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I had the VHS which was HiFi stereo....was that from your laserdisc mix? I was disappointed that the regular DVD was mono after hearing the Cloud 9 CD in stereo.
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Nov 12, 2011 - 7:09 PM
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Ron Pulliam
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Ummm....weren't all of Joe's comments about the audio on this release? You seem not to have read his post at all.
....glad to hear the VQ is all good though 
I just want people to know what to expect as far as the video is concerned. He is disparaging the video quality as well over on the home theater forum.
I agree with the posters who contend Joe has a right to complain about a product he paid for and doesn't feel lives up to his standards.
That said, Joe is more often very negative than positive about most things, especially at Home Theater Forum. Something in a film that wouldn't bother most people brings out his rants. He crucified the BD release of "The Sound of Music" primarily over the missing sound effect of Julie Andrews' hand slapping her apron in the opening song. While I do recall that sound in past releases (and from having seen the movie many times on the big screen), I don't miss that sound. Joe does, though.
I understand because Blu-ray SHOULD be the absolute BEST something can be. As we have found in past releases of films we've waited and waited for, stupid decisions are made by people who have no clue what the film should look or sound like. I give you "West Side Story" and "My Fair Lady" as two such projects that should have been placed in the hands of people who love film and know how it should look. Most reviews find serious flaws with both BD releases.
As for Twilight Time, I don't find any problems with their presentation. I think they've given us the very best they could. They are not, after all, restoring the films they release. Joe was right to point the finger at Sony if blame is to be placed on anyone's doorstep because Sony is the source of the film.
I ain't assigning any blame, though. LOVED IT!
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Nov 12, 2011 - 7:46 PM
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peterproud
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Ummm....weren't all of Joe's comments about the audio on this release? You seem not to have read his post at all.
....glad to hear the VQ is all good though
I just want people to know what to expect as far as the video is concerned. He is disparaging the video quality as well over on the home theater forum.
I agree with the posters who contend Joe has a right to complain about a product he paid for and doesn't feel lives up to his standards.
That said, Joe is more often very negative than positive about most things, especially at Home Theater Forum. Something in a film that wouldn't bother most people brings out his rants. He crucified the BD release of "The Sound of Music" primarily over the missing sound effect of Julie Andrews' hand slapping her apron in the opening song. While I do recall that sound in past releases (and from having seen the movie many times on the big screen), I don't miss that sound. Joe does, though.
I understand because Blu-ray SHOULD be the absolute BEST something can be. As we have found in past releases of films we've waited and waited for, stupid decisions are made by people who have no clue what the film should look or sound like. I give you "West Side Story" and "My Fair Lady" as two such projects that should have been placed in the hands of people who love film and know how it should look. Most reviews find serious flaws with both BD releases.
As for Twilight Time, I don't find any problems with their presentation. I think they've given us the very best they could. They are not, after all, restoring the films they release. Joe was right to point the finger at Sony if blame is to be placed on anyone's doorstep because Sony is the source of the film.
I ain't assigning any blame, though. LOVED IT!
Thanks Ron for your comments. I think it's true that those in the "know" are sometimes a little too close to the material and often may focus on things that the average blu-ray consumer would not even notice. These review sites can sometimes teeter on the subjective/objective seesaw and in the end confuse rather than inform.
Glad to hear that for the most part, this Harryhausen classic is looking (and sounding  )better than it ever has....
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Glad someone reminded me to order this. At 3k, it shan't be around long.
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Nov 12, 2011 - 10:35 PM
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SchiffyM
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I agree with the posters who contend Joe has a right to complain about a product he paid for and doesn't feel lives up to his standards.
That said, Joe is more often very negative than positive about most things, especially at Home Theater Forum. Something in a film that wouldn't bother most people brings out his rants.
I agree on both counts. This is not meant to be any sort of insult to Joe (honestly), nor to anybody who expects a first-rate product. But the seemingly unending negativity, typically articulated as either outrage or utter despair, tends to make me wonder whether posters like this have lost all perspective. Perhaps it is unfair of me, but the melodrama loses me pretty quickly, which is a shame, because it obviously comes from passion. I know people like this in my real life, too, and the rants wear me out. (In real life, it's harder to just scan past and move on!)
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