Andvil's DVD Picks for January 31st
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:50 pm
Andvil's DVD Picks for January 31st, 2006
Hmm, today is kinda strange...only really one or two big releases, and a bunch of lesser known underground stuff.
Don't know how many people are gonna be interested in these, but what the hell.
Here goes.
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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)
dir. Tim Burton & Mike Johnson
I'll start off by saying I haven't seen alot of today's releases.
I want to get that out of the way cause I feel like I say that all the time.
But anyway, I'm recommending this cause I'm a big fan of Nightmare Before Christmas, and there aren't many movies that provide a more unique experience than these.
Tim Burton can be very very hit or miss. I'm hoping for a hit here.
Amazon.com's review:
Who else but Tim Burton could make Corpse Bride, a necrophiliac's delight that's fun for the whole family? Returning to the richly imaginative realm of stop-motion animation (after previous successes with The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach), Burton, with codirector Mike Johnson, invites us to visit the dour, ashen, and drearily Victorian mansions of the living, where young Victor Van Dort (voiced by Johnny Depp) is bequeathed to wed the lovely Victoria (Emily Watson). But the wedding rehearsal goes sour and, in the kind of Goth-eerie forest that only exists in Burton-land, Victor suddenly finds himself accidentally married to the Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham Carter), a blue-tinted, half-skeletal beauty (how pleasantly full-bosomed she remains!) with a loquacious maggot installed behind one prone-to-popping eyeball. This being a Burton creation, the underworld of the dead is a lively and colorful place indeed, and Danny Elfman's songs and score make it even livelier, presenting Victor with quite a dilemma: Should he return above-ground to Victoria, or remain devoted to his corpse bride? At a brisk 76 minutes, Burton's graveyard whimsy (loosely based on a 19th century Russian folktale) never wears out its welcome, and the voice casting (which includes Tracey Ullman and Albert Finney) is superbly matched the film's gloriously amusing character design, guaranteed to yield a wealth of gruesome toys and action figures for many Halloweens to come.
Dune (Extended Edition) (1984)
dir. David Lynch
Seems like this has been released a bunch of times.
David Lynch is the king of "hit or miss", and I know many people that love this movie.
This extended cut is roughly 40 minutes longer than the OG....no clue if that's a good or a bad thing.
Plot Synopsis:
In the far future, a duke and his family are sent by the Emperor to a sand world from which comes a spice that is essential for interstellar travel. The move is designed to destroy the duke and his family, but his son escapes and seeks revenge as he uses the world's ecology as one of his weapons.
Bubble (2006)
dir. Steven Soderbergh
Hey, wasn't this just in theaters?? LOLLRZ LOLRZ LOLOLOLBAGACKLE
Soderbergh is more miss than hit in my opinion, but this movie intrigues me, and not only because of it's wacky release schedule.
Ebert called it a masterpiece.
Plot Outline:
Residents of a small town in Ohio puzzle out the details of a murder which took place at the local toy factory.
No DVD Features listed.
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The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection (1969)
dir. Gerry Chiniquy, Arthur Davis
I probably watched these more as a kid than I did the live-action movies.
No clue why, cause I've always liked the movies better.
Product Description:
The Pink Panther is - paws down - the world's grooviest cartoon star. In 1964, this pink-inked feline slinked onto the opening credits of Blake Edwards' caper film by the same name and threatened to steal the entire show. Sleek, sophisticated and witty, the animation, produced by Friz Freleng and David H. DePatie, was a stylish departure from its contemporaries
Hmm, today is kinda strange...only really one or two big releases, and a bunch of lesser known underground stuff.
Don't know how many people are gonna be interested in these, but what the hell.
Here goes.
_______________________________
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)
dir. Tim Burton & Mike Johnson
I'll start off by saying I haven't seen alot of today's releases.
I want to get that out of the way cause I feel like I say that all the time.
But anyway, I'm recommending this cause I'm a big fan of Nightmare Before Christmas, and there aren't many movies that provide a more unique experience than these.
Tim Burton can be very very hit or miss. I'm hoping for a hit here.
Amazon.com's review:
Who else but Tim Burton could make Corpse Bride, a necrophiliac's delight that's fun for the whole family? Returning to the richly imaginative realm of stop-motion animation (after previous successes with The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach), Burton, with codirector Mike Johnson, invites us to visit the dour, ashen, and drearily Victorian mansions of the living, where young Victor Van Dort (voiced by Johnny Depp) is bequeathed to wed the lovely Victoria (Emily Watson). But the wedding rehearsal goes sour and, in the kind of Goth-eerie forest that only exists in Burton-land, Victor suddenly finds himself accidentally married to the Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham Carter), a blue-tinted, half-skeletal beauty (how pleasantly full-bosomed she remains!) with a loquacious maggot installed behind one prone-to-popping eyeball. This being a Burton creation, the underworld of the dead is a lively and colorful place indeed, and Danny Elfman's songs and score make it even livelier, presenting Victor with quite a dilemma: Should he return above-ground to Victoria, or remain devoted to his corpse bride? At a brisk 76 minutes, Burton's graveyard whimsy (loosely based on a 19th century Russian folktale) never wears out its welcome, and the voice casting (which includes Tracey Ullman and Albert Finney) is superbly matched the film's gloriously amusing character design, guaranteed to yield a wealth of gruesome toys and action figures for many Halloweens to come.
- DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Inside the Two Worlds
Danny Elfman Interprets the Two Worlds
The Animators: The Breath of Life
Tim Burton: Dark vs. Light
Voices from the Underworld
Making Puppets Tick
The Voices Behind the Voice
The Corpse-Bride pre-production galleries
Theatrical trailer
Music-only track
Dune (Extended Edition) (1984)
dir. David Lynch
Seems like this has been released a bunch of times.
David Lynch is the king of "hit or miss", and I know many people that love this movie.
This extended cut is roughly 40 minutes longer than the OG....no clue if that's a good or a bad thing.
Plot Synopsis:
In the far future, a duke and his family are sent by the Emperor to a sand world from which comes a spice that is essential for interstellar travel. The move is designed to destroy the duke and his family, but his son escapes and seeks revenge as he uses the world's ecology as one of his weapons.
- DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Feature 1: Original Theatrical Version - 2 Hours 17 Minutes
Feature 2: Extended Version Version - 2 Hours 57 Minutes
Deleted Scenes with Introduction by Raffaella De Laurentiis
Designing Dune
Special Effects
Models & Miniatures
Wardrobe Design
Photograph Gallery
Production Notes
Bubble (2006)
dir. Steven Soderbergh
Hey, wasn't this just in theaters?? LOLLRZ LOLRZ LOLOLOLBAGACKLE
Soderbergh is more miss than hit in my opinion, but this movie intrigues me, and not only because of it's wacky release schedule.
Ebert called it a masterpiece.
Plot Outline:
Residents of a small town in Ohio puzzle out the details of a murder which took place at the local toy factory.
No DVD Features listed.
_______________________________
The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection (1969)
dir. Gerry Chiniquy, Arthur Davis
I probably watched these more as a kid than I did the live-action movies.
No clue why, cause I've always liked the movies better.
Product Description:
The Pink Panther is - paws down - the world's grooviest cartoon star. In 1964, this pink-inked feline slinked onto the opening credits of Blake Edwards' caper film by the same name and threatened to steal the entire show. Sleek, sophisticated and witty, the animation, produced by Friz Freleng and David H. DePatie, was a stylish departure from its contemporaries