Quay Brothers: Collected Short Films [Blu-ray]

Blu Ray really does the films justice. The Quay Brothers used fine grain film and it is well captured on the Blu-ray. These films are a must have for any short fi collector. These are the oddest and most fascinating shorts I have ever seen. I've never seen stop motion animation so smooth and with so many sharp details. You can tell their lighting was painstakingly selected. Also there are some great commentary tracks by the Quay brothers themselves that are interesting and informative. If you like short films, stop-motion, or just going on a bizarre trip them you must get this Blu Ray.

The incredible lives of objects, doll babies and of medical tools are presented in this gathering of works by the famed filmmakers Brothers Quay, transferred to high-definition in the first time. You get over four hours of material—including 12 stop-motion animated short films and five commentary tracks—that create a sublime experience of intense imagery and sound.Highly recommended if you love stop motion animation with a twisted angle.

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Excellent!

Great Blu-Ray disc of great filmmakers.

Interesting!

I won't get into the films too much; I am assuming that many readers have seen one or two or all of their films already and are merely curious about this BD upgrade from the lackluster interlaced DVD version put out by Kino. But the films are some of the weirdest, most beautiful, and thought provoking of any other artists out there. Truly worth purchasing.The issue with HD transfers these days is that, with grainy black and white film specifically, it almost reveals "too much" grain that ends up looking like digital noise. I was ecstatic to play my favorite film, "Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies" but in comparison with the DVD transfer, the contrast is increased significantly. Normally I love contrast, but this seemed a little too much. The film grain as well, was so prominent it almost became distracting. Perhaps it is a simple matter of getting used to the new transfer since I had been watching my DVD copy for the past 15 years. I'm not sure, but the transfer does look significantly different and, in theory, it is much better. The interlacing is gone, though and that certainly is a HUGE improvement.Some of the color films this is much less noticeable and generally I would say that all the transfers are a huge improvement. It is nice to have a little slip case and booklet with this BD as well. Quay fans will know what they're in for.. beautiful work. But none will match the experience of seeing the film in it's analog projected beauty.

This Blu Ray is amazing, the pressing is great and the transfers look beautiful; the bizarre, surreal stop motion animation of the quay brothers is finally here in HD to behold and marvel at, there is simply nothing else like it; true, the majority of people will be confused or turned off by these unique and strange films but for anyone who themselves creates art or just simply enjoys authentic and original material which showcases unique vision via moments of spontaneous creation, do yourself a favor and add this must own disc to your collection. Thank you Christopher Nolan for bringing the quay to Blu Ray.