2024 TCM Film Festival Highlights
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Laura (1944) Blu-ray Review
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4 ай бұрын
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@bunnygirlerika9489
@bunnygirlerika9489 8 сағат бұрын
Not sure if ur aware, but 2001 a space odyssey book has sequels.
@matejadjedovic
@matejadjedovic 10 сағат бұрын
The one thing that irks me about this otherwise entertaining comedy is that Neil Simon doesn't seem to have a particularly deep understanding of the characters he is parodying. His Miss Marbles, for example, is an in-name-only spoof of Miss Marple and actually resembles Jessica Fletcher more closely. His Milo Perrier character betrays a gross misunderstanding of the essence of Hercule Poirot. The gluttonous, rude, egotistical Perrier bears no resemblance whatsoever to the perfectly mannered, kind, and pedantic Monsieur Poirot and instead seems to be more of a parody of the popular image of Poirot held by people who've never read Agatha Christie than the character himself. At the end of the movie, Twain rages against the detectives for torturing us all with surprise endings that made no sense, introducing characters in the last five pages that were never in the book before, and withholding clues and information that made it impossible for us to guess who did it. But, once again, all of these criticisms are the antithesis of everything the writers of fair play mystery fiction like Agatha Christie, Earl Derr Biggers and even Dashiell Hammett to an extent stood for. Twain's criticism and Simon's satire would make more sense had they been targeted against Sherlock Holmes, for example.
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader 3 сағат бұрын
Yeah, the satire is a bit generic and broad in terms of what’s being parodied. The characters themselves are essentially cliched amalgamation versions of themselves. I think that plays into how I’m always left feeling a bit hanging at the end as if the film really needed another act to fully crystallize what it was doing.
@philipds9813
@philipds9813 Күн бұрын
Have the same problem once and a while, until now just disconnecting the power - turn over the player for couple minutes, then power it up again solved it. Frustrating.
@movietv20249
@movietv20249 Күн бұрын
There's gotta be a better version of Duel somewhere. Hopefully, I'll come across it one day.
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader Күн бұрын
Sadly you have to cobble together your own. The Laserdisc is very good but is theatrical cut only-but it does have the correct ratio, best mono audio and a solid transfer without the slight dvd edits.
@movietv20249
@movietv20249 Күн бұрын
I love that Young Guns Steelbook! It's one of my all time favorite releases from Lionsgate.
@hdmoviesource
@hdmoviesource Күн бұрын
Great video, enjoyed it.
@bulletsforteeth5029
@bulletsforteeth5029 Күн бұрын
#RetroBlasting brought me here and recommends this channel. Sub'd! 😁👍
@traffikkone3840
@traffikkone3840 Күн бұрын
I'm happy to report that this issue seems to have been fixed, as the version available on Max is the uncensored version with no edits. Maybe Disney actually listened.
@tyrannozilla
@tyrannozilla 2 күн бұрын
Hello, Crusader. I have just found out that there is going to be another alternative sequel to Batman, 1989, called "Batman: Resurrection." It's actually a novel that serves as an interquel, set between the first film and "Batman Returns.' Here is a synopsis of the novel if you're interested: "The Joker is dead, but not forgotten. Gotham City is saved, but it is still not safe. By night, its new symbol of hope, Batman, continues his fight to protect the innocent and the powerless. By day, his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, wonders whether there may someday be a future beyond skulking the city’s rooftops or the cavernous halls of his stately manor alongside the ever-dutiful Alfred Pennyworth. But even after death, the Clown Prince of Crime’s imprint can be seen in more than just the pavement. Remnants from The Joker’s gang are leading wannabes fascinated by his bizarre mystique on a campaign of arson that threatens the city-even as it serves greedy opportunists, including millionaire Max Shreck. And survivors of exposure to The Joker’s chemical weapon Smylex continue to crowd Gotham City’s main hospital. To quell the chaos, Batman needs more than his cape and his well-stocked Utility Belt. Bruce Wayne is forced into action, prompting a partnership with a charismatic scientist to help solve the health crisis. But as he works in both the shadows and the light, Bruce finds himself drawn deeper into Gotham City’s turmoil than ever before, fueling his obsession to save the city-an obsession that has already driven a wedge between him and Vicki Vale. The loyal Alfred, who had hoped Bruce’s efforts as Batman could help him find closure, finds the opposite happening. Nightmares begin to prompt Bruce to ask new questions about the climactic events in the cathedral, and investigations by Commissioner Gordon and reporter Alexander Knox into the arsons only amplify his concerns. Having told the people of Gotham City that they’d earned a rest from crime, Batman finds the forces of evil growing ever more organized-and orchestrated-by a sinister hand behind the scenes. The World’s Greatest Detective must solve the greatest mystery of all: Could The Joker have somehow survived? And could he still have the last laugh against the people of Gotham City?"
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader Күн бұрын
I just saw that yesterday morning and cannot wait to read it as the author wrote one of the best Star Wars EU novels!!
@tyrannozilla
@tyrannozilla Күн бұрын
@@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader Yeah, I've heard about some of his novels, primarily Kenobi. I'll try to read his stuff when I can and will keep an eye on his Batman novel.
@juliann1824
@juliann1824 3 күн бұрын
Is there a website that shows which master was used for each movie media release, I often hear people talking about releases saying for example they used this master or a new master but is there a way to verify this somewhere online?
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader Күн бұрын
Sadly no, you have to make comparisons on your own and look up as much info as possible to verify transfers.
@StockdeFerry
@StockdeFerry 3 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed the film the first time I watched it and I'm keep on enjoying it!.
@StockdeFerry
@StockdeFerry 3 күн бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing your ranking! It will definitely help me choose which one to read first. I received Army of the Dead as a present. It doesn't seem to be one of the best, but at least it isn't one of the worst!
@danboy77
@danboy77 3 күн бұрын
Superb review! Will Indicator re release these in 4k? as i unfortunately missed out on all the limited edition box sets
@CinemaniacSeventy7
@CinemaniacSeventy7 3 күн бұрын
Excellent in-depth video, my friend. I have to track down that Italian DVD.
@LeonardoJJardim
@LeonardoJJardim 3 күн бұрын
I'd love to see Laura (1944) in the Criterion Collection 4K.
@Davlavi
@Davlavi 4 күн бұрын
Great video thanks.
@duaner4767
@duaner4767 4 күн бұрын
I stumbled upon this video and really enjoyed how enthusiastic you were about these books. I had books 1-8 and read them over and over again during my childhood and proudly still have them all. They are awesome! My favorites were Plantation Treasure and Secret City. I remember I added books 9-10 a couple years later when I found them in a bookstore, having not even known that they had continued the series. I remember not liking book 9 much because it put Indy on the Titanic and I thought that was a bit far-fetched. I do remember the Titanic book had Miss Seymour as a character, so they were making an attempt to have this book series and the TV series coexist.
@user-pp9tn6rf2u
@user-pp9tn6rf2u 4 күн бұрын
Does it support BDXL discs such as 100GB and 128GB ? And how plays custom BD-R ?
@prismsmoviecavern
@prismsmoviecavern 4 күн бұрын
Was the film re-rated? I noticed the laserdisc had "PG" and the 2 disc DVD had a "PG-13"?
@gandit
@gandit 4 күн бұрын
The remote button of my Kph30i isn't working
@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r
@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r 4 күн бұрын
Still keeping my individual Batman DVD sets to keep the original intended feel of the show. The Blu Rays have a terrible DNR pass and is especially noticable on 4K, and the film grain is pretty much nonexistent at this point. A real shame because this could've been a knockout transfer.
@echo1218
@echo1218 5 күн бұрын
I'm getting this book next week and I'm looking forward to reading it.
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader 4 күн бұрын
It’s an absolute joy to read!!
@TannerBartko
@TannerBartko 5 күн бұрын
My friend, what are your thoughts on The Nun Story? I have not gotten it yet but I've heard WAC has begun to drop the ball on their live action films (as well as their animation for a while now). Is this true?
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader 4 күн бұрын
Sadly yes. The last batch of Blu-rays all seem to have defective pressings where they read at first as if they have a large file size but when you actually convert the disk to an MKV it’s cut in half and just watching the disc has macroblocking and artifacts throughout. I don’t know what happened but it definitely seems like an error. Although I have been seeing one or two fleeting spots of encoding issues on some of their more recent releases here and there so I can’t say I’m entirely surprised.
@TannerBartko
@TannerBartko 4 күн бұрын
@@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader I'm relieved to hear it might be an error and not just being lazy. But that would not explain all the dnr on animated releases!
@tomchristie3199
@tomchristie3199 5 күн бұрын
Makes you realise how spoiled we are to have pristine 35mm scans of stuff like Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Fritz Lang's silent movies.
@matane2465
@matane2465 5 күн бұрын
The worst Indy story. Total garbage book. This is exactly what Trey Parker and Matt Stone describe as bad writing. "This happens, then this happens, then this happens."
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader
@DamnFoolIdealisticCrusader 4 күн бұрын
Yeah it’s definitely a wild ride and tough to get through…but it’s nothing compared to the two Caidin books that follow which are so bad they make you yearn for this one…