Posts from Dooley in thread „Duke's Movies- Blu-Ray/DVD Releases“

Quote from RoughRider

Yes, I have the Legend of the Lost Blu-ray from Koch Media.

The film itself is encoded at 23.97 fps. The extras are 25.00 fps, which are the English and German trailers and a slideshow of stills, posters and lobby cards.

It has both German and English mono audio along with the same for the subtitles.

That is a great help; thanks again Roughrider!
I take it the English audio doesn't have forced subtitles as per the French release of Circus World?

All sounds like it's one to get.

Is anyone else stunned at the choice of films they've released to date on Blu Ray!?! The Conqueror and The Barbarian and the Geisha are hardly high points in the Duke's career!

Quote from RoughRider

The Region A BD of The Barbarian and the Geisha, released today exclusively to US Walmart stores, is all Fox so to speak. Hopefully they've put more effort into the encoding.

Thanks so much Rough Rider that's a huge help all round.
I am a self confessed techno freak so it's good to hear there are others out there.
I have been tempted with the Barbarian and the Geisha and North to Alaska but it sounds like they're worth giving a miss, hopefully studio based releases will follow.

Have you tried the Legends of the Lost Blu ray?

I look forward to someone posting a technical review of the walmart Barbarian and the Geisha release.

Quote from RoughRider

You could buy the Blu-ray which also includes the DVD version.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/The-…ay-DVD-Exclusive/20531023

Thanks Rough Rider.

I'll be interested if anyone has bought these to see if they've been properly remastered for Blu Ray?
How the West was Won and Rio Lobo for instance are fantastic transfers as is Fort Apache. Horse Soldiers on the other hand is a little ropey in places and not massively better than the DVD.

Quote from wtrayah

If anybody sees The Barbarian and the Geisha, available on dvd format, ( not on blue ray and not in a box set) Region 1, let me know. iv'e decided not to go to blue rays. the difference is not enough for me to change. thanks.

Barbarian and the Geisha is widely available here in the UK. May be region free, I can check my one, if you're interested. I also got my copy of the barbarian and the geisha CD, which has just been re-released for the first time in ages, limited to 1,000 copies so move fast if you're interested in the music from The Duke's films.

Off to Watch King of Pecos now for the first time, a tough one to track down here in the UK.

Already pre-ordered my copy of hondo! If it's as good as Fort Apache on Blu Ray we're in for a treat. Hondo is one of my fave Duke films.