MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#101 Post by ccfixx » Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:43 pm


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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#102 Post by Finch » Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:56 pm

If their other Hitchcock discs are like this, I'll be all the gladder for not having sold my Crit Notorious and the most recent MGM disc of Rebecca, not to mention the fucking awful covers they've designed for the Blus.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#103 Post by andyli » Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:54 pm

Looks OK to me. Probably they're using the same HD masters as their latest DVD releases.

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#104 Post by manicsounds » Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:04 pm

Emailed Fox about "West Side Story" and if they are able to ship abroad replacement discs
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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#105 Post by kinjitsu » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:51 pm

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#106 Post by hearthesilence » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:58 pm

Not to nitpick, but I wish they kept the burned-in subtitle font from the original release. (in reference to the balcony scene)

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#107 Post by Mike_S » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:15 pm

Any comments on the "Phantom of the Paradise" Blu Ray? Is it out of print? I'd also rather like a BD of "The Fury".

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#108 Post by ShellOilJunior » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:11 pm

Jeff wrote:The Apartment looks like it's going to be a Best Buy exclusive in the U.S. for a while.
Family Video has it for $19 shipped.

It's also on Amazon.ca and Planet Axel but for $25 or so.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#109 Post by mfunk9786 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:16 pm

Please note though, if you bring in a DVD, you will get $5 off at Best Buy. It doesn't have to be the same film.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#110 Post by Feego » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:23 pm

hearthesilence wrote:Not to nitpick, but I wish they kept the burned-in subtitle font from the original release. (in reference to the balcony scene)
That would be problematic, though, for non-English-speaking viewers. The non-English subs would have to appear in big, unattractive blocks to cover the burned-in English ones during that scene.

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#111 Post by CSM126 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:45 pm

Feego wrote:
hearthesilence wrote:Not to nitpick, but I wish they kept the burned-in subtitle font from the original release. (in reference to the balcony scene)
That would be problematic, though, for non-English-speaking viewers. The non-English subs would have to appear in big, unattractive blocks to cover the burned-in English ones during that scene.
Or they could simply be placed elsewhere on the screen.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#112 Post by domino harvey » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:02 pm

Midnight Cowboy and the Apartment were released as Best Buy exclusives today-- can anyone who picked them up in store confirm what they're going for?

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#113 Post by Jeff » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:22 pm

Midnight Cowboy was actually released as a Best Buy exclusive last May. I think I was able to get it for ten bucks at the time of release, but I believe the regular price was $20. The Best Buy website shows The Apartment as "unavailable" at all stores near me, so I'm still unsure as to what's up with this title. May have to order Canadian release.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#114 Post by perkizitore » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:32 pm

Is the Midnight Cowboy release better than the UK blu?

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#115 Post by Jeff » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:45 pm

perkizitore wrote:Is the Midnight Cowboy release better than the UK blu?
Same transfer I think.

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#116 Post by mfunk9786 » Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:00 pm

Jeff wrote:Midnight Cowboy was actually released as a Best Buy exclusive last May. I think I was able to get it for ten bucks at the time of release, but I believe the regular price was $20. The Best Buy website shows The Apartment as "unavailable" at all stores near me, so I'm still unsure as to what's up with this title. May have to order Canadian release.
I just ended up ordering The Apartment online, I'll let y'all know if it ships.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#117 Post by onedimension » Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:25 pm

I think the Best Buy exclusive of 'The Apartment' might be online only- anyway, I ordered it last night through their site and it shipped this afternoon ($19.99)

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#118 Post by Brian C » Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:27 pm

It's not a BB exclusive - Barnes and Noble also had The Apartment in-store today. FYI.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#119 Post by brendanjc » Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:07 am

I picked The Apartment up along with the Woody Allen and Hitchcock Blus from Fox's online store. They're all $15.99 and there's a 10% off coupon floating around.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#120 Post by Jeff » Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:23 pm

Brian C wrote:It's not a BB exclusive - Barnes and Noble also had The Apartment in-store today. FYI.
Yeah. I picked it up at B&N as part of their buy-two-get-one deal which is going on until July 30. So strange that Amazon isn't stocking it. Best Buy and Target are online only. What a bizarre distribution move by Fox/MGM.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#121 Post by domino harvey » Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:52 pm

Thank God for MGM's hands-off approach to their catalog Blus, because Manhattan looks amazing, full of grain and detail. What a joy! Haven't popped in Annie Hall yet but I imagine it would be scientifically impossible to look worse than the prior MGM DVD...

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#122 Post by cdnchris » Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:00 pm

I don't think you'll be disappointed, it looks fantastic as well and is obviously a whole new transfer.

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#123 Post by felipe » Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:20 pm

Jeff wrote:I picked it up at B&N as part of their buy-two-get-one deal which is going on until July 30.
July 30? Are you sure?

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#124 Post by Jeff » Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:34 pm

felipe wrote:
Jeff wrote:I picked it up at B&N as part of their buy-two-get-one deal which is going on until July 30.
July 30? Are you sure?
Ha. Nope, just an idiot. Apparently I start typing a J month and have the attention span of a one-year old. The sale goes until January 30 (i.e. tomorrow).

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Re: Fox/MGM Catalog Titles on Blu

#125 Post by ShellOilJunior » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:25 am

The MANHATTAN blu is a colossal upgrade over the DVD. Bravo, MGM/Fox.

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