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  1. Yancy Berns

    Which Apocalypse Now DVD to get?

    I whole-heartedly agree that Coppola's artistic decline has been major, but I refuse to throw "Redux" on the junkheap simply to fortify that argument. If he had gone back and shot new scenes and plugged them in, and those scenes felt like they were from the director of "Jack," there would be no...
  2. Yancy Berns

    Which Apocalypse Now DVD to get?

    Ah, it's time for a little dissent. I would argue that most of the votes for the theatrical "Apocalypse" are, themselves, sentimental choices. Once you're in love with a picture, it's very hard to accept a "new version"... Personally, I never thought the theatrical was much of a success...
  3. Yancy Berns

    Universal 'Franchise Collections' - American Graffitti, Conan, Smokey & The Bandit

    No, these aren't re-packagings at all, and I really like them. They're good deals, good ways to get movies you wouldn't wanna pay twenty bucks for. The 'American Graffiti' disc is cool (one disc, with contents of the "AG" Signature Collection disc on side A and "More American Graffiti" on side B...
  4. Yancy Berns

    Aspect ratio for Disney's COUNTRY?

    You know, I happened to pick up and examine the DVD of "Country" at Best Buy yesterday... Mostly because I like to hold pictures of Jessica Lange (still looks hot in "Big Fish"!)... And the back of the box stated the aspect ratio was 1.85:1... So, good news?
  5. Yancy Berns

    Is Dead Presidents worth a blind buy?

    "Dead Presidents" is my favorite Hughes Brothers film. Very confident, very fast-moving, very beautifully shot. (Incidentally, "From Hell" is growing on me every time I see it... Good Hammer-style horror show...) Oh, and I'm a proud owner of the "Dead Presidents" Criterion... great set, great...
  6. Yancy Berns

    The Chaplin Collection vol. 2 - 3/2/04

    Great. I JUST bought the R2 version of this. So no documentary for me... But at least I can get the "Chaplin Revue" disc...
  7. Yancy Berns

    Blues Brothers 2000

    Actually, I didn't mind "Blues Brothers 2000"... Its an energetic musical, a half-comeback for John Landis, and another tribute to truly good music. Its not as good as the original, obviously, but that doesn't necessarily make it a turkey...
  8. Yancy Berns

    Are the Anchor Bay Hammer double features coming out on Tuesday?

    Paul, you are a wise man. I've taken your advice, canceled the order for the double-features, and RE-ordered them as stand-alone titles (or at least 8 of them... I ain't rich) with the 20% discount. And the best part is... these DVDs actually exist!
  9. Yancy Berns

    Are the Anchor Bay Hammer double features coming out on Tuesday?

    Yeah, I've got the same problem at Deep Discount. My order now only lists three titles, the other seven are blank. And when I try to search for those missing titles in their database, there's nothing listed. I did talk to a Deep Discount person this morning, and she told me that none of the...
  10. Yancy Berns

    Are the Anchor Bay Hammer double features coming out on Tuesday?

    Yeah, man, this is bringin' me down! Some sites say they're due to be released on 12/9, others say 12/15, still others say 1/14! And Amazon is acting like the titles have come and gone and are already out of print! I'm just scouting around, trying to figure out whether these DVDs have physically...
  11. Yancy Berns

    Does ANYBODY know ANYTHING about those Anchor Bay Hammer Horror double-features?

    Are these things actually being produced? Are they due on Tuesday? I've got them on order from Deep Discount, and they say they're shipping those 10 titles on the 9th of this month. A few other web sites corroborate this info, but Dvd Planet lists them as coming in January? Has ANYONE actually...
  12. Yancy Berns

    The consolidated, all-in-one DUEL DVD discussion thread

    Yeah, you're gonna regret it. That title was pulled TWICE by Universal just as it was going to be released. So if you can go back and grab it, you probably should. That said, Uni will certainly eventually get around to releasing this title. And 1.33:1 is the only aspect ratio to watch...
  13. Yancy Berns

    Are the Anchor Bay Hammer double features coming out on Tuesday?

    Well, the mystery deepens: Deep Discount DVD has charged my account for the 10 Anchor Bay double feature titles... So does this mean that they have the titles in hand? I've never used them before for purchasing DVDs, but I assume that they (like Amazon) don't actually charge one's credit card...
  14. Yancy Berns

    Do you miss 'Ken Cranes'?

    Ah, Ken Crane's Laser Disc. It was about a forty minute drive from my place in Hermosa Beach to Crane's, down the 405 South. At the height of my laserdisc mania, I used to go once a week. First, with my dad before he died. I remember once coming out of there with the Criterion "Dracula" and...
  15. Yancy Berns

    Are the Anchor Bay Hammer double features coming out on Tuesday?

    Amazon has them listed as being available this Tuesday (the 25th), but DVDPlanet has them on the 9th of December. I have a number of them ordered via Amazon, and they have not - as of yet - been charged to my account or shipped. I wouldn't normally be quite so neurotic as to seek out the...
  16. Yancy Berns

    Remastered "Smokey and the Bandit" - any chance for an SE?

    I have to tell you folks, I am dead excited about "Smokey 3" being released in 2.35:1! I'm not usually one for post-modern kitsch values, but "Smokey 3" is the most enjoyable bad movie I've ever seen. It was so obviously thrown together at the last minute with so little care... It truly is...
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