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Ordered the box through this link, hope it works out the same way. Cheers, S.

Keep up the good work, Gary. No pressure. I don't know if you're planning to add a comparison to your X-Men reviews, but the UK edition of The Last Stand does seem to have better extras -- and as I intend to get it in the box with the other two films from the franchise, it would be nice to...

Thanks a lot for saying that. I'm very new to this forum and certainly didn't want to sound like a smartass. :)

Funnily enough, I thought the Midichlorians enriched my perception of the Force. Simply through stressing the interdependence and symbiosis of all living things -- from the smallest to the largest. Suddenly, the Force wasn't something inherent in the Chosen Ones among us (into whom I as a viewer...

As you can see, there will never be full agreement as to the list of must-see films, let alone their cinematography or other merits. While in film school, it's wise to stick to whatever your course requirements are, broadening them with copious helpings from the titles recommended by your...

Gone to Earth is a great suggestion -- i've practically worn out my Carlton, and that's more or less a vanilla release. Now, I wouldn't go into an argument with Chuck Norris... but more Gilliam, and especially Munchausen and The Fisher King, would be most welcome.

You're perfectly right -- it is worrying that all visual evidence, apart from that one matte painting, seems to be missing. Still, the fact that Williams wrote, conducted, produced and edited the music to it fully -- with all the relevant tempos, dramatic beats, and edits -- points to its...

Gary, I'm glad to finally have the opportunity to thank you for all the hard work you've been doing. I've been admiring and supporting your site for years now, and I've used it as a point of reference in my dealings with the Croatian Society of Film Critics and the Croatian Cinematheque, for...

Thanks for the review. I've held off purchasing any of the X-Men movies so far, not being particularly thrilled with their current incarnations. I have high hopes for the R2 trilogy box, but I'll wait to see what the reviews say. Hopefully the reference-quality soundtracks will be ported across...

And taking even more trouble not to take this thread off its topic... ...yes, such a scene was definitely included in the film's workprint, to which John Williams composed his score. You can actually hear the score for it in the current pressing of the full ROTJ soundtrack. The way it grows...

Oh, fair enough. And the argument of its visibility against the blue skies of Tatooine also holds water. Still, seeing Luke ignite a green saber for the first time was just so awesome back when I was a kid -- it told you in no uncertain terms that he had built a new one, and also that he...

It's certainly not helping that this 75th Anniversary release is also known as a Legacy Series release, while the boxsets done as Van Helsing tie-ins (and containing a lot of related movies) were known as Legacy Collection releases. So it's a choice between getting a really good version of...

The ROTJ issue of Cinefex had a beat-by-beat diary written by the three FX supervisors on the film, and they mentioned that ILM farmed out most of the lightsaber shots to a contractor (Available Light, I think, but don't hold me at my word as my copy was stolen over a decade ago). I don't recall...

I've held off buying this title for years precisely because not a single edition out there seemed to be worth it. Same as with Faust, really. I knew someone would eventually set things right. And Eureka's Masters of Cinema series really has done it -- their Faust release is head and shoulders...

Thanks for that, Josh.

The PAL screenshots at Apt Irrelevance convinced me to tentatively buy one of the discs in R2 PAL, as I couldn't see any telltale conversion artefacts, and the sharpness seemed almost comparable to that of the anamorphic SEs. Still, people who apparently know the difference say that this...

Thanks a lot for the heads-up, Mr. Harris. This will be an essential purchase... ...once I can locate it on-line. Could you provide an Amazon link, or at least its street date?