The Terminator New Release - Page 16

Steely blue is the general color scheme, but the green creeps in pretty often in the night scenes.
I saw an original print of it after this whole teal witchunt began and was looking out for it; it's definitely there in sufficient quantities for some folks to whinge about.

Well, when JC oversees the new transfer it'll ALL be teal. And 3D. And 1.78.

Hopefully yes. It was already 1.33 on LD so I don't see a problem for an alternate 1.78:1 aspect ratio.

Hopefully no.

Obviously same transfer as recent UK release ...?

It'll likely be same everything. We may get lucky and the original sound will be included, but that is not likely.

Cover art is truly awful - he looked so much better on the original poster...

Can someone tell me which terminator releases to buy???!!

WTF?? There are so many released versions and none are spectacular transfers?? I've gotten a headache reading the various threads on this topic. Can someone tell we which T1 and T2 releases are best or if I should just wait for 4k.
And F all those studios that release crap bluray transfers.

So wait it out?

Nuts... T2 was $5 at future shop

Thanks for the response.

Currently the only place to get the remastered T1 is overseas. If you want the new T1 now, that's what you need to do... import. If not, wait until... what is it, February?

Is there a new T2 coming soon too?

I'll wait till Feb 19th to see if there's an improvement.

been waiting forever like everyone else for a remastered release. i am also baffled as to why the mono track will not be included (reportedly, would love to be wrong) - my dvd has it.

i dunno, i guess I should be relieved they weren't gonna wait another year just so they could time it with a "30th anniversary"

EDIT - just to clarify, Im not saying that the 5.1 is illegitimate and shouldnt have happened. Only issue I had was some of the sound effects didnt sound as good. Maybe this soundtrack will have the best of both worlds - the music of the 5.1 and the sound effects/foley of the mono. But just as best practice, there shouldnt be too much difficulty including the mono track.
Edited by huskie2000 - 2/3/13 at 11:05am

The only problems I have with the remaster are the over emphasis on teal and the T-800's pistol sounding like a squeaking dog's toy. If they had fixed that ONE sound effect, toned down the teal, and mixed the sound stems into 7.1 discrete, this would have been a pretty stellar restoration.

And then we'll find out that James Cameron had nothing to do with this transfer... and the NEXT one will be supervised.

Since there are no special extras on a separate disc... no deluxe treatment... I'll wait 'til this version is in the bargain bin to pick it up.

I doubt it will be a long wait.

Irregardless of the review, the heavy teal bias is quite noticeable. It ain't cold steel or electric blue as in Adam Greenberg's T2 cinematography... it's the typical digital intermediate look of today's modern films. Over done to the extreme.

I'd call something like this an overdone to the extreme digital intermediate look: http://images3.static-bluray.com/reviews/930_3_1080p.jpg
The new Terminator is still within the realm of what's achievable through the normal analog process, regardless of whether that's the correct look or not.
Speaking of Adam Greenberg... I saw an old 35mm print of Near Dark a while ago, which he shot, and that movie is loaded with tealish tones, looking uncannily like this transfer sometimes.
Edited by 42041 - 2/17/13 at 10:52am

NOT a fan of "Modern Video Revisionism" at ALL!!
And this releases sucky color scheme is sicking/madding on many levels.

However...
I am still going too buy it!
Ugh, the detail is just too good too pass up unfortunately.

Just I will not be "lOOking" at this as the 1984 "The Terminator" I've luv'd too watch for decades.
I'll "lOOk" this as "2013's The Terminator RemasterED w/o the OST & w/SciFi Colors!!!
Welcome too JC's world thru cheap tintED glasses.

Review up with comparison screens to the Sony release. The difference in opening logos (I'm guessing) made it impossible to get the exact frames, but they're close enough for color timing purposes:

http://www.doblu.com/2013/02/23/terminator-remastered-bluray-review/

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Old:

May be different... definitely greater detail... but the color timing shift to a teal push isn't exactly better IMHO.

Yeah, its a tough one. The detail is quite incredible. The softness of the original disc, which was definitely an older master, is impossible to miss now. I just don't see why the original color timing was so offensive originally.
Edited by Gamereviewgod - 2/24/13 at 7:16am

Because it was "original" ( = boring in JC's little film room world) & if JC has any opportunity too change anything... he will!

We've seen time and again that the impetus for a successful filmmaker to go back and revise their earlier work is nearly irresistible, but we've also seen how rarely they have any real oversight of a home video transfer, so it might not have been Cameron's call at all.