DVD releases we want to see

[J.R.]

Thrashin'! Definitely! There is so much great '80s cheese that needs to be transferred from '80s technology.

[Chadzilla]

An Irwin Allan 'Master of Disaster' boxed set of his WB years

Viva Knievel!
The Swarm (with the Caine commentary)
Beyond the Posiedon Adventure
When Time Ran Out

each on letterboxed with trailers and extras

please.

[yaddo42]

Chadzilla, any Irwin Allen boxed set would be popular, but not with me since I hate damn near everything the man ever did.

You may be joking about wanting a Michael Caine commentary on THE SWARM, but I wouldn't hold my breath for it. Caine has said in interviews, that even with all the crappy movies he's made and all the ones that he did just for paychecks, there are only two that if he could go back in time he would not do again: JAWS: THE REVENGE and THE SWARM. That's bad considering he did ON DEADLY GROUND  with Steven Segal.

It could be entertaining though:

Caine: In this scene, Richard Widmark and I were drunk to the gills. The dialogue was stupid, so we got smashed and winged it. We knew we had filmed too many scenes to be fired, and those damn bees were the stars of this turkey anyway.....

[yaddo42]

I'm an idiot, just went to Amazon and saw that Caine DID a commentary for THE SWARM. That's what I get for jumping the gun.

I can't believe he did one for this POS, does he tear into the film any? They must have coughed up some bucks to get him to do it.

Michael, after all the times I've defended you to people who don't appreciate your skills; you go and stab me in the back like this...........Grrrrrrrrrr!

[Lee]

It seems MGM is as bad about video, DVD, releases as Miramax is about theatrical releases. But I better not get started on that, I might not stop.

[Greywizard, The Unknown Movies]

Lee wrote:
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> It seems MGM is as bad about video, DVD, releases as Miramax
> is about theatrical releases. But I better not get started on
> that, I might not stop.

I actually think MGM is doing a pretty good job. I don't know of any other major studio that has released as many "B" movies on video and DVD as they have for the past few years. Plus, they have released a great number of older "A" movies as well. If you still think MGM is doing well, compare them to a company like Warner Brothers, which barely releases any older titles.

Besides, how can you bash MGM after having released the uncut version of THE BURNING on video for the first time? (Available at Amazon.)

[K-Sonic]

Kingdom of the Spiders
Any Russ Meyer movies
The Thrill-Killers
Rat Fink A Boo Boo
The Kids Are Alright (the great doc of The Who)
Sons of the Desert, Blockheads, Way Out West (Laurel & Hardy)
Shriek of the Mutilated
The Sinister Urge (Ed Wood)
The Black Sleep
MaryJane
The Giant Claw
Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster
The Three Stooges In Orbit
Have Rocket, Will Travel

[J.R.]

I just looked over at Amazon and there are so many Blaxploitation classics yet to be released on DVD. Blacula, Superfly, Cleopatra Jones And The Casino Of Gold, Mandingo, Omega Man, the list goes on.

[Foywonder]

I'm still waiting for a DVD of I COME IN PEACE complete with audio commentary by Dolph Lundgren and Brian Benben.

[Chris K.]

MGM seems to be on the slow side when it comes to VHS releases. I mean, when MGM first began the Midnite Movies releases like ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE (1958), THE ANGRY RED PLANET (1960), DIE MONSTER DIE (1965) these titles were available on both VHS and DVD.

Now, films like HOUSE OF USHER (1960), THE PIT AND THE PENDULIUM (1961), X-THE MAN WITH X RAY EYES (1963), PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (1965), and RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985) are on DVD and not on VHS (Anchor Bay has also begin this practice of only releasing DVD and no VHS editions as well). I really don't think it's fair of MGM, or Anchor Bay, to release these long awaited classics on DVD and not VHS. Some people just don't like DVD, yet DVD seems to be supreme now.

I guess it's just "business", but I feel that it's really cheating the fans and film buffs out there when it comes to releasing a classic on DVD and excluding VHS releases. I pretty much purchase either items depending on their quality/extra status.

[Mofo Rising]

Chadzilla wrote:
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> Beyond the Door

Eek!  Why?


> Jaws 3-D
> Amityville 3-D

I would love to see all those 3-D fad movies released as double-sided DVD's with the 3-D versions and the regular version.  If they were cheap enough, I think people would pay money for that.  Might restart the fad again.  Heck, maybe would could see CAPTAIN E-O on DVD.

> The Monster Squad

So with you on this one.

The one DVD that I would love to see would have to be ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST.  It is to my great displeasure that the only way I am able to see this incredible film is on a pan-and-scanned VHS copy.  Sure, a theatrical re-release would be the best, but logistics say that's never going to happen.

I'm also up for a QUICK CHANGE DVD.  One of my favorite underrated comedies.

I'd also like to see the John Waters catalog released with commentary.  Mostly because I think John Waters is one of the most entertaining people ever to listen to.

[John]

>Some people just don't like DVD

 I don't have a DVD player yet, but it's not because I don't like them. I want a region-changable drive for my computer (so that I can make caps and things) and a stand-alone DVD player (preferably region-changable and with the ability to turn off macrovision). It's only recently that they've come way down in price.

[StatCat]

I'd like to see some more godzilla or other toho dvds done right, more Paul Naschy films, dawn of the mummy, junk, speed racer box set, and several others I can't even begin to think about right now.

[Chadzilla]

Many films are no longer getting released on VHS, period.  Companies are going entirely DVD now.  Soon VHS (five/ten years?) will be like audio tape cassettes, predominantly used for recording - until DVD burners catch on, then they'll be history, just like vinyl.

[raj]

The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak.  Gee, maybe Tawny Kitaen should push for a oxed retrospective of her work (Perils, Bachelor Party, um. . .) so she can pay her lawyer fees.

Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii.  Not sure if it's available on VHS, but nowadays I don't think I'd bother with that format,  it would just get worn out