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Posted by jayembee on 11/04/05 03:27
NunYa Bidness <nunyabidness@nunyabidness.org> wrote:
> jayembee <jayembeenospam@snurcher.com> Gave us:
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>> NunYa Bidness <nunyabidness@nunyabidness.org> wrote:
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>>> They also have a couple (Wizard of OZ) in the Laser disc form
>>> factor, and there is a Criterion disc set as well, that most closely
>>> matches the set(s) that just came out on DVD.
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>> Actually, it's MGM's "The Ultimate Oz" LD box set that most
>> closely matches the current DVD release, not the Criterion LD.
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> Content wise, yes. OK, I'll stab at saying that the Criterion set
> was better video quality, as it was 100% CAV, IIRC, and there was some
> claim about source stock or something, no?
Actually, the Criterion LD doesn't have much to recommend it, except
perhaps a couple of exclusive extras that aren't on any later editions,
LD or DVD. At the time of its release, it was considerably better than
any other release of that title in any home video format. But compared
to "The Ultimate Oz" LD set -- let alone the new DVD -- it looks terrible.
(In much the same way as their LD of, say, CITIZEN KANE was State
of the Art at the time it was released, but has been surpassed since.)
> I didn't know about the other from the studio. It had all that, eh?
Oh, yeah. It didn't have everything that's in the current DVD set,
but it was pretty deserving of the moniker "The Ultimate Oz".
-- jayembee
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