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Yeah, they seem to have been slow to go Hi-Fi with VHS for some reason.
Early VHS Hi-Fi decks were pricey compared to linear stereo models with Dolby NR, so that may have been a factor.
Here's a closed auction where you can see the markings on the Beta release.
Okay, I've seen a non THX full frame version of the restoration with different packaging on Ebay, (with "stereo" on the label) so it never hurts to make sure. ;)
Hi-Fi audio quality for both VHS and Beta sound about the same to me.
Early LD's have all sorts of rot problems that can affect the audio, and non-CX encoded tracks have varying levels of noise depending on the quality of the video master. Had the unrestored Vertigo been remastered on LD with a digital track, it would be a whole different story.
After going through three dodgy copies of Grease in search of a decent track, I'm not eager to repeat that experience. Beta was first out of the gate with Hi-Fi, so there are more early releases that have it. Most of the old beta tapes I've encountered actually have aged gracefully.
Aluminum Falcon, are you sure your VHS copies are not the restored version?
Spotted this over at the HTF.
http://www.indianajonestheexhibition.com/
It would be nice to see the ark in person again. I doubt they will let people actually touch it and open the lid like in '87 though. ;)
Would there be any interest in a capture of the mono track for Vertigo? Turns out the early 80's Betamax release was recorded in Hi-Fi.
Ought to sound better than the Laserdisc, which only had analog and no CX according to the LDDB.
There's a Beta copy on Ebay at the moment. But I won't take the plunge unless somebody speaks up. :)
Yes. It's even weirder than the HS on many levels. And it's out on DVD. :)
The second film is enjoyable, (it kicked off the SciFi channel era of MST3K) the third is more melodrama than monster movie. (Taking the Gillman and surgically altering him into a land dweller was a bad idea.)
I didn't enjoy it when I saw it as a kid, but when revisiting it in the DVD set it had it's moments, especially since lead actors from "This Island Earth" are in it.
There was a live musical version of the first movie running at Universal in Hollywood a couple years ago.
You're seeing the HS outside of any historical context. It's very similar to other tv variety specials of the era. Very few of these have been bootlegged and passed down over the years, and even less have been officially released.
Try watching the Paul Lynde Halloween special sometime. ;)
Aside from the jacket artwork, it's probably identical except for subtitles. It might be open matte, which means the puppeteers heads pop up in frame more than they do in the widescreen version. ;)
Still haven't heard back from the seller yet.
Congrats on finally getting ESB.
I hope the usual suspects will create a cover for this. :)
I haven't been disappointed by my local digital IMAX yet. Go in with an open mind, and have a good time!
DuracellEnergizer said:
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
There was a lot of nice atmosphere present in the film, and it was interesting to see Clive Revill in an actual on-screen performance, but the story felt rushed and the ending was a little too anticlimactic for my tastes.
6/10
Hell House scared the heck out of me when I was a kid, and it's still damn creepy. Makes a great double feature with The Haunting. (The original, not the remake.)
And Roddy McDowall is great as usual.
Given Spielberg's current stance on altering his movies, this is quite a screwup that that shot got through without someone spotting it.
Isn't the Washington D.C. establishing shot actually stock footage from another film? Would have cost a lot to shoot that on location with period cars even back then.
There was a CGI animated Dan Dare series several years ago, but I don't think it ever aired in the U.S. I think the company that did the FX for Babylon 5 made the show.
Cool! Were there any promotional goodies to be had?
Got together with a friend to go see it, as the nearest theater showing it was almost fifty miles away. The angle and size of the screen made it seem like Mike and the bots actually were sitting in the front row.
I thought my ticket stub was lost forever. Finally found it a few years back, and framed it with an ad for the movie.
althor1138 said:
If you don't mind me asking, what is the title?
http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/37606/UL1230/Mystery-Science-Theater-3000:-The-Movie-%281996%29
As the person who created the entry is long gone, and there never was a cover photo I could find elsewhere, I thought this might be one of those vaporware titles that was cancelled.
I have the U.S. version, and a few of the movies riffed on the series in my LD collection as well.
And never mind. I contacted them anyway. Why they only have half of the discs they're selling available to U.S. buyers is beyond me. It's mostly NTSC stuff.
So, what are your Ebay pet peeves? One of mine is "local pickup only" for items that wouldn't be hard to ship...
I don't recall this scene in the movie?
;)
Literally the last personal "holy grail" Laserdisc title I've been wanting to find for years pops up, but only on the UK version of the site.
Any way around this little obstacle, short of contacting the seller?
I'd like to see someone take that a step further, and restore the original Paramount logos as well. Bad enough they replaced the original fanfare at the beginning of the movie.
We could call it the Original Theatrical Edition, or the Hickey from Kenickie Edition. ;)
Nice collection of Yoda heads. It's sad they are rotting away, but they were never built to last beyond the production.
And really really creepy puppet Yoda on one end. Now we longer have to speculate what he would look like turning to the dark side!
Thanks for the update. :)
Those extra frames must mean they rebuilt that sequence from scratch?