Guest C.H.U.D. Report post Posted September 30, 2002 This is a fantastic week for releases, especially catalogue titles. Most of the stuff I've already picked up and it's great. Bloodsport Van Damme's breakthrough film finally arrives on DVD in widescreen. Brotherhood of the Wolf My favourite film of this year get's a terrific 3 disk SE release (in Canada). If you live in the U.S., order the Canadian SE, because the U.S. disc is horrible. If you haven't seen the film before, check it out, it's unreal. Cat's Eye A favourite film of mine from the 80's get's released in widescreen with director's commentary. It's a fun little dark comedy that looks amazing thanks to a nice transfer. Elvira's Haunted Hills Elvira's long awaited follow up film is here! Nuff said. Firefox Entertaining, somewhat dated sci-fiish Clint Eastwood movie shows up in digital format with a nice widescreen transfer and not much else. Graduation Day Cheesy 80's slasher arrives on DVD from Troma, so chances are the quality will suck, but the features will be decent. Heartbreak Ridge One of my favourite Eastwood movies of all time finally get's a DVD release in widescreen with a trailer and a low price tag. It Cult classic Stephen King min-series get's a long awaited release on disc featuring a multi commentary. Kingdom of the Spiders Killers spiders! William Shatner! Do I need to say more? A Perfect World Entertaining film starring Clint Eastwood (who also directs) and Kevin Costner arrives on DVD is a great looking widescreen transfer. The Scorpion King Entertaining, old school action film featuring a breathrough, tongue in cheek performance from The Rock get's a fully loaded digital release including a fun commentary by Rock himself. Strange Brew The Canadian cult classic could have used a commentary by the stars, but I'm just glad to have it on disc. Take off, eh? 'Till Next week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spaceman Spiff Report post Posted September 30, 2002 No commentary on Strange Brew? OUTRAGE~! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest evenflowDDT Report post Posted September 30, 2002 It on DVD, eh? Maybe now I can finally see what the big deal is about this film. Also, I'm not sure if its been released before or what, but The Man Who Fell to Earth gets a (re?)release this week. No special features to speak of, but its list price at amazon is only $10... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lethargic Report post Posted September 30, 2002 It's about time the new Elvira movie came out. I saw the trailer over a year ago. I wasn't expecting anything from it at all but that trailer was awesome and had me laughing my ass off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dames 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2002 Could you guys let me know how the IT DVD is....and refresh my memory on the ending because if it's what i think it is, I'll pass. Dames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted October 1, 2002 If you live in the U.S., order the Canadian SE, because the U.S. disc is horrible. Canada's still Region 1, right? I've never ordered a Canadian disc, and I'd hate to have the bloody thing not work in my player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest areacode212 Report post Posted October 1, 2002 Yes, Canada is Region 1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted October 1, 2002 Strange Brew has to be the greatest movie to feature SCTV talent!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest C.H.U.D. Report post Posted October 2, 2002 Could you guys let me know how the IT DVD is....and refresh my memory on the ending because if it's what i think it is, I'll pass. The ending isn't all that horrible, it's just the F/X involved look horrible and cheap. Kind of like the monster at the end of The Mummy Returns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dames 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2002 Well, I'm quite arachnaphobic.... Dames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crucifixio Jones Report post Posted October 3, 2002 yeah... RECOGNIZE... The Canadian 3-disc'er of Brotherhood of the Wolf is gonna smoke the American version so pick it up as it IS Region 1. In fact, it even smokes the original Region 2 release. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lord of The Curry Report post Posted October 3, 2002 I just finished watching Brotherhood of The Wolf and the logic is simple: Don't even attempt to front on that movie, cause it will fuck you up. From opening to closing frame, awesome, awesome stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest evenflowDDT Report post Posted October 3, 2002 What about the rumors I read a while back that the commentary tracks on the Canadian SE were in French? Also, if the Regions are the same why are there different editions in U.S. and Canada? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Report post Posted October 3, 2002 Canada gets special treatment for movies that look cheesy at a first glance, but wind up being good...**cough, cough**GINGER SNAPS**cough, cough**...I don't know why, but they do. Dames, the ending to IT, as I recall it, is... **SPOILER** ...the adults (minus the one that committed suicide) confront Pennywise in his true form: some cheesy-looking potato-spider. The nerd with asthma (I don't remember ANY of their names, it's been a few years since I've seen it) tries to do the "this is battery acid" thing again, but gets killed in the process because, I guess, imagination doesn't work on potato-spiders. Anyways, so the rest of them tackle the thing down, start kicking it and beating it, and then rip out its heart (or SOMETHING). **END SPOILER** I never really liked the ending, although the movie itself is great...with a better ending, it'd be the best King film next to Pet Semetary (which will forever freak me out, because my younger cousin Jamie looked just like Cage did when he was little). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MDH257 Report post Posted October 4, 2002 Does anybody know of a website I can buy the Canadian version of Brotherhood of the Wolf that will ship it to the U.S. This is why I started the Online Canadian DVD Retail thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted October 4, 2002 Most of the sites given in that thread do ship to the states. I'll probably use the site i gave in that thread as it seems to be the cheaper site. If all else fails, you can always use Ebay. I saw several a few weeks ago as pre order auctions. So i'm sure they still have some. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest C.H.U.D. Report post Posted October 4, 2002 The reason some movies get special editions in Canada and crap editions in the U.S. (Brotherhood of the Wolf, Existenz, Ginger Snaps, The Hole) is that Canadian companies own exclusive rights to them, so they can control the DVD releases. Hell, The Hole hasn't even been released in the U.S. and there is already an SE for it here. As for a Canadian retailer that ships to the U.S., I have heard good things about DVDSoon. The 3-disc BOTW does have commentary, and yes it's in French, but the rest of the special features have subtitles. Oh yeah, I picked up The Outer Limits: Season One today. It rocks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest evenflowDDT Report post Posted October 5, 2002 Oh yeah, I picked up The Outer Limits: Season One today. It rocks! Is that old or new "Outer Limits"? If new, which eps are in Season One? I used to watch that fairly regularly on Showtime but haven't seen it in years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest C.H.U.D. Report post Posted October 5, 2002 Is that old or new "Outer Limits"? If new, which eps are in Season One? I used to watch that fairly regularly on Showtime but haven't seen it in years. It's the old B&W series. It's the complete 1st season in order, 32 episodes in all. It's a great deal for the price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest evenflowDDT Report post Posted October 6, 2002 Is that old or new "Outer Limits"? If new, which eps are in Season One? I used to watch that fairly regularly on Showtime but haven't seen it in years. It's the old B&W series. It's the complete 1st season in order, 32 episodes in all. It's a great deal for the price. Cool... I've only seen one or two episodes of the old Outer Limits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
