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Also grain on blu ray's is not such a bad thing, on older films it gives them a more authentic feel, I couldn't believe the amount of criticism that the Godfather Blu rays got when they were released because some utter morons were disappointed they weren't seeing Transformers like clarity.
Blu ray has been wrongly interpreted by so many, as seasoned film makers have said it has allowed them to go back and restore a film to look as good or better then it was on the original release, check out the comparisons for Raiders here and tell me the format isn't worth it, if you truly appreciate cinema DVD just don't cut it anymore.
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/comparison.php?cID=1273#auswahl
If you get what i mean.
It wasn't "made" for blu ray, it was shot on 35mm film like the vast majority of films from the last 90 years. The reason modern films like Casino Royale look so good is that their film prints are so fresh that they haven't had time to deteriorate like old film prints, meaning the digital scan is pristine. A digital scan is made immediately after filming for post production, so there's no damage done to the print. Older films have had to go through years of wear and tear before going digital.
Yes, but what im saying is, newer films look better on bluray than dvd, even with new films. you can see loads of grain even on a new dvd. But yes, you are correct about the 35mm film .
Am I the only one to ask why would someone go into a shop and do that? Its an empty box that you havent even bought.
I can understand if it was the actual Holy Grail - but this lacklustre box set is a long way from that.
Ouch! Haha! I too saw the dummy box in HMV, much smaller than I thought, so thankfully, it won't be cluttering my other Blu's too much! I just got the confirmation from HMV today too, which is odd considering the last three online purchases they completely screwed up and didn't recieve my items until months later. That place has gone way downhill, so nice to know I may actually get it on time this time round!
Theyve been on the brink of going under for years havent they?
What with music downloads and likes of Amazon who is going to pay over £10 for a CD or DVD these days?
That's why I'm not sure how places in the States here like FYE are still afloat. I refuse to spend $35 on a blu-ray I can pick up online for $15-$20 with shipping. Even Barnes & Noble that's barely close to me sells certain films, such as the amazing 'La Piel Que Habito (The Skin I Live In)' on blu-ray for $45. $45, that isn't a typo.
Most of all I want obscure fu's like Enter Fat Dragon on blu but that also depends on the orig negative , it it's bad....well :/
Some transfers like Horror Express and Dracula PoD aren't the best though......
The same has happened and is still happening, check out the uk issue of The Game, it is very poor but compare to the soon released Criterion version and the difference is night.& day.
Poor transfers will do the format no favours and like some have already said grain will be more noticable due to the process, some studios will remove this and create an unatural picture. Yes the likes of more modern films won't have this but I want Jaws, frwl and raider with their grain, blu does not make everything look grainless and it is a common misconception of the format.
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Just one thing, How can I upload a photo to show you how they look? never uploaded a pic before. I tried from my phone but it wont let me :-(
I did -- no joy here. Maybe, the shots were taken of a Swiss box. Judging from a review on the German Amazon site, the box is already available there. Strange . . .
Whatever: I was recently having second thoughts regarding the box anyway. I would like to quote this:
. . . and also that:
Well, the British Amazon has a great price, a real bargain -- and that is, why I, too, had originally ordered the box on their site back in January. Basically, no severe financial loss would be made due to unvoluntarily buying redundant discs with that box. However, I realized that from the yet-unreleased nine films, I only wanted five or six (and really disliked three) . . .
I tell You what: Silly as it may seem, I canceled my order. I settled with instead buying the Brosnan box from France, as I really look foreward to "Goldeneye" and "Tomorrow never dies" on Blu-ray -- and want to have some Blu-ray excitement NOW, even if it is not with the Bond 50 box . . !
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Later, I will add "The spy who loved me" and other titles to my collection and be done with it. That's the plan for me. I end up with only two redundant discs and do not have to throw away the treasured Bond blu-rays I already own.
Really?...Where? I have not seen any individual releases available to buy...Even buying the discs that I don't already have would cost more than the box set so that is why I am just going to get the box set. I could wait around and wait for the individual price to drop (there was a time when the current blurays cost €5 each brand new here in France)...and get the ones I need 1 at a time. (A Bond Fan needs to have them all - even the not great ones!)
hover over them to see the blu-ray cap
Octopussy
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/146326/picture:0
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/146305/picture:0
Diamonds Are Forever
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/146309/picture:0
You Only Live Twice
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/146293/picture:0
Tomorrow Never Dies
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/146280/picture:0
Goldeneye
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/146274/picture:0
The Living Daylights
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/146334/picture:0
Great thanks for that....OHMSS looks like a spectacular upgrade...!
They fixed the colours on YOLT too. Shame they didn't give so much attention to the Moore or Dalton films, but it probably wasn't cost effective to give them all the 4k treatment. The OHMSS PTS doesn't look as blue anymore either.
Films in the 50s and 60s generally used more expensive, higher quality film than in the 70s and 80s, so they normally turn out looking better on blu-ray.