Sentences with phrase «of laserdisc»

So here you have it kids, my review of what is one the Holy Grails of laserdisc collection the extended, super-special edition of Peter Jacksons The Frighteners.

First things first, the 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is soft and lacking in deep blacks, giving off the impression of a LaserDisc image rather than a DVD circa 2003.

Extras are non-existent — I decline to consider a standard - def theatrical trailer that's been kicking around since the days of LaserDisc an «extra.»

This DVD is essentially a rehash of the laserdisc, and while the movie is not everyone's cup of tea, there is no reason that Disney couldn't have at least included a few extras or made the movie look nicer.

Universal's early DVD releases were either bare bones editions, containing just the movie and maybe a trailer, or special editions that duplicated the contents of their laserdisc releases.

First Universal DVD of John Carpenter's THE THING replicates content of Laserdisc, plus adds isolated stereo track of Ennio Morricone's score under the feature - length documentary.

This was one of the very first commentary tracks ever recorded and was unavailable to most viewers (there aren't a lot of laserdisc players still spinning discs out there) until it was revived for the 2011 Blu - ray.

What do you get when you mesh an actress whose film career has seemingly gone the way of the laserdisc player with...

Not exact matches

Let me start by saying that if you own the original laserdisc set or the VHS tape, you're going to have to hold on to your older copies of the film.

This could be a result of my equipment, but it's still another nail in the Laserdisc coffin.

I own the NTSC Laserdisc of this movie that features DD and PCM soundtracks.

Although he's been known to lord his immense collection of Mystery Science Theater 3000 memorabilia over anyone he thinks will be impressed by it, Joe is also an avid collector of Hitchcock and Kurosawa laserdiscs and DVDs.

To the best of my knowledge, The Sun Shines Bright has never been released on video in the United States, not VHS, Beta, Laserdisc, DVD or anything else.

The print's speckling is fairly minor; any grain has a video - noise quality, not unlike Criterion's LaserDisc of The Killer.

Supplements for these platters are divided into two categories: «Bonus Features,» which are new and also appear on the current DVD, and «Classic DVD Bonus Features,» which is stuff that in some cases dates all the way back to the Deluxe Edition LaserDisc of Toy Story but has become, in these latest reissues, exclusive - to - Blu - ray.

Mild, welcome grain helps maintain the persuasion of celluloid, though, while saturation is strong and hues seem much more accurate than the pink tones of the film's VHS and LaserDisc incarnations.

Carpenter and Russell's LaserDisc commentary from 1995 — their first yak - track together — is recycled here and deserves its legendary status, the only peril of the yakker's reuse that the boys refer us to supplementary material that's no longer on board.

We also recommend you to listen the long out - of - print Criterion Collection Laserdisc commentary with Orson Welles historian Robert Carringer [MP3].

Some of the extras on the «Platoon» Blu - ray, such as the commentaries, date back to the amazing Pioneer Special Edition laserdisc of 1995.

The Magnificent Ambersons radio performance comes from the super-rare Criterion CAV Laserdisc, courtesy of The Mercury Theatre on the Air [MP3].

Both incarnations tone down the edge - enhancement of the sought - after LaserDisc and offer a more variegated palette.

There are three commentary tracks: one from film professor and writer Robert Kolker and another from screenwriter Paul Schrader recorded for the 2007 Collector's Edition DVD, and the original 1986 commentary by Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader (recorded separately) for the (long out of print) Criterion laserdisc release.

George Lucas, for all his pioneering in the movie business, made three really bad movies and ruined the «Star Wars» franchise for a new generation of moviegoers who only knew Episodes IV, V and VI on VHS and laserdisc.

Unfortunately, this Blu - ray, which also includes the film on DVD and a code for a digital copy, doesn't include the extensive, 1.5 - hour making - of documentary originally created by Laurent Bouzereau for the 1996 laserdisc release.

On the Pocahontas laserdisc, there was a highly - praised audio commentary, a making - of documentary with location footage, highlights of the film's premiere in Central Park, a multi-language reel of «Colors of the Wind», and interviews from the filmmakers.

Isolated mono track of Mark Isham's score and source cues, as originally featured on Crirtion's prior Laserdisc.

(Note: the laserdisc incorrectly listed the isolated mono track as a stereo music & sound effects mix; the DVD merely replicates the same mono music stems, though it's still a mere shadow of Mark Isham's marvelous, and still unreleased, music score.)

The 10th Anniversary Edition ports over most of the deluxe laserdisc supplements that were left off of the first DVD.

The laserdisc had a pinkish hue in some daytime scenes, and the excessive brightness muted the deep blue sky and saturation of reds and deep greens (although in augmenting the overall colour contrasts, darker blacks and browns in the DVD obfuscate some subtle object and facial details).

The laserdisc's box also contained an artist's portfolio and the book «The Art of Pocahontas», are not included in some form.

Isolated mono music track of John Carpenter's score as originally present on Image Laserdisc.

The Short Cuts DVD retains most of the original laserdisc extras.

John Carpenter's legion of fans won't be disappointed by this outstanding release, heavily improving upon the original Special Edition laserdisc from New Line in 1995.

A title in Fox Video's «Family Feature» series (it was originally issued on tape and LaserDisc by Warner Home Video), Thumbelina is presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen on one side of the DVD and in pan-and-scan on the flipside.

Though released on VHS and laserdisc in the nineties, it had been MIA on DVD, in large part because of the deplorable condition of the vault elements.

As on laserdisc and DVD, Last Temptation is joined by a modest collection of extras, less than you would expect for a film of its reputation and for being Criterion's only Scorsese title.

Book - length film studies by amateurs can be traced back to Salman Rushdie's 1992 The Wizard of Oz, the volume that launched the BFI Film Classics — possibly the most bountiful book series in the history of film criticism in any language, and one that sums up some of the gains criticism generally can boast over the same period, when DVD extras, building on the precedents established with laserdiscs, started to become institutionalized.

As a home theater audio format, DTS (also referred to as DTS Digital Surround or DTS Core) is one of two (along with Dolby Digital 5.1) that got their start with the Laserdisc format, with both formats migrating to DVD upon that format's introduction.

There are superb Blu - ray and DVD special editions, including a new 40th Anniversary Blu - ray with a new cast and crew reunion Q&A and commentary by Martin Scorsese recorded for the original laserdisc release of the film: one of the first commentary tracks ever recorded.

The 2002 DVD presented an abridged version of Completely Cuckoo, a documentary created for a 1997 laserdisc release.

Originally found on the 1995 laserdisc, this program offers the standard mix of movie clips, archival materials, and interviews.

In case this impression stemmed from the pan and scan transfer, I rented the letterboxed laserdisc a few years later and felt the same way; Jaws 2 isn't a terrible movie, but it's nothing more than a pale imitation of the original.

The Parent Trap first came to DVD in March of 1999 and it concurrently debuted on VHS and laserdisc.

THE ABYSS: Special Edition (A / A - / A +) From the excellent picture, very good sound and monumental complement of extras, The Abyss is a DVD that effectively improves upon a solid laserdisc set.

The disc's central supplement is the documentary «Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic» (1:00:24), a program created for the film's 30th anniversary laserdisc in 1995.

The film was shot by Glengarry Glen Ross cinematographer Juan Ruiz Anchía and looks it, with the stability of his trademark sizzling reds pardoning the intermittent «LaserDisc» appearance of the image, i.e., an ineffably dated digital sheen.

The 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer will impress even the most jaded viewer, exhibiting stark blacks and whites that often suggest the silver retention process used famously in theatrical and LaserDisc presentations of Seven.

Jarmusch spoke eloquently about his love of Janus film - makers like Bergman and Ozu, and even the significance of the Janus logo, and he struck a resonant note for the assembled crowd of cinephiles when he discussed his stash of Criterion Collection laserdiscs, even though his laserdisc player is currently broken.

A making - of documentary, The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys, is included on the laserdisc release in 1997.

It was created for the movie's 1997 laserdisc and a shortened 47 - minute version appeared on Disc 2 of the 2002 Special Edition DVD.