DVD Talk review of 'Weekend at Bernie's'

Rypro 525 · 07-07-05, 04:08 PM

I read Jeffrey Robinson's DVD review of Weekend at Bernie's at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=16695 and...
you might want to make sure that you put in your review that the disk is indeed anamorphic, while the artisan version is not.

JerVL/kg · 07-08-05, 01:16 AM

How good does the transfer look? The original DVD had a sickly pinkish cast that was almost too awful to look at. Did they fix up the picture at all?

reverie · 07-08-05, 08:09 AM

For my money, the original release is fine enough. Were there more extras and a significant improvement, I'd consider an upgrade..

Canadian Bacon · 07-08-05, 05:47 PM

1/5 on the review

come on folks more details on the a/v is needed for this and most DVDtalk reviews and "it looks ok" isn't a review of the video in my book. Until then I'll keep reading HTF for reviews.

JerVL/kg · 07-09-05, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by reverie

For my money, the original release is fine enough.

Then you must be colorblind, because the original transfer stinks! Everything is PINK...the skin tones are PINK...even the freakin' SAND is PINK!! It's the most nauseating transfer I've ever seen, and I'd break the DVD in half if I actually paid for it instead of renting it. It's a good enough movie to buy even with no extras, but not with THAT stinky transfer, and of course BB & Netflix aren't going to upgrade their copies so I can't preview by renting it. Hence, my question.

flmfreakcentral · 07-09-05, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JerVL/kg

Then you must be colorblind, because the original transfer stinks! Everything is PINK...the skin tones are PINK...even the freakin' SAND is PINK!! It's the most nauseating transfer I've ever seen, and I'd break the DVD in half if I actually paid for it instead of renting it. It's a good enough movie to buy even with no extras, but not with THAT stinky transfer, and of course BB & Netflix aren't going to upgrade their copies so I can't preview by renting it. Hence, my question.

Just gave our screener a quick scan--the new transfer is much-improved (and anamorphic).

Bill C

davidlynchfan · 07-11-05, 03:18 AM

I got the artisan version from Papa john. Comes in a paper sleeve.

reverie · 07-11-05, 09:37 AM

Pink sand or not, paid $5, watched it once so far in the year or so we've owned it.. I don't even remember how it looked anymore. It's good enough for me.

07-07-05, 04:08 PM	#1
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07-08-05, 08:09 AM	#3
reverie DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,429	For my money, the original release is fine enough. Were there more extras and a significant improvement, I'd consider an upgrade.. __________________ "I'm thinking we'll rise again." -Malcolm Reynolds SERENITY You Can't Stop The Signal

07-11-05, 09:37 AM	#8
reverie DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,429	Pink sand or not, paid $5, watched it once so far in the year or so we've owned it.. I don't even remember how it looked anymore. It's good enough for me. __________________ "I'm thinking we'll rise again." -Malcolm Reynolds SERENITY You Can't Stop The Signal

07-08-05, 01:16 AM	#2
JerVL/kg Cool New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 37	How good does the transfer look? The original DVD had a sickly pinkish cast that was almost too awful to look at. Did they fix up the picture at all?

07-08-05, 05:47 PM	#4
Canadian Bacon DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: North of the South Pole, South of the North Pole Posts: 18,322	1/5 on the review come on folks more details on the a/v is needed for this and most DVDtalk reviews and "it looks ok" isn't a review of the video in my book. Until then I'll keep reading HTF for reviews.

07-11-05, 03:18 AM	#7
davidlynchfan DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,896	I got the artisan version from Papa john. Comes in a paper sleeve.