Is this the long awaited 'TAXI' movie that you guys have been anticipating?

USD 12.99

Anyone making orders?  This movie is older than me (produced 1976) ... 

Awaiting on this

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Stanley-Kubr...-Blu-ray/20820/



No price yet, not sure how much it will cost. hmm...

Include movies:

• A Clockwork Orange
  
• Spartacus
  
• Dr. Strangelove
  
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
  
• The Shining
  
• Full Metal Jacket
  
• Eyes Wide Shut
  
• Lolita
  
• Barry Lyndon
  

Poltergeist BD Review
Poltergeist actually came from 2 german word "Poltem" means noises & "Geist" means spirit, and the term itself means "Noisy Ghost".

It is by far one of my childhood film which I somehow loving it. The film is still as amazing and great effects done even it was release on year 1982.

This film has been nominated for three Academy Awards include Best Visual Effects. This film has been award of BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects.

Weird Cut Off Scene
I notice a weird cut off scene in between 34 minutes, the scene changes right in the midle of a dialog line, to a new scene where also in the middle of a dialog line.

I still remember this issue happening as well when last time watching in DVD. I google around and notice this issue is there after the 1st initiate VHS tape, which means it already being chop of during laser disc time, I curious how come this issue not being solve after so many transfer did. Something not suppose to see?

Even the origin source might broken, I believe it could be better cut or fix this weird part.

Internet source about this weird cut - http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s20jc4polter.html

Film Facts
I was shocking when reading the film facts at the booklet, I never knew of this, maybe just me never read about it previously.

• To cut costs, rather than construct the dozen of corpses featured in the film's climax, the effect crew purchase several real-life skeletons! The actors involved in the scene were unaware of this during shoot. Oh! no!, so poor the actress where she is actually shoot with those real skeleton!
  
• Dominique Dunne, who play the eldest freeling child was tragically killed the same year of the film's release! Beside this, Heather O'Rourke who played the youngest freeling child was tragically died also during the filming of "Poltergeist III". Above deaths has fuel a speculation that there is a "Poltergeist Curse".
  

Picture Quality
I was shocking on how well this film being transfer since it is an old film from year 1982. Not talk about the weird cut off scenes around time of 34 minutes. This is by far the finest transfer I ever seen for 80th film. I give it full mark score of 5 star. It was spectacular amazing transfer which not lost it origin feel and minimize as most as possible the grain but no noticeable over DNR issue at all.

Audio Quality
Dialog is clear and strong background effect even though they is hardly any bass on it, for such decade film, it is well transfer as well. 4 star for AQ.

Extra Features
They is only 2 short documentaries for the extra features which more over make you believe they is exist of ghost/spirit/paranormal activities in the world. I actually never denied existing of them.

Overall, another well recommended classic of the horror genre film produce by Steven Spielberg & Frank Marshall, direct by Tobe Hooper.

Having waited till 5pm yesterday for my missing shipment, i decided to write to AMZ UK for any remedial actions. To my delight, i received a prompt reply within 15 minutes of my email. These were what they wrote :

As promise, here the review in details.



Trainspotting is by far one of the masterpieces of Danny Boyle direct film beside his award winning slumdog millionaire. Great directing and strong acting has bring out the beauty of drugs in this film. Some may find it over beauty the use of drugs, but for me this is the best part making such wonderful film.

Packaging
Thanks Universal Studio make this better packaging than any release at the moment worldwide. Love the Quersteelbook design and the use of one of the origin poster as cover.

Beside the BD, they is another orange paper disc with main actor/actress face + some dialog from the film beginning. This part is kinda cool.

Picture Quality
From net review in overall, I find all the transfer quality is not good, but in this latest release it seems far better where I give 4 star for it picture quality transfer. The release is squeeze everything in BD50 rather than previous version only in single layer BD25.

The transfer is clean, but they do some slightly jerking in certain scenes, not much just few which still in acceptable level as this is considere a budget film during filming on year 1996.

Overall the whole film is free of grains, only a small grains appear in outdoor scenes. Slighly DNR issue is spot but not affecting your viewing experience of the film in overall.

Color & tones is perfectly render, this is by far the best quality I ever seen in trainspotting.

Audio Quality
Agains thanks Universal Studio decide transfer the audio in lossless quality DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 which gains perfect audio experience for the entire film as audio is important in this film where it help pleasing the overall view.

This is another great part for this release rather than UK release which only lossy audio track is included.

I give full mark fot it audio transfer.

Extra Features
Some of the extra footage is the same as you seen in 1st release DVD edition, they do added some interviewing on year 2003 footage in this release. I check the contents it seems same as others release as well. All extra features in SD.

Beside this, I like to point out the disc is region FREE which means play everywhere and the main menu is option for you to choose what languages to start of, means they is no worried on menu selection.

Overall I give this a must have for fans that apprieciate this film.

Today's haul.....

I think I am dreaming,

Why I need to check region code for Canada Blu-ray since Canada is Region A.

Steelbook fan eh..

Don't want to get this?



Amazon Germany exclusive, special limited edition (Steelbook) - EUR 28,75

There is another edition which is cheaper.  Only the steelbook.

wiNd,

Do the steels have lossless audio?