Don't buy the Porky's Collection from Maple!!
11-28-06, 11:29 PM
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Don't buy the Porky's Collection from Maple!!
Hey guys,
The Canadian release of "Porky's" 1-3 is a sham. Stick with the Fox versions of the 1st 2 films. These are not widescreen and among the worst transfers in recent memory. This copy of "Porky's" is dark as hell and looks worse than any VHS version I owned. Again, it's full frame and that is not a 5.1 mix to my ears.
The "Porky's Revenge" transfer is even worse. I swear it looks like it were taped off of television. Only only if you're really desperate to own this one.
I can't stress this highly enough. No features of any kind. They even have the same menu screen for all 3 films (as if they are all the same film...the original). It's just the most shoddy release you can imagine.
Hope this save someone from making the mistake I did.
The Canadian release of "Porky's" 1-3 is a sham. Stick with the Fox versions of the 1st 2 films. These are not widescreen and among the worst transfers in recent memory. This copy of "Porky's" is dark as hell and looks worse than any VHS version I owned. Again, it's full frame and that is not a 5.1 mix to my ears.
The "Porky's Revenge" transfer is even worse. I swear it looks like it were taped off of television. Only only if you're really desperate to own this one.
I can't stress this highly enough. No features of any kind. They even have the same menu screen for all 3 films (as if they are all the same film...the original). It's just the most shoddy release you can imagine.
Hope this save someone from making the mistake I did.
11-28-06, 11:35 PM
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I bought it today and thinking about it later, I realized this wasn't the artwork from the set I had seen on other sites. That and the fucker is fullscreen. I didn't unwrap it yet...it's going back tomorrow...thanks for the heads up!
11-28-06, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by freshticles
I bought it today and thinking about it later, I realized this wasn't the artwork from the set I had seen on other sites. That and the fucker is fullscreen. I didn't unwrap it yet...it's going back tomorrow...thanks for the heads up!
11-29-06, 07:44 AM
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Thanks for the info. I actually considered importing this from Canada. I'm glad I held off. I wish Fox would just release all three in special editions already. They're popular enough films, I'd think. I watched them many times in the '80s.
11-29-06, 05:08 PM
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That's a huge disappointment. This sounds like one of those bootlegs from Ebay. Is Maple related to Lionsgate somehow? That's the impression I got based on their other titles.
11-29-06, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DRG
That's a huge disappointment. This sounds like one of those bootlegs from Ebay. Is Maple related to Lionsgate somehow? That's the impression I got based on their other titles.
