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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 3rd wk of June - Ghostbusters, Dr Stangelove, Andy Kaufman & 3 Stooges?!?!
Hey folks, Harry here with this week’s column! It isn’t very long, but there’s some very worthwhile titles on the list! As always the titles and pictures are linked to AMAZON where you can learn more on the title or purchase it, which would give a small kickback to help support the column and its habits. Well here it is, enjoy…
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
GHOSTBUSTERS (Blu Ray)
This is a very conflicted recommendation. My first reaction to watching the transfer was to take it out of my player in anger. This frustrated me. GHOSTBUSTERS is a seminal and important film work in my geeky life. I love the effects, the comedy, the performances, the music… everything – and when I watched it – The grain was so sharpened that it became an instant and annoying problem. Mainly due to the fact that I’ve seen this film in 35mm and it does not have the issues with the grain that I saw on the Blu Ray. I’ve read that the original DP supervised with the producer this transfer. And when I put my old DVD in, yes.. there is a VAST improvement in image quality. But mainly due to the fact that the GHOSTBUSTERS dvd is one of the worst DVD transfers that I’ve seen – this side of that original ROAD WARRIOR disc. BUT when they gave us ROAD WARRIOR on Blu – it was stunning. Not really the case here. I am recommending this disc for many reasons, the main one is that… at least it is better than what we had before, but it isn’t mind blowingly great. And that is a shame.
THE THREE STOOGES Collection Vol. 6: 1949-1951
As a student of Stoogian philosophy, I have been delighted in the five previous sets. This set has one of my fave shorts – SELF MADE MAIDS, which is just all sorts of fucked up. If you’ve been picking these sets up as they’ve come out, you need only know… there’s a new set.
DR. STRANGELOVE ( Blu-Ray )
FUCKING BLISS. From the menu screen, through the print to the extras. This movie is so fucking good. So good. You sit there and watch it and you remember just how tense this stuff was in 1964. You didn’t have to be alive for it. Just read the history of the time. Or watch Robert McNamara detail how not cold the Cold War was – and you begin to see how films like this and FAILSAFE helped the American and International public realize how insane it all is. Are we seeing a bit of the old insanity back with what’s happening in North Korean and Iran? Certainly no where near the scale of lunacy that this film plays with, but ya know… Thank God. Right? We did make it through this period, only to surface in a more sinister and deceptive threat. Don’t you wish Kubrick was around to play in this modern world?
LOST: 1st Season (Blu Ray)
Ahhh – the LOST pilot in 1080p is a thing of beauty. This also helps complete our LOST high def collection. Right?
LOST: 2nd Season (Blu Ray)
Another great season, finally released on Blu Ray! For fans of the show – this is a must.
FRIDAY THE 13TH (Extended Killer Cut)
I had fun with this film, though Jason is still a far cry from my favorite psycho cinematic killer. And I really wish these films were somehow allowed to just go out Unrated to begin with. This doesn’t feel too hard, its hard to believe the unrated cut had to be unrated. But who the fuck knows how the MPAA works. But this was a fun take on the series.
TRANSFORMERS: THE Complete First Season (25th Anniversary Edition)
G1… in its entirety. Joy. At $20, this is a steal. Gotta love it!
THE SEVENTH SEAL (Criterion Blu-Ray)
. One of the truly great films in history. Parodied to an extreme – the film is about so much more than that famous scene. This BLU RAY is great and has A LOT of extras, plus the feature length documentary from 2006: BERGMAN ISLAND. Here’s all the extras you get:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman, recorded in 2003
Audio commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie
A new afterword to the commentary by Cowie
Bergman Island (2006), an 83-minute documentary on Bergman by Marie Nyreröd, featuring in-depth and revealing interviews with the director
Archival audio interview with Max von Sydow
A 1998 tribute to Bergman by filmmaker Woody Allen
Theatrical trailer
Bergman 101, a selected video filmography tracing Bergman’s career, narrated by Cowie
Optional English-dubbed soundtrack
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Gary Giddins
JOHN ADAMS (Blu Ray)
A truly great mini-series event from HBO about one of the most amazing of our Founding Fathers. Giamatti is perfect as Adams and it just makes me so happy to have this on Blu. The great cast joining Paul does uniformly great work. If you haven’t seen it and you love American History – historical epics and just love seeing a period lovingly recreated. This series has so much to offer ya.
SPACEBALLS (Blu Ray)
I probably love this movie more than it deserves. It’s plagued by an overage of Jewish humor, which seems oddly placed in the story and overall plot, but I suppose that stuff is able to be forgiven due to the genius of Rick Moranis and John Candy. The Joan Rivers bitch bot has always bugged the hell out of me. This is a nice Blu Ray. But I can’t wait for the really great Brooks stuff to see the light of Blu Ray!
GENERATION KILL (Blu Ray)
Another fantastic HBO Miniseries, this time about the Iraq war – and it’s a show that vets from our latest military engagement seem to feel is a very well done piece on the world out there. That pretty vampire guy from TRUE BLOOD is pretty goddamn awesome in this film. I know I was rooting for him to get the THOR gig – but maybe he’s Captain America? He’s definitely some superhero! And this show is hypnotic to watch.
FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART 3 3D (Blu Ray)
A little annoyed that we’re getting these a few at a time and not just one big box set of bloody Blu. That said, I watched the early standard def version of this disc, but man, watching this on Blu… JUST GORGEOUS. The film isn’t that great, but this is the one that introduced to us the JASON we all know and love. Actually, I have a lot of fun with this movie.
FRIDAY THE 13TH Part 2 (Blu Ray)
Aha – Attack of the Bag Head Bastard. A very weird chapter of the Crystal Lake saga – and it is just weird to see - but I’d never seen this film in this sort great presentation. Gorgeous print. But it’s not a fave of mine.
MORNING LIGHT
Personally I found it fairly mediocre. At it’s heart it is a story about a group of aspiring sailor youngsters that are given an incredibly high tech boat, training and entry fees to enter one of the most prestigious ocean crossing races - but I just can’t get it out of my head that they have really been given every advantage. A crazy fast and majestic boat. Several months worth of training – and at the end when they win – it just doesn’t feel as though there were any real drama at all. Which ultimately made this project fail for me.
KICKBOXER (Blu Ray)
Van Damme in fine form. KICKBOXER was one of the first films I saw Jean Claude in. I’m not hearing the best from his next couple of films, but I hope he finds something as good as JCVD to do again – or that he turns himself over to a solid director again. Shame he couldn’t get it together to be in THE EXPENDABLES. In the meanwhile, this joins my ever growing Van Damme in Blu collection!
MIRACLE (Blu Ray)
I remember watching this history play out. I’ve always been an Olympic junkie. LOVE the Olympics. And even better? COLD WAR OLYMPICS! It’s really what made me love Gymnastics and Figure Skating, because it always came down to being an East vs West thing – and when this showdown came – it was equal to the title of the film. You gotta love Kurt Russell and the costume designer on this film. Both are fantastic! Wonderful and inspirational film.
THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED (Blu Ray)
Directed by Bill Paxton, somehow this movie completely slipped me by. It was probably the subject matter of Golf, which usually just bores the fuck out of me. Here though – more than golf, the film is about class struggles – and the self-righteous sonsabitches that were elitest pricks needing to be brought down to average Joe status. Well, that part of the story I just love. Paxton does a bit of that Sam Raimi FOR LOVE OF THE GAME thing – and he does it well here. All the characters are played well – and as for it being THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED… I’d say the greatest game of golf ever was between Auric Goldfinger and James Bond over a bar of Nazi Gold! That was a great fucking game!
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (Blu Ray)
Told by the great filmmaker, George Stevens, this rather solemn and amazingly true tale from World War 2 is brought to life wonderfully. Why Blu-Ray? Well, the production design is exquisite and the photography by William Mellor was the best of his career. And in Blu, it is just wonderful to see on screen! One of the great stories of World War II. Very much worth discovering if you haven’t.
MY BREAKFAST WITH BLASSIE
I love Andy Kaufman – and I’m still waiting for him to share his greatest punchline, but till then – having MY BREAKFAST WITH BLASSIE will have to hold me over. In addition to the film they have all kinds of lost footage and weird Kaufman treats. So cool!!!
Next week I’ll be looking at: INKHEART, CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC, PINK PANTHER 2, WALTZ WITH BASHIR, LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD (Blu), MY DINNER WITH ANDRE, TOM AND JERRY: THE CHUCK JONES COLLECTION, BACKWOODS, THE MONSTER SQUAD: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, LOUISE BOURGEOIS: THE SPIDER THE MISTRESS AND THE TANGERINE, THE PIANIST (Blu), CHOKE CANYON and more!
New, restored high-definition digital transfer with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman, recorded in 2003
Audio commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie
A new afterword to the commentary by Cowie
Bergman Island (2006), an 83-minute documentary on Bergman by Marie Nyreröd, featuring in-depth and revealing interviews with the director
Archival audio interview with Max von Sydow
A 1998 tribute to Bergman by filmmaker Woody Allen
Theatrical trailer
Bergman 101, a selected video filmography tracing Bergman’s career, narrated by Cowie
Optional English-dubbed soundtrack
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Gary Giddins
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and the ghostbusters bluray was dissapointing Strangeloves awesome though
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Too Much. I have been longing for it on blu since the format came out.
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ive been waiting for the game a long long time. finally here! ill go get the blue ray as well
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John Adams is the shit, even though the jarring shot selection by the director completely takes you out of the film throughout the series. He insists on using dutch angles at the most inappropriate time. Other than that the series is great.
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Jun 16, 2009 4:35:39 AM CDT
Surpised theres not a GHOSTBUSTERS THE VIDEO GAME review here!!
by mike_d
C'mon!!
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amazon has it priced at $70
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I can't wait.
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LMFAO...Ice hockey??...are you shittin' me....c'mon even marketing dudes need some standards surely??
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...and hides in the attic?
The Diarrhea of Anne Frank. -
SO WHAT THE FUCK ARE SONY GONNA DO ABOUT RELEASING A BELOW PAR TRANSFER? NOTHING CEPT TAKE YOUR MONEY AND SPEND IT ON WHORES AND BLOW. FUCK EM. FUCK EM IN DA ASS. CUNTS.
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Haha, Heer Helm
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http://tinyurl.com/nd3o5e
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Is anyone planning to double dip? Or do you think most people will just get the torrents and wait for the extended editions before putting their hand in their pocket? I think New Line have misread their target audience here. Surely the majority of customers who want these titles are geeks and are (stereotypically) proficient in acquiring LOTR in HD without paying for it.
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Guess, I'll stick with my upscaled DVD.
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Jun 16, 2009 5:36:51 AM CDT
"still waiting for him to share his greatest punchline"???
by drunkymclush
Harry, you aren't REALLY one of those people who believes he's still alive somewhere, are you? God knows that I'd love the hell out of him if it was all a joke, but come on.... the greatest ones are always truly gone.
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Why it is such a big deal to be the first poster in a talkback...i see so many people say "first bitches" or "first fags" or some other declaration of victory. Am I missing something? Is there a reward for being first? Do we get AICN points or something? Free movie passes? Because unless we get something out of it, who really gives a frogs fat ass who the hell is "first"????
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is keeping me RIGHT OUT OF IT
i'm in no doubt the quality is nice...but the way studios are raping, pillaging and profiteering in the most predictable way is fuckin disgusting...the way everyone has been dudded with DVD is still too fresh. I'll wait till they get a bit more desperate. I can live with grain and shitty mpeg2 till then thanks. -
Can't speak for the US one, but we all know the problems with NTSC.
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... is because cinematography took a nasty dive in the 80's. Most 80's movies look like absolute shite, especially compared to the great work from the 70's. Goddamned Spielberg lighting with all that unnecessary fog and shit. I blame Lucas. I also blame Lucas for what's happening in Burma. And cancer.
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welcome to the interweb you fuckin douche
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for a format thats supposed to have massive storage space, why is it that they not only have the same amount of discs as the SD versions, but at least in the case of season 1, the episodes spill onto the final disc? i figured blu-ray would cut down every 6-7 tv season sets in to 3-4 discs if not less. anyway i'm just waiting til the complete series collection and will buy that but yeah...weird.
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I'm happy with my shiny slime green 2 disc set with part 2 and a shed load of special features. Don't need any more grain in my life thank you very much. Also heard the game is an average 6.5/10 kinda game which sucks really considering how great it could have been. Oh well, at least Batman Arkham Asylum game looks amazing.
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You do know that it has very little to do with the MPAA, right, Harry? It's a marketing gimmick to make sure people buy the fuckin DVD. Same as most "Director's Cuts". P.S. Alexander Skaarsgard is indeed awesome in Generation Kill. Big Future for that one.
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Think of it as skinny guys in a small room (DVD). Blu Ray is a bigger room, but the guys in the room are obese (due to overload of HD Cheeseburgers and Fries). Just cuz it's a bigger room doesnt necessarily mean you can fit more people. But you can fit fatter fucks in it.
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I'm shocked that I have to keep telling this to people.
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What you need is a bullhorn and plinth in Central Park with which to tell everyone how right you are about everything.
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There are dumber things in this world than Spaceballs. If you don't think so, you don't look in the mirror enough.
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What is the famous scene?
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The knight playing chess with death on the beach.
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I'm buying The Three Stooges vol. 6 today, for a ridiculously low price. Suckers.
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Says who?
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Were so used to the ultra clean digital look of modern movies that we forget that movies dont look like movies anymore. I think films today have a plastic artificial look to them. I love the look of film and older movies.
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Is shit. I watched Ghostbusters on DVD the other night and it looked pretty fine to me. However, last night I watched my region one copy of Point Break and I had to re-adjust my TV settings because NTSC sucks more than an AICN talkback.
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Plain and simple. I'd rather take the grain than some over-processed Patton looking thing.
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Extrememly underappreciated. Finding out what's i nthe hatch right off the bat. The introduction of Desmond. The story of the tailies. The introduction of Mr. Eko in all his badassery. The button. The numbers. The Orientation films. Jin and Sun meeting. Shannon getting offed. Finding out Kate inadvertantly killed her own father. The return of dick Sawyer. Claire's story during her disappearance. Libby in the nuthouse. The introduction of motherfucking BEN. The blast door map. The Pearl. Michael blowing away Ana Lucia and Libby and sellign out the others. And the kickass finale with Desmond's backstory, the Swan hatch implosion, and the Arctic station finding the island. Yep, sure was a shitty season.
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Movies That I Think Are Crappy take on an unexpected hilarity when watched with my pre-teen nephews. Two such movies are SPACEBALLS (1987) and GONE FISHIN' (1997). Man if I had a nickel for everytime JOE PESCI'S character says DANNY GLOVER'S name of GUS, I could bail-out Chrysler single-handedly. If you have no minors watching, you could make a drinking game for each time GUS is uttered. GUS, GUS, GUS, GUS, GUS it is endless. Someone needs to do a GUS count.
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He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!
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Breakfast with Blassie is awkward and great. Sacha Baron Cohen MUST be a fan.
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even when it's not. Like all the others seasons. It's just televized cocaine
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GOd I love that monologue!!
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Amen keymaster. But with added GRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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rather than every film looking like a fucking TV soap opera!
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I don't know about that blu-ray of yours but I do know it's all fucked up!
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High Definition Boredom at its finest! Now the number of pixels and reasons I don't care about this show are even.
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Don't listen to kwisatzhaderach he all lies. The "Classic scene" has Max Von Sydow rape a 12 year old peasent girl with a crucifix only to blame it on Satan for pocessing the kid. Cue lots of vomit and bible bashing. Worth getting on Blu just to see that virgin whore's pussy in HD.
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Just cannot go wrong with them.
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Hows the transfer on Spaceballs? Decent?
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and those are Moe, Larry and CURLY. Shemp was merely confused and annoying, and Moe should have beaten Joe to a pulp on general principle rather than administer the usual bitchslap.Curly was the goofiest motherfucker EVER, and God love him for it. He was testament to the notion of "Can't keep a good man down".
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I really wish this column would go back to being about films making their DVD debuts and not a column about Blu-Ray picture transfers.
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http://tinyurl.com/m9huem Total Film
http://tinyurl.com/kpbnfk Empire Online
Seems to be a decent follow up. I dug the first one, but I assume if you hated it, it's highly likely you still won't dig it the second time around. Heh. Oh wells.
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"Where do you think the staris go"
"The go up"
Venkman leads the others through first.
Got my sony $5 Dollar Ghostbuster cupon!
Probably pick up Stranglove and Greatest Game. Love those films.
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...Apparently. I read that the original movie is multi aspect - the 'wideness' of the widescreen changes throughout the movie.
Previous copies i've had simply show it full screen (4:3). But this is shit, as you lose the edges (about a 3rd of the picture) in the widescreen parts of the movie... It also looks crap on modern 16:9 TVs.With this version, apparently, they do the opposite - they crop the top and bottom in the 4:3 parts of the movie.Either way, the film is being severely screwed over, so there's not much point in buying this version?It's possible to have the disc change aspect ratio throughout the movie, since The Dark Knight BD does this for it's IMAX sections... So why the hell can't they do that for Dr Strangelove??? -
"[Editor's Note: The film is presented here in a steady 1.66:1 aspect ratio. (So yes, those slight black bars are supposed to be there.) The original theatrical presentation varied between 1.33 and 1.66. In recent years however, we're told that Kubrick's associates (who manage his estate) have become more comfortable with the 16x9/1.78:1 aspect ratio of HD displays, and they believe that Kubrick himself - if he'd really had the chance to look into it - would have preferred his full frame films to be presented on home video (in HD) at a steady 1.66 to take better advantage of the 1.78:1 frame. So that's the reasoning for the decision.] " Digital bits. http://tinyurl.com/phweum
I wonder what Kubrick would have done? He seemed to really like filling the screen like all his Home video release that were cropped to fit the older television screens.
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nobody cares anymore. The time window for "the punchline" has long past expired.
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"I've got cookies for everyone!"
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Why do studios do that? Is it that hard to put someone's picture under their name?
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Those came out today as well. Just because they aren't on Blu-Ray doesn't mean we don't want to hear how the transfer and supplementals are. Well, at least for this horror nerd.
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Get used to it.
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I got it last Friday, and it's far beyond the 6.5/10 mentioned above.
I'm on level 6 out of 7. Probably about 8-10 hrs in. For anyone who loves the movie, you'll love the game. It's a little repetitive: hunt the ghost, shoot the ghost, trap the ghost, but a lot of care was put into the game.
The voice acting by all the original actors is fantastic and little details relating to both films are scattered everywhere. Top it off with Ray Parker's theme and the score to the original. It's a class act. At least an 8/10. -
Is complete Bullshit.... Any time Team Canada hits the ice is instantly greater than that "Miracle on Ice" BS.
How about the '72 Summit Series. With Dave Hendersons Amazing game winning goal that rocked a nation.
How about the '87 World Cup - Gretzky and Lemieux??
How about 02' Olympics - where the Gretzky Gm'd team of Iginla, Sakic, et al Hammered the US to take Gold.
How about the '05 World Juniors in Grand Forks, where Sid the Kid started off the World Junior Dominance Team Canada has seen in their 5 gold medal streak!
and the list goes on and on....
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Sure he was no Curly but he was very funny
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He was NEVER funny doing his own material. The wrestling, Might Mouse, etc. Comedy snobs might think he's a genius but you never actually laugh.
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usually suck. See the recent Wanted and Terminator games as examples. Run out and buy Red Faction and Prototype. Now THOSE are games.Does the BluRay of Spaceballs offer any NEW commentary from Mr. Brooks? And those awful G4 cartoons are available today also, are they not??
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They give everything four stars, even Terminator Salvation.
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but I think he was miscast in John Adams. Same problem in The Illusionist. He's a great actor but I can't see him fitting into period films. Pretty much everything else in John Adams was great, though.
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yeah rolling stone does that to..they give 4 stars for everyhting..just in case it becomes popular and then have the "stars" on the cover..i see the same at empire...
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need a little for info...like if it worth getting? or if Rhino/Shout/whoever released it is ACTUALLY gonna release the whole series this time! same goes for GI JOE!!!
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I love me some film grain. Movies from the 80s indeed tend to have a lot. Can't wait for my super-grainy Aliens blu-ray. Bought Robocop on blu, it's grainy as hell. Love it. Will be buying Ghostbusters for sure.
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That set on today's list is just the first season. They're doing a Matrix of Leadership box set with the entire G1 series. Awesome!
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Wow...can't believe that's out on Blu-Ray. Amazon, here I come!
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yeah i saw that it looks nice..but outta my price range..and i know four box sets will equal it but id rather pay in installments..dammit.
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until I saw season 5. Then I learned the meaning of true hatred. I won't be buying either unless they're ultra cheap at some point.
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He may not be the funniest comedian, but then I see him more as a performance artist who was way ahead of his time. He was Jackass before Knoxville was even born. And the precursor to Tom Green and Sasha Cohen, which may not be that great a legacy, but he did it all first and everyone else is just a pretender to the throne.
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Jun 16, 2009 12:33:21 PM CDT
Spielberg Has “Cracked the Story” of Indiana Jones 5
by trannyformers_apologist
Megan Fox's foul mouth and toe thumb
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But Anne Frank is funnier - even though it's more unbelievable.
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Fuck that PS3 shit, go play the old skool 1984 classic by Activision. Go download a C64 emulator, grab the ghostbusters game rom and get ready for some hot retro action. For anyone under the age of 30, you might need to rub alcohol into your eyes first so they're nice and blurry (don't worry about the stinging sensation as its all part of the GB fun) that way you can appreciate how cool and intense video games really were back in the day. You will marvel at the incredible DIGITIZED SPEECH, such as: "nosthesterds!!!!" and "hee shnimmed meee!!!!" It's your choice, you can either feel what it's like to be a REAL ghostbuster and play the original game or you can be a pussy and buy this fangled new techno thing. Bah, kids today!!!
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I remember the time, I visited the grave my life on the line, only my life to save. All by myself, with no one around, did not understand a hand coming out the ground. I knew it wasn't mine, it was somebody else, But I didn't care, I just screamed for HELP! Then "GHOSTBUSTERS" had strapped to their back, screaming "GHOSTBUSTERS" those 'Busters attacked! "We are your friendly neighbourhood Ghostbusters," that's what they said to me, "We are the busters of any, G...H...O...S...T" A little slither of GB Rap courtesy of RUN DMC, a quality rhyme that I'm sure you'll agree shits on any modern Hip Hop artist.
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Other than public domain stuff.
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tryin' to battle my boys, that's not legal.
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Is, was, and always will fucking terrible. It doesn't matter how many specials the surviving cast of Taxi is in trying to convince us otherwise.
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Dunno how you missed it big man but Chris Hemsworth has already been cast as THOR.
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Jun 16, 2009 1:20:02 PM CDT
I'm totally holding out for the LOST Blu-ray COMPLETE SERIES...
by bob loblaw law blog
I've already told my sister I will gift her all of my LOST standard-def DVD sets, as she doesn't want to start watching the show until it's over.You know they're gonna come out with some badass complete series box set in the shape of a fuselage or Dharma Station with all sorts of exclusive bonus features and such.
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Classy Freddie Blassie deserves some respect. The guy managed the Iron Shiek! He also had the crappiest "action" figure from the old 80's LJN line. Actually I take that back. Mean Gene had the crappiest figure.
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...or allow Nu-Hollywood to fuck film for good In an accurate transfer Film grain is supposed to be there. The whole point of DVD and now HD was to better replicate the original picture. All film is grainy this is what helps the image look more organic and less artificial - like a typical TV show. Depending on the budget/artistic choices the amount of grain varies greatly even in modern films. Nu-Hollywood seems to be moving towards a trend of homogenous plasticky looking imagery probably due to the cost saving of digital cameras and the gimmickery of most current DoPs raised on MTV. This is evident with more and more Blu-Ray releases which have scrubbed away all the grain (see Patton/Star Trek box set for results of this - truly shite). It's also possible that this is due to ignorance about film grain in the wider public where customers are complaining there's something wrong with grainy films.. If we're not careful, gone will be the days when you can distinguish between an average TV show and a well produced bit of cinema. Everything will be digital, flat and lifeless. Casablanca in colour, with added CGI, and probably in 3D!
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As a Canadian I FUCKING HATE when people call it that. Hockey is the greatest game on the planet. Even though i'm not an American, no doubt the Olympic win in 1980 is one of, if not the greatest American sporting achievement ever.
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Found this:
"[Editor's Note: I've confirmed with Sony's head of mastering that cinematographer László Kovács personally supervised and approved the new Blu-ray transfer and color timing before his death last year. The transfer was also approved by director Ivan Reitman. Note that Kovács was NOT involved in the transfers for the previous DVD releases, including the original 1999 DVD.]" -
Yeah, we got Ben, but wow, every episode had Michael screaming in it. Painful.
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Your slippin Harry.The greatest action film ever made is out on dvd this week.This is Cynthia Rothrock's best & the fights are insane.
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As a kid I used to go crazy when I'd mention skiing and they'd say "downhill or cross-country?" Skiing means skiing down a mountain... why don't you ask me if I mean "water skiing" while you're at it shithead!
Corrolary: drives me absolutely insane when I tell someone to "click" and they say "left click or right click?"
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So it is my opinion that he preferred full frame to wide screen format since the former is most like a 35mm film photograph.
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that was like the most awesome analogy to describe the issue. kudos. :p
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I love golf. I like watching the pros and playing it. I guess Tin Cup was aaaaaright, but has there ever been a golf movie to compare with the other great sports films? Everyone loves Caddyshack, but I consider that to be more of a zany comedy about country club culture than about golf. What else is there? Bagger (aw hell no) Vance the Magic Negro, The Bobby Jones story with Bobby Jones played by Jesus?
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Seriously how the fuck can you not see that? Are we all desensitized to the likes of Dane Cook, and the Blue Collar comedians... People who think differ are usually the ones who tuned into podcast...
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I saw Ghostbusters in 70mm (an original upconvert from 35mm) a few months ago at the Cinerama in Seattle, and it had very noticable grain all throughout. Admittedly, that was on a huge screen, but I think the grain was big enough it'd be noticable on a decent-size TV.
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Glad to see there are some people on here spreading the truth about film grain. I'm very worried that the day is going to come when it's standard practice to process all of what makes film look like film out of the picture. Applying digital noise reduction also washes out a lot of the finer details of the picture.. If you don't like grain, only watch new movies and keep your opinions about the classics to yourselves. And Harry, no offense, but you don't help matters by asking "why blu-ray?" in a blurb for a classic such as The Diary of Anne Frank. Being the professed consummate film fanatic that you are, what would possess you to say such a thing? Why blu-ray in general? Because it's the closest a film lover can get at home to the experience of watching their favorite movies in their intended mode of presentation -- theatrical projection -- with all the inherent qualities -- including grain -- intact.
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It was the first sequel, there was no rule as to what Jason's style was, and it still took itslelf seriously (even if it was horribly thought out horror like the first movie). It wasn't until the 3rd movie that used the 3D gimmick and had horrible makeup effects and started the stupid use of the hockey mask that it became a running joke.... right?
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these days we are becoming less and less acquainted with what films actually looked like in the pre-digital era in my opinion. I am amazed at how good (better than modern releases) some older films look in Blu though...with many optical putting a lot of CGI to absolute shame. Movies used to be photographed and it's easy to see the difference if you see a lot of modern-day stuff - I've seen opinions I respect down on this transfer though so I'm eager to see for myself.
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have assed makeup effects in that 3rd one...
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For anyone who doesn't know this yet...It was originally Moe,Shemp then Larry. Shemp left to pursue other things then Moe thought their younger brother Curly (Jerome)would fit in. Then after Curly had a rather nasty stroke Moe got brother Shemp to rejoin. Both Curly and Shemp were great in their own ways.
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Part of the problem with "1941" I believe is that is was made from one of the only prints of Spielberg's preferred cut, and it was not restored in any way. It's definitely a film that's begging to be re-released with its originally distributed version. I saw it at the New Beverly not too long ago and it looked pretty fabulous for the most part.
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That said, it's getting more and more fucking annoying.
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...the reason some of us call it 'Ice Hockey' is because, in other parts of the world, 'Hockey' refers to 'Field Hockey'. I know North Americans (and, it seems, Canadians) think their country in the centre (sorry, 'center') of the universe so it's probably helpful that us Europeans are here to remind you that it just isn't so.
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move along, move along
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That movie gets funnier every time I watch it. Fucking brilliant!
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Isn't a sport. It's something 9th grade girls play in high school during gym. Hockey (Ice hockey) IS played around the world professionally.
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...is still hockey in many countries. Ice hockey is a niche sport in many. Agreed, however, that field hockey is mainly played by schoolgirls. Rather like basketball (netball) and baseball (softball) in many countries.
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hehehehehehehe
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Um, no. The first half of Lost S2 dragged on with no revelations and a lame subplot involving the survivors of the tail end of the crashed plane. Most of those characters were dead by the end of season two, making the whole thing kind of ponderous. Sure, they introduced Desmond. But he disappeared and didn't return until the last episode. The early episodes were ponderous compared to Season One.
Then, halfway through, they introduced a character name Henry Gale who changed the show forever. At that point, greatness returned and the show has been on a creative high ever since. Still, we can't ever forget that there was a brief period where this show was starting to suck. Although, I have to admit, sucky Losts were still five times better than most of the dreck on TV. SUCK MY DICK WOLF!!! -
..all they have in Canada are Hockey Players and Whores. He said his wife was from Canada, and I said "Oh, Really...What Team does she play for"?
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"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here,This is the War Room">
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I mean there are some that I want in blu-ray, like The Dark Knight. But why in the hell do I need to see Spaceballs in 1080p? I just will never buy all my movies in blu-ray, only the ones that I would love great picture and sound.
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"They've gone plaid"
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Jun 16, 2009 9:48:20 PM CDT
Friday 2 and 3 looked great in blu AND had good grain
by smokefilledtavern
but I really hope we see the rest of the Paramount original 8 in blu this year. Personally I consider 4-6 the best of the bunch.
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So there I was, over in Paris
Eating wine and drinking cheese
And this guy comes up to me and he says
“ Where are you from?”
Well, I says “Yeah, I’m from Canada”
And he says “Zoot Allure, mon Dieu, you are from Canada? Do you play hockey?”
And I says “Do I play hockey? -
Well, I play Air hockey, Ball hockey, Barn Hockey, Bubble Hockey, Field hockey,
Floor hockey, Ice hockey, Kitchen hockey, Road hockey,Roller hockey, Table hockey, Twist hockey
And I play hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey,
hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey,hockey all the time!
Take shots! -
So there I was way out in California
And this guy comes up to me and he says
“ Where are you from dude?”
Well, I says “Yeah, I’m from Canada”
And he says "Wow! Where are you from dude?”
And I says "Look I'm from Canada"
And he says “Wow. If you’re from Canada? Do you like, play hockey?”
And I says “Do I play hockey? -
Well, I play Air hockey, Ball hockey, Barn Hockey, Bubble Hockey, Field hockey,
Floor hockey, Ice hockey, Kitchen hockey, Road hockey,Roller hockey, Table hockey, Twist hockey
And I play hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey,
hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey,hockey all the time!
Take shots! 2! -
So there I was way down under in Australia
And this guy comes up to me and he says
“ Where are you from?”
Well, I says “Yeah, I’m from Canada”
And he says “Do right, honey child. If you’re from Canada? Do you play hockey?”
And I says “Do I play hockey? -
Well, I play Air hockey, Ball hockey, Barn Hockey, Bubble Hockey, Field hockey,
Floor hockey, Ice hockey, Kitchen hockey, Road hockey,Roller hockey, Table hockey, Twist hockey
And I play hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey,
hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey,hockey all the time!
Take shots! ELEVEN!!! -
http://www.jughead.tv/djo/awards/hockey.html
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Wait, I already knew that
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Jun 16, 2009 10:43:27 PM CDT
Grain probably WILL look more apparent, and NTSC silliness
by half vader
The soft film print you see at the cinema is a multi-generation approximation of the original, and God knows for the last couple of decades they've spooled all the reels together onto one big one so they can rack off to the other rooms in the multiplex. Rather than employ more projectionists because they stay in the same booth and have to change reels every quarter hour. This means they run it "looser" in the gate to prevent unspooling disaster and that can diminish sharpness even more so it's been said. And it's not like anyone bothers much with decent focus these days anyway. Look at the end credits - and in stadium seating cinemas look how fay the top or the bottom of the screen are "out" compared to the opposite end of the screen. So it's not like you're going to see grain like on even an answer print, and as they try to take HD masters as close to the neg or i.p. as they can of course the grain will be more harsh. Doesn't mean it's bad AT ALL. It's probably MORE accurate to the original intent. Presentation at the cinema these days sucks arse. Which is why they're trying to get you to pay EXTRA for decent projection and sound (IMAX-lite) that you should be getting anyway.
And Der langy, NTSC is done, old news. Digital HD has nothing to do with combined analogue luma and chroma signals (hence the joke about NTSC standing for Never The Same Colour) and HD 1080p 24p is the same wherever you go in the world, so if you're watching a flick on BD there's no difference (they keep muddying the waters by including lazy-arse analogue sd extras though). Finally. Although for some reason (probably licensing regions) different masters still get made. -
Haven't you ever wondered why Harry only reviews distilled water, or rain water, or pure grain alcohol?
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He intentionally shot 2001 at 2:1 because of the vistas. He intentionally shot Barry Lyndon 1:33/1 or Academy ratio because it was internal spaces and high ceilings/more vertical compositions (there's a visual joke there about "portrait" vs "landscape" format that probably didn't escape him). The Shining wouldn't exactly feel claustrophobic in scope in relation to a human in the middle of the composition. And 1.66 is a standard English format, so that makes sense too. I forget which, but early Bonds are 1.66, and even some recent British stop-motion features were 1.66 (Nightmare before Christmas?).
The arguments about Kubrick's "preferred" aspect ratios will go on forever, but there ARE definitely instances where he went a certain way as I've noted above. Now that tellies aren't teeny tiny boxes (and remember they were 1.33 because that was the original cinema aspect) I don't understand why anyone would want anything BUT the O.A.R. (whether you have a 1.33 OR a 1.78 set). -
to see grain?
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Any Stooges fan who brushes him off needs to spray a bottle of BRIGHTO!!! in their eyes. And Sam Raimi's "fake shemp" gag would have never existed without him.
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completely sold out by 4pm. All that was there were empty shelves and a raincheck ticket pack. Some dipshit put the LOST s1 dvd pack there to try to make it look like they weren't completely empty. I moved it back to where it goes.
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for his 'popular pricing pantry' posts as of late?
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This is a cool documentary about Scott Walker, a pop star from the 60s who defiantly followed his muse against commercialism and created some amazing music. For the music alone, this is worth a rental. It came out on DVD this week. Check it out!
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Is all kinds of awesome.
And DIARY OF ANNE FRANK is a terrific movie. One of Stevens's best. -
And I've got your humor right here, bitch!
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Upon reading early reviews, I prepared myself for a boatload of grain in the new Blu-Ray and was going to be happy about it because I love the look of real film (not digitized versions of it). However, upon watching my newly purchased Blu-Ray of Ghostbusters, I am here to tell you that the grain in this transfer is above and beyond anything you would ever want to watch on a high definition set-up. It's atrocious. It has more grain than most film school projects done on film and transferred to DV. Seriously, before any of you film grain enthusiasts remark about how silly it is to diss this transfer due to its grain levels, you need to watch the Blu-Ray. If you honestly think it's still a quality transfer after seeing "mosquito noise" instead of any semblance of black contrast, you don't need to own a Blu-Ray player in the first place. Flesh is muddled, color contrast is all over the place, colors are twiqued to a green tint that borderlines on gross, and the grain is the worst I've ever seen in a film budgeted over $500. If this is how the original DP wanted the film to look, then I'm glad he's not "helping" transfer any other films ever again, because it looks bloody awful. I love me some old school film appearance, and I definitely like a nice grain to my older films. But this is an atrocious transfer. The picture has a film NOISE appearance moreso than any type of film grain I'm familiar with. Awful... just awful.
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Sean Penn Backs Out of Three Stooges and Cartel
Chris Nolan Not Doing Batman 3?
Batman On Film claims to have heard from mysterious and unnamed inside sources that Nolan’s return is far from assured. Orci, Kurtzman and Lindelof talk about Star Trek 2!!
Peck and Palicki Join Red Dawn
Summit Entertainment Buys Conjuring
The New Official Public Enemies Site -
Robocop blu-ray seems equally or more grainy to me as this Ghostbusters release. I bought GB blu-ray today and watched the first 50 minutes. Looks quite good, definitely not screwed up colour-wise like the 2005 release, although there is some slight blown out contrast in places (mainly on shiny surfaces). The sound is fantastic. I was old enough to see this in theatres but never got the chance. Very happy to own it, with grain.
I picked up the game and aside from some install issues and a bit of repetitious action, I'm extremely impressed with it. It's like a fanboys wet dream, the kind of thing that is beyond what I used to fantasize as a young kid obseessed with both games and Ghostbusters. -
Jun 17, 2009 3:52:03 AM CDT
well the controversy over the blu ray of Ghostbusters sure sucks
by the amazing g
I was planning on buying it, but now I'm not so sure
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Was surprised how enjoyable to game was. Heard average reviews but is much better than expected and plays like a real continuation of the movies. That got me fired up for some GB Blu Ray action, and yes, it is a grainy picture, but it's still a MASSIVE improvement on what has gone before. I say if you're a GB (and not allergic to grain) get the Blu ray and buy the game. Bustin' makes me feel gooooodddd!
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What a shock, especially since he hasn't had a sense of humor since he played Spicoli. Sure, he can win two Oscars, but apparently the complexities of Larry Fine were too much for him."What is my motivation in this scene?"... to get bitchslapped by Moe, you dunce.Oh, and please take note that the Three Stooges movie deals with Moe, Larry, and Curly. NOT SHEMP. Why? Because Shemp was a worthless, unfunny bitch whose only contribution to modern culture was a hairstyle that would be inadvertantly mimicked by hippies a generation later.
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If you just leave it on the "vivid" setting that it's set to in the store, the brightness and contrast are so jacked up that natural film grain is going to look terrible. If you're not used to them, the proper settings for a TV look too soft and colorless at first, but then once you get used to them you realize that it's a more natural, lifelike look, and the "vivid" setting everyone else uses looks gross and garish. I haven't seen the Ghostbusters Blu-Ray yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of the people complaining about it are watching it on TVs that are not calibrated correctly.
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to piss-off people like you and get a reaction. "First" is a cry for attention, and you happily complied.
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It has no rating. The Unrated Version contains scenes, or simply shots, not included in the "rated" theatrical version. The additional bits were not part of the film screened by the MPAA, therefore their original rating does not apply and it becomes "unrated" It does not mean it is more hardcore - it does not necessarily contain anything more graphic than what you saw in the theaters. I'm sure they could re-submit the new version for the DVD to the MPAA to get a rating for it. However, why would they? Instead they can slap the word "unrated" on the cover to make people think they will be getting something that is beyond "R".
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than this so caled piece of shit "movie" website. Fuck all you Empire haters. I'd rather listen to Empire magazine than Harry Knowles for my movie reviews thank you very much.
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To me the game has been worth the $35 just for the opportunity to walk around the firehouse... I can't get any work done today because I keep thinking about how awesome Ghostbusters is!
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Damn skippy. I've been reading Empire Magazine consistently since '94. It's a bit pricey, but has always been informative, entertaining, and very thorough. It makes any American movie magazine seem like a rag by comparison.
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for the Ghostbusters game? Since when is 7.5-8.5 not well above average? And it deserves more for anybody who is a fan which should be everybody. The critics just feel they have to lower it a point or two and think about how the game would be if it wasn't a Ghostbusters game, which is impossible because of how much Ghostbusters the game is.
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Despite some drawbacks, this satisfying adventure is just what you'd want from a Ghostbusters game: it's funny and it's fun. What more could you want from a Ghostbusters game?
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you'll see that apparently, 8FootTallGopher has been playing too much...ASS Hockey!!!
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Faces look ugly, when you're alone.
When you're stange, no one remembers yor name, when you're stange. -
While it could have most definitely been a better film, it has many moments of awesome. Some cool violence. Check it out if you haven't seen it yet.
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"That was a great fucking game!" - hahaha, that cracks me up Harry. I love how geeky you are.
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...its work 9 something a month here in the states. Fantastic publication with great interviews and scoop just as good as the best sites.
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Sorry too soon. This usually happens, no one gave a shit about laserdisc, no one gave a shit about betamax and VHS had the last laugh despite being the least in quality.
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Goddamn joe-six pack assholes expecting all their movies to be scrubbed so they look like fucking cartoons. Harry, you're supposed to be a sophisticated film buff and know better than this.
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Jun 17, 2009 8:49:44 PM CDT
I hope more Bluray releases start looking like shit.....
by dannyglovers_dickblood
.....its hilarious to watch you dumb fucks continue to buy this bullshit. Well it looks like shit, but at least I got it on Bluray!
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Every store I go into that sells Blu-Ray seems to have an ever SHRINKING selection of titles. I'm trying to figure out how that translates into the a "win" for Blu-Ray over standard def DVDs.
Until you can get the complete upgrade to high def (tv, components, sound system) for under $1000 don't expect people to fully give into Blu-Ray. Most folks don't see the point.
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But everywhere I go the Blu-Ray shelf space is growing like weeds. I remember at my local Hastings Blu-ray stock started on a lone 4 foot wide shelf. Now it covers an entire 50 foot aisle. Even my local Best Buy can't hold all the blu-rays in one aisle. DVDs still outnumber blus by far, but the library is growing and getting better.
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Your first paragraph is hilarious. It's like you took the truth and turned it upside down.
And re: "most folks". Who gives a F, really? Blu-Ray is already more popular than a format that survived 20+ years (Laserdisc). It's not going to die anytime soon until something far better comes along and is given a big push. -
no it aint
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Jun 18, 2009 7:23:07 AM CDT
Don't knock a better product cuz you're too poor
by tell_your_mom_i_said_hi
You can't afford it, fine. Doesn't it isn't better than your piece of shit set up. Live and let live is a fine motto until some piece of shit low-life fuck starts bitching about the better things in life they can't afford. Blu Ray IS superior to DVD. That's the bottom line. And yes, something will be better than Blu Ray in the future.
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ROFL Keep telling yourself that.
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1. "Guys with Porsches have small dicks"
2. "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game."
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This movie came out on Tuesday and looked pretty good. No review?
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Jun 18, 2009 11:24:52 AM CDT
You do know that DRAG ME TO HELL is still in theaters, right?
by nodiggity
Please go see it.
Why are you wasting time with these bad movies when Sam Raimi's fantastic "Drag Me to Hell" is still in theaters? Join the "Drag Me To Hell" talkback!
http://tinyurl.com/ll7s4p
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the true testament to a growing acceptance of a product is to see how Wal-Mart places said product.
I went to my local Wal-Mart today and their Blu-Ray section had not only shrunk, it had been moved to a lower traffic area of the store. Meanwhile, they had gotten rid of their $5 bins and replaced them with a tower set up, with the $5 DVDs spined out, making the perusal of that product much more customer friendly. So, from a customer stand point it looks like Wal-Mart is focused more on selling quantity of lower priced DVDs then in increasing their stock of Blu-Rays
Don't get me wrong, I'm on board the Blu-Ray upgrade (I believe this record is skipping), I'm just not convinced the average consumer, or even the retailers where those consumers shop, are fully on board the Blu-Ray bandwagon.
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How very uncreative of you.
You pretty much conceded my earlier point of Blu-ray being a niche product with your enlightened statement of "And re: "most folks". Who gives a F, really?".
If you're a fan of Blu-ray you might want to consider the opinions (and wallets) of "most folks". Why would you want to do that? Well, because if most folks view your beloved product as something marketed toward a smaller, different demographic they might feel inclined to ignore it. Turn their noses up at it. Refuse to upgrade.
It is in Blu-Ray's best interest to distance itself from this notion of being a niche item.
Maybe you remember the advent of DVD and how people were reluctant to upgrade to a DVD player from VHS. Back then I convinced a lot of people to upgrade simply by informing them that they would no longer have to rewind their movies.
That was an easy sell.
Now you have to convince people to not only upgrade their video players, but their televisions and sound equipment as well. A little bit harder.
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Jun 18, 2009 1:18:55 PM CDT
Yeah.....Bluray will die in the next few years.....
by dannyglovers_dickblood
....the shelves and displays may be getting bigger, because the studios are trying to cram the technology down the throats of dumb fucks that will surely swallow. But look at their actual growth, it is disappointing in relation to projections, and the sales still aren't a hair on DVD'S nuts. They will never go Bluray exclusive with less than 10% of the market. Sales of the players last Christmas season were a huge let down. At this point I don't think the know how to inspire people to make the switch. Unless they start selling the players for less than 100 bucks and the discs for the exact same price as DVD's now, than it will never happen. There will always be the niche market with extra cash to blow on needless shit, but this will not become the norm and it will eventually go the fuck away.
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Hopping severed head? It seems vaugely familiar, but I can't place it.
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.....director of Cube.
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Can go suck a fucking cock for all I care.
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Haha. Eat a fucking dick and die by murder motherfucker.
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Keep your gay fantasies to yourself. I was saying that the Porsche comment is something people like you (dumb fucks) say.
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It wasn't funny then...its not funny now. And you're still a prick. Bye bye!
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Because I wasn't trying to be funny. I was just trying to call you a loser!
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Just like DVD will have around that, so ignore little bullshit gimmick formats like bluray just like that other bulshit gimmick laserdisc and just settle down, have a nice glass of warm milk, a sandwich, perhaps some peach pie afterward and enjoy a DVD. Biatches.
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I though the 40th anniversary edition of Dr. Strangelove on regular dvd 5 years ago used changing aspect ratios. I remember the notice at the beginning and I thought I noted it as I watched it, but I could be wrong
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I got Ghostbusters on Blu Ray pre-release and there is the most grain I've ever seen in my life. However, unlike Harry when I've seen Ghostbusters rereleased on the cinema, there was as much grain. So the transfer is accurate from the existing 35 mm, it's transferred the excessive grain as well. On comparing simultaneously with my old Ghostbusters DVD, I can see that they tried to remove the grain (on the DVD version), hence the poor picture and 'improve' the colour/color from the original grading. My overall opinion is to keep a good distance from the screen and appreciate that details are much improved from the DVD and has the original colour grading. Sony have done as much as they can to keep the picture as it was originally. Any grain/noise reducing filters will alter the look.
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Interesting comparisons of the 1999/2005/Blue Ray versions:
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Ha, I can't believe I just typed that, but I did. On Amazon they're selling blu-rays of The Searchers for a little of 7 bucks and the Adventures of Robin Hood Blu for about $12. They're selling the 2 disc dvd of The Adventures of Robin Hood for about a buck less. Does that make any fuckin' sense to anybody? They're trying to get rid of two of the most highly rated (via Bluray.com) Blu-Ray discs, ever, at a fire sale price.
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just clarifying.
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SoylentMean you are simple. Walmart has locked up their blurays because of theft. Thin and expensive.
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I do not remember details but Kubrick shot certain movies in open matte. He never intended the entire image to be shown in theatres but the info was there for release on video. Now we have wide tv's.
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I think the famous scene he is referring to is the dance of death. I watched the movie last night and the transfer is wonderful, grain included. Strangelove is a only a mild upgrade but I needed to have the best.
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Gee, I guess I'm so simple I didn't notice that. Yeah, they're locked up, some behind glass and some in easily defeated "keeper" cases (I'm talking tinfoil and a fuckin' oversize bag, bitch). The thing is, even the Blu-ray discs they have locked up are in a small case, off to the side, seemingly abandoned. And there's nobody fuckin' browsing the section.
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There are maybe one or two movies I'd like on Blue Ray, but I am no hurry to get one.
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Sure it's nice n all with shiney detail and shit, but it's not a home entertainment revolution like DVD was. The future lies in downloads and media convergence, not in collecting dusty discs. In ten years time both DVD and Blu Ray will be dead and buried. Trust me I come from 2019 and have seen this - the world will be just like Blade Runner with flying cars and shit.
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Men will just stay at home all day, drugged to fuck, filling up their replicant sex slaves. The plastic whores will never moan about putting the garbage out, never tell you "not in the ass", never tell you "say you love me, like you mean it", never act like its the end of the world during "blood week", never tell you to cut the lawn, never tell you to wash the dishes, never threaten to kill you for looking at porn, never slap you for looking at another womans ass. The downside is they can't cook for shit and can't clean their dirty vaginas out. All in all though, life in the future is great.
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Because that's better than like in Terminator.
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Lordy...folks gotta calibrate their monitors...Ghostbusters looked pretty darn to me. The DVDs are unwatchable.
Here is a comparison - direct rip from Blu-ray/DVD:
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...between golfing fanatics Larry Potter and George Parratt (the hilarious Basil Radford and Naughton Wayne!) over Mary Lee, the woman they both loved.
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how is that bad, exactly? Laserdisc was better than VHS. When did home media technology become so cult-like?
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If you want the opinion of someone who actually knows what they're talking about: http://tinyurl.com/ngwotu
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Okay so last night I sat down with the lights low, at a proper viewing distance, and watched my Ghostbusters blu-ray. Not only is the grain not a problem, but the movie looks FANTASTIC. Harry I've been reading your site almost non-stop since it was brand new (1996 or so), and you seem to be a major fucking goofball when it comes to the technical side of films. You really need to STFU when it comes to picture quality because your head is obviously several feet up your gigantic ass.
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Curly is the greatest stooge, there is no getting around that, but Shemp was definitely 2nd place. If it wasn't for the flawless perfection of Curly, Shemp would be seen as one the greats of all time. That's just facts. Hee-bee-bee-bee-bee.
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Because VHS outlasted laserdic which was shitcanned.
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The only reason that VHS outlasted Laserdisc was that DVD supplanted LD. No one asserts that VHS was better than LD.
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You may be right about downloads
But there will always be people who value higher-quality and more features. Yes, many will download movies like many people download MP3's now. But just like MP3's aren't even CD quality (let alone vinyl quality), I doubt the downloadable movies will be the same quality as the hard copies of the movies. Also, I am not sure about the commentaries and related documentaries that come now. -
go to bluray dot com for proper reviews by people who know what they are talking about. they gave ghostbusters 4/5 for video quality and explain exactly why.
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his 2 best, blazing saddles and young frankenstein, ARE out in bluray.
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your ignorance of video quality and technology than it does about bluray. HD is great...if you dont agree then stick with vhs and shut you ignorant ass up.
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at the same point in its life. Of course it's not going to reach the DVD success...which is the most successful electronics product EVER. But all this talk about it not lasting is just stupid, cause you can say that about everything at some point. If you want to watch shitty "HD" itunes movies, that's fine... SD DVDs look better than those things anyway.
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It's like my ass in right there in your crate-and-barrel living room.
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I fuckin love the way 80's movies look, especially ones that take place in NYC.
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