Films you'd like to see re-released (1 Viewer)

[DarrylWHarrisJr]

Ok, I know we are all tired of multiple releases of films on The Great Format, but admit there are some films in dire need of a brand spanking new transfer of which I don't mind The Studios milking me for. Warner Bros. did an excellent job with Amadeus, True Romance, Coocoo's Nest & Unforgiven so studios take notes and keep them coming. I really don't care for "2-disc super editions", though on some films I got to know how they did the special effects (Star Wars, LOTR) or animations (Beauty & The Beast). My titles are as follows:

Batman
Robin Hood
The Color Purple
Driving Miss Daisy
Goodfellas
Gone With The Wind
Purple Rain
Casablanca
Blade Runner
The Breakfast Club
Casino
Scarface
A Dog Day Afternoon
Deer Hunter
Chinatown
Good Will Hunting

Wow.. that's another 16 dvd's to add to my insane collecton!

 

[Scott Varney]

The Color Purple, Driving Miss Daisy, and Bladerunner will get new transfers in 2003. In fact, Color Purple and Miss Daisy have already been anounced for a February (?) release.

Breakfast Club is being re-released in April... no info on if new transfer was done.

I would like to add to the list any film any studio released in the wrong aspect ratio.

 

[Rob T]

Batman
Batman Returns
Private Parts
Theres definitely more but I can't think of them at the moment.

 

[David_Giles]

I would love to see these get the SE treatment:

HEAT
Goodfellas...i know this ones in the works
Casino
Midnight Run
Once Upon a Time In New York
Deer Hunter

and Karate Kid

 

[Jeffrey Gray]

Why Casablanca? It has a beautiful restored print, a great documentary, a bunch of Bogart trailers...what more do you want?

 

[Paul_Scott]

Oklahoma
Carousel
i would love to own both of these, but since everything i have read tells me they are substandard for this format, why should i invest money in them?
Dracula ('79)
Flash Gordon
i have a feeling these two probably will get re-done eventually.
but i would really love to see Warren Lieberfarb get a job at MGM and turn their sorry little outfit around.
then maybe i could get decent copies of;
Jean De Florette
Manon of The Spring
The Apartment
Who'll Stop The Rain
Elmer Gantry
and about a dozen more titles MG dumped onto dvd that are sorely needing restored prints and/or anamorphic enhancement.

 

[michael deakin]

What about.

Frightnight SE
Deep rising SE
Face off SE
Event horizon SE
Wedding singer SE

mike.

 

[Dan_J_H.]

TITANIC (James Cameron).

 

[Mark_vdH]

I still want a proper version of Fearless.
I also hope the upcoming (02/04/2003) CTHV release of Character will be worth buying. The current Dutch R2 dvd of this 1998 Oscar winner for best foreign language film is pretty awful.

 

[Dean Cooper]

The big ones for me are:
Weird Science
Batman
Christmas Vacation (W i d e S c r e e n ! ! !)
Flash Gordon
and I'll Second TITANIC

Dean

 

[Derek M Germano]

All in 16:9 enhanced wide screen please:
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
BRIGADOON
SCREAM (Director's Cut)
ARMAGEDDON (Director's Cut)
HALLOWEEN: H20
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
MIMIC
TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
DEEP RISING
MOONSTRUCK
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
LIFEFORCE
PIT AND THE PENDULUM
SOME LIKE IT HOT
DEAD OF WINTER
HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
QUATERMASS AND THE PIT
DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS
THE MASK
EVENT HORIZON
THE THING
PSYCHO
VERTIGO
GRUMPY OLD MEN
GRUMPIER OLD MEN
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION
VEGAS VACATION
JOE'S APARTMENT
MY FELLOW AMERICANS
MICHAEL
THE ABYSS
TOWERING INFERNO
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
PLANET OF THE APES
BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES
ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES

 

[Rob P S]

Anything not available in OAR, starting with A Midnight Clear, Yours, Mine & Ours, Happy Gilmore, and A Christmas Story.

 

[DeepakJR]

Frightners
Batman
Batman Returns
Moonraker
Scarface
Happy Gilmore

and a few more i cant remember right now...

l8rz,
Deepak Jr.

 

[Joshua Clinard]

I have to add The Mighty Ducks to the list. That is the worst DVD transfer I have ever seen. Also, everything on the NON-OAR DVD list (link in sig).

 

[Patrick McCart]

Fantasia (Without censorship and with option of all existing Deems Taylor audio mixed with new...instead of the redub-only audio)

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (anything would be fine...especially a reconstruction using the 3 deleted scenes)

Laurel and Hardy silent shorts (A multi-disc set with all of the shorts)

 

[Joel Vardy]

The Last Emperor Worst looking transfer of a top film ever
Exodus Recently released (non-anamorphic) and poorly transferred -- almost unwatchable
Goodfellas No doubt will be rereleased in the near future (flipper)
Double Indemnity A travesty, but likely to be rereleased at some point
Scarface Never touched this one because of the reputation of the transfer -- likely to be rereleased
Raging Bull Understand will be rereleased in '03
The King and I needs anamorphic treatment
Planet of the Apes Anamorphic rerelease would be nice
The Abyss Anamorphic rerelease would be nice but existing transfer is not too bad for non-anamorphic title
Titanic Should have been done anamorphically the first time -- needs some SE treatment as well
Joel

 

[Marc Colella]

Titles that need better transfers (extra's are gravy)
Fargo - coming in 2003, anamorphic but not as good as it should be
Fearless - P&S! Needs a re-release big time
Trainspotting - Currently non-anamorphic
Shallow Grave - non-anamorphic
Badlands - Anamorphic, but has too much compression due to single-layer
Goodfellas - Needs a nice anamorphic transfer, non-flipper
Last Night - P&S hell thanks to Alliance
Exotica - non-anamorphic (once again, thanks Alliance!)
New Waterford Girl - non-anamorphic

 

[Bob Graham]

I'd like to see THE QUIET MAN get the technicolor picture restoration it deserves.

 

[Geo Gabor]

For anamorphic releases, put me down for Jean de Florette, Manon of the Spring, Planet of the Apes, The Abyss, Andrei Rublev, The Longest Day, Charade, Psycho, Vertigo. For non-flippers, put me down for Das Boot.

I will buy (or re-buy) all of these the day they are released appropriately.

 

[Oliver Kopp]

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