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I sure hope this hasn't been delayed. It's still on the SUPERBIT web site.
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Anyone else heard anything?
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THIS HAS BEEN DELAYED (TBA). I received an email from CTHV. I guess we're out of luck for now...
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Hi Marco,
The Liam Neeson version is the only version of Les Miz I've seen, and I thought it was a pretty good movie. However, the author of the DVD review at DVD Movie Guide might deter you:
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| Fans of the Broadway musical might find this movie adaptation to be less than inspiring as a lot of the sentimental subplots in the play are missing. |
http://dvdmg.com/lesmiserables.shtml
The man I loved - the man who vanished - he never came back at all. But maybe he's still out there, somewhere. Maybe some day, when Gotham no longer needs Batman, I'll see him again.
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There's a Dream Cast of Les Miz? You mean, Dom De Luise, Burt Reynolds, Jack Elam, Mel Tillis, Jamie Farr, Jackie Chan, and Adrienne Barbeau were cast in Les Miz!?!? And I haven't heard about it till now? Why doesn't someone TELL me these things!
EMPIRE OF THE SUN: Steven Spielberg\'s Overlooked, Misunderstood Masterpiece
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http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=183531
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Ah, crud. I just finished watching the Region 1 DVD this weekend and burning "Bring Him Home," and I had NO idea the special was even filmed in widescreen until this thread. Oh, well, I'd double-dip for a SE one day, in any event--terrific teaming, especially priceless Brit Alun Armstrong (Thenardier) and Aussie Philip Quast (Javert).
My favorite version, though, is the 1978 Glenn Jordan/John Gay ITV release with Richard Jordan's best performance as Jean Valjean and a cold, merciless Anthony Perkins as Javert--one of television's most memorable characterizations, IMHO. I have to admit that the musical, as tuneful and zealous as it was, disappointed me by all but dropping Sister Simplice, Fauchelevent and Marius's aristocrat grandfather (Gillenormand). These were three characters who really rounded out Valjean's transformation from violent ex-con to near-saint.
And I hope no one takes this as a threadfart, but the 1998 Bille August adaptation takes unforgiveable liberties with Victor Hugo's novel, IMHO--particularly Valjean's overly brutal treatment of the Bishop of Digne. That is why, despite Geoffrey Rush's fine performance, this film has remained unwatchable ever since.
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HDNet has been running a HD version of the Les Miz Dream Cast Concert. It was filmed in HD and presented at 1.78:1. Audio was 2.0 stereo. My understanding was they used a Japanese analog high def system and then mastered to a D2 digital master. Pic was good, certainly true high-def, but nothing spectacular. I'd love to see this master used for a DVD.
I had to Tivo it, since they seem to run it at 4 in the morning.
Steve
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