly say no thanks to indoor animals, especially ones that are large enough to eat me, and I'll stick with my air-conditioned home, my spacious living room, and my personal space. Yeah, I know that these big cats love roughhousing in general, and that they just want to play, but I'm content just to play with a Rubik's Cube or with a Spider Solitaire video game, because the chance that these things will accidentally bite half of my face off is roughly zero percent. For introverts like me who value personal space, Roar is basically the ultimate torture porn film. Being smothered by four or five 400-pound lions every time I walk through the front door? Hell to the no. I'll just stick to donating a few dollars to conservation societies on occasion. From a distance. From a considerable distance. The always beautiful Tippi Hedren, the Marshall brothers, and several other cast/crew lend their fond reminisces of the film in the excellent assortment of special features. Melanie Griffith, who reportedly had to undergo reconstructive surgery because of a mauling during the filming, is strangely absent from the festivities. The Blu-ray transfer looks overtly filtered in a few scenes, and I'll concur with the site review that it could be better. I'm cool with the presentation, though. I'll already have nightmares after watching this stuff as is, so I don't necessarily need to see the scenes with the immediacy of a sparkling 4K restoration. Roar is not a horror movie, and, in fact, it's rather slapstick, but it does exude an uncanny intensity simply for whole "Is this really happening? Uh...Yeah, I guess it is." thing. One thing is for sure. Roar is never boring. Highly recommended!

03-09-2016, 08:29 PM	#89
DeadLikeMe Active Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2013 4K collection:147 Blu-ray collection:423 DVD collection:12	Can anyone confirm this is region free?

06-13-2023, 05:26 PM	#93
ps3bd_owner Banned Top contributor Member since:Apr 2011	Very bizarre movie. It's described as a comedy, yet it felt more like a horror as the cast could have been seriously injured or even killed.

06-14-2023, 12:48 PM	#95
Aunt Peg Blu-ray Duke Member since:May 2013 Location:Sydney 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:4856 DVD collection:517	I loved Roar when it was first released in cinemas back in 1981. It had a great tag-line. "There has never been a film like Roar....and there never will be again". Sadly seeing the film again about 10 years ago it didn't really hold up very well but in 1981 I found it a real hoot. Such a shame the film was a commercial failure because it is such one of a kind.

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