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Posted by markh29 on 11/20/06 04:02
Thanks for the added info on the Criterion laser. One of the problems
I've found in the passing years is how the information - detailed specs
on deluxe laserdiscs - has kind of evaporated from the web, making it
really tough to find out exactly what was on specific releases. I did
rent the Criterion laser a long, long time ago, but it may have been
the CLV issue, and I just recall segments from the workprint copy.
One reason a lot of collectors hold onto specific lasers are the text
and stills extras that aren't always carried over onto the latest
deluxe edition.
Besides, if smaller labels like All Day or Anchor Bay can include
DVD-ROM content with stills, PDF versions of scripts or press release
materials, why don't the studios, unless there's a compensation issue
with the Writers Guilds the studios just don't want to deal with? One
of the best examples for adding historical ROM content is All Day's
Christ in Concrete, with news clips and reviews. It's a small bonus,
but it places a film in a better historical context, and somewhat
balances the pleasant memories and verban fawning that's inherent to
most making-of featurettes.
Do you mind if I amend the review to include some of the Criterion
extras you've mentioned? Feel free to post or email the info, as that
way there is some record of what was left off, and readers will know
why the laser still has some importance.
Cheers,
markh29@sympatico.ca
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thad@thadlabs.com wrote:
> markh29@sympatico.ca wrote:
> > DVD Review: FORBIDDEN PLANET 2-disc 50th Anniversary Special Edition
> >
> > Remastered with lots of goodies, the classic sci-fi film is reviewed,
> > along with separate reviews for Robby the Robot's subsequent
> > appearances in The Invisible Boy, and TV's The Thin Man.
> >
> > Read the review:
> > http://www.kqek.com/dvd_reviews/f/3162_ForbiddenPlanet1956.htm
>
> The review is interesting (and I bought the DVD, too), but I take issue
> with two points in that review:
>
> 1. the sound quality is not excellent, it's too low. I compared
> against
> several other DVDs selected at random to assure there wasn't anything
> wrong with my system and the fault definitely lies with the new FP DVD
>
> 2. though the review mentioned the Criterion laserdisc and its extras,
> the
> review gives the impression the new FP DVD has everything; it doesn't.
>
> In fact, it pales in comparison to the extras on the Criterion LD
> (which I
> just finished rewatching). The LD has complete text scripts, so many
> more photos, clothing designs, etc etc there's simply no comparison.
>
> The LD extras even include the novelizations and two points overlooked
> in the DVD extras:
>
> 1. why the Earth animals existed on Altair IV. They were created by
> Morbius and, when dissected, really had nothing inside them since
> Morbius
> was a philologist and not a doctor/biologist; it was literally the
> Krell machine
> that was keeping the animals alive
>
> 2. description of the Krell. Many points overlooked in the DVD extras
> but are
> on the Criterion LD. Consider:
>
> a. Morbius' comment while at the machine: "I often wish I had more arms
> and
> legs to operate the machinery" and the headset for "a larger cranium".
>
> b. the entrance stairway to the Krell lab: two sets of stairs with a
> ramp between
> them -- the ramp for the tail of a broad multi-legged creature whose
> multiple legs
> would be on the flanking stairs.
>
> c. lack of any pictures of the Krell in Krell art or books? Not
> really; Morbius
> simply didn't know how to retrieve them from the vast library.
> Speculation
> abounds they were probably arachnid-like or crab-like given the
> stairs/ramp
> and the dimensions of the portal and doors. It was probably just as
> well to
> not show any pictures so we could conjure shapes up in our own minds.
> :-)
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