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  1. Mark Hanson

    The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

    Fourteen
  2. Mark Hanson

    Have You Ever Bought a DVD Instead of Going to the Movies?

    For the less movies part I am not sure. The studios know that the larger % now comes from video and other uses. We may see a larger number of films have more limited runs or more straight to video like Disney. When they see they can pick up some change a few planned straight to video have hit...
  3. Mark Hanson

    How many dvd's will you buy this year?

    After a few years of this. Look at the past it has been 200 a year for the last two and 100 before that to 1998. So it should stay stable or so my wife hopes.
  4. Mark Hanson

    HTF REVIEW: "101 Dalmations II: Patch's London Adventure (with screenshots)

    My first thoughts here was its widescreen *&^&*&& after all of the other VHS transfers from Disney. My 5 year old did not even notice, if grandma had been there she sure would have and felt she got a broken product, but as for Kat and I we just sat together and enjoyed. So it is the adults who...
  5. Mark Hanson

    HTF REVIEW: "The Peter Sellers Collection" (with screenshots)

    It is always fun when you start discovering movies and B&W is not bad when the story is good. Still for Peter Sellers if someone will do the Mouse that Roared I will be very excited.
  6. Mark Hanson

    HTF REVIEW: "My Big FAT Greek Wedding" (with screenshots)

    The only negative comment I had about the film at the theater was the colors etc did not jump out and the film looked a little washed out. So I expected nothing more from the DVD.
  7. Mark Hanson

    Hitchcock: what to buy next?

    The thing about Hitchcock is the depth. You can be in the mood for multiple types of movies not just his trademark suspense. For the odd ball day there is my favorite Trouble With Harry or if that mood does not strike you there is Farmers Wife and Mr. and Mrs. Smith (I know by the numbers but...
  8. Mark Hanson

    HTF REVIEW: "My Big FAT Greek Wedding" (with screenshots)

    Cannot wait. As a couple who has one half that was open enough that its half should marry a nice Scandinavian girl and have kids, well it beats one country. The other half was supposed to meet a nice Philippine boy and have even more kids. Since it is us as part of both families with one kid...
  9. Mark Hanson

    Disney Releases THE MOON SPINNERS in 1.33:1

    Do agree that P&S is tossed around at almost anything that is in 1.33. It is easy to mask the flat films. The memories of the early 60s to 70s have alot of projectionists leaving the last matte up and if the picture fits that was it. On true open films it would be nice for the original...
  10. Mark Hanson

    National Lampoons Animal House

    It appears that most movies sell best in the first couple weeks or release or rerelease. There are advantages of going out of print since it shows up on everyones new release timelines.
  11. Mark Hanson

    HTF REVIEW: "Pennies From Heaven" (with screenshots)

    Thanks for reminding me about this one. This was our lazy weekend type of stuff with mom and grandma and the old movies of even then. Makes you appreciate both the gains and losses we have had since then.
  12. Mark Hanson

    MGM Midnight Movies in April 03

    Yes for muscle beach and ski party is fun too. It has the one great line for getting to know girls. Always did like to watch snow bunnies.
  13. Mark Hanson

    Best Buy charges above SRP

    When Best Buy started years ago you did not have to check if they had it, it was the h* of a deal when I lived in Minnesota, never a need to shop around. At that time they operated out of second level malls, huge barn like places with cheap rent, huge display piles stacked on the floor, limited...
  14. Mark Hanson

    HTF REVIEW: "The Country Bears" (with screenshots)

    I liked the idea one reader had of that was 13 no sales for disney for him this year. It is at least 8 for me reading my old emails to Disney saying no. So in this group how many thousand yes thousand no sales has Disney had. That may speak. To Ron Thanks, I was looking to buy this one, but...
  15. Mark Hanson

    Warners New Scooby Doo! I give up!

    The way the recyling of Scooby episodes goes, I swear this is all that Warner can find after sending the rest to Cartoon Network. OK guys look beyond the first row.
  16. Mark Hanson

    Way For Studios To Save Money on TV Releases.

    Before anyone replys in review I meant to say Mad about you would not look great on our Theater setup by comparison. But that is not where it is played.
  17. Mark Hanson

    Way For Studios To Save Money on TV Releases.

    There is a point on price when you get beyond collectors. Movies I collect. TV on DVD most disks never get near the home theater room. TV shows on DVD are what the wife and I watch after the yungun's are tucked in, in our bedroom. We have Mad about You and know it would look great on our...
  18. Mark Hanson

    *** Official "MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING" Discussion Thread

    To change the discussion a bit since this is the highest grossing independent film now one of the top grossers and against suprising competition is still on the charts. For the experts how does this compare to other high grossing films that have never reached the number one spot. As for why...
  19. Mark Hanson

    Lucasfilm's Rick McCallum says DVD hurts box office returns.

    Lots of comments, still a bad movie is a bad movie. Have seem more in the last 12 months at the theater than the last 8 years. Had something I wanted to see, even though I knew I would get the DVD. This did not include a number of high budgeted high paid cast movies, that the reviews of on imdb...
  20. Mark Hanson

    Deep Discount DVD ... my vendor of choice

    I think I know where some of the orders are going. I have gotten three of one order and two of another. The comment was that I had contacted them and stated not received and they had reshipped. Problem was neither my wife or I had contacted them. Stated had confirmed it was us, but am 100%...
  21. Mark Hanson

    Universal snubs the on-line comminity: No reviews of E.T. and Back to the Future

    To date myself, the ideal review was set up in a different industry years ago by Tom McCall and his articles in Popular Mechanics. He started at a time that car reviews where done mostly by the automotive companies or reviewers with ties to the company. The public loved them and the companies...
  22. Mark Hanson

    Full-Screen Sales Trend

    Lets see stretching a 4:3 movie on widescreens, Olivia will not look like that no way no how. No way not a chance. That stretch will convince people they were taken.
  23. Mark Hanson

    Disney is going to lose tons of money because of this (i.e: Honey, I Shrunk The Kids)

    Disney will only care if you let them know each and every time that you spent money elsewhere. They cannot add up the no sales if you do not tell them. Then after a number of movies it may sink in that a second transfer 10,000 bucks 100,000 lost. Oh, but until then no chance of a change. So keep...
  24. Mark Hanson

    What does everyone think of their Grease DVD's ?

    Wife happy. Now the problem is which of the other films to get her Flashdance or Footloose. For the price worth it as a musical we both can live with and helps avoid a couple other really bad films. We both have a list of films so bad the we do not make the other suffer through.
  25. Mark Hanson

    Grease re-release in 2004

    I will be getting Grease. I like it, my wife will finally forgive me for buying my DVD players especially if I add couple other movies maybe best left unsaid this month and next. As for Sony, I do not buy into Sony's formats early unless they are a recognized industry standard produced by...
  26. Mark Hanson

    The omnibus UNIVERSAL forced trailer complaint thread

    I do not mind seeing trailers, but at my choice. The theater experience is nice, but it gets old as you listen to the 'coming in the summer of 1996' on a couple old VHS tapes I watched with my daughter last weekend. If you are forced to watch it YUCK.
  27. Mark Hanson

    Indiana Jones DVD Boxset - October 2003

    And I thought the revisionist rumors where Howard was going to replace Jar Jar and Lea Thompson was going to do selected Ford scenes from Indy to add more spice. Till I see the changes these might be just as good an option.
  28. Mark Hanson

    Criterion's The Third Man OOP???

    At times and especially for Criterion there is the mistake of equating Out of Stock with Out of Print. Out of Print means we have no plans for any of multiple reasons to make this ever again at this time other things may happen in the future, but this is the current status. Out of stock we will...
  29. Mark Hanson

    Country Bears coming to dvd in December....

    Again let Disney know so they can count up the no sales. That is what brings about changes. Let them know they are between the rock and hard place and use the DVD out of both releases on the same disk if they want to keep both parties happy. Since this was a good chance until the MAR was...
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