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Does anyone know how the new DVD released on 02/08/2005 compares to the old
Special Edition? Is there a new transfer or new extra content? Basically I
just want confirmation that the old version is still the better version to
have. TIA.
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Charles C. Shyu
http://home.earthlink.net/~shyuc/shyu.html

Charles C. Shyu wrote:
> Does anyone know how the new DVD released on 02/08/2005 compares to
> the old Special Edition? Is there a new transfer or new extra
> content? Basically I just want confirmation that the old version is
> still the better version to have. TIA.

If you are refering to the "Rocky Anthology" then I got bad news
for you. Bad news as in the new boxset blows away the previous
versions that have come out. The picture while isn't perfect is
far better looking that the previous versions especially on "Rocky"
itself. Well worth the money just for the improved picture.

Brian The Demolition Man Little

Hmm, interesting. It looks like the Anthology was later broken up into
separate movies, as you can buy Rocky separately as seen here (which is the
02/08/2005 DVD that I referred to):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...v=glance&s=dvd

Not necessarily bad news, as I always welcome improved transfers, but it
does mean another episode of double dipping for me...

Given that the new DVD has such an improved transfer, and that it's a
significant title (um, Oscar winner?), it's surprising that my favorite DVD
sites (Digital Bits, DVDFile) haven't reviewed it...
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Charles C. Shyu
http://home.earthlink.net/~shyuc/shyu.html

"Brian The Demolition Man Little" <> wrote in message
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> Charles C. Shyu wrote:
>> Does anyone know how the new DVD released on 02/08/2005 compares to
>> the old Special Edition? Is there a new transfer or new extra
>> content? Basically I just want confirmation that the old version is
>> still the better version to have. TIA.
>
> If you are refering to the "Rocky Anthology" then I got bad news
> for you. Bad news as in the new boxset blows away the previous
> versions that have come out. The picture while isn't perfect is
> far better looking that the previous versions especially on "Rocky"
> itself. Well worth the money just for the improved picture.
>
> Brian The Demolition Man Little