True Lies was unwatchable. The smoothing on the skin looked like rubber. I prefer the look of he original version by a large margin.

Absolutely heresy.. Seven Samurai, Breathless and Citizen Kane are the greatest movies of all-time.. yeah, its subjective... and I love those movies after taking film classes in college so context is definitely needed and helpful. Those movies greatness is not "intuitive". But you're spot on regarding Royal Tenenbaums.

I ordered THE TASTE OF THINGS thanks to you. Trailer looks great.

What is exactly the 20% missing on On The Silver Globe? Is the story complete? Or it ends suddenly?

If it were this simple you would not be able to purchase any second hand used dvd, vhs whatever in any type of store because the store wouldn't have the licence to sell you it. You sir may very well be technically right but in the real world that simply is not how the world operates. You don't own the movie when you buy physical media you own the object and actually in law are allowed to make backups of any media you own. Depending on laws locally to you. Also it would be interesting to hear if a streaming service can sell you a film under the misunderstanding that you "own" this copy of the film but require its own service to view it. I.agine buying a tape but specifically needing a michey miuse shaped vhs/tv combo to play it on. Madness.

Thanks for a very good youtube channel. Very important topic you address, film preservation. All the best from Malmö, Sweden.

Hi Eliot. I know this was off the top of your head but be careful of your use of the word Restoration. No restoration was done in any way shape or form. To restore means to bring back to an original state, repair and rejuvenate. A re-imagining is what happened. I'm glad you stated the negatives weren't used as they are still safe in a Vault somewhere and are being Preserved. I'm not keen on what he's done. The Spanish Bluray of True Lies is actually very good and not a bootleg as people fear. Aliens has always looked awful but it's what movie goers fell in love with. Take it easy. Trevor (Double Bill Movies)

I love Thelma and Louise, it's arguably one of Sir Ridley's most emotionally mature films, certainly one of the best written. But it wasn't a massive hit at the time and was unfairly maligned as 'feminist propoganda' by the usual suspects, which is nonsense because essentially it's a road movie with two female protagonists, so in that sense I believe it's quite underrated. I waited ages for an upgrade to 4K and why on earth would I get uptight about who's releasing it? A bit more mainstream than some of Criterion's other releases? Who cares?

It has a history for money!!!!!!!

I cannot believe its 2024 and we DO NOT have "The Sound Of Music" (1965) on 4K. Oh wait! Yeah, its a 20th Century Fox movie!!! So it SHALL NEVER see the light of HD...

Hi Elliot, have you yet done a video on "FULL CIRCLE" (AKA "The Haunting of Julia") (1975) with Mia Farrow? It is a new release from BFI and I would be SO interested to hear your thoughts on the movie, the acting, and the 4K transfer and the commentary track. David Alp Leicestershire.

It was shot horribly the single shot gimmick is fine but this film being spoken as if it’s amazing is just silly

This video is wildly inaccurate. Unless maybe there is some huge difference between UK and US copyright law. Criterion purchases the right to produce and sell copies of a film for a period of time. Consumers then purchase those copies and are free to watch or resell them, regardless of what happens to Criterion's licensing agreement. It is perfectly legal to watch and resell out-of-print books and movies. This is called "the first sale doctrine": www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-1854-copyright-infringement-first-sale-doctrine#:~:text=The%20first%20sale%20doctrine%2C%20codified,interests%20of%20the%20copyright%20owner.

In Europe it's also available in Italy, not only France and Germany. I'm waiting for my Amazon delivery

Interesting take. My mindset is. If you own a Blu-Ray disc it’s your disc and yours forever if you keep it. No streaming service can alter the contents on that disc. And you don’t need to connect to the internet to watch your disc. YOU OWN IT. Simple as

Mulholland Drive ?? i hope you see the error of your ways, child.

Elliot if movies get released in thr UK, and not in usa must be a Distribution issue, as i vannot get stuff like Midnight Run,4k, why should i care?

I had 'True Lies' on pre-order, but after some disquiet from early reviewers I cancelled. I love the 'True Lies' movie (and the original version 'La Totale!') but will keep my original Region 1 DVD and, until a proper faithful restoration from the camera negative is done, I will avoid the 2024 4K UHD. Frank Tarzi and team at Kino Lorber have done fantastic work on the early works of Stanley Kubrick and I consider those 4K UHD discs proper restorations and should be seen as the benchmark for the future.

Elmer and Louise is one of my favorites!

I had a great deal of respect for Criterion films, until I found they had 'The Young Girls of Rochefort' and 'Valley of the Dolls' among their collection. One of the worst movie musicals ever made and a third rate soap with nothing to recommend it whatsoever. Count me out.

Are we allowed to listen to your advise on ficical media ?? Or do we have to pay do we owe you anything in the future ?? 😂

No. I'm afraid you're mistaken. You see when you pay for something, you then own it. I trade the money in my pocket for a product and it then becomes mine. End of story.

The Straight Story is David Lynch’s unsung masterpiece. I can’t wait for the blu-ray.

Hey Elliot, I didnt know where else to put this so I am just gonna say it here and hope you see it. But with the announcement of the Robocop 2 4k I had been trying to see if I could sell my US imported Shout Factory blu ray and I came across Cult-Media and it seems pretty small and unknown at the moment, but they could be great for UK collectors as they buy and sell pre-owned Boutique releases, including imports. Selling imports has been impossible for me as you know CEX dont take them, but basically this looks like this will be how I sell mine going forward and although there is nothing on the site at the moment that I am interested in for myself, their prices seem pretty damn good especially on their pre-owned stuff. Just wanted to make you aware as you are kind of our UK Boutique blu-ray guy. Also I am in no way affiliated with them, I know I kind of sound like an ad for them atm but honestly its just selfish because if more people buy and sell from them then the more selection they will have for me to buy from 😂. No but seriously I just sold them all my US Import duplicates or blu-rays that I have since upgraded to 4k and they gave me a really good and reasonable offer and price for it and like CEX they offer cash or store credit for the items. Honestly it's really great and it's something that I have been hoping, wishing and looking for for the UK for a long long time. Just letting you know, I think this is something we should really support. I want this to work and be successful and find the market. Agin its nothing to do with me personally and they havent asked me to say or anything its just something I found and really want to share. I really hope this doesn't come across as some deranged ad bot message or something lol

Do you think Studiocanal will release a UK 4K?

Thanks for the heads up! We hope you will talk about Frivolous Lola 4K UHD release as well.

Thank you Elliot! Long time subscriber, but for various reasons I haven’t been collecting films on physical media for years. You helped change my mind. More than that, you’ve expanded my knowledge of cinema. It’s a bit overwhelming with all the choices out there, but your videos are a wonderful guide and keep us up to date. I love how thorough you get into detail about the films and features, even encoding issues/artefacts etc. and all the super fine details. That’s what i look for too. I appreciate having a trustworthy opinion to get into the weeds and help decide what’s most worth purchasing. Keep up the great work mate, it’s so appreciated!! Elliot loves Green Ice 💚🧊

fun (and mad) to see that those studio canal releases with this cardboard packaging have all this crumpled bottom right corner (both my Straight Story and Belmondo's Le Magnifique have them)

If it wasn't the original director changing them, I would have a problem. But this is his vision and I'm OK with that.

I just think when you see a quality 4k restoration grain and all it can still look as amazing as a brand new movie. The new release of The Crow is a case in point. Jim Cameron is setting a dangerous precedent here for sure! I personally hate to idea that it will be harder and harder to find the "original" version of a movie as time goes on. And the more things are tweaked with ai, what we are seeing isn't even real anymore. What's the point?! I want to see real film making, not something sewn up with an algorithm.

Is there an English 5.1 track ??

Are there any special features? otherwise I think I’ll wait for criterion or second sight would be great !

Ahhh David Lynch is my No 1 all-time favourite filmmaker with his work making me a massive fan of surrealism entertainment. The Straight Story is an incredible emotional road trip film and is one I recommend for newcomers to Lynch's work alongside say Blue Velvet due to straightforward narrative, but for me it's a toss up between either Twin Peaks FWWM or Inland Empire as my personal favourite. I do NOT however recommend going into both these movies right away as first time viewers to Lynch's work though :-)

Great news! This is the only David Lynch I don't have in my collection and I only ever watched it in the cinema. Also, I am relieved this doesn't have the forced subtitles that are too common in French releases. Does it include any subtitles apart from French (I would like to show this to my dad, who only read Swedish)?

Is the Blu Ray included in this one from the new 4K scan or from the previous Blu ray release?

My only gripe is that the cover is not in English. 💀 It's not going to align perfectly with the rest of my David Lynch collection and that bothers me. Lol

I remember seeing it at the London Film Festival. Great film, but Blue Velvet is perfect.