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DVD issues

posted 18 years ago by leforcat
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Rumor says the transfer quality of the Image Entertainment DVD is very good, while the Geneon release is quite bad. Any comments?

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[–] kamikaze-4 18 years ago

The Geneon print is above average. I haven't seen the Image version, but those 10 pack titles from Platinum and others are so-so at best.

[–] leforcat 18 years ago

Well, I have now read the comparison of three different versions on the dvdbeaver.com, and I ordered the Image one, since it appeared much better on screen shots. I'll leave a further note when it arrives.

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[–] bkutach 16 years ago

Where did you find a copy of the Image one at?

[–] leforcat 16 years ago

= at Amazon. And yes, it did look OK, as compared to other releases that look awful. But it's still worth a much better, restored transfer.

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[–] Alien_I_Creator 18 years ago

The Geneon release isn't bad at all. Considering the price.

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[–] Sandoz 15 years ago

Just be aware that the Alpha release quality is HORRIBLE! And horrible doesn't even begin to describe how bad this disc is...

The film starts with the Main Title card--completing cutting off credits for Allied Artists studios, then Wilde, and then Conte. The image quality has to be from the absolute WORST print they could find lying around. And the soundtrack--THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE FILM--has some kind of annoying buzzing in the background...

I replaced it with the Geneon disc, and I have to say I'm very happy with the quality of it--compared to the Alpha disc it looks like a Criterion.

[–] Jonny_B_Lately 12 years ago

My brother has a collection of twenty films on five discs called "Mobster Movie Pack; Collector's Set" by Echo Bridge. Most of the transfers are none too good, and I can't blame the distributor; it was pretty obvious that the original film was in pretty bad shape.

But they got a very clean copy of this one and the transfer is nearly flawless. Since my player up-converts to HD I get an especially nice viewing. About my only complaint is the projector hum in the background, but maybe that was left in on purpose.

Watta ya lookn here for?

[–] Big G-2 11 years ago

Well, this has finally been restored and coming out on blu-ray soon (Sept. 24th).

It will be interesting to compare and contrast to the dreaded Alpha release that I've had for these last several years.