LaserDisc Review

[wotldthe2006]

a star wars laser disk that has to be worth something I only seen one copy of it and that is the one you have sadly I got a laser disk and only one movie and I hear even finding roger rabbit on VHS is rare and I got lucky to find one unopened

[svr73]

cool that you are into laserdisc just like me. I have five pioneer players and 200 movies in my shed which also contains super betamax, vhs an dvd along with my retro gaming consoles

[bigfishjonny]

I'm jelly of your breakfast club laserdisc! I'm trying to get a copy myself!

[bigfishjonny]

I.

[Watch4]

Did you go to Lakota Schools in Ohio? I did and we had the same logo that's on your shirt.

[FreudRulz]

Gamster81???

[Luigi84289]

The Laser Disk format is perfect for 80's slashers. Just get a player with a flippable head and you'll never have to flip a disk again unless you like really long movies.

[GeoNeilUK]

I'm kinda disappointed you didn't show us any of the discs playing, though I can understand, risk of copyright strike for a video that can't really do justice to Laserdisc picture quality no matter what (analogue to digital conversion, compression by your capture device, compression AGAIN by YouTube)

[FianderTV]

Did you think the ending for Empire Strikes Back was pretty abrupt?

[tsalikaki]

great video!! great collection!!

[Clesarie]

I was never into laser disk until I got a auto flip. What pisses me off is how many CAV only movies there are. They could go back and put so many movies on 1 disk 2 sided instead of 2 disk 2 sided. The disk isnt flipped in a auto flip player. The lasers on rails and it flips to the undersie of the disk.

[Draknfyre]

I am going to guess somewhere in the comments there is a correction, but Jessica Rabbit isn't topless.

You can see under her dress. In the scene where they wreck in the taxi, she's tossed out, and spinning thru the air. There are three frames where you can see under her dress, and she doesn't look like she's wearing underwear.

And Baby Herman doesn't flick someone off, he jams his finger up under a woman's dress, and, uh, pulls out a wet finger.

[thejking]

laeerdisc's are fully digital. but thay don't have a remasterd video and/or audio so it looks anologe but in the end LD's are a bunch 1's and 0's witch (of course) is digital.

[Draknfyre]

@thejking

Laserdiscs are not digital. They are analog. The data is encoded in an analog format.

You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. "Remastered" doesn't mean it has to be digital. You can have remastered movies on VHS.

Nor does the lack of remastering "make it look analog" Remastering a video is reencoding/rerecording it from the original, preferably cleaned-up print. It is not a process that is done on every video. Usually it's reserved for older ones, or for a new format

[thejking]

@Draknfyre you believe whatever you want. By remastering i mean (exacly like you say) cleaning up the picture to make it look better. I didn't say "remastering" is making it digital. There are dvd's out there that "look" analog because those (older) movies aren't remastered. but there still digital. The same goes for laserdisc. You can't defend that there are a bunch of 1's and 0's on the disc and clam it's analog. it's like saying red isn't red but orange.

[Draknfyre]

@thejking

Go to Google, search "how is Laserdisc analog", click the first result. Read it.

Laserdisc is analog.

Laserdiscs are not done with 1's and 0's.

[GeoNeilUK]

@Draknfyre Analogue medium, the picture was all analogue on all discs, Laserdisc could support digital audio as well as analogue audio.  They even supported Dolby Digital, I think there were even discs out there with DTS soundtracks, before DVD started carrying DTS soundtracks

[Luigi84289]

@GeoNeilUK Yes the LD was ahead of it's time. CAV disks allowed you to freeze frame just like a DVD.

[guv859]

As usual, a great review, with tons of facts and personal info. Fantastic.

[RahkshiPoopi]

Interesting review. At 11:11, the baby in Roger Rabbit is Herman. BTW, Blu-rays and DVDs FTW!!!

[00GreyEyedGirl00]

This was really interesting! I had no idea something like this even existed. I just thought they had VHS and beta back in the day.

[DvdXploitr]

I love laserdisc, i remember them when i was in elementary school, since then I have gotten 3 players (including a Pioneer that can freeze frame ANY movie, i guess its got a memory buffer or something) and I've got about 40 discs…..including the original pilot for Star Trek TOS with a interview with Gene Rodenberry (the Cage, with both black and white and color parts)

[Dakkiller1]

Hey, don't Heavy Metal have LaserRot.

I herd from the LaserDisc Database that it has LaserRot

[alexjseguin]

lol one of my college teacher told me that one of the reason that vhs won the market was because of porn, they had way more then beta.

[Marineassassin]

@alexjseguin it's true.

[ItalianAce]

My aunt owned a betamax player. I still remember video stores having a VHS section and Beta section when renting movies. I also remeber laserdisc. In fact we had a video store that only sold/rented laserdisc movies for awhile before bringing back VHS.

[soisyourface1234]

honestly and i truly mean this i cant get threw the whole 2001 space odyessy i just cant get threw it the action thing i was not very good

[theorderly]

Hey there, just wondering where you got your laserdiscs? I live in NB, Canada and I don't see any in our local pawn shops. I just picked up a Pioneer CLD-1030 but no movies!

[scir91]

WOW, look at EVERY SINGLE disc artwork on the cover. i really liked the one for star wars, and ducktales! VHS and DVD covers (and now blu ray) are pathetic compared to laserdisc. i know you are paying for the movie but the artwork makes a huge difference and a part of the experience of the film. i really like ducktales :D this was a great informative video. i wonder if they made street fighter or mortal kombat on laserdisc? or any video game stuff?

[beyondforeva]

Very good video. I haven't actually watched a laserdisc movie before. but I heard it is pretty good, in the 90s. where'd u get the movies?

[92greenz34]

do you use your laser active to watch these? i have the special edition starwars trillogy not as valuable... but i have to say i can no longer watch the original trilogy any other way... it just feels right

[Bylga]

Great video!

[TheGamingPhilosopher]

Yay 2001 A Space Odyssey. I dressed up as HAL 9000 for Halloween :p

[soisyourface1234]

@TheGamingPhilosopher due that is just plain awesome

[MarchTV]

LaserDisc Rules! Analogue Rules!

[21stCenturyDub]

Hell yeah you got blade runner on LD! Although I think you should have recommended it or spoke a little more about it. Easily one of my favorite films and easily one of the best sci-fi films ever.

[21stCenturyDub]

wow I had no idea LD was thought up that early, patented in '58?? Wow...that's impressive, a lot of various things you see now are still "patent pending" but they preempted the release by 20 years!

[DeathAdder83]

Heard you on the Mondo Cool Cast, awesome interview!

[mintkendishin]

that thing is fucking huge!!!!

[DemonicDenton84]

LOL Porky's is awesome, I preferred the Lemon Popsicle series tho.

[Zagroseckt]

aww you didnt show us your player :)

[NEStalgiaholic]

@Zagroseckt Good Point. My player is the Pioneer Laseractive. I did a review of it on my Gamester81 channel a little while back. =)

[HappyConsoleGamer]

Great video!!! I loved!

One day I need to show my old discs too!

[jillpoo3]

Sweet Sweet collection!! Nice review man! I have never seen any Star Wars :(

[gamemaster14neo]

Personally I hate it how in the new, re-releases of Raiders of the Lost Ark, they renamed the movie Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark so it goes with the other movies better.

[thevigilanteoflove]

I would love to see a video of your collection of stuff sometimes. It seems like you have so much of everything in your collection. Video games, collectibles, movies, a unbelievable amount of systems, etc. It would be a sweet video, and you could put in on all of your channels. Anyway, keep up the good work.

[irishrocker779]

I really liked this video, John! Learned alot about Laserdisc I didn't know. Great collection!

[gateway123456778900]

sweet i love LD i still watch it ever now and then.

[stlouiscountry]

Nice collection!

[chewla13]

GO SEAHAWKS!!!!

[bigjake52]

just a general question. Why do you not use just one youtube?

[joeplay101]

lol a T-pain commercial on ur channel. I was born in '89 so I had my VHS tapes growing up. But I remember when I was younger my uncle , who was always tech savvy back in the day, he had a LaserDisc player. I remember it because of the gigantic disc that it used. And the movie we watched was 'Not Without My Daughter'. Now that I think about it the movie is more of a chick flick/ lifetime type movie.

[sonicsteev]

home alone 2 and the crow r my favs in ur collection!

[kellaway]

woo go seahawks

[NeverKnowsBests]

i realy wanna see how it looks like on tv....

[NostalgiaKing]

Great video!

[laserdude81]

Great video. But the last Laserdisc produced for the US market was Bringing out the Dead (not Sleepy Hollow), the last ever Laserdisc to be produced period was Jenifer Lopez's The Cell. Great LD collection although Willow is notorious for Laser-rot.

[MoreDakka101]

I've never ever liked the laserdisc format. There was a reason I supported the DVD format soooo much when it got released. While DVD is far from perfect, you could easily see why laserdisc died.

I preferred VHS (once Beta wasn't available) over laserdisc the entire time.

While the format is nostalgic for sure... I don't think I'll ever own a player or the movies (short of someone giving them away)

But this is a blast from the past for sure. Keep it up!

[jrf84]

I first saw a laserdisc film really late on in the system's lifecycle.In 1998,our English Literature class had to watch a very strange modern version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream which had a sex scene in it!

I remember the film quality was superior to VHS,but that's it

Unfortunately,the lesson proved to be quite embarassing to for the student teacher.She had problems getting the laserdisc player to work and she had to ask us what to do,but hardly anyone had a clue what to do.

[newyorksteelo]

I would add "Young Guns" to that collection. lol @ Porky's lol.

[svicciarelli]

nice cover on aladdin. hadn't seen that one.

[Nintendoman15]

Duck Tales was a terrific cartoon ^ ^

[controllerthrowers]

Jurassic Park is actually better on LD than DVD.

[katgirl1921]

i do not have a laser disc player but i have some and even my mom bought some and that is cool

[SkyCalpin]

You grew up in Seattle and went to college at ASU?

Sounds like me. So I see you with your Seahawks shirt on, but who is your favorite team, Seahawks or Cardinals?

[SPac316]

Hmm...Music artists are releasing vinyl records for new albums these days. So...maybe they could bring lazer disc back. Or mabye not...

[SignalNeverFades]

I having a hard time watching this video... It keeps pausing but it's not loading. It's just paused and won't play. Ugh.

[TheRealVahnLegaia]

Ah, Robocop. Classic Verhoeven level of violence and awesomeness. :D

[Thevideogameprophet]

PINK FLOYD FTW!!!

[hellboy0o]

T2 best movie ever!!!...also robocop



[KillingJoke696]

Laserdiscs are so cool. I want to get one but Ebay prices are insane

[yodafanyodafan]

I love your shirt. GO SEAHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SamuraiClinton]

If only they could just bring laserdiscs back to production for retro enthusiasts.

[CapChronic]

awesome collection

[mrchuck999]

LD Trivia:

* Most Laser discs were released with Digital Audio & Dolby's pro logic surround system.

* Many Laser discs opened with the Dolby surround video clips seen in theaters.

* Most high end LD players have Optical/and or Co-ax digital audio output.

* S-Video was huge for Laser Disc players.

* Pioneer's Alpha turn mechanism allowed most movies to be watched without flipping the disc.

* Almost every cool feature seen on DVD was done 1st on Laser Disc 10 years earlier.

[mp4podcastDOTcom]

The Star Wars movies on one disc they speed up the film a little bit.

Also one of the Star Wars cuts on Laser Disc is know as the best up of the original cut on Star Wars. You can tell if you have a good cut when Han is outside before he goes into the rebel base you will see the film movie up or down. The film was not centered right.

[TheInsanemonkeyboy]

There are extras on Laser disk that wasnt transfered to dvd or bluray. The ET LD has a deleted scene with Harrison Ford that wasnt put on the dvds.

[xxkomebackkidxx]

im curious how many discs is brave heart? 6?

[xxkomebackkidxx]

lol i love laser disc. i picked one up like 8 months ago at goodwill for 10 bucks. Also i got back to the future for 1 dollar in great condition! Unfortunetly my collection is lacking and i need some more discs.

[DUDEABIDES001]

Breakfast Club!! Willow!!

sweet vid, I didnt even know about LaserDisc before this

[CagedTurkey]

Jurassic Park, still remember what an event it was when it made its debut on television with all the previews specials leading up to the premier.

[Zacharypwns]

just watching Robocop today :P Blueray though :)

[NintendoPhreak989]

Woo! Seahawks!

[agreekgod11]

willow rapes!!!! my favorite movie of all time......hands down

[kris198921]

@agreekgod11 that has to be the lost boys for me

[HomeMadeVinyl]

how do you keep making me jealous all the time?? it'd take so long to build that collection up today

[negativefps]

I don't understand how it's analog. I thought it was just a big DVD (just a different format, of course) where a laser of some sort reads the disc. So isn't that digital?

[chronocream]

First I've seen of a laser disc. Wow, like a huge CD. Nice collection, and it didn't even cost you that much. Great. Thanks for the show.

[DannyBoizgameroom]

cool ill have to dig up my laser discs