my profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home

» Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE   » Community   » The Afterlife   » BEN-HUR is coming to Blu Ray... (Page 1)

This topic comprises 3 pages: 1  2  3

Author Topic: BEN-HUR is coming to Blu Ray... John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-12-2011 07:30 PM                     Oh yes. BEN-HUR  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 09-12-2011 10:17 PM                     An example of the kind of movie making we may never ever see again. Truly the definition of epic. Can't wait! AJG  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-17-2011 11:57 PM                        What, they are not converting this to 3D first?  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 09-18-2011 01:16 AM                     They're converting it to aroma-scope.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 09-23-2011 11:16 PM                     Can't wait to see what lepers smell like. AJG  |  IP: Logged Ron Funderburg Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 814 From: Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA Registered: Nov 2007 posted 09-23-2011 11:22 PM                        I don't know what they smell like but according Hannibal lector they taste like chicken.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 09-27-2011 05:24 PM                        When I had learned Target had the best price for BEN-HUR and was bringing in only three copies at their store in my area and Best Buy only price match if Target still had them in stock, I picked it up from the store. I opened the package but did not play the discs yet and found what was in the package, amazing. There are two hard cover books in addition to the three discs that are housed in a gorgeous digipak. The smaller book is a personal journal of Charleton Heston as he recorded his daily activities before, during and after the production of BEN-HUR and looks very interesting. The larger book features pictures from the production as well as cast portraits and beautifully printed. I was torn between getting the movie only set and the deluxe set and decided to get the full package because the special features on the 3rd disc had interested me very much. It features the original 1925 version of BEN-HUR with a stereophonic orchestral score by Carl Davies , a full length documentary "Charleton Heston & Ben-Hur, A Personal Journey" as well as two other documentaries about the film and other stuff. I cannot wait to play the discs and will do so tonight after dinner. I had learned it was the first time Warners had scanned a movie at 8K from original 65mm elements and had put the movie on two separate discs. All the reiviews I had read said the presentation is awesome . I cannot wait -Claude  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 09-27-2011 09:10 PM                     put my order in for the UK bluray release (3 discs) which came out at £13 - minus all the frills that the ultimate collection box set has.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 09-27-2011 10:34 PM                     Is it me or did the thread title change? AJG  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 09-27-2011 10:55 PM                     ^ I think you're right... it's Ben Hur ... with bunnies  |  IP: Logged Alan Gouger Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 501 From: Bradenton, FL, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 09-28-2011 06:23 AM                        Here is a site with a comparison between the DVD and the BD. Click on the desired chapter and then move the mouse over a part of the image you want to compare and click and wait for it to load. Then move the onto the image to see the DVD image and move the mouse off the image for the BD comparison. http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/comparison.php?art=part&x=678&y=216&action=1&image=7&cID=589&cap1=2214&cap2=2198&lossless=1#vergleich  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 09-28-2011 02:09 PM                        I watched the first half hour of the Blu-Ray of BEN-HUR with the audio commentary by T. Jean Hatcher and Charlton Heston and portions of the rest of the movie and the brand new documentary "Charlton Heston & Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey" last night and I fully concur about the picture quality of BEN-HUR". It is excellent as all of the reviews I had read had stated as well as the documentary which was very informative. THe audio commentary was also very informative and I am planning to watch all of the movie and listening to it very soon. The only thing that disappointed me was Warner Home Video age old practice of placing title cards over the Overture, Entra'acte and Exit music instead of letting it play against a blank screen with road show movies that have them. It in my opinion, this takes away from the original theatrical experience. MGM and Fox are very good about it because almost all of their road show movies on video play the music on a blank screen.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-28-2011 09:46 PM                     Just close the douser.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-29-2011 09:57 AM                     quote: Chris Slycord They're converting it to aroma-scope I love the smell of horse poop and sweat in the morning!  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 09-29-2011 04:34 PM                     I bet Haya Harareet smelled good. AJG  |  IP: Logged

All times are Central (GMT -6:00)

This topic comprises 3 pages: 1  2  3

Printer-friendly view of this topic

Hop To: Select a Forum: Category: Operations -------------------- Digital Cinema Forum Film Handlers' Forum Large Format Forum Ground Level Feature Info, Trailer Attachments & REAL Credit Offsets Category: Community -------------------- Film-Yak Film Handlers' Movie Reviews The Afterlife Bob Maar's Joke-A-Thon Category: Classified -------------------- Equipment and Supplies Wanted/For Sale Help Wanted/Seeking Employment Category: System -------------------- Software Beta Testing Forum

The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.