I'm surprised every time I see someone ask this. 2 was a bigger hit than the original, got much better reviews than 3 and yet there are lots of internet posters who think 3 is a much better film. I don't at all. I find it poorly directed and badly written, not to mention dull, and the worst of...
Zoetrope made their own distribution agreement with Lionsgate -- had nothing to do with Paramount since Zoetrope controls their own catalog. http://investors.lionsgate.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=62796&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1451905&highlight= As you can see from the press release, "Paramount" doesn't...
Yeah, The Awakening was a co-production (I believe) between Orion and EMI...so some territories, it's Studio Canal (who owns the EMI catalog) while Warner has it in the U.S. because of their partnership with Orion back in those early days of the studio (which resulted in Excalibur, Wolfen...
As cafink states, the HTF has, first and foremost, advocated for the filmmaker's intentions, especially when it comes to getting the most complete, and director-approved, version of a film available. For many years, that used to mean advocating for uncut versions of movies that were meddled with...
I don't either. Looks to me like Universal put on a bit too much DNR during the rear projection shots. Scenes that don't have opticals seem to be less affected. Either way, while it is not "pristine" by any means, it's not anywhere close to the all-out disaster some proclaimed it to be on...
In an interview in Film Score Monthly years back, Miles Goodman -- who wrote the underscore and arranged the songs -- believed Chairman of the Board was shot; Room in Your Heart wasn't. He also lamented the loss of "When Love is Gone" and mentioned Brian Henson's regret that Disney hacked it out.
So you're fine going along with whatever studio executives want and don't care about the director's intentions? I remember when sites like this always advocated for the filmmaker. Guess those days are over...
You'd think they would care about putting out the version of the film that the director turned in -- not the one that Disney executives cut -- but sadly that's not how it broke here for anyone who likes the film.
Nope, the song is not on there in any form -- making this release a must to avoid.
Just received the Megaforce Japanese Blu-Ray. Transfer is really good -- despite a fair amount of DNR on it -- but the 5.1 TrueHD track is fake stereo...it's not the real stereo soundtrack of the film...and it's pretty terrible. Guessing it has the same audio issues as the Hens Tooth release...
Not to be picky, but Halloween II never aired on NBC (or any network for that matter)...it only ran in syndication through Universal's own package on various local channels (like WPIX). :)
Why trade it in? Can't you just keep it for Terror in the Aisles and buy the new disc as well? :confused: lol. Seriously the Uni Halloween II is selling for under $10 new, not much you're going to get for it anyway. :D
The Dutch DVD I bought a couple of years ago (which had the Fortune Star logos all over it) also had a mono soundtrack. If it's sourced from Fortune Star there's probably nothing they can do about it. And regrettably, whatever label is releasing the film in Japan on Blu-Ray has released Fortune...
Thanks for the tip Jon! Haven't ordered from Japan in years -- too expensive -- but I see a few titles of interest there that are unavailable here on Blu (Red Sun, Memoirs of an Invisible Man...and Steel with Lee Majors!) that will make an order worthwhile.
A lot of the '80s movies were never mixed for 5.1 to begin with so the 2.0 stereo track IS often accurate for the bulk of the '80s comedies Mill Creek has released. On the other hand, White Squall, Terminal Velocity, Baby Secret of the Lost Legend, meanwhile, are indeed 5.1.
I'm not saying...
It's bad -- but so is their packaging and overall presentation, which looks like bad photoshop. I've gotten over it at this point, but they look like tacky, cheap releases, even though we're paying a relative premium for them compared to almost every other label out there (besides Criterion)
Not sure where you read that, but very little of the movie was shot on Martha's Vineyard -- just a few shots of the town and that was it. I think they said they spent a week or so on MV. Nearly all of the movie was shot in Florida, though it became so cold down there, the actors had to place ice...
Except the Disney name has nothing whatsoever to do with the quality of the product. Disney has put out numerous "crappy" BD releases of their own (like The Color of Money and The Count of Monte Cristo) that are actually worse looking than Mill Creek's titles -- and you can't even call them...
I second that Bob. The flood of titles -- while wonderful for those of us interested in them -- seems, again, to be flying in the face of the market itself. I just hope the bottom doesn't drop out suddenly because their model isn't sustainable.
Agreed. Frankly the whole Olive company strikes me as very odd. Granted it's a very small operation, obviously, but one would imagine they would want to do as much outreach and publicity as possible for word-of-mouth and informational purposes on sites like the HTF and others. I can't imagine...
I will only buy this if it has "When Love is Gone" restored to the picture...I get the feeling it will be (especially if Henson's commentary is there), but until we find out for sure, I'm not preordering.
What worries me is that Disney's currently-broadcast HD master is of the shorter version :(
Their packaging and artwork often looks less than professional as well, yet since they're such a small operation, I can understand the reason for that. I found his attitude towards HIGH NOON a bit disappointing. Also his comments on BOUND, saying it's seamless branching when the technical...
My experiences obviously must be different than yours. Amazon typically runs sales on all kinds of labels, at some point in time, and I buy titles from independent labels and major studios alike. I've never seen Amazon so far apart as they are on the Olive titles, it's nearly a $10 discrepancy.
This is one of the few times I'd say Amazon is not competitive when it comes to pricing. Olive titles seem to be at a premium at Amazon and you can find them cheaper -- and get them faster -- elsewhere. I tried ImportCDs and already have my copies of FIRST BORN and FIRE WITH FIRE which don't...
I wouldn't buy it from Deepdiscount -- even importing it is cheaper than paying that (try Amazon UK, or DDDHouse.com in Korea).
It's a Fox release so it's region free -- and the same disc -- no matter where you buy it from. It's not cropped (it's 2.35) and has DTS MA and the trailer.
Good...
For whatever reason, these newer Anchor Bay Fox BD's don't include the extras from their prior DVD releases (like License to Drive, which was a Special Edition DVD, but has zero extras on Blu-Ray). Can't recall what was on The Entity but I'm guessing the BD won't have anything on there.
While I am thrilled to see any vintage films coming on Blu, I confess I don't quite grasp Olive's selection process. Many of these are extremely obscure -- not to mention old -- and aren't going to appeal to the BD market which has struggled to get consumers to purchase major catalog titles that...