DVD Discussion Thread

AMEN to that brother! I'm the exact same way. I'm a degenerate when it comes to buying DVDs

Just got these 2 in the mail today! YES!!

Lady Snowblood


Shogun Assassin

Just got this today, planning on watching it tonight. (IF I have time.)

Just got these from the US:



Even if I have the german releases of these 2, I HAD to have the US releases because of the extra features, now call me crazy

"The Royal Tenenbaums" and "Rebecca" are both excellent. I've heard great things about the two others. Any Criterion DVD is worth owning, and all the one's at the auction are some of their best DVDs. Especially "Fear and Loathing".

Aziatic, hope you enjoy the Scarface box set. Let me know what you think of it because I think it was you who was asking about it. I might be wrong however

I bought HITCH on DVD today looking forward to watching it again.

Thanks Omar Suarez for your input, Ill check the DVDs out...

Yea it was me. I love the Set, it's an eyecatcher
But I had some problems with my DVD player, it says region-free but cannot play these NTSC DVD's :rolleyes: My PS2 gave me the same Region-error
But I can play them on the PC, so whatever...

And I just got these:

I haven't seen Dogville but I want to for Nicole. JFK is a materpiece though IMO

"Dogville" is a strange, fascinating movie. And Nicole is great. You sure have to watch it.

I probably will when I go back to work in Texas. I also need to see Birth with Nicole

I haven't seen Dogville either yet but I plan to do so soon but with a handful of unwatched movies in my collection, GOD knows when its Dogville's turn..

I got this bargin today.

"Birth" and "Dogville" are both incredible films. They are very different, and "Dogville" is the better of the two, but I highly recommend both of them.

Just got these.

Got these today myself

Just got these today and I can't wait to watch them!

Got these 2 days ago,

Hey DV, why didn't you get the whole james Dean Collection?
I cant wait for it, the German release will have 7 Discs, it wasn't announced what will be on the 7th though. I just sold my Giants SE..

Nah, I just got the movie. I was VERY tempted to get this though, which is on my Scorsese to-get list.

I don't know. I'm thinking of getting The Marlon Brando Collection on DVD, but I don't know of the quality of the films in the collection. They were all from the early/mid-sixties where his career were supposedly "going" down the pipes, (until a certain film ressurected it) has anyone seen any of the films in the collection?



The Ugly American
The Appoloosa
A Countess From Hong Kong
The Night Of The Following Day

Yeah, I don't trust those "4 movie" sets. I got one for Lee Van Cleef at Walmart and the quality is that of a fullscreen VHS that has had the shit eroded out of it.

I'm still waiting for The Missouri Breaks on DVD. Two great acting legends, Brando and Nicholson, on screen together. I've heard the film itself is horrible, but I am still looking forward to seeing it.

I wasn't really talking about the actual quality of the DVD, (though I read on the back of the package that it was remastered and widescreen) but the films themselves...

Getting these tomorrow

That's it, I'm getting it.

There's finally a special edition of Besson's Nikita in Germany coming out, in November though. It'll be a 2 Disc set, similar to the great version of Leon... I heard great things about the movie so Im getting it, never seen it though...

I just borrowed these. Has anyone seen Purple Noon?

The World Is Not Enough was very disappointing for me

I saw it already, and it was bad. I just wanna see it again. There hasn't been a good Bond movie in a decade.

Golden Eye wasn't exactly horrible. Nothing great, but enjoyable.

However, those two bond flicks from the 80s... Those were horid, even worse than the current ones, in my opinion.

Got this today, for $5.50!!

Lucky asshole. :p

:p

Yuck! I couldn't stand that movie, he was so egotistical!

Yeah, I mean, why make a biopic of one of our great generals that's accurate? :rolleyes:

I'm not saying it wasn't accurate. I'm simply saying the man was egotistical and I didn't like the long, boring movie. But that's just my opinion which many on this board don't seem to subscribe to, so it really shouldn't make much of a difference

I don't think characters have to be likeable to like/dis-like a film. I didn't like Butch (from Pulp Fiction) but that doesn't mean I didn't like Pulp Fiction.

True, I've heard the Jake La Motta character is disliked quite a bit but I find Raging Bull to be an excellent movie. Still, I didn't like the movie and it was due more to than just disliking Patton

I just watched The Great Escape for the first time as I bought the DVD yesterday

I loved it I didn't think it would be my 'cup of tea' but it was good, Steve Mcqueen was brilliant Good Soundtrack too.

Speaking of The Great Escape, I just got this today:

What a great way to start my day. I was told Le Samourai is getting a Criterion DVD in October.

October Criterions Announced

Le Samouraï (Jean-Pierre Melville), The Wages of Fear (All-New Restored Special Edition, Henri-Georges Clouzot), Kill! (Kihachi Okamoto), Samurai Rebellion (Masaki Kobayashi), Samurai Spy (Masahiro Shinoda), Sword of the Beast (Hideo Gosha)

http://dvdbeaver.com/

Now that's some great news for the US Citizens..
I couldn't find a copy of Le Samourai in Germany. They released 2 Alain Delon Collections but none included that movie and Criterion DVDs aren't released here either...
:rolleyes:

Here's a way you can get it if you can play PAL DVDs. I bought it from here.

French DVD
Russian DVD

I have the Russian one, which was a very good purchase. If you want a review of the French DVD, here it is.
http://dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReview/lesamourai.htm

Le Samouraï

The Criterion Collection
Directed By: Jean-Pierre Melville

Starring: Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, Jacques Leroy, François Périer, Cathy Rosier


"A chilling movie world of elegance, betrayal and murder!"

-Chicago Tribune


"A marvelously stylish meditation on crime and solitude."

-Leonard Maltin


Release Dates
Prebook Date: 9/20/2005
Street Date: 10/18/2005

Summary
In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays blue-eyed Jef Costello, a fedora- and trench-coat-wearing contract killer with samurai instincts. When Jef assassinates a nightclub owner, he finds himself confronted by a series of witnesses, who drop his perfect world into the hands of a persistent police investigator and Jef's shadowy employer, both of whom are determined to put an end to the smooth criminal. A razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology—maverick director Jean-Pierre Melville's masterpiece defines cool.

Special Features
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
New video interviews with Jean-Pierre Melville historians Rui Noguiera and Ginette Vincendeau
Collection of excerpts from archival interviews with Melivlle and actors Alain Delon, Cathy Rosier, Nathalie Delon, and François Périer
Theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
A new essay by film scholar David Thomson and a reprinted tribute by filmmaker John Woo
More!

I'll see if I can find those versions on ebay some time. I didnt know that the german title is "Der eiskalte Engel", maybe I was wrong and its on one of the Delon Boxes...Ah well...

Has anyone seen "Hide N' Seek" with DeNiro??? It looked good to me by the previews, but wasn't out long it seems. I heard that they have 4 different endings to this movie (on video).


TIS

TIS I read the "spoiler" of the movie and at least the spoiler to me was very stupid with some holes in the movie. Anyone who saw it could tell you more but to me it wasn't that good lol

I wanted to see it too but haven't made it around to it yet. I probably will when I go back to Texas

A friend of mine who's on a 6-month trip in China just got me 2 DVD Collection-Boxes including ALL KUROSAWA movies with english subtitles...He'll return in 3 weeks, I can't wait!

I've got a buy one-get one half off thing for Suncoast, that's good all of August, so I'll be picking these up on the 16:

YES! They just released the cover art. This is definitely the best DVD being released within the next few months.

Donnie Darko

You know they're making a special edition that's slated to come out towards the end of this year/early next year (just if you were interested)

I know.

But I am also obsessive compulsive, and anal. That's too long a stretch for me to wait. I will buy this for my entertainment needs, and purchase the SE when it comes... Or I may just add it up for Christmas if it's coming at the years end.

And from my recollection, isn't it just rumored at this point? I mean, Rodriguez said that he had shot the entire books, knowing they wouldn't make it into the film, but for a DVD feature; But does he have control over the entire studio? Does he have control over which DVD's they make, and which they don't? I'm not saying it won't come, I'm just not going to hold my breath and expect it to be here within the next six months (which is far too long a period of time for me to wait).

I'm not sure. I hope it comes out in the next 6 months (from what I've heard they might be seriously leaning towards the end of the year). But from what I heard Rodriguez was going to edit the films so you could watch each story seperately the entire way through

Hey DeNiro, is the new Directors Cut of Donnie Darko worth picking up? I bought the first special Edition afew months ago, I really like that movie but I dont think it'll have that much more extras and deleted scenes...

I purchased the directors cut. If you have seen the original, and enjoyed it, and own it (which I assume you do), I would say buy it. The directors cut isn't as good as the theatrical cut, and they basically just edited in the deleted scenes from the original DVD release, as well as a few extra camera tricks. Although, Kelly also made a few soundtrack changes, which I felt wasn't a smart move. It just felt awkward. I also felt they explained too much this time, and took away the feeling of confusion and possibilities that the film originally had. However, there were some good special features, including a fan-made documentary by this creepy, unhealthily obsessive fan, which is just hilarious.

So, if you are a fan, like myself, deffinately buy it, but don't expect it to be better than the original.

RRA'S CULT MOVIE REVIEW News Alert!!!!!


"And here's news we've been waiting a long time for. Fox will release the Office Space: Special Edition (with More Flair) on 11/1. Look for the DVD to include a new anamorphic widescreen transfer, deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes documentary and audio commentary with writer/director Mike Judge. FYI, a UMD version of Office Space will also be available on 11/1." - http://www.digitalbits.com

Future CMV-subject OFFICE SPACE?!?! Sweet!

Oh and news to horror fans, especially DEAD movie fans like me and Omar:

"Universal will also release George Romero's Land of the Dead on 10/25. Additional details are also TBA"

Yum!

Here\'s what the inside of The Simpsons Season 6 is going to look like if anyone is interested

Thanks for the info, llc. I dont think it will be worth purchasing it if they just insert the deleted scenes. The retail price is 30 Euro's, I mean c'mon :rolleyes: I guess I'll stick with my current SE.

I'm probably the only one interested in this. The features are interesting but the cover is bad.

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=57944

Possible coverart for The Simpsons Seasons 6-10

Office Space Special Features

The only one? I love Edward Norton. I will be buying it for his accumulative 15 minutes on screen (In which he wears a mask, none the less...) :p

Got these two today...

I hope you enjoy both. Serpico is great. Chinatown is one of the best ever.

God I hate this.

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=57902

"From the Producer of SCARFACE and CARLITO'S WAY"

More like "From the SON of the Producer of SCARFACE and CARLITO'S WAY"

Martin Bregman is still producing it, although his bastard son has the writing/directing credits.

SWEET! Now I've got something to go along with the You Got Served 2-pack As me for, I am looking forward to this coming out

It's going straight to DVD? It must REALLY suck!

Well, at least we don't have to put up with this shit leaking into the theaters.

Just got this at Wal-Mart for 12 bucks!

xxx can you please tell me on which disc are the 3 episodes of The Real Ghostbusters please? Also, I bought the original 2-pack that was released a couple of years ago. Is it worth picking up this one or no? I just really wanna watch the 3 episodes (I think other than that they have the same special features)

Disc 2 contains the two episodes of "The Real Ghostbusters". I'll be watching the first Ghostbusters tonight.

I just got a custom t-shirt made with the ghostbusters logo on it.

Ok and disc 2 is obviously Ghostbusters II, right? Sorry, I'm getting it from Blockbuster online and wanna make sure we're talking about the right disc

Yes, disc 2 is Ghostbusters 2.

Grazie! Did you ever watch that show? I'm waiting for that & the 1980s Alvin and the Chipmunks cartoon

I love Alvin and the Chipmunks! I catch an episode here and there. Sometimes they do a marathon on Cartoon Network.

I used to always watch The Real Ghostbusters when I was little. I watched the two episodes included on Disc 2 today. Brought back a lot of fond memories.

Today I saw my first advertisement for the Sin City DVD. They confirmed four limited edition cover slips, which makes me a little bit more interested in purchasing this bare bones edition. It would seem that they were just released today, as they only place that I could find a screenshot of them was IMDB... I had to print-screen, crop, and rehost to get a picture, due to IMDB's copyright/no-copy feature.



I'm tempted to buy the Marv/Goldie one.

EDIT: I just found some better pictures.

I don't know how many people will be interested in this but I've been waiting for this Bret Hart DVD for almost a year now!

Ive never heard about that movie, DV. How is it? Sounds like a dutch movie (Director)...

Never saw it. It's the second film in Van Sant's "Death Triolgy: Death by a stranger" as IMDB calls it. This film is a fictional film about a school shooting, similar to Columbine's. I wanted to see it before I saw Last Days, which is the final film in the trilogy, which is about the last days of a musician very similar to Kurt Cobain.

It's American, not Dutch. I'll be watching it today.

Cinderella Man will be released on 12/6 in Wide, Full, and there will also be a Collector's Edition Gift Set boasting a second disc of extra content in special packaging along with a Collectible Book. I'll be getting the Collector's Edition Gift Set. And for those who just love Universal DVDs, yes, it will in fact be another flipper

CINDERELLA MAN.....Oh ya, Opie's box-office dud of an Oscar bait that has nothing really special to it in the long run?

Really, I like Opie...but on a technical and execution level, the movie is miles under ground such superior boxing dramas as of course Scorsese's masterpiece RAGING BULL and Michael Mann's solid decent-yet-technically amazing ALI.

Here are the specs for Cinderella Man

"Audio commentary by director Ron Howard, additional commentary by writers Akiva Goldsman and Cliff Hollingsworth, deleted scenes with optional commentary by Ron Howard, 5 featurettes (including The Fight Card: Casting Cinderella Man, The Man, The Movie, The Legend: A Filmmaking Journey, For the Record: A History in Boxing, Ringside Seats and Jim Braddock: The Friends & Family Behind the Legend) and more. The collector's edition will include all of the above, along with a bonus disc and a collectible book. The bonus disc will offer additional deleted scenes optional commentary by Ron Howard, 6 more behind-the-scenes featurettes (including Pre-Fight Preparations, Lights, Camera, Action: The Fight From Every Angle, The Sound of the Bell, Braddock vs. Baer Fight Footage, Russell Crowe's Personal Journey: Becoming Jim Braddock and The Human Face of the Depression), and a photo montage."

Here\'s the artwork for the Batman Special Edition DVDs

Watched The Real Ghostbuster cartoons last night xxx and I loved it! It brought back so many memories

UGH, they couldn't use the other artwork for the DVD? I hope I can see this in theaters.
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=58142

Here\'s the coverart for the Office Space Special Edition DVD (there's more flair)

Hmm, I like them, though not the BATMAN lettering at the top...

Yeah I thought the same thing about the lettering Don_Andrew

Im short of money at the moment. Dunno if I should get 21 Gram or Lost in Translation next...

21 Grams. Both are great films, but 21 Grams is far superior.

Meanwhile, 20th Century Fox has announced its Edward Scissorhands: Anniversary Edition for release on 11/18. There will be 3 versions - separate full frame and anamorphic widescreen editions (SRP $14.98), as well as the anamorphic widescreen version packaged in a collectible tin (SRP $19.98). Extras will include audio commentary by director Tim Burton, audio commentary by composer Danny Elfman, a short featurette on the making of the film, interview clips )with Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Weist, Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson, Alan Arkin, Vincent Price and Danny Elfman), trailers, TV spots and a video gallery of concept artwork.

--TheDigitalBits

Just got this today

Batman Begins

The features are good, as well as the cover, although I liked this poster better.

I concur, I think the poster looked better and should have been used instead

WOW, they are releasing a limitied edition of the "A Fistful of Dollars" and "For A Few Dollars More". Now this looks great. Unfortunately, MGM has the rights for "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" so there wont be a complete trilogy set from Paramount. What a shame.

Amazon has the two-disc version Batman Begins on sale for 48% off for all Pre-Orders.

Goddamn. I gotta get Seventh Seal, Le Samourai, Sin City, and Batman Begins. I wish I had a credit card.

EDIT: The link was just updated with the single disk version, which has an even worse cover.

So I'm taking it you've finally seen Sin City?

No, I gotta get it. I saw it at K Mart today for $15, but didn't get it. Somewhere down the road when most of my to-get list is gone, I will probably also get the Man on Fire SE, which I also saw for cheap.

Got these yesterday at WalMart for $5.50

Got this today

Great pickup Don_Andrew

Not to mention I got it for free. A relative works for Miramax.

That's a good purchase. I don't own it because the only good Tarantino-release is the Reservoir Dogs Special Edition here in Germany. Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown have some of the shittiest DVD-Releases I've ever seen for good movies. They better re-release them.

Monday sees the release of the new Herzog boxset. My next big purchase, I think. But Godard's Notre musique is out now too, and I want that. Not to mention The Sopranos season 5 is yet to become part of my collection...

Mick

I got The Simpsons Season 6 yesterday with Homer's ugly head

DV, tell me how you like Sin City.

Anyways, other than my purchase of Sin City on tuesday (I got the Marv & Wendy cover-slip), I picked these up today:





And I had to order this last one in, because for some strange reason, Suncoast doesn't carry the best film of 1999 in stock...

I posted in the Movie thread.

Ah, I see it. A reasonable oppinion. Like I've said in the past... It's not a masterpiece, but so damn great, and entertaining. It's a pure entertainment/visual film.

It's the eyecandy piece of the film. And I don't say that because of the 3456346934354534 nude scenes.

I think Ebert described it best.

#1 - A Film-Noir on steroids
#2 - The heartbroken man who wandered the dark noir streets, Sin City would be his nightmares.

My parents bought these.

Bought the two-disc special editions of both Alien and Aliens two days ago. I suppose I could have held for eventually getting the Alien Quadrilogy, but that would have ment getting the 'interesting but not great' second and third sequels. With regards to the discs I actually bought, Twentieth Century Fox did a great job, at least judging from the presentation of these two genre classics. One can view them in either their theatrical or extended cuts, and there's some great featurettes too.

October 18th will be a kickass day:

George A. Romero's LAND OF THE DEAD

http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7475&n=1&burl=

"Both Rated and Unrated discs will be available to own from the 18th October this year, and should retail at around $29.99 a piece. The rated edition (runtime 1 hour 33 minutes) will be available in full frame only, whereas the unrated edition (1 hour 37 minutes) will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen. Each will carry English Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Surround tracks. Extras wise, both discs will carry an audio commentary with George Romero, producer Peter Grumwald and editor Michael Doherty, an Undead Again: The Making of Land of the Dead featurette, A Day with the Living Dead featurette, deleted scenes and a When Shaun met George featurette. The unrated disc will include all of that, along with a Bringing the Dead to Life featurette, a Scenes of Carnage feature, a feature on the Zombie Effects from Green Screen to Finished Scene, a Bringing the Storyboards to Life feature, and Scream Tests: Zombie Casting Call."

and of course, also that same damn day:

BATMAN BEGINS

Cool man, tell us how the new Ridley Scott/Russell Crowe(minus the flying telephone ) commentary track is.

GOD I hate that cover. This is what that image is really saying.

Got these today

Got a free copy of this from work last week also

The Big Lebowski artwork

Great film

Irishman, have you seen Mystic River before? Let me know what you think of it.

Mick

Yeah Capo I've seen it numerous times. I saw it in the theaters with my ma and it wasn't what I thought it be. But upon multiple viewings (due to the fact it was on HBO almost every week) I started to enjoy it more. Plus like I said, it was a free copy so I won't turn it down

I was in Munich on a Seminar and I got myself this:



And a friend of mine got me from the US this (since the German release sucks):

Ahh Aziatic, the Pulp Fiction SE DVD is excellent.



Gonna get these in a few days:







(With FREE Chris Farley bobblehead )

Gonna get these later on today myself

Yo Irishman tell me what you think of Chappelle's Show aight? Season 2 is better IMO.

[img]http://websitehawaii.com/store2/images/lastdragon.jpg?osCsid=adf903432a79f38c70a4ae9bccdc5ef5[/img]

this maybe the best movie of all time

SHO NUFF

I saw some on TV but only about the first half of the season. It'll be a long time before I watch it because of all the other crap I gotta watch. Might not get around to it until early next year or so

Just got 2 Akira Kurosawa Boxes which include all together 35 DVD's! Got a few movies twice and afew have 2 DVD's...Now I need ALOT of time on my hands

I found a Pic of the smaller BOX:



Box 1:
11 DVD's -- KOMPLETT-SET !!!

DVD 1 + DVD 2 : Seven Samurai -- Die sieben Samurai : 208 Min. (2 DVD's)
DVD 3 : Rashomon: 88 Min.
DVD 4 : Ikiru -- Einmal wirklich leben : 143 Min.
DVD 5 + DVD 6 : The Bad Sleep Well -- Der Schlechte Schlaf Gut : 151 Min. (2 DVD's)
DVD 7 : Stray Dog -- Streu Hund : 133 Min.
DVD 8 : Hidden Fortress -- Versteckter Fortress : 128 Min.
DVD 9 + DVD 10 : Red Beard -- Roter Bart : 185 Min.(2 DVD's)
DVD 11 : The Throne of Blood -- Der Throne des Bluts : 110 Min.

Technische Daten:
• 11 DVD's -- KOMPLETT-SET mit 8 Filme -- 11 DVD-Disc Edtion
• Code: ALL ( Weltweit, auf jedem Player abspielbar )
• Sprachen / Untertitel : Japanisch / Englisch
• Dolby Digital 5.1


Box 2: The Film of Akira Kurosawa 24 DVD Collection include all 22 Movies:

1. Sanshiro Sugata (2 Dvds)
2. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
3. One Wonderful Sunday
4. Drunken Angel
5. Stray Dog
6. Scandal
7. Rashomon
8. The Idiot
9. Lkiru
10. Seven Samurai
11. Throne of Blood
12. The Hidden Fortress
13. The Bad Sleep Well
14. Red Beard
15. The Lower Depths
16. Dreams
17. Madadayo
18. Rhapsody In August
19. Kagemusha (Pal Format)*
20. Ran (Pal Format) (Japanese audio with Chinese or French subtitle)*
21. The Quiet Duel (Japanese audio with Chinese subtitle)*
22. Dersu Uzala (2 Dvds) (optional Russian / English audio with English subtitle)*

Probably gonna get these too today

BUMP

Got Animal House and The Blues Brothers today.

I'll be picking up the special edition of The Deer Hunter today.

Let me know what you think of Citizen Kane, Collateral, and Road to Perdition.

xxx, I thought the special edition Deer Hunter didn't come out until Tuesday!? I was at Wal-Mart earlier today and they didn't have it down here

Yeah, Amazon.com says September 6...

Just pre-ordered this Limited Set. Gotta wait till October 6 though Found 2 different pics:

The Virgin Megastore in Orange, California had about 50 copies of it last Wednesday. Maybe they had an exclusive deal?

How much did it cost? 30 euro, maybe?

The Virgin Megastore in Orange, California had about 50 copies of it last Wednesday. Maybe they had an exclusive deal? [/b][/quote]I'm a little worried because I keep checking BestBuy.com and they're circulors for this week and they only have The Sting listed. If you search for Deer Hunter on there site they'll give you the same price as Sting and the same release date but I haven't seen it advertised and it's making me a little nervous

How much did it cost? 30 euro, maybe? [/b][/quote]Nah, 40 Euro

Blackball

Funny film,but stupid at times

Just purchased this X-Men 2 Tin DVD-Case from eBay:

Does any1 have MALENA with Monica Bellucci on DVD? And which version? Since the German and US DVD's are cut I was thinking about ordering the Korean DVD (SE Uncut)...

Don't have it, but it is a good movie. Nice for GF-fans, to see the war/postwar Sicilian setting.

I just got this the other day

I know I'm the only person on this board who's looking forward to getting this

That is pretty obvious. :rolleyes:

Easily to me the most personally-painful bad film of the summer.

But hey, one man's crap is another person's gold.

December's looking pretty sweet already!

The Shield Season 4

24 Season 4

Plus there's a rumor that The Simpsons Season 7 could be out by Christmas

Gonna get this piece on Tuesday

Festivus November 22nd!

I'm still stumped as to why it wasn't a straight-to-video release...

Oh, that's right, the studio is ran by greed driven assholes who can't leave well-established markets alone.

Have you seen it yet, Irish? It's excellent. Let me know what you thought of it once you get around to it.

I can't wait till this Ben Hur Set will be released in germany, two months left. Im getting it for sure... Brilliant movie!

Irish, nice you got that new DEER HUNTER DVD. Tell us if it has a new improved anamorphic-widescreen transfer.

Too bad the new DVD doesn't include the one gem that is featured on Region 2's DVD version of the movie:

Audio commentary track from Michael Cimino

I would dig to hear that since I dug Cimino's recent track for his (finally) released YEAR OF THE DRAGON on DVD. Damn, I need to review that 80's Mickey Rourke-gem soon...

Have you seen it yet, Irish? It's excellent. Let me know what you thought of it once you get around to it. [/b][/quote]Here's my review of it from July 30th (I usually don't buy movies unless I've seen them before)

Ben-Hur #72 on the AFI Top 100 List

I had always wanted to see this movie but never made time to see it. It was rather long but it was great! Another Charlton Heston classic to go along with The Ten Commandments (which I believe are the only 2 Charlton Heston movies that I've seen). He put together another great and memorable performance as Judah. I'll probably be getting the 4-disc set when it's releaseed in September and I still need to get The Ten Commandments

The quality of the DVD is definitely better and more noticeable. When I reviewed this movie a couple weeks back I watched the original DVD release. This blows it out of the water! The picture and sound quality are just something that needs to be viewed to really be appreciated. There's commentary on it but unfortunately the special features are nothing to ride home about. There's some "deleted/extended scenes" which are all pretty much from the roulette scenes and then there's the trailer and production notes. No interviews with cast and crew members brought back or anything So if you're interested in getting it, do so for the movie itself and not for the "special features" because they're anything but special IMO

Another DVD that I have to buy. I'll get the 2-disc special edition although I'm not a big fan of the coverart

2 WORDS! Sin F\'n City!!!

Yup that new SIN CITY DVD looks great.

Now if that new BATMAN BEGINS DVD had kept that Nolan/Goyer commentary track before being jettisoned.

You beat your sweet a$$ that new Sin City DVD looks awesome and it's only 3 more months away. Glad I waited to buy it

Carlito\'s Way DVD Comparison

Got these 2 yesterday

Ben-Hur

The Ten Commandments

I will finally be able to sleep at night. My favorite cartoon series ever is coming out in November.

Fuck yeah! If only they still had the music videos I would be 105% happy.

They aren't showing the scenes of them talking about the videos?

I was tempted to purchase Le Cercle Rouge, La Dolce Vita, and 8 1/2 the other day, but $120 for three DVDs?!

Apparently they couldn't get all the rights so they just removed them.

Getting these tomorrow

They couldn't add any other features like interviews or even a documentary?

I know, the features lack unfortunately. There's nothing special about them

OHHHHH!

Is that the one with the Carpenter/Roddy Piper commentary track???

Hell, THEY LIVE might be reviewed when I post finally my BLADE RUNNER review for RRA'S CULT MOVIE REVIEW...

yes the commentary's is in it and I can't wait for your
review on They live

I borrowed these.

Gonna get these tomorrow







Might get this too

yes the commentary's is in it and I can't wait for your
review on They live [/b][/quote]I will! Just tell me how the commentary track. You know, a reason like this is why I hate you R2 pricks... :p

What are the features on the Region 1 DVD? (They Live)

Can't wait to get this piece

It's about TIME they announced it! They released Season 4 in the UK back in August (albeit without many extras), and I hoped that it wouldn't take them too long to release it over here. At least now I have a firm date to look forward to.

It's usually released in December to my memory. I'd glad it's being released before Christmas. I'm so excited that THE SHIELD SEASON 4 is coming out in December (it usually comes out in February) but the DVD won't be released until 2 days after Christmas

Got these yesterday

Does anyone know what the special edition DVD of L.A. Confidential has that the VHS version doesn't have?

I'm more interested in knowing about additional footage than special features, interviews, etc.

The currently released DVD has NO extras. But I read somewhere that there is another edition coming soon with alot of extras.

Vercetti mentioned a special edition DVD somewhere. I figured it was out already.

It was announced, but that's all. It's a film I really need to see.

You really should.

I just watched it twice within the past few days. It's cracked my all-time Top 30.

I've always wanted to see it but never have been interested enough to pick it up myself. On an unrelated note, does anybody know/think Taxi Driver will get a 30th Anniversary Edition next year? A friend of mine wants me to go to BestBuy with him and I usually can't leave the store without buying something and I've always been putting off buying Taxi Driver but I was just thinking they should re-release the DVD with remastered sound and picture and then it hit me that next year it'll be it's Anniversary. What do you guys think?

The Taxi Driver DVD is great for an older release. It's worth it just for the documentary on the film's making. I'm sure it will get an SE next year though, being known as one of Scorsese's best or the best.

Plaw, I definitely wanna see it. I love Neo-Noirs. By the way, you should consider renting or picking up Le Samourai when it comes out in October. Definitely the coolest hitman film I can think of. Delon is great in it, the film is also great in it's noir-like atmosphere.

That's why I think I'm gonna hold out because Goodfellas and Raging Bull just got the double-disc treatment recently. I'll guess I'll have to wait and see

Looking forward to this as well

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I am definitely buying these within the next few months whenever the money comes around.

Like DV, I want these titles....when I get my paycheck!!!

Does anyone own Roshamon on DVD? If so, what's on it besides the movie?

• Audio Commentary by Donald Richie
• Excerpts from 'The World of Kazuo Miyagawa' (12:32)
• Introduction by Robert Altman (6:39)
• Trailer (3:19)
• Akira Kurosawa's 'Rashomon': 28 page booklet
• Notes by Stephen Prince
• Akira Kurosawa on Rashomon
• Reprints of the Rashomon source stories, Ryunosuke Akutagawa's 'In a Grove' and 'Rashomon'

DVD Comparison

Holy mackerel, that sounds awesome! Do you have it?

No, but DVD Beaver is one of my favorite sites, and I usually look it over before buying films.

After five weeks, Suncoast has FINALLY replaced the empty Magnolia case they sold me. :rolleyes:

Anyways, I plan to watch it tomorrow.

Congratulations! Stupid Suncoast. I payed 30 bucks for GoodFellas.

I'm lovin' the new cover.

Congratulations! Stupid Suncoast. I payed 30 bucks for GoodFellas. [/b][/quote]Bah... It kind of pays off in the end because their staff is cool and helpful, and the replay rewards are nice... But the Magnolia thing has left me bitter. I guess it's the GED students who landed a job packaging in a New Line factory fault, but come on. The copy they sold me was missing a disk!

I'm still not sure if I should be upset, or laughing.

Does anybody know/heard of Warner Bros. releasing a special edition A Clockwork Orange? Warner has been releasing a lot of special edition DVDs and I still need this movie and was thinking they might make a special edition so I might hold out

Irish check out the archives of digitalbits.com...

Apparently, starting in 2006, Warner Brothers plans to issue 2-disc Special Edition DVDs of Kubrick's films that they have the rights to...starting with 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.

Sweet dude! Thank for the info. Now I'm glad I've been holding off on getting Taxi Driver and A Clockwork Orange

Does anyone know if John Woo's The Killer will be released again on DVD? I wouldn't mind having the Criterion Collection DVD but I don't want to pay the $150-$250 price on amazon.com

Since I want to get more into Italian Cinema, and I loved "The Leopard" and "La Dolce Vita" and liked "Otte e Mezzo", could some tell me how this movie compares to them?

This comes out tomorrow and I ordered it

Ordered this just now

I can't wait for this to come out!

Just received this:

As I told in previous occasions, I'm not a huge Fellini's fan. Nonetheless, Amarcord is a fascinating movie. Can't really tell you much about. You know how Fellini's cinema is....just magic! I will just explain what Amarcord means. It means "I remember" in Romagna dialect. Oh, and I'll just tell you to pay attention to the Gradisca character. She will say an unforgettable line.

Thanks for your input Lavinia. I can always count on you
I think this will be the next italian movie im getting, then "Death in Venice" followed by "La Grande Bouffe"

Hey Aziatic, tell us how that Ridley Scott/Crowe track is, will ya?

Alright, as soon as I'll find time to watch it, there are Kurosawa movies I have to see at first :p

Yeah, let us know if at any point in the conversation Scott has a telephone and/or any other blunt objects thrown at him.

Just purchased the Malena Special Edition from Korea, as far as I know the only Uncut version available on DVD
Cant wait
Here are 2 Pics I got from the net:





/me wants to make RRA jealous :p

I've been drooling over this since April!

Specs for Dumb and Dumber: Unrated Edition due out in January

Finally, looks like we'll get a new boxset edition of a certain 70's masterpiece; from dvdverdict.com :

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Verdict: Are there any plans to revisit some of his other films or if there's anything in the pipeline you can talk about?

Aubry: We're working on an elaborate, enhanced version of Apocalypse Now that I hope will be really great for fans. Both versions are on DVD but neither of them have any bonus content. That's probably the biggest one. We'll probably take a look at Dracula because we were not involved in the first Sony release of Dracula.

Verdict: Are there any extras for Apocalypse Now you can tempt us with?

Aubry: (long pause) A lot has been said about the process of making Apocalypse Now in the Philippines, it's been talked about in documentaries and news coverage and books. But not much has been said or written about the post-production process of Apocalypse Now and that always bugged me because of my roots in post-production. I think Apocalypse Now of course owes a great deal of its importance to the writing and the photography that took place, but it also owes quite a bit to the post-production issues. They shot a million and a half feet of negative on that film, it had to be edited, it had to be thought about, and it had to be structured and sculpted, and so on our DVD I think we're going to look at the post-production Apocalypse in an in-depth way. But it's early.
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After looking through Coppola's Zoetrope DVD's work on many of his titles, including his recent releases like RUMBLE FISH, they do a pretty damn good job for all their titles, even the infamous mega box-office bomb ONE FROM THE HEART, can't wait for their job on APOCALYPSE NOW. The Coppola commentary track should be a trip....

Awesome.

I thought There were alternate cuts of AN that would possibly be released.

Wow, this is coming out quickly (December)

Yes, and lets keep all those copies of that crappy movie saty on the shelves to collect lots of dust.

I'm asking for this for Christmas

Un-rated? :rolleyes: That means we get to see some boobies of a particular blonde? :rolleyes:

I was wondering the exact same thing. I believe it was released in theaters as PG-13, so it's kind of a jump to make it unrated but as a friend of mine said to me, they might just add a couple of F words or something like that

I don't think someone with a track record like Jessica Simpson (the notorious virgin) would shed her clothes on camera...

Besides, even if she did, they still wouldn't be able to sell any copies.

No matter how bad the movie stunk, it would sell like hotcakes. I would buy it, everyone would.

Jessica Simpson nude? Come on, I would've shelled out 10 bucks for The Island to see Scarlett nude. No matter how crappy it was.

Unrated doesn't always necessitate to nudity but I agree she's not showing skin. It's probably more for language or some other hottie in the movie will shed it

Since the german release of Citizen Kane has no extras I got myslef this:

This gonna set me back some when it comes out

Gonna get these on Tuesday

For $25

Yeah I got it for that price when it came out a couple of weeks ago at BestBuy. Who still has it for $25?

Costco

Your box is full, Vercetti -- you also got too many PMs. :p

Done

I went to Media Play today and saw Rules of the Game for 36 fucking dollars!

Uh, consider yourself lucky. That DVD should be $40.

Damn, Oct 25 can't come soon enough. Le Samourai.

Some great news as Widescreen DVDs are laying the smackdown on Full screen DVDs...finally.

http://www.dvdexclusive.com/article.asp?articleID=2465

They should wipe out the Full-Screen. Widescreen rules all.

Great news for Widescreen fans. I hate Fullscreen with a passion. It's the work of the devil! My roomate has Fullscreen DVD's and I cannot watch them at all! I had a customer come into work the other day and returned a movie he bought because it was Widescreen. He said he doesn't know why they make it and I told him that you get more of the picture with Wide and he just said "well I don't know about all that" and just got a refund. That is one of my biggest beef's with WalMart is that they usually only carry the Fullscreen, whereas BestBuy will carry both (but usually more Wide)

First time posting in this thread I just seen this DVD the other day and it was great.

two for one

Got these yesterday

Two belter bargains:

The Deer Hunter 2-disc SE for £4.99!
The Wicker Man 2-disc SE for £2.99!

THE WICKERMAN?!?!?! You bastard!

Really groovy underrated 70's flick which unfortunately it seems now is getting a remake with Nicholas Cage. Yes, it is another pointless remake folks.

I've not watched The Wickerman yet. Can't wait!

Mick

Getting these today

I finally got this yesterday after being after it for the last 5 months almost

Got all 3 of these today.

All 3 are among my top 30 or so movies of all time, and through my cunning use of a combination of coupons, store credit from traded-in matierial, and shopping at used cd stores, I was able to get all 3 for under 30$.

A pretty sweet deal if you ask me.

Now I just gotta make sure they all work alright, but Ive never had any problems with DVD's from any of the used cd stores.

Let me know your thoughts on Collateral.

The DVD itself? Or the film?

I have the DVD already. I'm just curious. Most of us seem to love it (my third favorite of all time), aside a few people.

Yeah, Ive posted my thoughts on Collateral on another thread I think. Like I said a couple posts up, its one of my favorites of all time, #24 on my top 50 list.

A great performance by Cruise with some really quick-witted dialogue. He really moves well in this movie I thought, his whole posture and body language throughout really convey to you his character of hardened hitman for hire.

Jamie Foxx turns in a somewhat amateurish performance I thought, although it was still good. He is very believable as Max the cab driver, but at certain points when he is panicing in the car I was thinking he was like a TV sitcom actor.

Mann again does an excellent job of showing you the city of Los Angeles. I read one review of Heat where the critic described Mann's work as "making you fall in love with the city, just wanting to be there," and I feel like he did that here too.

I also thought Mark Ruffalo put in a good performance in this movie as the cop, I forget his name at the moment. He didn't have a whole lot of scenes but he brought flare to the role with his fast paced police work and his whole Hispanic thing.

The movie in total, while not having that whole "epic saga" thing that Heat had going on, still comes off well. It's interesting to see the multilayered story line; Vincent battles with Max, Vincent battles with the cops, Max battles with himself, Vincent battles with his targets, etc. It works on a lot of different levels.

The only thing I was really kind of dissapointed with was the ending. A little bit too melodramatic for me, but it didn't ruin the film or even the climax or anything.

So bottom line, great film, good cast, but to me the real star is Mann and his direction.

I can't wait for Miami Vice.

And by the way, Don V, Collateral is 3rd to which two?

Watch the commentary, Mann's information is fascinating, such as character development and other things.

Fanning was Hispanic? I thought he spoke Spanish for his witness, but was Italian. I remember when he was in the elevator with Vincent and he said "Mezzo, mezzo" to describe his day.

Collateral is third to Le Samourai and Taxi Driver on my favorites. As for the ending I thought that it was more the rising action, rather then the end that was the problem. I don't think it could've ended any other way. I loved however, the fact that Mann may resort to an average cat and mouse chase, but he still makes it great to watch, such as the office scene.

I can't wait for Miami Vice as well. It'll probably be the only good TV series turned into a film lately.

Getting these Tuesday

You must have a massive DVD collection, you buy just about everything it seems.

And I wanted to ask, how was the Big Lebowski DVD? Thats one of the only Coen Brothers movies I havent seen a bunch of times, but I thought it was alright after 1 viewing.

My collection is pretty big (I think last I counted it was at 380). As for The Big Lebowski DVD, I haven't been able to watch it since purchasing it. Been too busy watching other movies, finishing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire before the movie comes out, school & work. Still, it's my 2nd favorite movie of all time

Yeah I really like most of the Coen's stuff, and I enjoyed Lebowski after my first viewing but ive been meaning to get back around to it. Seeing as its your 2nd of all time, Ill make it a little bit more of a point to see it.

Well it always depends on your taste in movies. Most here don't agree or like my taste but my 3 favorite of all time are probably:

1) Scarface
2) The Big Lebowski
3) The Usual Suspects

I'm guessing you mean the 1983 version? You dont seem like an old-movie kind of guy.

Yes I did mean the 1983 version. I haven't seen the original yet but I would like to

I assumed Kill Bill would be one of your top 3. Where do you rank that?

Well my favorite movie of 2003 was Kill Bill Volume 1, favorite of 2004 Kill Bill Volume 2 and favorite of 2005 Sin City

What you said got me thinking, so I drew this up real quick.

2005 - Layer Cake
2004 - Collateral
2003 - Kill Bill
2002 - Narc
2001 - Ocean’s 11
2000 - Traffic
1999 - American Beauty
1998 - The Truman Show
1997 - Boogie Nights
1996 - Fargo
1995 - Heat
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1993 - Carlito’s Way
1992 - Reservoir Dogs
1991 - Bugsy
1990 - Goodfellas
1989 - Sex, Lies, and Videotape
1988 - Big
1987 - Raising Arizona
1986 - Ferris Beuller’s Day Off
1985 - The Breakfast Club
1984 - This is Spinal Tap
1983 - Scarface
1982 - Rocky III
1981 - Thief
1980 - Raging Bull
1979 - Apocalypse Now
1978 - Grease
1977 - Star Wars
1976 - Taxi Driver
1975 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
1974 - The Godfather Part II
1973 - Mean Streets
1972 - The Godfather
1971 – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
1970 – The Aristocats
1969 – Hello, Dolly!
1968 – 2001: A Space Oddysey
1967 - The Graduate

Before 1967, I havent seen enough to really know. I'm already pushing it with some of the 70's and 60's ones, but I wanted to get at least down to Space Oddysey.

Le Samourai and Last Days came out today. Hopefully I'll get them tomorrow.

Is Le Samouri gonna be widely available? I wonder if I could pick it up at Blockbuster or Best Buy maybe, Im dying to see it.

Wherever they sell Criterions or foreign films I guess. I don't know about Blockbuster, as I have some negative experiences there.

Go here: Best Buy, Borders, or Saturday Matinee.

I hate to buy movies without renting them first.

Im guessing Samouri is worth the risk?

Le Samourai is the greatest crime/suspense film I can think of. (not counting The Godfather.) It's also my favorite film of all time.

It may be slightly misleading by saying thriller, but your fascination builds for every scene, in a thrilling sort of way. Here are two reviews to convince you. I also suggest you rent Le Cercle Rouge.

Capo\'s review
Don Vercetti\'s review

I missed this Board the last week, but Im back now with 2 new DVDs :p

Just purchased this one on eBay 2 minutes ago (I cant stand the wack-ass German release)...I want those special features mang!

Damn its gonna be an expensive month...I couldn't resist this (it'll be released in a month):



Cant wait

I can't wait for this!

Sin City (Recut & Extended Version)
Release Date: December 13, 2005


DVD Features:

* Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1)
* Commentary by Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller
* Commentary by Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino
* Commentary by Austin premiere audience reaction
* Recut and extended theatrical release - separated into four stories
* Original theatrical release including:
* All-new feature commentary with Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller
* All-new feature commentary with Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino
* All-new feature commentary of Austin premiere audience reaction
* Exclusive never-before-seen extras:
* 15-minute film school with Robert Rodriguez
* The movie in high-speed green screen
* The Long Take: 17 uninterrupted minutes of Tarantino's segment
* Sin City Night at Antones -- filmmakers, cast and crew party
* 10-minute cooking school with Robert Rodriguez
* Bloopers
* Teaser & theatrical trailers
* A Hard Top With a Decent Engine: The cars of Sin City
* Making the Monsters: Special effects make-up
* Trench Coats & Fishnets: The costumes of Sin City
* Booze, Broads & Guns: The props of Sin City
* How it Went Down: Convincing Frank Miller to make the film
* Giving the Characters Life: Casting the film
* Special guest director: Quentin Tarantino
* Sin-Chroni-City interactive game
* Complete Sin City Graphic Novel - The Hard Goodbye
* Number of discs: 2

You and me both long_lost_corleone. I've been waiting for that DVD since the movie came out in theaters 6 months ago

Yeah, it's going to be the highlight of my Christmas gifts. I just wish they would insert a differant Sin City book, as I purchased The Hard Goodbye back in April when I first saw the film.

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Just bought these:

Great film.

I JUST received this as a gift:



I'll try to review it by tommorow.

I walked into blockbuster today, asked for Le Samouri, the girl nodded her head like she knew exactly what I was talking about, and then handed me that fucking Tom Cruise movie.

Dude, why did you go to Blockbuster?

Getting this tomorrow

Im really not in the mood to drop 20$ or whatever for a dvd right now. Ive been working less and spending more recently for some reason, so I figured Id take a shot at just renting it first.

Most of the video rental places suck. But I'm going to Hollwood as it is. Not that they're great, but the MVP deal is worth it... $9.99 a month for unlimited rentals; you can have a maximum of three movies out at a time. So, if you wanted, you could get three new movies a day for ten bucks.

And I've been going to this newer, bigger Hollywood down the road, so, their selection is amazing.

Le Samourai DVD Beaver Comparison

Just got these for my b-day:

Is Le Samouraï spoken in French?
If so, for all the fans over here; did you watch it with subtitles? Or are you so frickin fan of it, that you learned french to fully understand the movie?

I watch it with subtitles. It's in French, which I think the title gives away. :p

You never know...

Edit: [Childish taunting voice] I still know way more french than you! [/Childish taunting voice]

I think...

I FINALLY got my DVD collection online

Thats pretty cool, Irish.

Got these 3 for 10 dollars total yesterday. First I saw Kill Bill 2 for 5.99, then I was told it was 2 for 10, so I grabbed Matrix Reloaded, and then I was told it was buy 2 get 1 free, so I grabbed Way of the Gun.





I dont like that new cover for Way of the Gun, that bright yellow worked well.

Irish bought Collateral? :p

;) :p Yeah, it was good. I didn't see the "great" movie you did but I did enjoy Tom Cruise as the villian for a change

Getting these tomorrow

I couldn't find Gerry.

I must be losing my mind here, but how do you guys get so many DVD's like they all cost pennies?
I am happy for you guys, Im just asking to learn how to do it myself. I think most of the members here are somewhere around 20 years old like me, so Im just wondering what the hell am I doing wrong...
I usually got 2 jobs, mostly delivery and clerk stuff, sometimes I work 2 shifts which takes a total 18 hrs a day, and at the end of the month I barely make it to pay for rent, food, electricity etc.

So how do u guys do it? whats the secret?

I also got this on Tuesday from BestBuy for $5.99

I'll bet many of them are living at home (i.e. with parents) and thats gonna save a lot on monthly expenses!

Getting this tomorrow

I also got this today

Waiting on these to come in from amazon

Got this in the mail today.

I FINALLY got this in the mail today and I cannot wait to watch it!



BTW, enjoy the Bret Hart DVD xxx. I can't wait to watch that one either

Excellent, excellent, excellent.

Does anyone plan on buying this when it comes out?

I still haven't seen the film, actually. It seems as if it still isn't out, as I have heard nothing of it, in terms of quality. If it is any good, I may.

Getting these both tomorrow

Just ordered this

DVD REVIEW: The Blues Brothers: 25th Anniversary Edition (WS)

Ok, where to start. This DVD was good, though I really don't see why it was a flipper, but whatever.

THE FEATURES:
Available Subtitles: Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Contains two versions of the film: the original theatrical verison and the new director's cut
Stories behind the making of The Blues Brothers: Go behind the scenes with John Landis, Dan Aykroyd, and the Blues Brothers band; Exclusive in-depth interviews with the cast and crew and never-before seen footage
Introduction to the film by Dan Aykroyd
Going Rounds: A Day on the Blues Brothers tour
Transposing the music
Remembering John
Musical Highlights
Production Notes
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I liked that they included both versions, because I had never seen the Director's Cut, and it was good, gave a little more insight into The Bluesmobile, etc.

Stories... was also a GREAT documentary which details interesting stories and tid bits about the making of the Blues Brothers.

As for the featurettes: Going Rounds was a little disappointing, as it only features 2 songs from a concert at a House of Blues earlier this year. Remembering John was a little tribute to John Belushi and told some funny stories about him, it includes some vintage clips so it isn't bad. Transposing was decent, told about how they selected the music for the film and the impact The Blues Brothers had on Pop Culture.

This DVD had great sound and presented a nice, clear picture.

DVD: ***

I know alot of You guys been waiting for this for years, atleast me anyways:

Network and Dog Day Afternoon 2-Disc SEs in February:

Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 Two-Disc Special Edition DVD releases of director Sidney Lumet’s Network and Dog Day Afternoon for 28th February 2006. Boasting the star power of Al Pacino, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, John Cazale and more, and tackling the media mania of news and reality TV, thirty years later these films are just as exciting and relevant as they were when they were made. Bonus features include commentaries by Sidney Lumet and new making-of documentaries, including The Making of Dog Day Afternoon, which features Academy Award-winner Al Pacino.

Also available February 28 will be a special Controversial Classics Vol. 2: The Power Of Media, a three title, six-disc collection, which showcases these groundbreaking films about the power of the media and will include the two featured Lumet films along with the Two-Disc Special Edition of All the President's Men (released February 21). The films will be available individually at $26.99 SRP / $19.95 MAP; the giftset is $59.92 SRP.

We'll post a more detailed list of specs soon...

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Thank You Warner!

*counts days*

Because Universal feels the need to make the WORST DVD's known to man

Here\'s the coverart

Umm, ye-ahhh DV, I'm gonna need you to pick up that new edition with "Flair", umm yeah.

Funny. I just got the one-disc.

Oh well. At least it was free.

Are there previews playing for The Wedding Crashers already? I know the DVD isn't coming out until January, but you wouldn't believe the amount of people asking me at work if we had it in. If the releae date is close we'll get a couple, but I've lost count on the people asking me if it's come out yet and it's still another 2 months away!

The 3rd David lean movie in my collection with more to come:

Irish:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BKVQS4/002-5670306-0964028?v=glance&n=130&s =dvd&v=glance

January 3, 2006

Just received this, waited long enough

I know when it's coming out (I'm anticipating its releae) but I never get this many questions about a DVD this far in advance. I just wasn't sure if they were running ads for it yet or something else?

Getting this on Tuesday (I only need Volume 7 which comes out in January)

There's an audio glitch on the Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin match on my Bret Hart DVD. The audio lags behind the actual action on the screen, so say Bret does a powerslam on Austin, the audio doesn't register until about half a second later. It's rather disappointing, really, as that was the match I was most looking forward to on the DVD. Apparantly, this is a common problem with this particular DVD. I did some research online, and the audio glitch has shown up in quite a few copies of the DVD. It's being said that this glitch is on all copies of the DVD, so, as they say, caveat emptor.

Other than that...the DVD was great!

I know I'm the only one who's looking forward to this coming out

Yesterday

Breakfast at Tiffany's Anniversary Edition in February

Paramount Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Breakfast at Tiffany's Anniversary Edition for 7th February 2006 priced at $19.99 SRP. Winner of two Oscars®, the romantic comedy that sparkles like diamonds! The names Audrey Hepburn and Holly Golightly have become synonymous since this dazzling romantic comedy was translated to the screen from Truman Capote's best-selling novella. Holly is a deliciously eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian Millionaire. George Peppard plays her next-door neighbour, a writer who is "sponsored" by a wealthy Patricia Neal. Guessing who's the right man for Holly is easy. Seeing just how that romance blossoms is one of the enduring delights of this gem-like treat set to Henry Mancini's Oscar®-winning score and the Oscar®-winning Mancini-Johnny Mercer song "Moon River."

Features include:
Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
English DD5.1 Surround
English Restored Mono
French Mono
English subtitles
Commentary by Producer Richard Shepherd
The Making of a Classic
It’s So Audrey: A Style Icon
Brilliance in a Blue Box
Audrey’s Letter to Tiffany
Original Theatrical Trailer


Cover Art

My parents got these today.

Your parents have the same taste in movies as mine do, Don Vercetti. I try to get them to watch good films but they never like them. The only really good movie that they like is Casablanca. The rest is mainstream Denzel Washington bullshit for them.

I don't have a problem with their taste but they will probably hate War of the Worlds. They bought it to see how much of Connecticut is in it, for the week they filmed here.

My father is like that. Whenever he hears a film was partly filmed in Miami or whatever he goes to see it.

What would I give to get this DVD Box. Lucky Italians

Apocalypse Now - The Ultimate DVD Edition (3 DVD)






Extras:
- Intervista inedita al regista Francis Ford Coppola datata 1979
- Interviste con i doppiatori italiani originali
- DOCUMENTARIO: Hearts of Darkness, il documentario di Eleanor Coppola sulla realizzazione del film
- Trailer cinematografico originale
- Finale alternativo
- Esplosioni con commento del regista Francis Ford Coppola
- Documentario esclusivo realizzato per l'uscita di questo DVD
- Parallelismi con il libro di Joseph Conrad "Heart Of Darkness"
- Easter-egg che nascondono divertenti bloopers
- Video musicale dei Doors
- Film-TV del 1994 Heart of Darkness, in italiano Cuore di
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- TENEBRA: reinterpretazione del romanzo di Conrad con John Malkovich nei panni di Kurtz e Tim Roth
- Spezzoni dalla versione perduta da cinque ore di Apocalypse Now
- Le letture e le brillanti spiegazioni di Baricco inserite nel suo Totem itinerante sul capolavoro di Conrad
- Contenuti DVD Rom

Link

HOLLLYYY CRAP!

Just ordered these from Amazon.com:

Tomorrow

Be sure not to watch Last Days for a heavily entertaining biopic like Ray. Many people went into it for the wrong reasons. If you liked Elephant you might like it.

Thanks DV. I don't want to hear this again:

"It wasn't what I EXPECTED! WAHHHHHH! Where is the rest of the book?!?!"

:p

My Christmas list reads thus:
Gerry (2001)
Elephant (2003)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Irreversible (2002)
Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
La Chinoise (1967)
Jean-Luc Godard boxset volume 2
NYPD Blue season 1
The Fly (1988)
Spider (2002)

And more. I don't expect all.

I've read the reviews, I'm prepared for it. Over the past few months, I've gotten back into Nirvana and the life of Kurt Cobain. Heavier than Heaven was an excellent book, and now I'm constantly looking for anything I can read or watch about Kurt Cobain.

BTW, I checked out those "murder conspiracy" sites you posted not too long ago. It's hard to even fathom that Kurt committed suicide now. How could he have injected a fatal dose of heroin, so fatal, that he would have been incapacitated, and then pick up a shotgun, point it to his head, and pull the trigger? I'm convinced he was murdered.

I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy Last Days. I'm not one of those folks that sit down to watch a film for the sole purpose of being entertained.

Just realize Last Days is more for Cobain than about him. It does have many homages to him.

Heavier than Heaven is interesting so far, but I'm not getting carried away by it. I read several chapters and the ending out of curiosity. Courtney Love and Michael Dewitt apparently gave Cross a lot of information, which leads me to doubt it at times. Plus, the ending is completely disrespectful, serving as a jab to Tom Grant by fabricating wishful thinking to knock over some murder evidence, interesting they never mentioned the drugs in his system. Any normal human would've described his death in an objective way without the bullshit.

So expectations before a movie are bad?

So expectations before a movie are bad? [/b][/quote]EDIT: Misread the post. No, expectations are not bad but they shouldn't effect the movies. I expected a Goodfellas-esque movie with Mean Streets and got something completely different. That doesn't mean I immediately disliked it because it was different. If I go into something expecting arthouse and get something different I'm not gonna shun the movie away.

95% of the people who hated Last Days expected a Cobain biopic or at least an entertaining depiction of one's last days. But as one person at IMDB said perfectly when someone commented on the lack of events.

"What do you think would happen?" The film feels like you're watching something very true to life. Van Sant really turned out his best so far, and I find it to be the best of this year so far. It deserves awards for it's cinematography, original song, direction, and a nomination for Pitt's very humane portrayal of a drug-addicted burn-out musician. But of course the Academy won't do it. They'll give their awards to something much more generic.

Hell, Last Days can be compared to Nirvana's material. Off-beat progressive. But of course, the Academy wants "radio-friendly" picks.

Finally came today. I rock...

Picking this up immediately!

Does anyone know of any other great Beatle DVD's besides The Beatles Anthology or is that pretty much it? I've asked for the anthology for Christmas and was wondering if there was anything else out there (besides the movies of course)

So expectations before a movie are bad? [/b][/quote]EDIT: Misread the post. No, expectations are not bad but they shouldn't effect the movies. I expected a Goodfellas-esque movie with Mean Streets and got something completely different. That doesn't mean I immediately disliked it because it was different. If I go into something expecting arthouse and get something different I'm not gonna shun the movie away. [/b][/quote]My bad on the misreading of the post. I understand what you're saying and I can agree with it, however for me at least I think if I watch a movie and it's not what I'm expecting I'm more disappointed than anything else. I don't think you can help that, I think it's just human nature. When you see previews for or hear someone talk about a movie and you form this perception of it in your mind and it's not what you expected, I agree you shouldn't base the movie solely on that but I don't think you can deny the disappointment that goes with it.