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Post by dachshundonstilts on Nov 5, 2015 16:59:48 GMT
The Blu-Ray disc is under the front booklet when you open the case. The two discs are on the right side of the case, one above the other. If you don't take the booklet out (it IS a booklet, though you might have to look twice!), you'll never find the blu-ray disc! Ah, well, that explains it! I haven't taken the booklet out. Sorry for the verbal abuse, Flicker Alley! But it's still good news that you can enjoy the film and extras without a Blu-ray player.
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Post by dash on Nov 5, 2015 18:07:42 GMT
Good to know! Thanks. I'll look forward to a review of this. By the way, this morning I found out there's a new magazine for silent fans that started up publication just recently, "The Silent Film Quarterly." I don't know how good it is, but it sounds interesting and is not terribly expensive, so I went ahead and subscribed. Here's the link if interested in checking it out: silentfilmquarterly.com/
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Post by rmichaelpyle on Nov 5, 2015 18:27:44 GMT
My wife gave me that publication as a birthday present. Looking forward to it myself!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2015 18:28:21 GMT
All true film addicts should have a Blu-ray player by now. Time to join the 21st century. All Blu-ray players "uptick" DVDs anyway to be better resolution than watching DVDs in old DVD players. You can pick one up at Walmart for 50 bucks (compare to when they first came out they were 200 and up). It states on the boxes all the kinds of discs it plays. Most are also Netflix enabled, so with that you can join Instant Netflix for 7.99 a month and have access to literally hundreds of thousands of movies and television shows from around the world. Don't skimp, every film addict wants to see their cherished films in the best resolution possible. The differences in quality is night and day. I'll never forget the first time I hooked one up to my large screen TV and played my first Blu-ray, Casablanca, I SQUEALED, "WOW!!!" Don't deny yourself something you enjoy that much - outstanding HD prints.
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Post by dash on Nov 6, 2015 3:08:22 GMT
I do most of my watching on my computer monitor. I think some inexpensive external Blu-ray drives are available—I need to look into that.
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Post by dachshundonstilts on Nov 7, 2015 13:29:56 GMT
I'm so nearsighted it doesn't make much difference to me. Anyway, here's a video I just made combining short clips from the Holmes film with Gillette's 1936 audio recording.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2015 15:14:03 GMT
Very nice.
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Post by rmichaelpyle on Nov 15, 2015 14:13:12 GMT
I finally had time to watch "Sherlock Holmes" (1916) with Gillette, Marjorie Kay, Ernest Maupain, Edward Fielding, Stewart Robbins, Grace Reals, Leona Ball, Hugh Thompson, and others. While definitely fun to watch, especially since the tints are coded to what was originally shown and the print is in excellent condition, the story is no match for Conan Doyle - it was written originally as a play by Gillette in 1898 - and the divisions that are preserved were for showing to the French as a serial presented over a number of weeks. As I said, it's fun, and it truly is, but it would make a good 1980's American television movie. Wonderful to watch Gillette, though, but I'd rather watch Basil Rathbone any day!
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Post by dachshundonstilts on Nov 16, 2015 11:54:02 GMT
True, Gillette's story is nothing to write home about, but it's exciting to be able to see his iconic performance. The deerstalker and curved pipe, the fancy dressing gown, the "my dear Watson" and "Elementary, my dear fellow" all originated with Gillette. He could be called the most significant contributor to the character of Holmes after Conan Doyle himself.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2015 14:05:07 GMT
Basil. What can you say about such a great actor who is named after my favorite herb? He's delicious? LOL.
Wonder if he ever got to see the silent version?
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