Originally Posted by Paul_SD

So does anyone have info on what happened to Black Narcissus and the other ITV releases that were pushed back to this week, but have now been withdrawn from any schedules?

Originally Posted by DVD Guy ATL

We're still trying to obtain the following item[s] you ordered...

Deborah Kerr (Actor), et al "Black Narcissus [Blu-ray] [1946]"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0015YY75E

Still want it? We'll keep on trying. [...]

Originally Posted by Paul_SD

...and it's been reviewed

www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=68122

although after reading that, I may start looking for the French sd edition. I don't regret selling off my Criterion copy, as it was full of artifacts and far below the state of the art for even sd-but I miss not having this in my collection..
Ironically I cancelled my order with Amazon last week because I was spending too much in the DD sale (on impulse buys like the Rohmer set) and now it seems they've jacked the price up £5 (almost $10).
Guess I'll just wait now for the Beaver review on this.

Funny, but I was really only lukewarm on the Rohmer set before, but rabidly anticipating this. Now I'm starting to feel genuine disappoinment not getting that set.

Originally Posted by Paul_SD

...and it's been reviewed

www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=68122

although after reading that, I may start looking for the French sd edition. I don't regret selling off my Criterion copy, as it was full of artifacts and far below the state of the art for even sd-but I miss not having this in my collection..
Ironically I cancelled my order with Amazon last week because I was spending too much in the DD sale (on impulse buys like the Rohmer set) and now it seems they've jacked the price up £5 (almost $10).
Guess I'll just wait now for the Beaver review on this.

Funny, but I was really only lukewarm on the Rohmer set before, but rabidly anticipating this. Now I'm starting to feel genuine disappoinment not getting that set.

Originally Posted by HumanMedia

So maybe its just a delay to their largest single customer (Amazon UK).

Originally Posted by dkny75

Has anyone picked up the Korean BDs of Taegukgi and Welcome to Dongmakgool yet?

Originally Posted by ali_b

For those reading the DVD Times review, I'd like to draw your attention to this article over at the Bits, which perhaps casts a bit of doubt on the astuteness of that review.

Originally Posted by DVD Guy ATL

That's an interesting article about grain and DNR, but how does it relate to the DVD Times review of "Black Narcissus"? I may be missing something obvious, but please explain. :)

Originally Posted by Cardiac161

Waiting for Taegukgi fm DDDHouse...hoping it would have the same features as the R3 or even R1 dvd. Didn't pick up Dongmakgool as I also have the R3 dvd of this and found the film a little too preachy.

Originally Posted by dkny75

Where did you find the blu-ray versions on DDDHouse? I looked and I couldn't find them anywhere.

Originally Posted by kannisto (Post 1034367)

I watched Taegukgi (Brotherhood) yesterday. I'd say the PQ was 4 out of 5 and AQ (based on DTS core alone) was 5 out of 5. The PQ was solid, stable and with medium-good level of sharpness / detail. The colors were slightly muted as gritty, as is typical for war movies. There was no noticeable grain even in the darker scenes though which made me feel there may have been some grain removal processing involved. I wouldn't be able to say for sure though as I haven't seen this movie in a theatre, I just have a Korean DVD of it somewhere and I last watched it several years ago. It looked pretty eye-pleasing and nice all through, without any noticeable artifacts. The level of detail / sharpness was not as great as with some "reference quality" discs, the picture never looked extremely sharp to the point of making a special impression, but it was pretty decent and fully met my expectations.

The AQ felt excellent, lots of effective use of surrounds especially in the battle scenes. Even in my limited optical setup the DTS core sound was pretty much perfect.

The movie itself was of course 5 out of 5 again :) I really like this one, even though it gets a bit over the top (but in a good way).

Originally Posted by dkny75

Where did you find the blu-ray versions on DDDHouse? I looked and I couldn't find them anywhere.

Originally Posted by HumanMedia

I think it is the reviewers comment that the Blu-ray looked grainier than the DVD release, or that the DVD dealt with the grain better (rolls eyes)

Originally Posted by ali_b

Exactly - if the reviewer thinks that the removal of grain is a good thing and that a blu-ray with it is a bad transfer/authoring/whatever, then the whole of the review is called into question.

Originally Posted by Cardiac161

I believe he meant Tartan US as Tartan UK is still going strong. I really hope that their BD releases of Lady Vengeance & A Tale of Two Sisters are not region coded.

UPDATED: Sorry, I just read that Tartan UK is also gone!!!

Originally Posted by ali_b

Yeah, they are both part of the same company as far as I know...