48 HOURS came out today in the UK has anybody picked a copy up yet?

My only BLU store HMV have decided not to stock it:mad:

Would realy like to know what the transfer is like:)

Thanks:D

It's been postponed till next April :(

well thats totally bizare! the UK release has now been put back to 29/3/10:(

bummer:cool:

Yep, Along with Escape From L.A.

Never mind more £££ to spend on something else now :)

May pre-order this for March. I've been waiting for this since the DVD isn't great. Paramount usually does region-free correct?

48 Hours Blu-ray release on 2/22

about time. Never did get around buying the DVD

http://cdn3a.dvdempire.org/products/96/1475996h.jpg

Really?


This is 2 weeks out

Amazon has it listed for Feb. 22nd. $22.49 right now.

That is one bad cover. Nolte looks weird. Shouldn't they reverse the captions to match the pictures?

Amazon has it listed for Feb. 22nd. $22.49 right now.

$16.96 at Walmart.com

I received the BDs of 48 Hrs and Escape from LA from Amazon.co.uk about a month ago.

Nothing special. Average catalog release. Not really good but not really bad either.

That's one fugly cover. I can see why people like custom cover art so much.

I'm not big on cover art, but they should have followed what was used for the recent soundtrack CD (http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6885/.f).

http://cdn3a.dvdempire.org/products/96/1475996h.jpg

Really?


This is 2 weeks out

Eddie Murphy is a white guy?

I've noticed this a lot on movie posters, dvd covers etc., where the actors names are superimposed over the opposite persons face. I always thought that was odd.

Screenshot gallery from UK BD.

http://www.imagebanana.com/album/fiej73y4/

Btw. the BD was mastered in 2009 and has a very old inlay from 2008.

There English, French and Spanisch language tracks on the disc.

I've noticed this a lot on movie posters, dvd covers etc., where the actors names are superimposed over the opposite persons face. I always thought that was odd.

Yeah, I've seen this too. Literally a case of one hand not knowing what the other is doing. lol

Those screenshots don't look too promising. :(

BTW, Name Face Mismatch Poster (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NameFaceMismatchPoster).

Screenshot gallery from UK BD.

http://www.imagebanana.com/album/fiej73y4/

Btw. the BD was mastered in 2009 and has a very old inlay from 2008.

There English, French and Spanisch language tracks on the disc.

What is an inlay? 2009 is a lot newer remastering than many of the catalog titles that have hit the format. The Thomas Crown Affair 68 is using a master from 1999. By date alone I would say that is acceptable.

UK Blu-Ray looks just awful. Lots of temporal DNR, poor colors etc.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26643
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26644
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26645
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26646
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26647

So Paramount barely release any movies on disc last year, and now in 2011 they release one looking that good?

What is an inlay?

Flyer, printed advertisement for other BDs.

What is an inlay? 2009 is a lot newer remastering than many of the catalog titles that have hit the format. The Thomas Crown Affair 68 is using a master from 1999. By date alone I would say that is acceptable.

The Blu-ray files were created in 2009 which means this BD has been out there since almost 3 years! I wonder if the new US BD uses a different source or a completely new master.

Judged by the PQ of the BD I would say the master is 10 years old at least.

Where did this magic UK BD come from, since no retailers have it? Was it leaked initially and recalled?

I don't really know. I had this and Escape from LA preordered at Amazon.co.uk for over 2 years: I have heard from discs having surfaced in Ireland but I was really surprised when I got the shipping confirmation from amazon a couple of weeks ago.

Is it TrueHD or DTS?

Dolby TrueHD.

UK Blu-Ray looks just awful. Lots of temporal DNR, poor colors etc.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26643
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26644
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26645
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26646
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26647
Looks like they washed out the color to try and hide the EE.

larry

Dolby TrueHD.

Great thanks, can get my custom cover finished now :)

UK Blu-Ray looks just awful. Lots of temporal DNR, poor colors etc.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26643
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26644
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26645
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26646
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/26647

Thats soooo bad. It looks like Paramount and Universal are equal in terms of poor catalog releases these days.

There is no thread for Escape from LA, so I'll post it in here:

Screenshots from UK BD
http://www.imagebanana.com/album/zney1qs2/

Best FX ever seen! :p

I'm wondering whether it's a worthwhile purchase?

I'll be watching mine tonight. My expectations are not high. I love 48Hrs and I don't own the DVD. Paid $16.99 at Amazon.

I'm not big on cover art, but they should have followed what was used for the recent soundtrack CD (http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6885/.f).

They do not like using original movie posters as they think that it dates the films even more. They like these covers to make them look 'up to date.' Whoever does the artwork does not need a job. I can do way better...

You can usualy tell the effort of the pic quality based on the time put into the cover.

I definitely need to own this movie at some point, but will probably wait until it hits $9.99. As far as PQ, the screenshots don't look good, but this is the best it will probably ever look on BD.

Where to begin with this. For starters this is slam bang entertainment and easily one of the best movies of the 80's. Most action comedies are too hokey to be taken seriously. Not here! If all the comedy were removed this would still be a slam bang action thriller. Without the shootouts it would still be a hilarious mystery thriller. The action is handled superbly and is deadly serious. The opening shootout in the hotel sets the tone and works to fantastic effect. They have a hard edge that is simply lacking in the myriad of buddy action films that 48 hrs. inspired. This along with the politically incorrect streetwise comedy do wonders for the film. It was a huge hit in the 80's and propelled both of its stars to the A-list in Hollywood. I watched the sequel a few days prior and it really pales in comparison in every way possible, but isn't a total loss due to the talent involved. The original is still far superior.

For such a great film man this transfer is problematic. Studios have regularly been $h!++!ng on my childhood as films from the 80's seem to get the least respect in terms of studios creating good masters. The bluray vs. hdtv shots posted above really show some of the inherent problems with the newer master. In a nutshell someone took the brightness control or black level knob and got stupid with it. Yes the movie looks very washed out in terms of colors, contrast, black levels etc. If someone would have decreased the brightness control this transfer would have the pop it should. Like the gamma in the film should be 2.2 and someone set it at 1.5 In terms of sharpness the opening opticals are dvd quality. No kidding! Things improve after that and yes it actually is a significant improvement compared to the dvd but that was made in 1999 and was non-anamorphic. I don't know what the source was but I would guess an IN or maybe even a theatrical print. I highly, highly doubt they scanned this from the OCN and an HD or 1.9K at best! I synched the two concerning audio and flipped back and forth on my display to watch. The 48 hrs. dvd I rented was the rerelease from 2006 non-anamorphic, but essentially the same disc from 1999. It has the identical menu as the 99 dvd as well. The black levels are far darker, colors are deeper and has a more reddish tone to the transfer compared to the greenish-yellow of the bluray.

http://www.caps-a-holic.com/vergleich.php?vergleichID=539 The is a screenshot comparison of the remastered dual title dvd released on Jan. 11th 2011 compared to the 1999 dvd. Arguably the older dvd looks sharper possible due to less use of DNR or the lower bitrate as both films are on a DVD-9, but you can't argue that the remaster doesn't have deeper and better black levels. I am assuming the bluray uses the same transfer but the kicker is the black levels on the 99 dvd are clearly better than the bluray. Almost as if the dvd is using the same master but with the black levels corrected! Which actually it could be as we know the master on the bluray is from 2009 as that is when the bluray was originally supposed to be released before it was pulled. If this is the case for Paramount to fix the master for the dvd release and then use the jacked up master from 2009 for the bluray that is released 6 weeks later in bull$h!+. If anyone owns the new double feature on dvd and does a bluray comparison I would love to hear.

I can't fix the lack of detail as the source material is too poor. I did however compare a dark scene from the dvd to adjust the bluray for a better picture. I went to chapter 11 at 1:11:23 there is an old building with a parking sign pointed straight down and 2 cargo doors on either side of it. If you set your black levels are set to low the 2 doors will blend into the building unable to be seen. On a properly calibrated display you should be able to lower your black levels or increase your gamma considerably. I did this on my bluray player being a BDP-05 setting gamma correction to -3, black level to +1, and color saturation to +4. This pictue is far better doesn't wash out shadow detail and finally has some punch to it. As far as detail goes nothing but a better scan from a superior source is going to fix that.

All in all great film, bad disc. I would love to get my hands on the newer double feature dvd and compare the transfer to the current bluray. This actually would have been a great double feature for Paramount to release on bluray. They are easily the biggest money making studio in Hollywood. If anyone has the money to create some decent transfers for catalog titles it is them by far. We get barely anything and $h!+ transfers to boot. Unacceptable, lovers of this great film will get it anyway, but this really deserves better treatment.

I was a bit aghast at the quality of the opening credit sequence...but this is how I remembered 48 Hours looking in the theater.

If you are fan of this movie, I think one would be pleased.

Its definitely not as good looking as Walter Hill's "Streets of Fire".

Oh yeah.. the cover art on this BluRay is horrible. Why can't they just use the original movie poster??

I did a custom in the custom cover thread

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/7002/78059882.jpg

I love that cover! I remember movie posters from the late 70's to early 80's with art like that. The Warriors come to mind too. Great stuff. I immediately tossed the stock cover art when I received my disc and now using yours.

I too don't remember 48HRS ever looking great through out the years.

They do not like using original movie posters as they think that it dates the films even more. They like these covers to make them look 'up to date.'
All these years and that never occurred to me. Thanks for the explanation. My original Used Cars laser disc had a cover that matched the folder given to me at the theater, the re-issue disc had another design, and the DVD had a third one. I suppose the Blu-ray version will be different still.

I did a custom in the custom cover thread

Very nice design. Yours may be the first one I use to replace an original insert.