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stone88 · 11-19-2003, 09:39 PM

This is directly from Universal's web site.

All 3 movies on ONE disc, parts 1 and 3 are anamorphic, part 2 is not.

The original release of part 2 was anamorphic, so I guess to squeeze all three movies on one disc they had to skimp on part 2.
I'll pick this up considering the price tag is a very cheap 14.99

http://homevideo.universalstudios.co...?childId=34465

larphillips · 11-19-2003, 09:52 PM

Sweet... looks like I'm selling my disc of the original and getting this.

Also picking up the AIRPORT: Terminal Pack.

ctoelle · 11-19-2003, 09:53 PM

I thought anamorphic takes less bits to store a movie, since the "black bars" are not really there on an anamorphic transfer. Am I wrong?

George McFly · 11-19-2003, 09:57 PM

3 movies on one disk? Please teell me this is gonna be a DVD-14, dual layered one one side and single layered on the other. I could care less about part 3 but a remastered part 1 is great, too bad Universal isn't doing the right thing and redoing part 1 as a full blown SE

"The Dude" · 11-19-2003, 11:37 PM

Are they serious? 3 movies in ONE disk??? Unless it's on a DVD-14,how
can these have half-way decent transfers?Well leave it up to Universal
to do something like this.

Why can't they do it right and do SE's
of all 3 - and seperate?1 and 3 with anamorphic and 2 not.Can't they do
all 3 in anamorphic?In my book,Universal has quickly become one of the
worst if not THE worst as far as overall quality - especially on re-issues.

tripps · 11-20-2003, 04:48 PM

I'm a huge Burt Reynolds fan, strange as they may sound. This is just a disappointment. Can you say "compression artifacts"? Given the lengths of all 3 movies and the space on a DVD-9, this comes to an average a/v bitrate of 4.11Mbits/sec for each movie. Not too good.

Wilson · 11-20-2003, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctoelle

I thought anamorphic takes less bits to store a movie, since the "black bars" are not really there on an anamorphic transfer. Am I wrong?

Your right and wrong. They don't have the black bars (or little tiny ones on 2.35:1) but the extra lines are used for the picture. That's why anamorphic gives you higher resolution on a 16:9 display.

larphillips · 11-20-2003, 11:39 PM

Outside of the possible misprinting of the Universal link, does anyone have other confirmation that this is going to be only one disc?

stone88 · 11-21-2003, 03:49 AM

Dvd Planet is also showing this as one disc.

http://www.dvdplanet.com/product_lis...933&format=DVD

11-19-2003, 09:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
stone88 Actor Join Date: Dec 2001	Smokey and the Bandit Pursuit Pack Specs This is directly from Universal's web site. All 3 movies on ONE disc, parts 1 and 3 are anamorphic, part 2 is not. The original release of part 2 was anamorphic, so I guess to squeeze all three movies on one disc they had to skimp on part 2. I'll pick this up considering the price tag is a very cheap 14.99 http://homevideo.universalstudios.co...?childId=34465

11-19-2003, 09:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
larphillips Actor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH	Sweet... looks like I'm selling my disc of the original and getting this. Also picking up the AIRPORT: Terminal Pack. __________________ I'm going with Jerkstore! Jerkstore is the line! Jerkstore! Yes. - George Costanza "What a lovely day for an exorcism." Demon/Regan - THE EXORCIST

11-19-2003, 09:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
ctoelle Actor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Denver	I thought anamorphic takes less bits to store a movie, since the "black bars" are not really there on an anamorphic transfer. Am I wrong? __________________ "I don't neeed no instructions to know how to ROCK!!!"

11-19-2003, 09:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
George McFly Kinda likes the Razorbacks Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: watching HD	3 movies on one disk? Please teell me this is gonna be a DVD-14, dual layered one one side and single layered on the other. I could care less about part 3 but a remastered part 1 is great, too bad Universal isn't doing the right thing and redoing part 1 as a full blown SE __________________ DVDs gallery

11-20-2003, 04:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
tripps Actor Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Michigan	I'm a huge Burt Reynolds fan, strange as they may sound. This is just a disappointment. Can you say "compression artifacts"? Given the lengths of all 3 movies and the space on a DVD-9, this comes to an average a/v bitrate of 4.11Mbits/sec for each movie. Not too good. __________________ ~sometimes my arms bend back~

11-19-2003, 11:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
"The Dude" Actor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Salt Lake, UT	Are they serious? 3 movies in ONE disk??? Unless it's on a DVD-14,how can these have half-way decent transfers?Well leave it up to Universal to do something like this. Why can't they do it right and do SE's of all 3 - and seperate?1 and 3 with anamorphic and 2 not.Can't they do all 3 in anamorphic?In my book,Universal has quickly become one of the worst if not THE worst as far as overall quality - especially on re-issues.

11-20-2003, 11:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
larphillips Actor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH	Outside of the possible misprinting of the Universal link, does anyone have other confirmation that this is going to be only one disc? __________________ I'm going with Jerkstore! Jerkstore is the line! Jerkstore! Yes. - George Costanza "What a lovely day for an exorcism." Demon/Regan - THE EXORCIST

11-21-2003, 03:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
stone88 Actor Join Date: Dec 2001	Dvd Planet is also showing this as one disc. http://www.dvdplanet.com/product_lis...933&format=DVD

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