make it shiny!
Jun. 23rd, 2007 09:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
orangerfuldear gods of movieland,
next time you are trying to decide what movie to release in a huge, special collector's, reremastered, double disc set with hours bonus goodness -- and before you decide to re-release a movie I just bought last year -- please consider the following:
Poltergeist (1982) -- one of my favorite spooky movies, a true Spielberg classic. Why is it that this crappy "bargain bin" dvd is the only thing readily available?
What I'd like to see? Remastered everything, widescreen, and commentary by someone. And I'd like a bonus disc with any old making of specials from when it was originally released, along with the E! True Hollywood story about the "haunting" of the set.
(EDIT: Just found this which says a 25th anniversary release is in the works...but it is dated Feb 2006...hm) (EDIT 2: I looked a bit more, and I am a n00b, sounds like WB will be releasing a nice set in October! YAY!!!!)
Excalibur (1981) -- Mesmerizing to watch! A beautiful retelling of the Arthurian legend. If you know nothing of the Arthur story, this is a great way to get into the myth (heck, just rewatching it on TV last night, I started to see parallels between Anakin and Uther that I had never really thought of before) Another classic that has been pushed into the bargain bin (though they released it on HD-DVD in 2006 with no new stuff? What gives!)
What I'd like to see? Remaster this! Especially the audio! I want the 'Carmina Burana' blaring from my speakers at the same volume as the rest of the movie (I kept fiddling with the tv volume last night). And give me a double disc set! There's SO much on the 'Arthur' story! If anything, just work out a deal with the History Channel and package it when one of their DVDs! Please! Bonus - package it in a nice box set with aGrail Excalibur replica!
Anyone else? Chime in with a movie you love that seems to get no respect on DVD?
next time you are trying to decide what movie to release in a huge, special collector's, reremastered, double disc set with hours bonus goodness -- and before you decide to re-release a movie I just bought last year -- please consider the following:
Poltergeist (1982) -- one of my favorite spooky movies, a true Spielberg classic. Why is it that this crappy "bargain bin" dvd is the only thing readily available?
What I'd like to see? Remastered everything, widescreen, and commentary by someone. And I'd like a bonus disc with any old making of specials from when it was originally released, along with the E! True Hollywood story about the "haunting" of the set.
(EDIT: Just found this which says a 25th anniversary release is in the works...but it is dated Feb 2006...hm) (EDIT 2: I looked a bit more, and I am a n00b, sounds like WB will be releasing a nice set in October! YAY!!!!)
Excalibur (1981) -- Mesmerizing to watch! A beautiful retelling of the Arthurian legend. If you know nothing of the Arthur story, this is a great way to get into the myth (heck, just rewatching it on TV last night, I started to see parallels between Anakin and Uther that I had never really thought of before) Another classic that has been pushed into the bargain bin (though they released it on HD-DVD in 2006 with no new stuff? What gives!)
What I'd like to see? Remaster this! Especially the audio! I want the 'Carmina Burana' blaring from my speakers at the same volume as the rest of the movie (I kept fiddling with the tv volume last night). And give me a double disc set! There's SO much on the 'Arthur' story! If anything, just work out a deal with the History Channel and package it when one of their DVDs! Please! Bonus - package it in a nice box set with a
Anyone else? Chime in with a movie you love that seems to get no respect on DVD?
