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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I think very highly of this film and enjoy it a lot.It's a shame that when the studio released this version they failed to include the original ticker tape introduction to various scenes and put in their own bastardized version. I imagine this was to simplify reissue for the foreign language versions on the disc. I wish I knew who was reponsible for this decision as I would like to explain to him what a mistake they have made.I am glad I still have an original VHS copy of the film still.
63 of 64 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
To repeat the comments made by M. N. Malik "Nefarious", this version has butchered titles. Don't buy it, it's a shoddy lazy release of a classic film which deserves more respect.
The video is of mediocre quality transfer, the audio is clear, there are a couple of extras but neither anything to write home about. For a DVD it would be pretty average.
But his film is an all time classic and deserves the best, let alone taking the average and making it worse by removing style and content from the original film and replacing it with cheap pixelated titles which look like a 5 year old did the job.
Poor show Universal!
Wait for them to release a proper version. Ticker-tape and all!
The video is of mediocre quality transfer, the audio is clear, there are a couple of extras but neither anything to write home about. For a DVD it would be pretty average.
But his film is an all time classic and deserves the best, let alone taking the average and making it worse by removing style and content from the original film and replacing it with cheap pixelated titles which look like a 5 year old did the job.
Poor show Universal!
Wait for them to release a proper version. Ticker-tape and all!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Now - this is easily a 4 star film, but the DVD presentation means I can only give it a 3.
As another reviewer has said, the tickertape introductions to various scenes in the film are an integral part to the overall feel, to replace these with substandard ones feels nonsensical.
Anyway - the film is very slow paced, very different to contemporary Hollywood films with quick editing and catchy dialogue. The slow pace gives the film an added tension.
The sets are spectacular, everything feels real and solid, the idea of having to go through several hours of cleaning and sterilisation adds further to the realistic feel of the film. Some of the sterilisation processes were fantastical yet based to some extent in real science.
Speaking of real science - that's where this film excels. It somehow captures what a scenario like this might be like. Even down to the beurocracy, politics, and less than glamorous settings. There are lines in the film that aren't designed to be sound bites, or further the plot, they are there to represent the realities of human interaction.
This is a great film for any Sci-Fi fan.
As another reviewer has said, the tickertape introductions to various scenes in the film are an integral part to the overall feel, to replace these with substandard ones feels nonsensical.
Anyway - the film is very slow paced, very different to contemporary Hollywood films with quick editing and catchy dialogue. The slow pace gives the film an added tension.
The sets are spectacular, everything feels real and solid, the idea of having to go through several hours of cleaning and sterilisation adds further to the realistic feel of the film. Some of the sterilisation processes were fantastical yet based to some extent in real science.
Speaking of real science - that's where this film excels. It somehow captures what a scenario like this might be like. Even down to the beurocracy, politics, and less than glamorous settings. There are lines in the film that aren't designed to be sound bites, or further the plot, they are there to represent the realities of human interaction.
This is a great film for any Sci-Fi fan.
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