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[UK] Airplane & The NaKed Gun

post #1 of 42
7/26/11 at 1:38am
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Airplane-Blu-ray/dp/B005DS0VU8/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Naked-Gu.../dp/B005DS0WDE

Can't wait for both.
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post #2 of 42
7/26/11 at 4:40am
They're coming from Paramount though, the company that loves taking a respectable looking transfer and destroying it with DNR. I dunno what's worse, Paramount's insistence on ruining perfectly good transfers (see the Trek: TOS movies) or Universal's reliance on haggard old masters (say, 90% of their back catalogue).

Will deffo wait for reviews before getting either movie, as much as I love them (especially Airplane!).
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post #3 of 42
7/26/11 at 6:06pm
What's the likelihood of these discs being region-locked? If they're not, I'll be wanting them in the USA!

And don't call me Shirley!
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post #4 of 42
7/27/11 at 6:41am
Hope all 5 are released (both Airplanes & the 3 Naked Guns).
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post #5 of 42
8/5/11 at 2:00pm
I had heard that the last release of Airplane was quite edited, guy with the bomb on the plane and some lines from the flamboyant guy in the tower to name a couple scenes. Anyone know if this will be the full original release? I hate editing and wont support anything that has been butchered.
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post #6 of 42
8/5/11 at 3:06pm
AIRPLANE! is coming to bluray?! Surely you can't be serious...
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post #7 of 42
8/5/11 at 3:12pm
Both together?

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post #8 of 42
8/6/11 at 9:45am
Airplane and Naked Gun are also being released in the US Sept. 25, also Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Best Buy is the only listing I've seen for them, so they may be BB exclusives.

Airplane
Naked Gun
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
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post #9 of 42
8/6/11 at 9:53am
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Originally Posted by CochiseGuy View Post

Airplane and Naked Gun are also being released in the US Sept. 25, also Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Best Buy is the only listing I've seen for them, so they may be BB exclusives.

Airplane
Naked Gun
Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Nice! Saved me the trouble of importing the UK Blu-rays.
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post #10 of 42
8/6/11 at 10:06am
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AIRPLANE! is coming to bluray?! Surely you can't be serious...

I'll bite: Don't call me Shirley
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post #11 of 42
8/6/11 at 11:05am
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I'll bite: Don't call me Shirley
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
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post #12 of 42
8/6/11 at 11:22am
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Originally Posted by CochiseGuy View Post
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
You ever seen a grown man naked?
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post #13 of 42
8/6/11 at 11:34am
"-Cigarette?"
"-Yes, I know."
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post #14 of 42
8/6/11 at 2:09pm
"Do you like movies with Gladiators?"
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post #15 of 42
8/6/11 at 2:37pm
"Captain, how soon can you land?"
"I can't tell."
"You can tell me, I'm a doctor."
"No, I mean I'm just not sure."

A classic exchange between two actors who are no longer with us. *sniff*
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post #16 of 42
8/6/11 at 3:22pm
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You ever seen a grown man naked?
No, and nor have I ever been a Turkish prison - but I do like Gladiator movies.
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post #17 of 42
8/7/11 at 4:40am
It's a totally different kind of Blu-ray disc... altogether!
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post #18 of 42
8/7/11 at 4:57pm
Hasn't Bluray been around for 5 years? Why is this being released now? What exactly were they doing with it during those 5 years?

And how many films STILL aren't available on the current 5-year-old home media format? Anyone who's bought electronics knows how long 5 years is! That's the difference between state-of-the-art and garage sale fodder. This kind of nonsense would be unacceptable in any other industry, but here it's considered the norm! Can you imagine going to a pharmacist and asking for a medication that's been revised and improved five years ago, and instead being told: "No sorry, we just have the ancient, outdated one. Here you go!"

We're not even talking about obscure movies here. The likes of Jurassic Park, E.T., and Titanic still haven't been released, the latter two not even been announced, as an example just off the top of my head. When will we be able to walk into a movie store and buy really popular films, let alone ANY films, in the current already-aging format? There's already talk of 4K resolutions, for Christ's sake. When are people going to stand up and say enough is enough?

And to any industry insiders reading this, for the record, I will NOT purchase the above mentioned films on Bluray. It's so late that I will simply wait until the next format. I would have gladly bought many films on the next format AND on Bluray, giving you twice my money. But since they will be released so late, it makes no sense for me to do that.
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post #19 of 42
8/8/11 at 12:01pm
I think they are releasing it now, specially the Naked Gun movies, since the passing of Leslie Nielsen.

Perhaps they feel it's now or never.
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post #20 of 42
8/8/11 at 12:06pm
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Originally Posted by WebEffect View Post

Hasn't Bluray been around for 5 years? Why is this being released now? What exactly were they doing with it during those 5 years?

And how many films STILL aren't available on the current 5-year-old home media format? Anyone who's bought electronics knows how long 5 years is! That's the difference between state-of-the-art and garage sale fodder. This kind of nonsense would be unacceptable in any other industry, but here it's considered the norm! Can you imagine going to a pharmacist and asking for a medication that's been revised and improved five years ago, and instead being told: "No sorry, we just have the ancient, outdated one. Here you go!"

We're not even talking about obscure movies here. The likes of Jurassic Park, E.T., and Titanic still haven't been released, the latter two not even been announced, as an example just off the top of my head. When will we be able to walk into a movie store and buy really popular films, let alone ANY films, in the current already-aging format? There's already talk of 4K resolutions, for Christ's sake. When are people going to stand up and say enough is enough?

And to any industry insiders reading this, for the record, I will NOT purchase the above mentioned films on Bluray. It's so late that I will simply wait until the next format. I would have gladly bought many films on the next format AND on Bluray, giving you twice my money. But since they will be released so late, it makes no sense for me to do that.

Cool story, bro!
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post #21 of 42
8/8/11 at 12:08pm




Couldn't resist.
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post #22 of 42
8/8/11 at 12:11pm
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Couldn't resist.

Hahaha!!
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post #23 of 42
8/8/11 at 12:26pm
lmao!

Well played, young sir.
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post #24 of 42
8/9/11 at 10:40am
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Hasn't Bluray been around for 5 years? Why is this being released now? What exactly were they doing with it during those 5 years?

The latest Hollywood blockbuster sells like gangbusters on Blu-ray. Catalog releases on Blu-ray sell like crap. I'm an enthusiast, have over 300 Blu-rays and watch them on a 110" projection screen in 1080p. But I won't be buying Airplane - I watched my DVD last weekend as all the talk of the BD release brought back fond memories. It looks just fine upconverted and lossless audio won't do anything for it. Now Ben Hur, I have that already pre-ordered.

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We're not even talking about obscure movies here. The likes of Jurassic Park, E.T., and Titanic still haven't been released, the latter two not even been announced, as an example just off the top of my head. When will we be able to walk into a movie store and buy really popular films, let alone ANY films, in the current already-aging format? There's already talk of 4K resolutions, for Christ's sake. When are people going to stand up and say enough is enough?

James Cameron had a brainstorm - folks rushed to the theaters to spend gobs of money to watch Avatar in 3D, so maybe if he converted Titanic to 3D folks would rush to the theaters to spend gobs of money to watch it again. So we'll get a blu-ray to coincide with all the publicity and cash grab. Catalog BD sell so poorly studios feel they need a tie-in to make it worthwhile for most catalog releases - if their hadn't been a re-make of Conan the Barbarian to you think we would have seen the Blu-ray release of the original?

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And to any industry insiders reading this, for the record, I will NOT purchase the above mentioned films on Bluray. It's so late that I will simply wait until the next format. I would have gladly bought many films on the next format AND on Bluray, giving you twice my money. But since they will be released so late, it makes no sense for me to do that.

The "next format" is already here - it's called streaming, VOD, & digital copies. The crowd that thinks watching a movie on their smartphone is way cool think streaming is "good enough". I highly doubt there will be a "next format" that you can buy a movie in any physical form that you can hold in your hands.
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post #25 of 42
8/9/11 at 11:41am
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Originally Posted by WebEffect View Post

Hasn't Bluray been around for 5 years? Why is this being released now? What exactly were they doing with it during those 5 years?

And how many films STILL aren't available on the current 5-year-old home media format? Anyone who's bought electronics knows how long 5 years is! That's the difference between state-of-the-art and garage sale fodder. This kind of nonsense would be unacceptable in any other industry, but here it's considered the norm! Can you imagine going to a pharmacist and asking for a medication that's been revised and improved five years ago, and instead being told: "No sorry, we just have the ancient, outdated one. Here you go!"

We're not even talking about obscure movies here. The likes of Jurassic Park, E.T., and Titanic still haven't been released, the latter two not even been announced, as an example just off the top of my head. When will we be able to walk into a movie store and buy really popular films, let alone ANY films, in the current already-aging format? There's already talk of 4K resolutions, for Christ's sake. When are people going to stand up and say enough is enough?

And to any industry insiders reading this, for the record, I will NOT purchase the above mentioned films on Bluray. It's so late that I will simply wait until the next format. I would have gladly bought many films on the next format AND on Bluray, giving you twice my money. But since they will be released so late, it makes no sense for me to do that.

Since I have a limited lifespan , I think I'll buy them now instead.

Art
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post #26 of 42
8/9/11 at 12:09pm
Titanic is supposed to be released next yesr
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post #27 of 42
8/9/11 at 12:33pm
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And to any industry insiders reading this, for the record, I will NOT purchase the above mentioned films on Bluray. It's so late that I will simply wait until the next format.

But doesn't that mean you're going to end up waiting at least another five years on the next format? Then so on, and so on, and so on...
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post #28 of 42
8/9/11 at 1:17pm
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It's a totally different kind of Blu-ray disc... altogether!

It's a totally different kind of Blu-ray disc



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post #29 of 42
9/26/11 at 5:39pm
Naked Gun compare to Sky capture

Blu-ray left Sky capture Right







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post #30 of 42
9/26/11 at 10:58pm
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To much DNR it seems on the Blu
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