12:01 -----> 11/28!
08-20-06 | 12:15 PM
#1
Thread Starter
DVD Talk Limited Edition
12:01 -----> 11/28!
From DavisDVD:
I can't wait to finally have this on DVD! As for there being no extras, the back cover mentions that the director's audio commentary will be included.
Rob
Image Entertainment has announced 12:01 for release on November 28th. In this dazzling sci-fi thriller, office employee Barry Thomas is caught in a "time bounce" caused by a glitch in the company's secret project. Now the same day occurs again and again - and Barry's the only one who can do anything about it, including saving the life of beautiful research assistant Lisa Fredericks. Starring Jonathan Silverman, Helen Slater and Martin Landau, this critically-acclaimed cult favorite makes its R1 DVD debut with a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital Stereo audio. There are no extras. Retail is $14.99.
Rob
Last edited by RobCA; 08-20-06 at 12:18 PM.
08-20-06 | 06:10 PM
#4
DVD Talk Hero
Fabulous! I think this film is far superior to the similarly themed Groundhog Day (which came out the same year) even if it was just a TV movie.
I still have the laserdisc but I'll definitely pick up the DVD.
I've read Richard Lupoff's short story (12:01 PM) but I never saw the Oscar nominated 25 minute short film with Kurtwood Smith that preceded the TV movie and is supposed to be great. That would be an excellent and natural extra but I doubt we'll get it.
I still have the laserdisc but I'll definitely pick up the DVD.
I've read Richard Lupoff's short story (12:01 PM) but I never saw the Oscar nominated 25 minute short film with Kurtwood Smith that preceded the TV movie and is supposed to be great. That would be an excellent and natural extra but I doubt we'll get it.
08-21-06 | 03:10 PM
#8
Bye
I have a copy of the short film that's not S-VHS, but very interesting to compare to the Jonathan Silverman film. I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure out whether a PDTV version would have to be done, but I'm sooo glad to be cancelling it in favor of an official release!
P.S. please ignore the "customer image" someone submitted at Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BZN1NM). It's our cover, not the official one. We'll try to have it removed to avoid confusion.
P.S. please ignore the "customer image" someone submitted at Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BZN1NM). It's our cover, not the official one. We'll try to have it removed to avoid confusion.
Last edited by PDTV; 08-21-06 at 03:13 PM.
08-22-06 | 12:23 AM
#9
DVD Talk Hero
I found that the 25 minute short film we've been discussing, 12:01 PM, (the one with Kurtwood Smith) is available on DVD but only in the U.K. It is part of a collection of shorts and is included in "Cinema Collection - Vol. 5". I think it's R0 (all regions) but it's PAL so you still need a DVD player that converts PAL to NTSC.
Available in cardboard box:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...s=dvd&v=glance
or Amaray case:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...s=dvd&v=glance
Available in cardboard box:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...s=dvd&v=glance
or Amaray case:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...s=dvd&v=glance
08-22-06 | 11:35 AM
#10
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by movielib
I found that the 25 minute short film we've been discussing, 12:01 PM, (the one with Kurtwood Smith) is available on DVD but only in the U.K. It is part of a collection of shorts and is included in "Cinema Collection - Vol. 5". I think it's R0 (all regions) but it's PAL so you still need a DVD player that converts PAL to NTSC.
Available in cardboard box:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...s=dvd&v=glance
or Amaray case:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...s=dvd&v=glance
Available in cardboard box:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...s=dvd&v=glance
or Amaray case:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...s=dvd&v=glance
08-22-06 | 03:33 PM
#12
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by Numanoid
Excellent. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I've had the 12:01 PM short on a crappy VHS for years and frequently pop it in to enjoy. I'd rather watch that 10 times than Groundhog Day even once. Great little film.
08-22-06 | 09:12 PM
#13
DVD Talk Legend
The short film is much better than the feature-length TV movie.
09-02-06 | 09:56 AM
#14
DVD Talk Hero
I received the collection with 12:01PM from CD Wow yesterday and finally got to see it. Both my wife and I thought it was excellent. Kurtwood Smith is perfectly cast. It made me want to see 12:01 again and we watched about the first half on LD last night (my wife likes to go to bed early) and will probably finish it tonight.
I appreciate both films very much for what they are. The short film does a great job of translating what is in essence a sci-fi/psychological horror short story of one person's inescapable fate to film and the feature length movie opens it up, adds more exposition, a lot of humor and turns it more into a fantasy-thriller. They are two very different films and I like both a lot.
I noticed that Jonathan Heap, the director of the short film has writing and producing credits for the TV movie. Jack Sholder, the director of the TV movie, does as good a job as he did with The Hidden.
I appreciate both films very much for what they are. The short film does a great job of translating what is in essence a sci-fi/psychological horror short story of one person's inescapable fate to film and the feature length movie opens it up, adds more exposition, a lot of humor and turns it more into a fantasy-thriller. They are two very different films and I like both a lot.
I noticed that Jonathan Heap, the director of the short film has writing and producing credits for the TV movie. Jack Sholder, the director of the TV movie, does as good a job as he did with The Hidden.
