Recently watched Bride of Chucky and Elvira on laserdisc on a crt tv. I was very impressed by Bride of Chucky's widescreen release. It looks very close to DVD but has it's own unique and feel about it. Now I'm judging it based on watching on a crt tv. However, I vaguely remember it looking pretty good on a newer 65 inch 4k tv I own too. I watched them both on my CLD-3080 so that's the player I'm judging it. I would rate the picture 5/5 for both. I also watched Terminator, The (1984) [ID2940NSB] and I felt like the picture was meh at times but other times it looked really clear. Like close up shots were done great but from a distance it would look really Muddy in certain scenes or maybe it's the crt tv I'm using but it's the same crt tv I used for my Bride of Chucky and Elvira test. I watched all these moves all the way through. I probably would rate Terminator 4/5 when it's zoomed in onto people but from a distance 3/5 on video quality.
Bride of Chucky is a pretty expensive laserdisc and I have not seen it cheap through out the years. Probably because Chucky has grown over the years with the tv show and multiple movies that have come out and it's also a late release. Movie always sells above $100 on ebay. I think I may have paid around $120 or $130 over a year ago for my copy. I was making decent money over a year ago so I had some money to burn. Elvira is the cheaper of the two and I believe usually sells between $30-$50 range on Ebay and in my opinion is a good looking laserdisc release. Actually, just did a recent search of Elvira laserdisc on ebay and now that movie is selling for $70-$80 range currently. Years ago it was cheaper. Prices on laserdisc fluctuate over time. From up to down to down to up.
Oh yeah, Child's Play 2 on laserdisc is a great 4:3 aspect ratio movie. Especially the CAV side. I own Child's Play 2, 3, and Bride of Chucky on laserdisc. The 3rd movie is no slouch and looks pretty good on laserdisc but I definitely think Child's Play 2 is gorgeous especially for the last 20-25 mins of movie in CAV Format.
These screencaptures from Child's Play 2 Cav side are from a CLD-99 -1997 released player. Apparently I captured it in S-video but I don't think that really matters on a CLD-99 whether it's s-video or composite. CLD-99 is the only North American laserdisc player with a decent 3d comb filter from what I read online. I think the CLD-97 is said to have a pretty good 2d comb filter for s-video but I'd imagine the CLD-99 3d comb filter destroys that 2d comb filter but I don't own a CLD-97 to compare.
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