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japfeif	Most Dangerous Game	Lead	[-]
Apr 19 09 2:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	can someone tell me the best quality DVD print for The Most DAngerous Game? I kow Criterion's has been the yardstick for a few years now but I see Legend has come out with one & they always seem to be a notch above the rest of the pack usually. Does anyone have both versions & can make a comparison? I know Criterion's is great but no idea about the Legend one.
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Koukol 5		#1	[-]
Apr 19 09 2:19 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	japfeif wrote: I see Legend has come out with one & they always seem to be a notch above the rest of the pack usually. Surely you're not talking about Legends token b/w versions?
Nickolas Cook		#2	[-]
Apr 19 09 4:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have a copy from Alpha and it's a nice transfer in my opinion. Nickolas Cook My Books The Black Glove: a horror blog/magazine My Official Website: Horror Jazz and Blues Revue
japfeif	Most Dangerous Game	#3	[-]
Apr 19 09 6:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yes I also have the Alpha version and have praised it several times for it's surprisingly good quality. I just wondered if either of the other versions were even better. But you're right, Alpha's is very good. And on the Legends version, yes they do stick the "token b/w" versions on with their colorized versions, but I have found most seem to live up to their claim of "remastered" and have been often the best versions of the movie I've seen. Legends has surprised me with their releases...I do NOT care for the colorized ones but their black & white originals have been excellent in my (limited) experience with them.
lencandraw		#4	[-]
Apr 19 09 6:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Alpha's is pretty good.
Nickolas Cook		#5	[-]
Apr 19 09 7:29 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Egads! A color version of Most Dangerous Game? Didn't know one existed. I don't think I'd enjoy that much. That's kind of like watching Night of the Living Dead in that terrible Turner colorization. It just lost something when the colors interfered. I will say this: the first time I watched Most Dangerous Game I did not anticipate how viscerally violent it would be. The heads in jars thing threw me for a loop. Didn't expect that in a film from a period not known for its use of violence. Incidentally, TCM gave it a showing last night. Nickolas Cook My Books The Black Glove: a horror blog/magazine My Official Website: Horror Jazz and Blues Revue
Koukol 5		#6	[-]
Apr 19 09 8:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Nickolas Cook wrote: I have a copy from Alpha and it's a nice transfer in my opinion. Alpha ripped of the Criterion transfer
japfeif		#7	[-]
Apr 19 09 9:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Koukol 5 wrote: Nickolas Cook wrote: I have a copy from Alpha and it's a nice transfer in my opinion. Alpha ripped of the Criterion transfer Ah, okay, that is what I needed to know. So then, the Criterion would be at least a bit better than the Alpha, since it was the source material & Alpha was the copy, right? Or does it work that way? I assume the copied one loses at least a little bit in the transfer process.
Nickolas Cook		#8	[-]
Apr 19 09 9:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, good for them since Criterion generally charges about ten times what the freakin' DVD is worth. I've been burned on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Amadeus and Seven Samarai in the past few years. Love the movies to death, but seriously, I dropped nearly a hundred bucks on 3 DVDs. That's just craziness. As for the transfer: I thought that was the point of DVD, that there was no data loss when across the board transferring. Nickolas Cook My Books The Black Glove: a horror blog/magazine My Official Website: Horror Jazz and Blues Revue
Koukol 5	I	#9	[-]
Apr 20 09 3:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	japfeif wrote: Kunkle 5 wrote: Nickolas Cook wrote: I have a copy from Alpha and it's a nice transfer in my opinion. Alpha ripped of the Criterion transfer Ah, okay, that is what I needed to know. So then, the Criterion would be at least a bit better than the Alpha, since it was the source material & Alpha was the copy, right? Or does it work that way? I assume the copied one loses at least a little bit in the transfer process. I wouldn't know Jap... I bought the Criterion for about $16.00 including shipping. But my guess is there would be little difference except in the packaging.
Van Helsing 1958		#10	[-]
Apr 20 09 5:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Criterion includes subtitles and an audio commentary by Bruce Eder.
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chris schillig		#11	[-]
Apr 20 09 8:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My Alpha version gets a workout annually when I show it to my freshman English classes (after they have read the story, naturally). Some groan because of the lack of color, but many truly enjoy it -- hope for the next generation of Monster Kids.
capmonte		#12	[-]
Apr 21 09 12:57 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	chris schillig wrote: My Alpha version gets a workout annually when I show it to my freshman English classes (after they have read the story, naturally). Some groan because of the lack of color, but many truly enjoy it -- hope for the next generation of Monster Kids. Off-topic, but right now the horror class is watching Creature from the Black Lagoon. A student raised his hand and asks aloud, in front of the class, when we're going to start watching "real" movies and not this "stupid" stuff. Just about broke my heart. "The important question is not, are there aliens on other worlds? No. The important question is, do they have ray guns?"
Buzz Dixon		#13	[-]
Apr 21 09 1:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	capmonte wrote: Off-topic, but right now the horror class is watching Creature from the Black Lagoon. A student raised his hand and asks aloud, in front of the class, when we're going to start watching "real" movies and not this "stupid" stuff. Just about broke my heart. Did anyone ask what he meant by "real". As much as I like the CREATURE movies, I can see somebody hitting a logic hole with 'em. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I had that problem with the original RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and it wasn't until several years later that I was able to get past that to see how well made the film was. www.SnokieStories.com www.BuzzDixon.com http://twitter.com/snokiestories
capmonte		#14	[-]
Apr 21 09 1:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Buzz Dixon wrote: capmonte wrote: Off-topic, but right now the horror class is watching Creature from the Black Lagoon. A student raised his hand and asks aloud, in front of the class, when we're going to start watching "real" movies and not this "stupid" stuff. Just about broke my heart. Did anyone ask what he meant by "real". As much as I like the CREATURE movies, I can see somebody hitting a logic hole with 'em. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I had that problem with the original RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and it wasn't until several years later that I was able to get past that to see how well made the film was. We hadn't even started the movie yet! "The important question is not, are there aliens on other worlds? No. The important question is, do they have ray guns?"
Buzz Dixon		#15	[-]
Apr 21 09 1:16 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Maybe he had already seen it on TV. www.SnokieStories.com www.BuzzDixon.com http://twitter.com/snokiestories
capmonte		#16	[-]
Apr 21 09 1:19 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Basically he was referring to the old movies we've been watching. We've gone from the 30s to the 50s, and he (and a lot of the kids in the horror movie class) want to skip ahead to modern stuff. That's what he means by "real:" in color, bloody, violent, etc. "The important question is not, are there aliens on other worlds? No. The important question is, do they have ray guns?"
Buzz Dixon		#17	[-]
Apr 21 09 1:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It might have been interesting and informative for the class to have pressed him further on this, asking why older movies didn't connect with him as well as more recent ones (I would suggest framing the question in such a was as to make it a problem with the film and not the student so to keep a line of communication open). Serious question/suggestion: Did you try Castle's THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL on this class? Several people have commented on how it seems to grab even the most jaded contemporary teens and adolescents. www.SnokieStories.com www.BuzzDixon.com http://twitter.com/snokiestories
capmonte		#18	[-]
Apr 21 09 1:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hm I've been toying with the idea of HILL actually. "The important question is not, are there aliens on other worlds? No. The important question is, do they have ray guns?"
Buzz Dixon		#19	[-]
Apr 21 09 2:03 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'd recommend it. I quieted down a party of unruly 12 year olds by turning it on, so it's got something working for it. www.SnokieStories.com www.BuzzDixon.com http://twitter.com/snokiestories
Koukol 5		#20	[-]
Apr 21 09 3:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I find THE HAUNTING usually scares the most jaded punk.
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