Remo Williams is coming (1 Viewer)

[Mark Cappelletty]

That has to be some sort of typo as MGM released OAR versions of Juggernaut, White Lightning and Gator -- all part of that budget line series of titles -- in their proper aspect ratio on LD. If not, I'm going to Santa Monica with an axe in my hand.

 

[Justin Doring]

When I opened this thread I was tremendously excited. When I read, however, that Remo Williams would be released in P&S only, my grin disappeared. I truly hope the DVD will be anamorphic widescreen, because NO OAR = NO SALE!

 

[Dave Scarpa]

Fullscreen gee thanks MGM... for nothing

 

[Tony Whalen]

Oh geez... I hope it isn't fullscreen.

I'll wait and see...

 

[Mark_Wilson]

I'd be very surprised if this wasn't anamorphic widescreen. It was shown on HBO or Showtime in HD last year ( I recorded it).

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Where do you guys see this is out? I don't find it anywhere...

and Ya I'll take it about anyway it comes but please don't make it P&S!

G2

 

[Ryan Potts]

It's not out Gary. they announced it for mid July (I believe).

I'm hoping this isn't P&S, but if it is, this is one movie I won't be adding to my collection anytime soon, no matter how bad I want it.

 

[AdrianOC]

Great news about the release - only hope that its going to be OAR and not butchered... otherwise I won't be spending money on it.

 

[Eric F]

On HBO-HD: April 5,11,16,21,29

 

[Mark Cappelletty]

As I posted in the "Midnight Movies" thread, I will eat my hat if MGM will put out "Troll" and its sequel and not release "Remo Williams" OAR. I'm sure we'll find out for real soon enough...

 

[andySu]

Wasn’t this released in Dolby Stereo SR at the time, I heard this mix years ago and was very impressed with what Sprocket systems did with it. Still waiting for MGM/UA UK to release it on region 2, come on MGM/UA!

 

[Lord Dalek]

The film is from 1985. Dolby SR didn't exist until 1986. Does that answer your question.

 

[Mark Anthony]

I'm pretty sure "Robocop" was the first Dolby Stereo SR theatrical release, which was in 1987, as to whether Orion was testing the system for Dolby a year or two before Robocop in the recording & mixing stage of other film's, I have no idea, there certainly wasn't SR hardware in cinema's at that point.

M

 

[andySu]

I must have been thinking of something else than, but Star Trek IV the Voyage Home was released with Dolby SR type prints, 35mm 70mm.

 

[BillGo]

MGM released a pan-and-scan version of Remo Williams, The Adventure Begins in 2003, so this will not be the first DVD release of the film. Now that Sony has acquired MGM tiltles, they are rereleasing them. I'm afraid this release will again be pan-and-scan, though I'm hopeful it will be OAR.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Do we have actual specs on this re-release
to confirm or deny that this is in OAR?

MGM really screwed this release up. They
knew that this was a film that was "in demand"
and they rewarded those of us that had lobbied
for its release with a Pan & Scan copy.

I ended up buying a Japanese R2 release to get
it in anamorphic widescreen.

I am awaiting to hear if Sony will give this release
the justice it deserves by releasing it in its OAR.

 

[Greg_S_H]

Ron, there is no new release. Andy just bumped a lot of really old threads for some reason.

 

[stephen^wilson]

Andy.Remo has been out on dvd in the U.K.for a while now!

 

[andySu]

Stephen

It’s eluded me then! I’ll have another look around for it, cheers.

 

[David Lawrence]

Just to be pedantic...isn't the R1 Remo an open matte transfer rather than a pan and scanned one?