The best laserdisc version for special features exclusive widescreen digital transfer supervised by director david fincher audio commentary by david fincher, morgan freeman, screenwriter andrew kevin walker, production designer arthur max, makeup and. In this video we discuss russ meyers audio commentary tracks on the laserdisc and dvd release of vixen, supervixens and. The dvd medium allows multiple audio tracks for each video program. Apr 09, 2008 the problem with the dc commentary is there isnt a whole lot of commentary. Laserdisc ld was a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. While most people buy a dvd or bluray and first watch the movie, some go straight for the commentaries. They felt that the audio commentary tracks on the 3 titles were unacceptable to albert r. Criterion and audio commentaries home theater forum. A true underdog story with rawson marshall thurber, vince vaughn and ben stiller arguing. Pal discs could carry one pair of audio tracks, either analog or digital and the digital tracks on a pal disc were 16bit 44. Apr 21, 2011 no, from russia with love, and goldfinger on laserdisc in a 2disc cav format in 1991, criterion was asked by eon productions producers of the james bond films to recall all unsold laserdisc product.
An audio commentary is an additional audio track, usually digital, consisting of a lecture or. Dts armageddon very expensive and rare and dts jurassic park much easier to find are two of my favorites. Be sure to also check out the commentary track from this disc. May 11, 2014 additionally, they have also posted the criterion discs music and effects only isolated audio tracks from dr. Its truly a pity that not all of the bonus features for pocahontas were carried over from the deluxe laserdisc edition to the dvd and bluray releases. Im guessing that if the disc had a digital audio track, the audio would have sounded the same as when the disc was new but im only guessing here. It was a noisy format, with all kinds of distortion. I do think the audio seemed to suffer also but im not sure how to describe the damage. The first time i ever heard what would now be a dvd commentary my recollection is that i later learned it came from the laserdisc edition, it was a showing of clerks on cable, and i could hear. The makeup of a laserdisc is an analog composite video track and various audio tracks. Anderson once said that he learned everything he knows about directing from sturges commentary on the bad day at black rock laserdisc. No laserdisc commentary as ac3 149 mb or mp3 50 mb. After reading wsr for more than a year, my friends and family consult me on purchasing tvs, sound systems, dvd players, and dvds.
The sad reality is, the future of all audio and video is no format at all. Clarice01 gave a pretty comprehensive description of laserdisc audio. It featured film historian ronald haver and his first words were. Laserdisc celebrating the first premium home cinema. Robocop criterion 2laserdisc ld widescreen format very rare waudio commentary.
In it, film historian ronald haver takes audiences on a lecture tour uncovering various special effects and technical information. Anway, im interested to know what titles are available on laserdisc that still have not found their way onto dvd or region 1 dvd, in any case. The first ever commentary track was recorded on laserdisc, for the 1984 release of king kong cinematically released in 1933. A lot of painstaking work went into the transfers on the best discs and, of course, laserdisc represented the birth of the audio commentary due to the ability to place multiple audio tracks on a disc. Commentaries can be serious or entertaining in nature, and can add information which otherwise would not be disclosed to audience memb. The doors the doors collection 1995, clv, laserdisc. No criterion edition laserdisc commentary 1962 film. The following is a reference list of my home video equipment and all of the laserdisc titles in my personal collection. On ntsc discs, analog audio channels are nowadays often used to carry extra information, like commentary soundtracks. Seven laserdisc, rare laserdiscs, criterion laserdiscs. Nov 02, 2018 the magnificent ambersons, directed and produced by orson welles, was released beautifully on laserdisc by criterion, and has since only been released on dvd once, with abysmal quality. Hello laserdisc lovers, i dont know if you have heard of howard subers laserdisc commentary track on the graduate, but it is considered a. Pulp fiction criterion laserdisc once upon a time, in new york to be precise, quentin tarantino had a movie join the criterion collection just one, though, and only on the laserdisc.
In 1995, harrison ford thriller clear and present danger became the first laserdisc release to pack a discrete multichannel soundmix. But theres a good chunk of inside info the guys share in conversation like cut dialogue, homages to other films, and costars on set personalities. It was made by the same guy at miramax who did the pulp fiction trailers. Laserdisc collectors ode to my laser disc collection. This alone would have made the discs of great interest to 007 fans. Physical media is on the way out, at least for new releases. So if youre interested in hearing what was said in those commentary tracks but dont have a laserdisc player and the money to pick up the discs off of ebay, head over and download the tracks.
The first ever commentary track was recorded on laserdisc, for the. This cant be done with pal discs, where analog and uncompressed digital channels are mutually exclusive. On a dvd or laserdisc, an audio commentary is a bonus track consisting of a. This is the music and effects track found on the initial laserdisc release of dr.
Listen to the banned commentary tracks from criterions. Hello and gentlemen, im ronald haver, im here to do something which we feel is rather unique. Basically, one of the ntsc laserdiscs fm audio channels was sacrificed for ac3. Be sure to also check out the music and effects track that was also on this disc. Wondering if anyone has the laserdisc and if they can somehow post online just the audio commentary. The books of joel and amos a commentary audio book cd chuck missler christian god. Laserdiscstar wars special wide screen editionextended playfactory sealednew. On a dvd or laserdisc, an audio commentary is a bonus track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, who talk about the film as it progresses. Also, its getting a 4kuhd release on february 4th with that bluray and commentary. I liked jamie lee curtis and john carpenter on halloween quite a bit, and the commentary on the burning is good with the director taking a people like this movie approach throughout which is at least not arrogant. The 2nd commentary was more recent but a collection of different audio interview clips rather than a true commentary. In the case of the star wars trilogy the definitive collection laserdiscs, the analog audio track was actually used as a commentary track. The repository of laser disc, dvd and bluray audio commentaries. But commentaries like that now appear on the bluray versions of films.
Laserdisc seems to get a lot of retro cred these days. Criterion laserdisc commentaries not on dvd yet home. This is the commentary track found on the initial laserdisc release of dr. These tracks will contain dialogue and sound of the movie, often with alternative tracks featuring different language dialogue, or various types of audio encoding such as dolby digital, dts or pcm. There is a fake dvd commentary on the dvd of dodgeball. No, from russia with love, and goldfinger on laserdisc in a 2disc cav format in 1991, criterion was asked by eon productions producers of the james bond films to recall all unsold laserdisc product. Commentary with writerdirector lulu wang and cinematographer anna. But in the added layer of audio commentary, the creators spoke to us.
Laserdiscs were a labor of love on the part of filmmakers as well. Broccoli felt that the audio commentary tracks on the 3 titles where unacceptable. Audio commentary wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The real audio commentary can be found as an easter egg on the dvd.
Project blue book 1x01 podcast with creator david oleary and. Some audio tracks were actually digital and some were analog. Im also not really sure how good the analog tracks on a laserdisc can sound. Broccoli felt that the audio commentary tracks on the 3 titles where. Apr 01, 2017 in this video we discuss russ meyers audio commentary tracks on the laserdisc and dvd release of vixen, supervixens and beneath the valley of the ultravixens. It gets featured as a technical oddity, but from todays perspective, it might seem strange that it didnt become the defacto standard. Listen to the banned commentary tracks from criterions james. The audio might be considered subjectively little worse than vhs hifi.
Laserdiscs are dyingheres why that matters electric literature. Like all of the commentaries in this series, it emphasizes the big picture and the overall flow of the text. The digital technology not only allows multiple language tracks for the movie but extra features like director commentaries. I dont want to start a long list of various commentaries and bonus features exclusive to laserdisc just films, tv shows and musical performances specifically, or significant alternate cutsversions. Shortly after releasing the first 3 james bond films dr. I have know forever that carrie laserdisc has an audio commentary that was never added onto to the dvd for some reason. Over the years ive gotten to prefer wellresearch books like rinzlers star wars makingof books or articles about a film, rather than commentaries although there are some great commentaries out there.
In this video we discuss russ meyers audio commentary tracks on the laserdisc and dvd release of vixen, supervixens and beneath the valley of the ultravixens. Ereaders and streaming services have made books and film more accessible in a variety of ways. Additionally, they have also posted the criterion discs music and effects only isolated audio tracks from dr. Although appearing similar to compact discs or dvds, laserdiscs used analog video stored in the composite domain with analog sound andor some form of digital audio. Laserdisc abbreviated as ld is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as mca discovision also known simply as discovision in the united states in 1978 although the format was capable of offering higherquality video and audio than its consumer rivals, vhs and betamax videotape, laserdisc never managed to gain. So far, ive experienced laser rot with tootsie clv the digital audio track was gone on side 1, though side 2 was fine and boyz n the hood the analog audio commentary had some distortion. Although the 10th year anniversary edition had several of the laserdisc features, it still lacked the audio commentary and several other featurettes with optional commentaries. The audio commentaries on laserdiscs were typically encoded on secondary analog tracks which. Analog laserdisc audio sounded very bad, particularly with cx noise reduction. I found online a guy had posted to audio commentary but his link no longer works. Jul 15, 2008 i do think the audio seemed to suffer also but im not sure how to describe the damage.
Lucass commentary on colossians and philemon is probably the best introductory level commentary on these two books. Now if you have a 4 track laserdisc, you may have it split up with two main film tracks and two commentary tracks two for the film, two for the same commentary or possibly even more split up. I think about 25% of the movie has commentary maybe even less. There are a number of other notable commentaries on the books of colossians and philemon. Being a huge collectorarchiver of audio commentaries, i have a good portion of these available for listening, along with hundreds of dvd and bluray ones as well. Dvd players usually allow these to be selected by the viewer from the main menu of the dvd or using the remote. But to expound a little further on dts audio, some of my dts discs put out the best movie audio ive ever heard in a home theater. As with most of criterions highprofile releases, these laserdiscs featured secondary audio commentaries by the original filmmakers directors terence young and guy hamilton, editor peter hunt, designer ken adam, and screenwriter richard maibaum, with critic bruce eder and movie historian and the james bond films author steven jay rubin providing contextual commentary. Looking for high noon 1952 laserdisc commentary track. Right now, im close to having 2,000 commentaries up for fans to enjoy over on another forum, including the criterion laserdisc ones ive been sent by contributors.
Broccoli, one of the original producers of the 3 films. Get the best deals on widescreen laserdiscs when you shop the largest online selection at. Top 5 commentaries on the books of colossians and philemon. Initially licensed, sold, and marketed as mca discovision also known as simply discovision in north america in 1978, the technology was previously referred to interally as optical videodisc system, reflective optical videodisc, laser optical videodisc, and discovision with a dash, with the first. Jan 23, 2018 laserdisc seems to get a lot of retro cred these days. The guidebook that comes with the dc has a list of the chapters that have commentary so that way you can quickly skip to a chapter with commentary. Now, for this, you will have to record the audio another way to get it all in your rip. This may sound strange to you, but once you start listening to the directors, actors, and producers speak about their film, you get a chance to not only learn about the filmmaking process, but have a few laughs as well. Yes, laserdisc movies are similar to dvds, but are 12 inches in length, making them much larger than the common dvd. Also, what criterion laserdiscs have you experienced to have laser rot. Find widescreen collectors edition star wars trilogy. The magnificent ambersons, directed and produced by orson welles, was released beautifully on laserdisc by criterion, and has since only been released on dvd once, with abysmal quality.
The forbidden 007 commentaries are now free for your perusal. An audio commentary is an additional audio track, usually digital, consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, that plays in real time with a video. A nightmare on elm street home video nightmare on elm. Goldfinger criterion collection cav, with banned audio commentary. Kevin says in his audio commentary that this one is one of his favorite trailers of all time.
Prosperos books japanese release maxwell chooses a movie for the evening. Laserdisc collectors ode to my laser disc collection hubpages. The audio commentary from the director and cast is the same as the dvd commentary but as your listening to it through a new transfer it makes it a much more worthy watch than before, for me it did anyway. However, despite its analog nature, the laserdisc at its most fundamental level was still. Commentaries can be serious or entertaining in nature, and can add information which otherwise would not be disclosed to audience members. But if a disc doesnt have a commentary, its not a huge loss. The first audio commentary was featured on the criterion collection release of the original king kong movie, on laserdisc in december 1984. Best audio commentaries worst audio commentaries page 14. Also, i have a 2010 bd release with the se7en audio commentary. Coppolas tracks for godfather and apocalypse now, for example. May 23, 20 the first ac3 laserdisc was clear and present danger and was released in 1995. The problem with the dc commentary is there isnt a whole lot of commentary.
Commentaries can be serious or entertaining in nature, and can add information which otherwise would not be disclosed to audience. With the new version of the film out and about now its always great to revisit this great adaptation and enjoy the hell out of tim currys. Although the 10th year anniversary edition had several of the laserdisc features, it still lacked the audio commentary and several other featurettes with. The first ac3 laserdisc was clear and present danger and was released in 1995. After releasing the first 3 james bond films on laserdisc in a 2disc cav format in 1991, criterion was asked by eon productions producers of the james bond films to recall all unsold laserdisc product. The doors the doors collection 1995, clv, laserdisc discogs. Quite a few have made one or two commentaries basically another video with commentary, since alternate audio isnt available in most video sites, but hbi2k has made the most, with all the episodes of berserk abridged given commentary episodes new neon menaces evangelion has commentary for the first two episodes that is a direct and hilarious satire of the various actual commentaries for. Dvd commentary for the critic would usually feature the hows creators, and at least one or two of the voice actors save for jon lovitz himself who was working on a film at the time, and very often during the commentary, they would get caught up in the show and end up laughing at quite a few of their own gags.
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