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I picked this up at Best Buy on Sunday. Not really noticing I brought the two-disc up to the register which then rung up at $16.99 (or thereabouts). So I bought the one-disc at the sale price which seems to be simply Disc One of the two-disc set--the actual disc even says "Feature Presentation"...

Regarding the gas station scene in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, I've seen it...in a version shown on regular television. I figured it was just a cut scene inserted to pad out the running time, since I'd never seen it before, either when the movie first ran in theaters or on all those zillions of...

Funny that Mission to Mars should get mentioned in this thread. When I saw that movie on opening night on Hollywood Blvd., I thought the response from the crowd was the closest I'd ever get to actually experiencing what I've read happened with Exorcist II. I've got the French import CDand it's...

Also, do you think ABC was planning on airing this letterboxed or would Lynch have panned and scanned it? _____________________________ The term "panned and scanned" might be sort of a misnomer in this case, since the pilot was composed for the TV screen. As a matter of fact, Lynch even...

The laserdisc of Gremlins 2 contained the original theatrical version of the breakdown sequence. I can believe that the DVD would do the same, but it would be nice if they included the tape version among the Special Features. I prefer the theatrical version as well, but I always liked that they...

Funny, there was an older version of Cannonball Run, I think from Vestron Video, that appeared to be comprised of some sort of TV edit with s*** indeed overdubbed into lines like "shoot" and that sort of thing. I looked at the HBO Video release when it came out and it was the correct version of...

I will confirm that the original VHS release of Gremlins 2 was indeed a widescreen version. I've still got my copy and now can't wait for the DVD. My favorite Dante film! And people, please, that cut has been in EVERY version of Poltergeist ever made! Including the theatrical version! It's...

This has all been dealt with legally. Sony owns no rights connected with Bond, Thunderball or Never Say Never Again. It will not be remade...again. MGM own the property in full now, which is why NSNA is on MGM Home Video.

Funny, there was just a midnight showing of Explorers in LA, with star Jason Presson in person. I've never fully figured out the reasoning behind the two different versions, they're so similar it barely seems worth the trouble. Explorers wasn't a box office hit and surprisingly doesn't have much...

I can't help but wonder if the whole Blockbuster-NC-17 issue is sort of a moot point with something like this, a thirty-year old cult film. Maybe Fox is just being slow to realize how many people would LOVE to see this come out on DVD. Sadly, Meyer isn't doing well and it was very visible how...

You could say that those new to the Twin Peaks universe should begin with the series and end with Fire Walk With Me. BUT since Fire Walk With Me actually serves as both a sequel and a prequel, once you know everything, you should start with the movie and end with the movie. This means that...

I have no way of knowing whether or not they meant for it to be that way. Maybe it was intentional. Maybe it was a stylistic choice, a means to get from one scene to the next as fast as possible. Sure that's just a crazy guess, but my point is this: The cut is in the original film, so it's de...

This whole thing about the weird cut is approaching Al Capone's Vault-level frenzy. And like Capone's vault, there's nothing there. The cut's in the movie. I saw a 35mm print a few years ago and that's the way it is. So if you think you have a faulty version of the movie because of the cut...

I love Blake Edwards. I really, really love Blake Edwards. I am almost verrrry happy to hear about this. But... WHY no extras on S.O.B., which just might be his best film? Why, for god's sake, Why?????????

I've heard about the Buster Keaton footage as well. But the way it's been described, I think "tons" might be a slight exaggeration. It might not be any more than an extra scene or two. Still, if it exists, it would be great to see it along with any other missing footage. That laserdisc never did...

About the location, Bob Gale also comments that much of the area where the climax was filmed has now all been built up with houses. I've always thought that Used Cars fit nicely with I Wanna Hold Your Hand and 1941, of course written by Zemeckis & Gale and featuring many of the same actors...

This is the first I've ever heard of this documentary and I can't say I'm not a little disappointed it's not included on the DVD. No matter. I'll pick it up anyway. I happened to catch this during the rerelease a few years ago and absolutely loved it.

Humor is completely subjective. I thought Rat Race was absolutely hysterical, one of my favorite pictures of the year. During the Hitler scene, I found myself literally choking with laughter. I do not exaggerate. Of course, I concede that this is not in any way a good argument in favor of the...

I've got it. Oh, did you want more of an answer? Okay. If you read the review in DVD File you know it was pretty mixed. But really, what sort of humorless sourpuss is going to be less than ecstatic about The Party? I've seen this film projected several times and there are fewer more glorious...

There's not much in the way of expectations when it comes to Carpenter movies anymore, unfortunately. About ten minutes into Ghosts of Mars, I realized I was basically watching Rio Mars-o, Assault on Precinct Mars, Mars of Darkness, whatever you want to call it. Because of this, I was able to...

All of the extras on the new RoboCop special ediition will indeed be different from what was on the Criterion--including the commentary, which was newly recorded. My advice is hang on to the old Criterion version.

For the person who commented on the password Swordfish popping up in multiple flims, my guess is that it's an obscure reference to the Marx Brothers film Horsefeathers where the password to get into the speakeasy is...well, you get the idea. Considering that there's lots of dialogue about movies...

Fun Fact: Some time last spring I went to the Skyy Vodka Short Film Awards at the Egyptian in Hollywood. The event was hosted by Joe Pantoliano himself and one of the presenters was none other than Sean Astin. Naturally, Astin brought up their past work together, but he also said that that...

Here's the thing: this has become a Richard Lester-bashing thread and there's no reason for it. Comments belittling his contribution to the Beatles and Musketeer films, saying you'll take any Donner film over one of his (Radio Flyer?), that he has never made something that he is truly...

I don't get it. I just don't get it. Look, putting aside anyone actually getting upset over this, what is the point of this PG version. I saw Josie in the theater, so what was all that objectionable to warrant the expense and trouble of something like this, months after the film was pretty much...

I'm a skeptic, so I can't help but think that what we've already got from Boorman on DVD is what we're going to get. Putting out Emerald Forest and Hope and Glory with no commentaries, nothing, is a darn shame. Still, I would never have thought that Zardoz would have come out containing what it...