Films (Almost Entirely Surround)

[4-earredwonder]

one of the first Surround movies..

But was it in VistaVision, Kap?

 

[kap'n krunch]

But was it in VistaVision, Kap?

no, but the same thing...this was the first CINEMASCOPE movie so it's the same definition as VV!!!

 

[4-earredwonder]

no, but the same thing...this was the first CINEMASCOPE movie so it's the same definition as VV!!!

KAP, if you like Biblical Epics, this is one of Cecil B. DeMille's early talkies which according to the reviews was VERY risque for its time. Although it's in Black & White and of course MONO, both highdefdigest and bluray.com highly recommended it. Should have it by next week.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Sign-of-the-Cross-Blu-ray/134393/#Review
https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/85152/thesignofthecross.html

 

[timothyemerson]

Clem, perhaps a newer UHD4K remaster will restore the sound to it's Academy Award GLORY! GREAT FILM. Saw two versions of the Broadway Play, including the original with Joel Grey as the Emcee!

He was awesome in Man on a Swing. What a performance.

 

[timothyemerson]

2 other recent re-watches by me over the weekend:

Melancholia (2012) BD:
1. Some great lows but apart from the score and the occasional chirping birds, not a lot coming from the surrounds.
2. Great flick though. One of my favourite Lars Von Trier's.

The Killer Inside Me (2010) BD:
1. Not that much happening in the surrounds but a few decent lows, particularly in one part.
2. Great performance by Casey Affleck. Some brutal violence. Ow, made me wince and look away.

 

[Clement]

one of the all-time great Bond films with a truly exceptional surround soundtrack

GREAT use of the soundstage throughout for all of the action and the music--even the silence, believe it or not. One of the best DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtracks in my collection--it really replicates the theatre experience! Highly and enthusiastically recommended!
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Skyfall-Blu-ray/45621/#Reviewhttps://bluray.highdefdigest.com/8113/skyfall.htmlhttps://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/59802/skyfall/

 

[4-earredwonder]

one of the all-time great Bond films with a truly exceptional surround soundtrack
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GREAT use of the soundstage throughout for all of the action and the music--even the silence, believe it or not. One of the best DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtracks in my collection--it really replicates the theatre experience! Highly and enthusiastically recommended!
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Skyfall-Blu-ray/45621/#Reviewhttps://bluray.highdefdigest.com/8113/skyfall.htmlhttps://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/59802/skyfall/

I recently purchased the Native UHD4K remaster at a great price but as yet haven't watched it. Saw it on cable, and agree, SUPERB! Poor Moneypenny!

 

[4-earredwonder]

Blu~ray.com's review of the Native UHD4K remaster of PITCH BLACK. Especially read the USER'S REVIEWS:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Pitch-Black-4K-Blu-ray/270346/#Review

 

[timothyemerson]

Blu~ray.com's review of the Native UHD4K remaster of PITCH BLACK. Especially read the USER'S REVIEWS:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Pitch-Black-4K-Blu-ray/270346/#Review

Good to read! Mine just arrived from the US today. Hoping to give it a spin soon.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Coming October 13 from LIONSGATE [Native UHD4K/HDR10/Dolby Vision/Dolby ATMOS]

https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/84581/requiemforadream4kultrahdbluray.html

 

[atrocity]

no, but the same thing...this was the first CINEMASCOPE movie so it's the same definition as VV!!!

I'm waiting to hear from a plumber, so I'll distract myself by being pedantic:

CinemaScope used standard 35mm film in a normal camera exposing a normal-sized frame but with the image squeezed 2:1 by the camera's lens. During projection, the squeeze would be reversed and produced an image that was, in the very early days, exactly twice as wide as what was then normal. That means that twice the information was packed into a standard frame. (The original release of The Robe was intended to be projected at 2.66:1, later CinemaScope movies settled on a slightly narrower image for reasons I can't remember at the moment.)

VistaVision used standard 35mm film but exposed it horizontally at an aspect ratio of (I think) 1.5:1, which could be cropped to any of the standard "flat widescreen" ratios of the day (1.66:1, 1.85:1). There's some question as to whether it was ever used as a projection standard (if it was, it was rare) and the vast, vast majority of prints were created by rotating the image 90 degrees to produce a standard piece of film that the regular projectors of the day could use. The benefit was the fact that the original negative was considerably larger and higher-definition than shooting a normal 1.33:1 frame, which made the release prints sharper.

Technirama was essentially VistaVision with a squeeze (1.25x, I think) that created the same type of negative as VistaVision but was used to produce scope-ratio release prints, which as far as I know was never done with VistaVision (though I could be wrong).

 

[kap'n krunch]

I'm waiting to hear from a plumber, so I'll distract myself by being pedantic:

CinemaScope used standard 35mm film in a normal camera exposing a normal-sized frame but with the image squeezed 2:1 by the camera's lens. During projection, the squeeze would be reversed and produced an image that was, in the very early days, exactly twice as wide as what was then normal. That means that twice the information was packed into a standard frame. (The original release of The Robe was intended to be projected at 2.66:1, later CinemaScope movies settled on a slightly narrower image for reasons I can't remember at the moment.)

VistaVision used standard 35mm film but exposed it horizontally at an aspect ratio of (I think) 1.5:1, which could be cropped to any of the standard "flat widescreen" ratios of the day (1.66:1, 1.85:1). There's some question as to whether it was ever used as a projection standard (if it was, it was rare) and the vast, vast majority of prints were created by rotating the image 90 degrees to produce a standard piece of film that the regular projectors of the day could use. The benefit was the fact that the original negative was considerably larger and higher-definition than shooting a normal 1.33:1 frame, which made the release prints sharper.

Technirama was essentially VistaVision with a squeeze (1.25x, I think) that created the same type of negative as VistaVision but was used to produce scope-ratio release prints, which as far as I know was never done with VistaVision (though I could be wrong).

you are right...got confused with the 65mm Cinemascope PRINTS...

 

[4-earredwonder]

I FINALLY got to watch the exceptional Universal Native UHD4K of South Korean director Bong Joon Ho's PARASITE last night [last years Academy Award BEST PICTURE recipient] and just today, highdefdigest reviewed the soon to be released Criterion 2K edition which also boasts a second BD~V containing a Black and White version of Parasite.

For further analysis, read the review:

https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/81899/parasite2019criterion.html

 

[timothyemerson]

I FINALLY got to watch the exceptional Universal Native UHD4K of South Korean director Bong Joon Ho's PARASITE last night [last years Academy Award BEST PICTURE recipient] and just today, highdefdigest reviewed the soon to be released Criterion 2K edition which also boasts a second BD~V containing a Black and White version of Parasite.

For further analysis, read the review:

https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/81899/parasite2019criterion.html

Cool. Wish CC included colourised versions of Night of the Living Dead and Carnival of Souls on their releases of these 2 movies too.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Cool. Wish CC included colourised versions of Night of the Living Dead and Carnival of Souls on their releases of these 2 movies too.

I just wish CRITERION would go UHD4K and stop releasing movies like ROMA and PARASITE which were shot in 4K or in the case of Parasite, 6.5K in 1080P BD~V. I paid $15 for the Universal Native UHD4K of PARASITE and Criterion still lists their 1080p BD~Vs @ $40!

Hopefully, this will change next year as Criterion has committed to future 4K releases. 'BOUT TIME, Tim!

BTW, LOVE the Criterion BD~Vs of Night of the Living Dead and Carnival of Souls in SULTRY, LOW BUDGET Black & White!

The original budget for Carnival of Souls was $33,000 and was shot in 35mm. Unbelievable!

 

[Wunlow]

Weta finished their 4K direct from Camera Negs and 4K SFX work on the LORD OF THE RINGS & HOBBIT trilogies and WB will be releasing these in a few months with new ATMOS mixes!

Given weta's track record, these should be incredible.

 

[4-earredwonder]

In time for Halloween, Shout Factory's comprehensive 16 disc collection on BD~V of the complete Friday the 13th Franchise...some 4K remastered and some boasting 5.1 remastered soundtracks:

http://thedigitalbits.com/item/friday-the-13th-collection-de-scream-2020-bd-01
http://thedigitalbits.com/item/friday-the-13th-collection-de-scream-2020-bd-02
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07GNV288V/thedigitalbit-20

 

[timothyemerson]

I just wish CRITERION would go UHD4K and stop releasing movies like ROMA and PARASITE which were shot in 4K or in the case of Parasite, 6.5K in 1080P BD~V. I paid $15 for the Universal Native UHD4K of PARASITE and Criterion still lists their 1080p BD~Vs @ $40!

Hopefully, this will change next year as Criterion has committed to future 4K releases. 'BOUT TIME, Tim!

BTW, LOVE the Criterion BD~Vs of Night of the Living Dead and Carnival of Souls in SULTRY, LOW BUDGET Black & White!

The original budget for Carnival of Souls was $33,000 and was shot in 35mm. Unbelievable!

Yep, I agree with all that! Carnival of Souls is a great flick too.

 

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