The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) Studio Canal - Blu-ray Forum

samdvd1 · 03-14-2016, 10:34 PM

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-H...lu-ray/152508/

Pre-order:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Hound-of.../dp/B01COZGQME

No cover art yet. Part of the Vintage Classics range.

oddbox83 · 03-14-2016, 10:44 PM

What mean pricing compared to the territories that have the Rathbone box set.

DavidGallow · 03-15-2016, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by oddbox83

What mean pricing compared to the territories that have the Rathbone box set.

Yep. For £40 I got the set from Germany. Just over 3 quid a movie. A bit better than this deal, and that's presuming they bother with the others.

tob · 03-15-2016, 12:07 AM

The best version of the Hound of the Baskervilles was the 1959 version with the two legends Lee and Cushing but might pick this up its ok.

ravenus · 03-15-2016, 02:21 AM

Will this be a newer restoration as compared to the version on the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes Collection?

NightAire · 04-11-2016, 07:39 AM

That's what I'm wondering, too; no mention of a new restoration so far, and I'd think considering how good the MPI collection looks, it would need to be all over the media to sell this one.

The only thing that gives me hope is that the packaging for the MPI collection says The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles were not restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive... so, maybe...?

easydreamer · 04-11-2016, 09:07 AM

I wonder if SC is releasing the Sherlock Holmes titles one by one. That would be very expensive, compared to the MPI set...

malcy30 · 04-11-2016, 01:45 PM

As I posted in the news article comments. For those restricted to RB (as the MPI release in US is RA locked), you can buy when they are on sale the German and Spanish complete boxsets of all 14 Rathbone films for a similar price to what Studio Canal want for one !

Regarding restorations, UCLA only had access to the masters of the later 12 Universal films hence those look so good. I believe MPI may have done a limited amount of work on the first two Fox films (Adventures and Hound), but these are definitely not at the same quality level as the Universal films.

I suppose it depends if Studio Canal has had access to decent masters of the Fox films and then paid to restore them.

When they were released in the UK on DVD by Optimum (which Studio Canal traded as in the UK at that time), the consensus was that the Optimum DVDs were inferior to the MPI versions. I believe they did get access to the UCLA restorations, just did not apply them to DVD as well as MPI.

BigNickUK · 04-11-2016, 06:07 PM

Hope the Studio Canal does get a restoration, the Koch media set is pretty dire

bigshot · 04-11-2016, 06:27 PM

Sherlock Holmes fans should note that the long unavailable Ian Richardson Holmes films are being released on blu-ray soon. These were made for the BBC in the early 80s, but after only two were made, the series was scuttled to clear the way for the Jeremy Brett series.

Hound of the Baskervilles http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Hound-Of.../dp/B01B4LJ36A

Sign of the Four http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Sign-Of-.../dp/B01B4LJ2EI

Aclea · 04-11-2016, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bigshot

Sherlock Holmes fans should note that the long unavailable Ian Richardson Holmes films are being released on blu-ray soon. These were made for the BBC in the early 80s, but after only two were made, the series was scuttled to clear the way for the Jeremy Brett series.

Hound of the Baskervilles http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Hound-Of.../dp/B01B4LJ36A

Sign of the Four http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Sign-Of-.../dp/B01B4LJ2EI

They weren't made for the BBC, they were made by Tarzan producer Sy Weintraub and Otto Platschkes as part of an attempt to start a Sherlock Holmes TV movie franchise before Granada killed the project when only two films were in the can by making the Jeremy Brett series after he'd paid a small fortune to the Conan Doyle estate for the rights. Saddled with two suddenly hard to sell properties, Weintraub ended up making his money for the two films in an out of court settlement with the Conan Doyle estate and they made their debut on home video in most territories.

The BBC had already done their own version of The Hound of the Baskervilles the previous year.

They're both pretty decent films, though curiously there's a different Watson in each. Though Richardson was even better as Joseph Bell in the short-lived Murder Rooms than his very satisfying stab at Sherlock here.

Dougling · 04-13-2016, 12:49 PM

This is currently £15.99 on Base if you pre-order. Might be keeping an eye on that. I know that Amazon will drop their price at some point, but I'm not sure if they price match Base.

malcy30 · 04-13-2016, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dougling

This is currently £15.99 on Base if you pre-order. Might be keeping an eye on that. I know that Amazon will drop their price at some point, but I'm not sure if they price match Base.

Amazon almost always end up at £15.99 for pre-orders of the Studio Canal vintage releases. However you do need to pre-order as after release they let the price increase to over £20 pretty quickly.

Dougling · 04-13-2016, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by malcy30

Amazon almost always end up at £15.99 for pre-orders of the Studio Canal vintage releases. However you do need to pre-order as after release they let the price increase to over £20 pretty quickly.

Oh, I'm aware of this, I was commenting more on how I don't know if they price match Base or not. I've pre-ordered on both and will see what happens closer to release date.

malcy30 · 04-13-2016, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dougling

Oh, I'm aware of this, I was commenting more on how I don't know if they price match Base or not. I've pre-ordered on both and will see what happens closer to release date.

Amazon don't price match Base.com

The only companies they "unofficially" price match are HMV and Tesco, but both for pre-orders only.

CinemaScope · 04-13-2016, 03:31 PM

I think Studio Canal really try it on with prices.

Millibar · 04-16-2016, 02:39 PM

I've plumped for the Spanish complete collection for £30

Bourne1886 · 06-12-2016, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Millibar

I've plumped for the Spanish complete collection for £30

What's it like? I.e PQ,SQ and extra features subs etc. Thanks.

Millibar · 06-13-2016, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bourne1886

What's it like? I.e PQ,SQ and extra features subs etc. Thanks.

Hi sorry but I've not had a chance to see it yet

John_Drake · 07-14-2016, 02:57 PM

Can anyone who has actually has the Studio Canal disc comment on the PQ (preferably in comparison to the MPI disc)?

03-14-2016, 10:34 PM	#1
samdvd1 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Carlisle, UK Blu-ray collection:2698 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:11	The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) Studio Canal https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-H...lu-ray/152508/ Pre-order: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Hound-of.../dp/B01COZGQME No cover art yet. Part of the Vintage Classics range. Last edited by BigNickUK; 08-10-2017 at 02:39 PM.

04-13-2016, 03:31 PM	#16
CinemaScope Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2011 Location:London	I think Studio Canal really try it on with prices. Last edited by CinemaScope; 04-13-2016 at 03:37 PM.

03-14-2016, 10:44 PM	#2
oddbox83 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2013 Location:UK	What mean pricing compared to the territories that have the Rathbone box set.

03-15-2016, 12:07 AM	#4
tob Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2012 Location:co.cork ireland Blu-ray collection:1046	The best version of the Hound of the Baskervilles was the 1959 version with the two legends Lee and Cushing but might pick this up its ok.

03-15-2016, 02:21 AM	#5
ravenus Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:India Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:1200 DVD collection:144 Blu-ray reviews: 184 Trading Score:8	Will this be a newer restoration as compared to the version on the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes Collection?

04-11-2016, 07:39 AM	#6
NightAire Member Member since:Sep 2012 Blu-ray collection:5	That's what I'm wondering, too; no mention of a new restoration so far, and I'd think considering how good the MPI collection looks, it would need to be all over the media to sell this one. The only thing that gives me hope is that the packaging for the MPI collection says The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles were not restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive... so, maybe...?

04-11-2016, 09:07 AM	#7
easydreamer Expert Member Top contributor Member since:May 2013 4K collection:224 Blu-ray collection:3832 DVD collection:779 Digital collection:4 iTunes collection:6	I wonder if SC is releasing the Sherlock Holmes titles one by one. That would be very expensive, compared to the MPI set...

04-11-2016, 01:45 PM	#8
malcy30 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Somewhere in the South Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	As I posted in the news article comments. For those restricted to RB (as the MPI release in US is RA locked), you can buy when they are on sale the German and Spanish complete boxsets of all 14 Rathbone films for a similar price to what Studio Canal want for one ! Regarding restorations, UCLA only had access to the masters of the later 12 Universal films hence those look so good. I believe MPI may have done a limited amount of work on the first two Fox films (Adventures and Hound), but these are definitely not at the same quality level as the Universal films. I suppose it depends if Studio Canal has had access to decent masters of the Fox films and then paid to restore them. When they were released in the UK on DVD by Optimum (which Studio Canal traded as in the UK at that time), the consensus was that the Optimum DVDs were inferior to the MPI versions. I believe they did get access to the UCLA restorations, just did not apply them to DVD as well as MPI.

04-11-2016, 06:07 PM	#9
BigNickUK Moderator Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Leek, Staffordshire 4K collection:1347 Blu-ray collection:5200 DVD collection:64 Blu-ray reviews: 40 Trading Score:3	Hope the Studio Canal does get a restoration, the Koch media set is pretty dire

04-11-2016, 06:27 PM	#10
bigshot Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2010 Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:82 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:3	Sherlock Holmes fans should note that the long unavailable Ian Richardson Holmes films are being released on blu-ray soon. These were made for the BBC in the early 80s, but after only two were made, the series was scuttled to clear the way for the Jeremy Brett series. Hound of the Baskervilles http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Hound-Of.../dp/B01B4LJ36A Sign of the Four http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Sign-Of-.../dp/B01B4LJ2EI

04-13-2016, 12:49 PM	#12
Dougling Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Bristol, UK 4K collection:45 Blu-ray collection:2102 Trading Score:1	This is currently £15.99 on Base if you pre-order. Might be keeping an eye on that. I know that Amazon will drop their price at some point, but I'm not sure if they price match Base.

04-16-2016, 02:39 PM	#17
Millibar Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Surrey, UK 4K collection:45 Blu-ray collection:1401 DVD collection:111	I've plumped for the Spanish complete collection for £30

07-14-2016, 02:57 PM	#20
John_Drake Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2013 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:3442 Trading Score:92	Can anyone who has actually has the Studio Canal disc comment on the PQ (preferably in comparison to the MPI disc)?

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