THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER - tanned, rested, & ready
by Harry Weinstein June 6th, 2006
02:53:40 AM CST
Biggest animation news of late for me has to be the "RECOBBLED CUT" fan-edit-restoration of this that is drifting around. I have been waiting for this for a long long time. True, this isn't exactly the million-dollar Roy Disney-powered restoration I was hoping for, but it is better than any other option for viewing the film that there has ever been. It's all about the War Machine sequence. Oh my God. If you've seen only the Miramax or Aussie cuts of this, you're missing out. It's on YouTube, but that resolution simply doesn't do it justice - track down the DVD image on bittorrent or Usenet. Do what you must, but get RECOBBLED CUT. This has been a motherfucking public service announcement.
by Harry Weinstein June 6th, 2006
02:53:40 AM CST
Biggest animation news of late for me has to be the "RECOBBLED CUT" fan-edit-restoration of this that is drifting around. I have been waiting for this for a long long time. True, this isn't exactly the million-dollar Roy Disney-powered restoration I was hoping for, but it is better than any other option for viewing the film that there has ever been. It's all about the War Machine sequence. Oh my God. If you've seen only the Miramax or Aussie cuts of this, you're missing out. It's on YouTube, but that resolution simply doesn't do it justice - track down the DVD image on bittorrent or Usenet. Do what you must, but get RECOBBLED CUT. This has been a motherfucking public service announcement.
Meanwhile, the collection of DVDs continues to grow.
Dave West has sent in another collection of Roger Rabbit ephemera.
DVD - Roger Rabbit Reviews - Watch critics like Siskel & Ebert gush over what was seen as a major milestone in film. Many unconditionally positive reviews. Richard Williams talks to MTV briefly. Michael Eisner introduces a mediocre copy of the CBS TV version of the film - the infamous "pig head" version.
And of course there's this:
DVD - Thief and the Cobbler - Calvert Cut - timecoded widescreen VHS dub .... with rare trailer! Copy of this very rare unreleased widescreen VHS version of Fred Calvert's "Princess" version of the film. 1st generation, beautiful, with timecode covering part of the picture sadly.
After two months I'm STILL waiting on certain parties in England to send me their DVD transfers of these, but I expect them pretty soon hopefully ....
+ One Pair of Eyes: Dreamwalkers - Idries Shah documentary that may include footage from the Nasruddin film and a discussion of it with Richard.
+ Richard Williams Commercials: The Best Ones/Warner Bros. Thief Licensing Trailer
+ Animating Art/I Drew Roger Rabbit/Secrets of Toontown better copies
So we'll see on that. Hint hint to those reading.
Spotted at Flixens:
http://www.flixens.com/the_thief_and_the_cobbler