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| Author: | alien [ 13 Mar 2014, 01:53 ] |
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gunsnroses1972 wrote: Attachment: IMG_20140312_210929.jpg Evil dead elite boxset with limited gold discs Always been a huge fan of evil dead a real horror none of this pg12 crap the special effects are now hokey and the continuity errors are hilarious but its still as raw as ever The Japanese Herald Videogram Laserdisc is even gritter with a unique cool blue tint to the colour timing. It also has the most picture information out of any release and being a LD from the 80s it has all the scratches and other imperfections on the print which work really well for a film like this. |
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| Author: | Guest [ 13 Mar 2014, 03:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What have you been watching? |
alien wrote: gunsnroses1972 wrote: Attachment: IMG_20140312_210929.jpg Evil dead elite boxset with limited gold discs Always been a huge fan of evil dead a real horror none of this pg12 crap the special effects are now hokey and the continuity errors are hilarious but its still as raw as ever The Japanese Herald Videogram Laserdisc is even gritter with a unique cool blue tint to the colour timing. It also has the most picture information out of any release and being a LD from the 80s it has all the scratches and other imperfections on the print which work really well for a film like this. Not seen that version but like the cover only in the 80s would you have someone on the cover getting his eyeballs poked out.Sort of stuff that made the BBFC wet it's knickers. How was censorship in Australia in the 80s |
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| Author: | alien [ 13 Mar 2014, 05:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What have you been watching? |
gunsnroses1972 wrote: alien wrote: gunsnroses1972 wrote: Attachment: IMG_20140312_210929.jpg Evil dead elite boxset with limited gold discs Always been a huge fan of evil dead a real horror none of this pg12 crap the special effects are now hokey and the continuity errors are hilarious but its still as raw as ever The Japanese Herald Videogram Laserdisc is even gritter with a unique cool blue tint to the colour timing. It also has the most picture information out of any release and being a LD from the 80s it has all the scratches and other imperfections on the print which work really well for a film like this. Not seen that version but like the cover only in the 80s would you have someone on the cover getting his eyeballs poked out.Sort of stuff that made the BBFC wet it's knickers. How was censorship in Australia in the 80s I wasn't even born in the 80's so I can't tell you first hand. I think there are one or two other Australian members here on LDDB that might be able to field that one. |
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| Author: | bguzman [ 13 Mar 2014, 13:49 ] |
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| Author: | Guest [ 14 Mar 2014, 15:31 ] | ||
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Alien saga Jap boxset and Dts Alien resurrection I wanted the Ac3 alien 3 so bought the boxset.Did not know when i bought it that resurrection was the last Dts laserdisc made.
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| Author: | substance [ 14 Mar 2014, 15:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What have you been watching? |
the picture on alien resurrection is top quality. It probably has the best picture out of all low light films. I don't have the box set but I think Alien disc has the same ac-3 track as the US pressing. This audio track was mastered from the 6-track original mix which is discrete mono surround and stereo subs. |
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| Author: | substance [ 14 Mar 2014, 15:55 ] |
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actually Alien is from 1979 which might suggest it was encoded with 70mm Dolby 6-track with split surrounds. |
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| Author: | Guest [ 15 Mar 2014, 12:31 ] | ||
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I've watched commando an unhealthy amount over the years from the BBFC cut VHS to the region-1 DVD directors cut special edition.This laserdisc holds up really well with a nice sharp picture.Its just a great switch off your brain action film perfectly suited for Arnie.Also who can forget Bennet the most unscary camp fat bad guy I've ever seen. Sorry but for some reason my little Jack Russell decided he wanted to be in the picture
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| Author: | chente [ 16 Mar 2014, 19:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What have you been watching? |
Pretty good western. Robert Mitchum is the man. The transfer is fine but the film is in sketchy shape in some parts. Still very watchable.  The disc also includes a nice interview with Robert Wise. |
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| Author: | bguzman [ 16 Mar 2014, 19:49 ] |
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| Author: | elieb [ 16 Mar 2014, 22:25 ] |
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my avr came in yesterday, setup was tricky. so anyway, i sampled a variety of titles, and it blew me away. |
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| Author: | substance [ 17 Mar 2014, 02:01 ] |
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what avr did you buy? I thought you bought a denon 5805 a few months ago |
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| Author: | elieb [ 17 Mar 2014, 03:55 ] |
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substance wrote: what avr did you buy? I thought you bought a denon 5805 a few months ago got scammed. bought a new pioneer vsx 59txi. |
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| Author: | Guest [ 17 Mar 2014, 05:01 ] | ||
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This past week - ALIENS, Die Hard 1,2,3, and Lion King. That first Die Hard, wow. I hadn't watched it in probably a decade and skipped it on DVD, jogged over it when it's been on cable, but I'm glad I picked it up on LD. I had it downplayed in my head, I'd watched it a lot back in the early 90's, and was "meh" on it, but I'm back on it now. Yes, it's big stupid action and it does have flaws. Deputy Dwayne drives me nuts, but to me it still boils down to huge fun, some decent actors, and with it's abundance, it's a freaking steal on any any format. On a scale of 5 LD's, I'd give it 3.5, on a price scale I'd give it a chubbin' 5. And on to Lion King, I'd recommend it even if you're not a big fan of the particular film or Disney, based solely on it being absolutely gorgeous. I've watched it all the way through twice since I grabbed it. If I had an AV store in the 90's, this definitely would have been worked out on a demo setup. I'm going to find a used DVD for comparisons on my televisions and DVD players. ''Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs.''
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| Author: | nissling [ 30 Mar 2014, 11:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What have you been watching? |
Saw Tarzan (1999) [PILA-3040] last night. Haven't seen it for almost fifteen years and I have to say that even though I'm not a fan of Disney, this one has aged well to me. It was more grandiloquent than their earlier films which I think gives Disney a new sort of trademark. Music is great, but what I appreciate the most is the character development between Tarzan and Kerchak. Their hostility to eachother (because Tarzan isn't one of them) kind of makes me think of the racism that has existed in the world. Jane looks like the Swedish politican Annie Lööf by the way. Picture-wise, I think it's the first time I've had to use the YNR on my player. The background noise and flickering got quite annoying but with the YNR set right (so it doesn't get smeared or pixelated), it was gone and gave me a beautiful picture. Textures were very good and noise was low for most part, although darker scenes could be harder to watch. Colors were very vivid and never too strong, which is great. Overall, I'd say it's the best looking of all Disney films I've seen on Laserdisc. Only real issue was that some small checkerboard was visible in fast-moving sequences. I tried to set the comb filter to minimize it but I never got rid of it. Audio was also great but not as spectacular. The action sequences felt a bit too heavy but it is still a well made mix with no distortion or noise. Bass is somewhat thin however. Nice overall but I expected more. |
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| Author: | kris [ 30 Mar 2014, 11:47 ] |
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Finished the Quick and the Dead last night  Great Dolby surround soundtrack. Sharon Stone wearing a hat... Who can resist anyway 
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| Author: | happycube [ 31 Mar 2014, 06:51 ] |
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Just watched Apollo 13 (DTS, but no system) with my housemate, who hadn't seen it before  Looked nice and sounded good, even from the analog channels.
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| Author: | Guest [ 31 Mar 2014, 10:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What have you been watching? |
Jurassic Park Making of Jurassic Park Lost World Unforgiven Silverado |
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| Author: | firehorse_44 [ 31 Mar 2014, 10:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What have you been watching? |
Just turned my son on to some LaserDisc classics for the first time recently : Scent of a Woman Good Will Hunting Clockwork Orange In the Name of the Father |
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| Author: | laserbite34 [ 01 Apr 2014, 16:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What have you been watching? |
firehorse_44 wrote: Just turned my son on to some LaserDisc classics for the first time recently : Scent of a Woman Good Will Hunting Clockwork Orange In the Name of the Father Scent of a Woman was on ITV+1 and HD Dolby Stereo matrix last week.   
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