Artisan poops all over KNIGHT MOVES - Lousy looking DVD.

10-06-2001, 06:07 PM

Why I thought this was 16x9 I do not know. But it was $9, so the loss isn't too bad. But my God! They clearly took an old laserdisc transfer for this DVD. The image is soft, grainy, murky, with poor shadow detail. Detail is wanting and the image just looks like ass. Utterly disgraceful.

Making matters worse, this is the cut version. I saw the uncut laserdisc years ago, I believe from Japan, and it answers questions that go unanswered in this version (like the letter).

Sound is stereo surround, but more like mono. No extras.

A shame Artisan is so uneven in their releases. Sometimes they get it right and sometimes they don't even come close. Too bad they screw up the DVD's of films that are halfway decent. KNIGHT MOVES is an entertaining little thriller and certainly one of the only good films Lambert has made in the last 10 years ("Resurrection" being the other. "The Hunted" was a fun B movie).

TobalRox · 10-06-2001, 08:58 PM

You should check on when the DVD itself was released. Most of Artisan's older DVD releases ARE just old laserdisc ports, and usually cut versions (look at the punisher and basic instinct as two examples). They have since turned their act around, but before it wasn't the case.

10-08-2001, 05:45 PM

It was released only a few months ago. Summer 2001 sometime.

TobalRox · 10-08-2001, 10:51 PM

Oh, it just sounded like their old track record, sorry. That's really shitty to hear. I hope Artisan keeps their act together.

10-06-2001, 06:07 PM	#1
Matt_Stevens Guest Posts: n/a	Artisan poops all over KNIGHT MOVES - Lousy looking DVD. Why I thought this was 16x9 I do not know. But it was $9, so the loss isn't too bad. But my God! They clearly took an old laserdisc transfer for this DVD. The image is soft, grainy, murky, with poor shadow detail. Detail is wanting and the image just looks like ass. Utterly disgraceful. Making matters worse, this is the cut version. I saw the uncut laserdisc years ago, I believe from Japan, and it answers questions that go unanswered in this version (like the letter). Sound is stereo surround, but more like mono. No extras. A shame Artisan is so uneven in their releases. Sometimes they get it right and sometimes they don't even come close. Too bad they screw up the DVD's of films that are halfway decent. KNIGHT MOVES is an entertaining little thriller and certainly one of the only good films Lambert has made in the last 10 years ("Resurrection" being the other. "The Hunted" was a fun B movie).

10-06-2001, 08:58 PM	#2
TobalRox HackMaster Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Springfield, MA Posts: 1,892	You should check on when the DVD itself was released. Most of Artisan's older DVD releases ARE just old laserdisc ports, and usually cut versions (look at the punisher and basic instinct as two examples). They have since turned their act around, but before it wasn't the case. __________________ "It's a spadoinkle day" -Cannibal: The Musical Self proclaimed owner of oldest sig on the board! AIM: XnocreativityX My eBay auctions <-- Check often, as I am constantly adding new stuff

10-08-2001, 10:51 PM	#4
TobalRox HackMaster Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Springfield, MA Posts: 1,892	Oh, it just sounded like their old track record, sorry. That's really shitty to hear. I hope Artisan keeps their act together. __________________ "It's a spadoinkle day" -Cannibal: The Musical Self proclaimed owner of oldest sig on the board! AIM: XnocreativityX My eBay auctions <-- Check often, as I am constantly adding new stuff

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10-08-2001, 05:45 PM	#3
Matt_Stevens Guest Posts: n/a	It was released only a few months ago. Summer 2001 sometime.