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Old 08-25-09 | 08:15 AM
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Various MGM Titles at Amazon.com - $10.99 each

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000417901
  • The Graduate
  • Road House
  • Robocop
  • The Terminator
  • The Usual Suspects
  • Species
  • Rocky
  • The Amityville Horror
  • Windtalkers
  • Rollerball (Remake)
  • Walking Tall (Remake)
  • Navy Seals
  • Carrie
  • Dark Blue
  • Hoosiers
  • Bulletproof Monk
  • Battle of Britain
  • Flyboys
  • Out of Time
  • Hart's War
  • The Last Waltz
  • A Bridge Too Far

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Thanks for the thread! I will actually probably pick up Terminator, Road House, and Walking Tall at some point soon.
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Thanks for the post OP! just bought a couple of em
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Has anyone bought The Graduate on Blu-ray and felt satisfied with the quality? I know that DVDBeaver's review is unenthusiastic. But, what are the chances of MGM remastering this film anytime soon using the AVC or VC-1 codec like the French version, rather than MPEG-2?
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Originally Posted by Jfunk1
Has anyone bought The Graduate on Blu-ray and felt satisfied with the quality? I know that DVDBeaver's review is unenthusiastic. But, what are the chances of MGM remastering this film anytime soon using the AVC or VC-1 codec like the French version, rather than MPEG-2?
It will all come down to your own personal preference and what you expect to get out of a Blu-ray upgrade....some people always expect a BD to be a massive improvement over a standard DVD, which sometimes just isn't the case with some films, especially if a movie has had a relatively top notch SD transfer on DVD but then has an average or sub-par (for HD) transfer onto BD....

That being said, I personally have not run across any BD (or HD DVD for that matter) that has not provided at least some level of a visual upgrade compared to a corresponding DVD...whether it was worth the cost is up to you (and how much you paid for it)...

I wouldn't expect to see a Graduate BD re-release anytime soon, going by how long it took them to even put out an anamorphic remaster of it on DVD...I'd guess it would be at least five years away, if not more....
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Originally Posted by Jfunk1
Has anyone bought The Graduate on Blu-ray and felt satisfied with the quality? I know that DVDBeaver's review is unenthusiastic. But, what are the chances of MGM remastering this film anytime soon using the AVC or VC-1 codec like the French version, rather than MPEG-2?
Both the HD DVD and Blu-ray were prepared at roughly the same time (HD DVD came out in 2007 while the Blu-ray got delayed 2.5 years). Some seem satisfied with the MPEG2 while others with the VC1. Personally the Blu-ray is just some left-over garbage that MGM felt the need to dump since it was already 'done' (along with an included DVD with the bonus features). I picked it up, but only since I'm a fan of the film. I'd rather see MGM remaster it to MPEG4 but that is not likely to happen anytime soon.
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Originally Posted by Jfunk1
Has anyone bought The Graduate on Blu-ray and felt satisfied with the quality?
Quickly checking reviews of a few older MGM titles on BD reveals that video quality is generally what I consider poor (3 out of 5 stars or less). The MGM library has changed hands several times and has never been treated very well. I would read reviews and be selective.
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How about this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm..._rd_i=12917411

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Ooh, Navy Seals !
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I've read bad things about the Hoosiers transfer. Anyone have personal experience they can speak to?
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Hmm. I had thought about picking up The Graduate a few weeks ago when best Buy had it for $12.99.
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Ooh, Navy Seals !
LOL! that was the first thing that came to mind!
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Originally Posted by BravesMG
How about this one:

Thanks. I can't post links yet (not even in a quote).
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Originally Posted by U2Cowboy
I've read bad things about the Hoosiers transfer. Anyone have personal experience they can speak to?
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/27123/hoosiers/
2.5 PQ. Bleh. $10 though ain't bad for it if you like the film I suppose.
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I'm in for Carrie, thanks!
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Re: Various MGM Titles at Amazon.com - $10.99 each

Amazon is also PM'ing (or beating) Best Buy's ad this week:

Unforgiven $8.99
The Mask $9.99
The Omega Man $9.99 (apparently it was $6.99 earlier?)
Beetlejuice $9.99

Pitch Black $14.99
Chronicles of Riddick $14.99

They also have a section of 45% off titles including Planet Terror, Death Proof, and more, but I can't link it right now. >_

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Re: Various MGM Titles at Amazon.com - $10.99 each

Here' a bigger list:
2001: A Space Odyssey - 10.99
2010: The Year We Make Contact - 12.49
A Bridge Too Far - 10.99
A Scanner Darkly - 9.99
A Clockwork Orange - 12.99
Above the Law - 12.49
American Psycho - 9.99
American History X - 12.99
The Amityville Horror - 10.99
Any Given Sunday - 12.49
Ashford & Simpson: The Real Thing - 12.49
Basic Instinct (Unrated Director's Cut) - 9.99
Battle of Britain - 10.99
Battle of the Bulge - 11.49
Beerfest (Unrated) - 9.49
Beer League/The Big White - 12.49
Beetlejuice - 9.99
Being There - 11.99
Blow - 12.49
Blue Thunder - 11.49
Body Heat - 9.49
Broken Arrow - 12.99
Bulletproof Monk - 10.99
Bullitt - 12.49
Carrie - 10.99
Casino Royale (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) - 12.99
Chaos - 9.99
Chihuly in the Hotshop - 10.99
Commando - 11.99
Corpse Bride - 11.49
Crash - 9.99
Cutthroat Island - 9.99
Dark City (Director's Cut) - 12.99
Dawn of the Dead - 12.49
Day of the Dead - 12.49
Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition) - 9.99
Doctor Strange: The Sorceror Supreme - 12.49
Dog Soldiers - 12.99
Dreamgirls ( 2-disc Showstopper Edition) - 10.99
Enter the Dragon - 9.99
Eraser - 12.49
Every Which Way But Loose - 10.99
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn
Eyes Wide Shut - 11.99
Final Destination - 12.49
First Blood - 9.99
Flyboys - 10.99
George Carlin: It's Bad For Ya - 12.49
Hall & Oates: Live at the Troubadour - 12.99
Halloween - 12.99
Hoosiers - 10.99
House of 1,000 Corpses - 9.99
House of Wax - 11.99
I Am Legend - 11.99
I, Robot - 12.99
IMAX Films (Australia, Alaska, Africa, etc) - 11.99
The Italian Job - 12.99
John Q - 12.49
Kickboxer - 9.99
King of California - 12.99
King of New York - 9.99
Lethal Weapon 2 - 9.99
Living Landscapes (Bunch of different ones) - 9.99
Lucky Number Slevin - 12.99
Mars: The Quest for Life - 12.99
Masters of Horror: Season 1 Vol. 1 - 10.49
Masters of Horror: Season 1 Vol. 2 - 10.49
Masters of Horror: Season 1 Vol 3 - 10.49
Masters Of Horror: Season 1 Vol. 4 - 10.49
Max Fleischer's Gulliver's Travels - 10.99
Memoirs of a Geisha - 9.99
Men of Honor - 11.99
Monster - 12.99
National Lampoon's Van Wilder Unrated - 9.99
Ocean's Twelve - 9.99
One Last Thing... - 12.99
Otis: Uncut - 10.49
Out For Justice - 10.49
Out of Time - 10.99
Predator - 11.99
Purple Rain - 12.99
Rambo - First Blood Part II 9.99
Rambo III 9.99
Reservoir Dogs (15th Anniversary) - 9.99
Road House - 10.99
Robocop - 10.99
Rocky - 10.99
Rollerball - 10.99
Salem Witch Trials - 7.99
Saving God - 9.99
Saw - 9.99
Saw II - 9.99
Saw III (Unrated) - 12.49
Sukiyaki Western Django - 11.49
Swordfish - 12.49
Taking Lives - 11.49
Tango & Cash - 12.49
The Adventures of Robin Hood - 11.49
The Amateurs - 12.99
The Aviator - 12.49
The Condemned - 9.99
The Cowboys - 12.49
The Descent (Original Unrated Cut) - 9.99
The Devil's Rejects - 9.99
The Dirty Dozen - 12.99
The Gauntlet - 9.49
The Graduate - 10.99
The LAst Waltz - 10.99
The Mask - 9.99
The Moody Blues: Lovely to See You - Live - 12.49
The Ninth Gate - 9.99
The Omega Man - 9.99
The Proposition - 9.99
The Punisher - 9.99
The Road Warrior - 12.49
The Searchers - 8.99
The Shining - 12.99
The Terminator - 10.99
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 10.99
The Usual Suspects - 10.99
The Wedding Singer (Totally Awesome Edition) - 12.99
The Wild Bunch - 11.49
The Woods Have Eyes - 7.99
To Kill a King - 12.99
Tokyo Motor Show - 7.49
Total Recall - 9.99
Trans-Siberian - 9.99
Ultimate Avengers Collection - 9.99
Unforgiven - 8.99
Under Siege - 9.49
Universal Soldiers - 9.99
V for Vendetta - 10.49
Various Girls Gone Wild - 12.99
Waiting... (Unrated and Raw) - 9.99
Walking Tall - 10.99
War, Inc. - 9.99
Washington the Beautiful - 9.49
We Were Soldiers- 12.99
Old 08-26-09 | 12:05 PM
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I know there are some decent deals, but after the wbshop deal, 9.99 prices don't look as appealing anymore! I'm sure I'll get over it soon...

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