The MGM "please re-issue these DVDs" thread. Post your lists! (1 Viewer)

[DaViD Boulet]

Another plug for a decent 16x9 (HD transfer) Black Stallion.

 

[Paul McElligott]

Wasn't there going to be an MGM boxset of Hitchcock films, including Rebecca?

 

[Stanton Heck]

the birdcage special edition with deleted nathane lane singing

 

[Ray_R]

Here's my basic wishlist for Special Editions/Upgrades/Revisions/First Releases and the lot:
(I just enjoy making lists.)

Hackers
Raising Arizona
Rob Roy
RONIN - Region 1 Special Edition 2-Disc!
Tank Girl

I'll keep on updating this list...

 

[Lyle_JP]

You know, I'm not going to ask for much MGM. In fact, I'm not going to ask you for anything that costs either much money or effort. All I ask is that discs you've already done a great job on in other countries be released here. That's not to much to ask, is it? We need R1 one releases of the following exisiting 2 disc SEs:
* Rollerball
* Misery
* Ronin
* Fistful of Dollars
* For a Few Dollars More
* Fistful of Dynamite
* Fish Called Wanda
* Terminator: Ultimate Edition (with the new documentaries, HD master, and DTS-ES soundtrack)

Some other single disc releases that need releasing here:
* Robocop (available as a single disc with option to view both versions of the film)
* The Dark Half
* Manhunter (released as a glorious widescreen disc with DTS sound in Japan)

Again MGM, everything I've listed above you have already released elsewhere. It would take minimal effort and money to make it available here.

-Lyle J.P.

 

[DaViD Boulet]

Lyle,

Terminator is one of the announced Blu-ray titles. So keep that in mind...I'd pass on any new DVD even if it were made available...go right to full 1080P HD with lossless audio!!!

dave

 

[Lyle_JP]

Thanks Dave, but I won't be buying any Hi-Def discs until the following two things happen:

* The format war is over and there is a clear winner.
* The giant 65 inch CRT component-input-only white elephant in my living room is replaced.

Until then, no sale.

-Lyle J.P.

 

[DaViD Boulet]

Without hijacking this thread into a flame-worthy HD debate allow me to suggest:

1. Wait to buy any HD format until you feel the dust has settled enough to make you comfortable.
2. keep in mind that even downconverted 480P or 540P analog from an HD-disc deck will TOTALLY SMOKE any DVD anywhere, anytime. This is because you'll be seeing a well-compressed image with virtually no pre-filtering, unlike the typical 480P DVD image which only provides about HALF of the full vertical resolution possible in the 720 x 480 format because of studio filtering prior to compression.
   
   In fact, downconverted HD on your white-elephant HD set with only analog input will probably look better than most 1080I HD signals that impress you right now.
3. Did I mention that the studio that owns Terminator (Sony/MGM) WILL NOT BE FORCING DOWNRESING ON COMPONENT OUTPUT??? Disney, Fox, and Sony/MGM will be providing FULL 1080I via component output on all their Blu-ray titles.

I shouldn't even have to tell you that even the legacy DTS bitstream off of an HD disc will *also* totally smoke any DD/DTS on any DVD that you own.

My viewpoint:

Build a library of movies that have better quality than your display gear so that as you upgrade your hardware, they look and sound better and better.

 

[Lyle_JP]

Ooops, time to add two more MGM discs available in many other countries, but not here.

Platoon 2-disc Ultimate Edition
In addition to all previously available extras (including the "Tour of the Inferno" documentary), this new UE also includes:
* New HD transfer
* DTS sound
* "One War, Many Stories" documentary (24:29)
* "Preparation For The Nam" featurette (6:20)

Silence of the Lambs 2-disc Ultimate Edition
In addition to all previously available extras (including the great "Inside the Labyrinth" documentary), this new UE also includes:
* New HD transfer
* DTS sound
* "The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning" featurette with Jonathan Demme and Jodie Foster (15:31)
* "Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: Making The Silence of the Lambs" featurette (26:00)
* "Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster: Breaking the Silence" featurette (8:49)
* "Scoring the Silence" featurette with Howard Shore (15:19)
* "A Wealth of Talent" featurette (18:51)
* "Preparetion and Authenticity" featurette (20:41)

Of course, it would be nice if MGM fixed the opening credits problem with this new UE before they released it here. But hey, who am I kidding, they'll never release it here.:frowning:

-Lyle J.P.

 

[Will_B]

Tank Girl

...with the deleted prologue please!

 

[ted:r]

Since I think "Chilly Scenes Of Winter" is owned ny MGM (having being released by UA)...I ask, most humbly, please...

 

[hanshotfirst1138]

How about some rerelease of the Midnight Movie classics? So many of the Corman/Poe/Price/Karloff collaborations are going to ludicrious prices on eBay.

 

[Scott Shanks]

I would love to see SE's or reissues of the following:

No Way Out (Costner, Hackman)
12 Angry Men (Fonda, Cobb)

 

[MarcoBiscotti]

A rehash of what's already been said but can't be repeated enough because of the magnitude and importance of these films in the M-G-M library and their lackluster transfers on DVD:

Please re-issue ALL of the KUBRICK, BILLY WILDER & WOODY ALLEN titles along with Night Of The Hunter!


And please fix your garbage transfer of Midnight Cowboy because your "Special Edition" STINKS and is only a step above the sucky old non-anamorphic disc!

 

[Patrick McCart]

New special editions of the Kubricks would be fine. The Killing needs to be 1.75:1 and Paths of Glory should be 1.85:1. Both anamorphic!

Woody Allen's Annie Hall could use a 16x9 remaster, too. Since he doesn't like extras or anything other than mono, how about PCM for the audio track?

 

[Sumnernor]

This might already be mentioned later in this thread .In the last 6 months or so - The Region 2 Pink Panther Box DID include the Return of the PP.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

How so, since Return is released by Universal/Focus? My box set didn't come with Return, although I'm working on putting then all together in a custom set.

 

[Roco]

the one I would like to see is exodus and excellent Paul Newman movie it needs to be enhanced for 16 x 9 tv's.

 

[Patrick McCart]

UA has theatrical and certain music rights (as parts of the Return score are on MGM's compilation of Pink Panther music), but ITC/Granada holds other rights. Thus, it ended up as part of the package that Universal has DVD rights to.

Besides being bare-bones, at least Universal gave it an A+ remaster.

 

[MarcoBiscotti]

Some more to add to the list:

- Darling (1965)

- The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

- The Knack... And How to Get It (1965)

- Girl With Green Eyes (1964)

- Look Back In Anger (1969)

- The Charge Of The Light Brigade (1968)

- Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (1961)

- How I Won The War (1967) - Re-issue!!! (Has this title been deleted or discontinued??)

- The Party (Special Edition, 1968) *exists in R2

- The World Of Henry Orient (1964)

- After The Fox (1966)


* Perhaps a Sellers box set with the newest issues of 'The Naked Truth', 'What's New Pussycat', 'The Blockhouse' and 'Never Let Go'...