Tony S

Re: IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration

Can anyone shed some light on this:

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes

It would appear to be a Canaidan release (from Fox) of a 192 minute version of IAMMMMW. Is this legit???

Tony S

Re: IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration

Here's a link to the Amazon Canada listing (i finally found it after leaving out the ' in "it's" when i did the search):

Amazon.ca: Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World: DVD

This one lists the same release date of Aug 5, 2008, but does not list a running time.

Garysb

Re: IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration

Shipping to the US from amazon.ca is $10 which almost doubles the cost. If anyone buys this version of the film please comment on length. With shipping it costs too much to buy without knowing. The packaging looks like it came from one of the UA anniversary box sets. I have heard no comments that the film in that set was a longer version.

RolandL

Re: IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration

The film is 161 minutes on the dvd. The extra scenes are about 31 minutes. Add them together and you get 192 minutes.

Roland Lataille
Cinerama web site:
http://cineramahistory.com

widescreenforever

Re: IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration

Yes but are the extra 31 minutes by themeselves in the extras, or are they threaded into the movie just as the 3 disk laser box set of 1991 was ????

RolandL

Re: IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration

I just checked with a seller on Amazon.ca and its 161 minutes with no extras.

Roland Lataille
Cinerama web site:
http://cineramahistory.com

Stephen_J_H

Re: IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration

Which means this is a reissue of the previous reissue, which tossed the 2nd side of extras, which is where the 31 minutes of extra footage resided.

\"My opinion is that (a) anyone who actually works in a video store and does not understand letterboxing has given up on life, and (b) any customer who prefers to have the sides of a movie hacked off should not be licensed to operate a video player.\"-- Roger Ebert

Brent Avery

Re: IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration

I am not sure of the details involved, but the thread on Baraka (on BD) over at AVS there is mention of that company ( Fotokem ) doing work on The Bible and It's A Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad World. Maybe someone here could find out exactly what they are doing? Sounds interesting.

Stephen_J_H

Re: IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration

The insider over there doesn't really give any specifics, but I must admit to being curious.

\"My opinion is that (a) anyone who actually works in a video store and does not understand letterboxing has given up on life, and (b) any customer who prefers to have the sides of a movie hacked off should not be licensed to operate a video player.\"-- Roger Ebert

Tony S

Re: IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration

Link?

RolandL

Re: IT's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World Restoration

Go to avsforum.com

Blu-ray & HD DVD Areas > Blu-ray Software > MPI to bring Ron Fricke's "Baraka" to Blu-ray on October 28

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Roland Lataille
Cinerama web site:
http://cineramahistory.com