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Re: Anne of Green Gables Collector's Edition DVD - Any opinions?
I would certainly hope the are remastered, as the old DVDs are nothing to write home about.
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Re: Anne of Green Gables Collector's Edition DVD - Any opinions?
Yeah, the old DVDs are bad enough that I just transferred my VHS to DVD. I'm certainly not spending $110.00 on a box set that should retail for half that, if not less. Sullivan Films is hardly The Criterion Collection.
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Re: Anne of Green Gables Collector's Edition DVD - Any opinions?
CRAP! I thought this was about the Anne Shirley movies.
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Re: Anne of Green Gables Collector's Edition DVD - Any opinions?
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I think Daryl's referring to the 1934 film with Anne Shirley. (aka Dawn O'Day, who changed her legal name to the title character in the movie.) Personally, this version is still my favorite.
If that's the one he's looking for, it can be found at the Turner Classic Movies DVD shop.
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You would be correct.
Dawn O'Day IS Anne Shirley. The one and only Anne of Green Gables to me. I burnt it to DVDr off digital cables TCM but would love a better quality copy. Never saw the 80's version.
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Re: Anne of Green Gables Collector's Edition DVD - Any opinions?
$109? GEEZ!
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Re: Anne of Green Gables Collector's Edition DVD - Any opinions?
Considering the fact that they charge $100 US for their Road to Avonlea season sets with lackluster picture quality and missing opening credits (and they're STILL better than what Disney put out in the USA), this is really a little high. This is what Blu-Rays of these films should cost.
Also, I believe these all had their post-production work done on analog tape. The first one had cut-down theatrical issues in Japan and Israel, though.
Isn't Canada's film industry subsidized by the government? You'd think with subsidies they would charge LESS for their DVDs, not more.
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Ah, I see. I wasn't aware of this one, but with this recommendation I may just have to check it out. Thanks.
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Tad bit of info you might find interesting. The actress that played Anne Shirley in the Anne of Green Gables movie in 1934 was Dawn O'Day (her stage name, real name was Dawn Evelyeen Paris). During the making of the movie she feel so in love with her charactor "Anne Shirley" that she had her stage name offically changed from Dawn O'Day to Anne Shirley (as ImreM said above) before the movie was finished. She is credited in the film as "Anne Shirley played by Anne Shirley".
And she played the charactor superbly. I don't know how any actress since portrayed the charactor so Anne Shirley's potrayal of Anne Shirley may seem a bit over the top to you compared to other actresses portrayals.
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Re: Anne of Green Gables Collector's Edition DVD - Any opinions?
Fair enough, but Anne Shirley is a bit of an over-the-top character, you must admit.
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I want to know, too.
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I fear this is the best that we will get from 23-year-old, analog, composite tape unless Sullivan Films go back to the original negatives and recreate the EDLs and credits in HD (hopefully not as a 16x9 hack job).
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