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Ah I see, the headline is misleading (why am I not surprised? lol)

It used to be the other way around. Back in the 60s, a cockney regular on Doctor Who was forced to start speaking the Queen's English (or BBC English) part way through the shooting of her second story. In Hong Kong, the predominate Cantonese dialect was snubbed out of cinema in the late 60s in...

Aside from writing for a really despicable newspaper, is Moore forgetting (perhaps not) that Connery spoke with a Scottish accent, and Lazenby with an Australian accent?

I find Moore more sleazy, more leering. I can understand women falling for or being attracted to Connery's tiger like nature, but Moore is too lizard like at times.

I actually showed that scene recently for a film class, and the students actually cried RAPE! literally. To be fair, I can see where they are coming from, the scene was shown in isolation, but I don't think that's the intention of the scene, its supposed to be a seduction if a bit of a...

An anamorphic Satanic Rites Of Dracula would be most welcome!

Simple DVD-9 reissues would be nice.

With special regard to the Lugosi and Hammer sets Did Universal offer fully corrected repressings and are these likely to be what turns up in a order? Also, if a set is faulty, can it still be ripped to make backup DVD-Rs? Apologies if this breaks the rules, I'm not talking about pirating...

I fancy going to see this, mainly for the novelty of seeing Holmes on the big screen. It sound cheesy and yet unconventional, so if I have to see one dumb action fest, it may as well be this one. And i expect to be pleasantly surprised. Somewhat typically, some people are just wound up about...

Can anyone offer screencaps comparing the MGM DVD to the Goodtimes edition? Failing that, is the Goodtimes a proper open matte edition?

The 2005 DVD does have the mono track. This goof happens all the time in the word of kung fu movies on dvd.

My MGM wishlist More Midnite movies and anamorphic versions of Night Of The Hunter Moby Dick Pit And The Pendulum Lifeforce

Having seen an episode, I don't this this new show is too bad. Kinda pointless (not a term I throw around regarding remakes) but hardly worth pointless and rude vitroil its been getting from some commentators. Not like doesn't have to equate with hate.

The film is 1.85:1 for sure. The Legend is open matte but I got it for the Mike Nelson commentary.

I tend to get into this discussion on kung fu film sites. The quality control of nearly very company distributing HK movies, from Dragon Dynasty to Joy Sales, is poor but everyone tells me I'm complaining too much.

I don't think quality of an original should bar a remake. If they are going to remake it, so be it, just make an enjoyable film in the process! And McKellan a "non actor"? How is somebody a non-actor? You turn up, say the lines, you're an actor, whether you're Humphrey Bogart or Tor Johnson...

The trouble with making a new version of something like The Prisoner, is that the original was such a unique combination of elements that the new version cannot help but be like New Coke. But I'll give this new version a go. Mckellan and Caviziel are good actors, its not like they cast Keanu...

I'd like to see a British horror set, perhaps containing Night of the Demon (the current one costs more then an Icons Set!) Creeping Flesh (currently OOP) Creatures The World Forgot Corruption (I THINK this one is Columbia...) I'll try and think of some more!

The UK dvd is widescreen

Oh indeed. BTW, do you know anything about the ratio for Five Guns West? Is it a widescreen film? Thanks!

I'm a huge fan of Glen Erikson, and I'm very pleased that he's one of the few DVD reviewers to bother checking 50s films for widescreen matting. That said, he does have a slightly confusing habit to "follow the credits" - ie. do the credits matte for wide? This is why he thinks IT Came From...

Did you actually respect him to begin with? And what's wrong with English mannerisms?

Depends on the films. House of Wax and It Came From Outer Space should be full frame - although the latter was shown theatrically wide, it was shot for academy. Creature From The Black lagoon should be widescreen

Can anyone post some screencaps from this broadcast if possible. I'd like to compare them to the old UK DVD.

Quick question: on the end credits of this Blu Ray, does the film play the James Bond theme, as did the old DVDs, or does it play the instrumental medley of the Bond and Thunderball theme, which is how the soundtrack album does, as does the old UK TV prints.

I think the whole idea of charging double the usual price for a DVD, and then to produce the result on a format that is known to be extremely tempremental, is a very dodgy practice, and a spit in the face to people who have invested in the genuine products over the past decade. I'm all for...

I remember Outer Limits did that for one episode, It Crawled Out Of The Woodwork. Very strange...

Its probably the best remake of the decade - in that its actually gripping and intense in a way the weak tea originals were not. Still has its silly bits but yeah, a good effort. Bring on more remakes like this I say!

A bit off topic but: Disney's original 101 Dalmations was, according to records, original released theatrically HARD MATTE at 1.66:1. Subsequent theatrical reissues were full frame, as are the DVDs. Was the film animated in conventional academy (as opposed to open matte) and then did the studio...

If they are ultimately for TV use, they still would film them for widescreen for theatrical use.