Finally got around to getting a physical copy... I was waiting to get the Blu-Ray/CD box set, but it never got in stock! Ordered it at work about a week or so before release and we just never got it (got all the other formats though, of course ). Today I just said eff this and got the DVD/CD box and got Blu-Ray separately (I have once half jokingly said that my hobbies include throwing money in the general direction of The Cure ). But on the bright side, it's really nice and I don't really mind getting the Blu-Ray separately as that packaging is sturdier/safer for the disks.
Finally got around to getting a physical copy... I was waiting to get the Blu-Ray/CD box set, but it never got in stock! Ordered it at work about a week or so before release and we just never got it (got all the other formats though, of course ). Today I just said eff this and got the DVD/CD box and got Blu-Ray separately (I have once half jokingly said that my hobbies include throwing money in the general direction of The Cure ). But on the bright side, it's really nice and I don't really mind getting the Blu-Ray separately as that packaging is sturdier/safer for the disks.
What's that you say? You never received part of your order? Gee, would that happen to have been through the official store?
Oh, no I meant that we ordered it to have in stock at work. So we never got it from Universal
Finally got around to getting a physical copy... I was waiting to get the Blu-Ray/CD box set, but it never got in stock! Ordered it at work about a week or so before release and we just never got it (got all the other formats though, of course ). Today I just said eff this and got the DVD/CD box and got Blu-Ray separately (I have once half jokingly said that my hobbies include throwing money in the general direction of The Cure ). But on the bright side, it's really nice and I don't really mind getting the Blu-Ray separately as that packaging is sturdier/safer for the disks.
What did you think of the editing?
I assume you're thinking of Curætion-25?
Firstly, a bit confused considering the other work Wickham has done for the band. There was not really anything in Trilogy or the Disintegration anniversary show (or the EPK for WMS for that matter ) that could have prepared me for that! Honestly, I don't quite know what to make of it - on one hand (the biggest) it is cheesy/stupid/kinda cheap looking? but on the other it occasionally works and creates an interesting atmosphere (39 is a case where I think it works). My main issue with it is that it is inconsistent: Not all the songs have a clear effect and some of them are reused while others are unique to a single song. Also, and I need to rewatch to confirm this, but the aspect ratio changes during the set? (Outside the obvious one to 4:3 during 3IB and BDC I mean) So yeah, not completely sold on the editing/post-production on that one.
Firstly, a bit confused considering the other work Wickham has done for the band. There was not really anything in Trilogy or the Disintegration anniversary show (or the EPK for WMS for that matter ) that could have prepared me for that! Honestly, I don't quite know what to make of it - on one hand (the biggest) it is cheesy/stupid/kinda cheap looking? but on the other it occasionally works and creates an interesting atmosphere (39 is a case where I think it works). My main issue with it is that it is inconsistent: Not all the songs have a clear effect and some of them are reused while others are unique to a single song. Also, and I need to rewatch to confirm this, but the aspect ratio changes during the set? (Outside the obvious one to 4:3 during 3IB and BDC I mean) So yeah, not completely sold on the editing/post-production on that one.
Well said and a very fair assessment.
I've only made it through ANLT and I'm finding the effects super cheesy so far.
I feel like in Bananafishbones they were going for a Frank Zappa 200 Motels, cheap psychedelic thing.
Firstly, a bit confused considering the other work Wickham has done for the band. There was not really anything in Trilogy or the Disintegration anniversary show (or the EPK for WMS for that matter ) that could have prepared me for that! Honestly, I don't quite know what to make of it - on one hand (the biggest) it is cheesy/stupid/kinda cheap looking? but on the other it occasionally works and creates an interesting atmosphere (39 is a case where I think it works). My main issue with it is that it is inconsistent: Not all the songs have a clear effect and some of them are reused while others are unique to a single song. Also, and I need to rewatch to confirm this, but the aspect ratio changes during the set? (Outside the obvious one to 4:3 during 3IB and BDC I mean) So yeah, not completely sold on the editing/post-production on that one.
Well said and a very fair assessment.
I've only made it through ANLT and I'm finding the effects super cheesy so far.
I feel like in Bananafishbones they were going for a Frank Zappa 200 Motels, cheap psychedelic thing.
Thank you!
Yeah, I think the cheap feeling of the effects definitely contributes to the cheese factor. An interesting thing is that Tim Pope said something about when filming The Cure in 4K he needed to add some cheapness back into it. But Pope is a lot more successful in it than Wickham as Pope uses it much more sparingly and less intrusively. And the effects fit a lot better! Like the glitching when they go in to Grinding Halt as that matches the screen visuals or the sparingly used degrading of the image from what seems to be stationary fish-lens mounted at centre stage.
His angles and options are quite static so he's a bit limited for editing, I get why he's tried to add some variety. It could be worse, at least it's not talking heads and interview snippets breaking the flow up.
Hey! Does anyone know if there's gonna be more of ''Limited Deluxe 2DVD + 4CD Box''? Or perhaps someone has a spare copy?
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Hey! Does anyone know if there's gonna be more of ''Limited Deluxe 2DVD + 4CD Box''? Or perhaps someone has a spare copy?
Hey You!
I've already p.m. but just in case
From time to time amazon uk has got it as a Temporarily Out Of Stock BUT (pre) order it now and they will delivery it when it becomes available (but don't forget,quantities are limited,it will soon become Out Of Stock,again)
Post by weedyburton79 on Mar 7, 2020 5:13:53 GMT 1
Wonderful time at the Rock Hall tonight for the Curætion 25 screening. Pretty good turnout for a Friday night and a free (for members)/$10 show. Definitely wasn't in 4k, steve , but still great to see it on the big screen!
Although we have the blu-ray, this was actually the first time we've watched that show. Really enjoyed it once we realized the "artistic" choices being made visually.
We focus on pre-Wish Cure music, other than the occasional spin of Bloodflowers, and Mrs. Weedy leaned over around the mid-point and said we need to revisit some of those later-day albums because they actually got her toe tapping.