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Post #496651

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zombie84
Parent topic
Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
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Date created
5-May-2011, 2:00 AM

The Brazil DVD was bad? They released a whole boxset of all the multiple versions in a time that was 5 years ahead of when it became standard practice to do this, plus a feature-length original documentary about the struggles of the film--they did the Blade Runner set half a decade before the Blade Runner set existed. Without Criterion, DVD wouldn't have been what it is today. They practically created all the high standards that we hold, or hope, studios abide by, whether its uncut versions, cinematographer or director approved transfers from the highest quality elements, original audio, deleted scenes, commentary tracks, audio essays, retrospective documentaries, rare television appearances, and insert booklets. The only thing I used to complain about was their price, which was preportional to their sales/interest, but that has come down close to the same as big studio releases. Their innovations in the LD era and continuing efforts in the DVD era helped create the home video standards we now have.