Upcoming UK Blu-ray Releases

[sjconstable]

Originally Posted by Rik

What's wrong with The Thing?

Filtered and too colourful, lacking atmosphere.

[sjconstable]

Originally Posted by Wes

I think Escape from New York might need another pass...

Yes, it does, although I have the US one which is better than the Optimum.

The US Blu-ray of Big Trouble in Little China is fine by the way, that one doesn't need an upgrade, if I'm giving people the impression I just pick at anything. I don't, I pick at things that are clearly wrong.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by gasteropod

The US Blu-ray of Big Trouble in Little China is fine by the way, that one doesn't need an upgrade, if I'm giving people the impression I just pick at anything. I don't, I pick at things that are clearly wrong.

Thank God for that, I was thinking all my Carpenter BD's needed binning

It does have shite artwork though

[Wes]

Originally Posted by gasteropod

Filtered and too colourful, lacking atmosphere.

I'm shocked ! I thought it looked amazing, and faithfully drab to the original art direction. Admittedly it was one of the first Blus I saw but I was really pleased with it (and I was a Blu sceptic back in the day)

[zane]

Originally Posted by Wes

I'm shocked ! I thought it looked amazing, and faithfully drab to the original art direction. Admittedly it was one of the first Blus I saw but I was really pleased with it (and I was a Blu sceptic back in the day)

This should give you an impression. It's only moderately filtered though in my opinion and still looks good. Baffles me though why didn't just take the HD DVD transfer and left it like it was.

The Thing | Blu-ray: DE vs. HD DVD: US

[Jinx_Barkman]

Originally Posted by gasteropod

Is anyone else over the Moon about the upcoming Halloween Blu-ray? Now THAT'S the film that scared me to death as a child, not the sunny and colourful version on the original Blu-ray.

Halloween Blu-ray: 35th Anniversary Edition

I own a 35mm print of Halloween and I can tell you right now that the colors on this are wrong. The older blu ray release is not correct either. Shame because the new transfer is very good, they just went a little too far with the de-saturation.

[Wes]

Well, I've slept on this and I've decided to give this new edition a skip - I'm happy enough with my old sunny Blu and I neither have the money nor the conscience to buy Halloween for the 3rd time. I'm gonna wait for the inevitable 40th Anniversary multi-disc edition in 2018, with the film, TV version, Workprint, extra blah, blah, blah...

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Jinx_Barkman

I own a 35mm print of Halloween and I can tell you right now that the colors on this are wrong. The older blu ray release is not correct either. Shame because the new transfer is very good, they just went a little too far with the de-saturation.

Own a 35mm print? That's impressive.

Do you have many 35mm films?

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Jinx_Barkman

I own a 35mm print of Halloween

[sjconstable]

Originally Posted by Jinx_Barkman

I own a 35mm print of Halloween and I can tell you right now that the colors on this are wrong. The older blu ray release is not correct either. Shame because the new transfer is very good, they just went a little too far with the de-saturation.

When's it from? If it's from the '70s, its colours will have changed over time, and if it's new then it will have had to have been colour-timed like any Blu-ray, no? Not all prints look the same!