Rick also mentioned a 2 hour 40 minute cut as well. I agree- Great Doc. Best High School film ever. Linklater and cast perfectly capture the mood and vibe of just hanging out. It's amazing this is a studio film. The film is already 12 years old. Would be cool if Rick can go back and...
The resolution is in the film's stated philosophy- no future or past- only the present. The resolution is no resolution. If you've seen the film (and I'm not sure why you would be in this thread if you haven't)- think of the last shot. The idea is to leave you thinking in the moment...
If the studios can't figure this out- and if they are so worried and concerned about copyright protection and the fear of HD bootlegs- the answer is simple. Don't produce HD content and sell it to the public. You can't sell someone a Ferrari that shuts down if the speedometer goes over...
I love this movie along with another so-called dud: "Waterworld". They're great fun popcorn movies. I have never seen "Hudson Hawk"- but I assume I'd enjoy that as well. I'm in for the SE!
I have the Driller Killer disc. It contains some of Ferrara's early films. The real treat here is Ferrara's hilarious commentary. He's a true character.
What's great about The Monsters on Mable Street and many of the episodes is they are great short films.
Which is one of the reasons I admire this show. The quality so far exceeds our conception of television as a medium - it's difficult to refer to the Twilight Zone as simply a TV show.
But...
My point was not to whine- just comment on a studio trend. I did say- I would buy it. I will and I'm sure I'll love it. It's not even so much spending the extra $. I'm all for upgrades of poorly mastered disc, but the last issue was not bare bones. It was a special edition. I suppose my...
I love this film and will buy it again, but how many times must we re-purchase our favorite films? I hear that a new Ghostbuster set is in the works as well. seems a bit suspect that we get these now just before HD-DVD is about to hit. In fact, I'm sure that's why we saw a Star Wars release...
I have a bootleg of "Within the Woods" and several other Sam and Bruce super 8 films. They are all very, very bad. Just a bunch of kids running around with a camera. It's tough to watch.
I was wrong. The DVD is listed at 2 hours and 43 min. The Laser is listed at 2 hours and 47 min. Extra 4 minutes of something unless one of them is wrong. Also- What special 2 disc edition? I have not heard of one.
There is a great little shop in CT that has acquired quite a reputation. They stock just about every weird, strange, rare, foreign, classic, hard to find film that's ever been released on video. The inventory includes cult favorites, drive-in flicks, British and American television, silent...
All this HD DVD talk takes me back to the days of VHS and LD. I was into LD. My dad was a VHS guy who wanted to make the switch. It was right around the time DVD's hit the market. I recall reading on forums such as this that LD ruled and that DVD picture quality is only slightly better. At the...
I would assume most of us here have some high end components. I was watching DVD's this holiday break on a HD 50inch Samsung Plasma. I'm using a Denon 3910 with SDI into an Iscan that pushes it out 1280x768. I can't imagine the image getting much better. Will the difference in quality be worth...
This past weekend I finally went to upgrade my old criterion "Brazil" Laserdisc with the DVD until I read it was a non anamorphic transfer. I held off. I hope they get around to fixing it this year.
I was one of those 15 viewers who caught Darko in NY on its opening weekend. The film hit me the same way "Being John M" and "Lost Highway" did several years ago. Original and creative. I told everyone I met to go see this film. I refuse to see the new cut. The original is a great mind...
Most foreign exploitation films were produced by fly-by-night producers who have no idea their film is being bootlegged and sold. If one did get wind of it- the PD gets a legal warning to stop selling, which would require the producer to hire a lawyer. In most cases the producer is no longer...
I worked for one of these PD distributors a few years back as a dubber. They cut corners any way they can. Cheap equipment, cheap media, no quality control. If they had a silent film print with bad music track they would over dub a random classical piece. They cared little for the integrity of...