The Not-Bootleged Files
We've had a thread (15 pages) about companies that sell bootlegs, and the bootlegs they sell. However, whilst reading through it, I was struck by something: the films they didn't bootleg. That sounds...
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As for why certain movies aren't touched by bootleggers, there are several possibilities: They tried and the rightsholders got wind of it before the bootleg could get released (This happened several...
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While AMM has some very valid points it's still mind-boggling when you consider how many movies have never had a DVD release. Of those I'd say that, in the "Movies I'm Surprised Haven't Been Released...
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Quote:CALIGULA: THE UNTOLD STORY * Kester this has been issued on DVD by a shady label (I can't recall the label's name I'll look it up when I get home) and it looks absolutely awful. Being a huge...
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A few others:PLANET OF THE DINOSAURS -- PLANET is available on DVD, in an OOP Goodtimes edition and a coming-soon "Special Edition" from Retromedia. However, it was another film that appeared really a...
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Yongary,I wouldn't doubt that a lot of the titles in my list could probably be found on one of those numerous ultra shady multi-movie packs with the barely watchable VHS transfers, but I don't even...
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Quote:PSYCHOMANIA -- PSYCHOMANIA was apparently released by EVERY sell-thru company back in the day, as well as some of the first cheap DVD vendors (Brentwood). However, it hasn't shown up on anything...
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Take back what I said about FANTASTIC PLANET not getting bootlegged--apparently it has been, by (who else?) EastWest. What's more is that, according to THIS REVIEW (scroll down, it's the first real...
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Quote:What's more is that, according to THIS REVIEW (scroll down, it's the first real review on the page), it's image quality is *better* than the Image DVD. The mind boggles...Wow, the reviewer uses...
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Speaking of FANTASTIC PLANET according to this product page on Amazon there apparently was also a DVD from BCI, there arent any for sale now and there is no cover artwork shown but the product does...
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Actually, WIZARD OF MARS is out as HORRORS OF THE RED PLANET, courtesy the overworked DVD recorders at Mac Filmworks.At least they seemed to have used an SP version.
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I've seen FANTASTIC PLANET at Sinister Cinema for years and it's been shown that these companies routinely purloin their titles without much care -- FANTASTIC PLANET is most certainly NOT public...
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