New WB Re-releases/SE's/Announcements

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Jun 2005, 09:40

I havent seen many of those (apart from The Adventures of Robin Hood - tops).

Some info with thanks to DVD Talk:

King Kong: Two-Disc Special Edition November 2005
Special Features are scheduled to include:
*3 featurettes with Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy
--Tour of Jackson’s personal Kong memorabilia
--The Magic of Kong’s Stop Motion Wizardry
--The Mystery of the Spider sequence
*Fascinating feature-length documentary on the Creator of King Kong, Merian C. Copper
*Interview with Peter Jackson on how King Kong influenced his filmmaking
*Theatrical Trailers

Also taken from this site:
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press ... 0418a.html

Warner Bros. Studios and HP breathe new life into classic motion pictures

Warner Bros. Studios and HP also announced that they have teamed to restore the 1933 classic motion picture "King Kong." One of the American Film Institute's 100 most beloved films and named to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, the original camera negative of "King Kong" has long been destroyed, leaving only elements and prints that have been deteriorating over the years.

Warner Bros. Studios has brought the best elements and prints from all over the world and has scanned them into a 4K digital file. Using HP's "dirt and scratch" technology, which was developed by HP Labs, the 72-year-old classic will be digitally restored to its 1933 brilliance. A new camera negative as well as new archival elements will be created so that the film will be saved for generations to come. This new, restored version of "King Kong," as it was originally released, will be screened theatrically and broadcast on television, as well as released on Warner Home Video.

HP has also invented a new film restoration process for Cinerama films that eliminates the "seams" visible from the old three panel Cinerama process as well as corrects the distortions in perspective that were inherent in the change from Cinerama's curved screen to a flat one. Tests have already begun on the classic MGM 1962 film "How The West Was Won," now part of the vast Warner Bros. Studios library.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 18 Jun 2005, 18:47

From DVD Talk: Wizard of Oz extras - possibly a 2 or 3 disc SE:

The Wizard of Oz: Two-Disc Special Edition October 2005
Special Features are scheduled to include:
*New documentary on the phenomenon of Oz and its impact around the world
*Making-of documentary hosted by Angela Lansbury
*Oz composer Harold Arlen’s home movies
*Musical outtakes including the Jitterbug dance
*Filmographies, story boards, costumes, and makeup tests
*New, graduated trivia game
*Feature-length sing-a-long

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 04 Aug 2005, 08:41

There are 2 "Oz" sets - one a 2 disc SE, one a 3 disc SE. I may get the 2 disc SE.

News on the Batman films - they only seem to be available in a boxset

Source: DVD Answers

Here's the source link:

http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0 ... &n=1&burl=

I would get Batman if they were released seperately. Have no interest in the 4th Shoemaker film...

Released on R1 on 18 October 2005.

EDIT: Bradavon to include source link.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Aug 2005, 11:46

Grim could you post the link please. It saves Bullets disk space, bandwith and is easier to read.

grim_tales wrote:News on the Batman films - they only seem to be available in a boxset

Re-read your source

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 04 Aug 2005, 12:07

Sorry Brad.

$80 for the boxset is very expensive, I know thats just the RRP but still.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Aug 2005, 12:18

I'm just getting the first film. The first sequel is decent but not a keeper and the 2nd and 3rd sequels are rubbish.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 04 Aug 2005, 12:21

I may get the first 2, havent decided yet

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 04 Aug 2005, 14:57

I'm getting BATMAN, BATMAN RETURNS.

NOT getting BATMAN FOREVER or BATMAN & ROBIN.

Will probably pick up BATMAN BEGINS as well...

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 04 Aug 2005, 15:00

grim_tales wrote:$80 for the boxset is very expensive, I know thats just the RRP but still.

That's fucking outrageous!!!

It should be RRP $49.99 or something... no need for gross overpricing.

A fair UK price would be RRP £29.99 tops.

You can bet it'll be more...........

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 04 Aug 2005, 15:16

Yeah $50 is better. You can bet it'll never sold anywhere for that price though and discounted further online.
Who pays the RRP anyway?

Yeah $80 (even it is 8 discs) is Waaaay too much

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Aug 2005, 17:00

Does it matter? It's not like we're going to buy the box set. They could charge £3 and I wouldn't buy it.

Markgway wrote:ill probably pick up BATMAN BEGINS as well...

Me to.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 05 Aug 2005, 00:33

I'd get Batman and maybe Returns. Returns was decent, but it suffers from having too many villains and the pacing is uneven. Mask of the Phantasm and Batman Begins shits on both Burton films though IMO.

It's pretty cool how Warner has FINALLY starting including DTS on their release. I'd love a release of that remastered Matrix disc (from the craptastic 10-disc ultimate boxset. It sucks cuz it includes the sequels.) w/ a DTS track.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 05 Aug 2005, 11:56

Personally while I found Begins very good I wouldn't say it's better than Batman. Batman is more fun IMO.

Both are about equal.

Mask of the Phantasm

It's animated right?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 05 Aug 2005, 12:49

bradavon wrote:
Mask of the Phantasm
It's animated right?

Yes, a film of the superb 1992-95 animated series. I think that series is the best Batman screen adaptation to date tbh.

MOTP and Begins are superior IMO because they're character pieces which actually centre on Batman. In the Burton films (and the Shumacher atrocities) he's just a 2-dimensional sideshow to the big outlandish villains that dominate the centre stage.

I was 8 or 9 when I saw Batman Forever theatrically, I thought it was a masterpiece. Even bought the video of it the following year (still whacking around somewhere in the house). How naive children can be

.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 05 Aug 2005, 14:17

8 or 9 how old are you?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 05 Aug 2005, 15:15

Batman Forever was released in 1995, so I'd guess 18/19.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 06 Aug 2005, 13:59

Yeah, I'm 19.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 06 Aug 2005, 14:37

Brad suddenly feels really old at 26.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 06 Aug 2005, 21:53

Foggie!!!

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 07 Aug 2005, 07:17

bradavon wrote:Brad suddenly feels really old at 26.

https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... .php?t=678

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 11 Aug 2005, 15:00

Hey,

DVD Answers has hi-res scans of the covers for King Kong, Son of Kong and the rest.

Looks mighty impressive :thumbleft:

http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0 ... &n=1&burl=

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 18 Aug 2005, 09:42

Have you seen the R2 Batman films SE art compared to the R1? It looks much better:

http://citaya.dyndns.org:16080/~Tee/php ... php?t=2989

R1 Art:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/ ... nsedvd.jpg

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/ ... ssedvd.jpg

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/ ... rsedvd.jpg

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/ ... nsedvd.jpg

The R2 looks cooler, the R1 just uses the old art and puts the "SE" benner on it

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 18 Aug 2005, 12:36

Yeah, the UK Batman SE covers are definately better. (R1's are variations of the original theatrical posters, but meh.)

Fuck the BBFC if Returns remains cut by 9 seconds though - R1/4 if it's the case though.