La Dolce Vita - tomorrow on DVD!

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Anyone else psyched?

― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 20 September 2004 21:46 (twenty-one years ago)

It's about damn time.

― Anthony (Anthony F), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 10:57 (twenty-one years ago)

What a world--"Going Overboard" with Adam Sandler has been out on DVD for years, yet masterpieces like LDV still have yet to be released.

Being an experimental/underground film lover, I'm used to this kind of thing, though.

― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Coffee & Cigarettes is also released today, although both will be blown away by the mammoth that is Star Wars. I know people who were picking up their reserved copies at 12 a.m. this morning. C'mon, people. Even I didn't go that nuts when they released the Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition.

― Anthony (Anthony F), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I just watched this on video for work, and am all ready to see it again all nice and digital. I can see why it has its critical detractors, but it's just so engaging. That Fellini touch.

― Formerly Lee G (Formerly Lee G), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

"I just watched this on video for work,"

You get to watch Fellini for work? Wanna trade jobs?

― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Uh, no.

― Formerly Lee G (Formerly Lee G), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I got this over the weekend, along with Bunuel's Robinson Crusoe , which is excellent. LDV looks and sounds great, but other than the Fellini TV stuff, which is pretty bizarre, the extra features on the 2nd DVD are a bit skimpy.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Monday, 4 October 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Yellow sub-titles on a b&w film = grrrrrrrrr.

Also, I like the English dubs of a lot of Italian movies from this period. The 8 1/2 one is particularly good (on my beloved VHS) and the translation is illuminating. Also, many of the voices were from the actual actors in the roles - and since the Italian language versions were dubs too, I don't see why they don't include this track. It's authenticity taken too far!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)

*yellow*???!!! (disbelief).

bought the AMARCORD but not watched it yet
so no comments to make on that.
hey spencer just turn the colour setting down in yr tv i guess.

― piscesboy, Wednesday, 6 October 2004 11:55 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

Actually, I did turn the color down on the TV and, while annoying, worked perfectly (no image degradation). The transfer is really wonderful; and as with any really good transfer, I felt like I was watching it for the first time. Also, Anouk Aimee is truly the most beautiful woman who ever lived.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Saturday, 23 October 2004 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)

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