DVD?
Anyone know the deal with this film and it coming out on DVD? I found one site that said it was coming out December 31st 1969 on DVD(?). Amazon has a listing for it says it isn't in print yet. Anybody have any news?
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SO wait Febuary 2004 or 05? Any news on features or anything like that?
shareLet's hope it's WIDESCREEN, at least!
Knowing Fox, they're probably not going to waste their time remixing to 5.1 (good. mono to 5.1 remixes SUCK. Hell, any of you try the VHS on your surround system? Instead of creating good surround fields, they just mix the dialogue in all four channels. Almost as if it WASN'T a real Dolby Surround mix... just that it bleeds badly). But PLEASE, Fox, NO PAN-AND-SCAN! And no cheap transfers, either.
I don't really care about the special features. All I want is this in its original widescreen format on a format that deserves this film, DVD. Quickly! Before my pan-and-scan VHS wears out!
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Ralph Bakshi just recorded an audio commentary for the DVD so it may be features heavy. No word yet on weather or not its widescreen, but I think it will be. It'll be out sometime next year.
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Audio commentary. Now THERE'S a start!
Just so long as it's in widescreen (no cheap crap. I mean transfer the original theatrical image) and contains the original audio track, I'm completely fine with what else they do with the DVD.
Damn! Why can't MGM just make a widescreen transfer for Heavy Traffic? (just because it's in the not-so-wide 1.66:1 ratio doesn't mean cropping doesn't affect the film. IT DOES. Give more respect for these films, dammit! I mean, seriously, you give widescreen for "Nine Lives of Fritz", but pan-and-scan for this?!)
Now we just need DVDs for "Hey Good Lookin", "Coonskin", and "Fire and Ice". (I don't think I've EVER seen that one on video here)
"Watching TV shows don't create psycho killers. Cancelling TV shows creates psycho killers!"
WHAT WHAT WHAT?! The Man Ralph Bakshi recorded an audio commentary? Where did you hear this? If this is true this is great news...no not great this is EXCELLENT news.
shareSeems like a rumor to me I dunno. I read somewhere that it will be Widescreen and fullscreen that could have and probally was a joke. Well I sent an e-mail to Ralph Bakshi to confirm the rumours will see what happens.
shareI guess no one really cares about this thread anymore, but I'll tell everyone what I know. Wizards will be released at the end of the summer according to Ralph Bakshi who did record a commentary for the film.
shareI care about this thread ... I'm currently in a battle with an @$$hole on eBay who's selling "rare" DVD's of "Wizards," "Light Years," and "Rock 'n Rule," which are really crappy homemade ones he filmed by setting his digital video camera in front of the TV. If anyone wants to start a flame war, his email is [email protected], and his name is John Clemens.
shareOh man, people like that are all over e-bay. BTW apparently Rock and Rule is coming to DVD in August or sometime around there. At least that's what I read on some fansite of Rock and Rule. I'd like to read some of the conversations you've had with this guy though, it sounds pretty hillarious.
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