my favorite dvd extra is retrospectives/short docs that gather the cast/director together from the older movies. The perspective of time is interesting…thats why I dont like special features on new dvds that much. Sig do you have The Fly dvd? The documentary on there is like 3 hours long
Yea I saw that one, did you? I thought it was a little too long, maybe they could of cut 30 minutes off, plus more Cronenberg would of been nice. His interviews are part of the other special features, nothing new for the documentary. I was pretty sad Eastern Promises had no documentary on it. His episode of Friday the 13th was on TV today too, best one of the series IMO.
The blade runner 3 hour documentary is still the best though, time flew by with that one and I wanted to know more after it.
Patton has a 4 hour documentary, but I think thats different since its really a historical documentary, not a making of
After Blade Runner, the best documentary making of I’ve seen was on A History of Violence or The Matrix really long one. Or maybe some of the View Askew titles, Smith puts a lot of effort into those - though they never did one for Dogma or Chasing Amy I think
On magic tricks:
You know it’s not real. I find there’s much more to appreciate in observing the craft it takes to pull off a visually convincing illusion than in the cheap thrill of pretending to be fooled. See Penn & Teller for further reference.
On featurettes:
Being a dropout film student and a lover of movies in general, I enjoy this stuff. I don’t feel it cheapens the experience, and in some ways, the appreciation of the craft enhances the film. You can enjoy it on several more levels.
i tried to watch the making of the movies and the extras the dvds have but they are so horrible the ones that ive seen that i have given up hope and just havent watch any for like years now…
im outi
Roberth
speaking of jeff goldblum…why is Mr. Frost not on dvd??
I bought the Alien Quadrilogy set 4 years ago and while the only movies that actually matter are the original two, I also got it for the extensive bonus features.
the company who owns the video rights for Mr. Frost in the US (and most of the world) went out of business. they only had the rights to about 10 movies and no one purchased them. i’d buy it if i could get it for cheap/knew who to contact
i heard there’s an australian dvd release, but i can’t find it anywhere to replace my vhs
i bought the AQ also. both versions of Alien: Ressurection and some of the bonus feature DVDs don’t play in any DVD player. i thought it was just bad luck, but i found out that lots of people got screwed over, and Fox new about it. they didn’t take the boxset off the shelves, they just marked them down. :bluu: if you haven’t before, check your discs.
Here’s the list of BU first 9 blu-ray titles, no release dates/pricing yet
The nine titles confirmed to be part of Blue Underground’s initial Blu-ray wave include: ‘The Final Countdown,’ ‘The Bird With The Crystal Plumage,’ ‘The Stendhal Syndrome,’ ‘Maniac (1980),’ ‘Vigilante (1983),’ ‘Fire & Ice,’ ‘Dead & Buried,’ ‘Two Evil Eyes,’ and ‘Uncle Sam: I Want You… Dead!’
lot of dario and the guy who wrote aliens wrote dead&buried
Actually, that’s my favorite part. I’d love to be in the movie bizz in the future, so the “Making of” documentaries and such are really interesting for me.
Hmm, I guess I’m an anamoly then, because I try to avoid the special features at all costs. The only special features I’ll watch is interwoven deleted scenes, alternate endings, and gag reels. But making-of features and technical commentary I leave alone.
gag reels? i can’t stand those
its always people laughing and i have no idea why haha
damn today has gotten me very erect, back to the future blu ray now
‘Back to the Future’ fans got a sneak peek this past weekend at an apparently in-the-works Blu-ray release of the '80s favorite.
As first reported by the fansite BTTF.com, ‘Future’ producer Bob Gale surprised fans at a special screening near Orlando with a new digital remaster of the flick, which he said had been produced for an eventual release on Blu-ray.
“What you’re going to be seeing today is the digital master for the upcoming high-definition Blu-ray version of ‘Back to the Future,’” Gale told the crowd. “I don’t know when it’s coming out yet, but I was involved in the mastering of this tape, so I can tell you that it looks absolutely beautiful!”
Gale also spoke to potential supplemental features on a Blu-ray version of the trilogy, saying only that never-before-seen bonus materials may appear, though he stopped short of offering any specifics
At press time Universal had not confirmed nor denied plans for a ‘Future’ release on Blu-ray, but as always we’ll keep you updated as any official news comes in.
my favorite cheesy movie trilogy + BU + lost boys 1/2
time to rub one out over it
oh yea if no one has it by now, the nightmare on elm st collection (all 7 movies + bonus disk) is 27.99 at amazon today
I think all the discs on mine work.
i have the aq, but i’ve never put in my A:r disk…just 1 and 2…
Don’t want to taint your DVD player with such trash? I feel you…
I liked A:R…
Resurrection was at least better than 3.
Alien 3 and Resurrection were such major steps back from their predecessors that it was difficult for me to accept both films as canon.
hey, i enjoy 3…not because it’s good compared to the rest of the series, because i’m a david fincher fan. i also enjoy the makers of 4, i just didn’t like the direction it went in…
But I did enjoy that Terminator 3.