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I have friends like that to. I don't let them watch my movies anymore.
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I waited as long as I could for an anamorphic release of TCM but could not wait anymore and bought the Pioneer 2003 release two years ago (Oct 2004) while dreading to do so. I'm sooooooooo thankful of this release. I'm all over this one.
Don May Jr, looking at the screencaps of this release You and Synapsefilms did a phenomenal job. I can hardly wait to get it. Thank You.
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LOL thx for that laugh, that's hilarious.
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I just wish Paramount would have allowed Mr. May to do the same with their Friday the 13th boxset (if that rumor was indeed true).
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I did indeed contact some of the folks working on the Paramount F13 releases and gladly offered my services. I really wanted to do those. They didn't even bother to return my call.
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Can't wiat for this. Haven't owned TCM on DVD because of the lackluster transfers on the previous releases. It'll be nice to retire my LD.
Don, with Paramount going re-release happy lately, have you thought about sending a feeler about working on new Friday discs?
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Yep, those grabs look fantastic! I wish I had the money to get it before Halloween. I'll have to watch the old one this year knowing that nice new one is out there. Nothing sucks more than that. I've been craving the first sequel for some insane reason.
I paid a fiver for it some time ago and it sits unopened on my shelf.
I like the covers from before...the blade and the ground beef. But that new cover fits much much better. I'm hoping it's the "end all" in TCM.
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IMHO the Friday Boxset released by them is "special" enough for them at the moment.
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The only real problem I have with Paramount's Friday the 13th set is that half of the films don't have a commentary track. That seems lazy to me. They interviewed a lot of people for the documentary footage, but somehow they couldn't get anyone to record commentary for parts 1, 2, 4, and 5? That doesn't hold water. It's really disappointing for me because parts 1-6 are my favorites of the series and out of those only parts 3 and 6 got a commentary, both of which are excellent. Parts 7 and 8 aren't that good (which is probably why I didn't enjoy the commentaries on those two anywhere near as much as I did on parts 3 and 6), part 9 is pretty damn bad, and part 10 is terrible; the worst of the series. The fact that Paramount's box set of 1-8 features the same R rated theatrical cuts that we've seen for years doesn't bother me. I never expected to get the 100% uncut pre-MPAA editions. It always seemed too much of a pipedream for me. It's not like they took edited for TV versions removing any trace of profanity, nudity, and violence and put those on DVD. The transfers of the Friday films look great. That's one thing that Paramount usually always gets right. Of course, there is usually always room for improvement and it would be nice if they let Don take a stab at it one day.
Don, did you ever hear anything from Pioneer over the years in response to them using the wrong transfer on their Chainsaw DVD in 1998 and 2003? Did they ever acknowledge the mistake or was it something they didn't talk about? I still can't believe they rereleased that same DVD in 2003 knowing that it wasn't the completed transfer. I guess they didn't care.
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http://horrordvds.com/modules.php?na...article&id=468
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I like the sound of this:
There was talk when the original DVD was released that the film couldn’t and shouldn’t look much better than it did. It was painstakingly restored, and considering the elements – 16mm and poorly stored, it could only look as good as the stock it was shot on. Anything sharper or cleaner, purists argued, would go against the grainy intent of the original film. Well, not only does this new transfer look cleaner, sharper and more vivid, but it also somehow manages to seem more in tune with the grit of its original theatrical exhibition. The original release was ridden with artifacts and a lack of detail thanks to cramming the film on a supplement laden single-layer disc. This new release of the original film has the short 84-minute feature on its own disc entirely, and the results are breathtaking.
tasty!
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So what that review is saying if i understood correctly , is that the only extras on disc 1 is the commentarries ?
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and the trailers, TV spots, and radio spots. All of the other extras are on Disc 2.
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My anger was that after pushing the fans off for years... we were treated to the exact same transfers from the previous editions (I think part 4 might have been a bit cleaned up, but I'm not absolutely sure about that. Part 1 has been available uncut in the UK for a while... and we still got the R rated version.
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Yep, part 4 was cleaned up a bit. Also, the individual release of part 4 has some missing audio cues/stingers that are present on part 4 in the box set. One example of this is the opening title card when "The Final Chapter" explodes through the hockey mask with "Friday the 13th" superimposed over it. There are a few other occurances later in the film. The individual release of part 1 included the R rated theatrical cut with two changes. The first death (Annie) was presented uncut while the decapitation of Pamela Voorhees was trimmed even more than the R rated theatrical cut. Part 1 in the box set includes the complete R rated theatrical cut. Annie's death is cut, but Mrs. Voorhees' decapitation is restored to its full R rated theatrical glory. All of the other transfers (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8) seem to be identical to the individual releases.
http://horrordvds.com/modules.php?na...article&id=142
Yeah, it sucks that the UK has had the uncut version of part 1 for a few years now, but Paramount won't give it to us. However, it's a nice consolation knowing we got the nicer looking transfer.
http://horrordvds.com/modules.php?na...article&id=105
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You're absolutely right about the lack of commentaries. Supposedly the director of part 6 had to beg them to let him record one. They were going to just have one for part 3, 7 and 8. He had to go out of his way to get it done for them. That's just ridiculous. If all of the films had commentary then I could forgive it... but I was really let down.
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I remember hearing about that. What crap! You have to wonder what's going on at Paramount when people volunteer to help them out and Paramount continually acts all disinterested and declines their services.
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Originally Posted by Scott Temple
Don, did you ever hear anything from Pioneer over the years in response to them using the wrong transfer on their Chainsaw DVD in 1998 and 2003? Did they ever acknowledge the mistake or was it something they didn't talk about? I still can't believe they rereleased that same DVD in 2003 knowing that it wasn't the completed transfer. I guess they didn't care.
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By the time the DVD of TCM came out, I had already left my previous company, Elite Entertainment, so, honestly, I didn't really care that Pioneer screwed it up because I was VERY bitter at the time. I wasn't benefitting from any of the Pioneer deal, so their mistake just made it easier for me to get the gig to restore Dark Sky's new version... and I'm extremely happy with the results.
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Back cover has been posted.
2 weeks to go.
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Check this site out.
http://www.thetexaschainsawmassacredvd.com/
It features clips from the new transfer.
Mmm, sweet Chainsaw transfer, ahhhh.
