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Just based on those I'd say the LD looks closer to that 16mm print clip in term of tint, especially Roger's flesh tone.
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
I like Roger's facial expression after he says: "In crime?". I should master that expression and go around making it at people.
Sorry about your LD player, @MakeshiftPython. Your efforts on this thread have been much appreciated. I must say I really like the colors on the Bond LD transfers. They tend to lean more towards the yellow/green side of the tint making Bond look more tanned rather than pinkish.
I wore out an old VHS player recently. The player ate up my CBS/Fox copy of OP which looked more or less like the LD. Pan and scan, though.
Going by those shots I don't think the transfers look too radically different. In fact the SE DVD looks pretty good to me.
Thanks! This was an interesting watch; I don't think I've seen clips from a 16mm copy of a Bond film before.
I never have as far as I know. Looks like it was pan and scan.
Yes, it looks like it is.
Outside of Bond, Hume's work does have soft photography aside from RETURN OF THE JEDI (probably to keep the images clear for bluescreen processing), but once Moore is out and Dalton is the new Bond they give Alec Mills the job as DP and his images are much crisper than any of the previous 80s Moore films. I have nothing against soft photography, as it can be quite beautiful and vibrant in films like SUPERMAN, but yeah Hume's work seems more subdued. TLD ends up being the most visually striking of the 80s efforts.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XN4DTYD/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_yXlQDb4408035
Had it pre-ordered there, then opted to use a promo code to get it for $45 shipped through DeepDiscount, then they drop it to $40 on Amazon, so I cancel the DeepDiscount one and pre-order there, only to realize it won't deliver for a few days after the release date. Annoying, but at least I saved a few more bucks on it.
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Bait? ;-)
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The UK one isn't out till the 11th Nov though.
I'm thinking there is time for it to drop as that is literally double the price, my country is expensive.
In light of the below I just cancelled my order from UK Amazon and pre-ordered the U.S one.
Even if you factor in the postage and customs deposit it's still £45, £15 cheaper than it currently is being sold for on Amazon UK.
Even if the Blu-ray discs included are locked I'm not bothered as I have all of them bar SPECTRE on the format already. Not that bothered if the codes are compatible here, although I've been making quite nice profit out of selling the codes from my UHD purchases.
I recently got rid of my Bond 50 set, SF Steel book and SP Blu-ray and bought the Bond Collection set to replace it.
I'm not bothered about the collectability factor of the Bond 50 set and the extra disc is a pretty useless set of docs.
The Bond Collection set is much tidier and fits on my Blu-ray shelf unit nicely, I will stick the DC 4K UHD set next to it after I receive it for Christmas.
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For CR there re-using second BD release (Single disc BD with les extra's then 2 disc CE),it have been much more intresting if there have made it 3 disc edition with that 2 disc CE as disc 2 and 3 Or making it 2 disc version with video commentary on 4K BD and at disc 2 of 2 disc CE as second disc and bonus CD with missing music. And put it together in simalar package as 3 disc dvd and at booket from that version.
Overall it is mabey better to release 3 disc 4K BD (4K + Earlier BDupdated + NEW Bonus BD) , 2 disc 4K BD (4K + NEW Bonus BD) and release new 2 disc BD's (Earlier BDupdated + New Bonus BD). For CR that mean i take disc 1 BD from CE and update audiotrack from TRUE HD 5.1 in DTS X or DTS-HD MA 7.1
One Moore Time... A VIEW TO A KILL.
With all the formats, it now becomes clear that the SE DVD had some shortcomings, such as being riddled with edge enhancement. There's also a weird shift in color, as you can see the icebergs are pure white on all formats except SE DVD's having cooler color temperature that persists throughout the entire film. Lowry to their credit tried to restore the most of the original color timing with their remaster for UE DVD and blu-ray, but then of course made mistakes of their own like with the severe cropping in the PTS and stabilizing a shot that was supposed to shake up during a tremor at Stacey's house.
With MGM's new 4K transfer, AVTAK now has a much more filmic look to it. The movie was shot with a new film stock at the time that was known to be very grainy due to its high speed, and you can see the grain persist in some of the images like at M's office, Pola Ivanova emerging from the water, and Bond in the mine. This the same kind of film stock that would be used in movies like ALIENS and PREDATOR, which were even more grainier.
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
1990 MGM LD
2000 SE DVD
2012 FOX BD
2017 iTunes 4K
I believe Lionsgate and Universal are the only studios who's blu-ray insert codes can be redeemed at 4K on iTunes. I only bought JOHN WICK films on blu-ray, but the iTunes codes were eligible for 4K.