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confederate
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Post subject: Re: What have you been watching? Posted: 14 Jul 2019, 21:52 |
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gypsy wrote: Platoon. This release: https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/20729/PS ... al-EditionGreat LD of an even greater movie. A truly powerful film that captures the Vietnam war. This is one of the few LDs that I really have to add to my collection. This is such a fantastic film and such a wonderful cover in my view. There is a similar Special Edition from the same period that has additional audio commentaries on the analogue audio tracks. So how is the picture quality ? @ forper - you are right. The film was shot in the Philippines and the Vietnam jungle looked quite different than what it did in the film itself. It wasn't that lush. True. It is a fantastic film. I have seen it at least 10-15 times in my lifetime. They just don't make films like that any longer. Everything is CGI nowadays. Films like Platoon or Gettysburg however improvised a lot and did not use any CGI at all. They gained their strength from the actors' performances, the score, excellent camera work. Platoon is one of those few films that I would like to own in different formats and versions - Platoon Pan&Scan, Platoon THX certifed laserdisc, DVD, Blu Ray, 4k ?, etc. This laserdisc appears to contain the original Dolby Stereo mix however the most recent Shout Factory Blu Ray release also has it. The last digital release to do so prior to that was the 1997 Live Entertainment US DVD release.
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Post subject: Re: What have you been watching? Posted: 15 Jul 2019, 00:18 |
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confederate wrote: (Films like Platoon) gained their strength from the actors' performances, the score, excellent camera work.
Don't forget set design and costuming. You really feel immersed in Platoon when you watch it, everythings dripping with atmosphere..you can almost feel the humidity with the characters..the equipment and sets is, as far as I can tell all very accurate...Stone was a vet wasn't he? I guess The Phillipines was the only option to film but he got everything else right. The only director that did Vietnam better was Kubrick, the ultimate perfectionist. I even saw a still frame from FMJ in a history book on Vietnam once with the caption "Marines take cover in streets of Hue" The last time I saw Platoon was probably casually on TV but I get sucked in every time.
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Post subject: Re: What have you been watching? Posted: 15 Jul 2019, 04:00 |
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- IMAX: Space Station on 4K UHD; Excellent video, excellent content, disappointed with Tom Cruise’s narration. Highly recommended. - Dynasties (BBC Earth) on 4K UHD; One of the best looking 4K UHD discs along with Planet Earth II, perhaps one of the most emotional documentaries. Highest recommendation. -Waterworld on 4K UHD; Looks gorgeous, I want to try the Arrow Video Blu-ray release for the fan made extended version. -High Life on Blu-ray: Slow paced but somewhat interesting film. Visuals are great, more of an art house genre in space. -Mothra on Blu-ray: Looks superb, entertaining to watch. - The Quick and the Dead on 4K UHD; Sam Raimi’s take on Westerns. Shots are beautifully made, excellent cast, very good acting, somewhat mediocre story but still very entertaining. 4k disc looks stellar.
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Post subject: Re: What have you been watching? Posted: 17 Jul 2019, 20:32 |
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gypsy wrote: The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (Zangiku Monogatari)
Another emotionally draining Mizoguchi film. Great stuff though. I should get this during the Criterion sale but I've burned out after buying 9 movies and the 2 AK eclipse sets. But I will be picking up that in the fall hopefully with Ozu's new film release that is coming out. The Flavour of Green Tea over Rice.
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Post subject: Re: What have you been watching? Posted: 30 Jul 2019, 22:23 |
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gypsy wrote: Watched Disney's Robin Hood. The original US LD which was quite rough around the edges. Probably the worst I've seen in terms of av. Guessing there are plenty of bad early lds. Yeah, I have that too, it’s a pretty crappy LD. Disney released most of their animated movies at least twice and comparing them is often a great lesson in how far LD came in the first decade. Even the first The Little Mermaid wasn’t that great of an LD.
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Post subject: Re: What have you been watching? Posted: 17 Aug 2019, 18:16 |
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gypsy wrote: Watched Heavy Metal. Honestly it's pretty terrible. Had some minor rot but plenty watchable with long rot free stretches. the movie or the disc was terrible? I liked the soundtrack and it was enjoyable but I did kinda of get tired of it and wasn't one of my must keeps so I got rid of it.
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