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Gary Tooze · #351 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:18 am

Okay. I am nothing if not totally imperfect.

Denti pointed out a weakness in my comparison comments, based solely on looking at my screen grabs. Less than a month earlier, even after extensive and painstaking verification on my part, he dismissed my capture methodology as inaccurate based on how the DVD image appears on his 'expertly calibrated system'.

I took offense at this two-sided criticism. If he finds my captures inaccurate then how can he use them to point flaw in my analysis - when I also own the disc in question? and he doesn't? At Beaver we refer to this as 'Feng-logic'.

I don't find Denti malicious and certainly didn't mean to project that either. I'm sorry I wasn't able to relay my position more clearly. And I'm sorry for getting enraged at his "I-don't-know-why-Gary-didn't..." tone (believe it or not that 'language' still bothers me).

I'm sure if we met (any of you, Denti, of course, included) we would get along famously, but I realize to do what I do takes an almost volatile amount of fanaticism which may occasionally distort certain perceptions I have. Frankly, I'm not running for public office and could care less what anyone thinks of me... but this work I do must endure and I am deeply grateful for those who encourage me in this project. Insult me - 'lazy, stupid, ignorant', all you like.... but to me the Beaver is sacred (Ward).

"Yes We Can"!,

Gary

Gary Tooze · #352 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:06 pm

Denti is not Funda Eddie's evil twin!.

I would never have suspected so, David. Hopefully, that entity does not exist as one per lifetime has, in itself, been an overload. Let's keep a good thought.

Back to work!

Gary Tooze · #353 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:11 pm

New comparison...

Shameless - Region 0 - PAL "Night Train Murders" vs. Blue Underground - Region 1 - NTSC

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Regards,

Gary Tooze · #354 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:33 pm

New...

Fox/Lorber Region 0 - NTSC "Irma Vep" vs. Second Sight - Region 2 - PAL

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Cheers,

Gary Tooze · #355 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:15 am

In our review of Silent Ozu (Eclipse Series 10 from the Criterion Collection) we have compared some grabs of the Panorama - Region 0 - NTSC of "Passing Fancy" with the new Eclipse edition.

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Cheers,

ellipsis7 · #356 Post by **ellipsis7** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:46 am

Criterion should be roundly celebrated for releasing these OZU SILENTS on the Eclipse label, despite their deteriorated state... It's a different kind of conservation than restoration, but equally valuable...

Gary Tooze · #357 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:32 pm

New...

Artificial Eye - Region 2 - PAL "Bamako" vs. New Yorker - Region 1 - NTSC

ON DECK - The Fall of the Roman Empire (new vs. Japanese)

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Cheers,

Gary Tooze · #358 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:25 pm

New...

Tohokushinsha - Region 0 - NTSC "The Fall of the Roman Empire" vs. Genius Products (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) - Region 1 - NTSC

Tohokushinsha edition from 2003

New Genius Products

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Best,

Gary Tooze · #359 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:29 pm

Finally in original widescreen!...

Image Entertainment (OOP) - Region 1- NTSC "This Island Earth" vs. Universal Studios - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Universal - Region 2,4,5 - PAL

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Cheers,

HerrSchreck · #360 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:43 pm

Wow, man. Universal in retrospect seems to have zoomed in way too much on the R1 open matte release of this film. The open matte ratio didn't bother me much, but the cropping can be pretty significant in zones-- and that's bothersome. (I share your huge love for this film, Gary). I wonder why they issued it this way in R2, but opened it up for R1... and how common it is for them to do this in releases not too far apart.

Have you ever seen them do this on another title Gary, particularly on these "transition-era" films (cheeseball way of describing these multiple ar films from the 50's, even early 60's), where they release afilm in 2 different ar's in Pal-vs-ntsc?

Some of the Sirks perhaps?

Gary Tooze · #361 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:39 pm

Off the top of my head The Far Country comes to mind, but I uderstand R1 will be correcting this with James Stewart - The Western Collection. I'm sure there are many other examples.
Best,
Gary

HerrSchreck · #362 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:42 pm

Thanks much G.

Gary Tooze · #363 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:49 am

Eric has covered another soft-core Tinto Brass title...

Cult Epics (Unrated Uncensored Italian Version) - Region 1 - NTSC "Trasgredire (Cheeky)" vs. CVC - Region 2 - PAL

New....

For those interested, we have reviewed the new German 4:3 DVD of Zabriskie Point and compared two frames with the widescreen bootleg I own.
New...

Bo Ying - Region 0 - PAL "Ugetsu Monogatari" vs. Eureka - Masters of Cinema (2 disc with Oyu-Sama) - Region 2 - NTSC vs. Criterion (2 disc) - Region 1 - NTSC

New Yorker - Region 1 - NTSC "Lancelot du Lac" vs. Artificial Eye - Region 2 - PAL

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Cheers,

Gary Tooze · #364 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:13 am

Two new...

Optimum Releasing - Region 2 - PAL "The Fire Within" vs. Criterion - Region 1 - NTSC

Cult Epics (Unrated, Uncensored Version) - Region 1 - NTSC "Frivolous Lola" vs. Intercontinental Home Video - Region 0 - NTSC

Completed...

Optimum Releasing - Region 2 - PAL "The Lovers" vs. Criterion - Region 1 - NTSC

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Best,

justeleblanc · #365 Post by **justeleblanc** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:54 pm

Wow, is it just me or do the sunglasses make him look just like Heath Ledger?

Gary Tooze · #366 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:36 pm

More Bresson, a favorite...

New Yorker - Region 1 - NTSC "A Man Escaped" vs. Artificial Eye - Region 2 - PAL

New...

Paramount Home Entertainment (part of the Indiana Jones Trilogy Boxset) - Region 1 - NTSC "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" vs. Paramount Home Entertainment (Special Edition: part of Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection) - Region 1,4 - NTSC

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Cheers,

HerrSchreck · #367 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:33 pm

Gary, do you have any plans to review La Roue from Flicker Alley?

Gary Tooze · #368 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:46 pm

Love to Herr Schreck - if I could get my hands on a copy. It's delayed at Amazon.

New...

Asmik (Normal Edition - Japan Version) - Region 2 - NTSC "Honey and Clover" vs. VIZ Video - Region 1 - NTSC

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Cheers,

exte · #369 Post by **exte** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:11 am

Gary, any comments regarding Criterion's blu-ray announcement? Just wondering how you'll go about the screengrabs and whatnot...

Gary Tooze · #370 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:24 am

Hi Exte,
Firstly, I'm thrilled!
We are investigating some options and will do the best that we can.
Cheers,
Gary

exte · #371 Post by **exte** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:15 am

Awesome.

Anyone else feel technology is leaping ahead these days? (And I'm only 28!)

Gary Tooze · #372 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:21 pm

Essential western....

MGM - Region 1 - NTSC "Man of the West" vs. Carlotta Films - Region 2 - PAL vs. MGM - Region 2 - PAL

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Cheers,

Gary Tooze · #373 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:41 pm

Not given a full comparison treatment, but we can confirm that the May 2008 - single disc edition of Duck You Sucker / A Fistful of Dynamite released by MGM is an exact duplicated of the first disc from the 2-disc Collector's Edition. Same menus, same extras, same image and audio (same VOB files). A good price now, plus you get the commentary.

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Cheers,

Gary Tooze · #374 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:07 pm

New -

e-m-s - Region 2 - PAL "The Whip and the Body" vs. VCI - Region 0 - NTSC
(thanks Gregory)

...and from our review of the Fox Western Classics we have compared screen grabs of both the PAL The Gunfighter (a fav!) (1950) and Garden of Evil (1954) with ones in the new collection.

PAL - Region 2,4

NTSC - new Fox Western Classics

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Have great weekend!

Gary Tooze · #375 Post by **Gary Tooze** » Mon May 12, 2008 6:57 pm

New....

Universal - Region 1 - NTSC "Winchester 73" vs. Universal (James Stewart - The Western Collection) - Region 1 - NTSC

Universal (Westerns Collection) - Region 1 - NTSC "Bend of the River" vs. Universal (James Stewart - The Western Collection) - Region 1 - NTSC

Universal (Universal Western Collection) - Region 1 - NTSC "The Far Country" vs. Universal (James Stewart - The Western Collection) - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Universal (Spanish Edition) - Region 2 - PAL

Winchester 73, surprinsgly, has a new transfer (2008 VOB files) with less damage and more information in the frame. Bend of the River is the same as the original (duplicate) and The Far Country is indeed widescreen now. I'll try to watch/make notes on the other three tonight and tomorrow and cover as soon as I can.

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Cheers,