Jay 31025 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 And more thoughts by Hill Hunt in this nice article about 4K Blu Rays. Worth a read! http://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/050416_1600 Ricard and TownerFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7770 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Yes I'm still interested in buying discs. Not for everything. I have fewer blu-rays than DVDs, and I'll probably have fewer 4K blu-rays than regular blu-rays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 364 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Major studios maybe, but this is being offset by the sterling work offered by the likes of Criterion, Arrow, Kino, Twilight Time, Shout Factory, Eureka, BFI, Cohen Media, Grindhouse Releasing, Synapse, Blue Underground, Vinegar Syndrome, Scorpion, 88 Films, Signal One, Second Sight, Carlotta, Camera Obscura, Explosive Media, and Koch Media (I've surely left some out). Even Warner Archive are stepping up their game with some stellar editions. For me, we're in another golden age of physical film media right now. I don't know how long it will last, but I sincerely doubt we'll ever see another. I won't be going 4K Blu-ray, but I have many Blu-rays (and many DVDs), and certainly won't be stopping any time soon. Fuck streaming and downloads! Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 335 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Drax said: Yes I'm still interested in buying discs. Not for everything. I have fewer blu-rays than DVDs, and I'll probably have fewer 4K blu-rays than regular blu-rays. My situation exactly. So, in theory, Ultra HD Blu-ray players are capable of playing back "normal" Blu-rays from multiple regions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7770 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Corellian2019 said: My situation exactly. So, in theory, Ultra HD Blu-ray players are capable of playing back "normal" Blu-rays from multiple regions? I'd hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6478 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 6 hours ago, Barnald said: Fuck streaming and downloads! It's the future. George Lucas predicted it years ago. I believed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 5807 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 9 hours ago, Barnald said: Major studios maybe, but this is being offset by the sterling work offered by the likes of Criterion, Arrow, Kino, Twilight Time, Shout Factory, Eureka, BFI, Cohen Media, Grindhouse Releasing, Synapse, Blue Underground, Vinegar Syndrome, Scorpion, 88 Films, Signal One, Second Sight, Carlotta, Camera Obscura, Explosive Media, and Koch Media (I've surely left some out). Even Warner Archive are stepping up their game with some stellar editions. For me, we're in another golden age of physical film media right now. I don't know how long it will last, but I sincerely doubt we'll ever see another. I won't be going 4K Blu-ray, but I have many Blu-rays (and many DVDs), and certainly won't be stopping any time soon. Fuck streaming and downloads! Exactly. The smaller specialty labels are actually stepping UP their game these days. I'm very impressed by (Curzon) Artificial Eye's upcoming Bluray series of Tarkovsky restorations, for example: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_binding_browse-b_mrr_1?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A283926%2Ck%3Aandrei+tarkovsky%2Cp_n_binding_browse-bin%3A383380011&keywords=andrei+tarkovsky&ie=UTF8&qid=1462443104&rnid=383379011 Barnald 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 364 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Thor said: Exactly. The smaller specialty labels are actually stepping UP their game these days. I'm very impressed by (Curzon) Artificial Eye's upcoming Bluray series of Tarkovsky restorations, for example: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_binding_browse-b_mrr_1?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A283926%2Ck%3Aandrei+tarkovsky%2Cp_n_binding_browse-bin%3A383380011&keywords=andrei+tarkovsky&ie=UTF8&qid=1462443104&rnid=383379011 I forgot about Artificial Eye, another fine label. Let's just hope those Tarkovsky titles eventually surface after all the delays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 5807 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Oh, they are definitely coming now. They seem to have given a specific timeframe for the release of the BR restorations. They'll be spread out throughout the year (see Amazon link). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 364 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Shame Andrei Rublev is the one I'm most looking forward to. Still, I locked in a pre-order at £9 a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 5807 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Barnald said: Shame Andrei Rublev is the one I'm most looking forward to. Still, I locked in a pre-order at £9 a few weeks ago. Yeah, it's odd it's coming out in December, months after the previous one in August. Hopefully, they'll "cram" the releases closer together. Ideally, they would have released all of these at once; in a big, beautiful box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 364 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 December seems like a holding date to me. Hopefully it will be brought forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3805 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Solyaris is a no-brainer. That shot when Kris is standing in the field ... God! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7521 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Is that the shot right at the end, or is it part of the sequence, at the begining? While we are on the subject of "Solyaris"...does anyone know who the actors are, who dubbed the film into English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10254 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 You watched it in English? No...no...no!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7521 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Well, I'm hardly going to watch it in Russian, am I? The reason that I watched it in English is because the English subtitles do not match the actors' speech. It seems that one "version" is what the actors actually say, and the other "version" is an approximation. As I do not speak Russian (it's on my "to do" list), watching it in English seemed the best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3805 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I will only watch it in the original language. It's simply not in our culture to watch actors with dubbed voices. It's why we never watched movies on German, French or Italian TV. Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 492 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Funnily enough they picked a Lithuanian actor. I suppose adaptions in Polish of Lem's work are considered unmarketable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3805 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Also, even when the sync is slightly off, I go literally nuts. All my Gattaca DVDs have a sync problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7521 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 24 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: I will only watch it in the original language. It's simply not in our culture to watch actors with dubbed voices. It's why we never watched movies on German, French or Italian TV. So...Alex...what happens if a film (or TV show) is shot twice; in the original language, and then in English? 18 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: Also, even when the sync is slightly off, I go literally nuts. All my Gattaca DVDs have a sync problem. "All my 'GATTACA' DVDs"? How many do you have? Geez, man, how many do you need? Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3805 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Until I find the one that solves the problem, Richard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 31025 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 I watched Gattaca on blu-ray last year and noticed no sync issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3805 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Yeah, I didn't buy the Blu-ray yet. I sorta had it with Gattaca after buying 3 different DVDs. Grrrr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7521 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Try the Super Bit version. That might work. Also, try adjusting the "audio delay" on you DVD/Blu-ray player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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