Scorsese Box Set 2!
08-31-04, 06:25 PM
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Scorsese Box Set 2!
coming 14th December!
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=12644
2 disc special edition of raging bull with 3 commentaries!
Merry Christmas indeed!
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http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=12644
2 disc special edition of raging bull with 3 commentaries!
Merry Christmas indeed!
Reactions please
09-02-04, 05:14 PM
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Originally posted by natevines
Hate to say it, but as much as I want Raging Bull, the rest of this set sucks.
Hate to say it, but as much as I want Raging Bull, the rest of this set sucks.
Last edited by Sessa17; 09-02-04 at 05:34 PM.
What he said.
09-03-04, 10:47 AM
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Originally posted by slop101
I already have Last Waltz, I don't care for Boxcar and I'm on the fence w/ New York. So no box for me, just Raging Bull and maybe NY.
I already have Last Waltz, I don't care for Boxcar and I'm on the fence w/ New York. So no box for me, just Raging Bull and maybe NY.
I can't wait for Raging Bull, though!!!
09-03-04, 11:22 AM
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Boxcar Bertha isn't your usual Scorsese. I didn't care for it. It's very Robert Altman. Which isn't a bad thing but not when you're expecting Scorsese.
I did kinda like New York, New York. De Niro is very good in a role you usually wouldn't see him in.
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I did kinda like New York, New York. De Niro is very good in a role you usually wouldn't see him in.
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09-03-04, 12:03 PM
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As per MGM's policy, the 1.66:1 transfer for New York, New York is non-anamorphic.
:sigh:
Why doesn't MGM do anamorphic transfers on 1.66:1 films? The recent SE of The Manchurian Candidate was a precisely sized 1.75:1 anamorphic transfer that was oh-so-slightly windowboxed in the 1.78:1 16x9 frame. Why not windowbox an anamorphic 1.66:1 image? A large number of sets would lose the side black bars to overscan, those that wouldn't would have owners who probably know what was going on and wouldn't complain.
:sigh:
Why doesn't MGM do anamorphic transfers on 1.66:1 films? The recent SE of The Manchurian Candidate was a precisely sized 1.75:1 anamorphic transfer that was oh-so-slightly windowboxed in the 1.78:1 16x9 frame. Why not windowbox an anamorphic 1.66:1 image? A large number of sets would lose the side black bars to overscan, those that wouldn't would have owners who probably know what was going on and wouldn't complain.
09-03-04, 12:35 PM
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Originally posted by Sessa17
It definitely doesn't "suck", poor choice of words, but I certainly don't care for New York or Boxcar, so the set as a whole is not worth for me & I'm sure others. The Last Waltz however is great.
It definitely doesn't "suck", poor choice of words, but I certainly don't care for New York or Boxcar, so the set as a whole is not worth for me & I'm sure others. The Last Waltz however is great.
So it's not worth picking up this boxset for two films.
09-03-04, 12:47 PM
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The only one I had was the old Raging Bull, and that just went for $19 on eBay, so I think I'll get the boxed set (all blind except for Last Waltz which I liked). Scorsese is a director I've been getting into alot more recently (Read: not just watching Goodfellas and Gangs of New York or something lame like that), so I am looking forward to checking out Boxcar, even if it's a letdown.
09-17-04, 10:23 AM
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Choices choices. Raging Bull and NY NY are no brainers. But I already have Last Waltz (beautiful movie, btw) and haven't seen Boxcar. I'm not a completist but might get the set and sell Last Waltz...
