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One of the Top 10 Not on DVD

posted 16 years ago by bounce_out
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1. Split Image (1982)

2. The Split (1968)

3. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

4. Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)

5. Bear Island (1980)

6. Wacko (1981)

7. Deadly Blessing (1981)

8. The Brain (1988)

9. Blood Relatives (1978)- never seen it, but have always wanted to.

10. The Passage (1979)

* Sleuth (1972)- currently OOP, not cool! Needs to be re-released.

** Laurel and Hardy's 1930s shorts and features. Currently the only features available are The Devil's Brother, Flying Deuces, and Babes in Toyland, I believe.-- The fact that these haven't been available btw, IS A CRIME!!!!

*** A couple of horror anthology TV series:

Monsters (season 1)

Freddy's Nightmares (season 1)

There's a gazillion more movies, these are the ones that jump to mind.

2009 overall has definitely impressed me, in terms of first time ever DVD releases. Some highlights:

Night of the Creeps, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Telefon, Wise Blood, The Anderson Tapes, When Time Ran Out, the films in the lost 80s collection, to name a few.

Let's get some of these in 2010.

The Dude abides!!

[–] WarpedRecord 16 years ago

That's a very interesting list. I'm glad you included "Pretty Maids All in a Row" there. I've seen a few of the others, and I have "The Brain" and "Telefon" on VHS.

[–] laeyisoracle 15 years ago

Most definitely, The Brain needs a DVD release! I'd say The Kindred, The Outing and Blue Monkey also need releases.

And yes, Monsters and Freddy's Nightmares need DVD releases. As does Dark Room(the show from 1981).

[–] Roddenhyzer 15 years ago

"The Brain" does have an official (as in 'not bootlegged') DVD release by Boulevard Entertainment. It's a barebones DVD with no extras and an ugly, amateurish menu, but video and audio quality are fairly decent. One thing that's weird, though, is that this version only has a run time of 87 minutes, whereas the original is supposed to be 94 minutes long. I can't tell what's been cut, though, since I've never seen the VHS/theatrical version.

Here's the official product page:
http://www.boulevard-entertainment.com/index.php?target=products&p roduct_id=5283

[–] RTheManF89 11 years ago

I know your comment's 3 years old, but the Boulevard DVD is uncut. I know because I own it too. The only reason it's as such is because PAL DVDs tend to run faster than NTSC DVDs.

http://houstonrambler.blogspot.com/

[–] Roddenhyzer 11 years ago

I see. Thanks for the clarification

[–] schinaro 12 years ago

You can find the movie on DVD tied up with a movie called hollow point on the Hollywood DVD label in the UK. I picked it up for a quid in the pound shop.