The 1994 VHS and Laserdisc of Jurassic Park is the theatrical Dolby Stereo mix. The scene where you see the T.Rex for the first time moves the theater even in the Laserdisc’s PCM stereo.
Sold the Beta editions of Let it Be and Return of the Jedi. Weeded the Beta of Sleeping Beauty.
In DCAU canon, Batgirl never gets crippled (as Batman Beyond shows Commissioner Barbara walking without a wheelchair).
Have you tried using 35mm theatrical cut prints to undo changes made in 2004 or later, such as the Emperor scene? This would result in higher PQ than SDTV version of the 97SE.
The THX WOW Laserdisc has isolated sound effects for several ROTJ explosions.
I’ve been looking for the mono mix for Help!, but cannot find a home video release that has it. They did finally release the mono for a hard days night on the blu-ray released by Criterion.
This Laserdisc of Help! claims to have the mono mix. https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/10263/CLV1342/Help!:-The-Beatles
It’s likely objectively true that Williams’ music for the Skywalker Saga is better than Giacchino’s Rogue One score.
DVDs are superior to online streaming for a number of reasons:
You own it in a way.
If you have a region free player you don’t have to worry about geo-blocking.
You don’t have to worry about the film being removed from the streaming library.
You get special features on DVDs.
It’s offline, so you don’t need to be reliant on the internet.
I have over 600 physical movie/TV releases across 6 formats (8mm/VHS/Laserdisc/DVD/Blu-Ray/4K) and 103 years of cinema history (ranging from 1916’s Intolerance to 2019’s Doctor Sleep) because I don’t trust the studios to keep original versions of films or controversial titles on streaming services.
I always wanted to see Jaws III 3D just for kicks but i could never get a hold of the VHD, a player and the equipment. I’m only seen the standard 35mm version.
The Blu-Ray includes a hidden 3D option.
It should be possible to have Dooku and Sidious meet on Exegol at the end of an AOTC edit. This would enhance continuity with the ST.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the extended editions were never released theatrically.
Actually, 35mm prints of the extended Fellowship and Two Towers exist, but not Return of the King.
Jaws 3D- it’s a so bad, it’s hilarious film with laughable effects, a ridiculous storyline set at SeaWorld, and an underwhelming score compared to the first two Jaws films.
I would have preferred an HDR version of 4K77 and 4K83, but what you have done is nice.
Added Criterion Laserdiscs of The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Rebecca (1940) and Great Expectations (1946) to my collection. All are the CLV versions.
I added Terminator 2: Special Edition Laserdisc Boxset (Bronze edition), which had a THX Laserdisc copy of The Terminator inside it.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The UK theatrical cut and all pre-2012 UK video releases have altered sound effects, and trim the human sacrifice scene heavily.
Revenge of the Sith is overrated. The point of the film was to show Anakin’s fall, but it was handled very poorly. Anakin murdering younglings makes his redemption implausible.
There exist IB Tech prints that have black and white Kansas scenes. I have the black and white version on VHS, as a reprint from 1988 (the same year Criterion released the restored sepia version on Laserdisc).
My first purchase of May 2021 is the Japanese Laserdisc of The Phantom Menace (1999).
Added the MGM Laserdisc double feature of Each Dawn I Die (1939) & City for Conquest (1940) to my collection
The Triple-A game industry shouldn’t increase prices of games during a global pandemic where people have less cash.
Weeded the Pan & Scan VHS of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The Maltese Falcon (1941) is a remake of a 1931 pre-code film of the same name. The 1941 film is a masterpiece.
Added:
Really wanted to see Empire of Dreams on the big screen and uncensored again.
What are all the differences between the version on disc and the one on Disney+?
Some of the theatrical clips were replaced with SE clips on the D+ version
Added the Laserdisc of THX 1138 to my collection.