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Post by Super Sebastian on Aug 17, 2008 16:23:52 GMT -5
Supermanhomepage have thwe news that verz soon all the Reeve Superman movies are going to be relaced in HD.  All four Christopher Reeve "Superman" movies will be available for the first time in high definition VOD as part of Warner Bros. Entertainment's 85th anniversary celebration. Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) is celebrating Warner Bros. Entertainment's 85th Anniversary with the Video on Demand (VOD) release of 85 time-honored classic films, many of which will be available for the first time in high definition on VOD. As of yesterday, "Superman: The Movie," "Superman II," "Superman III," and "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" will be available via VOD from Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Cox Cable, Charter Communications and Rogers Cable (Canada) as well as satellite providers DirecTV and DISH Network. Visit the Time Warner Cable On Demand website for further details. In addition, Time Warner Cable will celebrate the Studio's anniversary by holding special outdoor screenings of Warner Bros. Pictures releases in New York and Los Angeles. "Superman: The Movie" will screen in New York only on Monday, August 18th in Bryant Park (6th Ave. and 42nd St.). Lawn opens at 5.00pm with the film screening at 8.30pm. |
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Post by EvilSupes on Aug 17, 2008 17:28:20 GMT -5
bah, can't see them because I'm the UK. Although the special effects are crappy in III and IV, I would still love to watch them in HD and more importantly the Lester cut of II.
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Post by Jimbo on Aug 17, 2008 18:32:17 GMT -5
Gosh, Superman IV in HD is just gonna make those curtains on the moon all the more apparent. With Superman II hopefully coming out on Blu-ray someday, I guess we can expect some HD Superman fan cuts in the near future. ;D
How weird that HD versions are available on cable before being for sale.
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Post by rexreed on Aug 17, 2008 22:17:33 GMT -5
bah, can't see them because I'm the UK. Although the special effects are crappy in III and IV, I would still love to watch them in HD and more importantly the Lester cut of II. I thought III had some great effects. IMO they were more creative than those in II. Not as good as STM but no where near as bad as IV. The scene where SUperman enters the canyon is fantastic- oneof the best in all four movies. I can't wait to see them all in HD! |
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Post by Olly H 82 on Aug 18, 2008 1:46:41 GMT -5
Superman III effects crappy?...I think not..It has the best zoptic effects out of all of them!.
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Post by EvilSupes on Aug 18, 2008 11:01:50 GMT -5
Okay, what I was referring to (in III) was the poor apparent wires shown when Reeve was flying - examples are when he arrives at the chemical plant fire and when he leaves to rescue some workers and another is when he takes off to go to the junk yard when he is evil. Other than that, I completely agree, the zoptic effects are better.
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Post by Super Sebastian on Aug 18, 2008 16:13:00 GMT -5
Okay, what I was referring to (in III) was the poor apparent wires shown when Reeve was flying - examples are when he arrives at the chemical plant fire and when he leaves to rescue some workers and another is when he takes off to go to the junk yard when he is evil. Other than that, I completely agree, the zoptic effects are better. Superman III originally does not show the wires, the problem is wen the edited on DVD, the process of remastered, errase the painted areas showing the wires, only in superman IV remeber to see in the cinema some wires. |
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Post by Legsy on Aug 18, 2008 17:05:32 GMT -5
I have Comcast and I wasn't able to find the movies. I wanted to enjoy 1080 goodness but I had no luck.  nolegs sad. |
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Post by Jacob on Aug 21, 2008 20:28:36 GMT -5
warner bros is re-releasing superman returns with a new trueHD and PCM track. the first edition only has dolby digital and the HDdvd had the trueHD. its comes out september 9th. Jacob www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1690 |
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Post by Kamdan on Aug 21, 2008 22:46:20 GMT -5
No sale for me unless they have the Return to Krypton deleted scenes and others that didn't appear on the other DVD.
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Post by Jimbo on Aug 22, 2008 2:45:15 GMT -5
The original Blu-ray is good enough for me. If the only thing they're adding to the table is uncompressed audio, then I'll pass. I want more deleted scenes and a commentary. Perhaps even an extended cut.
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Post by Pineapples101 on Aug 22, 2008 3:04:57 GMT -5
Holing off on this, if MOS ever gets done there will no doubt be a new collectors edition.
But the real question is - does SR look any better on Blu-Ray? I seem to remember a comparison claiming that the DVD was extremely bad quality in order to make the Blu look a lot better.
To be fair, my DVD version (R1) does look pretty close to how it looked to me in the cinema, but still pretty damn murky.
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Post by Pineapples101 on Aug 22, 2008 3:12:15 GMT -5
Superman IV in HD!?! What has the world come to? Will the polystyrene fire hydrants stand out more now? Will the curtains on the moon be even more visible???
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Post by EvilSupes on Aug 22, 2008 3:29:43 GMT -5
yes but, it's all part of the plan...
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Post by Jimbo on Aug 22, 2008 3:50:25 GMT -5
The Blu-ray is indeed waaay better. All the murkiness is gone and the color is brighter.
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Post by Jacob on Aug 22, 2008 4:02:42 GMT -5
this really only for people that can do the trueHD/pcm on their receiver. I own the receiver that can do this. I also have the HDdvd. its more about that then anything else.
I would hope they would release a longer cut of superman returns with the missing scenes. I think it would help the film.
Jacob
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Post by Pineapples101 on Aug 22, 2008 5:06:03 GMT -5
The plan to completely dishonor the memory of Christopher Reeve?
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Post by Valentine Smith on Aug 22, 2008 6:30:27 GMT -5
Yeah...not buying another version of this in ANY format until they give me the Return to Krypton sequence! Either as part of the movie, or in a bonus section.
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Post by EvilSupes on Aug 22, 2008 7:32:04 GMT -5
I'm buying it, I'm a sucker to these kind of releases. Like the newly released special edition Batman movies in DTS sound. Sometimes there are more differences they don't mention on the transfer in video quality, as shown in my DVD differences thread. There was even a difference between Batman Returns standard edition and Batman Returns special edition in terms of picture - which was like night and day. The same with The Matrix movies, they added a green tint to The Matrix when it originally didn't have one. See: www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/the-matrix-visual-comparison.htmlwww.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews7/batmanreturns.htm |
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Post by EvilSupes on Aug 22, 2008 7:34:17 GMT -5
Heck no. The viewing experience!  ;D |
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Post by Pineapples101 on Aug 22, 2008 7:37:18 GMT -5
Sorry bud, am actually watching Superman IV right now (with commentary) and Im actually angry, I get angrier with each viewing, but find myself returning to it from time to time, Im clearly a glutton for punishment.
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Post by Pineapples101 on Aug 22, 2008 7:38:49 GMT -5
Hmmm, yes, that's why Im glad I kept hold of my original version of the Matrix  |
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Post by EvilSupes on Aug 22, 2008 9:10:00 GMT -5
On SkyHD they recently had The Matrix on one of the HD channels and it didn't have the green tint as seen in the HD-DVD versions.  |
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Post by Jor-L5150 on Aug 22, 2008 11:45:27 GMT -5
The Blu-ray is indeed waaay better. All the murkiness is gone and the color is brighter. didn't you have to change the settings on your flatscreen ?? if you like the bluray better i will take your advice, my SR is from the big box set. |
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Post by Jimbo on Aug 22, 2008 12:02:16 GMT -5
Nah, only if you want to be a perfectionist, and that was for the DVD.
The Blu-ray could still use a bit of tweaking as the movie is still inherently brown, but the colors are much brighter than the DVD.
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