Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese) - Blu-ray Forum

pro-bassoonist · 11-30-2010, 04:04 AM

Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) has received a preliminary release date for the Gallic markets: April 6. Winner of Best Supporting Actor Award (Robert De Niro) granted by the National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA. Courtesy of Carlotta.

PRE-ORDER/REVIEW:

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adamhopelies · 11-30-2010, 06:29 AM

I was hoping that we would see a release of this this year.

Bruce Morrison · 11-30-2010, 07:52 AM

Very good news, but again the usual question with French BDs raises its head - will it have forced French subtitles? Any thoughts?

pro-bassoonist · 11-30-2010, 07:55 AM

Bruce,

I have 4 Carlotta discs. None have forced subtitles.

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Bruce Morrison · 11-30-2010, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Bruce,

I have 4 Carlotta discs. None have forced subtitles.

Pro-B

Thanks - you've made my day!

The Driver · 11-30-2010, 01:39 PM

Very nice, could be a really definitive release too as some very fine elements exit in France/Italy.

http://www.carlottavod.com/dvd.html

Looks to be 6 April 2011.

MCT · 12-01-2010, 05:04 AM

amazing packaging. Wow. Hope the US gets a release. Does Carlotta usually put out region A friendly discs?

The Driver · 12-01-2010, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MCT

Does Carlotta usually put out region A friendly discs?

Their last Godard Blu-ray was locked B and they have used coding with DVDs. As for Mean Streets it may be Region ABC because Scorsese got in quite a lot of bother over music rights for the film and although he laughs about it now the rights to it had to be sold off to all sorts of strange people to pay the bills. I believe MGM own a chunk of this in France to.

Either way, if you're fan of film have a shufty through their back catalogue should make you import a Region B player.

Movies are no good if you can't watch them!

Pyoko · 12-01-2010, 02:35 PM

What's the matter, you too good for this ten dollars, huh? You too good for it? It's a good ten dollasss...

Very interested in seeing how this turns out, but I'll probably wait for the Warner release anyway. They've really been on a roll lately, doing new transfers for almost every catalogue release.

Arkadin · 01-05-2011, 01:21 AM

wow, didn't see this until now.
awesome film.
guess April will be Scorsese month, as Taxi Driver is coming also.
I've actually been wondering when Warner was going to release this one, as it seemed a real obvious bd imo.

The Driver · 01-05-2011, 07:10 AM

Bigger image:

Not much info around on the usual shopping sites oddly.

Arkadin · 01-05-2011, 11:08 AM

what's really strange is I can't even find Carlotta's bd page on their site anymore.
At one time they had a dedicated page for bd releases, but it appears to be gone.
their page is a real mess; the only way to figure out if a "dvd" release has a corresponding bd is
to look at each individual release and look for a bd tab.
I can't imagine how long it would take to go through every release.
crazy.

Adrock · 01-05-2011, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

wow, didn't see this until now.
awesome film.
guess April will be Scorsese month, as Taxi Driver is coming also.

I didn't see this until now either! Great news! No kidding, Taxi Driver, and now Mean Streets! Early 2011 is shaping up quite nicely!

retask · 03-13-2011, 10:17 AM

Any new info on this? Will it be with forced subs?

pro-bassoonist · 03-13-2011, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retask

Any new info on this? Will it be with forced subs?

The preliminary info I have is that the subs will not be forced.

But I don't have the disc with me yet to test it.

Pro-B

McCrutchy · 03-14-2011, 12:01 AM

Is this likely to appear on BD in the USA anytime soon, or would it be worth it to invest in this release providing subs are not forced?

Bruce Morrison · 03-14-2011, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Is this likely to appear on BD in the USA anytime soon, or would it be worth it to invest in this release providing subs are not forced?

I haven't heard anything about Warner planning to release it in the US. I'll be getting this French release so long as the subs aren't forced.

cool hand bluke · 04-02-2011, 03:43 PM

DVDBeaver review is up here

Looks good. French prices though

. I wonder is there a UK or US version due?

Missing the Scorsese commentary sadly.

ZoetMB · 04-02-2011, 04:54 PM

This was a really fantastic movie. It has to be understood within the context of the time, which is that no one had ever made a move like this before. The acting is so "real", it seems like they just picked up a bunch of punks from the street. While DeNiro had appeared in "Greetings", he really wasn't well known as yet. And no one had used a rock and roll soundtrack in a major dramatic film the way Scorcese did in this movie, except perhaps for Easy Rider.

When I saw this film in '73, I was not impressed with DeNiro's performance, because even though I had seen him in Greetings (which was more of a comedy), I just assumed he was pretty much like the character he played. Little did I know at the time what a performance this was.

Although the BD screens in the review don't look that great (this film was made on a very tiny budget - $300K in 1973, which is the equivalent of about $1.5 million today, a pittance), I would love to see a Region A release of this. Meanwhile, I guess I'll live with the DVD, which is one of the few DVDs that I own that I haven't been trying to sell.

For many years after Mean Streets, there were rumors of a sequel. Too bad it never came about. It still could be interesting to see (assuming they survived) what Johnny Boy and Charlie would be like as old men. Would they still live in Little Italy? Would Charlie still be protecting Johnny Boy? Did Charlie ever get his restaurant? Etc.

miTfan3 · 04-06-2011, 06:51 PM

Any word on the region coding of this? I'm thinking of importing it if it's region-free.

11-30-2010, 04:04 AM	#1
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese) Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) has received a preliminary release date for the Gallic markets: April 6. Winner of Best Supporting Actor Award (Robert De Niro) granted by the National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA. Courtesy of Carlotta. PRE-ORDER/REVIEW: Pro-B Last edited by pro-bassoonist; 04-23-2011 at 07:48 PM.

01-05-2011, 11:08 AM	#12
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	what's really strange is I can't even find Carlotta's bd page on their site anymore. At one time they had a dedicated page for bd releases, but it appears to be gone. their page is a real mess; the only way to figure out if a "dvd" release has a corresponding bd is to look at each individual release and look for a bd tab. I can't imagine how long it would take to go through every release. crazy. Last edited by Arkadin; 01-05-2011 at 11:11 AM.

04-02-2011, 04:54 PM	#19
ZoetMB Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2009 Location:New York Blu-ray collection:172 DVD collection:27 Blu-ray reviews: 3	What's a Mook? This was a really fantastic movie. It has to be understood within the context of the time, which is that no one had ever made a move like this before. The acting is so "real", it seems like they just picked up a bunch of punks from the street. While DeNiro had appeared in "Greetings", he really wasn't well known as yet. And no one had used a rock and roll soundtrack in a major dramatic film the way Scorcese did in this movie, except perhaps for Easy Rider. When I saw this film in '73, I was not impressed with DeNiro's performance, because even though I had seen him in Greetings (which was more of a comedy), I just assumed he was pretty much like the character he played. Little did I know at the time what a performance this was. Although the BD screens in the review don't look that great (this film was made on a very tiny budget - $300K in 1973, which is the equivalent of about $1.5 million today, a pittance), I would love to see a Region A release of this. Meanwhile, I guess I'll live with the DVD, which is one of the few DVDs that I own that I haven't been trying to sell. For many years after Mean Streets, there were rumors of a sequel. Too bad it never came about. It still could be interesting to see (assuming they survived) what Johnny Boy and Charlie would be like as old men. Would they still live in Little Italy? Would Charlie still be protecting Johnny Boy? Did Charlie ever get his restaurant? Etc.

11-30-2010, 06:29 AM	#2
adamhopelies Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Sheffield Blu-ray reviews:1	I was hoping that we would see a release of this this year.

11-30-2010, 07:52 AM	#3
Bruce Morrison Power Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:343 Blu-ray collection:2247 DVD collection:581	Very good news, but again the usual question with French BDs raises its head - will it have forced French subtitles? Any thoughts?

11-30-2010, 07:55 AM	#4
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	Bruce, I have 4 Carlotta discs. None have forced subtitles. Pro-B

11-30-2010, 01:39 PM	#6
The Driver Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:1	Very nice, could be a really definitive release too as some very fine elements exit in France/Italy. http://www.carlottavod.com/dvd.html Looks to be 6 April 2011.

12-01-2010, 05:04 AM	#7
MCT Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:499 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:1	amazing packaging. Wow. Hope the US gets a release. Does Carlotta usually put out region A friendly discs?

12-01-2010, 02:35 PM	#9
Pyoko Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 4K collection:151 Blu-ray collection:722	What's the matter, you too good for this ten dollars, huh? You too good for it? It's a good ten dollasss... Very interested in seeing how this turns out, but I'll probably wait for the Warner release anyway. They've really been on a roll lately, doing new transfers for almost every catalogue release.

01-05-2011, 01:21 AM	#10
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	wow, didn't see this until now. awesome film. guess April will be Scorsese month, as Taxi Driver is coming also. I've actually been wondering when Warner was going to release this one, as it seemed a real obvious bd imo.

01-05-2011, 07:10 AM	#11
The Driver Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:1	Bigger image: Not much info around on the usual shopping sites oddly.

03-13-2011, 10:17 AM	#14
retask Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:7800 Namsos Blu-ray collection:9 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:9	Any new info on this? Will it be with forced subs?

03-14-2011, 12:01 AM	#16
McCrutchy Contributor Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:East Coast, USA Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:1265 Blu-ray collection:6775 DVD collection:253 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:17	Is this likely to appear on BD in the USA anytime soon, or would it be worth it to invest in this release providing subs are not forced?

04-02-2011, 03:43 PM	#18
cool hand bluke Active Member Member since:May 2010 Trading Score:1	DVDBeaver review is up here Looks good. French prices though . I wonder is there a UK or US version due? Missing the Scorsese commentary sadly.

04-06-2011, 06:51 PM	#20
miTfan3 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 4K collection:112 Blu-ray collection:1075 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Any word on the region coding of this? I'm thinking of importing it if it's region-free.

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