The Arrow Thread

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

I have no doubt it will. The German blu only had the theatrical cut, unlike the US dvd, which gave you the option of watching the film with the deleted opening re-inserted. Hopefully Arrow's disc includes this option.

awesome, one to pick up!

[fuzzymctiger]

Originally Posted by Michael Brooke

There was absolutely nothing technically wrong with either The 'burbs or Sisters. The former was a James White special - in other words, Arrow was able to control every stage of the process from scan to restoration - and the latter was sourced from Criterion's master, with all that that implies in terms of their own typically sky-high standards. In other words, I can say with total certainty (for The 'burbs) and high probability (for Sisters) that they look exactly as they were supposed to look.

Basically, if people didn't like how those BDs looked, their beef is with the original cinematographers and/or the manufacturers of the film stocks.

It's the same with White of the Eye, a BD that some numpty gave 3/10 for "picture quality" despite the fact that Arrow's restoration was sourced from a scan of the original camera negative (via an ArriScan, which is the state of the current art, largely because it doesn't introduce any noise or other visible glitches as a by-product of the scanning process). As it happens, I saw the film on its brief theatrical release and vividly remember the ultra-thick grain, high contrast and blown-out highlights of the flashback sequences, which were so marked that I originally assumed they'd been shot on something like Super 8 film! And you'd have thought that the detailed explanation in the booklet as well as an extra that presented the flashback footage before the bleach-bypass treatment had been applied would have made it clear beyond any possible doubt that those sequences were supposed to look like that - but it seems not.

The basic problem is that some people are so obsessed with the notion that "high definition" means "a pristinely crystal-clear image" that they can't get their heads around the fact that some films have always looked rather different from their conception of what's "ideal". But I'm afraid that's just tough.

It's nice to have a insight into the grain discussion from someone with the proper knowledge!

I personally thouhg they looked fine, especially White of the Eye and the Burbs which looked stunning, but I can't believe that in this day and age there are still grain haters out there..

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

It's nice to have a insight into the grain discussion from someone with the proper knowledge!

I personally thouhg they looked fine, especially White of the Eye and the Burbs which looked stunning, but I can't believe that in this day and age there are still grain haters out there..

There's a few on amazon. Personally I love the releases too.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by keirarts

There's a few on amazon. Personally I love the releases too.

Some of the 'reviewers' (I use the word advisedly) on Amazon would struggle to tell their arse from their elbow.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES postcard inside my THIEF today.

[J Harker]

So many of the new postcards are still undiscovered?

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

but I can't believe that in this day and age there are still grain haters out there..

See my signature

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

See my signature

And there was me thinking it was a political statement on world poverty.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

It's nice to have a insight into the grain discussion from someone with the proper knowledge!



I personally thouhg they looked fine, especially White of the Eye and the Burbs which looked stunning, but I can't believe that in this day and age there are still grain haters out there..

One of my first blu-rays was Aeon Flux (don't judge!) and I wondered why the hell the walls in some scenes seemed to be alive with movement. A quick tinternet search and all became clear. From then on in, knowing that grain was an indication of a faithful transfer (in most cases), i've been of the belief that film grain is our friend. Some people here even need to realise that. You hear me, Mr R?

[sjconstable]

There are many people who adamantly believe that 1080p is only worth it for films shot in HD (i.e. digitally), I've had to explain it to them numerous times and it just doesn't stick.