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Chinatown: Collector's Edition

post #1 of 10
11/9/07 at 1:44pm
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Worth the upgrade?
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post #2 of 10
11/9/07 at 1:53pm
C'mon, it's a "Special Collector's Edition". Are you questioning the validity of that claim? How dare you!

Here's what some guy on Amazon had to say:
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Originally Posted by Some Guy on Amazon
While the previous edition looked quite good (and had some nice interviews), this edition features a sharper, more vivid transfer. Additionally, we get a three part documentary on the making of the movie focusing on the preproduction, filming and impact of the film with Jack Nicholson, Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and writer Robert Towne participating. Sadly, Faye Dunaway doesn't appear in any of the extras. I had hoped for a commentary track (even one cobbled together of various interviews from the entire surviving cast and production crew)and the discovery of any deleted scenes for this edition but neither is included.

The latest edition of "Chinatown" has much better contrast, a cleaner, richer looking transfer that more accurately captures a pristine theatrical presentation of the film. The anamorphic transfer has a bit more information on the sides than in the previous edition suggesting that it was cropped slightly differently (and I can't say which is truer to the original this edition or the previous one). Audio features the same 5.1 Dolby Digital mix that was a highlight of the first edition. We also get a cleaned up original mono soundtrack for purists. Both sound very good with the 5.1 featuring a nice dynamic mix.

This new edition is a marked improvement over the previous DVD version and highly recommended.
So, I'll be getting it.
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post #3 of 10
11/9/07 at 2:13pm
We should have a review up ALREADY!!!!
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post #4 of 10
11/9/07 at 2:30pm
Picking this and The Two Jakes up today.

"My sister!"

*slap*

"My daughter!"

*slap*

"My sister!"

*slap*

Crowd-pleasing fun for the whole family.
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post #5 of 10
11/9/07 at 2:34pm
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Especially for your sister and daughter.
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post #6 of 10
11/9/07 at 3:04pm
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We should have a review up ALREADY!!!!
And to think that we were forced to rely on the words of Some Guy From Amazon. For shame.
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post #7 of 10
11/9/07 at 3:31pm
I wasn't that impressed with the disc.
The transfer is a slight improvement over the previous release, but there's still some Edge Enhancement that creeps up during a lot of darker scenes.

The new special features are barely there and only hint at something better. I wouldn't upgrade, but if you don't already own it...go ahead and pick it up.

"The Two Jakes" still isn't special, but that's neither here nor there.
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post #8 of 10
11/9/07 at 3:34pm
Josh Katz, your audience is calling!
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post #9 of 10
11/9/07 at 3:35pm
I would so very much enjoy hearing Robert Evans' take on the whole thing.
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post #10 of 10
11/9/07 at 4:14pm
Wish I knew about this six months ago when I bought the old $10 copy at Best Buy.
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