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Shows what I know... I always thought he was singing "grave."

Joe Perry said a few months ago that there are no plans for this release.

For what it's worth, my 1985 vintage copy says "A Full Digital Recording" on the back case. There is no SPARS code in sight.

If the set containing all three films included the tinned version of "Kong" rather than the regularly boxed one, people would be coming out of the woodwork complaining about having to get the tin. You people need to stop bitching and open your wallets. ;)

No, that's not the usual practice. My guess is there was another movie to be screened in a half hour and they had to speed things up. p.s. How big of a scene did you make that a producer would hand you $10?

It's hard to imagine 4:3 being the intended aspect ratio for most of Meyer's films. At the time of their release he certainly had little hope of them ever being shown on TV.

How did Blue Underground miss out on this one?

The movie's basically a fairy tale about a dysfunctional family with an abusive father figure. Kids could do worse than to learn from the two young protagonists who escape from the abuse and find refuge in a community of support.

In other words, Freddie Mercury > John Lennon Mariah Carey > Freddie Mercury I'll stick with Lennon. ;)

Depp's performance didn't bother me so much, but it was strange how Charlie's POV is abandoned for Wonka's once the kids enter the factory. I still enjoyed myself, but am a bit perplexed by the Dahl purists' support of this one.

First Chicken Little is traditionally animated, then CGI and now 3-D. It sounds like a train-wreck in the making.

Madonna did a great job on Ray of Light. Her perfomance of this a few years ago on an MTV awards show was an absolute train wreck, so I was not only impressed but also surprised this time around. The rest of her set was excellent, as well. To my ears, nothing is more boring than a classic...

Being a Gen-Xer, myself, I can't say. As for Nirvana, take away Smells Like Teen Spirit and Cobain's suicide and what's left? One great album, a few other good ones and a cultural legacy no greater or lesser than several of their contemporaries [The Pixies, Pavement, etc.]. In the end, where...

Personally, I might (or might not) subtract a half star from With the Beatles and Beatles for Sale, but otherwise it's right on. Here's how my tattered 1992 edition of the "Rolling Stone Album Guide" rates them: Please Please Me -- 5 out of 5 With the Beatles -- 5 A Hard Day's Night -- 5...

I'm not quite sure what this means. When I listen to rock & roll from the early '60s I don't want or expect it to sound like anything else. IMHO, the best music is always the stuff that best defines the era and culture from which it came. We should agree to disagree, I guess.

Yes, except for your argument to work, you must assume that the bubblegum or disco records sounded as good back in the day as The Beatles and Queen did... and I just don't buy it. We are talking taste here and to my ears, nothing in all of recorded music defines "classic" like the first...

Isn't "dated" the most meaningless word in criticism? Please Please Me sounds like 1963-64 just as Sgt. Pepper sounds like 1966-67... and A Night at the Opera, 1975. Perhaps you just don't like rock & roll from that particular era.

Me, too... that is, I'm scrambling to find the ones I want before they go the way of the dodo.

Theatrically it was in black & white in the US, as well.

Ooh! I've only seen this one panned & scanned on AMC... can't wait.

I think my memory was a little faulty. I believe both were projected at 1.66:1 in some countries, but that could probably be said about countless 1.85:1 movies. I just hope that with the next release of these, they include fullscreen and widescreen transfers to make this whole issue moot.

Weren't Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut projected at 1.33:1 outside of North America during their initial releases? I'm sure I've heard that somewhere.

Is your store located in Bethlehem?

The theatrical version is solid, but there's no replacing the tension of the original live TV broadcast. Ed Begley is great in both.

And just think, your experience probably can't compare with seeing a 70mm print projected. You really have something to look forward to.

I'm assuming this is a UK release, right?

I had a Rolling Stone record guide in the mid-80s. They gave every existing AC/DC album one-star. I believe they were inducted last year.

I blind bought The Mars Volta's "Deloused in the Comatorium" a few weeks ago and can't stop listening. These are the best sounding SACDs I own. They have really upped my appreciation of Elton John and his long-time producer, Gus Dudgeon.

Are art-houses considered "underground" or are you talking about something else?... because most of the movies I see at the local Landmark Theaters are pretty mainstream.