Visually Stunning Movies That Haven't Received Blu-Ray Treatment

[jeffbase34]

Last month, we were treated to the double dose of Gladiator and Braveheart on blu-ray, both looking outstanding in high definition glory. While the story and acting are excellent in these film, a huge part of the enjoyment comes from the cinematography. These are the films that deserve the blu-ray treatment

While the medium is still fairly young, it is almost criminal that some visually stunning films are still only in SD such as:


Dances with Wolves


I would think this film would have been one of the first blu-rays releases. This movie is perhaps the most visually poetic film about the old west. Open plains, Native Americans, and a buffalo hunt would be a visual feast in blu-ray.
Unfortunately, no release date or news. Instead, we get the stinkfest, The Postman.


Saving Private Ryan


This movie blew me away with its realistic visuals and sound. The best part for me was when they are waiting for the attack in the town, and you can hear the beast tanks grinding away and coming close. Such realism.


Star Wars


Yea, we know it is coming, and Lucas will milk us for more money.


That's all that comes to mind at the moment. Can anyone give more examples?

[riotinmyskull]

david lynch

[gglass4269]

I can't be the only one that's surprised that more Spielberg films havn't been released. 3 years into the format and CEO's are wondering why Blu-rays don't have more market penetration? It's simply because there are not enough catalog titles yet.

[HE Pennypacker]

M. Night Shyamalan's THE VILLAGE. I still think it's his best film. Of course, it'd look beautiful given the BD treatment.

[BASISON]

Legends of the Fall would be a nice one to see in HD.

[Drexl]

I can't be the only one that's surprised that more Spielberg films havn't been released. 3 years into the format and CEO's are wondering why Blu-rays don't have more market penetration? It's simply because there are not enough catalog titles yet.

He allowed a fairly big catalog title (Close Encounters) to be released back in 2007, and then nothing except the day and date Indiana Jones 4. I think that tells us something. Yes, I know sales are gradually increasing, but he still may not be happy with the level they're at yet.

I'd really like to see Sam Mendes' collaborations with Conrad Hall: American Beauty and Road to Perdition.

BTW, Dances with Wolves has been available to download in magnificent 720p on PSN for some time. What a tease!

[Coral]

The Thin Red Line
Days of Heaven
Il Conformista
The Last Picture Show
The Mirror
City of God
8 1/2

[gryffinmaster]

____________ by Hayao Miyazaki (preferably Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke).

:)

[Juicy.Fruit84]

Naked lunch, a disturbing yet very intriguing movie. This id pick up day 1

[biglou114]

Lawrence of Arabia.

Should've been the first blu.

[doctorthodt]

Barry Lyndon

[mike45]

Cleopatra 1963.

[WMAangel]

Last month, we were treated to the double dose of Gladiator and Braveheart on blu-ray, ONE looking outstanding in high definition glory.

Fixed...

[bearkiss]

HEAVY METAL (animated) and TOMMY

both were available on sony/columbia "superbit" dvds and looked & sounded wonderful...

still hoping for the day of them in 1080P

[KillerCannibal]

Boogie Nights (but it's finally coming...)
Street Trash
Altered States

[rexinnih]

Lawrence of Arabia.

Should've been the first blu.

First one that came to mind for me also. But plenty of other great suggestions so far.

[Giles]

visually stunning? oh... I'd say 'Prospero's Books' which was shot in very early prototype HiDef cameras.

[Josh Z]

visually stunning? oh... I'd say 'Prospero's Books' which was shot in very early prototype HiDef cameras.

The majority of Prospero's Books was shot on 35mm film. It was only the P-i-P style insert images that were shot on video.

Regardless, it's a very visually arresting movie. I can't believe there isn't even a decent DVD edition of it available anywhere.

[PerryD]

For some reason, a few musicals popped into my head...
Sound of Music
West Side Story
Mary Poppins

[mrhan]

Last of the Mohicans with both cuts.

[bub]

How about Empire of the Sun?

[Daytripper]

Last of the Mohicans with both cuts.

Amen! This and "Days of Heaven" were the first two movies that immediately came to mind. I'd like to also nominate the two "Elizabeth" films.

[TheDuke]

Heima and Picnic at Hanging Rock

[Giles]

The majority of Prospero's Books was shot on 35mm film. It was only the P-i-P style insert images that were shot on video.

Regardless, it's a very visually arresting movie. I can't believe there isn't even a decent DVD edition of it available anywhere.

the only DVD I know about where this has been released is Spain

[onebyone]

I sure would love Sofia Coppola's movies on blu. Marie Antoinette would look fantastic.

[jiggawhat]

First one that came to mind for me also. But plenty of other great suggestions so far.

This movie is undergoing an extensive remaster. Hopefully will come out next year.

[PopcornTreeCt]

Barry Lyndon

:up:

[Timsterino]

For visually stunning movies that have not been on Blu-Ray yet, three immediately come to my mind:

What Dreams May Come
Pleasantville
Sound of Music

[davidh777]

I thought of Lawrence as well, and I know Dr. Zhivago is also in the works

[AnonomusBob15]

The Beach
Undertow

two titles I would purchase for the photography alone. Not bad films either, not as good as they could have been.

[cracksky]

We need to have a R1 Blu-ray release of Dario Argento's Suspiria.

From Wikipedia:
Suspiria is noteworthy for several stylistic flourishes that have become Argento trademarks. The film was made with anamorphic lenses. The production design and cinematography emphasize vivid primary colors, particularly red, creating a deliberately unrealistic, nightmarish setting. This look was emphasized by the use of imbibition Technicolor prints. The imbibition process, used for The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind, is much more vivid in its color rendition than emulsion-based release prints, therefore enhancing the nightmarish quality of the film.

The film was the final feature film to be processed in Technicolor before the processing plant was closed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspiria

[GenPion]

M. Night Shyamalan's THE VILLAGE. I still think it's his best film. Of course, it'd look beautiful given the BD treatment.

Absolutely 100% agree here. I can't believe it's not out yet.

[trespoochies]

1492: Conquest of Paradise. The only Ridley Scott movie to have not been released on any format other than VHS and laserdisc.

[TheDuke]

I sure would love Sofia Coppola's movies on blu. Marie Antoinette would look fantastic.

I agree, The Virgin Suicides as well.

[bub]

Master and Commander -The Far Side of the World

oooops...

[biglou114]

This movie is undergoing an extensive remaster. Hopefully will come out next year.

How many time has it been remastered over the past 20 years? It seems like it gets one every two or three years.

[Giles]

1492: Conquest of Paradise. The only Ridley Scott movie to have not been released on any format other than VHS and laserdisc.

wasn't there a rumour that Scott doing a new director's cut of the film.

[Ghostbuster]

People have already mentioned it...

Last of the Mohicans

[WMAangel]

Master and Commander -The Far Side of the World

:confused:
It is already on Blu-ray:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xX2jk7HUL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

[Giles]

^ I'd want it remastered (PQ wise) and all the extras that the deluxe special edition DVD has.

[WMAangel]

^ I'd want it remastered (PQ wise) and all the extras that the deluxe special edition DVD has.

While I can easily understand that argument (as a lot of those earlier Fox titles have missing extras and inferior MPEG-2 encodes), this thread specifically asked for movies that haven't yet been available on BD, not for ones already available that you'd like to see re-released and improved....that's why the post by "bub" is confusing...

[Giles]

^ was Master and Commander a MPEG-2 encode disc?

[WMAangel]

^ was Master and Commander a MPEG-2 encode disc?

I don't have the disc to personally confirm it, but the reviews at both DVDBeaver and High Def Digest both say it actually has an AVC encode....

[Josh Z]

Re: Prospero's Books

the only DVD I know about where this has been released is Spain

Right, and wasn't it only available as part of a huge limited edition box set?

[JimRochester]

Six Days Seven Nights - not a very good movie by any stretch of the imagination however is the definition of visually stunning.

[sauce07]

Kundun - Scorsese's Dali Lama flick is gorgeous to look at

[jiggawhat]

How many time has it been remastered over the past 20 years? It seems like it gets one every two or three years.

I have no idea. I know the DVD book (beige color) version I have is off in color and supposedly this remaster is going to fix it.

[freshticles]

Howard the Duck
Look who's talking

[AmityBoatTours]

The Elephant Man( though i did own the hd dvd import come one paramount give us this on blu)
Psycho
Mary Poppins
who Frammed Roger Rabbit

[AmityBoatTours]

definately agree with you about pleasentville and what dreams(which i used to own the hd dvd of what dreams and it looked breath taking)For visually stunning movies that have not been on Blu-Ray yet, three immediately come to my mind:

What Dreams May Come
Pleasantville
Sound of Music

[mooncat]

DONT FORGET SCARFACE :rock: AND BRAIN DEAD, AND ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST AND ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA ETC.THE CLASSICS ARE THE BEST :banana:

[beebs]

Just a few gorgeous or visual movies I'd love to see on BR.

Sunset Blvd.
War of the Worlds (1950s)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
To Catch a Thief
Bridge on the River Kwai
The King and I
Seven Year Itch
Ben-Hur
Spartacus
The Hustler
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
El Cid
The Court Jester
Lawrence of Arabia
Network
The Sting
Once Upon A Time in the West
Last Picture Show
Apocalypse Now
Brainstorm
Young Sherlock Holmes
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Dragonslayer
The Right Stuff
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Zelig
The Mission
Platoon
Blue Velvet
The Natural
Brazil
Dances with Wolves
True Lies
Hamlet (1996)
Avalon
Schindler's List
Babe
The Piano
Hudsucker Proxy
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Sense and Sensibility
Delicatessan
American Beauty
Underground
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Pleasantville
Amelie

[Lutz]

I hear the reason why Lucas won't release Star Wars on a new format is because he believes that companies would use it just to sell the format.

[OscarBluth]

M. Night Shyamalan's THE VILLAGE. I still think it's his best film. Of course, it'd look beautiful given the BD treatment.
+1, I love that movie.

I'd be happy with Fight Club, Panic Room, Brick, Garden State, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, The Jacket, Thomas Crown Affair, Rounders and The Talented Mr. Ripley. It has to be rentals that are driving the releases. I can't believe that more people would buy Miss March than Fight Club. :rolleyes:

I was ecstatic that Grumpy Old Men & Sideways came out on Blu. If you haven't heard the commentary with Giamatti & THC, it's great. It's on the regular DVD, too. And I'm getting Leon: The Professional on release day.

[Daytripper]

+1, I love that movie.

I'd be happy with Fight Club, Panic Room, Brick, Garden State, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, The Jacket, Thomas Crown Affair, Rounders and The Talented Mr. Ripley. It has to be rentals that are driving the releases. I can't believe that more people would buy Miss March than Fight Club. :rolleyes:

I was ecstatic that Grumpy Old Men & Sideways came out on Blu. If you haven't heard the commentary with Giamatti & THC, it's great. It's on the regular DVD, too. And I'm getting Leon: The Professional on release day.

You think some of those films are visually stunning? "Grumpy Old Men" and "Sideways".....really!?

[rkwagner444]

Any movie made in VistaVision.

[Iron_Giant]

Any movie made in VistaVision.

Amen, VistaVision was the IMAX of it's time.



Films shot entirely in VistaVision
White Christmas (1954)
3 Ring Circus (1954)
Richard III (1955)
Artists and Models (1955)
The Desperate Hours (1955) (first b&w film shot in VistaVision)
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
Strategic Air Command (1955)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
We're No Angels (1955)
You're Never Too Young (1955)
Hell's Island (1955)
The Battle of the River Plate (Rank Organization,1956)
War and Peace (1956)
High Society (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956)
The Court Jester (1956)
Away All Boats (Universal Pictures, 1956)
The Searchers (Warner Bros., 1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Funny Face (1957)
Ill Met by Moonlight (The Archers, 1957)
Loving You (1957)
The Delicate Delinquent' (1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Hell Drivers (1957)
The Pride and the Passion (United Artists, 1957)
The Sad Sack (1958)
Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot (1957) (first documentary shot in VistaVision)
Vertigo (1958)
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
The Geisha Boy (1958)
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
North by Northwest (MGM, 1959)
The Five Pennies (1959)
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
One-Eyed Jacks (1960)
Death by Hanging (Japan, 1968)
In the Realm of the Senses (Japan, 1976)
In the Realm of Passion (Japan, 1978)
Vengeance Is Mine (Japan, 1979)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Universal, 1983)
Venus Wars (Japan, 1989)



Films using VistaVision for special effects process work only

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Tron (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Back to the Future (1985)
RoboCop (1987)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
The Abyss (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Jumanji (1995)
Twister (1996)
Contact (1997)
Men in Black (1997)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
The Matrix (1999)
The Mummy (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Men in Black II (2002)
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Batman Begins (2005)
Flightplan (2005)
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Blindness (2008)

[mrbmarco]

Ryan's Daughter
Star!
Hello Dolly!
Kagemusha
Daddy Long Legs
Funny Face
Oliver
Dead Man
Auntie Mame
Song of Norway
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Pirate
Meet Me in St Louis
The Boyfriend

[beebs]

Any movie made in VistaVision.

Just VistaVision... not CinemaScope or Super Panavision or any of those other wide formats? Any every single VV film, too? No selection of particular favorites?

[beebs]

You think some of those films are visually stunning? "Grumpy Old Men" and "Sideways".....really!?

I was stunned by the big naked guy running after PG in Sideways. This one looks incredibly film-like on Blu-ray. I've watched in a number of times now.

[L Chabert Lover]

Showgirls...yeah, it wouldn't suck (on Blu)

:drool: boobies

[davidlynchfan]

"Tommy" would be a visual feast.

[cinemaphile]

Moulin rouge!!

[trespoochies]

I had no idea people liked The Village at all.....

[PopcornTreeCt]

I had no idea people liked The Village at all.....

It's blu-ray. It's all about PQ!

[andicus]

I had no idea people liked The Village at all.....

I had no idea who M. Night was. I didn't know there was "a twist," and I just enjoyed it for what it was. Loved the soundtrack, too.

I could name loads of movies that I'm surprised anyone would like, but to each his/her own. :shrug:

[hawk]

It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World

[Ignohippo]

Citizen Kane

[HE Pennypacker]

It's blu-ray. It's all about PQ!

No. I love The Village. I believe it's a great film. The PQ would just be icing.

[HE Pennypacker]

It's A Mad Mad Mad World

Good choice. That and The Russians are Coming!

[Dick]

He allowed a fairly big catalog title (Close Encounters) to be released back in 2007, and then nothing except the day and date Indiana Jones 4. I think that tells us something. Yes, I know sales are gradually increasing, but he still may not be happy with the level they're at yet.

I'd really like to see Sam Mendes' collaborations with Conrad Hall: American Beauty and Road to Perdition.

BTW, Dances with Wolves has been available to download in magnificent 720p on PSN for some time. What a tease!

I do not think Spielberg had any influence over the CLOSE ENCOUNTERS release. If he had, I don't we'd have seen it yet. Columbia (Sony) pretty much has the right to do what they want with this title, one of the few (along with POLTERGEIST) that Speilberg cannot control. Spielberg, as much as I admire his work, is being a narcissistic jerk by not allowing more of his catalog to be available on Blu. He did this with DVD, too. He wants to wait until there is a certain "market saturation" of Blu-ray players. My take on this: market penetration would increase significantly if suddenly JAWS and E.T. and SCHINDLER'S LIST and JURASSIC PARK were to come out on Blu.

But apparently Speilberg believes his films are much too important to be thrown into the mix at this point. His films are important, and that is why they should be available right now, to add a kick to this new format which is really desperately needs.

[K&AJones]

For visually stunning movies that have not been on Blu-Ray yet, three immediately come to my mind:

What Dreams May Come
Pleasantville
Sound of Music

Couldn't agree more with all three but What Dreams May Come with Robin Williams would look just stunning. I know of no film that pretty much covers the entire color spectrum from colorful pastels to dark and gloomy.

Add....

Ben Hur
Cleopatra

[PhantomStranger]

I do not think Spielberg had any influence over the CLOSE ENCOUNTERS release. If he had, I don't we'd have seen it yet. Columbia (Sony) pretty much has the right to do what they want with this title, one of the few (along with POLTERGEIST) that Speilberg cannot control. Spielberg, as much as I admire his work, is being a narcissistic jerk by not allowing more of his catalog to be available on Blu. He did this with DVD, too. He wants to wait until there is a certain "market saturation" of Blu-ray players. My take on this: market penetration would increase significantly if suddenly JAWS and E.T. and SCHINDLER'S LIST and JURASSIC PARK were to come out on Blu.

But apparently Speilberg believes his films are much too important to be thrown into the mix at this point. His films are important, and that is why they should be available right now, to add a kick to this new format which is really desperately needs.
The Blu-ray release of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" by Sony had Spielberg's personal blessing. At one point it became a talking point in the format war that Spielberg had allowed one of his movies on Blu-ray but would supposedly not allow Universal to release any of his movies on HD DVD.

[biglou114]

I admire his work, is being a narcissistic jerk by not allowing more of his catalog to be available on Blu. He did this with DVD, too. He wants to wait until there is a certain "market saturation" of Blu-ray players. My take on this: market penetration would increase significantly if suddenly JAWS and E.T. and SCHINDLER'S LIST and JURASSIC PARK were to come out on Blu.

I don't take it that way. I feel that Spielberg is waiting to see of the format will survive. IMO I think that he doesn't want to force the fans of his movies to buy them on a format that won't survive. Thus he's waiting until blu is being used by a majority of the population.

[stanl2]

Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116477/) from 1996. It was shot with 65mm film, and would look spectacular on blu-ray.

[Giles]

^ Warner's is finally releasing Hamlet next August [hoo-rah!!!!] Now bring on Grand Prix and Mutiny on the Bounty

[Drexl]

Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116477/) from 1996. It was shot with 65mm film, and would look spectacular on blu-ray.

It was supposed to be released 2 years ago (on both HD formats), but it was canceled. It is apparently coming next year, but I don't remember when or where I read that.

Edit: as Giles said.

[Giles]

Couldn't agree more with all three but What Dreams May Come with Robin Williams would look just stunning. I know of no film that pretty much covers the entire color spectrum from colorful pastels to dark and gloomy.



did you happen to see the most recent South Park episode: 'Dances with Smurfs'

;)

[Giles]

It was supposed to be released 2 years ago (on both HD formats), but it was canceled. It is apparently coming next year, but I don't remember when or where I read that.

Edit: as Giles said.

I read it over at ... ahem... blu-ray.com

[Giles]

I hear the reason why Lucas won't release Star Wars on a new format is because he believes that companies would use it just to sell the format.

really, you think?

sometimes one just want to see Lucas get hit in the head with a can of spam.

[Giles]

It's A Mad Mad Mad World

you're missing one 'mad' there sparky.

[Giles]

Re: Prospero's Books



Right, and wasn't it only available as part of a huge limited edition box set?

shit... don't tell me that. The Spain disc had embedded subtitles that marred the overall picture IMO.

[Giles]

Jean Renoir's 'The River'

http://www.dvdjournal.com/reviewimgs/r/river_cc_imgs/river_cc_01.jpg

please Criterion release this on blu! -pray-

[Straker]

David Lean's big four:

The Bridge On The River Kwai
Lawrence Of Arabia
Dr. Zhivago
Ryan's Daughter

[Giles]

I thought there were murmurings from Sony that 'Lawrence' would see a bluray release in 2010. I've yet to see it, but the transfer Warner's did from 65mm elements for 'Ryan's Daughter' have been noted to look stunning even on standard DVD, on bluray though - it'd look smashing!

[WMAangel]

did you happen to see the most recent South Park episode: 'Dances with Smurfs'

;)

Are you sure you don't mean the recent Family Guy episode "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag"? Where the store is selling all the DVDs for only $1, and the clerk wants to give Peter a free copy of "What Dreams May Come" with his purchase of "Road House", but Peter says he'll kill him if it even touches his copy of "Road House"? And then the "What Dreams May Come" DVD is put in the front window along with a bunch of other titles no one else wants (Enemy Mine, Harlem Nights, Deconstructing Harry, Mad Dog And Glory) and begins singing a song.....

[biglou114]

David Lean's big four:

The Bridge On The River Kwai
Lawrence Of Arabia
Dr. Zhivago
Ryan's Daughter

Really? Those are Lean's Big Four? I've always considered Lean's big four to be Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, Bridge on the River Kwai, and Lawrence of Arabia.

[beebs]

I don't take it that way. I feel that Spielberg is waiting to see of the format will survive. IMO I think that he doesn't want to force the fans of his movies to buy them on a format that won't survive. Thus he's waiting until blu is being used by a majority of the population.

Or he's simply waiting for there to me enough Blu-ray households to sell 5+ million copies of his big hits. At his level, it's more business... less worrying about the fans.

[beebs]

Really? Those are Lean's Big Four? I've always considered Lean's big four to be Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, Bridge on the River Kwai, and Lawrence of Arabia.

Maybe those are the big four that remain... as Brief Encounter (locked to Region B)and Great Expectations (region free) are out on Blu-ray in the UK.

[Straker]

Really? Those are Lean's Big Four? I've always considered Lean's big four to be Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, Bridge on the River Kwai, and Lawrence of Arabia.

Speaking strictly in terms of the quality of the films you may be right, but the thread does refer to "visually stunning" movies. I'd say that Zhivago and Daughter get the nod over Encounter and Expectations on that basis.

[biglou114]

Speaking strictly in terms of the quality of the films you may be right, but the thread does refer to "visually stunning" movies. I'd say that Zhivago and Daughter get the nod over Encounter and Expectations on that basis.

I can see that argument, but I'd say Brief Encounter and Great Expectations are every bit as visually stunning as Zhivago and Ryan's, just a different way.

[smirnoffski]

Singin' in the Rain!

[Straker]

Singin' in the Rain!

...and The Band Wagon!

[vman69]

The Cell
Chinatown
Pulp Fiction
Se7en
Wild at Heart

[Swiski]

When is A.I. Artificial Intelligence going to be on Blu-Ray? People have mixed feelings about this movie, but I thought it was very visual. It was supposed to be released this year in Europe, but nothing ever happened with that.

[WMAangel]

When is A.I. Artificial Intelligence going to be on Blu-Ray? People have mixed feelings about this movie, but I thought it was very visual. It was supposed to be released this year in Europe, but nothing ever happened with that.

No date for it yet, but I can guarantee that once it does come out, there will either be a bunch of people complaining about it looking too grainy (if they do the transfer correctly), or a large group of people complaining about not enough grain and too much applied DNR (if they do the transfer wrong)....

[Daytripper]

When is A.I. Artificial Intelligence going to be on Blu-Ray? People have mixed feelings about this movie, but I thought it was very visual. It was supposed to be released this year in Europe, but nothing ever happened with that.

"A.I." is on my Top 20 list of films I can't wait to get on BD.

Not high on my list, but I would love to see Tom Tykwer's "Heaven" and Gillian Armstrong's "Charlotte Gray" on Blu someday. Both have beautiful cinematography.

[Giles]

Are you sure you don't mean the recent Family Guy episode "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag"? Where the store is selling all the DVDs for only $1, and the clerk wants to give Peter a free copy of "What Dreams May Come" with his purchase of "Road House", but Peter says he'll kill him if it even touches his copy of "Road House"? And then the "What Dreams May Come" DVD is put in the front window along with a bunch of other titles no one else wants (Enemy Mine, Harlem Nights, Deconstructing Harry, Mad Dog And Glory) and begins singing a song.....

yup... sorry, getting my animated shows all mixed up... going senior there.

[Giles]

When is A.I. Artificial Intelligence going to be on Blu-Ray? People have mixed feelings about this movie, but I thought it was very visual. It was supposed to be released this year in Europe, but nothing ever happened with that.

No date for it yet, but I can guarantee that once it does come out, there will either be a bunch of people complaining about it looking too grainy (if they do the transfer correctly), or a large group of people complaining about not enough grain and too much applied DNR (if they do the transfer wrong)....

let's hope AI gets the same 4K remastered work that 'Miniority Report' is getting done.

[shelland]

Can't believe no one has mentioned Lord of the Rings yet. (we know they're in the works)

Saving Ryan's Privates ;)

[Giles]

Can't believe no one has mentioned Lord of the Rings yet. (we know they're in the works)



the 'Bakshi' animated version ?!?

;)

I also want Red, White and Blue - notably the latter film.

[Giles]

Amen, VistaVision was the IMAX of it's time.



Films shot entirely in VistaVision
White Christmas (1954)
3 Ring Circus (1954)
Richard III (1955)
Artists and Models (1955)
The Desperate Hours (1955) (first b&w film shot in VistaVision)
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
Strategic Air Command (1955)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
We're No Angels (1955)
You're Never Too Young (1955)
Hell's Island (1955)
The Battle of the River Plate (Rank Organization,1956)
War and Peace (1956)
High Society (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956)
The Court Jester (1956)
Away All Boats (Universal Pictures, 1956)
The Searchers (Warner Bros., 1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Funny Face (1957)
Ill Met by Moonlight (The Archers, 1957)
Loving You (1957)
The Delicate Delinquent' (1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Hell Drivers (1957)
The Pride and the Passion (United Artists, 1957)
The Sad Sack (1958)
Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot (1957) (first documentary shot in VistaVision)
Vertigo (1958)
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
The Geisha Boy (1958)
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
North by Northwest (MGM, 1959)
The Five Pennies (1959)
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
One-Eyed Jacks (1960)
Death by Hanging (Japan, 1968)
In the Realm of the Senses (Japan, 1976)
In the Realm of Passion (Japan, 1978)
Vengeance Is Mine (Japan, 1979)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Universal, 1983)
Venus Wars (Japan, 1989)



Films using VistaVision for special effects process work only

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Tron (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Back to the Future (1985)
RoboCop (1987)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
The Abyss (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Jumanji (1995)
Twister (1996)
Contact (1997)
Men in Black (1997)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
The Matrix (1999)
The Mummy (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Men in Black II (2002)
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Batman Begins (2005)
Flightplan (2005)
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Blindness (2008)

'High Society' was shown on HDNet Movies awhile back and while the print still had the reel change indicators in a couple of spots, the transfer looked utterly fantastic!

as for films where select special effect shots were filmed in 65mm - I can think of two that utilized the higher resolution: 'Blade Runner' and 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' and I think, but don't quote me: 'Little Buddha'

visually stunning to the hilt - Ridley Scott's 'Legend' certainly fits the bill - where's that bluray release, I thought there was word that a bluray edition was imminent?

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I know it was mentioned previously in the "Films using VistaVision for special effects process work only" list but I think it deserves it's own post:

The Abyss