SupremeKaioshin Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Got it for like $16 bucks. I remember watching this movie the first time on ABC back in 83' ? If you ask me, the movies back then are a whole lot better...uhhh well this movie and Firefox kick ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Real planes are better than models or CGI. It's that simple. (This is especially a problem with airliners---they are represented by models or CGI more and more often, and usually BAD CGI) And nothing's as cool as a high-vis Jolly Rogers plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Rogers Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Hmmm, also available here it seems, but way above US$ 20.-. Better grab it before they're all gone - the 2 disc limited edition are serially numbered so chances are they only get this 1 production run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Hmmm, also available here it seems, but way above US$ 20.-. Better grab it before they're all gone - the 2 disc limited edition are serially numbered so chances are they only get this 1 production run. The limited editions are $22 at Suncoast...$16 for the regular ones. Limited edition rules all...love that Katherine Ross story by the Jolly Rogers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNor Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Real planes are better than models or CGI. It's that simple. (This is especially a problem with airliners---they are represented by models or CGI more and more often, and usually BAD CGI) this is true of most things. in my opinion....... CG and real life is nearly as grating as seeing Cartoons mixed with live action. i love fully cg movies, but mixing and matching is really not that great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupremeKaioshin Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Isn't this movie and the "Philiadelphia Project" the same basically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 (edited) Invisibility, and time-travel, are quite different IMHO. The only similarity is that they both have warships. PS--when I got it on release day, Best Buy only wanted $17 for limited, $15 for regular. Yes, only 2 bucks difference. Edited April 5, 2004 by David Hingtgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Rogers Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Limited edition rules all...love that Katherine Ross story by the Jolly Rogers!! I wish that footage was shown when they were talking about it. Apparently the film's director of photography volunteered to do the restoration / color adjusting. No wonder it looks so damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 picked up the movie saturday and watched 3 times(well watched with all attention the first time, then worked through the other two over the afternoon in the background sneeking peeks at the good stuff) buy this-you will NOT be disappointed. Fantastic movie. The extras dvd was very cool too! Thanks guys-if I hadn't caught this thread I would have missed out!! S p.s. got at suncoast for $22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Rogers Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I wish the DVD comes with an alternate ending... hehehehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupremeKaioshin Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Heck ya...with the Tomcats, Intruders, and Corsairs sinking the entire Japanese Fleet ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Blue Underground gets 5 stars from me for releasing this...my old VHS tape has finally been tossed. The lenticular cover from the limited ones are pretty cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hevangel2 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 What's the bonus material come with the DVD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 The extras are: Audio commentary with the director of photography. theatrical trailers and tv spots If you get the limited edition, it includes a bonus disc which has: an interview with assoiciate producer Lloyd Kaufman An interview with the Jolly Rogers F-14 sqaudron (31 minutes!) Posters and still galleries A Kirk Douglas bio The Zero Pilot Journal(the ones that flew the makeshift zeros in the film) for your DVD rom The interviews with VF-84 is worth the limited set alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine23 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Am I the only one who sees this thread and starts humming that goofy 80's metal song by Europe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Rogers Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Am I the only one who sees this thread and starts humming that goofy 80's metal song by Europe? Metal? "Big hair sissy boys whining" sounds more appropriate for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J A Dare Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 I wish the DVD comes with an alternate ending... hehehehe. I think with the amount of effort they put in, they could have at least put in a 5-minute alt ending using CG or animation. hmmm...maybe for the 30th anniv edition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine23 Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Am I the only one who sees this thread and starts humming that goofy 80's metal song by Europe? Metal? "Big hair sissy boys whining" sounds more appropriate for them. Dude... it's 2004. Are we still really arguing about what we call "metal?" Even when recalling the glory days of metal and its feathered hair and makeup sporting glam counterpart, its the 'big' bands that come to mind, Poison, Motley Crue. The ones that are shoved down our face as current nostalgia acts, the bands that kept trucking and never gave in to the pressure to break apart and stay that way. But Europe... quite popular when in their element for a few brief years in the midst of the middle of the me-decade have slipped from the consciousness of the masses. Was it due to their hasty breakup in the heart of the grunge craze? The band being subjected to being flukes, with a one hit wonder status despite having multiple 'hits' off the same album? Who's to say for sure? However, the fact remians that "The Final Countdown" is most likely one of the best selling and most popular albums from the 1980s to come from a rock type band. I like the term "rock type band"... that's generic enough. Still I have that damned cheesy keyboard melody in my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Ironically, within hours of this first being posted, "The Final Countdown" was played on the radio for 80's night. Freaked me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I was listening to an 80's station on the net a couple hours ago and they played that too...whoah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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