Rotten timing, but it's not like that is supposed to represent the Titanic.
Had that Titanic shaped hotel in Vegas been built, it would have been interesting to see how the anniversary would have been celebrated there.
The seller of that Super 8 print finally put up some screenshots...
Well, I imagine business kind of dried up after Zuul was sent packing.
There also could have been massive lawsuits after blowing up a historical building. Yeah, it wasn't their fault, but how do you sue a moldy old Sumerian god? ;)
There is no Japanese audio for the Anthrax extension. In fact, the Japanese track on the Blu Ray is missing huge chunks, and goes back to English with forced Japanese subs. (Haven't checked the other language tracks yet.) All the more reason to preserve the Laserdisc track.
The English mono track from the Criterion would be easier for me to get to Catbus than the Beta. (I've had enough Beta headaches to last me a while.) If he wants a lossless track that is.
Still pondering buying the original full frame Laserdisc.
"Avenge my death, Kimba...uh...Simba." ;)
You're welcome.
I'm still not sure if the film editor was able to join Dingo's lines at the edit point or dropped in a word to link them over the cut.
And after I went to all that trouble, I find the original sequence on Youtube. ;)
Okay, I'm basing this on when the aspect ratio and color shifts on the Laserdisc. (Also presuming the CED used a different print.)
First frame of Castle Anthrax extension.
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Not half as creepy as the animated Titanic movie though. ;)
Anyone else notice the banner ad for some sort of Titanic game at the top? Google's watching us!
Does this count? ;)
I seem to recall a tabloid headline or two about ghosts being seen or heard during early dives on the wreck. I imagine the sheer expense and danger of diving down there is what keeps those silly ghost hunting shows away.
I've seen a few haunted ghost ship movies over the years, but never a haunted shipwreck one. It would be hard to do without coming off as "The Abyss" with spooks.
It was on the PBS airings I saw as well. Are we talking original "theatrical" experience or not here? *confused*
The 2001 reissue print I saw has a completely different logo at the beginning. I was so startled by it I didn't even catch the name of the distributor.
There was plenty of interest in Titanic before Cameron's movie came out, and even before the wreck was finally found. (IIRC, there were two high profile expeditions before Dr. Ballard that came up dry.) I don't think Titanic-mania ever really subsided since '97.
I thought for sure someone would make an Andrea Doria movie in it's wake though. There was a tv movie cranked out about Britannic though.
Interesting how the Hindenburg supposedly killed airship travel in the public's mind but Titanic didn't seem to put people off sea travel. Of course that newsreel footage was probably hard to avoid seeing back in the day.
HBO had a lavish semi-documentary style series back in the 80's about horrible historical disasters I likely would never have heard of otherwise. One was about a horrific fire on an ocean liner. The name of the ship escapes me.
The commentary track jogged my memory about the original logo at the beginning that I haven't seen since renting the movie on VHS in the 80's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIE9UB2WS_A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbLnexLYtJI
I may have to track down the early 80's LD to satisfy my obsessive compulsive desires now. ;)
I think the first DVD release was 1999, actually.
Would it help you if I captured the last frame before and first frame after the Anthrax scene off the Laserdisc?
captainsolo said:
Unless it was an original print. I missed out on both Grail and am still pissed over missing Brian at an art house. A triple bill with Meaning of Life would kill.
Keep in mind that the home video ratio typically depends on the studio releasing the film and the features of the source used. I don't think that Grail would gain or lose anything at a 1.75:1 ratio as on one of the LDDB entries ( like the variable ratios for VistaVision) but for all intents and purposes, the 1.66:1 would be the correct ratio to use.
ANFSCD was a small release by Sony several years back. The use of 1.85 could have been from lack of checking, or more likely from using a US print source which would be set for 1.85. Jabberwocky was a Columbia movie anyway, and I don't think it was specifically composed for either ratio. I'm just glad that was ever released at all on DVD.
The print I saw a couple years ago was definitely post 2001, and well worn in places. I'd be be amazed if any earlier prints were still in circulation.
There's another screening coming up next month I might attend. I need some coconuts though.
I'm holding onto the three disc DVD set, as a couple extras got dropped for the Blu Ray, or were put into that iPhone app I'll never be able to use.
The LDDB listings mention three different ratios:
http://www.lddb.com/search.php?search=holy+grail&sort=title
I'm not that fond of the 2001 re-release soundtrack remix, as they added music and effects that weren't there originally. Unfortunately, if you catch a theatrical screening today, that's the soundtrack you get.
Someone probably has a case of those stashed away next to a case of C-3PO's somewhere. ;)
I lament I never tried the Episode III Pop Tarts. But "Lava Berry Explosion" conjures up graphic imagery from the movie I don't need during breakfast.
Was anyone ever brave enough to try that infamous sith burger a while back?
Actually, the Castle Anthrax scene was restored for an RCA CED Videodisc release in 1983.
http://www.cedmagic.com/featured/monty-python-grail.html
Not sure if it was included on any other format release before the Criterion Laserdisc release in 1992. There is a noticeable change in color and aspect ratio where the missing footage was spliced in on the LD. I could try to get some screengrabs if the CED info isn't enough to go by.
1:66 is quite common in Europe, so the movie was probably shown that way across the pond.
Msycamore and I have been discussing getting the complete Japanese track on the Criterion LD translated and subtitled. We need someone fluent in Japanese to pull that off though!
bkev said:
captainsolo said:
Saw this in a second run theater, in which the 35mm print looked great. (Save for the CGI which stuck out like a sore thumb.) Much better than any digital presentation around. And what's with the whole, "we shot 5 minutes in IMAX" gag? Just swallow the cost and do the whole thing!
To be fair didn't The Dark Knight do that too?
There may be a reason there hasn't been a full feature film shot with IMAX yet.
That seller actually has a pretty nice selection of SW shirts and other 70's/80's icons. Pity they are so expensive.
The later designs with "glitter" mixed into the transfer material would be harder to reproduce exactly with a scanner, alas.
Neat idea!
$200 is nuts for something that will probably fade and crack by the third wash like all my 70's SW shirts did. Given the mania back then, how much "new old stock" can there really still be around?
There needs to be an official OT.com shirt design someday.
Congrats. MST3K renewed my interest in seeing those sword and sandal epics uncut. Pity most of what's out on DVD are poor public domain prints.
I had an idea about Crow or Tom working in the robot factory, using footage from MST3K: The Movie.
People attempting to be funny, or could they actually be this clueless?
I had no problem understanding either version, even listening through my crappy laptop speakers. Second version is clearer and still dreamy.
I can't imagine someone watching your edit that has never seen the actual movie before though. The sand line has been as infamous any of the infamous lines from the other prequels. ;)
I haven't seen stormtroopers drawn that off model since the 70's. ;)
The fan film "The invisible enemy" is probably the definitive Ewok first contact story.