Comments on: Favorite DVD Releases of 2007: Part I. http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/11/favorite-dvd-releases-of-2007-part-i/ Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: robertmonell http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/11/favorite-dvd-releases-of-2007-part-i/#comment-1388 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:05:53 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/11/favorite-dvd-releases-of-2007-part-i/#comment-1388 Yes, CasaNegra is a company which needs support and I actually forgot to put THE MAN AND THE MONSTER on my own list! So many 60s spy films and Japanese films which I'd like to see on DVD. I wish they'd do the 60's Eurospy in OAR, most were shot in 2.35:1. Especially desired are 3 FANTASTIC SUPERMEN, ARGOMAN, KRIMINAL and all the Sergio Griece directed 60's Eurospy titles. The Japanese TV fanta series ULTRA Q would be high on my list, along with a deluxe version of DESTROY ALL MONSTERS. Look forward to reading and commenting on your list, Kimberly! Yes, CasaNegra is a company which needs support and I actually forgot to put THE MAN AND THE MONSTER on my own list! So many 60s spy films and Japanese films which I’d like to see on DVD. I wish they’d do the 60’s Eurospy in OAR, most were shot in 2.35:1. Especially desired are 3 FANTASTIC SUPERMEN, ARGOMAN, KRIMINAL and all the Sergio Griece directed 60’s Eurospy titles. The Japanese TV fanta series ULTRA Q would be high on my list, along with a deluxe version of DESTROY ALL MONSTERS.

Look forward to reading and commenting on your list, Kimberly!

]]> by: Keith http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/11/favorite-dvd-releases-of-2007-part-i/#comment-1387 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:19:20 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/11/favorite-dvd-releases-of-2007-part-i/#comment-1387 Being that I stay low on cash, I tend to not buy as many DVDs as I would like. Netflix has been a real blessing in my life. It's helped me see a lot of films I've never seen. I've also come across some films there that I had never even heard of. It's helped me to see a lot more films than I would have if I had to rent them from my local video store (which only carries the big mainstream movies) or buy them (which being strapped for cash a lot of the time prevents). Being that I stay low on cash, I tend to not buy as many DVDs as I would like. Netflix has been a real blessing in my life. It’s helped me see a lot of films I’ve never seen. I’ve also come across some films there that I had never even heard of. It’s helped me to see a lot more films than I would have if I had to rent them from my local video store (which only carries the big mainstream movies) or buy them (which being strapped for cash a lot of the time prevents).

]]> by: Steve Langton http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/11/favorite-dvd-releases-of-2007-part-i/#comment-1386 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:20:43 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/11/favorite-dvd-releases-of-2007-part-i/#comment-1386 A certain amount of my DVD purchases are governed by films that I was unable to see at the cinema (we don't have a cinema within affordable traveling distance) such as Inland Empire and The Lives Of Others. We certainly have an awful lot to choose from, and my DVD rental club is invaluable with regard to many titles I'm unable to afford to purchase. Having a multi-region player means I can order Region 1 and 3 titles, so I tend to mostly rent Region 2 unless there's something I really must have. One thing I'd really like to see are more Bollywood Horror titles, though the demise of Cassa Negra's Mexican strand of horror releases makes me wonder if the market can sustain these minority interest genres. Really looking forward to reading your faves from 2007,and your thoughts on them. A certain amount of my DVD purchases are governed by films that I was unable to see at the cinema (we don’t have a cinema within affordable traveling distance) such as Inland Empire and The Lives Of Others. We certainly have an awful lot to choose from, and my DVD rental club is invaluable with regard to many titles I’m unable to afford to purchase. Having a multi-region player means I can order Region 1 and 3 titles, so I tend to mostly rent Region 2 unless there’s something I really must have. One thing I’d really like to see are more Bollywood Horror titles, though the demise of Cassa Negra’s Mexican strand of horror releases makes me wonder if the market can sustain these minority interest genres. Really looking forward to reading your faves from 2007,and your thoughts on them.

]]> by: logboy http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/11/favorite-dvd-releases-of-2007-part-i/#comment-1384 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:40:07 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/02/11/favorite-dvd-releases-of-2007-part-i/#comment-1384 there's a reason i stay well clear of reviews, books, and other such things intended to help point people towards stuff they might find interesting, and it's that it's easy to end up trapped with the usual suspects - no matter how good, or bad, they're not necessarily suitable for everyone, and not at any point in time will we all be prepared for them - instead of finding your own way, if you apply a little of your passion for film towards having confidence in picking out what catches your eye, to hopping from one film to the next (as best you can, as is possible to do - considering the patchy-but-representative range available in japanese film) in your own way. doesn't take as much money as you might think either, just lots of determination to not find the predetermined best, but the best for you, the stuff that might well have been dismissed, forgotten, written-off... yes, lots to enjoy in japanese films released stateside, more than is often easy to remember, but lots and lots of shitness too. there’s a reason i stay well clear of reviews, books, and other such things intended to help point people towards stuff they might find interesting, and it’s that it’s easy to end up trapped with the usual suspects - no matter how good, or bad, they’re not necessarily suitable for everyone, and not at any point in time will we all be prepared for them - instead of finding your own way, if you apply a little of your passion for film towards having confidence in picking out what catches your eye, to hopping from one film to the next (as best you can, as is possible to do - considering the patchy-but-representative range available in japanese film) in your own way. doesn’t take as much money as you might think either, just lots of determination to not find the predetermined best, but the best for you, the stuff that might well have been dismissed, forgotten, written-off… yes, lots to enjoy in japanese films released stateside, more than is often easy to remember, but lots and lots of shitness too.

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