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Author Topic: Blu Ray wish list Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 11-29-2009 05:18 PM                        I am very happy with what has been released so far on Blu-Ray but there are many films I want that has not yet been announced . Here are a few I can think of that I want to add to my collection-- LAWRENCE OF ARABIA JURASSIC PARK JAWS ET BEN-HUR THE AFRICAN QUEEN DR. ZHIVAGO VERTIGO THE BIRDS REAR WINDOW PSYCHO MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH STAR WARS (Episides 4-6) INDIANA JONES series BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT THE ABYSS THE GUNS OF NAVARONE SHICHININ NO SAMURA (The Seven Samurai) RAN RASHOMON JIGOKUMON (Gate of Hell) IKIRU (To Live) AKAHIGE (Red Beard) BIRUMA NO TATEGOTO (Harp of Burma) -Claude  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 11-29-2009 05:31 PM                        Back to da Future Saving Private Ryan Aladdin Findin' Nemo The Incredibles Toy Story 1&2 Jurassic Park Star Wars 4-6 Titanic Aliens The Abyss Seven Transformers The Movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Beauty and the Beast (maybe) Lion King (maybe) Indianda Jones 1-3  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 11-29-2009 07:00 PM                        I forgot to include two wonderful Paramount films that were in VistaVision in my list. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS WHITE CHRISTMAS The DVD I have of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS look awesome when upconverted on my HDTV and so does WHITE CHRISTMAS. If Paramount did some restoration from the original 8 perf VistaVision negatives,, the results should be spectacular in Blu-Ray! -Claude  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 11-29-2009 09:29 PM                        Titanic American Beauty The Incredibles Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Big Lebowski Being John Malkovich Lost in Translation What's Up Doc Targets Cape Fear (Scorsese) All of David Lynch's films Pulp Fiction (which WAS announced at one point but hasn't happened, along with...) Jackie Brown A single disc release of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (so I don't have to buy the crappy sequels) A single disc release of Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 (so I don't have to own Spider-Man 3)  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 11-29-2009 09:40 PM                     I wish they'd stop pricing them low so I'm less tempted to buy more!  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 11-29-2009 10:07 PM                        Oh yeah... The Royal Tenenbaums The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou The Stepford Wives (the original) K. I'm done.  |  IP: Logged Joe Tommassello Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 547 From: Coatesville, PA, USA Registered: Jan 2008 posted 11-30-2009 12:24 PM                  Classic horror titles from Universal Studios, Hammer Studios and Roger Corman.  |  IP: Logged Scott Jentsch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1061 From: New Berlin, WI, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 11-30-2009 04:01 PM                        I'd be happy if they just released the Lord of the Rings Trilogy like they were going to back in November before all the haters moaned about the lack of the Extended Editions not being available right away! That said, however, I'd take the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, and Back to the Future series happily! Aliens would be an immediate purchase, no question about it. I would expect Toy Story 1 & 2 to be released as a 3-pack when Toy Story 3 is ready for Blu-ray release. Sadly, Aladdin did not make Disney's 13-movie roster of upcoming Diamond Edition releases. The fact that White Christmas, Bells of St. Mary's, Going My Way, and Holiday Inn are not available on Blu-ray this season is a huge missed opportunity. I've not seen the job that was done on It's a Wonderful Life yet (it's my least favorite of the Christmas classics), but if skilled people were put to work on high definition releases of those movies, I think they would do well in the marketplace.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-30-2009 05:44 PM                        I'd buy almost everything on Joe's list, except I'd take off The Incredibles and replace it with all the other Pixar movies he left off, except A Bug's Life. I would also add The Blues Brothers.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 11-30-2009 06:03 PM                        I would love to see more films shot on 65mm, 55mm & 8 perf. Technirama released on Blu-Ray. In addition to LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AND BEN HUR I had already mentioned, I would love to have-- HELLO DOLLY STAR SOUND OF MUSIC KING & I (CinemaScope 55) CAROUSEL (CinemaScope 55) OKLAHOMA THE AGONY & THE ECTASY CLEOPATRA RAINTREE COUNTY RYAN'S DAUGHTER AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS MY FAIR LADY SPARTACUS (Technirama) EL CID (Technirama) THE KING OF KINGS THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD THE ALAMO IT's A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD EXODUS CAN-CAN There are more but these are the ones I can think of at the moment. I thought Fox did a wonderful job with the Blu RAY of SOUTH PACIFIC. I understand it was scanned at 4K and I hope the studios will make an effort to release most or all of the films I had mentioned in the highest quality possible like that classic R&H musical. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Joe Tommassello Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 547 From: Coatesville, PA, USA Registered: Jan 2008 posted 11-30-2009 06:23 PM                  quote: Mike Blakesley I would also add The Blues Brothers Mike - which do you prefer? Theatrical or Extended? I would like "1941" with branching for both versions. Claude - ditto for IAMMMMW! It needs a full restoration. I think they found the original "police call" intermission sound a few years back.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-30-2009 09:40 PM                        Joe: Theatrical. I have the most recent special-edition which contains both cuts. Some of the add-ins are OK but not really necessary. I wouldn't mind seeing a cut with even more of the ending concert included.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-30-2009 09:58 PM                     A few of the Blu-ray discs on my wish list: The Abyss: Special Edition Alien Aliens American Beauty Apocalypse Now (in 2.39:1 pretty please) Back to the Future Beauty and the Beast Citizen Kane Days of Heaven E.T.: The Extraterrestrial Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Finding Nemo The Fly (1986 Cronenberg remake} The Game Insomnia Jaws Jurassic Park The Incredibles Lawrence of Arabia The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Lost in Translation The Lion King Momento Millers Crossing Minority Report Panic Room Pulp Fiction Raiders of the Lost Ark Road to Perdition Saving Private Ryan Schindler's List Seven Star Wars Original Trilogy Team America: World Police Titanic Tombstone Toy Story 1-2 Trainspotting Tron True Lies Who Framed Roger Rabbit There's more I could add, but this is just off the cuff. The following is a list of titles already on Blu-ray, but ones I would like to see improved (new film scans, new DI masters, un-fucked-up transfers, high bit-rate video on 50GB discs, etc.) Batman Begins Dark City Gangs of New York Gladiator Patton Robocop: Unrated Cut Silence of the Lambs Speed  |  IP: Logged Phil Blake Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 558 From: esperance western australia Registered: Nov 2003 posted 12-21-2009 07:52 AM                        what worries me is here we go again , i guess we all had these titles we cherish on video then laser then dvd and now we are starting again on blu ray. Listening to a recent science show , they spoke about work on a laser that will read information reflected from each spectrum color from a single impression on a dvd .The data storage capacity from a single dvd disc would be so high about 2000 movies would fit on one disc. I will try and find the show and post a link to it. was very interesting , but nothing was said about the format and type of players that would be used . will we toss out the blu ray and buy once more on this new system.  |  IP: Logged

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