The 88 Films Thread

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Nostalgic

I'm actually of the opinion that modern films that are too sharp, too clear don't look real, case in point, Lord of the Rings movies looked astounding, there was dirt hitting the camera & they were shot on film, then Tintin & The Hobbit films come along & they look like videogames they're so sharp they don't look real! Ironic from the man who gave us the very low budget Bad Taste!

I know what you're getting at but Tintin was a CGI animated film so of course that doesn't look real, it's not lol

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I know what you're getting at but Tintin was a CGI animated film so of course that doesn't look real, it's not lol

There's always one.

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I think the dvd's of these films look great, be it 88, Arrow or the old Blue Underground and Anchor Bay releases. Yes the blu's will look better in most cases but dvd is a huge step up from what we all saw in the 80's & 90's.

Now i've said that watch the blu-ray snobs start having a go at me.

I'd have a proper go but I'm too busy going through my discs frame by frame and arguing over gamma levels to do so....or watch films....or eat.....

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by keirarts

I'd have a proper go but I'm too busy going through my discs frame by frame and arguing over gamma levels to do so....or watch films....or eat.....

Speaking of which, one of the current 'discussions' on blurage is that the gamma on the UK Studio Ghibli discs is out by 0.3 and that we should be contacting Studio Canal to ask them what they're going to do about it on 3-4 year old discs

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Speaking of which, one of the current 'discussions' on blurage is that the gamma on the UK Studio Ghibli discs is out by 0.3 and that we should be contacting Studio Canal to ask them what they're going to do about it on 3-4 year old discs

Some people really need to get out and interact with human beings more

The only blu ray that I've had in my collection I wasn't happy with is the Ultimate Hunter edition of Predator, which I already knew was bad but wanted the extras and sold after I'd watched them. Everything else I've been happy with, I'm just glad some of these obscure, old crappy films are being released at all

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Rik

Some people really need to get out and interact with human beings more

The only blu ray that I've had in my collection I wasn't happy with is the Ultimate Hunter edition of Predator, which I already knew was bad but wanted the extras and sold after I'd watched them. Everything else I've been happy with, I'm just glad some of these obscure, old crappy films are being released at all

I've got that Predator disc in an Arnie box set but I've not watched it yet, I'm nervous about how bad it's going to look However, that aside I don't think I've ever been that enraged about how a disc looks on my screen. It's a good source of information that other website but you do have to take a large portion of it with a pinch of salt, they take things too seriously a lot of the time and furiously defend their right to be upset.

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I've got that Predator disc in an Arnie box set but I've not watched it yet, I'm nervous about how bad it's going to look However, that aside I don't think I've ever been that enraged about how a disc looks on my screen. It's a good source of information that other website but you do have to take a large portion of it with a pinch of salt, they take things too seriously a lot of the time and furiously defend their right to be upset.

This should give you a bit of an idea how bad it looks

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[Justin101]

At least there is no grain lol

[keirarts]

Perhaps I'm just too old to get upset about these things. It's weird, almost as if I'm used to rereleases of titles every few years.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by keirarts

Perhaps I'm just too old to get upset about these things. It's weird, almost as if I'm used to rereleases of titles every few years.

I think most of these people are too young to remember going to film fairs and buying under the counter VHS tapes 'imported' from Holland etc. I only got there at the tail end of it all but I still appreciate that we're lucky to have some of these crappy films at all haha.