Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted August 7, 2012 01:53 PM by Josh Katz
In September, Paramount Home Media Distribution will bring Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures to Blu-ray. Director Steven Spielberg's beloved adventure series stars Harrison Ford (Blade Runner) as the title character, an archaeologist and college professor whose perpetual search for rare and mysterious treasures puts him in great danger.
The set will include all four of Indy's adventures, including:
The collection will mark the Blu-ray debut of the first three pictures; only Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is now available on the format.
Paramount's five-disc package offers each film in its 2.39:1 original aspect ratio with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio tracks. Steven Spielberg and his sound designer Ben Burtt supervised the A/V restoration work; Paramount's press release describes the work done on Raiders of the Lost Ark, noting that the feature "has been meticulously restored with careful attention to preserving the original look, sound, and feel of the iconic film. The original negative was first scanned at 4K and then examined frame-by-frame so that any damage could be repaired. The sound design was similarly preserved using Burtt's original master mix, which had been archived and unused since 1981. New stereo surrounds were created using the original music tracks and original effects recorded in stereo but used previously only in mono. In addition, the sub bass was redone entirely up to modern specifications and care was taken to improve dialogue and correct small technical flaws to create the most complete and highest quality version of the sound possible while retaining the director's vision."
Update: The set will also contain the following bonus supplements:
Newly produced On Set with Raiders of the Lost Ark featurettes:
From Jungle to Desert
From Adventure to Legend
Making the Films featurettes:
1981 The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark documentary
The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Additional behind-the-scenes featurettes:
The Stunts of Indiana Jones
The Sound of Indiana Jones
The Music of Indiana Jones
The Light and Magic of Indiana Jones
Raiders: The Melting Face!
Indiana Jones and the Creepy Crawlies
Travel with Indiana Jones: Locations
Indy's Women: The American Film Institute Tribute
Indy's Friends and Enemies
Iconic Props in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Effects of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Adventures in Post Production for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
High definition trailers and teasers for each film
Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures streets on September 18th.