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Author Topic: THE MUSIC MAN (1962) Blu Ray Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 02-07-2010 09:15 AM                     Claude, Sorry to hear this. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Miracles can Happen Bill Watched a few part from the Blu-ray last night of The Music Man, it looks fantastic and sound great too.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-07-2010 01:41 PM                     Yes, Claude... you do have somethig good to look forword to when you get the Music Man! Looks and sounds fantastic! They left the scratches intact in the rear projection plates during the opening part of the film! Look out the train windows just before the guys on the train find out he is Prof. Hill! Nasty RP scratches!  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-07-2010 03:21 PM                        Thank you, Mark. My mother will be joining my late father as soon as my brother and his wife arrives at the ICU room to be with her when her life support system she is on will be turned of and Mama will be allowed to go with dignity and it will be fast. My brother is expected at any time. My heart right now is filled with grief but in time, joy will return and I will look forward to seeing THE MUSIC MAN on Blu Ray. -Claude  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-07-2010 03:41 PM                     Hi Claude Tell her you love her. That's the best advice I can give. John.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-07-2010 07:35 PM                        Thanks, John I did that several times before she left us today - February 7, 2010 at 12:46pm this afternoon. As much as I love movies and everything about it as well as my photography profession, I have never loved anything as much as the intense love I had for my very beloved mother. I know she is happy now that she is together with my father who passed away twelve years ago. I feel very lonely right now and kind of in a daze. Rather than not do anything now that she is no longer with me, I had finally decided to go to the Dole Cannery 18 tomorrow and see AVATAR in Digital 3-D IMAX. While I am at it , I will try and see if Wal-mart or Best Buy has THE MUSIC MAN and will watch it tomorrow night . Mama knew I love movies very much and I know she will be very happy if I did not go into depression and do happy things instead. I now realize if I do not do the things I enjoy doing, I will go out of my mind. -Claude  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-07-2010 07:50 PM                     Hi Claude I'm very sorry for your loss. There's nothing harder I've had to do in this life than lose a parent. My thoughts and prayers are with you and family. John.  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 02-07-2010 08:53 PM                     Claude: All the best to you and your family. Your Mama is in a better place now.  |  IP: Logged Ron Curran Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 504 From: Springwood NSW Australia Registered: Feb 2006 posted 02-07-2010 09:02 PM                        Yes Claude, As one who lost my dad, then my first wife then my mother, I have great empathy with you. My experience tells me that you will not enjoy those movies as much as you will later. Then every time you hear melodies from The Music Man it will give you a warm memory of your dear mum.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-08-2010 04:27 AM                        Thanks very much for the kind words everyone. I really wanted to get my mind of the passing of my mother today and decided to go to Best Buy and buy the Blu-Ray of THE MUSIC MAN. Fortunately they had two copies in stock and bought one and watched it tonight. I tried to kid myself into thinking I would enjoy this wonderful movie at this time but Ron was right. . Now was not the time. I did play the movie in it's entirety but I only thought about my beloved mother throughout the movie. I was right, the BD of THE MUSIC MAN was awesome.. I am very happy with my Samsung 1080p HDTV because the picture quality was just out of this world and it looked like I was watching a 70mm print because the film was photographed in the large 8 perf Technirama film process. The color cinematography and DTS sound was also wonderful. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Cameron Glendinning Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 845 From: West Ryde, Sydney, NSW Australia Registered: Dec 2005 posted 02-08-2010 05:21 AM                     My condolences Claude  |  IP: Logged Ian Parfrey Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1049 From: Imbil Australia 26 deg 27' 42.66" S 152 deg 42' 23.40" E Registered: Feb 2009 posted 02-08-2010 06:21 AM                     Claude. To lose a loved one is never an easy task, and I know that thoughts of your Mother will be with you always, just as you are in our thoughts here on Film-Tech.  |  IP: Logged Hillary Charles Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 748 From: York, PA, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 02-08-2010 07:00 AM                     Claude, My sincere condolences. May you take comfort in the knowledge that she's in a better place, and that she raised a good son. No better legacy for a parent. Hillary  |  IP: Logged Damien Taylor Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 02-08-2010 08:12 AM                     My condolences Claude. Very sorry to hear of your loss.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-08-2010 09:26 AM                     My sincere condolances Claude. I think you all have done the right thing however difficult it may seem. Yes, your mother would want you to get on with your life and enjoy it as much as you possibly can. Now is the time to start!! Mark  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 02-08-2010 01:47 PM                        Claude, my condolences. May your okaasan's soul rest in peace. And may peace and serenity be with you during your time of mourning and commemoration. Yes, continue to go out and do the things you enjoy, even now. Maybe especially now. Your mom enjoyed that you receive such great satisfaction and pleasure from the work and hobbies you pursue. We should all be so fortunate. * * * * * As for The Music Man, would you believe I've never seen it? At least not all the way through. A great thing about Blu-ray is that it is making me want to see films I've never gotten around to before, either on the big screen or on video. DVD did that for me a little too, but I was never a fan of how 2.39 AR pictures looked in standard definition, even on anamorphic DVD. Blu-ray may not be perfect (what is?), but it's just good enough that I do want to check out rep titles like The Music Man as they come out on the little blue disc.  |  IP: Logged

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