asiamiles

Is that a plasma or LCD? I've used both and yeah, broadcast TV won't look particularly great on either but DVD's have the ability to shine on both...could be your player or TV aren't set-up correctly or the latter needs calibrating (factory settings always need changing) or that you're using the wrong cables?

Curiously, I watched a really old Cinema Club VHS of CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANER last night, zoomed-in to 16:9, and while it obviously looked very grainy at least it didn't exhibit the artifacting of THE NIGHT OF THE EAGLE DVD that totally removed me from the film...so maybe you can understand why I came across as a tad annoyed with Optimum, Bats.

Harleybloke

.......The Boys in Company C has arrived.......................

.....You couldn't hear it, if they were shooting at me with howitzers!

Harleybloke

And San Demeitrio..............

.....You couldn't hear it, if they were shooting at me with howitzers!

Andy H

Hmmm. I had great hopes for Optimum, but they've let me down a couple of times now.
Their release of the film 'Quatermass and the Pit' (Andrew Keir stars) looks a bit shabby and is off-centre (a black line down one side).
Their 'Nurse on Wheels' seems to be from a very ropey print with lots of scratches and jumps and if I'm not mistaken it has been assembled in the wrong order, as though two reels have been changed over. I'm not sure about this without comparing it with my VHS copy, but some of the plot elements seem out of whack.
And on the back of the case it clearly states 'aspect ratio 16:9', but it's actually a bl**dy 4:3 presentation! When I emailed them about this, they said they 'could only go with the master supplied'! So why say it's widescreen when it's not?
And the ultimate faux-pas - the production team and cast listed on the back seems to be for 'Carry On Regarless'!
Far from optimum in my view!

Mr Martin

I have another post mentioning Optimum Releasing DVD release errors.

Nurse On Wheels - I thought it was me but the story plot does seem to be the wrong way round in the middle of the film. I knew the cast was wrongly listed, but did'nt connect it wth the Regardless film

Also noticed with some DVD releases - the titles are in Widescreen, when the film starts it then goes back to 4.3 shape, but still showing on full frame (this depends on the TV setup) Think "Watch Your Stern" has similar problems

Hope Optimum releasing gets back to producing good British Films on DVD, because if they make a little effort and take more care - ie put the customer first, this company should be capable of issuing more of the best British films ever made. It is a great shame the DVD's have these problems.



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Mr Martin - Mrs Barrows we never open the windows !

999picklepuss

Just received my copy of Seven Days To Noon (1950) and Optimum's quality control seems not to have improved much. Once again the print is really ropey, not much better than VHS. The sleeve notes refer twice to Barry Jones character as "Prof Bullington" (actually Willingdon) and Superintendent Folland is played by Andre Moreel. As somebody else said, doesn't bode well for the much anticipated Robbery, also due out on Monday.

mariocki

My copy of Robbery arrived yesterday, hopefully I'll get time to watch it tonight.

You crazy idiots - my name's McGill!

MovieLover12

I know this company isn't British, (i think), but Elstree Entertainment DVDs are so bad quality they are unwatchable. One film I got was avalible on Elstree at £3.99, while it was also on Colombia at £4.99. I got the Colombia one because that one was cleaned up.

batman

I've got three of four Elstree Entertaiment dvds and they are all pretty good quality. The prints have have been re-mastered but they are generally clean and very watchable.

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MovieLover12

Hey mate, you seen the Elstree versions of The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Smash Up and Jack London?

batman

No, but you were claiming they were all bad .... I was just trying to redress the balance by informing our readers that the ones I have are all OK. I am sure the ones you have are poor quality but the titles I have (Lost Word (silent), Superman (Fleischer carttons), The Wasp Woman and The Lone Ranger (TV)) and perfectly fine.

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EHV_Emmetts

I've recently watched the Optimum release of I'm All Right Jack and it looks perfectly fine.