The Eagle has Landed

[Curumo]

The Eagle Has Landed Blu-ray

Anyone in Europe saw this one? I am very curious about PQ only, otherwise it is a masterpiece, of course, not like some incredibly stupid and boring Transformers (how for chrissake anyone can say it is a great film and yet make it a hddvd-myth?? ahh, hd Americans, bad taste, fellows in blu...).

[dannyboy104]

I have the Blu-Ray UK ITV "The Eagle Has Landed", and is very good quality.
Yes there is some grain, but overall a very pleasing HD transfer. A stereo track with some good pumping bass at times. 2:35:1 ratio , theatrical version, no extra's.

hope this helps

[Curumo]

thx a lot! yes, this pleases me indeed. no need for extras, no big deal of some grain, i expect to be like the wild bunch i bought recently... thx again!

[#Darren]

I just noticed that shout has released this with the 131 min USA cut. This is the 135 min UK cut correct?'


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er... I just noticed it says 118 min on the back cover. That is a typo right?

[malcy30]

Originally Posted by #Darren

I just noticed that shout has released this with the 131 min USA cut. This is the 135 min UK cut correct?'


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er... I just noticed it says 118 min on the back cover. That is a typo right?

It is the same theatrical with extra scene version as on the ITV BD, so not the longer TV edit which was on the old Carlton and ITV 2 disk DVDs in the UK. That longer one was also restored in HD so pity it has never come to BD.

The Shout also has some of the extras from the later ITV 1 disk DVD including the short TV programme where the return to the village it was filmed in.

[Bourne1886]

The UK ITV Blu-Ray disc of the film is 2 Hours and 15 minutes long. (135 mins) The running time of 118 mins on the rear cover is wrong.

I've just bought it from Amazon UK for £5.70. The PQ is pretty good overall, sometimes it is really really good and other times it is a bit soft but it is definitely better than the DVD. It's about a 3.5 out of 5.0. No extras though.

The U.S Shout Factory release is the theatrical version as well like the UK one. I've also bought the UK region 2 Carlton special edition 2 disc DVD with the extended version of the film and the theatrical version. Lots of bonus features too. The PQ of the extended version on the DVD is surprisingly good and very watchable.

I have put all the discs together in the Bluray box, I thought that owning the UK discs would be the better option.

[dvdmike]

Like most of the itv discs, its a nice honest master

[malcy30]

Both actually feature the extended version of the theatrical version which IIRC is 2 minutes longer than the original theatrical as has one extra scene, which does help with plot continuity. This slightly longer version is also on the various DVD versions.

It only has a 2.0 stereo track whereas the theatrical on the old ITV 2 disk SE had a 5.1 mix as well.

The extended version was the extended US TV broadcast version which had a long prologue added and other scenes. This is in the DVD 2 disk SE and later 1 DVD reissue. It is discussed in the booklet which came with the 2 dusk SE.

Shout Factory on their RA locked US release have the extras from both the 2 disk SE (mainly made at time of original film release) and later 1 disk SE (the on location feature has appeared on ITV3), as were different. If you can play this is version to buy.

[Bourne1886]

Originally Posted by malcy30

Both actually feature the extended version of the theatrical version which IIRC is 2 minutes longer than the original theatrical as has one extra scene, which does help with plot continuity. This slightly longer version is also on the various DVD versions.

It only has a 2.0 stereo track whereas the theatrical on the old ITV 2 disk SE had a 5.1 mix as well.

The extended version was the extended US TV broadcast version which had a long prologue added and other scenes. This is in the DVD 2 disk SE and later 1 DVD reissue. It is discussed in the booklet which came with the 2 dusk SE.

Shout Factory on their RA locked US release have the extras from both the 2 disk SE (mainly made at time of original film release) and later 1 disk SE (the on location feature has appeared on ITV3), as were different. If you can play this is version to buy.

Hi,
I did think about buying the Shout version but I plumped for the Carlton DVD as it was about three quid and the BD £5.70 both with free postage as I have Prime. There are still quite a few extras on the Carlton DVD. The single disc Special Edition DVD in the UK with the white cover has the same extras as The Shout Factory version including The Revisited featurette, the Tom Mankiewicz featurette and a load of photo galleries not on the Shout one. Unless the features on the Shout Blu-Ray are in HD I'll just buy the UK SE Single Disc DVD to supplement my other UK discs. Also am I right in thinking the interviews on the Shout version aren't as long as the 40 minute ones on the Carlton 2 disc?

Is that right?

[mikey 6]

Originally Posted by Bourne1886

Hi,
I did think about buying the Shout version but I plumped for the Carlton DVD as it was about three quid and the BD £5.70 both with free postage as I have Prime. There are still quite a few extras on the Carlton DVD. The single disc Special Edition DVD in the UK with the white cover has the same extras as The Shout Factory version including The Revisited featurette, the Tom Mankiewicz featurette and a load of photo galleries not on the Shout one. Unless the features on the Shout Blu-Ray are in HD I'll just buy the UK SE Single Disc DVD to supplement my other UK discs. Also am I right in thinking the interviews on the Shout version aren't as long as the 40 minute ones on the Carlton 2 disc?

Is that right?

Also been considering the Shout version. This site says region A and B but everywhere else seems to think region locked. Is the Shout definitely region B compatible?

[malcy30]

Originally Posted by mikey 6

Also been considering the Shout version. This site says region A and B but everywhere else seems to think region locked. Is the Shout definitely region B compatible?

My Oppo 93 definitely reads it as RA locked.

[mikey 6]

Originally Posted by malcy30

My Oppo 93 definitely reads it as RA locked.

Thanks for that - thought I'd better double check.

[Indiana Jonezzz...]

I finally decided to get this and had a quick look at it earlier. However, I noticed a strange edit during the opening credits. Right after Jenny Agutter's name fades away and the camera moves past a castle with a flag, does everyone else's copy have a weird jump there? It sort of goes in slow motion too for a moment. I'm guessing this is on the original negative and not a glitch on my disc, but just wanted to check .

[Clay Blaisedell]

Got it today. I have also Shout blu-ray and extended ITV 2disc DVD.

Imprint cost me 68€ with tax and shipping. It's my collection's most expensive blu-ray. Was it worth of it?? Not at all, far from it.
This extended version is exactly the same print as the ITV dvd. It's not up-scaled. They just put the same print on the blu-ray disc.
Disc 1 is the same quite decent print which you can found from Shout blu-ray. I would say that Shout is little bit better, but the differencce is minor. Extras are nice, but they are not worth of that high price. At least they should say that they are selling a dvd on a blu-ray!

[CelestialAgent]

I also think using two cases in a cardboard box eats up shelf space, though the zigzag split top seems different to any other boxset. I’m glad Imprint reissued The Warriors in a two disc case for half the price. At least I can maybe understand doing separate cases/artwork for Alfie/My Generation, The World of Suzie Wong/Hollywood Chinese, Barfly/The Charles Bukowski Tapes, On the Beach/Fallout, The Browning Version, The Odd Couple, as they are double features with related films (usually documentaries). But I don’t know if you need a separate case for every cut of Burn!, Major Dundee, The Killer Elite, The Osterman Weekend, The Wicker Man.

Imprint usually uses off the shelf masters licensed from the studio, with Breakdown, As Good as it Gets, Double Jeopardy, Audrey Rose, The Dead Zone, The Bad News Bears, Cutter’s Way getting reissued in other territories with newer masters. The problematic masters I’m aware of are: Sorry Wrong Number, The Straight Story, The Gift, Barabbas, but I’ve probably overlooked a few.

[Clay Blaisedell]

Yes, Barabbas was really bad, but The Long Ships (IMPRINT 137) is so bad release that it should be reported to the police.

[Jorvic]

I bought the ITV-DVD release recently (theatrical version only). Picture and audio quality on this Blu-ray are decent.

The village location used for large parts of the film lends it something different from others in the genre and it builds up convincingly to the action sequences.

Great cast involved.

I haven't seen the extended version but I understand that it gives more clarity to a few points in the narrative. At the same time, I must admit that I didn't feel a longer running time was required for the film.

[slappy9001]

Originally Posted by Clay Blaisedell

:
This extended version is exactly the same print as the ITV dvd. It's not up-scaled. They just put the same print on the blu-ray disc.

Disc 1 is the same quite decent print which you can found from Shout blu-ray. I would say that Shout is little bit better, but the differencce is minor. Extras are nice, but they are not worth of that high price. At least they should say that they are selling a dvd on a blu-ray!

While I think I understand what you mean, what you are saying is not entirely accurate. I have no doubt that the extended version is exactly the same transfer as the ITV DVD, but it is indeed an AVC 1080p encode. The feature takes up 37 GB of space and features stereo sound. It is not pretty, but as someone who did not own the movie in any fashion I am quite happy with it.

The features seem pretty good (haven't really looked at them yet) and overall this is pretty much exactly what I expected. Sure, new 4K transfers of both versions would be nice, but absent that this is pretty much the best version available.

[Douglas R]

Originally Posted by Jorvic

I bought the ITV-DVD release recently (theatrical version only). Picture and audio quality on this Blu-ray are decent.

The village location used for large parts of the film lends it something different from others in the genre and it builds up convincingly to the action sequences.

Great cast involved.

I haven't seen the extended version but I understand that it gives more clarity to a few points in the narrative. At the same time, I must admit that I didn't feel a longer running time was required for the film.

The extended version is, in my opinion, far preferable. It adds considerably more background information, mainly in the first part of the film. It's the only version I now watch.

[Pecker]

It was on the telly over Christmas, in it's laughably edited-for-language TV version.

Can you really not say "This country will hang you from Big Ben by your balls" on daytime TV?