The Mill Creek Buena Vista Blu-ray Bargain Bonanza Appreciation Thread
#176
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It has been a really long time since they've released any of these but finally some more (none of the ones I really want but a couple of guilty pleasure types for me).
All for May 15th (though maybe they will pop up early). The Mill Creek site seems to list all as having 5.1 tracks (except White Squall so that better be an error). Quickly looking, all the 2.39:1 aspect ratio films seem to be accurate. Doesn't appear as previous extras will be retained for White Squall and Duets but they mention theatrical trailers and alternate language options (seems like they have made some effort in improving quality lately).
D.O.A. (1988)
New York Stories (1989)
Born Yesterday (1993)
Terminal Velocity (1994)
Before and After (1996)
Mr. Wrong (1996)
White Squall (1996)
Gone Fishin' (1997)
Holy Man (1998)
Duets (2000)
Still no sign of the cancelled releases from last August. The Wrong Guy, Funny Bones and Crossing the Bridge were pretty decent films too.
All for May 15th (though maybe they will pop up early). The Mill Creek site seems to list all as having 5.1 tracks (except White Squall so that better be an error). Quickly looking, all the 2.39:1 aspect ratio films seem to be accurate. Doesn't appear as previous extras will be retained for White Squall and Duets but they mention theatrical trailers and alternate language options (seems like they have made some effort in improving quality lately).
D.O.A. (1988)
New York Stories (1989)
Born Yesterday (1993)
Terminal Velocity (1994)
Before and After (1996)
Mr. Wrong (1996)
White Squall (1996)
Gone Fishin' (1997)
Holy Man (1998)
Duets (2000)
Still no sign of the cancelled releases from last August. The Wrong Guy, Funny Bones and Crossing the Bridge were pretty decent films too.
#177
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Re: The Mill Creek Buena Vista Blu-ray Bargain Bonanza Appreciation Thread
October 24th sees a plethora of double features:
- Billy Bathgate / Blaze
- Color of Night / Playing God
- Deep Rising / The Puppet Masters
- The Doctor / Stella
- Father Hood / Life with Mikey
- The Good Mother / Angie
- Mafia! / The Crew
- One Good Cop / A Stranger Among Us
- A Simple Twist of Fate / Unstrung Heroes
#178
DVD Talk Legend
Re: The Mill Creek Buena Vista Blu-ray Bargain Bonanza Appreciation Thread
October 24th sees a plethora of double features:
- Billy Bathgate / Blaze
- Color of Night / Playing God
- Deep Rising / The Puppet Masters
- The Doctor / Stella
- Father Hood / Life with Mikey
- The Good Mother / Angie
- Mafia! / The Crew
- One Good Cop / A Stranger Among Us
- A Simple Twist of Fate / Unstrung Heroes
Wow, Mafia! finally gets a re-release. I've been waiting to replace the non-anamorphic DVD for years.
#179
DVD Talk Legend
Re: The Mill Creek Buena Vista Blu-ray Bargain Bonanza Appreciation Thread
Color of Night and One Good Cop for me.
#180
DVD Talk Reviewer & TOAT Winner
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Hope these won't be on a single layer disc, like the Ernest double feature was. BTW the current Buena Vista titles are now $3.99 at Fry's.
#181
DVD Talk Legend
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Color of Night and Deep Rising for me.
#182
DVD Talk Hero
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Will "The Color of Night" be unrated?
No Bruce Willis ding-dong, no sale!
No Bruce Willis ding-dong, no sale!
#183
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
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Also, Mafia!/Crew might be worth it, but not sure.
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#188
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I've reviewed the Hostel double feature for another site. It drops all extra features from the original Sony Blu-rays, which were as packed as any special editions on the format. The transfer for the first Hostel on Mill Creek's BD is acceptable and basically looks like the Sony transfer.
The review hasn't gone up yet but the sequel fares much, much worse on Mill Creek's disc. It's largely unwatchable, with a horrendous amount of black crush obscuring much of the action and an added dose of sharpening to top it off. One of the worst transfers I've seen on a relatively recent movie in several years. I'm not sure anyone familiar with the movie would have let that transfer pass quality control.
My recommendation would be to run and pick up the existing Sony Blu-rays, before word gets out how much better they are than the newly reissued BD.
The review hasn't gone up yet but the sequel fares much, much worse on Mill Creek's disc. It's largely unwatchable, with a horrendous amount of black crush obscuring much of the action and an added dose of sharpening to top it off. One of the worst transfers I've seen on a relatively recent movie in several years. I'm not sure anyone familiar with the movie would have let that transfer pass quality control.
My recommendation would be to run and pick up the existing Sony Blu-rays, before word gets out how much better they are than the newly reissued BD.
#189
DVD Talk Hero
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No, they are clearly not from the same video sources. Different encodes and different transfers, if I am not mistaken. The Hostel movies' rights somehow got transferred to Lionsgate, who then licensed the movies out to Mill Creek for this new disc.
#190
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Re: The Mill Creek Buena Vista Blu-ray Bargain Bonanza Appreciation Thread
I've reviewed the Hostel double feature for another site. It drops all extra features from the original Sony Blu-rays, which were as packed as any special editions on the format. The transfer for the first Hostel on Mill Creek's BD is acceptable and basically looks like the Sony transfer.
The review hasn't gone up yet but the sequel fares much, much worse on Mill Creek's disc. It's largely unwatchable, with a horrendous amount of black crush obscuring much of the action and an added dose of sharpening to top it off. One of the worst transfers I've seen on a relatively recent movie in several years. I'm not sure anyone familiar with the movie would have let that transfer pass quality control.
My recommendation would be to run and pick up the existing Sony Blu-rays, before word gets out how much better they are than the newly reissued BD.
The review hasn't gone up yet but the sequel fares much, much worse on Mill Creek's disc. It's largely unwatchable, with a horrendous amount of black crush obscuring much of the action and an added dose of sharpening to top it off. One of the worst transfers I've seen on a relatively recent movie in several years. I'm not sure anyone familiar with the movie would have let that transfer pass quality control.
My recommendation would be to run and pick up the existing Sony Blu-rays, before word gets out how much better they are than the newly reissued BD.
#191
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If Lionsgate had the rights, they would've released the titles themselves.
... and this is the correct thread for the Sony and Hostel discussions.
#192
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Nope. Sony licensed them out as Sony owns the rights.
If Lionsgate had the rights, they would've released the titles themselves.
... and this is the correct thread for the Sony and Hostel discussions.
If Lionsgate had the rights, they would've released the titles themselves.
... and this is the correct thread for the Sony and Hostel discussions.
Maybe someone at Mill Creek thought Lionsgate had something to do with the Hostel movies and made a mistake? This disc definitely exists, I am holding it in my hands. It's very strange, I think there isn't much quality control going on at Mill Creek for these discs.
#193
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Something is going on between Lionsgate, Sony and Mill Creek here. Now that I examine the copyright notice in incredibly small print on the back of the package, the movies are licensed from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. But that mention is it in regards to Sony references anywhere on the package or disc. The Hostel double feature Blu-ray itself plays a Lionsgate logo trailer before the movie and the only studios referenced in normal sized print on the case are Mill Creek and Lionsgate.
Maybe someone at Mill Creek thought Lionsgate had something to do with the Hostel movies and made a mistake? This disc definitely exists, I am holding it in my hands. It's very strange, I think there isn't much quality control going on at Mill Creek for these discs.
Maybe someone at Mill Creek thought Lionsgate had something to do with the Hostel movies and made a mistake? This disc definitely exists, I am holding it in my hands. It's very strange, I think there isn't much quality control going on at Mill Creek for these discs.
Lionsgate only owned the North American theatrical distribution rights. Sony owns the actual property alongside North American distribution rights and all international distribution rights.
#195
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How much?
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Re: The Mill Creek Buena Vista Blu-ray Bargain Bonanza Appreciation Thread
Not in the Wal-Mart across the street, alas. I can't stand When a Stranger Calls, but Happy Birthday to Me is one of my favorite '80s slashers.
Despite the cover art, the word is that it has the original soundtrack.
Despite the cover art, the word is that it has the original soundtrack.
#200
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Upsetting that they went back to the old DVD art after it was re-released with the original art.