Tuesday, March 13, 2012

#1142: The French Connection (remastered)

11:34 PM / Blu-ray / Comments9 Comments

BD

(BD, 20th Century Fox/MGM, Region A, USA)

My brother picked this up for me while he was in New York. New and improved version without FriedkinVision effect, currently exclusive to Best Buy.

 
9 Comments

1. Toecutter said:

When will this one be not Best Buy exclusive?

(Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 10:09 AM)

2. Author Profile Page Michael said:

I wish I knew. Blu-rays For Everyone are a good source for Best Buy exclusives, but their shipping tends to be prohibitively expensive, as least to the UK.

(Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 11:58 AM)

3. FoxyMulder said:

Talking about Blu-rays for Everyone, is their price for an Oppo-BD-83 good or just a tiny bit too expensive, it isn't even multiregion ( or is it ) like the one i own.

I almost bought a B+W 49mm S03 MRC Nano Coated Kaeseman circular Polarizer Filter from the USA but on checkout the shipping was very expensive, i ended up buying from Amazon when it was on special offer at half price.

(Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 2:33 PM)

4. Phil Quail said:

I don't know how long Best Buy exclusivity lasts, but several titles I bought as Walmart exclusives last year are now available on Amazon.com (e.g. The Big Country, Quigley Down Under, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World).

So it probably won't be too long a wait.

(Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 3:50 PM)

5. Christopher D. Jacobson said:

This new transfer's a beaut'. Enjoyed the film even more because of it.

(Posted on Friday, March 16, 2012 at 11:01 PM)

6. Neil Harrison said:

This Best Buy release is readily available on ebay.

(Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 11:14 AM)

7. bosque said:

movietyme have a new site up (check their facebook page for details), the retro French Connection appears to be available there, not cheaply !

(Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 11:55 AM)

8. David S.H. said:

So a marked improvement, should region B regions be jealous? I really need to get myself a region A player. I considered trying to find a decent ABC UK player, but it would probably make more sense to just get a region A machine.

(Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 9:42 AM)

9. Phil Quail said:

Just got my copy. I haven't sat and watched the whole film, but it looks a vast improvement on the previous edition, if only because they've undone Friedkin's tampering with the colours! Really glad (and surprised) they've taken the trouble to reissue it.

(Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 5:19 PM)

 
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