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Any word on a new DVD or Blu-Ray transfer for this movie?

posted 17 years ago by arrow-18
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The old DVD for this movie, which came out I think in 1999, is TERRIBLE! The picture quality is poor, and it's letterboxed which is terrible for today's 16X9 HDTVs, and it doesn't have very good sound. This movie is in desperate need for a digital transfer with remastered picture and sound at the very least, and hopefully a Blu-Ray transfer too.

It just makes me mad to see some older, lesser movies with better DVD's than this very good movie. My mother loves this movie, and I like it too, but right now all we have is the old crappy DVD.

If anyone has any news on upcoming DVD releases of "Always", PLEASE post it here. Thanks!

[–] Wailmer1990 17 years ago

I would like to see a SE of Always as well, with Spielberg providing a commentary and interviews with the cast. It should be fitting for Spielberg's personal film.

[–] Gus-69 15 years ago

Agreed, the current DVD sucks.

Hi-def NOW!!!!

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[–] mrshvd3 15 years ago

I'm surprised that there was no 20th anniversary DVD release on this. Somebody dropped the ball, big time.

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[–] stazza 15 years ago

I find very little about why most of Steven's movies are not out on Blu yet. Dissapointing indeed

[–] krazy_yankee 15 years ago

I have to agree, a SE Blu Ray version would be great. I love this movie, but hate how the DVD looks. I would prefer a commentary with John Goodman, Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter. With a few a nice remembrance of Audrey Hepburn thrown in

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[–] myworthi-1 14 years ago

Ditto!! It's one I keep looking for in the "new Blu-Ray" lists, and I love the idea of a remembrance of Audrey Hepburn, hopfully by Richard Dreyfuss and maybe Stephen Spielberg.

[–] sluido 14 years ago

I hate Letterbox, this was such a shocker to see but I suppose the DVD was released over 10 years ago.

SE, now!

[–] stazza 14 years ago

eh? Without letteboxing, they hack off both sides of the screen and you miss half the movie. notice almost no blu-rays are full screen at all, unless that is the original format like Wizard of Oz

[–] ETAndElliot 14 years ago

They're talking about letterbox vs. anamorphic widescreen.

[–] garybatmanbusey 14 years ago

either way you wont have to worry about spielberg doing a commentary, as he wont, he has already stated he wont do commentarys as he dosent like them

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[–] Eightythreeyearoldguy 14 years ago

I just got ALWAYS from the library and am planning on showing it to my group Saturday night...I'll have to preview it to see if the reproduction is as bad as you say.

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[–] ETAndElliot 14 years ago

Thankfully I have an HD broadcast on my DVR.

[–] stazza 14 years ago

I see this is playing tonight on satellite TV. IN HD!!! So, it's ready to drop on to Blu-Ray, or should be at this point.

I'm getting the popcorn out, and gonna enjoy this in Quality HD for the first time ever for me.

[–] DP-70 14 years ago

Also remember that the 16X9 format is exclusivly a ratio for HDTV! This means that no, and I mean absolutely NO movies ever made for movie theaters will fit into the screen of a 16X9 tv without some sort of black bar either above and below the picture, or on the sides. If you looking at a movie without black bars it's either cropped or streched vertically or sideways!

[–] Eightythreeyearoldguy 14 years ago

The sound on my copy was bad and I needed to continue adjusting the volume so that those in my group could understand it.

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[–] GiricNS 13 years ago

With the recent releases of Jurassic Park and Hook on Blu...hopefully this one wont be far behind.

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[–] WilliamUK 13 years ago

I don't bring good news about a new release, just adding my voice to the terrible quality of the DVD. No question that this film deserves so much better.

[–] leengee 13 years ago

I`d been looking for this movie, unsuccessfully, and then read this board, so I stopped looking for it. My wife just bought if for me for Christmas. Haven`t watched it yet, but I`m a little nervous. Always liked Always. I`ve got a decent copy on VHS that I copied from the laser disc when it firts came out. Don`t know if this will be better or not. I`ll let you know.

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[–] leengee 13 years ago

Well, here's the verdict...

The quality seemed to be just fine to me. The sound was good, the picture was good. Makes me wonder what I was waiting for. Sure, not a lot of great extras, but if I threw out every dvd I have that doesn't have a bunch of extras, I'd have a pretty lean collection.

I can't say if there are several different versions floating around, but I can tell you this about the version I've got:

It says 20556C on the spine, with a little maple leaf, suggesting the C might be for Canada? That is where I am, so that would make sense. The fine print says copyright 2005 - universal studios. It's in english and french and indicates Dolby Digital, 4.1 surround, and Dolby Surround as audio.

good luck -

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[–] stazza 13 years ago

The dvd is just "ok", I've seen better DVD quality. But, this is the ONLY version we get. Or the best we can get at this time. It was released pre the whole "anamorphic" thing so it is goofy leterboxed 4:3 that kind doesnt work on modern TVs. So it is very shrunk, and you gotta expand it on modern 16x9 TVs which - in my case owning one of the best known plasmas on this planet - doesn't work out too well.

So, we wait for a new release.... better version on DVD but hopefully a BLU RAY so I can enjoy this flick once before I say good bye and join Pete in the great beyond

[–] stazza 12 years ago

still no news

[–] plurality-1 10 years ago

New blu-ray box set of about seven Spielberg films, including Always, release on October 14, 2014.

[–] sidderke 9 years ago

I don't know about America with the box set, but on Amazon UK you have been able to order all these Spielberg Blu Ray releases (1941, Duel, Always, Sugarland Express,...) seperately for over a year already. If someone is interested...

I think they are region free (if I'm not mistaken)