Hienoa! UK-julkaisukin tulossa. Kunhan näistä nyt sitten edes toinen olisi järkevästi paketoitu, eikä mikään ihme kirjatasku-mallinen viritys.
Allaolevat ilmestyvät lokakuussa 2012 USA:sa. Dial M for Murder sisältää sekä 3D Blu-ray levyn että 2D Blu-ray levyn.
katso liitettä 45102_slip.jpg UK-julkaisussa on vissiin levyt kirjataskuissa, mutta tästä kuvasta ei mulle ihan aukene millaisesta systeemistä nyt on kyse?
Tässä vielä vertailun vuoksi 14 leffan UK-versio Universalin Hitchcock boksista: katso liitettä 48461_slip.jpg
39 Steps - Criterion saa HDD:kin hyvät arviot kuvanlaadusta, en itse malta odottaa että posteljooni jo leffan toisi. http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/6733/39_steps.html
Näitä ei sitten suomeen asti saatukkaan. Discshopin sivuilla lukee: Poistunut elokuvayhtiöltä. Ei enää saatavilla.
Eiköhän tuossa "poistunut elokuvayhtiöltä. Ei enää saatavilla." jutussa ole vain se että myytiin erät loppuun. Ainakaan infoa tai rahoja ei ole takaisin kuulunut kun Birdsin kerkesin varata & maksaa ennenkuin "loppuivat".
Aika kummalliselta kyllä tuntuu, että nuo kaksi Hitchcock steelbookkia olisi jo myyty loppuun. Ellei sitten jostain syystä olisi poikkeuksellisen pieni painos. Kukahan ne kaikki sitten varasi.
En usko että niitä on ollenkaan vielä myyty, Slabs kysypä saatko levyn koskaan vai rahat heti takaisin?
''Valitettavasti olemme saaneet julkaisijalta tiedon, että The Birds ja Vertigo-steelbookien julkaisu on peruttu, eikä meillä tällä hetkellä ole tarkempaa tietoa mahdollisesta uudesta julkaisupäivästä.'' Tällaisen viestin sain Discshopilta kun asiaa tiedustelin.
Voe rähmä.. pittääpä pistää kyselyä asiasta Discshopille. Edit: Laitoinpa aspaan viestiä.. ei vielä vastausta. Saapa nähdä minkälainen proseduuri tämä nyt sitten on. Edit2: Tuli viestiä että tosiaan on julkaisu peruttu, rahat tulossa takaisin tilille. :thumbsup:
Amazon UK tietojen mukaan boksista (Eli jos tiedot pitävät paikkansa, niin vain Topaz ei sisältäisi suomitekstejä): Saboteur (1942)*- Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane goes on the run across the United States when he is wrongly accused of a fire that killed his best friend.* Bonus Features: Saboteur: A Closer Look, Storyboards: The Statue of Liberty Sequence , Alfred Hitchcock’s Sketches , Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)*- A young woman discovers her visiting "Uncle Charlie" may not be the man he initially seemed to be. Bonus Features: Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock’s Favorite Film, Production Drawings by Art Director Robert Boyle, Production Photographs , Theatrical Trailer. Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish. Rope (1948)*- Two young men strangle their classmate, hide his body in their apartment and invite his closest friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime. Bonus Features: Rope Unleashed , Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer. Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish. Rear Window (1954)*- A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his window and becomes convinced one of them has committed a serious murder. Bonus Features: Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary, A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes, Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of The Master, Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock, Hitchcock-Truffaut Interview Excerpts, Masters of Cinema, Feature Commentary with John Fawell, author of Hitchcock’s Rear Window: The Well-Made Film, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer, Re-Release Trailer Narrated by James Stewart, BD Live, Pocket Blu (Blu-ray Exclusive). Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Traditional Mandarin. The Trouble with Harry (1955)*- The trouble with Harry is that everyone seems to have a different idea of what needs to be done with his body. Bonus Features: The Trouble with Harry Isn’t Over, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer. Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)*- A family holidaying in Morocco stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering. Bonus Features: The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much, Production Photographs, Trailers. Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Traditional Mandarin. Vertigo (1958)*- A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the activities of an old friend's wife, whilst becoming dangerously obsessed with her. Bonus Features: Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock’s Masterpiece, Partners in Crime: Hitchcock’s Collaborators, Hitchcock / Truffaut Interview Excerpts, Foreign Censorship Ending, The Vertigo Archives, Feature Commentary with Associate Producer Herbert Coleman, Restoration Team Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz, and Other Vertigo Participants, Feature Commentary with Director William Friedkin, 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era, Theatrical Trailer, Restoration Theatrical Trailer, BD Live, Pocket Blu (Blu-ray Exclusive). Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Traditional Mandarin. Psycho (1960)*- A young woman steals $40,000 from her client and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor who has been too long under the presence and domination of his mother. Bonus Features: The Making of Psycho, Psycho Sound, In The Master’s Shadow: Hitchcock’s Legacy, Hitchcock-Truffaut Interview Excerpts, Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho, The Shower Scene: With and Without Music , The Shower Scene: Storyboards by Saul Bass, The Psycho Archives, Posters and Psycho Ads, Lobby Cards, Behind-the-Scenes Photographs, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer, Re-release Trailers, Feature Commentary with Stephen Rebello (author of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho). Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Japanese, Cantonese, Traditional Mandarin, Korean. The Birds (1963)*- A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a Northern California town that takes a bizarre turn when birds of all kinds begin to attack people in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness. Bonus Features: Deleted Scene, Original Ending, The Birds: Hitchcock’s Monster Movie – New! (Blu-ray Exclusive), All About The Birds, Storyboards, Tippi Hedren’s Screen Test, Hitchcock-Truffaut Interview Excerpts, The Birds Is Coming (Universal International Newsreel), Suspense Story: National Press Club Hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel), Production Photographs, 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics, 100 Years of Universal: The Lot, Theatrical Trailer, BD Live, Pocket Blu (Blu-ray Exclusive). Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Traditional Mandarin. Marnie (1964)*- Mark marries Marnie, although she is a thief and possesses serious psychological problems, Mark tries to help her confront and resolve the issues. Bonus Features: The Trouble with Marnie, The Marnie Archives, Theatrical Trailer. Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish. Torn Curtain (1966)*- An American scientist defects to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the solution for a formula resin and has to figure out a plan to escape back West. Bonus Features: Torn Curtain Rising, Scenes Scored by Bernard Herrmann, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer. Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish. Topaz (1969)*- A French intelligence agent becomes embroiled in Cold War politics first uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, and then back to France to break up a Russian spy ring. Bonus Features: Alternate Endings, Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Historian and Critic Leonard Maltin, Storyboards: The Mendozas, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer. Languages subtitled: English SDH, Latin American Spanish, Canadian French. Frenzy (1972)*- A serial killer is murdering women in London with a necktie, the police have a suspect but he isn't the correct man… Bonus Features: The Story of Frenzy, Production Photographs , Theatrical Trailer. Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish. Family Plot (1976)*- Suspense film about a phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend who encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while following a missing heir in California. Bonus Features: Plotting Family Plot, Storyboards: The Chase Scene, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer. Languages subtitled: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish.
Nick Wrigley on ehtinyt arvioida osan Hitchcock-boksin levyistä. Sanoo, että DNR on paikoitellen ollut isosti käytössä. Frenzy ja Family Plot ovat kaiketi pahiten ryssittyjä. Pika-arvostelujen pisteytys koskee teknistä puolta, ei itse leffaa. FRENZY - BD50 - R0 - Checkdisc date 30th July 2012 Length 01:55:52 / VC-1 / DTS-HD MA 2 Ch. 48kHz / Confirmed AR 1.85:1 - I give this Blu-ray 3/10 based on its technical merit. SHADOW OF A DOUBT - BD50 - R0 - Checkdisc date 7th August 2012 Length 01:47:49 / VC-1 / DTS-HD MA 2 Ch. 48kHz / Confirmed AR 1.37:1 - Take these scores with a pinch of salt, and they may change, but Im going to give it a 7/10. REAR WINDOW - BD50 - R0 - Checkdisc date 27th July 2012 Length 01:52:25 / VC-1 / DTS-HD MA 2 Ch. 48kHz / Confirmed AR 1.66:1 - This disc was a pleasure and a treat. Ill give it 8.5/10 in my own little marking system. ROPE - BD50 - R0 - Checkdisc date 30th July 2012 Length 01:20:41 / AVC / DTS-HD MA 2 Ch. 48kHz / Confirmed AR 1.37:1 - No apparent major problems. An enjoyable 7.5/10.
Taitaa muutenkin jäädä UK-boksi hyllyyn. Aika pahasti ovat mokanneet ainakin Frenzyn kanssa: http://enthusiasm.org/post/31104514441
Toivottavasti boksin leffat julkaistaan pian erillisinä BD:llä!!! Ehkä tätä boksia ei ostetakaan lähes tarpeeksi onkelmien takia ja Universal uudelleen pakkaisi leffat erillisiksi...Itse ostaisin kyllä heikommatkin tekeleet erillisinä, kyseessä kun kuitenkin Hitchcock!
Sais myös Criterion julkaista lisää näitä Hitchcockeja! The 39 Steps ja The Lady Vanishes olivat oikein nautittavia pätkiä, niin sisällöltään kuin laadultaan.