Vince Maskeeper
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I searched the forum for older post and couldn't find much discussion on this topic, so I thought I'd start one.
In the past I've been pretty surprised to see the forum unify behind some films which I felt were great, but I assumed the rest of the world had never really heard of. Case in point: SAY ANYTHING. I considered this to be a "personal" favorite for me, a film which I was destined to spend my life trying to convince friends to check out. But when the mention of this title went up on the forum, an audience I never knew existed came out in droves to pledge their undying love for this film.
And the other day I was thinking about the film BEAUTIFUL GIRLS. This film ranks number one on my "I thought I would hate it but ended up loving it" list. The film, the characters- everything just struck me as endlessly enjoyable. Heck, to this day I can't see Max Perlich pop up in a movie or on TV without thinking "Look, it's Kev!"
The problem is the current DVD is seriously lacking. To be fair, the disc hit shelves in early 1999, kinda in the infancy of DVD. The picture is non-anamorphic widescreen Laserdisc recycle and there is nothing on the disc but the film.
I was wondering if this film too has a hidden audience who have passed on the current disc and are waiting for a reissue (I noticed the IMDB rating is a quite high 7.1). The film is really well put together, and heck even Rosie O'Donnell is enjoyable- no small feat in my book. The main cast is highlighted by Mira Sorvino, Uma Thurman and Lauren Holly-- three true modern beauties and, unlike the Maxim model of the moment- real quality acresses. Natalie Portman appears in a small but completely film stealing role as Marty, a teen with more wisdom than the majority of "adults" in the picture.
The film just captured so many elements I see everyday among my small town group of friends and acquaintances: The refusal to grow up and let go of your high school reality, the search for meaning in everything but yourself, the obsession of unobtainable goals, the quiet desperation of dysfunctional relationships, and most of all the peculiar way we all fall into our old modes when we find ourselves in the company of old friends...
With the unexpected death of Director Ted Demme we lost forever the chance to get his thoughts on this film (His 3rd feature)- but I really think that Miramax/BV should consider revisiting this title and putting out an edition the fans of this film can really enjoy and cherish- like the Say Anything release from Fox. At the very least the film could certainly use a new reissue with a decent anamorphic transfer... I'm just curious if there is any audience for this film to warrant such a reissue.
-Vince
In the past I've been pretty surprised to see the forum unify behind some films which I felt were great, but I assumed the rest of the world had never really heard of. Case in point: SAY ANYTHING. I considered this to be a "personal" favorite for me, a film which I was destined to spend my life trying to convince friends to check out. But when the mention of this title went up on the forum, an audience I never knew existed came out in droves to pledge their undying love for this film.
And the other day I was thinking about the film BEAUTIFUL GIRLS. This film ranks number one on my "I thought I would hate it but ended up loving it" list. The film, the characters- everything just struck me as endlessly enjoyable. Heck, to this day I can't see Max Perlich pop up in a movie or on TV without thinking "Look, it's Kev!"
The problem is the current DVD is seriously lacking. To be fair, the disc hit shelves in early 1999, kinda in the infancy of DVD. The picture is non-anamorphic widescreen Laserdisc recycle and there is nothing on the disc but the film.
I was wondering if this film too has a hidden audience who have passed on the current disc and are waiting for a reissue (I noticed the IMDB rating is a quite high 7.1). The film is really well put together, and heck even Rosie O'Donnell is enjoyable- no small feat in my book. The main cast is highlighted by Mira Sorvino, Uma Thurman and Lauren Holly-- three true modern beauties and, unlike the Maxim model of the moment- real quality acresses. Natalie Portman appears in a small but completely film stealing role as Marty, a teen with more wisdom than the majority of "adults" in the picture.
The film just captured so many elements I see everyday among my small town group of friends and acquaintances: The refusal to grow up and let go of your high school reality, the search for meaning in everything but yourself, the obsession of unobtainable goals, the quiet desperation of dysfunctional relationships, and most of all the peculiar way we all fall into our old modes when we find ourselves in the company of old friends...
With the unexpected death of Director Ted Demme we lost forever the chance to get his thoughts on this film (His 3rd feature)- but I really think that Miramax/BV should consider revisiting this title and putting out an edition the fans of this film can really enjoy and cherish- like the Say Anything release from Fox. At the very least the film could certainly use a new reissue with a decent anamorphic transfer... I'm just curious if there is any audience for this film to warrant such a reissue.
-Vince