What Have You Bought Recently? - Page 5601

Demoncrat · #**56001** 17th September 2019, 05:39 PM

Motown - The Dvd

18 performances from the time. £1. Immaculate tis.

iank · #**56002** 18th September 2019, 01:06 AM

3 for the price of 2 at JB:

Nosferatu@Cult Labs · #**56003** 18th September 2019, 12:07 PM

A few from HMV this morning:

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**56004** 18th September 2019, 12:24 PM

Seven Days in May is very good. Have you seen it before, Nos?

I have it as part of a Burt Lancaster Turner Classic Movies box set along with Local Hero, Executive Action and The Flame and the Arrow.

Nosferatu@Cult Labs · #**56005** 18th September 2019, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Seven Days in May is very good. Have you seen it before, Nos?

I have it as part of a Burt Lancaster Turner Classic Movies box set along with Local Hero, Executive Action and The Flame and the Arrow.

No, they are all blind buys. I find it very hard to believe that a film directed by John Frankenheimer, written by Rod Serling, and with a cast spearheaded by Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner would not be worth owning.

SymbioticFunction · #**56006** 18th September 2019, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

I thought the Blade Runner 2049 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray produced a much better picture because of the detail and colours. It was shot at 3.4K and theatrically screened at 4K, so it has been downscaled for the standard Blu-ray.

I compared them and thought the standard Blu-ray Disc had a really impressive picture, but the colours don't seem as rich or the fine detail as clear as on its 4K counterpart. It isn't a 4K release which has the same visual 'wow' factor as Guardians of the Galaxy 2, John Wick, Planet Earth II or the first Blade Runner as they are demo discs but, in terms of the blacks, clarity, and detail, it's one I'm glad I have on 4K Ultra HD.

I take back everything I said about there not being much difference between the 1080p and 4K versions of Blade Runner 2049.

I was reading about my UBP X700 4K player in an avforums thread and I discovered that there are also additional PQ settings which can only be accessed whilst the film is playing (by pressing the remote's options button).

I've changed the picture settings to 'direct' rather than 'auto.' Auto was applying some noise reduction (why Sony have decided to make that the default is beyond me) and now it's switched off, Blade Runner 2049 and most of my other 4K discs now look much more impressive.

Nosferatu@Cult Labs · #**56007** 18th September 2019, 08:16 PM

I'm glad you have your player sorted and your viewing experience is much better for the adjustment. It's probably a good idea to check your TV and make sure there isn't a 'motion smoother' setting activated.

https://www.howtogeek.com/402129/wha...eople-hate-it/

markchro · #**56008** 19th September 2019, 12:42 PM

A couple of goodies from Arrow Films. Hills Part 2 turned up on Sunday. The Bava set arrived today!

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**56009** 19th September 2019, 08:08 PM

Just ordered this online exclusive Hammer Vampire Circus long sleeve tee shirt from George for £12 inc store delivery.

https://direct.asda.com/george/mens/...cgid=D2M1G10C1

The sleeve design is the Hammer logo.

Can't wait to go hiking in this.

Rik · #**56010** 19th September 2019, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Just ordered this online exclusive Hammer Vampire Circus long sleeve tee shirt from George for £12 inc store delivery.

https://direct.asda.com/george/mens/...cgid=D2M1G10C1

The sleeve design is the Hammer logo.

Can't wait to go hiking in this.

Thanks for reminding me, I saw that the other day and got sidetracked so forgot to order it