Captain America Serial Region 2

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Captain America Serial Region 2
Topic Started: Oct 28 2009, 05:44 AM (197 Views)
JazzGuyy	Oct 28 2009, 05:44 AM Post #1
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 2,179 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: June 1, 2006	According to Barry Maxwell's latest column over at The Digital Bits, there is release of the Captain America serial coming out in region 2 in early 2010. It will apparently be released in 3 parts, each a single disc containing 5 chapters and they will be released a week apart. Anyone know any more about this and which Region 2 country will it be coming from? Anyone know where you could buy it. Of course, with the dollar diving, it may not be a great time to buy Region 2 stuff.



Laughing Gravy	Oct 28 2009, 07:30 AM Post #2
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,072 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	England, from a company called "Video International". Never heard of 'em. I ordered all three parts; the cost, including delivery, was $24.10 in U.S. funds.



JazzGuyy	Oct 28 2009, 09:20 AM Post #3
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 2,179 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: June 1, 2006	Think I'll wait until I can learn more about whether the transfer will be any good.



Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer	Oct 28 2009, 09:24 AM Post #4
Balconeer Creeper Posts: 14,178 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: July 6, 2007	JazzGuyy Oct 28 2009, 09:20 AM Think I'll wait until I can learn more about whether the transfer will be any good. Does that mean there isn't a decent transfer of this serial?
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Laughing Gravy	Oct 28 2009, 03:01 PM Post #5
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,072 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	The Serial Squadron sold this years ago, and they did a good job with the transfer (DVD-R). My only complaint was that the opening credits were monkeyed with.



riddlerider	Oct 28 2009, 04:45 PM Post #6
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 799 Group: Members Member #68 Joined: November 26, 2005	This is a tough call. I'd jump at it in a heartbeat if I could be sure it's being professionally transferred from 35mm material. But even if it's coming from a 35mm print in the U.K., it's not going to have the crisp look of, say, VCI's Green Hornets -- if only because Republic sent second-generation negatives to Britain. The best you could hope for is something along the lines of VCI's JUNGLE GIRL, which was mastered by Mark Lamberti from a British 35mm reissue print. Back in the '70s, Nostalgia Merchant released CAPTAIN AMERICA on Beta and VHS. Their version was transferred from a 16mm print and looked okay but not great. But Marvel has since reasserted its control over the property, so we're probably never going to get a legit DVD release here in the U.S. I'll be curious to see how this shakes out.



Black Tiger	Oct 28 2009, 10:58 PM Post #7
Charter Member Posts: 1,814 Group: Members Member #50 Joined: September 15, 2005	I wouldn't be surprised to see a quality Cap print pop up around the time of the release of the new Captain America movie.


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