Physical & Digital EST: The Future of Home Video Discussion Thread

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Have Thor: Love and Thunder in my Netflix disc queue. If it is worthy of purchase then will see what folks say about the 3D version if it makes it to the US. It is listed as a post process 3D here.

I'm on the fence with this one, too.

It has been awhile since Disney did a domestic 3D release.

Japan is showing six 3D releases:

and

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by PenguinInfinity

Vilya has been arguing

Originally Posted by Vilya

My dropping the subject by popular demand really made a difference. Someone else keeps picking it up and running with the ball instead.

IMHO, we will have disagreements but it is hoped that we here have much more in common than not. I believe we serve readers better when we post about our common interest here. For myself I like to read about members new equipment purchased, titles they liked or disliked, their experience, good or bad, with many aspects of home theater entertainment.

I want to see Blu-ray.com thrive and survive and it can that with ALL our support. I have seen very few collections that match what Vilya has so I know he is doing his part to support this hobby.

[Lee A Stewart]

[Vilya]

^So that's what the new 8K TVs look like!

It's cool that they included a retro VCR.

[Vilya]

It looks like Paramount has goofed up next week's 4K release of

Mars has a peculiar new look:



"Here’s a projection screen photo of the 4K..."

https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/092122-1315

Mars is also reportedly blue on the previously released 4K digital version and also on the Australian Imprint blu-ray.

This is what passes for QC anymore. It is just a momentary scene, but still getting the color of Mars right shouldn't have been hard to manage or the WRONG color hard to notice.

The Criterion blu-ray got it right.


Same shot from the Criterion blu-ray.

[russweiss1]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Yeah, I know what you mean.

I have just gambled on The Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate purely for the supposedly great 3D.

It's also an entertaining film so you can't really go wrong.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by russweiss1

It's also an entertaining film so you can't really go wrong.

Good to hear. 👍

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Yeah, I know what you mean.

I have just gambled on The Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate purely for the supposedly great 3D.

I did the same some time ago. Don't ask me anything else.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I did the same some time ago. Don't ask me anything else.

What else happened?

[Vilya]

The last six titles of my recent order finally straggled in:



and

That's all 16 titles for the week.

[Show spoiler] Changed my avatar, too.

[bhampton]

The one means a lot to me.

When I was about 14 my mom was dating a guy who loved movies and she refused to go to any. We had a kind of deal where he would take me to all the Conan, Beastmaster, Dragonslayer, type of movies in return I would go to see movies he wanted to see and I had no idea what to expect when we went to see this one. It was the first Monty Python movie I saw and I still love it.

[Wendell R. Breland]

@ gotmule and Western fans:

Old Henry has been released on UHD BD, review here.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

@ gotmule and Western fans:

Old Henry has been released on UHD BD, review here.

I saw that review pop up also. Tempting to double dip at some point.

[bhampton]

Wasn't planning on getting the Hitchcock Classics Vol 2 because I have them all on Blu Ray (and DVD too), but Gruv had a sale and the 20% off coupon still works and even though they tend to ship slow to me I'm in no hurry.



Under $32 for 5 movies on UHD BD or $6.23 each ! I normally can't pass up UHD BD of anything I want for $10.

Crawl and Poltergiest are out for delivery going to have so much fun it's scary.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Wasn't planning on getting the Hitchcock Classics Vol 2 because I have them all on Blu Ray (and DVD too), but Gruv had a sale and the 20% off coupon still works and even though they tend to ship slow to me I'm in no hurry.

I can't stand the way that Universal packages their multi-disc sets into these vice grip tight cardboard sleeves.

I instead bought each title individually to have each movie in its own proper case. It cost a lot more, but I felt that the better packaging was worth it.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

@ gotmule and Western fans:

Old Henry has been released on UHD BD, review here.

Originally Posted by gotmule

I saw that review pop up also. Tempting to double dip at some point.

I enjoy the occasional exceptional Western. Is this movie exceptional in your opinions?

[bhampton]

The tightest book sleeve title I have is Weeds.
As tight as it looks.





I love the show though.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by bhampton

The tightest book sleeve title I have is Weeds.

If I can get a disc out, ... I have to clean the finger prints off.

Wear neoprene gloves or grab them with a microfiber cloth; it will prevent fingerprints.

Forum member Bolty recommended these anti-static sleeves for situations like this:



https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LCTH77W...roduct_details

Originally Posted by Bolty

I recently bought a pack of 50 plastic sleeves from Amazon to use on my Digibooks....BttF 1-3, SM 1-3, ASM 1-2, Universal Monsters
......and they are awesome -- they slid in like butter and didn't stick out too much. Just enough to grab to extract when I [want] to watch them.

They work really well and they slide right back into the cardboard slots while leaving just enough of the plastic sleeve exposed to make taking them out again a lot easier. They're very inexpensive, so you might want to give them a try.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I enjoy the occasional exceptional Western. Is this movie exceptional in your opinions?

Is it up there with the classics? I would say "No." Is it one of the better westerns to come out in awhile? I would say "Yes" for sure. Plus it is a different take on the genre to a degree and a pretty cool twist at the end. Tim Blake Nelson's performance is worth it alone in my book.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Is it up there with the classics? I would say "No." Is it one of the better westerns to come out in awhile? I would say "Yes" for sure. Plus it is a different take on the genre to a degree and a pretty cool twist at the end. Tim Blake Nelson's performance is worth it alone in my book.

I am going to buy the 4K digital copy at Vudu for $6.99 to see if this is worth paying $24.49 to own on 4K disc.

Putting on my flack jacket now...