Cameron

[QUOTE=thing-fish24]they didn't need to add anything to make sure nobody doesn't rip-off their restored prints, because all of the discs are copy-protected anyway.

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your kidding right...its easier than whistling dixie to copy any standard dvd...thats why so many companies watermark PD titles....

I liked MST3000, but mike nelson on his own isn't nearly as funny.

thing-fish24

Yeah, but, these aren't standard DVDs. These discs are copyright-protected. I tried. I wanted to copy a scene from the black and white version of "Reefer Madness" to use in my animation, so I tried to copy it, but it refused to copy.

I think he's still extremely funny on his own (BTW: 20th Century Fox's colorized Three Stooges disc has Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy working together as The Film Crew to provide in-between material during the colorized versions of the public domain Stooges shorts). The commentaries on "House on Haunted Hill" and "Plan 9" are often on the same level as a typical Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode.

But what I would really love is for all three MST3K castmembers to get together for a group commentary on some discs (we don't need the silhouettes on the bottom of the screen, but they could stick it in there if they wanted to, I suppose).

onebyone

I love these releases, and this is my favorite to date. I think the movie just kind of lends itself to this treatment. The commentary is great, it looks great, and I am pretty pleased. Keep the Mike Nelson commentaries coming and I will keep buying.

dhmac

Actually, MST3K did two Ed Wood directed films (Bride of the Monster and The Sinister Urge ) as well as another movie based on an Ed Wood script (The Violent Years).

So the MST3K Ed Wood total count was 2 1/2.

The Valeyard

Actually I have. When I work, I usually have a commentary playing in the background. So I've heard Nelson's commentary but haven't watched the colorized version.

Yeah, I'm weird!


Then they must have stumbled across something that they're keeping from the rest of the movie industry. It's pretty easy to rip a DVD these days.


I recall it happening during Malice in the Palace (right before they knock the last guard out) and Brideless Groom (while Moe is helping Shemp in the apartment). The quality of the image really drops down during those two bits. The Malice in the Palace snippet looks "zoomed" in. It could have happened a few more times during the presentation. I'd have to watch it again to give some time codes out.


Terror of Tiny Town would be a definate Pre-Order for me if Legend ever gets around to it. I had a long e-mail discussion with Barry Sandrew (of Legend) a few years back about their Reefer Madness release and restoration in general (even got invited to visit their offices if I'm ever in the area)
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They really do go out of their way to get the best prints possible for their releases. Thumbs up to them for their restoration efforts.


Now that's cool. I'm all for public domain titles looking as best as possible.