Looks as though DRAGONSLAYER is on its way for this year, if all goes well... (1 Viewer)

[Dick]

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=129908[/url]

The two titles in common in my list and Bob's are DRAGONSLAYER and PRETTY BABY. Well, I'm pretty hyped!

 

[Dick]

I know, the hyperlink doesn't work, for whatever reason. Go to STUDIO FEEDBACK and look for PARAMOUNT DVD REQUESTS from a few days ago. Martin Blythe replied to this thread twice. In the second one, he dropped the somewhat cryptic but very welcome news that the titles in common between the wish lists Bob provided and I provided were on the schedule for late this year. The two titles are DRAGONSLAYER and PRETTY BABY. I'm pretty hyped!

 

[David Lambert]

Start at the 8th post in that thread (here) and continue through Martin's response on the 14th post! Go UP from the link above to see Martin's comments that Black Sunday is also in-the-works.


YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! (Dances around the room naked...at work! )

 

[Jeff_HR]

I'm certainly glad to see that "Dragonslayer" is going to happen. I seem to remember reading here at some point in the last few months that "Dragonslayer" was not going to get a release. Well I'm very happy that situation turned around. I'm also glad that Paramount will be releasing "Black Sunday" despite the terrorism theme of the film & the atmosphere in this county concerning terrorism. It is a crying shame though that John Frankenheimer is no longer with us to supply one of his wonderful commentaries for "Black Sunday". Is there another person that might do a commentary on the film? I think this film needs one.

 

[DaViD Boulet]

Anybody remember my cruel April Fool's joke from last year??

 

[Michael Martin]

Now if only they would do a digital clean-up and smoothing of the effects for Dragonslayer. I don't want ANY of Vermithrax to be replaced with a CGI dragon, but would like very much to see the blue-screen and matting problems done away with.

I will be getting Dragonslayer, though. The only thing that would stop me is if it's not in OAR.

 

[Jeff_HR]

I will be getting Dragonslayer, though. The only thing that would stop me is if it's not in OAR

Heaven forbid that should happen, but as a precaution I recently won a WS Laserdisc of the film on eBay. So if it is not released in its OAR, I'll have the LD to fall back on.

 

[David Lambert]

Anybody remember my cruel April Fool's joke from last year??

All too well!

 

[Dean Cooper]

Can't wait to get my hands on Dragonslayer.

 

[Brian Kidd]

I guess that Paramount and Disney are on good terms at the moment. DRAGONSLAYER (and POPEYE) for that matter came about through a deal between Disney and Paramount to co-produce films. It didn't last long and neither film has seen a decent home video release. POPEYE has only been available as an atrocious P&S videotape and (long OOP) LD with DRAGONSLAYER suffering the same fate. Neither film can comfortably be called a classic, but both have their charms and were favorites of mine as a child.

 

[Jeff_HR]

Neither film can comfortably be called a classic

That depends on your POV, at least in regards to "Dragonslayer". And IMHO "Dragonslayer" is a far better film than "Reign of Fire".

 

[Mark Edward Heuck]

Rumor had it that Frankenheimer DID record a commentary for BLACK SUNDAY before his death.

What I hope to have, aside from TRAILERS on all these titles, would be:

isolated music score on POPEYE, maybe commentary from Shelley Duvall, Paul Dooley;

interviews with Keith Carradine, Brooke Shields, and Susan Sarandon on PRETTY BABY;

some quiet digital efx cleanup on DRAGONSLAYER

 

[Jeff_HR]

Rumor had it that Frankenheimer DID record a commentary for BLACK SUNDAY before his death

I hope that is true. I really love to listen to him talk about his films.

 

[Mark-W]

Well, a BIG THANK YOU!!! to Martin Blythe for
this DragonSlayer news.

Robert Harris once mentioned that Mr Blythe is a
"gentleman," which he also stated was a rare thing
in Hollywood.

With this news, I would like to concur!



Mark,
the no longer whiner about a lack of a certain title
on DVD.

 

[Jeff_HR]

the no longer whiner about a lack of a certain title
on DVD

Now we can start whining about some other films!

 

[Dave Miller]

Anybody remember my cruel April Fool's joke from last year??

The first thing I did when I started reading this thread was check the date. I'm pumped about Dragonslayer.

Peace,

DM

 

[JonZ]

@ FINALLY getting Dragonslayer on DVD.

 

[Greg_D_R]

Now if only they would do a digital clean-up and smoothing of the effects for Dragonslayer. I don't want ANY of Vermithrax to be replaced with a CGI dragon, but would like very much to see the blue-screen and matting problems done away with.

I can see why you'd say this, but I strongly disagree. Whatever quirks or errors this film has are a product of that production and its times. I would no more have them "fix" any special effects in this movie than I would for Clash of the Titans or Harryhausen's Sinbad movies. Dragonslayer has been in the can for over 22 years. It's done.

 

[DaViD Boulet]

Greg,

Agreed!

Digital clean-up of print damage is one thing. But effects artifacts that were part of the original negative/film source are part of the movie (like film grain)...love it or hate it it's part of the film.

-dave

 

[Chris Purvis]

Anyone see any specs for this yet? I'll buy it if there's a Hal Barwood commentary.