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by Monterey Jack
Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:04 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: the WAR OF THE WORLDS are just about to begin
Replies: 66
Views: 34863

Saw a clip Cruise showed with Leno tonight on the TONIGHT SHOW. In it, Cruise, Fanning, and some other guy are in the cellar hearing noises from up above and seeing weird lights. Funny I seemed to like this scene better when it was in SIGNS a few years ago :( Even the staging seemed identical! Hope...
by Monterey Jack
Tue May 31, 2005 12:05 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: STAR WARS: EPISODE III Official Review Thread
Replies: 24
Views: 11245

I actually noticed the WILHELM... a scream used in countless movies.. there is actually a short clip which consists only of the scenes where this scream was used... trying to track that down... this time it was used very obvious.. funny that a sound designer has such a trademark, too! :-) The "...
by Monterey Jack
Sat May 21, 2005 12:44 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING: A New JAWS Documentary
Replies: 5
Views: 4597

But one thing's for sure: the uncut LD documentary NEEDS to be on the new DVD! From everything I've gathered about the new 30th anniversary DVD, it will be. :D Add to that the original mono soundtrack (in addition to the lousy 5.1 remix in Dolby Digital and DTS flavors) and this release seems prett...
by Monterey Jack
Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:11 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: JAWS: Yet Another Release
Replies: 12
Views: 9645

While it will be great to have the full-length, 2-hour Laurent Bouzereau documentary preserved on DVD (it's one of the best ever done), the real reason to applaud this double-dip is that Universal is finally providing the film's original mono soundtrack (which earned one of the film's three Oscars, ...
by Monterey Jack
Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:06 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: News, Notes & Other Musings (3/29)
Replies: 6
Views: 5962

Q-BanditZ wrote:
AndyDursin wrote:Elia Cmiral?? There's another WHATEVER HAPPENED TO... flash in the pan :)
He's terrible. Good riddance. All he did was make noise.


I still really like his score to Ronin. Everything else he's done, however, has been pretty weak.
by Monterey Jack
Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:10 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: TRUE LIES - New German Version
Replies: 4
Views: 5142

Hasn't there been enough time since 9/11 to finally get a long-overdue special edition of this title? If 24 can have muslim terrorists every single week, then why can't we get an SE of True Lies? :?:
by Monterey Jack
Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:10 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: and the next remake is:
Replies: 24
Views: 17487

Hopefully they'll tighten up the loose screws of the original's narrative :) One thing I don't understand about the original...if the ghosts are looking for revenge against the direct ancestors of the colonists who caused their shipwreck 100 years ago ("6 will die"), then why do they atta...
by Monterey Jack
Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:38 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: and the next remake is:
Replies: 24
Views: 17487

I'll grant you the proposed remake of Hitcher (which I just discovered for the first time a few months ago) is pretty uneccesary, as the '86 original isn't dated in any particular way (unlike a lot of it's 80's genre brethren). Plus, a young Jennifer Jason Leigh! :P That said, 20+ years offers enoug...
by Monterey Jack
Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:10 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: and the next remake is:
Replies: 24
Views: 17487

Im not sure why some people are upset at the idea of remaking/sequelizing Carpenter's The Thing , as it was a remake itself. :? If there can be three versions of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers , why not The Thing ? And as for the new version of The Fog , the original is fun, but hardly a classic. I'...
by Monterey Jack
Wed Feb 09, 2005 12:40 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Special Edition DVDs You'd Like To See...
Replies: 43
Views: 23796

I'd love to see an SE of The Secret Of NIMH (one of my all-time favorites) someday. Just a Don Bluth/Gary Goldman commentary and a making-of would leave me satisfied (or, at the very least, a widescreen transfer). Maybe an isolated score in tribute to Jerry? Also, Brian De Palma's excellent Blow Out...
by Monterey Jack
Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:14 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Elisabeth Shue Returns!
Replies: 21
Views: 8397

Well Roman, I could make the argument that EVERYONE was miscast in HOLLOW MAN (Kevin Bacon? Josh Brolin?), which was another step downwards in the career path of Paul "Mr. Crazy" Verhoeven. Say what you will about the film in general, but Kevin Bacon was freaking fantastic in that movie. ...
by Monterey Jack
Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:51 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Elisabeth Shue Returns!
Replies: 21
Views: 8397

Personally, I thought that Elisabeth looked her sexiest in Palmetto. The movie itself was a pretty routine Body Heat knock-off, but anyone who's ever nursed a crush on Shue will find certain scenes to be quite interesting. :P