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A nice round 200 new releases make up the big DVD list for the week beginning Tuesday, 6/19. Compared to the mammoth efforts I had to put together the past couple of weeks, this was pretty smooth sailing...but that also means there's a lot of boring stuff you don't care about this week. Or, at least stuff I couldn't find an easy joke in writing about!
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PICK OF THE WEEK: I got nothin'. I'll go with a DVD about a "can't go wrong" topic: Live Performance (The W at Amazon) James Brown: The Golden Years - with narration by James Brown - this could totally suck....or totally rule. The price point MIGHT not make it worth the gamble, but hey, the man's dead, we're not going to be seeing any MORE DVDs from him any time soon, right? (That's not how it works...) Oh, right. CASH IN NOW
Gray Matters (2007) Heather Graham, Tom Cavanagh are siblings everyone is confusing for a romantic couple, so off they go to find mates - out in February, grossed $71,561 (boxofficemojo.com)
SHAW BROTHERS WIN AGAIN: The Weinstein company pushed all of these back from 4/10: King Boxer (Tian Xia Di Yi Quan - Hong Kong, 1972) Warner Brothers' dubbed version (as "Five Fingers of Death") was the film that launched the kung fu craze - if the IMDb is to be believed (and why not) The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Di Zi Ye Feng Kuang - Hong Kong, 1985) My Young Auntie (Cheung Booi - Hong Kong, 1981) One Armed Swordsman (Dubei Dao - Hong Kong, 1967)
LIONS GATE: The Nightcomers (UK, 1972) Marlon Brando! Harrison's Flowers (France, 2000) Ginostra (France/Italy/USA, 2002) Harvey Keitel, Andie MacDowell Fire Serpent (SciFi, Canada/USA, 2006) The Tomb (direct to video, 2007) Based on the H.P. Lovecraft story Honor Among Thieves (Adieu l'ami - France/Italy, 1968) Charles Bronson
Dvdtalk.com (dvdtalk.com) has a review of the 2-disc version of Secret of NIMH. Regarding the extras they say
Originally posted by dvdtalkThis two-disc set proves to be much thinner than one would expect, but at least we get two engaging extras. Our centerpiece is a feature-length Audio Commentary with director/producer Don Bluth and animator/producer Gary Goldman, who talk at great length about the film's production and how it holds up today. Though Bluth and Goldman are unfortunately watching a rougher print of the film---as the complete restoration was not yet finished at the time of the recording---they also share plenty of secrets about the film's visual effects (referred to as being done "the hard way"). Overall, it's a thoroughly satisfying track that fans should appreciate.
Disc 2 includes "Secrets Behind the Secret" (14:25, presented in 1.33:1 format), a brief retrospective featurette with Bluth and Goldman. There's a modest amount of overlap between this and the audio commentary, but fans of NIMH will certainly want to have a look. Also included here are a few Games for the kids, but that's all she wrote. It's a shame we couldn't get a few art galleries, additional interviews, the film's original trailer or even a restoration demo, but at least there's been some effort here. No subtitles or captions have been included for these extras.
I'll probably pick it up at some point just to have the nice remastered version, but it would have been nice to get a really nice packed set. It seems like "kid movies", even when they have a substantial adult audience, never really get a very good dvd treatment, with the features being dumbed down or skimped on.
Originally posted by Guru ZimDoes anyone know if the Big O collection is the complete series? How many episodes are there in 325 minutes?
This is the first series, not the second season that was commissioned by [AS], correct?
For you, I will research anime titles.
I am going to say it's all 13 episodes of the first series, and Bandai (bandai-ent.com) will back me up on it. (Their second series releases all appear to have "Big O II" in the titles.)
Originally a thirteen-episode series, positive fan response internationally resulted in a second season co-produced by Cartoon Network, Sunrise, and Bandai Visual. The full 26-episode series re-aired from the beginning starting October 1, 2002 in Japan.
It appears the second season is the one that was co-produced by CN.
Murphy's Law "The odds of the bread landing buttered side down are directly proportional to the price of the carpet."
TETSUJIN 28 is the original title of GIGANTOR... like how SPACE NINJA TEAM GOTCHAMAN is the original title of BATTLE OF THE PLANETS and SUPER DIMENSIONAL FORTRESS MACROSS, SUPER DIMENSIONAL CALVARY SOUTHERN CROSS, and GENESIS CLIMBER MOSPEADA were all retitled 'ROBOTECH'... pOtato, potAto I suppose...
SWEET MOVIE is the most fucked up film I ever tried to sit through... I was not able to finish it. AVOID!!!
I saw about a month ago that Volume 3 of these beloved cartoons from my childhood were coming out. I remember watching the Disney Afternoon when they'd have Gummi Bears, DuckTales, Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin, (and later replaced the older shows with Darkwing Duck and Goof Troop). Wikipedia says that was between 7 and 10 when those aired. Then suddenly the Disney Afternoon seemed a little childish. Bonkers? Aladdin? Gargoyles? I don't think so.
Fox Kids (and later Kids' WB) became the one with all the good cartoons. "Tiny Toon Adventures", "Bobby's World", "Animaniacs", "Eek The Cat", "Life With Louie", and "Pinky and the Brain". I was 15 when "Pinky and the Brain" ended, and it was still awesome.
In summary, you have my purchase sir. I will be buying the "Pinky and the Brain" complete series set. I'm not sure about "Animaniacs" because there's one more DVD volume yet to come. The funny thing about Animaniacs is that the first season was 65 episodes, so this third set finally gets through the first season. The last 10 episodes on the 3rd set and the 25 episodes on the 4th set cover the other 4 seasons.
LATE ADDITION: I've just noticed that amazon is screwing people on the Pinky and the Brain set. It sells for $121.49. The three volumes by themselves are $31.99, $32.49, and $31.49, which comes to $95.97. The Animaniacs volumes do give a discount to the 3-volume set.
EDIT: Childish was the wrong word. "Cartoons I don't like" is more appropriate.
Originally posted by Mr. BoffoThen suddenly the Disney Afternoon seemed a little childish. Bonkers? Aladdin? Gargoyles? I don't think so.
I don't remember Bonkers and didn't care for Aladdin, but Gargoyles was anything BUT childish. The show had plots that ran for multiple episodes with twists that made sense in the end. The Goliath-Elisa love story was well done, and there were lots of characters who interacted in interesting and sensible ways. The show ruled! At least until it became The Gargoyle Chronicles or whatever they called it when it jumped to Saturday morning. THEN it became childish and sucked. But the first two seasons were awesome.
(edited by EddieBurkett on 16.6.07 1353) You believe me, don't you? Please believe what I just said...
Originally posted by CRZ#391: If... (Criterion Collection) (UK, 1968) Presumably much less sex than the other two releases - Malcolm McDowell's first film - Kim pre-ordered this during the Criterion sale, that's all I know - Criterion
OMG OMG OMG I had to look it up. Extras! (movieweb.com) The last release only had the trailer on it. Yes I already have it. Yes I want this version too.
I Am the Cheese (1983) Based on the novel - Robert MacNaughton, Hope Lange, Don Murray, Robert Wagner, Cynthia Nixon
Dude are you shitting me? I was obsessed with this movie like I was obsessed with The Manhattan Project and I was obsessed with Robert MacNaughton like I was obsessed with Christopher Collet. And Cynthia Nixon is in both these movies. SPOOKY. Now when can I finally get Firstborn (allmovie.com) on DVD, bring it.
I didn't record it, but were they Egyptian hieroglyphics (jimloy.com)? What's goin on there with Sayid and Charlie? Is that your second stable? Oh, and how about that preview... (spoiler text)
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