Posts by Ben Motley

Thanks for the input, both Josh and you too Bill. While Josh's comments make me want to get the dvd all the more, Bill's cautions me not to try and convince Windtalkah-hataz to give the new dvd a chance.

Coolness Ed! Joshua, when you get the time, would you please come back and post whether you felt the additional minutes added much in character or story development, or if it was just more action filler? I'll probably still pick...

Um, that's kinda what I said Ed - did I not come across? I may have left out the "It's all about the Nic" bit, but I figured that would be understood, being that the critique is that people were upset that the movie wasn't "an in depth...

Dave, yep, that's the story. I first heard of it from Frank Miller's comic book, "300". I believe, but I could be mistaken, that the battle was also referenced in Nikos Kazantzakis' book, "Freedom or Death" which I read a few years...

Jim, you're welcome! I would agree that creativity doesn't have to be compromised, but I do think it's easier today to give in too quickly to a "decent job" and not go for the gold. I think the standard has been lowered. Granted,...

The digital bits has cover art for this... But, alas, no street date.

Loosely related, I thought this Lars Von Trier quote was poignant... Quote: “At the beginning of my career, I made very ‘filmic’ films. The problem is that now, it has become too easy. All you have to do is buy a computer...

Vampyres has a scene like that. It's out from Anchor Bay. It's gothic, but modern/70s.

I'm wondering how the transfer on the Roan edition stacks up.

Aguirre, The Wrath of God Swiss Family Robinson Up the Creek Davy Crockett and the River Pirates I'm sorry, I just can't stop.