Comments on: The British are Coming to DVD Feb. 13th! http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/02/12/the-british-are-coming-to-dvd-feb-13th/ Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:54:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/02/12/the-british-are-coming-to-dvd-feb-13th/#comment-71 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:25:40 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/02/12/the-british-are-coming-to-dvd-feb-13th/#comment-71 I'm glad you enjoyed my look back at the days of video Ray! It's hard to believe that VHS tapes used to cost so much. The prices make Criterion DVDs look mighty cheap in comparison. I was really hoping that the <b>Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance</b> doc would be included with the DVD since I've never seen it myself and it's a shame that Roeg, Jagger and Fox are not interviewed. I'm really hoping that <b>Performance</b> will get another release in the future with all the missing footage restored since the new tidbits that were included with the DVD release were rather priceless. I’m glad you enjoyed my look back at the days of video Ray! It’s hard to believe that VHS tapes used to cost so much. The prices make Criterion DVDs look mighty cheap in comparison.

I was really hoping that the Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance doc would be included with the DVD since I’ve never seen it myself and it’s a shame that Roeg, Jagger and Fox are not interviewed. I’m really hoping that Performance will get another release in the future with all the missing footage restored since the new tidbits that were included with the DVD release were rather priceless.

]]> by: Flickhead http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/02/12/the-british-are-coming-to-dvd-feb-13th/#comment-70 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:39:02 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/02/12/the-british-are-coming-to-dvd-feb-13th/#comment-70 Thanks for sharing your memories, K. Ah yes, the "good old days" of high priced VHS tapes! I'm still hurting from laying out $60 for <i>La Vallee</i> (pan and scan, no less) and about $75 for Godard's <i>Weekend</i> back in the dark ages of the mid-1980s... In a perfect world, Warners would've added the excellent documentary, <i>Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance</i> in with the <i>Performance</i> DVD bonus features...and a round robin audio commentary between Roeg, Jagger, Fox, Pallenberg, Breton and editor Frank Mazzola would've been priceless. Oh well... Thanks for sharing your memories, K. Ah yes, the “good old days” of high priced VHS tapes! I’m still hurting from laying out $60 for La Vallee (pan and scan, no less) and about $75 for Godard’s Weekend back in the dark ages of the mid-1980s…

In a perfect world, Warners would’ve added the excellent documentary, Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance in with the Performance DVD bonus features…and a round robin audio commentary between Roeg, Jagger, Fox, Pallenberg, Breton and editor Frank Mazzola would’ve been priceless. Oh well…

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/02/12/the-british-are-coming-to-dvd-feb-13th/#comment-69 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:08:26 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/02/12/the-british-are-coming-to-dvd-feb-13th/#comment-69 I'm pretty sure I've only seen the "R" rated version of the film. I really thought as much of the original footage as possible would have been added to this new DVD, but the running time has me worried. My old VHS tape is 104 min. long and the new DVD only runs for 105 min. I thought Warner would add more of the infamous "cut" footage like a supposed kiss between Jagger &amp; Fox, but I guess they don't have access to it, if it still exists. I’m pretty sure I’ve only seen the “R” rated version of the film. I really thought as much of the original footage as possible would have been added to this new DVD, but the running time has me worried. My old VHS tape is 104 min. long and the new DVD only runs for 105 min. I thought Warner would add more of the infamous “cut” footage like a supposed kiss between Jagger & Fox, but I guess they don’t have access to it, if it still exists.

]]> by: Peter Nellhaus http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/02/12/the-british-are-coming-to-dvd-feb-13th/#comment-68 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:45:27 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/02/12/the-british-are-coming-to-dvd-feb-13th/#comment-68 I have seen <b>Performance</b> five times theatrically. I also saw it a couple of years ago when IFC broadcast the "R" rated version. That version seems to have had the combination of very brief shots that suggest that Fox and Jagger were in bed together edited out. Tim Lucas mentions that the audio portion is missing when Jagger makes a toast to "old England". I am hoping the DVD is the same as the X rated film I first saw in 1970. I have seen Performance five times theatrically. I also saw it a couple of years ago when IFC broadcast the “R” rated version. That version seems to have had the combination of very brief shots that suggest that Fox and Jagger were in bed together edited out. Tim Lucas mentions that the audio portion is missing when Jagger makes a toast to “old England”. I am hoping the DVD is the same as the X rated film I first saw in 1970.

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