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TAUBLAR	WB Archives	Lead	[-]
Mar 21 09 1:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Apparently Warner Bros. has started something called "The WB Archive Collection." These are movies that have not been released on DVD before (I don't think) and are available only through this website. Among the genre films available: "Doc Savage", "Crescendo", and "Captain Sinbad." http://www.wbshop.com/Warner-Archive/ARCHIVE,default,sc.html
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TServo4		#1	[-]
Mar 21 09 1:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Interesting. I hadn't heard about this before and there are some fine films available through this collection. Can someone who has ordered one of these please give some details about the quality? J. Theakston Capitol Theatre, Rome, NY
dhtreptow		#2	[-]
Mar 21 09 2:11 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Very interesting, it looks like down-and-dirty no-frills a a slightly higher price, but the upshot is you get to have a stab at stuff that might otherwise be left in the vaults. Cool, I like the idea. RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS looked interesting to me, it's not supposed to be great, but I think it's the only pic with all three Barrymores. Didn't see CRESCENDO listed though?
Tumak		#3	[-]
Mar 21 09 2:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	dhtreptow wrote: Didn't see CRESCENDO listed though? I didn't see it on the main page, but if you click on "Horror" to the left, it comes up. I wonder if it's uncut? Well, I guess someone should alert the Hammer board...
GhostofChaneysLiver		#4	[-]
Mar 21 09 4:52 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Wow! There are a lot of titles there that I want, but I'm left with a dilemma. I'm afraid that if I pick up all those Clark Gable films for $19.99 each, that maybe next year WB will put them all together in a box set (for a lot less). Or, maybe this might be my only opportunity to ever get some of these titles. If I don't act on it now I might regret it. Either decision could be the wrong one. Cromwell
Omega Man		#5	[-]
Mar 21 09 5:18 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Original aspect ratios? Anamorphic? Burning questions... "Dammit, it's jammed!" www.eccentric-cinema.com
Tom Thacker		#6	[-]
Mar 21 09 7:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A couple of the titles I checked out were listed as being in their original aspect ratio and were anamorphic. Plus you can watch a clip from a movie to check out the picture quality.
Wich2		#7	[-]
Mar 21 09 8:14 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	"looks like down-and-dirty no-frills a a slightly higher price, but the upshot is you get to have a stab at stuff that might otherwise be left in the vaults" Exactly the kind of model some of us have suggested (except for the higher price...). Hope it leads to more. "RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS looked interesting to me, it's not supposed to be great," It isn't. "but I think it's the only pic with all three Barrymores" It is. Jack's too old for his role; Ethyl is too stagey in her first talkie; but Lionel's great as Rasputin - and for the time, his death scene is pretty wild. -Craig
Terry Pace		#8	[-]
Mar 21 09 9:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This is very interesting. I'll take On Borrowed Time for sure, along with King Vidor's The Citadel, Kirk Douglas and John Agar in Along the Great Divide, Cary Grant in Mr. Lucky, Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Rasputin and the Empress (the Barrymore factor) and (for the sake of George Pal "completeness" and nostalgia on the part of my 12-year-old self), Doc Savage. Terry Pace pillaroffire@bellsouth.net "They're going to have to think up a lot of new adjectives when I come back!" -- Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) in King Kong (1933)
GhostofChaneysLiver		#9	[-]
Mar 21 09 9:25 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It sure would be great if Netflix added some of these dvds. The are a few titles like RASPUTIN that I'd like to see, but not necessarily want to own. If the prices were $10.00 lower I might bite on a few. Cromwell Last Edited By: GhostofChaneysLiver Mar 21 09 9:28 AM. Edited 2 times.
capmonte		#10	[-]
Mar 21 09 10:02 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Terry Pace wrote: This is very interesting. I'll take On Borrowed Time for sure, along with King Vidor's The Citadel, Kirk Douglas and John Agar in Along the Great Divide, Cary Grant in Mr. Lucky, Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Rasputin and the Empress (the Barrymore factor) and (for the sake of George Pal "completeness" and nostalgia on the part of my 12-year-old self), Doc Savage. Terry Pace pillaroffire@bellsouth.net "They're going to have to think up a lot of new adjectives when I come back!" -- Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) in King Kong (1933) Whoa...On Borrowed Time??? I've wanted that film for ages. "The important question is not, are there aliens on other worlds? No. The important question is, do they have ray guns?"
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SAM33		#11	[-]
Mar 21 09 10:03 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I checked it out - great idea! Not sure there's anything I want yet, maybe ON BORROWED TIME. The site's great, I like the previews. Looks like standard DVD quality to me with anamorphic transfers where appropriate. This may be the future for us geezers, much preferred to downloads. I'm sure I'll get something from this sooner or later. Thanks for the heads up! SAM33
ARGumshoe		#12	[-]
Mar 21 09 10:22 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I see several titles I've always enjoyed. And it appears there's a 20% discount and free shipping through the end of the month. Would like to support these, but may have to wait for a further price drop. Last Edited By: ARGumshoe Mar 21 09 10:34 AM. Edited 2 times.
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#13	[-]
Mar 21 09 10:24 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	No comments on THEY ONLY KILL THEIR MASTERS? Lol AR, I didn't see anything about the 20% off and free shipping -- where'd you see this? Ben Kundun Rat Terrier: 8/16/02 - 3/26/11. RIP, Ku. Last Edited By: bgart13 Mar 21 09 10:41 AM. Edited 1 times.
ARGumshoe		#14	[-]
Mar 21 09 11:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There's a box on the upper right that mentioned the discount and free shipping, Ben. It alternated with a "Returning Customers" message (at least on my browser). Last Edited By: ARGumshoe Mar 21 09 3:09 PM. Edited 2 times.
BijouBob8mm		#15	[-]
Mar 21 09 11:50 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I see MY BLOOD RUNS COLD is listed, as well. Some interesting titles, but the price leaves something to be desired. Wonder if these will eventually find their way into Deep Discount?
Richard		#16	[-]
Mar 21 09 12:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	$19.95 for a DVD-R with cover art and case but no trailers, no supplements, no commentaries. So many titles I want, but the offering is priced high. Richard "... little by little the look of the country changes because of the people we admire." dialog in HUD (1963)
TServo4		#17	[-]
Mar 21 09 1:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Are they DVD-Rs? I know the RKO titles WB was offering were on DVD-Rs, but I'm still baffled as to why, when it would be cheaper and exceedingly less risky to just press a thousand and be done with it. Do they expect sales to be that low? J. Theakston Capitol Theatre, Rome, NY
Chesterbelloc		#18	[-]
Mar 21 09 1:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's a little more info on this from Ron Epstein of the Home Theater Forum: Ronald Epstein Owner Re: 140 Warner Classic Exclusives on DVD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This story was not supposed to break until Monday, however I am not surprised by the manner that it was and the fact that we ended up not being able to break it to you in the manner we were promised... That being said, this is something that had been in the planning for quite some time. For years Warner has resisted releasing small catalog titles in fear that they would not sell. There are too many obscure titles in studio libraries that never see the light of day simply because it costs too much to replicate them on a large scale only to see a small percentage of purchases. All that is about to change in a huge way. Warner is going to roll out a "made to order" program where they will be offering very rare and obscure catalog titles to the public that can be ordered online and will be replicated according to demand. Let me explain further.... Every few months Warner will release a "wave" of new titles for this program. They will range from silent films, forgotten classics and even small films from the 70s-90s. They will not be mass replicated to be sold in stores. Instead, anyone that wants a title will go to Warner's website, order it, and have it sent to their mailbox within three days. The titles will only be replicated according to the amount of orders received. The titles will arrive in regular packaging with artwork and a printed label on the DVD. The quality of these DVDs (and I forgot to mention these are only DVDs) are as good as anything you would expect the studio to release. They will be in their proper aspect ratio, 16x9, and with the necessary audio codecs. Nothing will suffer when it comes to presentation quality. The DVDs will cost $19.95 each What this program will allow the studio to do is to release films it never was able to make previously available to the public. Looks like they are real DVD's, and not DVD-R's. Check out my movie collection at: http://www.dvdaf.com/search.html?where=larryw7&init_form=where_0_larryw7*mode_more
TServo4		#19	[-]
Mar 21 09 1:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	As for the price, I'm afraid you can't have your cake and eat it, too. Seeing as these are each a limited run, it's obviously going to mean a higher price (unfortunately, I foresee it meaning bootlegs, too). J. Theakston Capitol Theatre, Rome, NY
Tumak		#20	[-]
Mar 21 09 1:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hmmm...Last night when I looked at the site, it said there were 151 movies, this morning there are 150. I wonder what title was pulled overnight? Chesterbelloc wrote: Looks like they are real DVD's, and not DVD-R's. I see nothing in Ron's announcement to indicate that they are real DVDs and not DVD-Rs. When he says The quality of these DVDs (and I forgot to mention these are only DVDs) I think he means no Blu-Ray. And printed label on the DVD sure sounds DVD-R-ish to me...
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