T-Minus: 3 hours I don't often pay ticket price to watch a movie I already own, on multiple cross-platform media formats at that. But, when I do, it's...

YoshioKun13 at 05:13 PM May 08

Awesome Blizzo!

Did you like I catch the 'Director's Cut' in a theater back in 2003, or was this your 1st time ever seeing the movie on the big screen? And was it indeed the original 1979 theatrical cut or the DC?

Mr.Blizzo at 05:16 PM May 08

^This was my first time seeing it in the theater. Yeah they showed the original theatrical cut.

timmyd at 05:39 PM May 08

enjoy .

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エイリラン / ALIEN (1979)

Righteous_faustus at 05:05 PM May 08

Wow. I don't think I've ever seen this poster before

YoshioKun13 at 05:31 PM May 08

From my own personal collection of Japanese 'chirashi' flyers.

Righteous_faustus at 05:40 PM May 08

Ahh. Good stuff yoshio.

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The Many Faces of HANNIBAL LECTER

Mood: Shy

Mr.Blizzo at 05:22 PM May 08

Still haven't seen Hannibal Rising...is it worth checking it out? And I'm really excited to finally start watching Hannibal soon. I have the first 5 or 6 episodes DVR'd.

randychico at 06:39 PM May 08

Hannibal Rising is forgetable, literrally, can't remember much from it, I do have to admit that at least I didn't hate it like with Hannibal even if it does have Hopkins who will forever be the superior Hannibal

I like Madss.. but I sometimes cannot understand him.

YoshioKun13 at 01:08 AM May 09

^ Yeah, I'll definitely need to flip on those subtitles once it hits video. His accent makes the dialogue a bit hard to figure out...

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STAR WARS EPISODE IV - V - VI - I - II - III: The End Climax

Mood: Chillin'

JohnLocke2342 at 02:41 PM May 08

God that Empire ending is fucking classic

GHOSTBUSTERS 4K(Ultra-HD) Blu-ray - Screenshots / Comparisons

GHOSTBUSTERS on 4K Blu-ray
(Ultra-HD - 3840 x 2160)

Release Date: May 14, 2013

SONY PRESS RELEASE:

The Blu-ray “Mastered in 4K” collection will set a new standard for Blu-ray HD picture and sound, creating the ultimate 1080p home entertainment experience. Created from the highest quality 4K source materials with new expanded color*, consumers can enjoy a brilliant picture with exquisite detail using their existing Blu-ray player or PlayStation®3. The Blu-ray “Mastered in 4K” collection is optimized so that 4K Ultra HD TV owners can take full advantage of the new 4K upscaling technology, delivering an outstanding near-4K experience. “Mastered in 4K” Blu-rays also work with all 1080p HDTVs for spectacular high definition picture and sound.

*Expanded color requires xvYCC-compatible TV and Blu-ray player

Why “Mastered in 4K” Blu-ray?

• Get the best Blu-ray picture possible, mastered from 4K source materials

• Push your TV to the limit with a high bitrate digital transfer for an immersive visual experience

• Ideal solution for new 4K TV owners and great for Blu-ray collectors

The 4K Blu-ray will be film-only, no extra bonus features.

Uhhhhh I don't know, can't really see much of a difference between the 2 Blu-rays myself. The new one looks a lot darker in spots, resulting in lack of detail and clarity of objects. If anything it's more of a DE-grade rather than an improvement in picture quality...

While I had a chance, also took a look at screenshots of the original 1999 DVD version compared to the 2009 Blu-ray and.......wow.

1999 DVD


2009 Blu-ray

1999 DVD


2009 Blu-ray

1999 DVD


2009 Blu-ray

1999 DVD


2009 Blu-ray

Until I saw these shots, really had no idea how much they kind of botched the Blu-ray transfer of this movie. It seems to be have been taken mainly from that 2005 DVD re-release which in itself was, pretty bad in the 1st place. Very glad I kept my 1999 copy around, it may still stand as best transfer of the movie to date!

One thing I thought was pretty interesting to point out, due to the higher-res image quality of the Blu-ray little SFX quirks are more easily noticeable.

Such as in this shot, you can see how the effects guys screwed around with portions of the buildings in order to drop Stay Puft into the scene optically...

So fellow GB fans, are you enticed by seeing one of your favorite movies of all-time in Sony's new state-of-the-art 4K format?

Mood: Bored

Anakin at 02:05 AM May 08

It sucks ass

DropDeadFred at 06:32 AM May 08

4K is the next gimmick for people who have too much money. There isn't a huge difference between 4K and 1080p.....and hell, if you've got $26,000 to spend on a TV I'm sure you have enough money to upgrade from the Blu Ray version so that slimer will be just that tad much greener...

Dr Jan-itor at 02:03 PM May 08

Normal Blu-Ray is good enough for me.

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YoshioKun13 at 09:33 PM May 07

Short & sweet intro to the new show.

I look forward to what they have in store...

Cochise at 09:35 PM May 07

so for real like, why did they leave? Didn't listen to the podcast but I'm just curious

YoshioKun13 at 10:01 PM May 07

They didn't say. But it sounds like they've left JoBlo for good, not just the podcast they're not writing articles for the site anymore.

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