BD 25 Touch of Evil
- Peacock
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Wouldn't 3 versions a disk be around 5 hours of 1080p each? Not to mention the possible other extras? I guess there's no way to really leave any of the versions out though to keep a decent bitrate though. It'll still be a day 1 purchase for me.....
- swo17
- Bloodthirsty Butcher
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I think I trust the guys running the DVD company to know whether or not the average bitrate is sufficient.
- zedz
- Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2004 7:24 pm
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Fantastic release!
I'm assuming the extras are all just ports of the existing edition, but it would be nice - on the disc or in the book - for there to be some sober analysis of the aspect ratio controversy, since I'm sure the majority of purchasers will have no idea why they're getting the option.
I'm assuming the extras are all just ports of the existing edition, but it would be nice - on the disc or in the book - for there to be some sober analysis of the aspect ratio controversy, since I'm sure the majority of purchasers will have no idea why they're getting the option.
- tenia
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Being black & white and, for half of them, 1.37 will help a lot.Peacock wrote:Wouldn't 3 versions a disk be around 5 hours of 1080p each? Not to mention the possible other extras? I guess there's no way to really leave any of the versions out though to keep a decent bitrate though. It'll still be a day 1 purchase for me.....
- tojoed
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Yes, and what a way to spend the Christmas holidays: Touch of Evil Aspect Ratio "Discussion" - Part Two.zedz wrote:Fantastic release!
I'm assuming the extras are all just ports of the existing edition, but it would be nice - on the disc or in the book - for there to be some sober analysis of the aspect ratio controversy, since I'm sure the majority of purchasers will have no idea why they're getting the option.
- matrixschmatrix
- Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 11:26 pm
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Even if all the video extras are ports, I'd be really surprised if there weren't new things in the booklet- that's where I'd expect an aspect ratio explanation to show up (a lot of the booklets have at least a blurb about it at the end.)
- eerik
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- matrixschmatrix
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Wow, £16 isn't bad- though I still plan on waiting for the direct pre-order through MoC I assume we'll see before too long.
- Sloper
- Joined: Tue May 29, 2007 10:06 pm
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I wonder if MoC will be able to get the excellent 'Reconstructing Evil' documentary; I think I read somewhere that Universal couldn't put it on the earlier release for legal reasons.
- colinr0380
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If this doesn't bring david hare back to the forum, I don't know what will! What a wonderful set of announcements!
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For this particular DVD company, I do. I 'm not so sure that I would say that as a blanket statement about all DVD companies, though.swo17 wrote:I think I trust the guys running the DVD company to know whether or not the average bitrate is sufficient.
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I'm boycotting this release. It should be clear to anyone that Touch of Evil is supposed to be shown in 1.66.
- Matt
- Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:58 pm
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His presence is sorely missed in the Musicals List thread.colinr0380 wrote:If this doesn't bring david hare back to the forum, I don't know what will! What a wonderful set of announcements!
- Richard
- Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:41 pm
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Something I don't understand: why doesn't Universal release this as a Studio Canal Collection-release? Not that I am complaining that Eureka is doing it, but it would make more sense.
- Matt
- Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:58 pm
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It doesn't make any sense to me. What does Universal have to do with Studio Canal?
- Richard
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I used to think that Universal and Studio Canal where part of the same company because Universal often distributes Studio Canal-releases in the country where I live. I guess I am wrong about that.Matt wrote:It doesn't make any sense to me. What does Universal have to do with Studio Canal?
- Dick Laurent
- Joined: Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:39 am
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They are partners in the Benelux and France.
- Matt
- Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:58 pm
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Yes, they actually were both formerly part of Vivendi. Canal + still is, but Vivendi sold most of Universal to GE in 2004 (which is when NBC Universal came into being) and just this year sold off the remainder. Sorry for sounding like a jerk about it. I had forgotten all about Vivendi.
- Roger Ryan
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The documentaries found on the Universal 50th Anniversary DVD release are essentially the "Reconstructing Evil" documentary split into two parts and slightly re-edited (I seem to recall only a few seconds were eliminated outright).Sloper wrote:I wonder if MoC will be able to get the excellent 'Reconstructing Evil' documentary; I think I read somewhere that Universal couldn't put it on the earlier release for legal reasons.
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My body involuntarily reacted to this news with something between a laugh and a moan. This made my day. God bless you, MoC.
- perkizitore
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I think that 6 versions versions is a bit excessive, i would prefer the disc space to be utilized for a higher bitrate and more HD extras.Peacock wrote:Wouldn't 3 versions a disk be around 5 hours of 1080p each? Not to mention the possible other extras? I guess there's no way to really leave any of the versions out though to keep a decent bitrate though. It'll still be a day 1 purchase for me.....
- Peacock
- Joined: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:47 pm
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I don't know if 6 versions is too much really, I think the problem more is that David Hare and others proved quite clearly that widescreen cuts out specific lighting effects and other things, making it clear that Welles very likely intended this for 4:3. So including the widescreen on the Blu seems kinda like a waste of space, especially as Uni will no doubt do their own Blu in the US which would be widescreen only. I think those 2 disks could be better utilized spreading the 3 cuts over them plus the numerous extras... But of course this is all moot currently seeing as MoC aren't working on it until Phaidon cease using the MoC name
- swo17
- Bloodthirsty Butcher
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Thank you for giving me the choice of which "versions" to read.perkizitore wrote:I think that 6 versions versions is a bit excessive, i would prefer the disc space to be utilized for a higher bitrate and more HD extras.
- perkizitore
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Thank you for your 'witty' sarcasm, i missed it so much that i will be making deliberate mistakes in order to enjoy it more often.