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 Post subject: "Rock 'N' Roll High School" on Blu Ray question
PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:44 am 
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Does anyone have this movie on blu ray? If so, is it worth the upgrade from DVD? IIRC, previous VHS and DVD releases haven't been that great picture-wise and I'm not even sure that the movie has had anything but mono sound in previous home releases. Thoughts?

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 Post subject: "Rock 'N' Roll High School" on Blu Ray question
PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:20 am 
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My DVD is essentially a direct copy of a 1997 laserdisc release (which was the first home video release of the film since the early 1980's). After Joey Ramone died, that version was repackaged a few times, and a new transfer was finally created for the DVD and Blu-Ray in 2010. The film has apparently always been in mono. Here's a review of the Blu-Ray from a website that's been around for a few years: http://www.dvdmg.com/rocknrollhighschoolbr.shtml


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Excellent...thanks for the info!

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:27 pm 
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On a related note, it seems the American Beat reissue label went belly up before we got the promised Paley Bros. compilation.

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 Post subject: "Rock 'N' Roll High School" on Blu Ray question
PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:33 pm 
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What I'm wating for is any sort of re-release of Alan Arkush's other cult classic, "Get Crazy". DVD, Blu-ray, VHS, Selectavision--I don't care, anything!


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 Post subject: "Rock 'N' Roll High School" on Blu Ray question
PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:59 pm 
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Too bad they can't remaster the music portions in stereo from the soundtrack.


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