"Shutupyou!!"
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Last of the Dogmen
boardwalk_angel — 21 years ago(October 31, 2004 08:11 PM)
"Shutupyou!!"
Fun, modern 'fantasy western'..with a great score..breathtaking scenery..and wonderful sense of adventure.
As an afterthought..the studio added a pointless narration by an uncredited Wilford Brimley.arguably the most irritating..annoying..unnecessary voice over I've ever heardthis is called the Theatrical audio on the disc& should be avoided like a week old plate of beans.
Before you play it..go to the 'Languages' section on the DVD..choose the Director's audio version& enjoy this improbable little gem of a film. -
bheyer — 20 years ago(May 12, 2005 07:35 AM)
I'm with you 100%, boardwalk angel. I just got finished watching "Last of the Dogmen" on HBO,
and it didn't take me very long to ascertain that Wilford Brimley's insipid narration was COMPLETELY unnecessary. The movie could've stood, just fine, without it.
I'm the bad guy? How'd that happen?
Michael Douglas ("D-FENS"), in "Falling Down" -
lacrescenta — 20 years ago(July 25, 2005 01:02 PM)
I never hated the narration too much, since I've never seen this movie any other way, until I read ths thread. I was in the midst of watching the DVD again and discovered I could get rid of the narration. I prefer the film without it.
However, I have a habit of keeping the subtitles/close captions on (I don't have a hearing problem but I am trying to watch movies in a noisy environment, and I'd prefer to not turn the movie's volume up
too
high). So of course the close captions still print out the narration, even in the director's audio version! Kind of distracting.
Anyway, love the movie, love the dog, love Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Steve Reevis, and the scenery. One of my favorite films ever! -
YorkvilleGirl — 20 years ago(December 14, 2005 11:22 PM)
I so agree with you guys! This is one of my all-time fave movies, and but each time I see it, I cringe at ol' Wilfred's v.o. narration, too.
Why did we need it? We had everything the story required already, for maximum impact. We had breath-taking scenery, a solid script, interesting characters and good dramatic tension.
The voiceover narration in "Clueless" was amusing and light. In "Sunset Boulevard" it was darkly funny. In "All About Eve," it simply helped tell the tale.
But in this otherwise wonderful flick, it did the worst thing you can do in movie voiceover: It preached! It kept on preaching and never stopped. Yipes! -
OrwellHuxley — 14 years ago(March 09, 2012 06:18 PM)
Hi there
On which of the DVD issues would it be possible to turn the narration off? On the one which is widely available for a bargain at amazon or eBay, the one with the reddish cover? Or, would I find this feature only on the very pricy edition, with the beige cover?
Thanks in advance for an enlightening tip.
Problem solved. Finally!
P.S. I have new information regarding the pictured DVD. Finally one of the sellers I asked for it, has replied with the following:
"The DVD also allows you to turn off the voice over and has bonus material:- a Director's commentary
- an Original Costume Sketch Gallery
- the Original Theatrical trailer and TV spots, and
- three featurettes: "The Story," "Building the Cheyenne Village," and a "Behind the Scenes" montage."
But this is the Region 2 DVD for Europe & the UK.
Anyway, VLC player will play it.
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rspear61 — 13 years ago(September 28, 2012 07:08 PM)
I don't understand. the voice over I heard began when lewis starting tracking the convicts and it sounded like berringer's voice, certainly not brimley's. Unless it was a lot younger brimley that i don't recognize. i watched this on netflix streaming and never gave a thought that the voice was other than tom's.
"We're going to need a bigger boat" -
yddsp@aol.com — 13 years ago(November 21, 2012 03:06 AM)
I too just saw it on Cinemax and you're right, it isn't Wilford's voice over narrationbut it really didn't sound like Berenger's voice too much eithernow, here's the thing, I honestly believe the audio track might have been remastered. I own the VHS version of the film and the soundtrack is terrible, fades in & outnearly impossible to hear unless you keep on pumping up and lowering the volume
I don't know what the story is but to be honest, I prefer Mr. Brimley's narration as that's what I became accustomed to initiallyI like his voice anyway
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Smug_Grinch — 12 years ago(July 10, 2013 10:55 PM)
I think the version playing on Cinemax, and more recently, HBO Family, must have the new, remastered soundtrack from the DVD because the narration was only briefly used and was definitely not Wilford Brimley.
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