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Bluray.com is full of idiots and kids who know nothing, I could count on one hand the decent memebers.

dvdmike said:

Bluray.com is full of idiots and kids who know nothing, I could count on one hand the decent memebers.

 ha ha ha thanks i didn't know they must be completely clueless because one idiot said this about 35mm having no dnr and no edge enhancement (what an expensive hassle for such a minor thing!)

I don't think we should even be discussing this stuff on Blu-Ray.com. What's the point? Do we really need to call attention to ourselves like that?

And we're not even trying to get as clean and sharp and finely detailed an image as an official transfer from the negatives. We know that's impossible, and that's not our goal. If you saw the movie in a theater it wouldn't look as detailed as the negative either.

I wonder if these are the kind of people who don't think there's no point to digital reservations of original vinyl records, either. No point in arguing with them.

TServo2049 said:

I don't think we should even be discussing this stuff on Blu-Ray.com. What's the point?

 because they don't get it?

As I said, should we really be calling attention to these projects in other forums?

i started the post there i just thought it would be helpful to maybe finding a print of 1 and 2 sorry.

Oh, I see. I don't think Blu-ray.com is the right place to ask, anyway.

There are other people here who are members of private film collecting forums - to any of you who are on those forums, maybe you could ask around?

will i get in trouble for that post somehow?

TServo2049 said:

Oh, I see. I don't think Blu-ray.com is the right place to ask, anyway.

There are other people here who are members of private film collecting forums - to any of you who are on those forums, maybe you could ask around?

 This place is getting way too public for some of the stuff we do 

sorry will we be alright?

I didn't know i didn't say the name of the site though did i ruin everything?

I wouldn't think so. Just be more careful from now on.

so what places are ok then?

Here's the deal guys:

I have a print, I want to help. But I am not interested in becoming an active member of this or any other forum, or seeking out somebody to scan my print, or spearheading a campaign to get this restoration done. If you know of a current a project where my print could be useful, or are planning to put one together, then point me in the right direction (and don't ask me to join another forum unless there's already a thread about this project). Otherwise, I hope you don't expect me to do anything about it on my own. I admire y'alls passion for this issue, and want to help you see it through, but it is not my passion. I am a resource, not an activist.

DocBosch said:

Here's the deal guys:

I have a print, I want to help. But I am not interested in becoming an active member of this or any other forum, or seeking out somebody to scan my print, or spearheading a campaign to get this restoration done. If you know of a current a project where my print could be useful, or are planning to put one together, then point me in the right direction (and don't ask em to join another forum unless there's already a specific thread about this project). Otherwise, I hope you don't expect me to do anything about it on my own. I admire y'alls passion for this issue, and want to help you see it through, but it is not my passion. I am a resource, not an activist.

 You don't have to be an active member i don't think. I think you just have sign up to fanres.com look for someone who might be able to help.

jedimasterobiwan said:

 You don't have to be an active member i don't think. I think you just have sign up to fanres.com look for someone who might be able to help.

I don't want to look for someone. If the interested parties (you guys) found somebody, then I'm willing to help. But I am not going to seek anything out.

i'm removing this message i didn't see your message above SilverWook

Just got out of the BTTF 35mm showing. Story time --->

The show started off with an air guitar contest tuned to the scene where Marty plays at the dance and the winner received a pair of purple Calvin Klein underwear. We all had scratch and sniff cards to go along with the movie as well as glow sticks for the flux capacitor scenes and replica reprints of the "Save the clocktower" newspapers to wave around during those scenes. The scratch cards were very cool... whenever there was fire, hay, or manure you could smell it and the whole theater wreaked of it.

The print itself looked gorgeous for its age with very little wear and tear. I was blown away that it was preserved that well. I spoke with a friend who was hosting it and he did confirm that it was rented from Universal Studios. If I could describe it... it was like the DCP but every shade of color was noticeably darker in tone. I noticed in the opening scene when the toast pops out that it was pretty much all black with almost no brown to be seen. The scene where Doc demonstrates the time machine was synchronized to pyrotechnics that fired in the front of the auditorium when the flame streaks appeared. That alone was probably worth the ticket price.

Suddenly during the reel change before Marty goes to school in 1955 for the first time the movie cuts to the last reel where Doc and Marty are getting ready to drive the Delorean 88 in the storm and the movie is upside down and playing backwards. The crowd got a kick out of it and laughed it off but a few of us knew the projectionist was in a very dark place. We knew there was no way that reel change was getting fixed any time soon and feared the worst. 10 minutes passed and the Blu Ray comes on. The projectionist managed to save the day... the color change was definitely noticeable but I must say that on a screen that size the BD still looked great! I jokingly told my friends that they could've played the old VHS and it still would've been good. BTTF is a perfect movie that doesn't suffer to any format.

Anyways it was a great night after all and I'm glad I got to see at least half the film in 35mm even though that was a bummer. Up next I'll be seeing Jaws 40th anniversary in the water during a special inflatable screen showing followed by Conan later this month.

edit: when the film ended there was no "To be continued" scene before the credits... the Deloran flew at the audience and cut immediately to credits but it was not the 35mm print playing because of the mishap that occurred an hour in to the film. To my understanding the Blurays have the TBC credit don't they? How did that not show up?

jedimasterobiwan said:

I didn't know i didn't say the name of the site though did i ruin everything?

 Interesting to see that you've graduated from being constantly obnoxious to being directly harmful. Congrats.

kaosjm said:

Just got out of the BTTF 35mm showing. Story time --->

The show started off with an air guitar contest tuned to the scene where Marty plays at the dance and the winner received a pair of purple Calvin Klein underwear. We all had scratch and sniff cards to go along with the movie as well as glow sticks for the flux capacitor scenes and replica reprints of the "Save the clocktower" newspapers to wave around during those scenes. The scratch cards were very cool... whenever there was fire, hay, or manure you could smell it and the whole theater wreaked of it.

The print itself looked gorgeous for its age with very little wear and tear. I was blown away that it was preserved that well. I spoke with a friend who was hosting it and he did confirm that it was rented from Universal Studios. If I could describe it... it was like the DCP but every shade of color was noticeably darker in tone. I noticed in the opening scene when the toast pops out that it was pretty much all black with almost no brown to be seen. The scene where Doc demonstrates the time machine was synchronized to pyrotechnics that fired in the front of the auditorium when the flame streaks appeared. That alone was probably worth the ticket price.

Suddenly during the reel change before Marty goes to school in 1955 for the first time the movie cuts to the last reel where Doc and Marty are getting ready to drive the Delorean 88 in the storm and the movie is upside down and playing backwards. The crowd got a kick out of it and laughed it off but a few of us knew the projectionist was in a very dark place. We knew there was no way that reel change was getting fixed any time soon and feared the worst. 10 minutes passed and the Blu Ray comes on. The projectionist managed to save the day... the color change was definitely noticeable but I must say that on a screen that size the BD still looked great! I jokingly told my friends that they could've played the old VHS and it still would've been good. BTTF is a perfect movie that doesn't suffer to any format.

Anyways it was a great night after all and I'm glad I got to see at least half the film in 35mm even though that was a bummer. Up next I'll be seeing Jaws 40th anniversary in the water during a special inflatable screen showing followed by Conan later this month.

edit: when the film ended there was no "To be continued" scene before the credits... the Deloran flew at the audience and cut immediately to credits but it was not the 35mm print playing because of the mishap that occurred an hour in to the film. To my understanding the Blurays have the TBC credit don't they? How did that not show up?

 There was no to be continued original because 2 and 3 came out 1989 and 1990 respectively