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Good Lord, they're making me purchase Brazil again :mad:

It's my favorite movie, I bought the massive Criterion LD box set in 1997. It cost $150 in 1997 dollars! And I was in my 20s barely making bupkis. That meant checking the Criterion website every day like clockwork until it was the Deal of the Day. 30% of, $105 was more palatable.

And then 2 years later the Criterion DVDs came out for like $40. Sigh... but I still have both. And the Blu-Ray. And soon this. But for now never stick your head out of a train.

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Ha! Maybe so. Told you I haven't seen it since I was a kid.

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There ain't that many movies that are more early-80s ABC Sunday Night Movie than The Wiz.

But ZOWIE Diana Ross was so wildly miscast.

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Laserdisc
DVD
Blu-ray
4K

That's 4.

Well, I suppose, technically, I suppose Criterion did have two SKUs on Laserdisc for the deluxe CAV box set and a slimmed-down CLV edition with just the movie.

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Weren't there two DVDs? Non-anamorphic and anamorphic? Or am I thinking of a different title?

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I do recall the DVD box being reissued, and holding off to get the revised set. Just can’t remember what the cause was. Non-anamorphic would certainly fit the era.

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I remember the first release of the Brazil Criterion DVD set being non anamorphic cause I sold it off when I moved to a widescreen TV and later I found a good deal on the re-issued DVD box bought it again to get the 16x9 version (just checked my records, 17.99 in 2013 at Half Price Books.)

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Yeah, they reissued the 3-DVD boxed set in anamorphic widescreen as well as a single-DVD release of the directors cut.

Six releases, then?

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The song was performed, in its entirety, on the Oscars less than two weeks ago!

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Loved that and I love how knowledgeable she is on these movies.

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Had a feeling based on that earlier clip that she and Letts probably already owned most of the collection. :lol: I suspect a a few other celebs who’ve been in there have the bulk of it as well, but I admire her honesty in taking doubles as giveaways for guests or (supposedly) other actors she wants to enlighten.

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https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...c4d5b256f9.jpg
24 hours is on.

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Ordered the Yojimbo / Sanjuro 4K set to replace my BDs, and also ordered the Gregg Araki 4K set. Used $50 in gift cards, so it came in under $50 with free shipping and after tax. Not bad.

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I was tempted by Yojimbo/Sanjuro but thought I might wait for more reviews of the BFI set.

My all-UHD order is:

• Godzilla vs. Biollante
• Thief
• Cronos
• Performance
• Winchester ‘73
• 8 1/2
• Paris, Texas
• Risky Business
• Picnic at Hanging Rock

I normally wouldn’t order nearly so much, but I had $85 in stockpiled gift cards and figured “why not?”

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Yup that $300 Bergman Cinema set I've had my eye on for a while now? Conveniently out of stock. I could shit in a melon

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Show off.

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Nothing for me this time, gotta tighten my belt here lately. I want the Godzilla vs Biollante eventually but I was one of the lucky few to grab the Blu-ray release a few years ago when it was cheap.

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Anyone can do it. Start with tangelos and work your way up. Oh, and don't over-strain. You'll blow your game.

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Thanks, Coach!

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Damn, this is disappointing. Over at DVD Beaver, Gary Tooze has provided a bunch of comparison frames showing the new Criterion transfer of Night Moves, and it appears to suffer from some serious teal sickness.

"The new Criterion image is uncomfortably green and blue-ish and will court controversy. It is also much darker than the previous digital editions."

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...5cbdf69ac1.jpg

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...9b5b49c9f3.jpg

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Just checked out the other screencaps there. Pretty significant, and I’m happy to stick with the Warner Archive Blu-ray on this one.

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^ Same.

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I skipped the CC Yojimbo/Sanjuro for the BFI one. I did the same for Seventh Samurai and will be doing it for Throne of Blood - mainly because BFI is giving them HDR/DV grades. I also snagged the BFI Cronos 4K, as well. That was a great set.

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Did something change at DVDBeaver? I don't seem to be able to access it, any longer. I tried, yesterday, as well as clicking on your link, today.

This site can’t be reached

DVDBeaver took too long to respond.

Frustrating, as it's a very handy site.

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^ Works fine for me.

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I have trouble connecting when I only type dvdbeaver.com.... add the www at the front (DVDBeaver) and I can get there.
It's been like that for years.

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Weird... Isitdownrightnow.com even tells me that it's down for everyone. I still can't access it, even with www included.

Okay, even more strange... I tried to access it on my phone, with the same issue. I switched to LTE and it worked fine. So it seems to either be getting blocked by my router, or my ISP.

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The difference isn't with www or without. DVD Beaver doesn't support HTTPS. You have to make sure it's http:// or it won't connect.

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Good lord. That looks terrible.

1970s films should not look like that. :mad2:

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Criterion claim to have used a vintage IB Tech print as a color reference for whatever that's worth.

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That teal even made James Cameron vomit.

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Damn, Night Moves is one of the few Criterions I was interested in. Oh well, looks like I’ll just find the older version somewhere.

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Ugh. Mine has already shipped. That looks dreadful.

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I had tried that, as well, with no difference.

This is very frustrating, but I appreciate the suggestions.

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In 2025, there’s still a site that doesn’t do https? Jeez…
I can’t recall the last site I came across where that was the case.

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While the first image looks dated, but it's dated to its date.

The second image looks terribly modern and modernly terrible.

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July:

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None of those titles interest me to own. I heard You Can Count on Me is good, but I haven't seen it and I don't think that's a title that has lots of replay value. I do like Laura Linney. I would like to see it though. Hopefully Criterion Channel gets it at some point.

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First month in a loooooong time that I’m getting every release! Fantastic slate. I was giving up hope on the Truffaut set.