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Indiana Jones coming to DVD in November
DaSpudMan writes "The "Indiana Jones" trilogy, one of the most requested film series for the DVD format, is finally slated for worldwide release Nov. 4 as "The Adventures of Indiana Jones -- The Complete DVD Movie Collection," a box set that will include a fourth disc specifically dedicated to bonus materials."
Ah, just in time to be bought by the truckload, before the DVD set that includes movie #4 comes out.
That assumes, of course, that movie #4 turns out to be worth paying money for.
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This trilogy was one of my all time favorites, I can't even begin to count the number of times I've seen the Temple of Doom (my favorite of the three).
Of course, they arent replacing the Nazi's with ewoks, and the guns with walkie talkies, right?
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Now we can have that song in our heads for a straight 4 hours.
Bum ba dum-dum! Bum ba dum!
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Spielberg isn't replacing Indy's whip with a cellphone.
(Moderated, -1, Hahaha! Very Funny Dr. Jones!)
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
It's about time they released these DVDS....
I'm surprised they took so long, considering DVDs are such a huge percent of the total revenue movies make for a studio.
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In true George Lucas maximum money-extraction fashion, you will not be able to buy the films separately, only as a box set.
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Note that it is a trilogy, yet it contains 4 disks. Clearly they intended movie #2 to be removed & discarded.
I'll buy them. Maybe not as a boxed set, but I'll buy them. There are only a few movies IMO that are worth owning. Since I have kids, there is far too much crap on regular TV so it's nice to have something they can watch over and over. On the plus side, it's also something I don't mind watching over and over. Trust me, you can only watch Lion King and Little Mermaid so much before you want to go Postal...
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Let's hope that Lucas' stickler for quality attitude makes this set a good one.
Stickler for quality? Lucas? You have SEEN the new Star Wars movies, right?
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Bullshit. Just tell the truth: For whatever reasons, Spielberg doesn't do commentaries. However I don't see why some other producer (Luca$) or writer (Kasdan) couldn't have provided a commentary. Citing "bandwidth issues" is a laugher. And I for one prefer to actually have a commentary while the movie is running. Just not the same hearing production insights on a bonus disc.
Nothing like submitting a story, only to find it posted when you get back to the main page.
Anyways. This is good, mostly-- nice to have the movies in widescreen, with decent quality. But there's a few problems, as I see it:
1. No commentary. I understand that Spielberg prefers to "keep the magic," as he's put it, but come on. These are for posterity. Let's get some thoughts. There's no way fifteen minutes worth of interview on a bonus disc is going to do it.
2. They're still trying to change the title of the first movie, and it pisses me off-- it's "Raiders of the Lost Ark," not "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark." Cripes. It's one of the most popular films of all time. If you don't already know who's in it, I think the front freaking cover is a fine clue, thanks.
3. We're gonna have to buy it all again after the fourth movie comes out, right?
On the plus side, the content of the movies themselves haven't been changed. In other words, Indy still shoots first.
More information and a peek at the cover art, if you're curious, can be found at DVD File.
St. Peaceful's School for the Sons of Gentlefolk
Name of Pupil: JONES, Indiana
Age: 8
Dear Mr and Mrs Jones,
I understand that in order to get to school this morning Indiana leapt from the branches of a tree on to the roof of a passing vehicle, crawled the length of this vehicle (nearly falling off at least four times as he avoided having his head knocked off by low bridges), dangled precariously over the side hanging on by the fingertips of one hand while he scratched his knee with the other and then leapt fearlessly through a small side window, receiving not a single scratch in spite of the thousands of razor sharp pieces into which the glass shattered.
Would you please instruct your son that he must be like all the other children, and use the school bus stop.
Mrs Ida Rather Knot
Form Mistress
Once upon a time Mr Lucas was the coolest guy in hollywood one and Indiana Jones and Starwars were the trilogies... millions of fans dreamed if they could ever see a fourth Indy film or a new Starwars stuff.
Present day: Lord of the ring and Matrix are the trilogies, nobody is really excited 'bout Episode 3 and even worse too many remember Mr Lucas as the man who created Jar Jar Binks...
so there's no reason left to delay the DVD edition of Indy, hype about it is shrinking not growing.
A manager has placed an ad for a secretary. A blonde, a redhead and a brunette show up for the interview.
..."
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The brunette enters first, the interview begins with the usual where, how, how much etc. In the end the manager says: ".. and one last question. How many T's are there in INDIANA JONES?".
The brunette takes a moment to think and replies:
".. there are not T's
"Precisely replies the manager, that was the answer I was expected. Very well, we will contact you shortly."
It's the redhead's turn, the interview begins with the usual where, how, how much etc. In the end the manager says:
".. and one last question. How many T's are there in INDIANA JONES?".
The redhead takes a moment to think and replies:
".. there are not T's
"Precisely replies the manager, that was the answer I was expected. Very well, we will contact you shortly."
Finally the blonde enters, the interview begins with the usual where, how, how much etc. In the end the manager asks:
".. and one last question. How many T's are there in INDIANA JONES?".
The blonde is thinking hard, going into deep analytical thought and asks for a calculator,
The clickety clicks begin, she gives it some more thought and finally replies:
".. there are 32 T's!"
The manager says that he wasn't expecting that answer. He asks her, however, how she had arrived to that conclusion and if she had misinterpreted the question. Her reply left him speechless:
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Who said anything about paying for it? The good thing about this piece of news is that we'll *finally* get DVD-quality DivX rips of the movies on Kazaa.
I don't get it. Nice to have them out finally...
Spielberg and Lucas treat DVD as though its a big trumpeting event.
Where's SW? Where's Schindlers list?
Where's THX1138?
They're so corporate now, anything they produce is so mechanical, so by the numbers that it's hardly an art form anymore, it's a style. You could easily see the same story and visual structure in EVERY spielberg and Lucas film. Janus Kaminsky (Spielberg's cinematographer) has lost all creativity due to the fact that he's made nothing but spielberg movies for the last decade.
Watch Jurassic Park for the shots of people "looking" at things off camera. Then watch ANY other one of his films, and it'll be ruined for you. That's HALF of his shot list on any given film. AHHHH!
My other issue is the PR at Lucasfilm's flimsy excuse for the lack of commentary.
Spielberg won't do them. Point blank. Don't feed us an excuse that "in order to save space..." for not doing it. If you wanted to save space, there'd be a DTS track on there. Screw his position on not wanting to reveal his "magic"...
Unless they're going to be single layer discs, it's got plenty of space for DTS, DD 5.1, commentary, and a French track for Quebec.
Does anybody else dislike most of this bonus material? It seems like waste of money and a gimmick to me.
The documentaries and interviews always seem rather contentless and full of people who take themselves too seriously, talk too much about inconsequential things, and go on self-importantly in a self-promotion about how wonderful their movie is, and all the people in it.
I know whether I liked a movie or not - I don't need propaganda to convince me otherwise. Really, most of the bonus material is just plain dull. Really, most Hollywood movies are just some quick entertainment which doesn't require much concentration, so why take them so seriously? Earth shattering movies are few and far between - and it's the content of the story that matters, not how the movie was made or how wonderful all the actors and actresses are. These people have too much ego. I'd be happy with more of Jackie Chan's routine: out-takes during the closing credits (although they'd require more effort than those with The Tuxedo).
Does anyone know if the film transfer will be cleaned for DVD? I, for one, would prefer not to see in blissful DVD detail the reflection of the snake in the glass during the scene in the snake pit in Raiders. Kind of takes you out of your immersion in the movie a bit.
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I'm sure you're not aware, but Spielburg has NEVER, EVER done a commentary track. And he doesn't plan on it.
Lawrence Bouzereau is his faithful documentary guy, and he has done the docs on Schindler's List, Jaws, Jurrasic Park, [insert Spielburg flick here] and will be (I'm sure) doing one for this set.
Spielberg likes to allow the movie to speak for itself, though ironically he does do film school commentaries with an audience, to explain as best he can what he was trying to accomplish.
Spielberg, however, won't allow these types of commentaries to be included.
The press release says its because of bandwith issues, and that's simply a lie. No commentary, a small Dolby Digital 2.0 track, would ever take enough space to truly harm the picture.
Besides, video and audiophiles get their bandwidth-filled goodness with the Superbit line, something Paramount has yet to embrace. For now they simply say they leave off commentaries and exciting extras on each disc because "the picture will look better."
Of course, The Godfather has 9 hours of commentary, and you didn't hear them screaming "picture quality forever!" on that release, now did you?
Hell, they'd sell 'em faster than they could make them if they cut out the advertising, cut prices, and submitted a story to Slashdot.
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They do ask you what you noticed wrong about the movies. And they do read the little message from Universal with the widescreen/fullscreen typo.
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Working title: "Indiana Jones and the Wheelchair of Destiny"
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We're talking an event that easily ran into millions of dollars to stage, all told. (Not that I'm complaining - I've never flown first class before, and doubt I ever will again either, but it was very enjoyable!) And this is *without* adding in the cost of the actual DVD advertising on TV and the press.
Yet studios are always somehow claiming to be strapped for cash. Hmmm. Hollywood is an insane place...
You must think in Russian.
Before I get started, check OriginalTrilogy.com, a web site dedicated to the preservation of the original theatrical cuts (and eventually have them released on DVD as well, not just the special editions) of the films of the classic Star Wars trilogy. See their FAQ for more information. Signatories number around 29,500 at the moment; 30,000 could be reached within the day!
Now, on with the show...
From September 2001, LucasFilm clarifies that they can not simply jump into a DVD project for the classic Star Wars trilogy. It will take time, but from the hints presented here, it should be worth the wait! (I still think Lucas could make a fortune by releasing *only* the movies, everything we have on VHS so far, as individual titles on DVD.) From the September 2001 feature: Another article from February 2000 expresses more reasons for delaying development of the trilogy's DVD. It seems as though fears of pirated copies of Star Wars films is a major concern, though LucasFilm denied this then. (As technology has improved, I wonder if they would still deny it, or if they would simply deny this as a reason for delaying the DVD project.)
Although about twenty and forty months old, respectively, this is still more information than the StarWars.com FAQ, updated quite frequently, gives: Thanks, George. We got that memo.
Last tidbit. According to this FAQ, Natalie Portman may shoot some scenes for the Return of the Jedi DVD, and Jimmy Smits (Bail Organa, Princess Leia's adopted father, who is presumably but not necessarily on planet Alderaan when the Death Star destroys it) may shoot some scenes for the A New Hope DVD.