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| Rating the DVD Releases of Sound Serials; Best picture and sound quality available on DVD | |
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| Barcroft | Jun 19 2014, 06:59 AM Post #91 |
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Bat, I have Mascot's "The Three Musketeers" released by Roan. Absolutely beautiful print with no extras and I'd give it a solid 7. And it's a true DVD. Barcroft Edited by Barcroft, Jun 19 2014, 07:00 AM.
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| The Batman | Jun 19 2014, 07:03 AM Post #92 |
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Thanks, Bart. Don Diego says Trev has a great copy, too, so I'm wondering who has the better copy? Any chance someone has both for comparisons? |
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| The Batman | Jun 19 2014, 07:04 AM Post #93 |
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Sounds good, will do. I'll add the part about the booklet, too. Same with the KotRM credits, thanks. No prob, I'm definite it's the AC Comics version. I like your breakdown for rating the quality of the releases, too. |
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| The Batman | Jun 19 2014, 07:05 AM Post #94 |
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Thanks for the reminder, Bart, I do, too and I agree. I will add it. |
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| Laughing Gravy | Jun 19 2014, 07:07 AM Post #95 |
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I'd add that the three stand-alone Flash Gordon releases from Image have extensive liner notes, too. Dunno about any reissues. How is "absolutely beautiful" a 7??? Off the top of my head, the very best serial releases on DVD I can think of are the Green Hornets, The Miracle Rider, Image's Flashes, the Batman and Superman serials from Warners, and Roan's Undersea Kingdom, but I'm gonna go through everything and check. |
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| Laughing Gravy | Jun 19 2014, 07:10 AM Post #96 |
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And when I say very best I mean image/sound quality, of course. I'd rather watch Junior G-Men as a 6 than Superman as a 10 1/2. |
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| Laughing Gravy | Jun 19 2014, 07:11 AM Post #97 |
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Oh, and that boxed set of all four Dick Tracy serials from VCI is wonderful, too. |
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| rodney | Jun 19 2014, 07:23 AM Post #98 |
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I'd give Archer about an 8.5. Here's a review that should explain what you'd get. Green Archer Review |
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| Laughing Gravy | Jun 19 2014, 07:27 AM Post #99 |
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And it's since been upgraded to Blu-ray, just sayin'... |
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| The Batman | Jun 19 2014, 07:36 AM Post #100 |
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In a quandary on this one. Do I list the Cheezy Flicks version, on real DVD, or Trev's version on DVD-R. Which one is better, I currently own neither of them, so can't compare. |
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| Laughing Gravy | Jun 19 2014, 07:45 AM Post #101 |
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Batman is the Decider, no? Maybe you could list both. I have never had a prob with DVD-Rs, myself, personally. I also watch VHS tapes I bought in 1982 and there's no problem THERE, either. It's a funny world. |
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| rodney | Jun 19 2014, 07:50 AM Post #102 |
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I wish we could post screen grabs of things, and then we could compare and contrast even various grey market dealers. |
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| The Batman | Jun 19 2014, 08:03 AM Post #103 |
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I'm going with the recent Image/Madacy 3-pack re-issue, which uses the same prints from the old Image DVDs, plus includes a 24-page booklet, "Flash Gordon & the Golden Age of Comic Strips," with text by David Fiore and containing a number of illustrations from the comic strip by Alex Raymond, which is an "extra feature" not present in the old set. I do believe it has the old set's liner notes, too, but will check my set when I get home. |
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| Laughing Gravy | Jun 19 2014, 08:17 AM Post #104 |
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I do some of that sort of stuff over here, don't I, Rodney? http://inthebalcony.com/cliffhanger/ |
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| JazzGuyy | Jun 19 2014, 09:48 AM Post #105 |
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Captain Video doesn't have color sequences. They are tinted which is not the same thing. |
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