Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) - June 26, 2017 - Blu-ray Forum

UncleBuckWild · 06-04-2017, 05:17 PM

SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE

Release Date: June 26, 2017

Slaughterhouse-Five Blu-ray

Spiderwalk · 06-04-2017, 05:41 PM

It's on my top ten most wanted list!

I don't want to be a Debbie Downer, but its probably going to be from the same master that was used for the Japanese Blu-ray, which is pretty ropey!

Fnord Prefect · 06-04-2017, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE

Release Date: June 26, 2017

Slaughterhouse-Five Blu-ray

Slaughterhouse-Five Official Trailer #1 - Valerie Perrine Movie (1972) HD - YouTube

Great news hope it's a good transfer. Bizarre artwork looks like a mid 2000's paperback.

samdvd1 · 06-04-2017, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Spiderwalk

but its probably going to be from the same master that was used for the Japanese Blu-ray, which is pretty ropey!

If you can give me a quick timecode to check I can have a look. Had it sitting here for a week, but just not got time to watch it etc right now.

UncleBuckWild · 06-04-2017, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by samdvd1

If you can give me a quick timecode to check I can have a look. Had it sitting here for a week, but just not got time to watch it etc right now.

Whaa?! You knew this was coming?! ... and kept it a secret all this time!!

samdvd1 · 06-04-2017, 09:06 PM

It was mentioned in the Fabulous thread a while ago I thought? Oops!

Spiderwalk · 06-04-2017, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by samdvd1

If you can give me a quick timecode to check I can have a look. Had it sitting here for a week, but just not got time to watch it etc right now.

I don't actually own the Japanese disc, but here's a few screen caps:

[Show spoiler]

samdvd1 · 06-05-2017, 08:24 AM

Do you know roughly when these moments occur?

easydreamer · 06-05-2017, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by samdvd1

Do you know roughly when these moments occur?

Since the narrative jumps around, I guess it's impossible to pinpoint where they actually come from

I thought it was a hazy mess when I watched it some time ago (was it last year?). I haven't looked back since, but I remember the train scene in particular looked ugly.

When I have the time, I'll try to skim through it.

CastrosfriendChe · 06-05-2017, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Fnord Prefect

Bizarre artwork looks like a mid 2000's paperback.

Ha. I've actually got this paprback from the 2000's and I think the cover is very similar to this blu cover art. Ha found it:

[Show spoiler]

easydreamer · 06-05-2017, 01:37 PM

Just checked the Japanese Blu-ray again, and to my eyes the whole film was heavily DNR'ed. You'll see it in the first few mins in the opening, and it drags through the whole film. Way too soft & look quite bad.

Also, in the night (or dark) scenes the grains look heavily filtered, giving them the hazy look. You'll see it around 0:21:00 and 0:33:30, for example.

If you don't see any of these in the upcoming UK release, great! Hope a new master has been created & used for this release. I would love to double dip for the better release.

dumb_dutchman · 06-05-2017, 02:19 PM

There is also the German disc coming out August 10th, which is probably using the same transfer. Hopefully these two are improvements on the Japanese release.

Spiderwalk · 06-26-2017, 04:36 PM

Did anyone manage to get this today? My local HMV didn't have any copies at all, so I've ordered it from Amazon now.

unicron73 · 06-26-2017, 04:53 PM

mine arrived from amazon today,hopefully i can get to it later to see how it looks

castor · 06-27-2017, 03:13 AM

I found this review. Spoiler alert-here's the only comment on how it looks.

"The high definition here is solid, with no visible signs of ageing, as well as colours being free of fading."

SBE73 · 06-27-2017, 11:31 PM

Compared to the DVD I've got of this the picture is considerably brighter in a lot of scenes. Looks a bit crisper overall, but for some scenes the difference between the Blu-ray and the DVD is marginal. BTW no subtitles or trailer (these are both on the DVD)

06-04-2017, 05:41 PM	#2
Spiderwalk Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2013 Location:UK 4K collection:292 Blu-ray collection:2362 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:1	It's on my top ten most wanted list! I don't want to be a Debbie Downer, but its probably going to be from the same master that was used for the Japanese Blu-ray, which is pretty ropey!

06-04-2017, 09:06 PM	#6
samdvd1 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Carlisle, UK Blu-ray collection:2698 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:11	It was mentioned in the Fabulous thread a while ago I thought? Oops!

06-05-2017, 08:24 AM	#8
samdvd1 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Carlisle, UK Blu-ray collection:2698 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:11	Do you know roughly when these moments occur?

06-05-2017, 01:37 PM	#11
easydreamer Expert Member Top contributor Member since:May 2013 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:3869 DVD collection:779 Digital collection:4 iTunes collection:6	Just checked the Japanese Blu-ray again, and to my eyes the whole film was heavily DNR'ed. You'll see it in the first few mins in the opening, and it drags through the whole film. Way too soft & look quite bad. Also, in the night (or dark) scenes the grains look heavily filtered, giving them the hazy look. You'll see it around 0:21:00 and 0:33:30, for example. If you don't see any of these in the upcoming UK release, great! Hope a new master has been created & used for this release. I would love to double dip for the better release.

06-05-2017, 02:19 PM	#12
dumb_dutchman Senior Member Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Pennsylfawnia 4K collection:196 Blu-ray collection:1831 DVD collection:408	There is also the German disc coming out August 10th, which is probably using the same transfer. Hopefully these two are improvements on the Japanese release.

06-26-2017, 04:36 PM	#13
Spiderwalk Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2013 Location:UK 4K collection:292 Blu-ray collection:2362 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:1	Did anyone manage to get this today? My local HMV didn't have any copies at all, so I've ordered it from Amazon now.

06-26-2017, 04:53 PM	#14
unicron73 Senior Member Member since:Oct 2013 Location:exeter,england Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:12	mine arrived from amazon today,hopefully i can get to it later to see how it looks

06-27-2017, 03:13 AM	#15
castor Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2015 Location:Texas 4K collection:53 Blu-ray collection:617 DVD collection:94	I found this review. Spoiler alert-here's the only comment on how it looks. "The high definition here is solid, with no visible signs of ageing, as well as colours being free of fading."

06-27-2017, 11:31 PM	#16
SBE73 New Member Member since:Jun 2017 Blu-ray collection:775 DVD collection:243	Compared to the DVD I've got of this the picture is considerably brighter in a lot of scenes. Looks a bit crisper overall, but for some scenes the difference between the Blu-ray and the DVD is marginal. BTW no subtitles or trailer (these are both on the DVD)

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