There are countless titles that I greatly enjoy that have yet to be given a Blu-ray release, but are still available in descent to excellent DVD format. Below, however, are some movies that have been left with some of the worst transfers imaginable: pan-n-scan or non anamorphic, or sourced from some lousy VHS copy. Superior art, superior cheese or somewhere in between, I love ‘em all respectively. So, Blu-ray Gods, hear my call!
Hey, don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. Tanya Roberts, in all her glory, gets naked, bathes. And this is a PG movie!
Friedkin’s Wages of Fear remake is today virtually non-existent. Released in ’77 a month after Star Wars, it was all but instantly obliterated from the filmgoing conscious. Too bad, really, because its one hell of an action thriller with a superb performance from Scheider and a very cool synth score from Tangerine Dream.
One of the best Bill Murray movies no one’s ever heard of. I know; it looks like derivative ‘animal shenanigans’ comedy in the vein of Duston Checks In. Maybe it is. But it’s very good natured, Murray
Swayze. Sword fights. ‘80s post-apocalyptic hair.
From the director of Tron, no less. And, no, your eyes do not do not deceive you: that is Mark Hamill and, yes, he is quite awesome in the part. This was certainly a low budget endeavor, but, believe it or not, there’s actually a decent story here with some interesting ideas. And it’s got gliders.
This was Stephen Sommers’ first big feature film and is surprisingly handsome in its direction and not plagued with bad CGI. If you trace his films backwards they actually increase in quality. It’s a great kid’s movie with a lot of old fashioned romance and swashbuckling.
A sublime outing from Peter Weir and Jeff Bridges that, over time, has been lost in the shuffle.
In my Top 100, along with two other’s from Weir, who happens to be one of my favorite directors. This one is a true masterpiece of refined, naturalistic atmosphere. It’s visually stunning. Gibson, Weaver and Hunt (who won an Oscar for the role) are at the top of their charismatic game.
Consider me a hardcore enthusiast (borderline aficionado) of the interbellum pulps. Between The Rocketeer and The Phantom, The Shadow is a real gem.
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