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Alien Anthology Bluray [2010]

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fucking finally...
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http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=4188
A recent promotional Blu-ray flyer from 20th Century Fox prominently features H.R.Giger's creature jumping menacingly at the reader, atop the caption "Alien Anthology Coming to Blu-ray Christmas 2010." The specific use of the word "Anthology" raises the possibility that this BD collection could include not only the "Quadrilogy" movies, but also Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator Requiem.
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I doubt it will contain the AvP films but if so, I already own them on Blu - not going to recoup any $ by reselling those turds :x

now we just need Star Wars, Indy and (I need) the Abyss :)
 
For some reason I thought they already WERE on blu-ray.
 
That's great news, elbarto! Thanks for the heads-up. I didn't know these were due.

elbarto1 said:
now we just need Star Wars, Indy and (I need) the Abyss :)
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:smile: I "need" these too, including the Abyss - director's cut - and Last of the Mohicans, so we can finally have a decent transfer of that too.
 
We also need the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Extended versions.
 
thirded on the Abyss, i nearly cried when i finally slipped the disc into the player :(

aren't there HDTV versions of Aliens and Raiders knocking around?
 
nOmArch said:
thirded on the Abyss, i nearly cried when i finally slipped the disc into the player :(

aren't there HDTV versions of Aliens and Raiders knocking around?
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Yes even DTheatre versions of aliens too.
 
Ghostcut said:
We also need the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Extended versions.
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To follow after theatrical.
 
I believe The Abyss rumored to be released in the second half of this year. One of my favorites... probably Cameron's best.
 
thunderclap said:
I believe The Abyss rumored to be released in the second half of this year. One of my favorites... probably Cameron's best.
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I completely agree!

AvP said:
aren't there HDTV versions of Aliens and Raiders knocking around?
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Yes even DTheatre versions of aliens too.
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I cant find em, wish I could!
 
I doubt that there is any way to make Aliens look good in terms of picture quality (first Predator also by the way). It looks bad, really BAD when compared to Alien, A3 or A:R, and it is not because of poor DVD transfer but it just looks that way - even Cameron admits that he has used not the best film for this, and picture is very grainy and not that sharp as it could (and should) be.



And about The Abyss - looks like everybody need it :)

and Last of the Mohicans, so we can finally have a decent transfer of that too.
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What is wrong with transfer on Mohicans? I've been watching it half a year ago on 32" (R2 DVD theatrical/anamorphic) and picture quality is very good.
 
I'll still take an HD Aliens over the DVD - you compare it to Predator because they both suffer similar heavy grain due to filmstock (I agree) however, the bluray of Predator is still the best the film has ever looked and thats good enough for me.

damn that 80's filmstock - its funny Predator 2 on Blu looks amazing by comparison.
 
Gieferg said:
What is wrong with transfer on Mohicans? I've been watching it half a year ago on 32" (R2 DVD theatrical/anamorphic) and picture quality is very good.
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I beg to differ. The picture quality is pretty lousy on my UK copy. The transfer doesn't meet the sides of the screen on exact scan. There are color fluctuations in the scene where Hawkeye says that some day he and the Major are going to have a serious disagreement. The colors look rather drab in many of the darker/indoor scenes: compare the colors to those on the R1 DTS version, which look far better. The R1 disc is the director's cut though, and while the transfer is much much better, it still doesnt quite meet the side of the screen on the right (a minor niggle, really) and the color timing looks a little off in a few of the outdoor scenes. Overall though it hints at what the theatrical cut could look like.

Do you have the French disc? I still wonder what the Australian disc is like, but I don't suppose it looks much better.

I'm still waiting for a decent transfer of the theatrical version. This film really needs a good restoration IMO.
 
Braveheart needed restoration desperately (and got it), but in case of The last of The Mohicans - for me it is good enough, I doubt that I will buy this movie again unless they give us another version (longer but not this so called director's cut which I'd like to call Butcher's Cut :p) or some nice extras. (i have polish edition which is probably identical to spanish cause there is spanish audio on it).
 
Gieferg said:
Braveheart needed restoration desperately (and got it), but in case of The last of The Mohicans - for me it is good enough,
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Well, all I can say is that I am glad you are satisfied, but I'm not. I agree with you in liking the theatrical cut more - although the director's cut had some good extra material, it just took things out that should have been left in - but I want a good quality copy of the theatrical cut.

To show you what I mean, here are screenshots of both. The R2 (UK) theatrical is on the top, and the R1 director's is on the bottom.

R2 Theatrical (Top)

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R1 Director's Cut (Bottom)

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elbarto1 said:
A recent promotional Blu-ray flyer from 20th Century Fox prominently features H.R.Giger's creature jumping menacingly at the reader, atop the caption "Alien Anthology Coming to Blu-ray Christmas 2010." The specific use of the word "Anthology" raises the possibility that this BD collection could include not only the "Quadrilogy" movies, but also Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator Requiem.
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I doubt it will contain the AvP films but if so, I already own them on Blu - not going to recoup any $ by reselling those turds :x
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Update from The Digital Bits:
And finally, consider this Rumor Mill worthy, but there's been some concern about Fox's Alien Anthology Blu-ray box set. Specifically, people there are stories flying around the InterWebs to the effect that the set will include not only the four previous Alien films, but also the two Alien vs. Predator films as well. Not so. Our Magic 8 Ball says it's just the four classic Alien films. So feel free to rest easy... or freak out... as you will. But plan accordingly.
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I bought the Alien Quadtrilogy DVD set several years ago. Great set. The only disappointment was that I was missing some stuff:
- an Alien deleted scene
- the Alien3 workprint (the Assembly cut is still missing a lot of filmed footage) or the deleted scenes separately.
- Aliens Burke cocoon scene; however this was said to be lost or destroyed so this footage would never see the light of day. However, to my surprise I see this footage is suddenly included in the Bluray set (see disc 6 - Deleted Scene: Burke Cocooned). WTF?! Is this another way to screw DVD owners into trying to turn them over to start buying Blurays?


Disc One: Alien


-1979 Theatrical Version
-2003 Director's Cut with Ridley Scott Introduction
-Audio Commentary by Director Ridley Scott, Writer Dan O'Bannon, Executive Producer Ronald Shusett, Editor Terry Rawlings, Actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt
-Audio Commentary (for Theatrical Cut only) by Ridley Scott
-Final Theatrical Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith
-Composer's Original Isolated Score by Jerry Goldsmith
-Deleted and Extended Scenes
-MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

Disc Two: Aliens


-1986 Theatrical Version
-1991 Special Edition with James Cameron Introduction
-Audio Commentary by Director James Cameron, Producer Gale Anne Hurd, Alien Effects Creator Stan Winston, Visual Effects Supervisors Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak, Miniature Effects Supervisor Pat McClung, Actors Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn and Christopher Henn
-Final Theatrical Isolated Score by James Horner
-Composer's Original Isolated Score by James Horner
-Deleted and Extended Scenes
-MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

Disc Three: Alien 3


-1992 Theatrical Version
-2003 Special Edition (Restored Workprint Version)
-Audio Commentary by Cinematographer Alex Thomson, B.S.C., Editor Terry Rawlings, Alien Effects Designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., Visual Effects Producer Richard Edlund, A.S.C., Actors Paul McGann and Lance Henriksen
-Final Theatrical Isolated Score by Elliot Goldenthal
-Deleted and Extended Scenes
-MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

Disc Four: Alien Resurrection


-1997 Theatrical Version
-2003 Special Edition with Jean-Pierre Jeunet Introduction
-Audio Commentary by Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Editor Hervé Schneid, A.C.E., Alien Effects Creators Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., Visual Effects Supervisor Pitof, Conceptual Artist Sylvain Despretz, Actors Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon and Leland Orser
-Final Theatrical Isolated Score by John Frizzell
-Deleted and Extended Scenes
-MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream

Disc Five: Making the Anthology

In addition to over 12 hours of candid, in-depth documentaries, you now have the ability to go even deeper into Alien Anthology history with nearly five hours of additional video Enhancement Pods created exclusively for this collection, presenting behind-the-scenes footage, raw dailies and interview outtakes from all four films. At topical points in the documentaries, you may access these pods to enhance your experience, or watch them on their own from the separate Enhancement Pod index.


-The Beast Within: Making Alien
?The Visualists: Direction and Design
?Truckers in Space: Casting
?Fear of the Unknown: Shepperton Studios, 1978
?The Darkest Reaches: Nostromo and Alien Planet
?The Eighth Passenger: Creature Design
?Future Tense: Editing and Music
?Outward Bound: Visual Effects
?A Nightmare Fulfilled: Reaction to the Film
?Enhancement Pods
-Superior Firepower: Making Aliens
?57 Years Later: Continuing the Story
?Building Better Worlds: From Concept to Construction
?Preparing for Battle: Casting and Characterization
?This Time It's War: Pinewood Studios, 1985
?The Risk Always Lives: Weapons and Action
?Bug Hunt: Creature Design
?Beauty and the Bitch: Power Loader vs. Queen Alien
?Two Orphans: Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn
?The Final Countdown: Music, Editing and Sound
?The Power of Real Tech: Visual Effects
?Aliens Unleashed: Reaction to the Film
?Enhancement Pods
-Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien 3
?Development Hell: Concluding the Story
?Tales of the Wooden Planet: Vincent Ward's Vision
?Stasis Interrupted: David Fincher's Vision
?Xeno-Erotic: H.R. Giger's Redesign
?The Color of Blood: Pinewood Studios, 1991
?Adaptive Organism: Creature Design
?The Downward Spiral: Creative Differences
?Where the Sun Burns Cold: Fox Studios, L.A. 1992
?Optical Fury: Visual Effects
?Requiem for a Scream: Music, Editing and Sound
?Post-Mortem: Reaction to the Film
?Enhancement Pods
-One Step Beyond: Making Alien Resurrection
?From the Ashes: Reviving the Story
?French Twist: Direction and Design
?Under the Skin: Casting and Characterization
?Death from Below: Fox Studios, Los Angeles, 1996
?In the Zone: The Basketball Scene
?Unnatural Mutation: Creature Design
?Genetic Composition: Music
?Virtual Aliens: Computer Generated Imagery
?A Matter of Scale: Miniature Photography
?Critical Juncture: Reaction to the Film
?Enhancement Pods
-MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience to Access and Control Enhancement Pods

Disc Six: The Anthology Archives

Alien


-Pre-Production
?First Draft Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon
?Ridleygrams: Original Thumbnails and Notes
?Storyboard Archive
?The Art of Alien: Conceptual Art Portfolio
?Sigourney Weaver Screen Tests with Select Director Commentary
?Cast Portrait Gallery
-Production
?The Chestbuster: Multi-Angle Sequence with Commentary
?Video Graphics Gallery
?Production Image Galleries
?Continuity Polaroids
?The Sets of Alien
?H.R. Giger's Workshop Gallery

  • ?Pre-Production and Aftermath

    • ?Additional Deleted Scenes
      ?Image & Poster Galleries
      -Experience in Terror
      -Special Collector's Edition LaserDisc Archive
      -The Alien Legacy
      -American Cinematheque: Ridley Scott Q&A
      -Trailers & TV Spots

      Aliens


      -Pre-Production
      ?Original Treatment by James Cameron
      ?Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Videomatics with Commentary
      ?Storyboard Archive
      ?The Art of Aliens: Image Galleries
      ?Cast Portrait Gallery
      -Production
      ?Production Image Galleries
      ?Continuity Polaroids
      ?Weapons and Vehicles
      ?Stan Winston's Workshop
      ?Colonial Marine Helmet Cameras
      ?Video Graphics Gallery
      ?Weyland-Yutani Inquest: Nostromo Dossiers
      -Pre-Production and Aftermath
      ?Deleted Scene: Burke Cocooned
      ?Deleted Scene Montage
      ?Image Galleries
      ?Special Collector's Edition LaserDisc Archive
      ?Main Title Exploration
      ?Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright
      ?Trailers & TV Spots

      Alien 3


      -Pre-Production
      ?Storyboard Archive
      ?The Art of Arceon
      ?The Art of Fiorina
      -Production
      ?Furnace Construction: Time-Lapse Sequence
      ?EEV Bioscan: Multi-Angle Vignette with Commentary
      ?Production Image Galleries
      ?A.D.I.'s Workshop
      -Pre-Production and Aftermath
      ?Visual Effects Gallery
      ?Special Shoot: Promotional Photo Archive
      -Alien3 Advance Featurette
      -The Making of Alien3 Promotional Featurette
      -Trailers & TV Spots

      Alien Resurrection


      -Pre-Production
      ?First Draft Screenplay by Joss Whedon
      ?Test Footage: A.D.I. Creature Shop with Commentary
      ?Test Footage: Costumes, Hair and Makeup
      ?Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Rehearsals
      ?Storyboard Archive
      ?The Marc Caro Portfolio: Character Designs
      ?The Art of Resurrection: Image Galleries
      -Production
      ?Production Image Galleries
      ?A.D.I.'s Workshop
      -Pre-Production and Aftermath
      ?Visual Effects Gallery
      ?Special Shoot: Promotional Photo Archive
      -HBO First Look: The Making of Alien Resurrection
      -Alien Resurrection Promotional Featurette
      -Trailers & TV Spots

      Alien Anthology


      -Two Versions of Alien Evolution
      -The Alien Saga
      -Patches and Logos Gallery
      -Aliens 3D Attraction Scripts and Gallery
      -Aliens in the Basement: The Bob Burns Collection
      -Parodies
      -Dark Horse Cover Gallery
      -Patches and Logos Gallery
      -MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience




      The set looks great btw for bluray owners:
      .http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/ ... logy2.html
 
T-HOPE said:
- Aliens Burke cocoon scene; however this was said to be lost or destroyed so this footage would never see the light of day. However, to my surprise I see this footage is suddenly included in the Bluray set (see disc 6 - Deleted Scene: Burke Cocooned). WTF?! Is this another way to screw DVD owners into trying to turn them over to start buying Blurays?
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Perhaps the footage has simply been found. You posted the idea that DVD owners are short-changed when it comes to extras in the Blu-ray boycott thread too, and I really have to disagee. In fact, a number of Blu-ray releases do not port over the DVD extras.

Examples:
The new Spartacus BD lacks all the extras from the Criterion Collection DVD.
Robocop BD lacks the DVD extas.
The first Predator release lacked the CE DVD extras, so I do not have those :-(. (They have now put them on the Ultimate Hunter Edition release, but I am not buying the film again because the new transfer is awful.)
Commando lacks the DVD extras.
Se7en lacks the DVD extras... and so on.

Which extras are included seems to be the decision of the studio rather than a BD vs DVD issue. Releases of Ridley Scott films on DVD seem to me to bend over backwads to include as many extras as possible. Remember the five-disc Blade Runner set that was virtually identical on HD DVD, BD and DVD?
 
Captain Khajiit said:
T-HOPE said:
- Aliens Burke cocoon scene; however this was said to be lost or destroyed so this footage would never see the light of day. However, to my surprise I see this footage is suddenly included in the Bluray set (see disc 6 - Deleted Scene: Burke Cocooned). WTF?! Is this another way to screw DVD owners into trying to turn them over to start buying Blurays?
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Perhaps the footage has simply been found. You posted the idea that DVD owners are short-changed when it comes to extras in the Blu-ray boycott thread too, and I really have to disagee. In fact, a number of Blu-ray releases do not port over the DVD extras.

Examples:
The new Spartacus BD lacks all the extras from the Criterion Collection DVD.
Robocop BD lacks the DVD extas.
The first Predator release lacked the CE DVD extras, so I do not have those :-(. (They have now put them on the Ultimate Hunter Edition release, but I am not buying the film again because the new transfer is awful.)
Commando lacks the DVD extras.
Se7en lacks the DVD extras... and so on.

Which extras are included seems to be the decision of the studio rather than a BD vs DVD issue. Releases of Ridley Scott films on DVD seem to me to bend over backwads to include as many extras as possible. Remember the five-disc Blade Runner set that was virtually identical on HD DVD, BD and DVD?[/quote:2hq7t74j]
Terminator Salvation Director's Cut is only available on Bluray (except for some very exclusive Target region 1 release). Clash of the Titans Bluray gets an exclusive Alternate Ending that the DVD won't have. Iron Man 2 Bluray will a lot of additional stuff on Bluray that the 2disc version won't have. etc etc.

yeah, I as DVD owner feel screwed.
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Well, I have bought many Blu-ray releases that lack DVD extras. It is down to studios. It is also common for releases in one region to have featues that are not on those of another region. This is not simply the Blu-ray versus DVD issue that you are presenting it as.
 
T-HOPE said:
- Aliens Burke cocoon scene; however this was said to be lost or destroyed so this footage would never see the light of day. However, to my surprise I see this footage is suddenly included in the Bluray set (see disc 6 - Deleted Scene: Burke Cocooned)
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No way :shock: A friend of mine told me he saw this on tv or something, i said he probably just visualized it from the book, cause it (from what i'v read) never saw the light of day. I sure hope that scene still has some quality left in it to speak of...
 
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