Lovers of the Arctic Circle: 4/25/06?
01-17-06, 07:16 PM
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Lovers of the Arctic Circle: 4/25/06?
It appears that Julio Medem's Lovers of the Arctic Circle will finally be seeing a stateside release through HVE/Image on April 25th. I haven't seen an official announcement as of yet, though. Hopefully we'll see an improved transfer over the Tartan R2 (which I was literally seconds away from ordering before coming across this info!).
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01-18-06, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Cosmic Bus
....(which I was literally seconds away from ordering before coming across this info!).
I am not quite so sure how Image will handle this film as their recent Spanish releases (they acquired a huge catalog of Spanish cinema) have been a hit and miss affair!
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01-18-06, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist
The film has no deserving release whatsoever. The Tartan disc is of FoxLorber-esque quality. The Spanish disc is also horrendous (regardless of what DVDBeaver states), the Dutch disc (non-English friendly) is also terrible as the color scheme is off.
I am not quite so sure how Image will handle this film as their recent Spanish releases (they acquired a huge catalog of Spanish cinema) have been a hit and miss affair!
Ciao,
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I am not quite so sure how Image will handle this film as their recent Spanish releases (they acquired a huge catalog of Spanish cinema) have been a hit and miss affair!
Ciao,
Pro-B
*shudder*
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01-18-06, 12:43 PM
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...so why are most of the Medem DVD's of such awful quality? I have the region 1 of "Tierra" and is almost unwatchable. I wonder if the region 2 DVD of "The Red Squirrel" is any good. Xploited Cinema is selling it for $15.95
01-18-06, 02:24 PM
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The Red Squirrel Region 2 DVD does look good! The Tartan Arctic Circle is not that bad as well, considering it's anamorphic. I hope they remaster all of Medem's movies onto Region 1. That's awesome news...
01-18-06, 03:37 PM
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Let me restate my opinion one more time...the UK disc is horrendous...muddy, forced subs (if I can recall correctly), total lack of suitable contrast, etc.
The UK (and Spanish) Red Squirrel is also poor...
I am sorry but for whatever reason these are INDEED some of the worst DVDs Tartan produced....for some of the most beautiful films they have in their catalog.
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The UK (and Spanish) Red Squirrel is also poor...
I am sorry but for whatever reason these are INDEED some of the worst DVDs Tartan produced....for some of the most beautiful films they have in their catalog.
Ok...Ciao,
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01-18-06, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by siegfried
...so why are most of the Medem DVD's of such awful quality?
...this is mystery to me too. Him and Bigas Luna...Unbelievable!!
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01-19-06, 06:57 PM
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Thanks for the head's up. I had the R2 on order with Amazon UK (the price had fallen), but was able to cancel it this morning after reading this thread. I'm hoping for an HVE-quality (rather than an Image-quality) transfer.
04-16-06, 08:58 PM
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I have it in my review-box so when it appears (if it does) I would let you know (and everyone else of course). With this said, just about any new release should be an improvement over the old UK duff!!!
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04-26-06, 03:51 PM
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Received and watched my copy of the R1 a couple of days ago. I hadn't seen the R2 release to directly compare (just the caps on DVD Beaver), but HVE's disc is beautiful. Wonderfully bright, clean, colorful transfer; possibly a bit too sharp, but I'm not set up for anamorphic viewing, so I can't say how this will look on widescreen sets. Very, very pleased with this one!
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Originally Posted by Cosmic Bus
Received and watched my copy of the R1 a couple of days ago. I hadn't seen the R2 release to directly compare (just the caps on DVD Beaver), but HVE's disc is beautiful. Wonderfully bright, clean, colorful transfer; possibly a bit too sharp, but I'm not set up for anamorphic viewing, so I can't say how this will look on widescreen sets. Very, very pleased with this one!
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Ladies and gents, the region 1 transfer of 'Lovers Of The Arctic Circle' is LEAPS AND BOUNDS superior to the region 2 editions. The movie looks very clean and the colors are just as they should be (as opposed to the bluish tint of the Spanish R2 version).
I also love the DVD cover as well. This is a MUST BUY if you're a fan of the movie.
I also love the DVD cover as well. This is a MUST BUY if you're a fan of the movie.
05-04-06, 07:54 PM
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Loaded Man, is it better than the UK DVD? Is the DD 5.1 surround sound active too?
man, why can't anyone review this masterpiece allready? I had to wait a month before finding a Region 1 DVD review of Emir Kusturica's UNDERGROUND. I hope it won't take that long for LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE...
man, why can't anyone review this masterpiece allready? I had to wait a month before finding a Region 1 DVD review of Emir Kusturica's UNDERGROUND. I hope it won't take that long for LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE...
