[cowbybill]

Then I stand corrected. I thought the Blu Ray was the closest to the original film. Thank you for clearing that up. Just goes to show you can learn new stuff everyday here!

[Filandrius]

My pleasure. My advice is this: get the Blu-ray (especially since it's really easy to find at like 10$) but keep that 1999 DVD handy. And give the 2005 away.

[CPU64]

I can't give mine away, I only have the 2005 version :3 hehe

[cowbybill]

I can't part with any of my copies I have the VHS versions, Laserdiscs, the DVDs (even a PAL copy of GB 1 and 2), and the Blu Ray. Heck I even own 2- 35mm prints of the trailers.
Granted I don't watch all of them just, the Blu-ray, but now I'm going to break out that 1999 DVD.
it's just fun to have all those copies in my collection. Kinda like I'm a sucker with all the different Evil Dead DVD reissues. I know it makes no sense to keep buying them but I just can't help it.

[Filandrius]

Hey, man, don't justify yourself. I totally get the collector thing. I just re-bought the 1999 DVD because I gave it away a few years ago. I can't say I have a collection as impressive as yours, though.

[Carpeteria]

Mr. D. has been removed from the site, by my site removal hammer.

Oh goddamnit. Now what are we going to talk about around here?

[zeta otaku]

Mr. D. has been removed from the site, by my site removal hammer.

Oh goddamnit. Now what are we going to talk about around here?

*AHEM*

y'all are idiots! VHS is superior!

[THEbryon]

Oh goddamnit. Now what are we going to talk about around here?

You mean, now what trivial things are we gonna argue about?
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[Filandrius]

*AHEM*

y'all are idiots! VHS is superior!

*AHEM* My own personal favorite copy, when I was a kid, was on BETA. So there.

[THEbryon]

I owned a video store up untill four years ago and I shit you not, had at least one person every month ask if we still carried beta tapes. Apparently the picture and sound quality was superior to VHS. (Oh no, here we go again)

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[Prologic9]

I will now be the troll.

My Ghostbusters Bluray looks better than YOUR Ghostbusters Bluray.

Le Proof;

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/107212

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/107214


And BETA was better than VHS.

[cowbybill]

I was I could find a beta copy to add to my collection.

[Alex Newborn]

Mr. D. has been removed from the site, by my site removal hammer.

Aw... and I had this perfectly eloquent piece of troll-bait prepared, in which I compared his inability to see the superiority of Blu-Ray with the Aesop's fable about 'sour grapes'. He's obviously rationalizing his jealous inability to *afford* a player in the same way in which a thoroughly unattractive man will get shot down by a woman and instantly pronounce her 'another dang lesbian'.

Alex

[ropzu]

[Chace]

Mr. D. has been removed from the site, by my site removal hammer.

NICE JOB YOU DID!

[AJ Quick]

I am reminiscing about this topic tonight.

What a great thread.

Now the real question is. What is better.. Blu-ray or 4K Ultra HD?

[DeadRoach]

So glad you bumped this, what an awesome read!

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[cowbybill]

I am reminiscing about this topic tonight.

What a great thread.

Now the real question is. What is better.. Blu-ray or 4K Ultra HD?

A 4th Gen VHS copy recorded off an aerial Antenna, 20 years ago will always look better than Blu-ray or 4K Ultra HD don't you know!

Seriously though what have you heard about 4K? the only thing I heard is it's crazy expensive.

[Carpeteria]

I am reminiscing about this topic tonight.

What a great thread.

Agreed. Can we un-ban Mr. D yet? That guy was great.

[Gareee]

I am reminiscing about this topic tonight.

What a great thread.

Now the real question is. What is better.. Blu-ray or 4K Ultra HD?

For half the cost of a Ultra HD TV, couldn't you buy a projector, and a real copy of the film?

[Dr. Stantz Jr.]

Man, after reading this thread i'm going to have to watch all 3 versions this weekend to see the comparisons for myself.

Do we know if there is any difference between the 1999 and 2005 versions of GB2 and how they compare to the HDTV copy?

[Carpeteria]

Do we know if there is any difference between the 1999 and 2005 versions of GB2 and how they compare to the HDTV copy?

Yes. The VHS version is like a million times better.

[Dr. Stantz Jr.]

Yes. The VHS version is like a million times better.

Damn. Wish I still owned a VHS player now, lol

[AJ Quick]

I think Ghostbusters 2 was filmed on a higher quality film (or just.. better film) than Ghostbusters... and also had better lighting. The quality of GB2 has always been really good and I don't think has much room for improvement compared to the dark grainy Ghostbusters.

[kevinj319]

There's marketing-speak remastering, and then there's actual remastering. Given pretty much any movie, not just Ghostbusters, when the packaging indicates the movie was somehow remastered for blu-ray, that generally means the movie was run through a generic filter and then slapped on the disc. Yes, it is higher resolution, but often it looks all wrong. This is just marketing speak and it is a waste of the technology. Actual remastering involves a talented group of people to painstakingly examine the film to determine what would produce the best look as far as color correction, clarity, etc... scene by scene, and sometimes frame by frame. It is also expensive. Movie companies would rather be in the business of cranking out thin plastic discs as cheaply as possible regardless of the data on the disc, not in producing the highest quality product. Which is why your blu-ray movies (especially for older titles) will never look as good as they should.

[AJ Quick]

Hey do you guys remember when Blu-ray went away and DVD made a resurgence?

[deadderek]

*hugs his 4k player, OLED tv, and Atmos setup*

[Rookie99]

If streaming services keep removing shows and movies, all of physical medias going to have a resurgence.