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"Don't ever follow a legend." Osborne was one of a kind, and I think most hosts would pale in comparison. Mankowitz (sp?) is okay but nothing great.

Both of my copies arrived today (from Amazon and Diabolik).

I just received my copy of THE ABYSS from Amazon. Very glad to have it, although I do have issues with the packaging. The outer slipcover has one of those stickers on it that you can't peel off without tearing the slipcover. Now, I personally don't care about slipcovers at all, but that will...

My two copies of THE ABYSS are expected to be delivered to me today, one from Amazon and the other from Diabolik. If even one of those arrives, it will be a great day. It has taken decades for this to occur.

I vaguely recall that, and perhaps that was what the Fox executive meant by saying, "The world is not ready for 2:35-1."

I have two copies of THE ABYSS in current shipment, one from Amazon and one from Diabolik. Back when THE ABYSS was released on widescreen laserdisc, a Fox executive actually stated, "The world is not ready for 2:35-1." Fortunately, he was wrong. When I bought the new DVD around 2002, I was...

Here's a tip for US customers: a couple of local Barnes and Noble stores are listing THE ABYSS as being in stock as of this morning. I won't be taking advantage of this, because those stores would require a round-trip drive of three hours, which I'm too old for at this point. I mention this...

Some posters on the Blu-ray.com forum do believe that 4K UHD discs are more susceptible to being scratched than their Blu-ray counterparts. I don't have the UHD format myself, so I have no personal knowledge of that.

This has been the worst rollout since that three-disc set of the Beatles recording in the studio.

I have always hated Walmart for various reasons, but this situation with THE ABYSS has been really eye-opening for me. I hadn't realized that Walmart had that much clout. Lesson learned. I will keep my Amazon order intact until or unless I can find a normally-priced copy elsewhere. My local...

Not everybody realizes that (in reference to the eBay scalpers).

I see that eBay opportunists are asking big bucks for THE ABYSS.

My order of THE ABYSS from Diabolik now has a USPS tracking number, going first class. I hope it will arrive by this weekend, but it might slide into next week. My Amazon order is still scheduled for March 18th. We'll see. I do think that Disney vastly underestimated the demand for ABYSS...

I saw GOLIATH in color, but I also saw a few B&W prints of other films in theaters that had been originally photographed in color.

In 1961, one could attend various Steve Reeves pictures in at least ten different theaters in the Seattle area (not counting drive-ins). HERCULES, HERCULES UNCHAINED, GOLIATH AND THE BARBARIANS, THE WHITE WARRIOR, THIEF OF BAGHDAD, GIANT OF MARATHON, and MORGAN THE PIRATE were all playing...