leecaldon said:

BartVanHemelen said:

dance4me3121 said:

luvsexy4all said:

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Oh for crying out loud, pure on a technical level Blu-ray is waaaay better than DVD: a larger color spectrum, proper speed, etc.

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Also, these appear to be new masters, so unless you're a time traveler, you haven't even seen the new encode of Purple Rain -- so how would you know this one isn't better?

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Utter nonsense. First of all they aren't "transfered from DVD to Blu-ray", the BD encode is made on the basis of a high-def master that in most cases didn't exist for the DVD. There are plenty of cases where there are stunning BD editions. Ever heard of Criterion?

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Indeed. Most of my DVDs became obsolete the moment I watched a Blu Ray. There is a whole world of difference between 480p and 1080p on a decent TV. A whole world. Getting Under The Cherry Moon on Blu Ray for the first time is a big deal.

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Absolutely, both Bart and leecaldon.

Bluray is probably as significant a difference from DVD as DVD was from VHS - unless you have an average or below average HDTV (relating to either or both visuals and sound). An average or below average HDTV won't provide much of a reason to upgrade from DVD. Good news, though, you can get a great HDTV now for south of $300. And you can get a proper Bluray player for south of $70.

Can they do Lovesexy Dortmund in blue-ray too

According to the press release, the individual releases will be in Purple cases, while supplies last.

Purple Rain (1985)

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• Remastered 1080p HD
• Audio Commentary by Director Albert Magnoli, Producer Robert Cavallo and Cinematographer Donald E. Thorin
• First Avenue: The Road to Pop Royalty: Visit the Nightclub Where Prince Started
• Purple Rain Backstage Pass: Behind the Scenes
• Riffs, Ruffles and a Revolution: The Impact and Influence of Purple Rain
• MTV Premiere Party Original Broadcast
• 8 Music Videos: Let’s Go Crazy, Take Me With U, When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U/Baby I’m a Star, Purple Rain, Jungle Love, The Bird and Sex Shooter
• Original Trailer

Under The Cherry Moon (1986)

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• Remastered 1080p HD
• Trailer

Graffiti Bridge (1990)

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• Remastered 1080p HD
• Trailer

PhilG said:

According to the press release, the individual releases will be in Purple cases, while supplies last.

I will admit, these are very pleasing to the eye. However, if there's no new special features, I'm keeping my money.

blacknote said:

PhilG said:

According to the press release, the individual releases will be in Purple cases, while supplies last.

I will admit, these are very pleasing to the eye. However, if there's no new special features, I'm keeping my money.

Look above to my post. Purple Rain has only special features.

Isn't Purple Rain already on Blu-ray, I swear I have it somewhere...lol

The Facebook ad says "newly remastered", but that doesn't really mean anything.

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Going back to the original negative and doing a 4K scan... now THAT'S remastering. But doing a quick digital upconvert on the existing master so it fits the HD video and audio spec... that's not good.

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Until WB doles out more info on the "remastering", there's no reason to get excited.

Adorecream said:

udo said:

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PCM audio?

Same shit on my 2007 set, movies, vids for Purple Rain and the promos, along with long and short tv ads for the movies.

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You did not answer the question.

Please do.

PhilG said:

Awesome stuff, will absolutely get this. Just wish it had SOTT on it as well as UTCM color option.

What is the "Backstage Pass?" Is that new or was that on the previous DVD release?

Unless "Under The Cherry Moon" is in color and/or there are deleted scenes in the other movies that I've NEVER seen, I'll pass. I had no problems with spending my hard earned money on just about any ol' damn thing, back when it came to supporting Prince, himself. But to get me to reach in my purse now, knowing full well, Prince won't be enjoying himself off of any of that money. Bullshit! It will ONLY be for something that I better really want, will enjoy and makes me ridiculously fucking happy!

feeluupp said:

seems like the only new thing is it's 1080p hd remastered...

does WB own SOTT film?

Why wouldn't they make a release with all 4 films??

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No kidding, because that's the one I want most!

Good god, are people still afraid of blu-ray?

Very excited for this set. Wish the videos were on the 2nd two films, but the HD remaster is what it's all about.

luvsexy4all said:

is blu-ray REALLY that much better than dvd??

It's the visual difference of HD to SD.

But they are really putting out the other two movies on blu-ray?! That's great!

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TheLotus said:

eyewishuheaven said:

mikeyaddict said:

TheLotus said:

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No kidding, because that's the one I want most!

SOTT is on Bluray. I think it was an Aussie release - I got it a couple of years ago. Looks good. Yet u got the look is in SD (also have it on dvd from a paper give away - and yes. The Bluray is much much better)

For some reason, when they made the movie of SOTT and projected it on theaters, they didn't go back to a film negative of the music video for that section, and actually seemed to use a transfer of the broadcast video... put back to film. I remember this in the theater.

So they shot the video on film, scaled it down to broadcast video for You Got the Look on MTV, then shot that on film, scaling it back up to show in theaters for the conert film.

Somebody must have detroyed the film negatives or film master of the video!

ufoclub said:

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What kind of tv system do you have??

KnightPhantom said:

luv4u said:

ufoclub said:

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Blu-ray above

What kind of tv system do you have??

I have a 55" Panasonic VIERA VT60 Series Full HD Plasma TV, with videophile settings for best movie watching. It's a 1080p TV, not 4K. But these images are not off a TV, they are details of the same frame off the discs themselves.

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dance4me3121 said:

Will there be any bonus stuff that arent on the DVDs we already have? Like deleted scenes? That's the only way I would buy it

I wish there was a like button in the forum.

Guitarhero said:

Can they do Lovesexy Dortmund in blue-ray too

Now wouldn't that be wonderful!

LoriJ said:

Guitarhero said:

Can they do Lovesexy Dortmund in blue-ray too

Now wouldn't that be wonderful!

That concert was not shot on film or shot in HD, so a DVD is the highest quality possible. The master is SD.

dance4me3121 said:

KnightPhantom said:

Since someone made off with my DVD of PR, I will be getting this box set. Fun Fact: Purple Rain was the first VHS movie I ever bought. Paid $75 for it!

Why so much?

Because that was the going rate in 1987

i dunno, i never cared for quality, whether in music or movies, i was just watching a docu on the wizard of oz and they were showing how they cleaned up both the sound and the film of the movie, sounds like they put in a lot of time but personally, i never liked perfection unless it was my own music. the flaws are great whether it's the pops in old film or the mistakes in Elvis' sun sessions, it's part of what makes them spontaneious and great