FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE - Director's Cut anamorphic?

The version I was watching last night (Miramax DVD) seems to have the
whole movie (172 minutes) but it's disappointingly NOT anamorphic. I see
presumably anamorphic version available (ID: 2029C702, UK and Korea).
Has anyone seen this? It's a visually stunning film and would be greatly
improved over the Miramax release if anamorphic. I have more than one
movie marked anamorphic that isn't!

Dan_Musicant

"Dan_Musicant" <> wrote in message
news:...
> The version I was watching last night (Miramax DVD) seems to have the
> whole movie (172 minutes) but it's disappointingly NOT anamorphic. I see
> presumably anamorphic version available (ID: 2029C702, UK and Korea).
> Has anyone seen this? It's a visually stunning film and would be greatly
> improved over the Miramax release if anamorphic. I have more than one
> movie marked anamorphic that isn't!


Looka here:
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparison...e.php?fid=3770

It IS anamorphic, but I'm not sure it improves much on the Miramax version.
I am sure I read somewhere that the Korean release is a bit off colour-wise.
I looked at DVD-Beaver, but the comparison wasn't there. IIRC, it was an
issue of red tinting. I'll see if I find some more info.

I have a single-disc korean release that I think is the same as the 2-disc,
just missing the CD. I haven't seen it yet, and I haven't seen the Miramax
release, so I can't comment on the differences.


Cheers,
Hans Kristian

Haans

"Dan_Musicant" <> wrote in message
news:...
> The version I was watching last night (Miramax DVD) seems to have the
> whole movie (172 minutes) but it's disappointingly NOT anamorphic. I see
> presumably anamorphic version available (ID: 2029C702, UK and Korea).
> Has anyone seen this? It's a visually stunning film and would be greatly
> improved over the Miramax release if anamorphic. I have more than one
> movie marked anamorphic that isn't!


Found a review, it was a green tint, not red
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=3653

In that review there is a comparison of the 2 releases at the bottom. I'd
stick with the non-anamorphic Miramax if I were you. Looks miles ahead of
the Korean one.


Cheers,
Hans Kristian

Haans

On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 18:11:54 +0200, "Haans"
<> wrote:

:"Dan_Musicant" <> wrote in message
:news:.. .
:> The version I was watching last night (Miramax DVD) seems to have the
:> whole movie (172 minutes) but it's disappointingly NOT anamorphic. I see
:> presumably anamorphic version available (ID: 2029C702, UK and Korea).
:> Has anyone seen this? It's a visually stunning film and would be greatly
:> improved over the Miramax release if anamorphic. I have more than one
:> movie marked anamorphic that isn't!
:
:
:Found a review, it was a green tint, not red
:http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=3653
:
:In that review there is a comparison of the 2 releases at the bottom. I'd
:stick with the non-anamorphic Miramax if I were you. Looks miles ahead of
:the Korean one.
:
:
:Cheers,
:Hans Kristian
:
Seems a shame they couldn't put out a quality anamorphic version, so
such a visually stunning film. According to one review I read, they used
a now-rare Shanghai 3 process technicolor method and the colors (at
least of the Miramax version) are stunning. I suppose they may one day
release a worthy anamorphic version. I checked this out of my local
library, but thought if I could buy an anamorphic version it might be
worth it. I guess not. Thanks.

Dan

Dan_Musicant

Dan_Musicant <> writes:
> Seems a shame they couldn't put out a quality anamorphic version, so
> such a visually stunning film. According to one review I read, they used
> a now-rare Shanghai 3 process technicolor method and the colors (at
> least of the Miramax version) are stunning. I suppose they may one day
> release a worthy anamorphic version. I checked this out of my local
> library, but thought if I could buy an anamorphic version it might be
> worth it. I guess not. Thanks.

I'm quite sure the cheap bastards used the transfer they did for the
laserdisc release. I don't reward such anti-consumer behavior by
buying non-anamorphic DVDs.

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Ronald Cole

Ronald Cole <> wrote:

>I'm quite sure the cheap bastards used the transfer they did for the
>laserdisc release.

I'm quite positive they didn't. They couldn't have. The Miramax LD
release was of the shorter American theatrical release. The Miramax
DVD was of the longer international release.

-- jayembee

jayembee

jayembee <> writes:
> Ronald Cole <> wrote:
>>I'm quite sure the cheap bastards used the transfer they did for the
>>laserdisc release.
>
> I'm quite positive they didn't. They couldn't have. The Miramax LD
> release was of the shorter American theatrical release. The Miramax
> DVD was of the longer international release.

Then why NOT telecine an anamorphic version? Two answers come to
mind: clueless or cheap. Still not corporate behavior that I want to
reward with a purchase.

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Ronald Cole

"Ronald Cole" <> wrote in message
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> Then why NOT telecine an anamorphic version? Two answers come to
> mind: clueless or cheap.

The DVD was released in 1999, back when studio support for anamorphic
enhancement was still a lot spottier than it is today.

> Still not corporate behavior that I want to
> reward with a purchase.

Unfortunately, that's not the way the studio will interpret your boycott
of this DVD. They will instead see it as evidence that there isn't a
market for Farewell My Concubine on DVD, and therefore very little
demand for a remastered edition.

It's a damned-if-you-do/damned-if-you-don't proposition.

Joshua Zyber

"Joshua Zyber" <> writes:
> "Ronald Cole" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Then why NOT telecine an anamorphic version? Two answers come to
>> mind: clueless or cheap.
>
> The DVD was released in 1999, back when studio support for anamorphic
> enhancement was still a lot spottier than it is today.
>
>> Still not corporate behavior that I want to
>> reward with a purchase.
>
> Unfortunately, that's not the way the studio will interpret your boycott
> of this DVD. They will instead see it as evidence that there isn't a
> market for Farewell My Concubine on DVD, and therefore very little
> demand for a remastered edition.

There's a name for the results of that kind of thinking...

Natural Selection

> It's a damned-if-you-do/damned-if-you-don't proposition.

Two words: **** 'em.

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Ronald Cole