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Post by Axis on Mar 18, 2013 4:11:33 GMT -5
I've been finding recently released Classics on DVD and Blu-ray. I know not everybody is a fan of them but I have enjoyed the one's I have found of recent and thought there might be others that would enjoy them also. Please share some of your favorite Classics that are on DVD and Blu-ray. My three recent are: Sherlock Holmes: Complete Collection [Blu-ray] (1939)  This is Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. All 14 of there movies are here. This is the only way you can get all there movies. Basil and Nigel are the only Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in my book. This is fun stuff. My Man Godfrey (Color/Black and White) (1936)  The discription is "My Man Godfrey is one of the top Screwball Comedies of all time". After you watch this you will agree and the video quality is great both color and b/w. I prefered the colorized version and have not on some of the early TBS stuff. Gilda (1946)  I am big fan of Bogart movies like Casablanca. Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth performace was great and the movie was sorta like Casablanca. |
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Post by drtrey3 on Mar 18, 2013 8:57:26 GMT -5
My 18 year old daughter and I watched The Big Sleep last night. Wonderful movie of course, and I think I finally understood all the subtle graft, corruption and sin that is alluded to! It was off Amazon Prime though, and the print was not wonderful even if the movie was.
Trey
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Post by Axis on Mar 19, 2013 3:01:37 GMT -5
My 18 year old daughter and I watched The Big Sleep last night. Wonderful movie of course, and I think I finally understood all the subtle graft, corruption and sin that is alluded to! It was off Amazon Prime though, and the print was not wonderful even if the movie was. Trey The Big Sleep Martha Vickers plays Bacall's younger sister Carmen. The first scene where she comes down the stairs in short shorts and falls into Bogie's arm's is one most remembered scene's in film noir history. She steals every scene she is in. This is the set to get. Personally, To Have and Have Not, is my favorite Bogart Movie. It was lauren bacall's first movie and she was on fire. Bogie & Bacall - The Signature Collection (The Big Sleep / Dark Passage / Key Largo / To Have and Have Not) (1946) (1947)  |
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Post by drtrey3 on Mar 19, 2013 8:39:53 GMT -5
Looks good!
Trey
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Post by The Mad Norseman on Mar 19, 2013 12:23:12 GMT -5
Interesting thread topic! I'm currently working my way through all The Three Stooges classics - starting with the remastered on DVD (sorry, no Blu-ray...) volume 1 collection. I've also got volumes 2, 3 & 4, (there are 8) to watch, so I've got a ways to go yet! (I'd forgotten just how funny these guys could be!). Also got some other classics lined up to watch (these on Blu-ray): - Cool Hand Luke - Bridge on the River Kwai - Doctor Zhivago - Psycho - To Catch a Thief et al... Attachments:
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Post by Axis on Mar 20, 2013 9:29:26 GMT -5
The Three Stooges used to be on tv every day and with the wacky friends I had, we would spend half the day mimicking them. Recently there was a movie but I dont know if it went over very well. If you grew up with the real deal and and you revisit them with this classic collection your sure to be in "(conk) Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo, nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk. ( bonk) Ooh!" heaven.
Thanks Norseman, I'm getting this collection.
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Post by Axis on Mar 20, 2013 9:31:40 GMT -5
The day I started this thread I went to Amazon.com to get pics and titles for my post. I did a search to see if DVD's were available for some movies i've been wanting to own in my collection that I had not seen in a long time. One was "Sharky's Machine" and there it was. I Just now got from the mailbox.
It is not widescreen and it cost more than it should but I had to have it. I'm going to let this youtube review do the talking but the one thing that is left out of this review is the shootout toward the end. Think "Die Hard". Maybe even better.
Sharky's Machine (1981)
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Post by Axis on Mar 21, 2013 2:01:14 GMT -5
Sir Alfred Hitchcock directed more than fifty films. I still have not seen some of his early films. I urge everyone to visit or revisit as many of his films as you can. His films are very distinctive and he pioneered camera moves, framing of shots and story telling that makes cinema what it is today. I assure you that his films are so timeless that they will stand up to anything that you enjoy in current films today. There is alot of his films out in DVD and Blu-ray. What I am recommending is that you buy his Masterpiece Collection. It comes in Blu-ray but at twice the price of the DVD collection. They have done an excellent job digitally remastering all 14 films in this collection and in my opinion will not look or sound any better in Blu-ray than DVD. Bonus with this collection is 14 documentaries and 9 featurettes. At current price online it comes to about $5.00 a movie for the this Masterpiece Collection on DVD. Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection (2005) Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, Rear Window, The Trouble with Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Vertigo, Psycho, The Birds, Marnie, Torn Curtain, Topaz, Frenzy, Family Plot  |
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Post by The Mad Norseman on Mar 21, 2013 12:55:43 GMT -5
Sir Alfred Hitchcock directed more than fifty films. I still have not seen some of his early films. I urge everyone to visit or revisit as many of his films as you can. His films are very distinctive and he pioneered camera moves, framing of shots and story telling that makes cinema what it is today. I assure you that his films are so timeless that they will stand up to anything that you enjoy in current films today. There is alot of his films out in DVD and Blu-ray. What I am recommending is that you buy his Masterpiece Collection. It comes in Blu-ray but at twice the price of the DVD collection. They have done an excellent job digitally remastering all 14 films in this collection and in my opinion will not look or sound any better in Blu-ray than DVD. Bonus with this collection is 14 documentaries and 9 featurettes. At current price online it comes to about $5.00 a movie for the this Masterpiece Collection on DVD. Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection (2005) Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, Rear Window, The Trouble with Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Vertigo, Psycho, The Birds, Marnie, Torn Curtain, Topaz, Frenzy, Family Plot The Blu-ray editions are FAR superior to the DVDs...just compare "North by Northwest" for one example! But this is indeed a very worthwhile set. I just wish they'd individually sell many of the Blu-rays not now available as singles (Like "Rear Window", and "The Birds"). I'm sure they'll eventually make their way to single marketing, but why not now? Usually a boxed set comes out AFTER they've exhausted the more expensive (net) singles sales. In any case, this is a really nice Hitchcock collection, and well worth getting! |
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Post by Axis on Mar 21, 2013 15:16:47 GMT -5
The Blu-ray editions are FAR superior to the DVDs...just compare "North by Northwest" for one example! But this is indeed a very worthwhile set. I just wish they'd individually sell many of the Blu-rays not now available as singles (Like "Rear Window", and "The Birds"). I'm sure they'll eventually make their way to single marketing, but why not now? Usually a boxed set comes out AFTER they've exhausted the more expensive (net) singles sales. In any case, this is a really nice Hitchcock collection, and well worth getting! Thanks, Norseman. Well I walked right into that one. A Little background and my personal experience with Blu-ray vs DVD. I have a vast library of DVD's purchased prior to Blu-ray's. Note: (Clark Howard is my hero.) I bought my panasonic Blu-ray player that was well regarded for picture quality and retailed $450 for $175 refurbished. My panasonic plasma 720P at circiut city going out of business sale for $500. Until they die i'm not upgrading. When I started buying Blu-ray's I could tell a marginal difference with movie's shot with modern motion picture cameras or High Definition motion picture cameras. I say marginal difference because my Blu-ray player upscaling did an excellent job. When I have purchased Blu-ray's of older films shot with standard 35mm motion picture cameras, as hard as I tried I could not see a difference. I do not have "North by Northwest" on Blu-ray but what i'm reading now is since it was shot in VistaVision, Warner Bros was able to perform a state-of-the-art High Definition transfer from the negatives. I think "North by Northwest" may be one of the exception's. I may be wrong and plan to look into it. That said, I had already planned to recommend the new Sony restoration of "Lawrence of Arabia" on Blu-ray over the previous restorated DVD. I believe I may just leave my opinions of DVD over Blu-ray and vice versa on the cutting room floor from now on. I just love movies and want to share my love for them and learn from others. My problem is I will buy a DVD over a Blu-ray to save money with older films and not care about gray hairs on the side of Cary Grant‘s head that are not as noticable on DVD. Thank's again, Norseman. It's good to know there is a difference and I know it can be very enjoyable seeing the improvements they can make to older films now. |
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Post by chaosrv on Mar 21, 2013 16:11:42 GMT -5
Growing up both my parents worked. My mother had 2-3 jobs, in fact. My grandparents practically raised us. I grew up on Carey Grant, Bogey, Hitchcock, John Wayne, The Marx Brothers (including Zeppo) .. and all the other greats. I've owned them on VHS, DVD and now Blu Ray as they become available. Little to nothing released today compares to these films.
Axis - I'm sure you have been told this before but a 720p display is only displaying 44% of the information available on a 1080p blu ray, no matter the size of the screen. It is not surprising you cannot tell much difference for most movies.
I agree though - the restoration & conversion matter just as much, if not more. A great restoration will look well, great. But a bad job can make a blu ray look like a worn-out VHS.
Still, it is the story & the acting that need to come through more than anything else. Give me the 1937 B&W classic Topper ..even in its worst format than 95% of the state of the art 3-D drivel hollywood shovels out nowadays.
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Post by Axis on Mar 22, 2013 7:11:01 GMT -5
I did a search for the movie "Topper" and found the full movie on youtube, Thanks to PublicDomainCorner. It is a good video quality copy of the original black and white version. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sav4S54C3d8I would like to know how they did the tire changing scene and for 1937 I would love to have there apartment in today's world. Thanks Chaosrv, Great post. |
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