Airport: The Complete Collection (1970-1979) - June 14, 2016 - Page 7 - Blu-ray Forum

trevanian · 05-12-2016, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by baheidstu

I like Airport '77 the least simply because I find it a bit dull and dry. Airport 1975 and Airport '79 both range from far-fetched to outright ridiculous but they are extremely entertaining. Even the fact that the planes are constantly in motion creates ongoing excitement. In Airport '77, once they're stuck underwater they're just kind of stuck there waiting to be rescued.

GRAY LADY DOWN syndrome. On that one, all you really can do is wait around for the end to see a pre-SUPERMAN Chris Reeve.

trevanian · 05-12-2016, 12:07 PM

Has AIRPORT: UFO come up in this thread yet? That was the Larry Cohen script, which I guess was in the works while CONC was in production. I have no idea if it had a mothership come along and seaQuest up a plane in midflight or whether they just spend the film dancing with one another in mid-air, but I heard about the script off & on all through the 80s. Unlike JAWS 3, PEOPLE NOTHING, never actually found or read this, though during highschool in the 70s, I had my own variation in mind; SPACEPORT 2020 (which I guess would have been similar to what THE BLACK HOLE evolved from, since that was originally a disaster movie about a space station hit by a supernova.)

A:UFO sounds like the kind of thing they'd reboot with Abrams, at least on a sunny day up in the sky you could justify a lot of lens flares. In fact, it'd be fun to see somebody try this idea as a short: y'know, somebody reaches up to activate the little reading light, and this huge CLOSE ENCOUNTERS looking lens flare comes on, glaring off the in-flight-meal-tray like it's a lunch restaurant table surrounded by Garrison's gang in JFK. "We're IN the looking glass here, people ... "

Dvd Aficionado · 06-01-2016, 09:07 AM

Price just dropped to $17.99. Have you guys got any info on the BD case: will it be individual cases or only one multi-disc case?

figrin_dan · 06-01-2016, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Dvd Aficionado

Price just dropped to $17.99.

Oh no, so now it's cheaper than the Canadian version for uk delivery. Any idea when these are likely to ship now that I have them both on order!?

WesReviews · 06-01-2016, 12:14 PM

Why no UV code for this set? The lack of UV codes on catalog titles these days is very concerning.

Henke007 · 06-01-2016, 12:15 PM

was waiting for 19.99 , this was a great surprise

steev210 · 06-01-2016, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dvd Aficionado

Price just dropped to $17.99. Have you guys got any info on the BD case: will it be individual cases or only one multi-disc case?

Pretty sure it someone said its a mutipak. No individual cases.
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AKORIS · 06-01-2016, 02:15 PM

what a terrific, no brainer price to order! I had pre-ordered at $25 and Amazon has already adjusted it....

RodChester · 06-01-2016, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

what a terrific, no brainer price to order! I had pre-ordered at $25 and Amazon has already adjusted it....

I agree. I was happy with the $25 price, but at $18 it's an awesome value. Can't wait to watch these.

duke4711 · 06-01-2016, 03:07 PM

From the looks of it, it is some sort of multipak, probably something similar to the DVD set. I just hope it isn't one of those pieces of crap with the cardboard sleeves. I would have much rather had an outer box, with four cases and each film's original cover art. Still, you take what you can get. However, it would have been nice to have some special features. At $17.99, that is roughly $4.50 per film, so as long as the films look good, I really can't complain. But with Universal, who knows?

Member-222782 · 06-01-2016, 03:22 PM

Special features would've been nice but this series will never get deluxe treatment. Every time I read about deleted footage/TV versions I get a little sad but what can you do?

baheidstu · 06-01-2016, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by duke4711

From the looks of it, it is some sort of multipak, probably something similar to the DVD set. I just hope it isn't one of those pieces of crap with the cardboard sleeves. I would have much rather had an outer box, with four cases and each film's original cover art. Still, you take what you can get. However, it would have been nice to have some special features. At $17.99, that is roughly $4.50 per film, so as long as the films look good, I really can't complain. But with Universal, who knows?

It'll be a four-disc Viva Elite case with either a cardboard slip or a side loading box, similar to the Doris Day-Rock Hudson set or the Clint Eastwood 7-movie set.

duke4711 · 06-01-2016, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by baheidstu

It'll be a four-disc Viva Elite case with either a cardboard slip or a side loading box, similar to the Doris Day-Rock Hudson set or the Clint Eastwood 7-movie set.

That I can live with. Again, at $17.99 for the four films, I'll be happy if they all get above average transfers at the very least. As far as special features go, it makes sense that there are none as most of the actors are aging or dead. Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, Dean Martin, Jimmy Stewart, et al, all dead, unfortunately. Also, a few of the films have extended cuts, but I've never seen them, so again, I can't complain.

clemdog · 06-01-2016, 05:06 PM

Any reason to think these transfers will be different than what was released in Europe a year or so ago?

steev210 · 06-01-2016, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by clemdog

Any reason to think these transfers will be different than what was released in Europe a year or so ago?

Not sure but I purchased the French releases and "Airport 1975" looks great. A significant improvement over the DVD. "Airport' 77" also looks great although there are some signs of sharpening, but nothing egregious. "Airport '79" is the least impressive but still a noticeable upgrade from the DVD. A lot of the process shots look very soft and grainy but the rest is just fine. Without a full restoration on these, this is the best they'll look

DMRI2006 · 06-01-2016, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by clemdog

Any reason to think these transfers will be different than what was released in Europe a year or so ago?

Probably not, unless Universal adds DNR to them (as they did Howard the Duck and The Money Pit).

Hopefully they will leave well enough alone...

James Luckard · 06-01-2016, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by steev210

Not sure but I purchased the French releases and "Airport 1975" looks great. A significant improvement over the DVD.

Anything would be an improvement over the Universal DVD of Airport 1975, which was incorrectly mastered at the wrong aspect ratio, so everyone was either suuuuper fat or suuuuper thin, can't remember which.

steev210 · 06-01-2016, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by James Luckard

Anything would be an improvement over the Universal DVD of Airport 1975, which was incorrectly mastered at the wrong aspect ratio, so everyone was either suuuuper fat or suuuuper thin, can't remember which.

Yeah everything was squeezed and made to look out of proportion. Even the Universal logo at the beginning of the film looked more oval than circular.

IntelliVolume · 06-02-2016, 01:35 AM

Pretty huge fan of this series here, and saw the news of the BD release; I own the Airport Terminal Pack of the DVDs and generally have no complaints (some are bothered by the aforementioned Airport 1975 shape debacle but when I watch the disc it never really irks me) -- however, it is disappointing to learn that Universal dropped no special features on any of these, leaving them as bare-bones as the DVD set. Where is the alternative longer TV cut of Airport '77 depicting the stealing of the sleeper gas agent from the military base? What about some behind-the-scenes stuff?

I don't really see a need to upgrade from the Terminal Pack, personally, being that I think Universal did an outstanding job on the original film's widescreen transfer...man, does that dry but classically fun film look smooth and clean...

I always thought the audio mixes of these films could use work, though -- even the original film's DTS "surround" track on DVD is quite lame and hollow (but better than the mono tracks on the later sequels). How's the audio on the Blu-rays?

Interesting tidbit about the Terminal Pack: I don't know who at Universal was responsible for this, but there are typos and mistakes galore on the packaging of that set...one of the descriptions reads "ON DOLBY AND DTS..." or some such reference...

Dex Robinson · 06-02-2016, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by IntelliVolume

Pretty huge fan of this series here...

I don't really see a need to upgrade from the Terminal Pack
...

So you don't think having high definition transfers of all the films is worth an $18.00 dollar upgrade? The DVDs are good enough.

Another day in the life at blu-ray.com.

06-02-2016, 01:35 AM	#139
IntelliVolume Banned Member since:May 2016	Pretty huge fan of this series here, and saw the news of the BD release; I own the Airport Terminal Pack of the DVDs and generally have no complaints (some are bothered by the aforementioned Airport 1975 shape debacle but when I watch the disc it never really irks me) -- however, it is disappointing to learn that Universal dropped no special features on any of these, leaving them as bare-bones as the DVD set. Where is the alternative longer TV cut of Airport '77 depicting the stealing of the sleeper gas agent from the military base? What about some behind-the-scenes stuff? I don't really see a need to upgrade from the Terminal Pack, personally, being that I think Universal did an outstanding job on the original film's widescreen transfer...man, does that dry but classically fun film look smooth and clean... I always thought the audio mixes of these films could use work, though -- even the original film's DTS "surround" track on DVD is quite lame and hollow (but better than the mono tracks on the later sequels). How's the audio on the Blu-rays? Interesting tidbit about the Terminal Pack: I don't know who at Universal was responsible for this, but there are typos and mistakes galore on the packaging of that set...one of the descriptions reads "ON DOLBY AND DTS..." or some such reference... Last edited by IntelliVolume; 06-02-2016 at 01:42 AM.

05-12-2016, 12:07 PM	#122
trevanian Banned Member since:Dec 2012 Location:NW U.S.	Has AIRPORT: UFO come up in this thread yet? That was the Larry Cohen script, which I guess was in the works while CONC was in production. I have no idea if it had a mothership come along and seaQuest up a plane in midflight or whether they just spend the film dancing with one another in mid-air, but I heard about the script off & on all through the 80s. Unlike JAWS 3, PEOPLE NOTHING, never actually found or read this, though during highschool in the 70s, I had my own variation in mind; SPACEPORT 2020 (which I guess would have been similar to what THE BLACK HOLE evolved from, since that was originally a disaster movie about a space station hit by a supernova.) A:UFO sounds like the kind of thing they'd reboot with Abrams, at least on a sunny day up in the sky you could justify a lot of lens flares. In fact, it'd be fun to see somebody try this idea as a short: y'know, somebody reaches up to activate the little reading light, and this huge CLOSE ENCOUNTERS looking lens flare comes on, glaring off the in-flight-meal-tray like it's a lunch restaurant table surrounded by Garrison's gang in JFK. "We're IN the looking glass here, people ... "

06-01-2016, 09:07 AM	#123
Dvd Aficionado Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2012 4K collection:53 Blu-ray collection:1057 DVD collection:703	Price just dropped to $17.99. Have you guys got any info on the BD case: will it be individual cases or only one multi-disc case?

06-01-2016, 12:14 PM	#125
WesReviews Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2013 4K collection:46 Blu-ray collection:1438 DVD collection:1111	Why no UV code for this set? The lack of UV codes on catalog titles these days is very concerning.

06-01-2016, 12:15 PM	#126
Henke007 Expert Member Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Sweden Trading Score:8	was waiting for 19.99 , this was a great surprise

06-01-2016, 02:15 PM	#128
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:660 Blu-ray collection:3645 Blu-ray reviews:19	what a terrific, no brainer price to order! I had pre-ordered at $25 and Amazon has already adjusted it....

06-01-2016, 03:07 PM	#130
duke4711 Power Member Member since:May 2010 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 12	From the looks of it, it is some sort of multipak, probably something similar to the DVD set. I just hope it isn't one of those pieces of crap with the cardboard sleeves. I would have much rather had an outer box, with four cases and each film's original cover art. Still, you take what you can get. However, it would have been nice to have some special features. At $17.99, that is roughly $4.50 per film, so as long as the films look good, I really can't complain. But with Universal, who knows?

06-01-2016, 03:22 PM	#131
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	Special features would've been nice but this series will never get deluxe treatment. Every time I read about deleted footage/TV versions I get a little sad but what can you do?

06-01-2016, 05:06 PM	#134
clemdog Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Trading Score:32	Any reason to think these transfers will be different than what was released in Europe a year or so ago?

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