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Jan 22 11 8:03 AM
Joe; I have avidly been following the 'live' events of this thread, and I can't wait to hear your frank thoughts on the goods when they finall arrive. This Laurel &Hardy mega-set clearly means a lot to you, and I hope the merchandise matches your best expectations.I am in the UK and my problemo was similar: the 4-disk KING KONG deluxe 1933 set was only available online from US outlets, and I had to shell out for a Region 1 player: that was almost 3 years ago, and it doesn't look like the US Kong set will ever be released in the UK, so it turned out to be a wise move. I also now have access to other riches unavailable in the UK, like good copies of the early Fleischer POPEYE cartoons [the entire lot, up 'til 1945] and other worthy riches. Like SAM 33 sez, having an extra DVD machine [or two] means you will never be stuck for home savoration of satisfactory viewing.I look forward to your assessment of the DVD set: in my case, the US KONG set was a must-have, even if I had to shell out for a seperate DVD player.
Jan 22 11 10:22 AM
Joe Karlosi wrote:I can't say yet whether or not this will ruin the enjoyment of all PAL releases for me overall, but for those of us who are purists about movies being replicated as intended, then technically we can say that movies were not intended to be run a tad sped up that way, either.
Jan 22 11 1:05 PM
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Jan 22 11 1:27 PM
dhtreptow wrote: Nor having the films grain artificially smoothed with DNR filters right?
The only two places I have noticed was on some of the L&H films I was very familiar with, and THE BLACK CAT.
Jan 22 11 3:41 PM
Jan 22 11 5:26 PM
MYST0 wrote:No one has seen those deleted booklets for the L&H set?
Jan 22 11 5:41 PM
MYST0 wrote: No one has seen those deleted booklets for the L&H set? I guess I will order it as they were probably just filler anyway. Can't wait to watch TWO TARS for Laurel's reaction when he gets a tomato in the back of his neck. One of the all time impossible-not-to-laugh moments!
Jan 22 11 5:50 PM
Joe Karlosi wrote:dhtreptow wrote: Nor having the films grain artificially smoothed with DNR filters right? Technically, true. But I have no problem with something that restores a movie to its original lustre, probably the way it looked on the big screen when it was released and viewed from a distance (because although grain is what makes the image, you're not supposed to notice a 'grainy movie' unless you walk up to a theatre's screen and stand right in front of it). Or, unless the filmmaker deliberately wanted their work in some shots or entire movies to appear "grainy".
Jan 22 11 5:54 PM
Jan 22 11 10:43 PM
Joe Karlosi wrote:dhtreptow: Then you shoulda sat back further! re: booklets -- The only thing I'd want instead of booklets would be a handy reference for every short as released in chronological order, and then right next to each title, a notation of which volume/disc each was contained on. Sometimes I'll want to play them in order. I think I saw that someone had made one themselves over at an Amazon review, but I'd have to try and find it again.
Jan 23 11 1:53 AM
Jan 23 11 3:21 AM
Joe Karlosi wrote: Thanks for posting that, Ed! I ordered mine on Jan. 15, so I must be getting close.In today's mail I received the R1 Kino version of L&H's THE FLYING DEUCES... and also the R2 of THE SORCERERS... so that'll keep my busy.
Jan 23 11 5:29 AM
pinkfloyd95209 wrote:Joe Karlosi wrote: Thanks for posting that, Ed! I ordered mine on Jan. 15, so I must be getting close.In today's mail I received the R1 Kino version of L&H's THE FLYING DEUCES... and also the R2 of THE SORCERERS... so that'll keep my busy.Joe, Do you have info on the R1 Kino version of THE FLYING DEUCES. When was it released? I don't recall hearing about it. Is it a special edition (and if so, what are the extras?) or a bare bones dvd only?
Jan 23 11 6:36 AM
Jan 24 11 12:17 AM
Joe Karlosi wrote: Yes, I agree. I watched Kino's THE FLYING DEUCES last night and it's easily the best quality I've seen of the film. The extras include a couple of short silent films of Laurel & Hardy touring, as well as their THIS IS YOUR LIFE appearance. The DVD was issued in 2004 and I'd recommend it.
Jan 24 11 9:29 AM
"Physical Media: Alive and Well, Forever!"
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