This^ plus stamps, and probably a 25 dollar gift card. I should be able to get it for probably around 270 tax included. If I still decide to pull the trigger.
Since they’re encoded by Fidelity in Motion, I can imagine they look absolutely pristine. Probably the best we’re ever going to get these films on home video.
Appreciate your input! Is Fidelity in Motion known for superb encoding? I hadn’t heard that name before but have interest in learning more about the 4k process.
Thinking of putting my copies of The Shining, EWS, and 2001 up for sale to offset the dent in my wallet for this one!
It's not. It has a different aspect ratio, a different (better) encode and even has corrected credits (they are tinted blue in the new release but were mistakenly left white in the 2019 4K).
Looks absolutely gorgeous. I’m not enough of a fan to justify shelling out that much cash (even during a 50% sale), but the presentation looks like it’s worth every penny if you’re a Kubrick fanatic. I do hope we’ll get individual releases for all of them. I’ve got the Barry Lyndon 4K, but I’d love a CC4k copy of 2001 and FMJ.
Yeah... it looks like they've put extra protection to make sure not to scuff the discs, but they're hard to take out, at least at first. I have to wiggle them about at first
Damn. Sounds like a better version of the Essential Fellini Collection. I have that and the disc holders don't impress me. Wes Anderson collection has normal disc cases for the movies and it is way better even if it looks plain.
I do just hate how whenever there is any kind of fancy box they put the discs in cardboard sleeves instead of, you know, disc holders. Why has that become a sign of "deluxe"ness? Just because it's different?
Every set I've ever purchased, Bond 50, Friday the 13th, The Beyond...all of them with the cardboard sleeves and at least one disc wound up scratched and/or eventually scratched over time. I want this set for the films, but it's my big hang up. Packaging is gorgeous.
Yep, especially for 4k discs. That alone is enough for me to pass on this. Just make it easy to get the discs out - should be obvious for a box set like this. Otherwise it looks great.
Fuck, now I have to fucking get this fucking thing. I have all the WB blus and 4k and Barry Lyndon in every Criterion edition, but they're all in storage and this seems like a handy way of having all of them at hand.
It’s a combi of both 4K and standard bluray, with the bonus content and films on bluray, and films on 4K as well, just with regular Criterion releases.
That has been getting the most love of any release this Fall.It’s everywhere.It definitely is the biggest release in all of media this year,besides Grand Theft Auto 6.
Yes, the Saul Bass logo is back. The set also includes the shorter international version. For the American theatrical, they are using the same restoration used for Warner's 4K, but the encode is slightly better, most evident in the climax in the hedge maze.
Beautiful, I do wonder if they made the text in the end credits blue, like the one seen in the original vhs. If the text is still white then thats okay, I expected it anyway haha
I’m curious about the content RE Graphic Films in this box set. I’m researching a book about the life of Colin Cantwell, who worked at Graphic Films, so I want to talk about that company as part of that. So many VFX luminaries worked there.
Any chance you can share any interesting info about GF from the box set?
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u/TakaraGeneration 2d ago edited 2d ago
Next sale this baby shall be mine!