It's interesting how that has happened, since that version was also heavily criticized upon release. Most people hated the changes to the character- particularly the fire hydrant gag. It just goes to show what a difference five years can make. The villains are definitely a throwback to the...
It depends on how much you enjoy mindless violence, and how seriously you take comicbook films. If you're the kind of person that understands the appeal that Cannon Films had back in the 1980s, then you would probably like Punisher: War Zone. On the other hand, if you think every comicbook...
But when Mutt catches up to him, Indy really doesn't have anything left in his life. It's not so much a quest for a Macguffin as a search for meaning. I think that's an interesting approach- especially for an aging Indiana Jones. It beats just sending him after a random artifact- the way most of...
I do believe it emphasizes how, for many filmgoers, realism has become a higher priority than escapism. When you can spend every day discussing the same movie with others, you don't really need to escape that reality. However, you may feel a need to have it validated. Anyway, there are two...
...an aspect that is even joked about during Indy's interrogation scene. When I first saw the "Tarzan" scene, I immediately knew it would be torn apart online. It's a throwback to a style and era that is just far too innocent and hokey for most modern audiences. But I was honestly...
I get a kick out of the diner scene, when Indy bristles at being referred to as a "graverobber". Of course, we later see that that's exactly how he behaves in the conquistador's tomb! :D
I really enjoyed this one, mainly because I viewed the entire thing as a pulp overload. Indy riding rocket sleds and witnessing atomic blasts in the American Southwest...fighting skeleton warriors above the Nazca lines...being subjected to a psychic interrogation in the heart of the...
The Batman double feature only includes the full screen version of Mask of the Phantasm. I guess the rumoured SE is out. It's a shame that one of the best Bat films can't get a decent upgrade.
Both CC and BB have them listed @ $34.99 each. This is the online price, but I'm not really expecting it to be any different in-store. Since these titles weren't released in 2006 or 2007, virtually no one on the planet has ever heard of them. (Of course, I'm assuming this is the mindset of...
I can appreciate what they tried to do with the making-of, but they devoted far too much valuable time to the 'joke'. These things seem to get lighter every year, so you pretty much hope to see as much info/interviews as possible. It was literally painful to watch so much time wasted on a lame...
I bought the set because I thought Jan Smithers participated in the featurettes. But unless she flashed by VERY quickly, the reviewer at DVD Talk lied to me in his review.
I suspect it's less of an issue because few of them probably associate any specific song with the show. Everyone remembers the turkey episode, Les' band-aids, or Herb dressed as a fish...but how many people remember that Johnny once played the Stones' Some Girls album? Adding to the confusion is...
And not just those involved with this release. Ironically, the closest fans may get to a "complete" restoration may be a combination of official and bootleg versions. For example, surely some enterprising fan will take the unsyndicated footage (from the dvds) and splice it into an existing bootleg?
Here's a press release which highlights the new features. It is primarily archival footage (the "MI6 Vault" sections), as well as the newly recorded Moore commentaries. http://www.davisdvd.com/bin/press178.html
Oh, I've triggered the alarm at Walmart several times while exchanging stuff. (Why no, that's not suspicious at all!) Apparently, the security strips from my local CC will set it off every time. I've also slipped up occasionally and forgotten to remove a sticker- most famously a couple of...
This is obviously aimed squarely at casual consumers, rather than collector's. But as such, it's a very sweet deal- especially if found at a discounted price. The first three LW films for less than $15? I'm tempted to pick this up myself, and I already own them.
I think that basically sums up why the Next Generation films never connected with mainstream audiences. They were missing that core relationship of Kirk/Spock/McCoy that was always at the heart of the original crew, and the sense of fun that made Voyage Home the highest grosser. The biggest...
I'm not crazy about the packaging at all. The slimpaks are one thing, but having the booklets simply crammed inside the box is really cheap. Hell, the Friday the 13th set looked classier than this. I'll still be buying these for the extras (many of which will probably not be carried over to...
Remember the teaser poster for this? It had the tagline, "Why are they putting seatbelts in theaters this summer?" And of course the answer was, "To keep people from walking out." But the one thing I can say for V is that it focuses almost entirely on the trio of Kirk, Spock, and Bones. And...
I think the Target "3 Pack" is just a bare-bones collection of the films, much like the bundled Die Hard trilogy BB sells for $20. It's clearly aimed at casual buyers who are only interested in buying the movie itself.
When I was growing up, my favorite shows were already old (Star Trek; Andy Griffith; Sanford and Son; Twilight Zone; etc). They all hold up well on dvd, so I guess I lucked out. But I've avoided things like A-Team or Knight Rider, simply because I know they wouldn't have the same appeal...
It depends on why I'm interested in buying the show. If I'm only interested in owning a "definitive" version of the series, then there's little point in spending $100+ dollars to collect it. But if I just want to watch the show with friends, I don't have much problem with it. I've never had...
My local Best Buy actually included this on their front display last Tuesday. I just assumed that was its release date, and didn't pick it since I was already buying a couple of other sets. But now that Universal has ditched the dvd-18s, I wonder if future versions of existing sets (ie. AHP...