Three sci-fi classics – what's up?
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TrevorAclea — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 03:00 PM)
Mysterious Island turned up on DVD in Germany, but in a black and white reissue version from a budget label. By all accounts Triffids is fully restored but no label is willing to pay the asking price (not huge for a big company but too large for most boutique labels) to use the restored version. Like the situation with One-Eyed Jacks, most feel it's been Public Domained to death and wouldn't recoup the investment, while the company that restored the film obviously wants to get back the money they spent on it.
http://www.ignite-films.com/press/triffids.html
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hobnob53 — 9 years ago(February 03, 2017 12:27 PM)
That's the most news I've had on
Triffids
in years, Trevor, thank you. Have you any idea what they're asking for rights to the film? All the work done is of little value if they price themselves out of existence. But it's nice to know that at least the work has been completed.
In the US Criterion put out
One-Eyed Jacks
and it seems to be doing okay. It's been suggested maybe they could acquire
TDOTT
, but I tend to doubt they will. Still, they have
The Blob
and
Fiend Without a Face
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Henry_Framus_Valentine — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 03:55 PM)
A six-part TV mini-series based on Wyndham`s
Day of the Triffids
starring John Duttine aired in the US in the early 1980s. In my opinion, the series was vastly superior to the earlier feature film starring Howard Keel.
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MikeF-6 — 9 years ago(February 01, 2017 05:46 PM)
Would like to see "The Day of the Triffids" again. I remember showing off to my kids when I picked up a paperback movie guide and showed them when they asked about a movie reference in a song from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show":
And I really got hot
When I saw Jeanette Scott
Fight a triffid that spits poison and kills.
mf
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CanterburyTale — 9 years ago(February 02, 2017 04:58 AM)
I bought a copy of The Day Of The Triffids on DVD late last year, and, although I love the film, the print is not the best.It is a great pity that a restored version is not available (at least I certainly haven't been able to find one), as it is often screened here on the generally fantastic Talking Pictures channel,but hardly presented in its best light, and sure to put some viewers off with its fuzzy images, and pan and scan.
"Barney SloaneThat's my new nameMy old one's a little more Italian." -
Oleg123 — 9 years ago(February 02, 2017 11:06 AM)
I don't know if the film found in Prague has Czech intertitles or subtitles and if so whether this is causing any problem or delay in getting a video release.
no idea about this film, but many silent films have been found in Czech republic, i've seen some of them, and some in theater - ALL had czech titles, intertitles, end credits.
The only thing that american distributor did, was a quick frame in the beginning of each film with title, names of ppl involvedm synpsis in english -
hobnob53 — 9 years ago(February 03, 2017 12:38 PM)
Hi Maddy,
With
Deluge
soon coming out you'll have the chance to see it.
The Mysterious Island
with that all-important "The" is a very strange film and well worth seeing. Its star is Lionel Barrymore, if can you believe it. It has an underwater civilization with little fish-men, sunken Roman galleys with skeletons still chained to the oars, a monster lizard that terrorizes the underwater people's city cool even in b&w, but I have to see it in color! -
Maddyclassicfilms — 9 years ago(February 03, 2017 01:20 PM)
a monster lizard that terrorizes the underwater people's city cool even in b&w
Possible inspiration for Godzilla? Sounds well worth a look, doesn't sound like the sort of film I'd expect to Lionel pop up in to be honest. Will keep an eye out.
Go to bed Frank or this is going to get ugly
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hobnob53 — 9 years ago(February 03, 2017 01:30 PM)
Well, for 1929!
Not Godzilla this was just an alligator or something. I'm sorry, words fail me all I can say is that this movie is bizarre! Okay, weird. Nothing like the 1961 movie or the Verne novel it's set in a fictional Balkan country called Hetvia and deals with political intrigue as well. Barrymore plays Count Dakkar which is the original name of Captain Nemo. This film is sort of a prequel to
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
, except Dakkar dies herewhich he couldn't, of course, if he went on to be Nemo. Here he invents
two
submarines capable of exploring the depths of the sea.