Alien Anthology - Oct. 26th
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Yeah, I saw a 70 blow-up of Aliens in its initial release. Being that it was 25 years ago (and that I was pretty wrapped up in the story, itself), I don't recall the details of the print's look with any reliability.
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I saw it in 70mm at film school. It definitely looked very grainy and the sound was absolutely killer. Especially when the aliens screech.
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What a lot of people don't realize, is that even with grain in a high-def film, it will still look much much better than the MPEG-2 DVD version. No DNR is ever necessary, but movie labels such as 20th Century Fox don't give a flying fuck and are simply dumbing-down their releases for the masses. It's a real shame. High-Def wasn't supposed to be dumbed-down. You might as well buy the DVD version.
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I have an admittedly complex but straightforward question, which I haven't found the answer for, here or elsewhere:
Aside from the movies being transferred to blu ray, and having improved audio, and new commentaries, what is actually new to this set versus the quadrilogy box? Is 90 percent of the extra material just ported over from the quad? Are there any new versions of any of the films on this set (again, versus the quad)? Are there any real "killer" additions, aside from the (supposed) original version of the Alien 3 doc?
Aside from the movies being transferred to blu ray, and having improved audio, and new commentaries, what is actually new to this set versus the quadrilogy box? Is 90 percent of the extra material just ported over from the quad? Are there any new versions of any of the films on this set (again, versus the quad)? Are there any real "killer" additions, aside from the (supposed) original version of the Alien 3 doc?
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Hopefully this helps answer that question:
"IGN has the scoop on the release date and details for the Alien Anthology, which will come out in the US on October 26. This six-disc set contains about 60 hours of special features and over 12,000 images, including material from the legendary early 1990s LaserDisc release, the "Legacy" release and the Quadrilogy DVDs. 20th Century Fox claims that the four Alien films have been "reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience."
New, previously unreleased content includes original screen tests of Sigourney Weaver prior to filming the original Alien, unseen deleted scenes, and the previously unseen original cut of "Wreckage and Rage: The Making of Alien3" (so far only available in truncated form).
This edition will incorporate the "MU-TH-UR Mode," an interactive feature that lets you access the special features on all six discs and provides an index of all available content.
The Anthology offers nearly five hours of additional video Enhancement Pods created exclusively for this collection, presenting behind-the-scenes footage, raw dailies and interview outtakes from all four films. At relevant points in the documentaries, you may access these pods to enhance your experience – or watch them on their own from the separate Enhancement Pod index.
As previously reported (see blu-ray.com, April 6), the Anthology will initially be available in a limited edition with alien-egg packaging."
"IGN has the scoop on the release date and details for the Alien Anthology, which will come out in the US on October 26. This six-disc set contains about 60 hours of special features and over 12,000 images, including material from the legendary early 1990s LaserDisc release, the "Legacy" release and the Quadrilogy DVDs. 20th Century Fox claims that the four Alien films have been "reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience."
New, previously unreleased content includes original screen tests of Sigourney Weaver prior to filming the original Alien, unseen deleted scenes, and the previously unseen original cut of "Wreckage and Rage: The Making of Alien3" (so far only available in truncated form).
This edition will incorporate the "MU-TH-UR Mode," an interactive feature that lets you access the special features on all six discs and provides an index of all available content.
The Anthology offers nearly five hours of additional video Enhancement Pods created exclusively for this collection, presenting behind-the-scenes footage, raw dailies and interview outtakes from all four films. At relevant points in the documentaries, you may access these pods to enhance your experience – or watch them on their own from the separate Enhancement Pod index.
As previously reported (see blu-ray.com, April 6), the Anthology will initially be available in a limited edition with alien-egg packaging."
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Hopefully this helps answer that question:
"IGN has the scoop on the release date and details for the Alien Anthology, which will come out in the US on October 26. This six-disc set contains about 60 hours of special features and over 12,000 images, including material from the legendary early 1990s LaserDisc release, the "Legacy" release and the Quadrilogy DVDs. 20th Century Fox claims that the four Alien films have been "reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience."
New, previously unreleased content includes original screen tests of Sigourney Weaver prior to filming the original Alien, unseen deleted scenes, and the previously unseen original cut of "Wreckage and Rage: The Making of Alien3" (so far only available in truncated form).
This edition will incorporate the "MU-TH-UR Mode," an interactive feature that lets you access the special features on all six discs and provides an index of all available content.
The Anthology offers nearly five hours of additional video Enhancement Pods created exclusively for this collection, presenting behind-the-scenes footage, raw dailies and interview outtakes from all four films. At relevant points in the documentaries, you may access these pods to enhance your experience – or watch them on their own from the separate Enhancement Pod index.
As previously reported (see blu-ray.com, April 6), the Anthology will initially be available in a limited edition with alien-egg packaging."
"IGN has the scoop on the release date and details for the Alien Anthology, which will come out in the US on October 26. This six-disc set contains about 60 hours of special features and over 12,000 images, including material from the legendary early 1990s LaserDisc release, the "Legacy" release and the Quadrilogy DVDs. 20th Century Fox claims that the four Alien films have been "reinvigorated for an intense Blu-ray high-definition viewing experience."
New, previously unreleased content includes original screen tests of Sigourney Weaver prior to filming the original Alien, unseen deleted scenes, and the previously unseen original cut of "Wreckage and Rage: The Making of Alien3" (so far only available in truncated form).
This edition will incorporate the "MU-TH-UR Mode," an interactive feature that lets you access the special features on all six discs and provides an index of all available content.
The Anthology offers nearly five hours of additional video Enhancement Pods created exclusively for this collection, presenting behind-the-scenes footage, raw dailies and interview outtakes from all four films. At relevant points in the documentaries, you may access these pods to enhance your experience – or watch them on their own from the separate Enhancement Pod index.
As previously reported (see blu-ray.com, April 6), the Anthology will initially be available in a limited edition with alien-egg packaging."
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And both studios will look at sales for that week and may give up releasing big catalog titles because of lack of sales. They need to space these big releases out, especially two of the biggest ones in 2010.
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That article failed to mention the new audio mix done for the restored workprint version of Alien 3...this, I think, will be a big selling point as some of the audio and dialogue was a bit hard to hear originally, but it has been reported that they got the original actors in to re-dub their lines!
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That article failed to mention the new audio mix done for the restored workprint version of Alien 3...this, I think, will be a big selling point as some of the audio and dialogue was a bit hard to hear originally, but it has been reported that they got the original actors in to re-dub their lines!
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Don't forget that these titles are coming out very close to Christmas. They may not sell like hotcakes on street date, but I could see a lot requesting the titles for gifts especially due to their (high) SRP.
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Do the spec lists include the Weaver commentaries she said she recorded?
EDIT: Doesn't look like it. Maybe her commentary is in the "info pods".
EDIT: Doesn't look like it. Maybe her commentary is in the "info pods".
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I asked earlier in this thread. Someone told me Digital Bits mentioned she couldn't fit them in her schedule. I thought she said she had already recorded them, too....disappointing.
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Plus they are doing a big thing for this as part of comic con this week,I imagine they will be showing off some of the new bluray footage from the films as part of that, so I am sure that will help to alieviate fears as well.
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only 6 discs? and that's including 2 special features only discs? wouldn't that mean that each movie disc would have to hold a) high def version of the movie AND the supplemental disc?
I thought I read somewhere that it had 9 discs.
Or is the picture not showing everything?
I thought I read somewhere that it had 9 discs.
Or is the picture not showing everything?
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only 6 discs? and that's including 2 special features only discs? wouldn't that mean that each movie disc would have to hold a) high def version of the movie AND the supplemental disc?
I thought I read somewhere that it had 9 discs.
Or is the picture not showing everything?
I thought I read somewhere that it had 9 discs.
Or is the picture not showing everything?
EDIT: Here's a link to the complete disc-by-disc breakdown.
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Extended trailer for the set on BoobyTube.
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