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Things that have come to mind recently:
Pirates of Penzance - Kevin Kline
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... - Fred Ward
(aka: Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous)
I Come in Peace - Dolph Lundgren
(aka: Dark Angel)
Deaks.
wide_inside
16-11-2001, 09:48
Remo was wicked, with that tiny little fella running over water! The root of all martial arts films, bringing them into the general consciousness of the population. Jet Li would be nowhere without him.;)
wide
UHF - Weird Al Yankovich (Coming next year :D)
Moving - Richard Pryor
One Crazy Summer - John Cussack
D.A.R.Y.L - Don't know anyone in that off the top of my head
Flight of the Navigator - Likewise
Backbeat
Bad Boy Bubby
Drawing Flies
Kes
King Of Comedy
Millers Crossing
Naked
Pixies (Music)
Short Cuts
Society
The Great Rock and Roll Swindle
Vulgar
Just Call Me Wanda
16-11-2001, 10:20
Originally posted by Bolch
UHF - Weird Al Yankovich (Coming next year :D)
Moving - Richard Pryor
One Crazy Summer - John Cussack
D.A.R.Y.L - Don't know anyone in that off the top of my head
Flight of the Navigator - Likewise
'Flight Of The Navigator' starred Sarah Jessica Parker who is married to Matthew Broderick who stars in D.A.R.Y.L!
;) ...actually I'm lying about the D.A.R.Y.L bit but if it was true it would be very, very, very funny indeed....!?! :rolleyes:
:o
jon smith
16-11-2001, 11:57
Originally posted by Deaks
Things that have come to mind recently:
I Come in Peace - Dolph Lundgren
(aka: Dark Angel)
Deaks.
Now this was a good film. What with that wacky spinning boomerang type weapon, cool.
Lenny Nero
16-11-2001, 12:23
Oh yeah! Lots of great flicks not on DVD, I tracked them down on LD and VHS for now:
Not counting the trilogy of trilogies (BttF, Indy, SW)
Gremlins 2
Hidden 2
Weekend at Bernie's 2 (coming out Dec 4th!)
Mr. Destiny (Linda Hamilton! James Belushi!)
Separate Lives (Oooh, Linda Hamilton, .... James Belushi!!)
Point Last Seen & On The Line, both with Linda Hamilton and not out on ANY format Anywhere, TV movies :eek:
Head Above Water (Harvey Keitel, Cameron Diaz)
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Hardware
Oscar (Stallone comedy)
Under Suspicion (see sig)
12:01 (better than Groundhog Day)
Howard THE DUCK! Yeah! Point at me, "look there's a guy who likes that"
Wild Palms (Sci fi TV miniseries with James Belushi)
Traces of Red (Another thriller with James Belushi)
Killing Time (1998 british flick with a hitwoman, a chick with two guns on the cover, don't confuse with about 10 other same titled films)
Shortcuts (coming 2002)
Schindler's List (coming 2002)
Blade Runner theatrical cut (coming 2002, maybe)
Regarding Henry (Harrison Ford, sad cute little drama)
Oh, and I Come in Peace, yesss!
I must have left a couple dozen other "bad" films most of which won't make it to DVD so I'll hang on to my LDs and VHS
RoboCop4
16-11-2001, 12:37
There are a few lesser-known titles that it would be nice to see on DVD..
• Silver Streak
• Flashpoint (Kris Kristofferson)
• Into the Night (Jeff Goldblum)
• George Formby titles
• umm .... other stuff
Originally posted by Lenny Nero
Howard THE DUCK! Yeah! Point at me, "look there's a guy who likes that"
I think that was announced recently for next year? It'll be on my buy list, love that film!
Deaks.
Deaks, any idea where you saw it mentioned that HTD is being released next year?
sidebog7
16-11-2001, 13:08
Death Line (aka: Raw Meat) - quality Donald Pleasance performance
barcelona26051999
16-11-2001, 13:12
Cyclo
Originally posted by ajm
Deaks, any idea where you saw it mentioned that HTD is being released next year?
There was a thread here a little while ago that linked to a DVD news site with a large article listing releases from all the major studios for next year. I'm sure I read it there?
ooops, just found the article at DVDFile and it was actually saying that there was NO news of HTD.... Sorry!
Deaks.
adamvbarker
16-11-2001, 15:40
Cronenberg's Naked Lunch
Point Blank
Big Wednesday
and..ermm... Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Michael Mackenzie
16-11-2001, 15:48
All seven Asterix movies.
The first three are available in France, and all seven were available at some point in Australia, but in hack & scam, mono and devoid of extras. (The last three films have been in 1.85:1, the two before that in 1.66:1 and the first two in 1.33:1. In addition, the last two films were Spectral Recording Dolby.) Shabby treatment, especially considering how big these films were in France.
And don't tell me about that outrageously lame live-action rip-off (the so-called eighth film).
:mad:
NIGHT MOVES of course, one of the greatest films of the seventies even though only 3 people I know have seen it.
THE WIND AND THE LION / BIG WEDNESDAY - John Milius really should be allowed to make another film for the cinema.
PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID / BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE - the greatest director of all time needs some proper special editions.
THE YAKUZA - Mitchum at his coolest, which is saying something, and the only martial arts film I can abide.One of the finest action movies ever made.
TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN - OK, Vincente Minnelli isn't exactly fashionable at the moment, but since "Bad And The Beautiful" is coming out, what about this semi-sequel ?
SCARECROW - Hackman and Pacino, need I say more ?
I would love for the Super Mario Bros film to come out on dvd, nobody else likes this film but i love it!!
Originally posted by Mike
THE YAKUZA - Mitchum at his coolest, which is saying something, and the only martial arts film I can abide.One of the finest action movies ever made.
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Oh is this the film which starred Ken Takakura (or something like that) ?
If it was saw this on television and thought it was great. It had a terrific scene with Ken fighting all these Yakuza henchmen with a katana sword. Looked very realistic and wasn't over the top. Very stylish indeed.
Christophe
16-11-2001, 16:51
Dead Man by Jim Jarmusch with Johnny Depp.
Quality editions of Wong Kar-Wai's films.
pompeyfan
16-11-2001, 16:59
Psycomania
Jack the Giant Killer
Clash of the Titans
The Wild Geese
Tony Keats
16-11-2001, 17:18
Forgot about Remo!, I especially liked the theme music and I hope the eventual release has a 5.1 mix to make full use of it. I recall the end-credits being accompanied by the (cheesy but rousing) score in full.
I immediately thought of the following 2:-
Black Sheep, Chris Farley/David Spade comedy which I found to be hilarious. I haven't seen it in ages though, so there's every chance it's not as fantastic as I remember. I'm hanging on for the DVD in any case.
The Reluctant Vampire (called Love Bites in the U.K). An unusual movie starring Adam Ant of all people. It's a dark comedy (of sorts), but basically a "stage" type farce where lots of misunderstandings lead to some offbeat hilarity. Ant's character is a vamp that's woken up after hundreds of years and as such he speaks in an amusingly old-fashioned way and can't comprehend modern advances like electricity. Again, not seen it for a long while, but I have some distinctly fond memories.
I'm sure if I really thought about it, I could come up with loads. It would only frustrate me if I did though and considering how lethargic some companies are, there are bound to be a few obscure titles that NEVER get a release.
I've been anxiously expecting Trading Places since I first bought a player. It's not in any way obscure or a big cash-cow movie either, so why are we waiting?!.
THX 1138
HARDWARE
DUST DEVIL
METAL BEAST
That's all I can think of right now.
Io
I second Hardware. Classic stuff.
Also want Split Second.
Originally posted by Adge
Pixies (Music)
Heard rumours ages back that a DVD was on the cards... fingers crossed that it still happens...
I'd also concur with <b>Naked</b> and add these:
<b>Four Flies On Grey Velvet</b>
<b>The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb</b>
Nick Zed's <b>War Is Menstrual Envy</b> (though I'd rate the chances of this one actually getting a release as being somewhere short of bugger all :rolleyes: ).
Obviously not for the films but I would love to see a seiers of directors early shorts on a DVD with a decent commentary relating to the decisions they made, the shoots they chose etc.
sidebog7
16-11-2001, 17:59
More to add:
Happy Together - the Patrick Dempsey/Helen Slater comedy (mmmmm Helen Slater ;) )
Heads - Strange little comedy detective film with Ed Asner, Roddy McDowell and Jennifer Tilly.
Feds - Fun women in a men's world comedy.
These are my guilty pleasures.:D
Originally posted by pmdf
Heard rumours ages back that a DVD was on the cards... fingers crossed that it still happens...
Yep, supposed to be early next year, they will be top of my list of things to buy next year IF they come out.
Good call Tony, another vote for BLACK SHEEP, awesome film
+
Flight of Navigator
License to Drive
Can't Buy me Love
Mr destiny
Summer School
3 o clock high
Unfaithfully yours (dudley moore version)
all 3 on the buses films
malcolm
adamvbarker
16-11-2001, 18:47
Lynne Ramsay's Ratcatcher
- praised as one of the few British films of recent times that isn't total kak, so why isn't available on dvd?
inquisitor
16-11-2001, 20:50
KES - I own a old MGM V#S copy, which I bought from Blackstar in their heyday. I love this movie, and I'd buy a really good DVD in a heartbeat - original ratio, good transfer, Loach commentary, a documentary about what happened to the kid... that sort of thing.
Lots of Play for Today episodes, esp. "Cathy Come Home" / Alan Clarke. Social context stuff?
UNMAN, WITTERING AND ZIGO (1971 film) - very understated but extraordinarily good 70s play adaptation. Geoffrey Unsworth (A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, 2001, CABARET) DP, and does a great atmospheric job. Unfortunately, AFAIK it's in rights limbo (originally British Paramount), although it does show up occasionally on British TV - Sky Movies and FilmFour. You could also include the 1965 625-line TV version, if it still exists...
All the Lindsay Anderson Mick Travis films: IF..., O LUCKY MAN, BRITANNIA HOSPITAL.
Early, early Spielberg: DUEL, THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS. Lucas as well: THX-1138 (could include the short).
Oh, yeah, and Raymond Briggs animation: WHEN THE WIND BLOWS especially. May also be in rights limbo, seeing as it was Palace Pictures and they went bankrupt, but OTOH IMDB says FilmFour. Has been available in Germany on V#S, but dubbed. So my only copy's taped off Channel Four. More, please!
"Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb" is wonderful. There is an R1 release for this title, dontchaknow.
My vote is for:-
"The Life & Adventures Nicholas Nickleby" (the early 80s RSC version, all 8 hours - sounds like torture but is incredibly compulsive viewing and life-affirming. May be a rights issue in the UK as the US of A has the title on VHS).
"Lisztomania" - Got "Tommy" and "Phantom of the Paradise", must now have this gem by naughty Ken.
"Shock Treatment" - my VHS copy is getting seriously knackered. A grower of a movie.
The Last Meal - Cameron Diaz's first
The entire series' of the hit TV Cartoon BERTHA
Super-Ted - The Unseen episodes
ThunderCats Box Set
I wish...
Keoma (not the German release)
Baron von Munchausen (German original)
Originally posted by mrsteve
"Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb" is wonderful. There is an R1 release for this title, dontchaknow.
Didn't know that - I'll have to chase this one up - cheers! :D
Originally posted by mrsteve
"Shock Treatment" - my VHS copy is getting seriously knackered. A grower of a movie.
Forgot to mention that one - a definite want of mine too. Unfortunately it's been given the no-no by Fox. There was a chat on one of the Home Cinema forums and they said it was very unlikely to see a release. It seems they're sulking because the Rocky Horror DVD sales weren't as high as expected :mad:. Consider yourself lucky to have a VHS copy - I haven't seen it in over a decade! :( ;)
A Midnight Clear - superb anti-war movie.
The Pixies - thirded. Best indie band ever.
My Bloody Valentine - uncut please...
Dead of Night (1945) - classic British B&W horror anthology.
To Live and Die in LA - early Friedkin classic.
Don't Play with Fire - Tsui Hark's hard-hitting drama.
HOLIDAY ON THE BUSES
A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
PATHS OF GLORY
THE LAST BATTLE
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID .............
.............to name but a few:)
Just remembered another one of mine...
S.O.B. :clap:
Deaks.
I'm still waiting for Vanishing Point
Spooky_uk
17-11-2001, 01:19
lots of the above and would also like the TV Movie
By Dawns Early Light.
Lenny Nero
17-11-2001, 03:00
Originally posted by RDJ
I second Hardware. Classic stuff.
Also want Split Second.
That was "thirding" it, cause I listed it too.
Forgot about Split Second, Rutger Hauer rules!
APPRIA40WR
17-11-2001, 05:48
Some good stuff listed there guys.
Someone asked for Cyclo -This is already on DVD in France with an impressive transfer. It's on a 2 DVD set with The Scent of Green Papaya. The DVD artwork is here (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/garyford/cyclo.jpg)
As for stuff I'd like on DVD I've around 100 VHS tapes that I'll rebuy on DVD including (some not very obscure):
2 or 3 Things I know About Her
Barton Fink
The King of Comedy
The Dresser
Dream a Little Dream
Au Rvoir les Enfants
Pepe le Moko
Over the Edge (Matt Dillion)
Le Mepris
The Moderns
Madame de...
Sweetie
Kes
Character
La Nuit Americaine
The Assualt
Tin Men
Into The Night
Wild at Heart
Road/Contact
Miami Blues
Barfly
High Hopes
Streamers
Naked
My New Gun
La Balance
I could go on :D
neverland
17-11-2001, 06:19
Originally posted by tinder
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
Carlton have already released a fairly bare bones version of this. It claims to have a commentary, but in fact it's a 5 or 10 minute interview with Jack Cardiff. Still a fantastic film though.
Although if you meant you were waiting for Criterion to release the special edition that this film deserves, then I'd have to agree with you.
Oh, and as is traditional with these threads, I'd like to put in a request for Static. Is that obscure enough?
Good to see that some people have the same taste, especially Bolch, but I'd like
The Sure Thing
Soylent green
The Omega Man
Biloxi Blues
UHF
Teen Wolf
Let It Be (Please Beatles release this!!)
Monterey Pop Festival
Ruthless People
and many others, especially anamorphic versions of
Silent Running
Fahrenheit 451
A Boy And His Dog
pmdf - Many thanks for the info on "Shock Treatment", though it is not good news.... The Rocky Horror edition is a peach in terms of the picture and certainly the audio and similar care and attention on "Shock Treatment" would have been wonderful. Extras on Rocky were actually very good but a bare bones on "Shock Treament" is all that I'd ask/pray/beg for....
"Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb" is a full-frame stereo transfer with a short by the Bolex Brothers also included. There's a link to a review on the ever-reliable dvd-basen.dk
There's some good titles cropping up here. One extra vote for an anamorphic "Jesus Christ Superstar" (1973 Norman Jewison version)....
Joe Pasquale
17-11-2001, 20:03
Quick Change
Dream Team (Keaton)
Nuns on the Run
All well above average comedies that went pretty much unnoticed.
Not sure if these are obscure enough but here goes anyway:
Damnation (http://uk.imdb.com/Details?0095475)
Naked (http://uk.imdb.com/Details?0107653) (again)
Barton Fink (http://uk.imdb.com/Details?0101410) (again)
Stalker (http://uk.imdb.com/Details?0079944)
Amateur (http://uk.imdb.com/Details?0109093)
Double Life of Veronique (http://uk.imdb.com/Details?0101765)
My wishlist just keeps growing...
khaavren
18-11-2001, 01:01
Barthez, Malcolm is being released in Oz this week (or next week, but soon, anyway).
Some of my choices:
Evil Roy Slade
The Margaret Rutherford Miss Marple movies
The St Trinians movies
Bedazzled (original)
etc etc etc etc etc etc
adamvbarker
18-11-2001, 01:15
Spalding Gray's Swimming to Camdobia
"... and the banana hits the wall ..."
CrazyHorse
18-11-2001, 01:48
Agree with many suggestions that have been mentioned already - Into the Night & Shock Treatment would be great - but how about these two?
Soylent Green
Dragonslayer
neilsona
18-11-2001, 11:08
those who mentioned barton fink and miller's crossing will be pleased that they are due next year maybe even s.e.And someone mentioned deadman with johnny depp which is out on r1 if that is any use.
my obscure films are
mute witness
return of the living dead 2
four flies on grey velvet
monster squad
golgo 13
fistful of dynamite
The Decline of The Western Civillisation (The Punk Years not the Metal one!)
Dance Craze (Two tone Film)
Although Im sure they will be released in time....Just look at all the long out of press LPs that are now avalable on CD
Gohatto (since the R3 is OOP and the French disc doesn't have subs)
Rosie
anything by Kiarostami
anything by Bunuel
The Keep (Michael Mann)
Big Wednesday
The Wild Geese
shakey
craigmeak
18-11-2001, 15:36
Some Russ Meyer stuff, particularly Beyond the valley of the dolls
Nuts in May
Originally posted by craigmeak
Some Russ Meyer stuff, particularly Beyond the valley of the dolls
Nuts in May
nuts in may is out mate on region 2
Gary Couzens
18-11-2001, 17:28
anything by Kiarostami
<i>Taste of Cherry</i> is available on Criterion - my review is here (http://www.dvdtimes.org.uk/getreview.cgi?id=203).
That said, I certainly wouldn't mind having the Koker trilogy on DVD. Not to mention <i>Close-Up</i> with the Nanni Moretti short <i>The Day of the Premiere of</i> Close-Up (which is included on the BFI's video).
Foxy Slamdangle
18-11-2001, 17:30
Not exactly obscure, but I wish someone would hurry up and release <I>Kes</I>.
craigmeak
18-11-2001, 20:13
Originally posted by barthez
nuts in may is out mate on region 2
DOH!!
If I make a list of other DVD's I think aren't available can you make them appear for me too?
It doesn't have much in the way of special features going by play247, unless 'certificate - 12' counts as a special feature nowadays. Oh well, with that, interactive menus and scene selection they should call it a special edition or something.
deftone666
18-11-2001, 20:50
Two completely different films but.............
Wild At Heart (My favourite film of all time..)
and
BMX BANDITS!!!!
Some more votes for:
Wild At Heart & Return Of The Living Dead 2.
I'm also really like to see Twin Town
Originally posted by psmac27
Keoma (not the German release)
If you mean the Franco Nero western, were you aware that Keoma is available on a pretty good R1 DVD from Anchor Bay?
I have the disc myself, and I'm pleased to say that it's uncut, presented in anamorphic 2.35:1 and has an English mono track on it (no Italian track, but it was probably shot silent and dubbed into different languages in post-production anyway). The disc also has an audio commentary from director Enzo Castellari on it, although the track can be a bit of a struggle due to Castellari's heavy accent.
bmx bandits definitely agree and also wild at heart plus legend and a commentary on buffalo 66 would be nice oh yeah say anything
Originally posted by Bish
Some more votes for:
Wild At Heart & Return Of The Living Dead 2.
I'm also really like to see Twin Town
I'll add my voice to the shout for <b>Wild At Heart</b> - didn't mention it my post above as I don't think of it as obscure, but it's definitely long overdue a quality release.
<b>Twin Town</b> too - reminds me of my student days... used to live at the top of the really steep hill (Constitution Hill) featured in the beginning of the movie... and Baron's night club was a favourite haunt on Thursday's indie nights... ah, nostalgia... ;) :D
Another vote for The Sure Thing, also Hobson's Choice (my favourite Lean movie) which surely should have come out on Criterion!
Taste of Cherry is available on Criterion
Yeah, I already have that - I want more!
kerbcrawler
19-11-2001, 11:38
Dust Devil
Holy Mountain
The Long Weekend (a long lost fave of mine)
Le Jour Se Leve
if...
Performance (why has this masterpiece not been released already!!!)
Eureka (Roeg)
Bad Timing
Insignificance
Track 29
Heaven's Gate
The Shout
Naked Lunch
Pepe Le Moko
Trust (Hal Hartley)
Simple Men
Surviving Desire & other short films by Hal Hartley
Amateur
Henry Fool
The Devils
The Music Lovers
White Of The Eye
Demon Seed
True Stories
etc.etc.etc
mseriksen
19-11-2001, 11:38
My want list:
One Crazy summer
Better off Dead
Any other movie by "Savage" Steve Holland
UHF
Hardware
Dust Devil (never seen it, but if it's as good as Hardware I want it)
Morten
A Wild at Heart release would be good. I'd also like to see Oliver Stones Wild Palms make it to dvd, thats about the only thing I've still got on vhs.
Yeah Stigdu!
Thanks for championing this one......
Dead of Night (1945) - classic British B&W horror anthology.
Brilliant, classic Ealing film: watch it every halloween, along with the standard stock of horror flicks - I'd love a DVD release
how's about,
Curse of the Demon (the old B&W one)
The Wickerman
Quatermass and the Pit
the thing with no name
19-11-2001, 15:51
Originally posted by jerryg
how's about,
The Wickerman
You are joking aren't you?:D :rolleyes:
Did you miss the superb wooden box AnchorBay R1 special edition version of this?
May still find a copy or two floating around the Classifieds if you have a dig.:)
By the way, for those who mentioned 'Deadman' - Jim Jarmusch & Johnny Depp, I've got the R1 DVD and the picture quality is class!:D
Re "The Wicker Man".... Read that Anchor Bay UK may be releasing an R2 version next year.... Wooden box? 2-disk set? Who knows....
Ummm, "Dead of Night" (1946) is on Anchor Bay's release list for 2002 I think. One of THE great horror flicks. Plus, I think AB's R1 "Quatermass & the Pit" (the 60s movie version) is meant to be okay (if you can play R1s).
"True Stories" is out as a full-frame stereo release, not sure what the original aspect ratio was. It's on my to-get list. Think you can pick it up for a tenner or so.
Forgot to mention on the wishlist "Santa Sangre". Wonderful and rewards repeated viewings. Great if you like magical-realism.
adamvbarker
19-11-2001, 20:18
True Stories should be widescreen (not sure of the exact ratio) . With all those amazing Texas landscapes and those big, wide metal buildings full-frame must murder it. I'd very much like a decent release of it.
Santa Sangre would be nice. Fando & Lis is a nice disk of a crazy film with an excellent documentary.
Pepe le Moko (mentioned above) as available in a wonderfully restored version from France - but without English subtitles.
Ummm, "Dead of Night" (1946) is on Anchor Bay's release list for 2002 I think.
Er... I couldn't see it, mrsteve.
Where did you hear/see that...?
One of THE great horror flicks.
Agreed!
neverland
20-11-2001, 09:28
I'd really like to see the entire Eerie Indiana series. But not that Other Dimension thing, because it smelt.
And whilst I'm on the subject of completely hatstand kids' TV, what are the chances of getting a complete Gophers box set? Pretty slim I would have thought.
Re "Dead of Night"
Beebul - Gosh and darn it, you're right!!!! No sign of the blighter. I'm convinced I saw it a while back. Sorry for the bum steer, everyone!!!
But AB's "Crimes of Passion" is getting a commentary (naughty Ken I hope) and deleted scenes. Even saw this gem at the cinema!
Mrsteve: Guess I'll just have to keep waiting for that little doozy...
"Just room for one more inside sir"....
Incidently, Orbital sampled quite a few seconds worth of material from Dead of Night for their first album...
....bet they didn't declare the samples either!
(sorry boys!) ;)
John Nelson
20-11-2001, 12:18
La Vallee (aka Obscured by Clouds) - a weird French film about hippies 'finding themselves' in New Guinea.
Remarkable for its Pink Floyd soundtrack (the soundrack album directly preceded Dark Side of the Moon), and for being a classic example of a film that you need to be high or drunk to appreciate :D
-- J.
I spent my teenage years working in my Dad's video shop and there are loads of lost afternoon watching straight to video classics.
Freaked: Directed by the one in Bill & Ted who wasn't Keanu Reeves and quite brilliantly funny. Especially the rasta eyeballs and uncredited Keanu Reeves as Dogboy and Mr T as the Bearded Lady
Mr Frost: Jeff Goldblum and Alan Bates (I think!!) in super sinister supernatural thriller with Jeff as the Devil
Deathrow Gameshow: Gross out comedy years before th Farrelly's where Deathrow Convicts go on a quiz show to win a reprieve.
Other less obscure bits which reeeeeaaalllllly need releasing are State Of Grace and Ed Wood
Lenny Nero
20-11-2001, 13:05
Originally posted by Jimbo
Other less obscure bits which reeeeeaaalllllly need releaseing are State Of Grace and Ed Wood
I KNEW I was missing something, thanks for reminding me, grabbed a State of Grace LD now :D
Damian Dugdale
20-11-2001, 17:56
A few that spring to mind are 'Serpico', 'Once Upon a Time in America', 'Charly Varrick', 'Sonatine', and all (or even any) of Fruit Chan's films (a Hong Kong director, in my opinion the second most important director working in Hong Kong today, with Wong Ka Wai being the first).
Damian.
Just having a conversation about Michael Caine with a work chum and thought of a few more,
Without A Clue: Caine as Sherlock Holmes in what I remember being quite a funny little comedy based on the theory that Dr Watson (Ben Kingsley) was the real brains of the outfit whilst Holmes is a drunken fool
A Shock to the System: Pitch black comedy when Caine accidentally offs an old tramp and gets away with it, so decides to kill everyone who ****** him off.
Jack The Ripper: Really enjoyed this TV mini series from the early 90's (80's ???) and be good to see it again
garliadr
21-11-2001, 10:30
Would love to see GREASE
:clap:
Ooh Ooh! I vote for Errol Flynn! NOT exactly obscure but sadly under-represented on DVD. Only film I know of is Santa Fe Trail from a small American DVD release company :(
martin white
21-11-2001, 11:47
Jimbo
Michael caine "Jack The Ripper is out on DVD.I bought it for £5.99 from MVC.Without A Clue is being released by Carlton in Dec 2001
Martin:)
Originally posted by martin white
Jimbo
Michael caine "Jack The Ripper is out on DVD.I bought it for £5.99 from MVC.Without A Clue is being released by Carlton in Dec 2001
Martin:)
Well, waddaya know, thanks Martin :)
Ted Todorov
21-11-2001, 15:40
Underground
Celine and Julie Go Boating
Paris Belongs to Us
L'Amour Fou
Clementine Tango
Day for Night
Une belle fille comme moi
The Green Room
Lunch Wagon aka Come 'n' Get It
Anything directed by Preston Sturges that isn't out already.
Ted
my list is very long:
wild at heart
to live and die in la
hardware
dust devil
he who finds a friend
trading places
the sure thing
nuns on the run
braindead
adventures of ford fairlane
gremlins 2
once upon a time in american
once upon a time in the west
fraternity vaction
p.i. private investigations
near dark
millers crossing
star wars
empire strikes back
back to the future
brainsmasher
pretty in pink
some kind of wonderful
dudes
weeds
lets just hope they come out this year.
Originally posted by martin white
Jimbo
Without A Clue is being released by Carlton in Dec 2001
Martin:)
Hmmm, pan and scan I think you'll find!
Deaks.
A few people have mentioned this on their wish-list for releases - just seen in on Ringos .... £27
ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA region 0 BRAZIL
Director Sergio Leone Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, James Woods WE BELIEVE WE HAVE THE LAST 500 UNITS OF THIS VERY HARD TO FIND TITLE READY TO POST TODAY! Dolby Digital 5.1 ENGLISH sound track and FULLY UNCUT!
(someone may have already posted this but I haven't bothered to read later replies.... ;) )
bollecks
22-11-2001, 15:03
R1 Trees Lounge is now deleted. And I could have bought it in Florida last year for $15, but didn't bother.
Cold Fever
I Hired a Contract Killer (and any other AK titles)
Hardware
Dust Devil
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle
Dominatrix
and a whole lot more.
Scott
chosen man
24-11-2001, 08:19
A few on my wish list,
Guns of Honor
Omega man
The odd angry shot
Robin Hood (Errol's version)
camino_real
24-11-2001, 09:09
Here's one that I've always wanted to see again and it would fill a gap in two (well three) directors filmographies.
Does anyone remember Crimewave ? This 1985 comedy was directed by Sam Raimi and written by the Coen brothers. It stars Bruce Campbell (although he's not on screen for that long) and is about two hitmen on a killing spree. It's very weird and very funny. If you like Evil Dead II chances are you'll love this "Three Stooges" homage which is filled with cartoon violence.
It would fill a gap in my collection nicely....
custard_chris
24-11-2001, 17:30
Originally posted by Jimbo
Other less obscure bits which reeeeeaaalllllly need releasing are State Of Grace and Ed Wood
Ed Wood is getting an SE next year, I think.
I want "Time After Time" with Malcolm McDowell. No sign of a release for that, though. :(
Hamburger3
24-03-2003, 18:37
Originally posted by Deaks
Things that have come to mind recently:
Pirates of Penzance - Kevin Kline
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... - Fred Ward
(aka: Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous)
I Come in Peace - Dolph Lundgren
(aka: Dark Angel)
Deaks.
Remo is coming out soon.
Originally posted by homerj
braindead
Play have it... http://www.playserver5.com/play247.asp?page=search&adudisc=y
Not sure if the transfers any good, haven't seen this in years and years..
Entire Corey Haim back catalogue (especially Rollerboys)
Biodome (if its not already available)
WIZARD
WIZARD
WIZARD
WIZARD
WIZARD
:clap:
jacquesbrel
25-03-2003, 09:37
classic Thatcher's 80s feature "Ploughman's Lunch" with Tim Curry and Johnathan Pryce - I've only ever seen a clip but I'd buy a dvd of it on the strength of that.
Talking of Tim Curry, what about "Blue Money" the made for tv drama showcasing his musical impersonations?
Plus:
Bertolucci's 1900 (novocento)
the Turkish film "Yol"
'Mysterious Cities of Gold' - TV Series
Than I can get rid of my 4 Disc CD set! :smokin:
What about 'Mac & Me'! :lol:
Psycho :nuts:
Originally posted by John Nelson
La Vallee (aka Obscured by Clouds) - a weird French film about hippies 'finding themselves' in New Guinea.
Remarkable for its Pink Floyd soundtrack (the soundrack album directly preceded Dark Side of the Moon), and for being a classic example of a film that you need to be high or drunk to appreciate :D
-- J.
I'll put in another vote for that one - love that soundtrack :thumbs:
also votes for Bad Boy Bubby and Litzomania (as mentioned previously)
One film i would love to see on DVD, but fear will never happen is Made. Not the 2001 release but the 1975 film starring Carol White and the singer/songwriter Roy Harper, many of whose songs were used in the soundtrack
http://amazon-uk.imdb.com/Title?0073330
Can't even track it down on VHS these days (unless anyone knows any different:) )
Gary Couzens
25-03-2003, 18:57
Originally posted by chosen man
The odd angry shot
Out in Australia on 2 April. As it's a Roadshow release, it'll very likely be encoded for R4 only.
These are my obscure titles:
1. Phase IV
2. The Bedford Incident - Widescreen
3. By Dawn's Early Light (1990) TV
4. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) - Widescreen
5. Freaks (1932) Most Complete version
6. 52 Pickup - Widescreen
7. A Christmas Carole (1938)
8. Mighty Joe Young (1949) With the Tinted Scenes Intact
9. Sapphire (1959)
10. Another Part of the Forest (1948) Prequel to The Little Foxes
11. While the City Sleeps - Fritz Lang film - Widescreen
12. The Enchanted Cottage (1945) 91 minute version
13. The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
14. The Man in the Iron Mask (1976) - Richard Chamberlain
15. Kid Glove Killer (1942)
16. Fate Is the Hunter (1964) Widescreen
17. The President's Lady (1953)
18. Back Street (1961)
19. Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) - Widescreen
20. San Francisco (1936)
21. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) - Technicolor Inserts Intact
kiran_mk2
26-03-2003, 21:30
Another call for <b>By Dawn's Early Light</b>: Becca de Morney & James Earl Jones.
Also let's have:
<b>Flight of the navigator</b> (why not - we've got The Goonies) and <b>Masters of the universe</b>:smokin:
Creamstick
26-03-2003, 21:36
Performance
Wired (crap John Belushi biopic based on the amazing book of the same name by Bob Woodward - I get the notion every now and again, but I'm afraid of wearing out my big-box VHS)
Psychos (C4 black comedy/drama)
Who Killed That Bird On Your Windowsill : The Movie (Black Crowes documentary)
It's Alive (trilogy)
Blacula
Blackenstein
Truck Turner (starring Isaac Hayes)
The Haunting (Robert Wise original)
The Quiet Earth
The Hip Hop Years (C4 documentary series)
Anyone got an update on "Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia" ? Been waiting for years and every time MGM announce it nothing happens. It's one of my favourite Peckinpah movies.
The Haunting (Robert Wise original)
Forgot to add that one. Must be Widescreen.
CrazyHorse
26-03-2003, 22:10
Isn't The Haunting due out around September time from Warner on R2?
Sure it was on their release list for this year. I know this doesn't guarantee anything, but we can hope.
Creamstick
26-03-2003, 22:13
Originally posted by Mike
Anyone got an update on "Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia" ? Been waiting for years and every time MGM announce it nothing happens. It's one of my favourite Peckinpah movies.
I was going to add this to my list, but because of the announcements by MGM, I assumed it was already out and I missed it - I even said to the wife a few minutes ago that she could order it for my Easter!
Brian Blessed Badger
26-03-2003, 22:54
Originally posted by Hardnox
The Last Meal - Cameron Diaz's first
Isn't it called The Last Supper
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0113613
and is out on R1
Brian Blessed Badger
26-03-2003, 23:00
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Leningrad Cowboys is available in Japan I believe.
Scott
Les Amants (not Pont Neuf, the original 1950's (?) version)
Chosen Survivors (the one about the vampire bats)
If (Malcolm McDowell - maybe out, not checked recently)
Wild Geese
:clap:
She (original)
Adventures of Robin Hood
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Hound of the Baskervilles
(both B.R. - of course)
This Island Earth
Hell Drivers
Werewolf of Washington
Dracula (Hammer)
Brian Blessed Badger
27-03-2003, 20:28
Originally posted by SShaw
Leningrad Cowboys is available in Japan I believe.
Scott
woo hoo - a single disc with both go america and meet moses on
anyone know if it's got subs and is w/screen ?
Phil
Shakey21
27-03-2003, 22:00
Quiet Earth - don't think it's available yet
profondorossoargento
28-03-2003, 08:15
I'd go for the following
Hardware - vastly underrated
Dust Devil - As Hardware
David Lynch Shorts - Other than the overpriced version from davidlynch.com
Naked Lunch - A Classic Cronenberg movie
Four Flies On Grey Velvet - Apparently due this year from Dragon
Sante Sangre - Bizarre, and beautiful
La Valle - Obvious reasons :smokin:
Twin Peaks Season 2 - Obviously
Incredibly Strange Film Show - Jonathan Ross's finest hour, plus the second series Son Of......
emccusker
28-03-2003, 08:42
Originally posted by ckwat
Dracula (Hammer)
If you mean the Christopher Lee/Peter Cushing as Dracula/van Helsing then this is out as part of the WB Hammer Horror originals boxset with The Mummy and Frankenstein. The review is up on DVDTimes.
Otherwise...
Twin Peaks S2
The rest of Northern Exposure seeing as we've got S1
Filmwise...
Dogs In Space - there is a version out but picture is awful and this can look amazing
Last Year In Marienbad
Castle Keep
The Thing From Another World
I Walked With A Zombie
Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe adaptations
and anything by directors poorly represented on DVD...
Peter Greenaway
Bertrand Blier except Trop Belle... and Merci, La Vie
Hal Hartley esp. Trust
Hardware is supposed to be coming in May on R1.
Scott
The Rapture
Miracle Mile
La Notte di San Lorenzo (Night Of The Shooting Stars)
The Fearless Vampire Killers (aka Dance of the Vampires)
The Tenant
Peter Ibbetson
Les Aventuriers (The Last Adventure)
all the 1940's Val Lewton Horror films, but especially Cat People, Curse of the Cat People, The Leopard Man, I Walked With a Zombie and The 7th Victim
Originally posted by zebs
I'll put in another vote for that one (La Vallée) - love that soundtrack :thumbs: Out now on R1 - see my thread here (http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=176754)!
HARDWARE (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0099740) is getting released on the 6th March R1. :clap:
Originally posted by SimonI
Out now on R1 - see my thread here (http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=176754)!
Thank you Simon for the info
Just ordered it from Play for £14.99 - :clap:
Looking forward to More later in the year as well
:)
Creamstick
28-03-2003, 22:18
Some Enterprising sould could make a list of those in this thread have have been released/have a release date/have been rumoured to have a release date ;)
Not me :thumbs:
Here's my list for Region 2. Most of these I haven't seen since they were first released.
Better Off Dead (1985) - John Cusack
Biggles (1985) - Neil Dickson, Alex Hyde-White
The Breakfast Club (1985) - John Hughes, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson
Teen Wolf (1985) - Michael J. Fox
The Monster Squad (1987)
License to Drive (1988) - Corey Haim, Corey Feldman
The Burbs (1989) - Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern
Big Man on Campus (1990) - Corey Parker
Creamstick
29-03-2003, 00:27
Originally posted by magic_d
Here's my list for Region 2. Most of these I haven't seen since they were first released.
Better Off Dead (1985) - John Cusack
Biggles (1985) - Neil Dickson, Alex Hyde-White
The Breakfast Club (1985) - John Hughes, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson
Teen Wolf (1985) - Michael J. Fox
The Monster Squad (1987)
License to Drive (1988) - Corey Haim, Corey Feldman
The Burbs (1989) - Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern
Big Man on Campus (1990) - Corey Parker
I think BEtter off Dead (cool movie-check my sig) is available in R1, and I think Breakfast Club has an R1 Release date. I just ot Monster Squad on VHS from eBay - classy!
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