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Saturday 29th June 2002 |
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DVD
Reviews
You've probably seen that funky little wierd guy acting in Reserviour Dogs
and Con Air, but thatfunky little wierd guy also does a spot of directing now and then.
Steve Busemi put himself behind the camera for his 3rd directing gig with the
prison drama Animal Factory, reviewed by Kathryn.Love, suicide and robbery is all it takes these days to make a
movie, Kathryn has also reviewed Kill Me Later (with Selma Blair, best
known as girl who got herself a tonguey from the Buffster in Cruel Intentions)
Speaking of good tonguing techniques, rounding out the
reviews from me this time, is Jeepers Creepers (watch the DVD and you'll
soon know what i mean by that tongue reference :)
DVD Slicks and Menu Shots
Today's menu shots are from the latest in the looong line of baseball flicks,
Summer Catch as well as Ab Fab series 3, and Anthony
Hopkin's Hannibal inbetweener, Hearts in Atlantis (which also happens to
be based on the novel by Steven King)
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June 2002 Reviews
+ Animal
Factory
+ Kill Me Later
+ Ally McBeal Season 1
+ Don't Say a Word
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more reviews >> |
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Wednesday 19th June 2002 |
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It's
another Happy Birthday 4 us
DVDown Under may only just be 4 years old (as at 17th June) , but you gotta
admit that's pretty good for a website when so many vanish within no time at all.
I won't bother with the usual ramblings of DVD past and DVD to come (I heard that
cassandra margaret nunn :), but will merely say it's been 4 good years of DVD'ing,
even though it is getting harder and harder to keep up with this massively fast moving
industry.
We've grown from a family of 2 (me and paul) and into a family of 5 with 3 new kids along
the way. Cass, Kath and Tim (I really do need to speak to the kids about not doing
their reviews..err I mean homework :))So if
you're reading this, thanks for your support over the years, and please please please.. if
you find ANY mysteaks, drop us a line. (if it's shockingly bad spelling mistakes
we wanna know..or if we've made a major boo-boo in a review..like say, we reviewed the
region 4 MOVIE ONLY Jeepers Creepers DVD from Roadshow and said, "oh the victor salva
comm track was fantastic and insightful, and the deleted scenes a nice bonus, as was the
trailers and photo gallery!!...which is EXACTLY what I was horrified to read in an AUSSIE
Region 4 DVD magazine yesterday.. now, WHAT dvd magazine was that again??..hmmmmmm
it'll come to me!
anyhoo, Happy DVD'ing from us and Happy 4th Birthday to us
:)
DeeVeeDee.....Done Dirt Cheap!!
Even though it's close to the end of the financial year, and there's DVD
aplenty at a very cheap price, a few studios seem to be getting in on the bargain basement
price for DVDs.
Warner are set to release some $19.95 DVDs (granted most are NTSC Region
4 versions), but Magna are offering a ridiculously low $9.95 on a whole
bunch.
Warner's July lineup features some great titles with the
under $20 price tag, like the fully remastered Joe Versus the Volcano
(it's pretty damn impressive to), Forget Paris, and Cameron Crowe's Singles.
August sees the release of Magna's new low price and "remarketing" of
some of the funky horror flicks with their "Grim Reapings" series
(I think the name's pretty cool actually :).
for the disgustingly low price of $10 you can pick us such schlocky gems as Cherry Falls, Doppleganger, Ginger Snaps and my favourite of the
bunch Psycho Beach Party
:)
DVD Reviews
Just 2 for this week. Kathryn took a look at Don't Say a Word,
and then there's the Ally McBeal Season 1 DVD boxset review from me.
(Ally McBeal is available EXCLUSIVELY from Ezy DVD... Though Ally is a FOX release,
they weren't going to bother releasing it in Australia, but EZY DVD thought otherwise and
so got a deal setup so as THEY could be the ONLY ONES to release it in Australia on
DVD.... way to go Jim!!! )
Friday the 13th Part 5 Audio Followup
We got word back from Paramount regarding FTTP5 and it being listed as having a
Dolby 5.1 audio mix... sorry..it's mono just like 2 through 4 :(.. ah well |
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Thursday 13th June 2002 |
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Are
you Ready for Eddie?
This August sees the release of a whole swag of Eddie Murphy flicks from the Paramount
Vault (i didn't realise how many moofies he made for paramount).
The DVD Lineup includes Beverley Hills Cop 1, 2 & 3, 48 Hours, Another 48
Hours, Vampire in Brooklyn, Harlem Nights, The Golden Child and Coming to America.
On the Audio side, ALL these DVDs are credited as carrying Dolby Digital 5.1 mixes!.
On the Picture Side, 48 Hours & Another 48 Hours are oddly 4x3 Letterboxed
Widescreen, with the rest being Anamorphic Widescreen?Would you like some Sex with your DVD?
Season 1 of the smash hit TV show, Sex & the City makes
its way to DVD in a 2 disc set this August (6 x 25 min Eps per DVD). Each Episode is
presented in Anamorphic Widescreen WITH Dolby Digital 5.1 encoded
sound!!!! (gotta love HBO! :)
More August DVDs from Paramount
Rounding out the rest of the August Paramount DVDs are the following
Intersection, Pootie Tang, The Italian Job, Alfie, The
Phantom, Friday the 13th Part 5, He Said She Said, The Nutty Professor.
ALL of these dvds are listed as being in Anamorphic Widesreen WITH Dolby Digital 5.1
sound!!! (we're checking up on Friday 13th seeing as it's one of those low budget crap
horror films released theatrically in mono sound..like the previous 4 re-hashes!
:)))
A DVD fit for a Princess!
FINALLY Region 4 is to get the DVD version of a film loved by film lovers
around the world! On the 14th of August Magna Pacific are set to unleash The
Princess Bride to DVD! YAY! and you wanna know the BEST part??
OUR verison will include a DTS5.1 audio track!!!..in case you've just
done a double take, I'll repeat myself... OUR version will include a DTS5.1 audio
track..in case you've just done a...oh never mind :) As for the picture itself.
it is in widescreen though the information at hand wasn't specific as to whether it
is anamophic Widescreen or 4x3 letterboxed.
No other specs for this DVD were available at present, but rest assured, we'll be on the
case...as you wish :)
As it will be Four-told on DVD
You may have read on the web, the specs for the region 1 - 4 disc DVD version
of Lord of the Rings : Fellowship of the Rings were recently unvealed on
the LOTR website. We've confirmed with Roadshow that the region 4 Version will be
identical to the region 1 version...
Here's a rundown of what has to be the most ambitious DVD
Movie release since day dot!
You'll notice that the movie itself is spread over 2 x RSDLs. Due to the near 4 hour
running time, and SEVEN audio tracks, the picture quality would be severely compromised if
squeezed onto 1 RSDL DVD...
Lord of the Rings : Fellowship of the Rings 4 Disc
Version
Picture : 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX, DTS ES 6.1 Discrete, Dolby Digital 2.0
Extras:
- DISCS 1-2: The Feature 208 minute
version (over 30 minutes of additional footage)
- Four audio commentaries by director and
writers, the design team the production team and the cast featuring more than 30
participants including Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen and Academy
AwardŽ winners Richard Taylor, Andrew Lesnie, Howard Shore, Jim Rygiel, Randy
Cook…and many more
- DISC 3 - "From Book to Vision"
Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film
Designing and building Middle-earth
Storyboards to pre-visualization
Weta Workshop visit - An up-close look at the weapons, armor, creatures and miniatures
from the film
Atlas of Middle-earth: Tracing the journey of the Fellowship
An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process
Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists
Guided tour of the wardrobe department
Footage from early meetings, moving storyboards and pre-visualization reels
And much more!
- DISC 4 - "From Vision to Reality"
Bringing the characters to life
A day in the life of a hobbit
Principal photography: Stories from the set
Scale: Creating the illusion of size
Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos
Editorial and visual effects multi-angle progressions
Sound design demonstration
And much more!
PS The Full length trailer for UNDEAD is now available over
at the UNDEAD MOVIE website |
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Sunday 2nd June 2002 |
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DVD
Review
The original film version of Ocean's 11 was not well known because of it been seen as a
good film, but because of it's cast.....the brat pack.
The 2001 version of Ocean's 11 improves upon the original storywise AND contains another
select group of "IN" cast members.
DVD Slicks & Menus
We've some DVD Menus of upcoming DVD titles, including Jeeper's Creepers,
Bottom - Live, Let Them Eat Cake, and Secret Bridesmaid's Business
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