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Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 4:03 am
by justeleblanc
This will be a September release according to
www.davisdvd.com and I'm wondering if anyone knows the specifics and whether or not this constitutes a double-dib or of this will be like the
Carlito's Way SE (which in my opinion was not worth teh double-dip.)
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 4:46 am
by THX1378
I would hope that Cronenberg and/or King would do a commentary track for the film, or at least do some interviews. For years this was Cronenberg's most underrated, but most mainstream work that he had ever done.
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 6:12 pm
by King Crimson
Sucks, I just bought the other edition a few weeks ago.
Oh well, it was only $6.00.
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:04 pm
by Fletch F. Fletch
The specs are up:
Paramount Home Entertainment has revealed the extras for their upcoming Dead Zone: Collector's Edition. Look for featurettes "Memories from 'The Dead Zone'", "The Look of 'The Dead Zone'", "Visions from 'The Dead Zone'" and "The Politics of 'The Dead Zone.'" All include new interviews with director David Cronenberg, actress Brooke Adams, cinematographer Mark Irwin, editor Ronald Sanders and King biographer Douglas E. Winter.
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:24 pm
by jesus the mexican boi
Fletch F. Fletch wrote:The specs are up:
"The Politics of 'The Dead Zone.'"
How eerily prescient was Gregg Stillson? A populist faux-"common man" with a messiah complex -- "The missiles are flying, gentlemen. Hallelujah, hallelujah." This extra ought to prove interesting.
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:18 pm
by hearthesilence
Too bad voters didn't wise up until AFTER the #$%(@&%@#(&%@ 2004 election. (Approval: 33-37%, Disapproval: 56-63%, Unsure: 5-7%, looking at various polls conducted the past two weeks.) Way to go, America.
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:52 pm
by oldsheperd
Did you see the sly reference to the Dead Zone on the Daily Show yesterday. Showed a video of Bush shaking hands with the PM of Iraq and Bush flashing through all these images. It was pretty good.
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:17 pm
by exte
What about a commentary from Cronenberg?
Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:05 am
by Cold Bishop
oldsheperd wrote:Did you see the sly reference to the Dead Zone on the Daily Show yesterday. Showed a video of Bush shaking hands with the PM of Iraq and Bush flashing through all these images. It was pretty good.
Not only that... but John Stewart even called George Bush a "Scanner" afterwards (I got a feeling after watching the show the last few years, that its on of John's- or some other prominen writer on the show - favorite.)
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:10 am
by Gordon
DVD Beaver comparison of old and new R1.
Some unexpected, though slight differences in the new transfer. The key to this wonderful film's success is Walken - his is one of the great performances in the genre, I feel. Though, I would have greatly appreciated a Cronenberg commentary, I am still satisfied by this release.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:01 am
by The Invunche
Based on the captures I prefer the old release.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:22 am
by Floyd
That DVD cover is truly an eyesore. Wow, that is terrible.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:17 pm
by Mr Sausage
The Invunche wrote:Based on the captures I prefer the old release.
The new SE is soft and lacking a lot of the detail present in the earlier release. For example, in the shot where Walken is in a coma you can see the individual ribs of the tube running across his shoulder in the screenshot for the original DVD, but it becomes a blurry white mess in the rerelease.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:33 pm
by Greathinker
The old transfer does seem to be better-- it's sharper and has a cooler tone that is probably more appropriate for the film. Does anyone know if Cronenberg was involved at all in this new transfer?
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:57 pm
by The Invunche
Mr_sausage wrote:For example, in the shot where Walken is in a coma you can see the individual ribs of the tube running across his shoulder in the screenshot for the original DVD, but it becomes a blurry white mess in the rerelease.
Yes, that's an excellent example.
Not that I was thinking about double dipping before, but now I'm most certainly not gonna do it.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:48 pm
by davebert
Odd that the Beaver actually votes in favor of the SE on all counts in the actual comparison. If there are just a few featurettes, I think I can just imagine in my head what they're going to say. Lack of a commentary is a major miss on this, given Cronenberg's excellent track record.
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 3:57 am
by exte
Blasphemy! There's no Cronenberg or (Cronenberg & King) commentary!