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I find it so odd that 10 - 15 years ago, discrete audio was the way to go on DVD for pre-Dolby stereo titles, and now Kino is back to ancient 2.0 mixdowns from the days of LaserDisc and VHS. Huge step forward for image quality, but step back for sound, especially when the 4.0 or 5.1 mixes exist...

Kino have an amazing list of titles, but alas they do not seem to understand (or maybe care about) pre-Dolby stereo sound. So far, pretty much everything released in 4-track or 6-track magnetic stereo in theaters has been released in 2.0 mixdowns on Kino bluray. This includes Compulsion, Daddy...

Twentieth Century Fox Peyton Place The Poseidon Adventure Scavenger Hunt MGM Exodus Krakatoa - East of Java Meteor Paramount Black Sunday The Greatest Show on Earth Who's Minding the Store Warner Brothers Raintree County The Opposite Sex Ryan's Daughter Universal The Hindenburg More American...

No, there was only one release of Hindenburg on dvd, from Universal about 10 years ago. And a poor release it was... Robert Wise must have been thoroughly unimpressed!I never bought the dvd either because I too though the LD looked better. And it had the trailer.

The 2.0 mix on the Hindenburg DVD is not the original either, it is a stereo downmix of the original 6-track mix that was used on 70mm prints. A 5.1 lossless mix would sound closer to the original than 2.0. If pre-Dolby magnetic-stereo films such as South Pacific and The Robe were coming out...

Yes, what a horrible transfer! And both edges of the 2.35 frame are missing. Looks more like 2:00 or slightly under. The 2.0 surround sound isn't that bad, so imagine in 5.1 lossless...I would buy this on bluray in a second.

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnation_Alley_%28film%29 "Anchor Bay Entertainment had been planning a release for three years, but the DVD rights were taken back by 20th Century Fox, who is currently working on the official DVD release." I hope it won't take Fox as long to...

Ron E is absolutely right and that is exactly what I am hoping for. A sequel is probably the best (and maybe the only) thing to generate some interest (especially at MGM) in the original. There are special edition DVDs out there that might not have happened if it were not for a sequel / remake...

TV: Bionic Woman Eight is Enough Golden Palace The Ropers Six Million Dollar Man MOVIES: The Big Circus Good Morning Miss Dove Who's Minding the Store? (Jerry Lewis) Scavenger Hunt Star Wars (original '77 version, 16x9) ...Why did I even write this?! LOL

Has anyone else heard about the plans for a sequel? Go to the bottom of this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_a_Mad,_Mad,_Mad,_Mad_World And in Upcoming Projects at this site: http://www.edwardbassfilms.com/ Who knows, maybe if this happens, MGM might decide to go ahead with a...

Hi, I also recommend the Panasonic mentionned above. I love everything about it! But the reason I am writting is to say that I now regret not getting the 50 inch... At first I though 42 was huge, but now I find it kind of small. Depending on the size of your room, go for the 50 if you can...

I guess we'll also never get "WHO'S MINDING THE STORE?" from 1963 on DVD, one of the best Jerry Lewis movies... : (

Question: Is there a way to avoid 'burn in' on a Plasma TV? I've had mine for about 3 weeks and I noticed a faint burn in while a DVD was paused on a totaly black scene during a fade out. I always watch regular TV in 4x3 mode, ...or used to since noticing the burn in. I pulled out the...

Check out this new review of the Special Edition: http://www.dvdmg.com/toweringinfernose.shtml Less than a week to go!!

Hurray! TPA finally in true-stereo on DVD! Check out this review: http://dvdmg.com/poseidonadventurese.shtml It looks like Fox finally tracked down the old 2.0 mix-down. It's not 4.0, but unless someone discovers an old stereo print of the film in a vault or in a private collection, this...

I hope the deleted scenes are in their 2.35:1 OAR.

But have you noticed if this new DVD sounds like true stereo or fake stereo?

Ron, Can you confirm this is the true-stereo sound last heard on the 1991 LaserDisc, or is it a bad Fox fake-stereo remix? The only review so far is at: http://www.dvdmoviecentral.com/Revie..._adventure.htm but they don't go into detail about the soundtrack and don't mention if it's...

Not one single extra??! Noooooooooooooooooooo!!! :-(

This is a series I would definately buy on dvd! Have not seen the show since it ended, unfortunately. It got cancelled the year before my family got a VCR, but I still have an audio tape of one episode. Commentaries on a few episodes by the actors who played the kids would be great. "My...

MattHR, Great cover! If you can easily come up with that, why the hell can't Universal??!...

Robert, I think AlexBC is refering to the sound effects/background noise only as being mono at the begining, and not the music score...

OK fellow Region-1 Earthquake fans, please send a message to Universal Home Video about their May release of this classic film. Lots of complaints regarding their planned cover for "Emergency - Season 1" resulted in them changing it. The barebones specs are not set in stone, but let's ask...

If anyone remembers, what did happen to Roundtree in the expanded version?

Robert you are right! I received that edition of Earthquake in the mail one week ago, had tried it out immediately and WOW! WAY better than the LaserDisc (stayed away from the GoodTimes dvd). In a very bizarre coincidence, a couple of hours later we had a 4.5 earthquake where I live!! (We get...

Robert, we will have at least one word about Sensurround on the dvd: In the end credits... ;- ) Concerning the cars in the underground garage, I always thought the survivors were just meaning to aim lots of headlights toward the hole, and to get one car against the wall for people to be able...

Me too. I never liked those new scenes filmed for TV. The plane landing on the disintegrating runway goes on and on and oooon.... The only scene in the expanded-for-TV version that was an actual deleted scene is when a guy on a motorcycle offers Victoria Principal a ride, and she unpolitely...

Has it really been confirmed as bare-bones though? One of the announcements said something like "features to be announced later". But don't expect miracles. We have seen time and again that Universal is near the bottom of the barrel these days... Yes, Earthquake DOES deserve a Special...

I know it's supposed to be the pits, but I'd love to see THE SILVER CHALICE...

For those who care about the dreadful 1979 sequel BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, there is info on the May DVD release at: http://www.onvideo.org/calendar/dvd_06e.htm FEATURES: Vintage featurette Behind The Scenes Disaster movies trailer gallery. They don't mention if it's the extended...