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Post by superfuzzman on Dec 11, 2009 23:20:54 GMT -5
does anyone know when blu- ray will be palnning on releasing the other superman reeve movies,and can we expect more special features and deleted scenes?
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Post by Jimbo on Dec 11, 2009 23:31:54 GMT -5
No plans. Warner Bros. is DONE regarding Superman, both on the big screen and for home video.
STM 2001, S2 Donner Cut and SR is all we're going to get for a LONG time.
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Post by EnriqueH on Dec 13, 2009 0:36:54 GMT -5
I saw STM on a great movies set with some random films. Don't know if it's a good Blu Ray disc tho.
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Post by matt on Mar 6, 2010 15:10:06 GMT -5
Do any of you think Superman II - III will get restored picture and sound for blu ray release ? I sure hope they will get restored treatment like STM did.
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Post by Olly H 82 on Mar 6, 2010 19:29:57 GMT -5
As far as im aware nothing has been announced regarding the theatrical SII and SIII. But i hope they give them a good transfer to 1080 and in TrueHD 5.1! not bloody stereo.
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Post by Scissorpuppy on Mar 7, 2010 9:33:10 GMT -5
Probably won't happen until the new Superman movie comes out. Studios love those tie-ins  |
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Post by capedwonder on Mar 7, 2010 15:23:51 GMT -5
I was very vocal with the DVD producer of those two 2006 releases about obvious visible wires. He blew me off stating that it's "old product". Lame.
WHV knows where I stand with wire removal. I will keep reminding them and keep pushing for Lester's SII on Blu-ray with GOOD audio (not DD 5.1 only).
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Post by Jimbo on Mar 7, 2010 16:09:44 GMT -5
In the early days of Blu-ray, WHV was the biggest culprit in providing lossy DD 5.1 audio tracks. By 2009, they finally got it and provided lossless Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD audio tracks.
If they released any new Superman releases, odds are they'd have lossless audio.
I would loooooove to get theatrical STM with lossless stereo (or 5.1) of the original sound mix.
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Post by Conor on Mar 8, 2010 14:47:45 GMT -5
Why are WB so lazy?? Most studios try to cash in on their great movies but WB seem to have to be forced to release them!!
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Mar 8, 2010 18:38:25 GMT -5
I agree 1000%!
Because of their track record for procrastination and laziness, I'm pretty sure that if Singer hadn't bought the Brando rights for SR--- we'd STILL be waiting to see the Donner Cut--- even though fans have been arguing for it for years....!
Why don't they want fans' money? Makes zero sense....
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Post by Olly H 82 on Mar 9, 2010 5:38:19 GMT -5
maybe down to all the legal bullocks surrounding Superman.
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Post by inebriated87 on Mar 9, 2010 10:16:04 GMT -5
I was very vocal with the DVD producer of those two 2006 releases about obvious visible wires. HDNET have shown II and III ... can you spot the wires ?   |
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Post by capedwonder on Mar 9, 2010 10:41:16 GMT -5
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Post by matt on Mar 9, 2010 12:57:03 GMT -5
Would it cost a lot of money to do wire removal in Superman II and III?
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Post by Conor on Mar 9, 2010 13:18:42 GMT -5
No sure if they had the master in HD on their system (all movies they convert to HD they store their digital master the same way we'd have word documents or photos saved) and it would be a matter of going through each frame and removing them. So e.g. let's say there are 15 mins of flying shots at 24 fps that would mean they've to remove wires from 360 frames.
Am I right in saying that??
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Post by Jimbo on Mar 9, 2010 13:59:33 GMT -5
There are HD copies of Superman II and III out there. They've been on cable.
Theatrical S2 needs a serious restoration though.
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Post by Chancellor Todd on Mar 9, 2010 14:00:46 GMT -5
Well, 15 minutes equals 900 seconds. At 24 frames each second, that would be 21,600 frames, right?
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Post by Jimbo on Mar 9, 2010 14:05:04 GMT -5
Don't they have computer problems programs that seek things like that out and remove them on-the-fly?
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Post by Scissorpuppy on Mar 9, 2010 15:12:06 GMT -5
I remember watching the 2001 dvds and seeing wires in Superman III.
They did very good wire removal in Superman The Movie. Anyone have any details on how this was achieved? Optically I guess, but what a bitch that must have been.
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Post by Conor on Mar 9, 2010 15:51:10 GMT -5
Oooppps my bad forgot to multiply by 60!!
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Post by heman on Mar 9, 2010 17:52:38 GMT -5
I was very vocal with the DVD producer of those two 2006 releases about obvious visible wires. He blew me off stating that it's "old product". Lame. WHV knows where I stand with wire removal. I will keep reminding them and keep pushing for Lester's SII on Blu-ray with GOOD audio (not DD 5.1 only). Jim Well the producer had tunnel vision and actually didnt care to hear anybodies thoughts on superman. He just wanted to get it done and cheap. Hopefully when they revisit the series we will get some one capable and someone who actually CARES about superman. |
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Post by crazy_asian_man on Mar 9, 2010 20:43:32 GMT -5
I don't know if they have computer problems ....but years back, on the "Akira" special edition dvd, they showed how Hollywood had a computer program that made it pretty easy (although you still needed a person to man the machine) - or at least relatively easy to fix and restore a picture.... essentially, if you find a scratch, you tell the machine to take that area from either the previous or later frame and copy that area to fill in the scratched area/damaged part of the frame. Could easily be used for wire removal, I imagine. If wire removal (and it can) be done on the home computer, Hollywood surely has a better way to do it. |
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Post by Jimbo on Mar 9, 2010 20:49:03 GMT -5
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Post by Olly H 82 on Mar 12, 2010 6:14:49 GMT -5
I got Superman III in HD but still haven't managed to get it too work with Panasonic Blu ray, my player is really picky at what resolution it will accept. I think Superman III just needs a re-calibration on its transfer, whoever did the telecine job seems to have whacked up the brightness and sharpness so you can see the wires in certain shots.I think its really only the chemical plant and the leaning tower of piza shot that the wires are visible.
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Post by TylerDurden389 on Mar 12, 2010 11:55:48 GMT -5
S2 does need a serious restoration. While I was doing my fan cut, I realized that the Donner Cut, for all it's flaws, had MUCH better color. I would look at the same frames side by side, and it was clearly obvious. I wasn't crazy about the FOS being blue and green, as I'm so used to it being white, but making the moon scenes with a blue hue not only works better, but I also can't see the black curtains. I think that's also the reason Thau chose to make the shot "turn" when the villains fly away.
I will say this though, When Reeve is landing with the boy in his arms at Niagra Falls, in the theatrical I can see the wires. Donner Cut, no wires.
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