Jaws Blu-Ray in the works with no "digital corrections!"

[Zombie_61]

Rats. Now I have to get a Blu-Ray player. :unsure

 

[Doh2]

I usually don't buy Blu-rays of DVDs I already own, but in this case will make an exception. I watch Jaws pretty much every year, and even got to see a really good print in the theater last year. The extras look great, too!

 

[Apollo]

Oh yeah

C'mon Aug 14!!!

 

[ob1al]

I pre-ordered this the instant the option was available. I ordered the UK steel book version.

Universal Pictures have announced the Blu-ray Disc release of Jaws for 14th August 2012 in the USA and 3rd September 2012 here in the UK. Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic is one of the thirteen films to have been fully restored and digitally re-mastered from the original film elements as part of Universal's 100th Anniversary celebrations.

The JAWS restoration began with researching and evaluating the existing film elements to determine the best means to restore the film. Over the course of several months, skilled technicians at Universal Studios Digital Services meticulously balanced colour, removed dirt and scratches, and repaired any damage to the film elements shot by shot and frame by frame. Following the picture restoration, the Universal Studios Sound team up-mixed the iconic JAWS soundtrack to DTS-HD Master 7.1, optimising the sound on the Blu-ray™ for the latest home cinema technology. The entire restoration process was conducted in conjunction with Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment’s post-production team to ensure the integrity of Spielberg’s original vision remained intact.

Extras include:
The Shark is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of JAWS: A feature-length documentary featuring never-before-seen footage and interviews with cast and crew including Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider.
JAWS: The Restoration: An all-new, in-depth look at the intricate process of restoring the movie.
The Making of JAWS: A two-hour documentary featuring interviews with key cast and crew.
From the Set: An insider’s look at life on the set of JAWS, featuring an interview with Steven Spielberg.
Deleted Scenes & Outtakes
JAWS Archives: Take a peek inside the JAWS archives, including storyboards, production photos and marketing materials, as well as a special segment on the JAWS phenomenon.
Original Theatrical Trailer
Ultraviolet, Digital Copy & Pocket BLU App

The US Combo Pack release is available in collectible Universal 100th Anniversary packaging for a limited time. There will also be a R1 DVD release which includes a single extra " Spotlight on Location: The Making of JAWS: Highlights from the full-length documentary featuring interviews with key cast and crew."

The UK release will be available in regular packaging and we also get a limited edition steelbook release.
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1/DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono and Dolby Digital 2.0
Audio: Spanish and French DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish

Excited!!!

 

[Riceball]

I'm with you... for the most part I'm with you, but for the other part, I like things that distracts, such as wires, being removed. But then again, I also argue about leaving much of the inherent film grain in the picture, as it's sometimes a direct result and choice of the director to have it, so removing it will remove part of the director's intent. I'm quite frankly torn on the subject, but just know that I dislike visible wires as they take me out of the experience and also because they were NOT usually seen on screen, but only showed up in later incarnations on TV, VHS, DVD and to an extreme now on Blu-Ray - that's also why it was reasoned that wire removal should be done on War of the Worlds, but when seeing the movie I can tell that their approach was simply to fudge that general area where they were and it was visible what they did... and when it's done like that it is more disruptive than just leaving the wires as they were.

I'm pretty much with you, things like removing wires and matte lines are one thing and no big deal and not only do I not mind I welcome such fixes. Where I draw the line is stuff like what Lucas does and enhances or alters the film by adding things that weren't there or essentially re-editing the film by digitally altering the way things happened in a given scene or scenes.

 

[TallDarkandDisfigured]

ob1al, that is the nicest steelbook I've ever seen.. Amazon.uk bumped the price up now so if you preordered early you got a good deal.

 

[ob1al]

It's a thing of beauty isn't it? Great that they used the original Kastel artwork.

I snagged it for £17.99 when it first became available and you are right, just checked and they've upped it to £19.99 already.

 

[CB2001]

According to the restoration video, the title of this post is incorrect (as they are digitally correcting things, such as the lighting outside of the cabin/show me the way to go home scene).

 

[Vivek]

According to the restoration video, the title of this post is incorrect (as they are digitally correcting things, such as the lighting outside of the cabin/show me the way to go home scene).

This thread with that title was created last year back in June 2011 reflecting the original article title.

I was not sure about this, but I thought those needed corrections were being made only cause they want to match the original look and color which was deteriorated on "film". But I went back to video to watch the scene you described, they talk about maintaining the same level of background lightning to remain consistent. So yeah that could be considered digital corrections.

Here is Spielberg's original quote from that first article.

"Quint: I can’t wait, man. I love that the last DVD release actually had the original mono soundtrack on it as well. I wasn’t a fan of the remixed 5.1 sound… the splashing sounded canned…

Steven Spielberg: Oh, I know. I totally understand that. (In the future) there’s going to be no more digital enhancements or digital additions to anything based on any film I direct. I’m not going to do any corrections digitally to even wires that show."