Ben Hur 4 discer R1

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 02 Jan 2006, 19:41

I'd like to check this out and see it at least once - it seems a good price at CD-WOW (there's also a UK version due out in February):

Specs according to Play:

Newly Remastered and Restored from Original 65mm Film Elements
Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio
Commentary by Film Historian T. Gene Hatcher with Scene Specific Comments from Charlton Heston
Music-Only Track Showcasing Miklos Rozsa’s Score
Screen Tests
Vintage Newsreels Gallery
Highlights from the 1960 Academy Awards Ceremony
Theatrical Trailer Gallery
The 1925 Silent Version: The Thames Television Restoration with Stereophonic Orchestral Score by Composer Carl Davis
New Documentary: Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema: Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the film
1994 Documentary: Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic Hosted by Christopher Plummer
Directed by William Wyler: 1986 Emmy Award?-nominated documentary featuring the last interview with Wyler before his death
Ben-Hur: A Journey Through Pictures: New audiovisual recreation of the film via stills, storyboards, sketches, music and dialogue

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 02 Jan 2006, 20:57

it's a very wide 2:70:1 or something,my brother has it.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 02 Jan 2006, 22:05

My Dad has it. Probably only suitable for widescreen TVs as it's - as Salty says - verrry wide.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Jan 2006, 11:11

Doesn't that make it look really sweet though? The official spec. has been up at DVD Times for a while.

I'll be getting this for sure it looks tops, so does the film. I'm not really keen to pay for the silent version (I doubt I'd ever watch it) but that can't be helped.

Mark is your Dad big into importing? My Dad isn't he only buys UK R2 despite having had a few multi-region players:

A: His girlfriends DVD player isn't multiregion and needs to be chipped to make it so
B: He likes buying ex-rentals (Brad shudders) as he thinks he's getting a bargain and only ever buys ad-hoc in a shop browsing for titles

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 04 Jan 2006, 16:43

multi-region players are so cheap nowadays,brad tell your dad's girlfriend to pick one up in asda when she does the weekly shop 8)

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 04 Jan 2006, 19:03

bradavon wrote:Mark is your Dad big into importing?

Yes.

My Dad isn't he only buys UK R2 despite having had a few multi-region players

His girlfriends DVD player isn't multiregion and needs to be chipped to make it so

No hacks?

He likes buying ex-rentals (Brad shudders) as he thinks he's getting a bargain and only ever buys ad-hoc in a shop browsing for titles

jimmyscab · Post by **jimmyscab** » 04 Jan 2006, 19:58

Its out in UK in Feb. Image seems to have more information at the sides compared to the R1 but misses out on the isolated score.

I think im gonna wait for the R2, i have the soundtrack on CD so no need for the isolated music track.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Jan 2006, 21:30

No hacks?

Not all players have remote hacks built into them.

The big boys such as Panasonic (which I think she has), Sony etc... rarely/if ever do. I look ages ago, a few times.

It's uber dumb IMO. I'd have bought a new player well by now but there you go (no point in paying to fit a chip really).