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In Reply to: Re: DVD's Change the Game posted by Doomsday Machine on October 18, 2002 at 16:01:24:
...I really don't care one way or another.There is no question the DVD is already predominant, but to me this is like discussing the book covers.
Most of my viewing is still on tape, and I suspect it will continue be so for many more years. I can perfectly accept the quality imperfections when watching a good film. Most importantly, with films I watch usually it is the quality of source that limits the overal level, not the carrier.
Given the choice I would buy the DVD, but I am still buying many tapes, because there is no alternative.
But for the mass entertainment, sure, there is only one alternative.
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Many of my favorite classic and foreign films are still available only of VHS - if at all.Darnit! Where is the DVD new release of Renoir's Rules of the Game?
Alas, I've been disappointed in several re-releases from Criterion Collection - they've apparently mastered from mediocre source material. I'm hopeful from reviews that ROTG will be a good transfer. (This is one of my all-time favorite films.)
VHS is a lesser quality source, but the film's the thing. Better to have it on VHS than not to have it all.
Another reason to own a multiregion dvd player.Rules of the Game has been available on a Region 2 dvd for quite some time, as have several other great(and not so great) films.
JohnN
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...to get a multi-region player. I know many R2 discs are superior to their R1 counterparts, or get released in UK/Europe first i.e. All That Jazz, plus some material just never gets released in North America.I'm a big foreign/classic film buff, so I view a multi-region player as a necessity. I'm currently looking at the Malata and JVC players at various websites - I need one that converts PAL to NTSC since my 34" direct view is not PAL capable. It would be lovely to find a player that scales, as well. What are you using?
Rules of the Game has been announced for release by Criterion either this month or next. It's been on the release list now for months. PQ will determine which version I buy. I fell in love with this film the first time I saw it (age 18?). I have it on VHS.
Some Apex players for in the $70 range can do this. I have one. You have to reprogram it to be free of all protections, takes about 5 minutes at most. Reversible too. Surprisingly decent video quality, much better than many of the DVD's from SOME regions deserve.
I agree that a Criterion release of Rules of the Game would be great, but it has been on Criterion's coming list for over a year and is not included in their firm release schedule through Q1 2003.I decided to buy the Malata 996 last year and have had no regrets. I planned to use it only for non region 1 discs only but it performed better on all discs than did the Pioneer I had been using. The Pioneer remains disconnected on the bottom shelf.
This Malata has been replaced by a newer model.
Having the multiregion player allows me the choice if I don't want to wait.
Rules of the Game, Truffault box set -- Region 2 France; Angel at My Table, Four Feathers(1933) -- Region 4 Australia, To be or not to be, Dunga Din, The Holy Innocents -- Region 2 Spain.
JohnN
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I know many critics consider Renoir's wonderful Grand Illusion the superior masterpiece, but I love Rules of the Game more.If I had to pick a favorite decade for movies, on many days I would say the 1930's. Truly a world-wide golden age.
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