Movies that damn-well should be on DVD

[The Burgomaster]

We have covered this ground before, but here we go again.  Where the hell are the following movies?

* THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE
* THE SEVEN-UPS
* DIRTY MARY, CRAZY LARRY
* VANISHING POINT
* CONVOY (oh mighty Sam Peckinpah!)
* BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA (more Peckinpah!)
* PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (even MORE Peckinpah!)
* PUPPET ON A CHAIN
* WILLARD (original)
* BEN
* BEYOND THE DOOR
* I DRINK YOUR BLOOD
* THE BLOOD EATERS

Some of these are or have been available from foreign distributors (like Video Mayhem of Florida) or are available in foreign and/or bootleg versions on Ebay.  But where are the high-quality U.S. releases?

[Will]

That's a good list, particularly Convoy, a flick close to my heart.

I would add Street Trash, Cemetery Man, The Addiction, Lunatics: A Love Story, Freaks, Orgazmo, and a 2 disc special edition of Lucas.

[StatCat]

My top two have been for a long time:

Riot on the Sunset Strip

The Werewolves on Wheels

[Susan]

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (how long must I wait??!)
BRINGING UP BABY  (how can a AFI classic not be on dvd?)
NIGHT OF THE COMET (ok,,,maybe i'm the only one who likes this one but still)



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[StatCat]

oh yeah and of course from the other thread- Four Flies on Grey Velvet.

[Will]

I agree, Susan, Night of the Comet and Bringing Up Baby should be out.....I thought Pacific Family was doing The Monster Squad and Night of the Comet a few months ago but I haven't found them on sale anywhere.....

[trekgeezer]

You mean Scary German Guy is not on DVD?

[Scott]

Don't forget FLESHEATERS and INVASION OF THE BEE GIRLS.

[The Burgomaster]

Scott:

Are you talking about FLEASH EATER with Bill Hinzeman?  If you are, it is either already on DVD or will be soon.

[Scott]

No THE FLESH EATERS (1964) directed by Jack Curtis about group of people stranded on an island with flesh eating microbes in the ocean created by a Nazi scientist.

[Bernie]

Where o where is a decent Marx Brothers box???

[ElectroSunDog]

It's not the simple act of putting the movies on DVD, it's putting them on a *GOOD* DVD transfer. Often times, transferring it to a cheap disc can make it *worse* than a videotape (I've seen it), thus defeating the purpose of the DVD. For every out of print film there's one or two good VHS or old laserdisc transfers and 20 bad DVD/VCDs.

[The Burgomaster]

Bernie wrote:

"Where o where is a decent Marx Brothers box???"

There is a Marx Brothers box available (or at least "coming soon"). I'm not sure which movies are in it.

I bought several Marx Brothers DVDs individually, but I wish they would release more.

I agree with ElectroSunDog.  I'd rather pay $20 for a crisp, widescreen DVD than pay $8 for a scratchy, faded, full-screen version.

[Derf]

Don't forget "Mom and Dad Save the World"!!!

[Scott]

I liked MOM AND DAD SAVED THE WORLD, FLESH GORDON II (haven't seen the original yet), LITTLE NICKY, FLASH GORDON, and THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHASEN. They all have a similiar feel to them being wacky adventure stories with crazy sets and characters. Lots of fun.