Originally posted by Ian Jane
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Straw Dogs coming to Blu-ray?
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Well, looks like it wasn't just you and me, Mr. Jane! It seems the rabble over at everyone's favourite shill spot...erm, forum, agree...
http://www.cult-labs.com/forums/stra...on-images.html
...though it's modest response so far, the consensus seems to be that it looks like crap. Extras or not, looks like I might be importing the US BD afterall.
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And a really interesting article, from a policy/historical context, about the film's censorship history from the BBFC themselves...
Straw Dogs Case Study @ sBBFC
(I'm one of those weird people who prefers academic material over puff pieces from PR firms designed to shift/sell units )
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Nope, that's it - I'm going to buy the featureless US BD over the extras-packed UK edition, now that I've seen HD screenshots...
http://hcc.techradar.com/blogs/team-...ision-30-09-11
Note that, in the the short linked piece above, they've listed the Fremantle source as a theatrical PRINT, not a NEGATIVE? That would account for the shit image quality...
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OK, well if there was any doubt before, DVD Beaver's review confirms that Freemantle fucked up this transfer in a big way.
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare6/strawdogs.htm
I'll hold onto my DVD for the extras, but I'm not double dipping on that. The MGM Blu-ray will do fine.Rock! Shock! Pop!
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