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The Rocketeer on DVD: Best version?

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riotengine	The Rocketeer on DVD: Best version?	Lead	[-]
(03/13/08 2:29 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've heard complaints about the domestic R1 version of The Rocketeer. Is the R2 version an improvement? I'd like to show the film to my wife. GREG ESPINOZA I made it possible for you to come here! I welcomed you to this Earth, you made it a charnel house! http://www.comicspace.com/gregespinoza/
JimPV		#1	[-]
(03/16/08 1:13 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yep, looks like the R4/2 release is anamorphic, unlike the (reportedly) crummy R1: http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Rocketeer.asp EDIT: Actually, that one's oop and fetching the big bucks. Go for the UK, R2 editon (I bet it's the same transfer): http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=11592 Last Edited By: JimPV 03/16/08 1:24 PM. Edited 1 times.
riotengine		#2	[-]
(03/16/08 3:03 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	JimPV wrote: Yep, looks like the R4/2 release is anamorphic, unlike the (reportedly) crummy R1: http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Rocketeer.asp EDIT: Actually, that one's oop and fetching the big bucks. Go for the UK, R2 editon (I bet it's the same transfer): http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=11592 Thanks. That's very helpful. There's a vendor on eBay selling the R2 version very cheap. GREG ESPINOZA I made it possible for you to come here! I welcomed you to this Earth, you made it a charnel house! http://www.comicspace.com/gregespinoza/
JohnMGM		#3	[-]
(03/16/08 4:12 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	We just watched the letterboxed DVD and the image is not too good. However, contrary to the cover description, the audio is 5.1. The movie itself was not as good as I remembered it being and certainly not as good as the comic. Fortunately, the disc was on sale for 5.99 at Best Buy so "no harm/no foul."
BijouBob8mm		#4	[-]
(03/17/08 1:33 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I contacted Disney (the company, not Walt) a couple of years ago about this film on DVD, asking if we'd ever see an upgrade, possibly even including the "making of" documentary, ROCEKETEER: EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR. Don't know if they might ever change their mind but, for now, there are no plans for a new & improved release.

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