I understand that its OOP and its a Criterion, but its also not the only one. Spinal Tap is OOP but it doesn't go for up to $600. Also the movie doesn't seem like a very entertaining one to me, not something I would rewatch over and over. SO what is the deal??
Damed
08-05-04, 01:32 PM
The Salo DVD was withdrawn shortly after release although stories vary as to whether this was due to a botch over rights or the film's content.
Apparently the number that is actually in circulation is quite low, possibly even less than 1000
pomodoro
08-05-04, 01:35 PM
Well that explains it, thanks.
But how can there be copies on ebay all the time, don't they run out?
dick_grayson
08-05-04, 01:40 PM
Originally posted by pomodoro
Well that explains it, thanks.
But how can there be copies on ebay all the time, don't they run out?
most on Ebay are bootlegs
marty888
08-05-04, 01:42 PM
Welcome to the Forum!
But ..... it's always helpful to do a "search" before starting a new thread. This is a topic that comes up on a regular basis, including this fairly recent thread:
If someone had a nice vacuum-sealed plexiglass container of John Lennon's poop for sale on ebay, it would probably command $600, but, like Salo, it would still be poop. Rare poop is expensive, but still poop. Never forget.
animalmystic
08-05-04, 02:40 PM
Originally posted by ReservoirDog45
You are aware people eat poop in it
Mmmmm one of my favorite subject matters I look for when buying/renting DVD's
drjay
08-05-04, 03:37 PM
Originally posted by ReservoirDog45
You are aware people eat poop in it
< Butt-Head> Huh huh. He said poop. < /Butt-Head>
steelpotato
08-05-04, 03:41 PM
'Poop' just sounds so childish...
But yeah the back of the DVD is right, it probably IS the 'most digusting film ever made'.
Class316
08-05-04, 04:16 PM
Originally posted by ReservoirDog45
You are aware people eat poop in it
Which is ironic as the whole DVD is poop -rolleyes-
Jackskeleton
08-05-04, 04:17 PM
You can say shit on dvdtalk.
flix1
08-05-04, 04:39 PM
I about pooped myself when I sold my still-sealed Salo for $750 last winter.
cultshock
08-05-04, 05:57 PM
I get an amazing feeling of deja vu everytime someone asks this question and as I read some of the responses. :rolleyes: :lol:
copiedline
08-05-04, 06:42 PM
Most people who mock the film have never seen it, or just don't understand what Pasolini was trying to do. Very surprising from people here, whom you would think were smarter than that.
drmoze
08-05-04, 06:57 PM
I've seen it. It's that bad. I've seen similar messages conveyed by directors in much more palatable and entertaining forms.
OTOH, I guess those of us who have seen it and still mock it just aren't as smart as you. Excuse me while I back away from my keyboard to genuflect.*
*From the latin word geniflavium, which means "to eat poop"
warcp
08-05-04, 07:28 PM
Be careful! Making fecal jokes may bring down hateful poop upon you by humorless posters:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=371324
DVD-ho78(DTS)
08-05-04, 08:23 PM
Originally posted by warcp
Be careful! Making fecal jokes may bring down hateful poop upon you by humorless posters:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=371324
:lol:
They did have it in for you for some reason. Pro & FilmFanSea are still cool in my book even though Pro never updated his DVD collection in his signature after he said he would & later removed the link all together. Well, um, FilmFanSea is still cool in my book. ;)
For some reason after reading all that the first quote that pops in my head is...
"Look at these morose mother*****ers right here. Smells like someone shit in their cereal. Bunngg!"
cultshock
08-05-04, 08:39 PM
Originally posted by copiedline
Most people who mock the film have never seen it, or just don't understand what Pasolini was trying to do. Very surprising from people here, whom you would think were smarter than that.
You're new here, aren't you? ;)
steelpotato
08-05-04, 10:31 PM
Gaspar Noe, director of Irreversible, says it is one of his absolute favourites and that Pasolini is a major influence. Noe makes same pretty dark, disturbing and hard to watch films but Salo is where it all began and its historical significance is another reason it is so valuable.
toobsock
08-06-04, 01:04 AM
Salo is much like truffles... both are rare but distasteful to most.
Randy Miller III
08-06-04, 01:15 AM
It doesn't matter what "form" a rare item may come in---jewels, records, coins, stamps---it's always the same rule: supply vs. demand. There aren't many (genuine) copies floating around, making it more of a "collector's item" than a worthwhile, practical purchase. Simple as that.
pro-bassoonist
08-06-04, 02:37 AM
Originally posted by DVD-ho78(DTS)
:lol:
They did have it in for you for some reason. Pro & FilmFanSea are still cool in my book even though Pro never updated his DVD collection in his signature after he said he would & later removed the link all together. Well, um, FilmFanSea is still cool in my book. ;)
For some reason after reading all that the first quote that pops in my head is...
"Look at these morose mother*****ers right here. Smells like someone shit in their cereal. Bunngg!"
I have pretty much given up as far as explaining Salo and why is it an important film. It really comes down to the fact whether or not you "want" to understand the motives behind the creator's efforts.
As to my collection...not only did I remove the link to it, I totally gave up on DVDPROFILER. After their database "update" I lost over 21 titles for which I had manually added updates (look at the current image for 17 Fois Cecile Cassard...) I have a number of foreign titles and their system is now simply lacking them.....that's all.
Pro-B
Dead
08-06-04, 08:44 AM
Originally posted by marty888
Welcome to the Forum!
But ..... it's always helpful to do a "search" before starting a new thread. This is a topic that comes up on a regular basis, including this fairly recent thread:
Buy: