Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[flippyshark]

Spielberg gave an interview at AICN a few months ago stating that he learned his lesson with E.T. He no longer wants to tinker with his films digitally, feeling now that the flaws and eccentricities of the originals should be preserved, so, no enhanced Bruce. (the interviewer suggested Steve pass that sentiment along to Lucas.)

[innerSpaceman]

Now if he'd just go back and unfrell Close Encounters. (That's right, I contend it's not yet been done.)


I'm on the fence about buying Jaws on BluRay. Is it really going to be that much better than the DVD? Plus, the only kind of extra I care about is a running director's commentary, and Spielberg simply does not do those.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Is it really going to be that much better than the DVD?

From what I saw on the linked video, yes. Of course since I don't have the DVD it's an easier choice for me.

[Moonliner]

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[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Now if he'd just go back and unfrell Close Encounters. (That's right, I contend it's not yet been done.)


I'm on the fence about buying Jaws on BluRay. Is it really going to be that much better than the DVD? Plus, the only kind of extra I care about is a running director's commentary, and Spielberg simply does not do those.

In truth, the existing DVD transfer is kinda awful, less pleasing to look at than even the Signature laserdisc release of yore. If you have Blu-ray, I'd say go for it.

I would so love to find out that your contentions about CE3K are true, as long as they were addressed and fixed by an upcoming release. Lone voice in the wilderness is a thankless place to be. (I have no corroborating memories to help you, though.)

[innerSpaceman]

Eh, that's ok. I'm fine with being a nutjob on this issue. Lately, all sorts of in-theater cassette recordings of Star Wars have surfaced from 1977. If only I'd been fanboy enough to do that with Close Encounters that year.

Originally Posted by flippyshark

In truth, the existing DVD transfer is kinda awful ...

I don't think I've ever even watched my DVD of Jaws. Perhaps that's why I'm loathe to buy it again on BluRay.

[Moonliner]

I like the idea, but it looks to be getting some push back.

Producer Peter Jackson decided to shoot The Hobbit at 48 frames-per-second, as opposed to 24 fps which has been industry standard pretty much since the dawn of time. E! Online quoted Jackson as saying that the higher frame rate makes the 3D picture "much more gentle on the eyes, without the strobing or as much flicker, and much less eye strain."

The Hobbit, is causing a stir among those CinemaCon goers who have been treated to a 10 minute preview screening of the film. And it's not joyful stir. Viewers complained that the movie looked too real, that it had that look of low-budget television.

I'll bet the next generation of kids look at 24 fps films like people today look at B&W films.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Viewers complained that the movie looked too real, that it had that look of low-budget television.

That's exactly my complaint about the motion-smoothing tech on HD TVs. Especially for a fantasy movie where I don't want it to look like people, because then it just looks like actors. I want it a gloss of artificiality so I know I'm looking at Frodo or Gandalf, not Elijah Wood or Ian McKellan.

I'll bet the next generation of kids look at 24 fps films like people today look at B&W films.

Perhaps, but then again the first color movies don't look like what eventually became the standard for color movies. No one gets a new technology right the first time because they don't know how to use it yet. It's going to have short comings, it's going to "feel" wrong, and it's going to change in response to feedback and experience.

[flippyshark]

Get off my lawn, 48 fps! I detest the "soap opera" look of motion-smoothing, and understand why it would be very disconcerting to see in cinema, especially fantasy cinema. But, it's the content of movies these days, not the format, that is making me feel increasingly old and irrelevant these days.

[Kevy Baby]

Despite the high accuracy of compact discs, there are many who believe that vinyl still offers a superior sonic experience. This despite CDs having a higher frequency response range and other technlogical advantages.

Then, other digital formats (MP3, etc.) have come into prevalence and become "acceptable" despite their inferior sound quality.

Not sure how this fits into the higher FPS argument above, just something I was thinking of.