Man, its a real shame this had to be a Controversial Blu. I mean, first of all, its a shame when any blu is controversial, because it means its got dissatisfied fans. And its a shame because David Cronenbergs Dead Ringers is a terrific film. And its more of a shame because there arent any better import or alternative options well get into that a bit more later. But its particularly a shame in this case because Scream Factory seem to have gone above and beyond in order to make sure that this was as satisfying and un controversial as possible, going so far as to include two alternate transfers on two separate discs, just to please everybody. Unfortunately. Dead Ringers is pure Cronenberg in all the best ways. It draws in all the influences and techniques grown out of his earlier horror work and pushes them into a genuinely affecting human drama. Much of his later, dramatic work strays too far from his established energies and while I can certainly empathize with his desire to shift into more mature work than wild splatter of his early career, it winds up feeling like predictable, bland journeyman fare. Not only is his spark still here, its a crackling electrical storm of lethal energy. As Cronenberg moved from one stage of his career to the next, this was the perfect medium, the best of both worlds. Jeremy Irons plays twin gynecologists and yes, on a technical level, this was a film that blazed new special effects ground who struggle to deal with the changes as they grow apart. But as great as Irons is in a showy dual role, Genevive Bujold steals the show as the catalyst for destruction, an actress who loves one twin but not the other. The film has some nightmarish imagery but ultimately follows the path of the real life Marcus twins. Howard Shore delivers a powerful score that rather anticipates the music hed later create for The Lord Of the Rings, and Scanners star Stephen Lack pops in for a very cool cameo. So lets get into it. Anchor Bay originally put Dead Ringers out as a barebones, non anamorphic widescreen 1. DVD back in 1. 99. It was basically a port of Criterions laserdisc, and they put out their own edition same transfer, but now with lots of special features, later that same year. When their rights reverted to Warner Bros, they put out a new edition, mis framed at 1. CxrbEf2VIY/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Movies On Dvd The King Of Pigs ' title='Movies On Dvd The King Of Pigs ' />Criterion ones. And then that Warner Bros 1. France, Australia and Russia and they were always also interlaced with lossy audio. HD at least.   Finally, Scream Factory came around last year to release what shouldve been the ultimate, definitive edition, with that same Warner Bros 1. But if their new transfer is so great, why bother with the old one  Just for people who fell in love with the 1. And why stick their superior new transfer on disc 2 instead of 1  Now Im starting to worry about this new 2k scanner, something seems fishy here, doesnt it Honestly, this is one of those cases that makes you want to just drop your head on the desk and stop thinking about it. But Im pushing forward to get to the bottom of everything. So, lets start with aspect ratios. The Criterion disc is technically more like 1. I think nows the right time to point out not only that Criterions DVD and their laserdisc says right on the packaging that 1. Our film critics on blockbusters, independents and everything in between. Counterparts to both wild and domestic animals are featured throughout Equestria in various. Showcasing rare and worthwhile DVDs, blurays, and laserdiscs theyre all digital video discs, after all from around the world. 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And, at least in terms of framing, Screams new transfer wins because its the proper aspect ratio and in HD, right  Well, unfortunately no, and heres where we start to see the controversial aspects bubble up. Thats Screams 1. Criterions 1. Obviously, theres not just. Scream has a lot more up top, and crops a large chunk of the bottom. So its no longer a case of which of the two framings is preferable theyve actually made a whole new, 3rd framing situation. And in these two shots it doesnt look too bad, but having watched both versions all the way through more than once, I can say I really prefer Criterions framing. Hd Video Download Ponyo. There is just a whole lot of empty space over actors heads in most close ups, and the bottom always looks too tight. It just feels wrong. And while yes, Screams disc says theyve incorporated Cronenbergs preferred ratio, they dont mention the framing exactly, and they certainly dont say he or the DP approved their transfer. 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Which one of these is not like the others  Criterion and Warner Bros, one thing they agree on is that the night scenes are meant to have their blue filters. But Screams new scan seems to have forgotten that. Whoops.   And their transfer is warmer in general look at the earlier comparison of them standing in the restaurant which is questionable, too. But the night scenes are really far off. So now, maybe youre thinking, well okay, I get it, Screams new 2k scan is garbage and thats why its been relegated to disc 2. But its not that simple. Lets go back to their older transfer on disc 1. Its not just framed at Cronenbergs un preferred ratio, its also got artificial sharpening and edge enhancement haloing. Thats not really Screams fault, though thats the crappy one Warner Bros provides, which prompted Scream to make a new scan in the first place. And their new scan is a clearer, truer scan of the film. It looks softer, but mostly because it doesnt have the artificial sharpening. Also, both transfers have annoying sporadic bouts of shakiness presumably telecine wobble. But theres no decent release of the film without it, so thats just something well have to deal with. So which of their two versions is the ideal one to watch  Its really a case of six of one, one half dozen of the other. Theyre both flawed, superior in some ways, inferior in others. Just pick which one annoys you the least. At least theyve topped all the foreign blu rays. But before you finally wipe your brow, we havent even gotten to the reason why both of Screams discs are being recalled and replacedCriterion just gives us the original stereo mix in a decent sound Dolby track with no subtitle options. Hey, it was an old disc. Warner Bros gave us the stereo mix plus a new 5. English, French and Spanish subtitles. Scream gives us both the stereo and 5. DTS HD, plus optional English subs on both the disc 1 and 2 versions. Yay, perfect, right  Well, except their stereo mixes again, on both discs are reversed. And the stereo mix is the critical, purist option, as opposed to the revisionist 5. So on these blu rays, the sounds that are supposed to be coming out of the right channel come out of the left, and vice versa. Thankfully, Scream has recognized this error and if you email them with your receipt, you can request new Version 2 discs that correct this. Now, unlike some previous Scream Factory discs that were issued replacements, the new and old discs dont have helpful V1 V2 markings on the label. The only way to tell the difference is by flipping them over and looking at their undersides, where the feint writing on the slim, inside ring will have different matrix numbers. You may need a magnifying glass. The incorrect blu ray discs have BVDL 1.