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28 Jan 2003, 19:15 (Ref:488607) | #1 | ||
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Good news for fans of racing-genre movies
Le Mans on DVD. April 29. Finally.
http://video.barnesandnoble.com/sear...AN=97363770145 Amazon still hasn't placed a release date on their site, but hopefully B&N's info is correct. |
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28 Jan 2003, 19:25 (Ref:488615) | #2 | ||
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That is the best news I have heard for months, lets hope it comes out here in the UK soon
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28 Jan 2003, 19:46 (Ref:488633) | #3 | ||
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THANK YOU!!!
I was waiting for this moment, the ONLY reason to have a DVD player. April 29th, eh?... I'll be counting the days. |
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28 Jan 2003, 20:46 (Ref:488662) | #4 | |
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Are there any extras on DVD? Maybe a making off , cuttet scenes or something like that?
If not , my VHS Copy is enough |
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28 Jan 2003, 21:27 (Ref:488698) | #5 | ||
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Surely not. You won't have proper sound, for one - and the dialogue on the Mulsanne straight requires a good sound system and playback system. (wonder if they'll remaster it into dolby?)
I'm sure they'll announce the extras as we get closer to release date. |
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28 Jan 2003, 21:45 (Ref:488708) | #6 | ||
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28 Jan 2003, 21:57 (Ref:488714) | #7 | ||
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28 Jan 2003, 21:58 (Ref:488715) | #8 | ||
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Thanks Bob C. I've got an old VHS copy I dubbed from a rental and it is failing on me.
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29 Jan 2003, 04:21 (Ref:489022) | #9 | |
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FINALLY, I think half of the racing fan's prayer have been answered....
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29 Jan 2003, 06:21 (Ref:489059) | #10 | ||
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Hourra !!!!
I have the TV copy that FG gave to me, with some cuts in the movie... t'was very good to see the movie at the end, but I'm waiting for the entire film ! |
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29 Jan 2003, 07:03 (Ref:489079) | #11 | ||
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Is there any word on its release in Europe as US DVD's wont play on European players - or does anyone know a way round it?
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29 Jan 2003, 09:08 (Ref:489145) | #12 | ||
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Get a DVD player that will play both areas.They are not expensive-I have one.It is easy to order movies not released in UK on the net.
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29 Jan 2003, 09:55 (Ref:489178) | #13 | |
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thank heavens for channel 5 running it one afternoon a year ago...even if they did title it "les mans"!
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29 Jan 2003, 20:40 (Ref:489851) | #15 | ||
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At long last!!
I've gone through 4 copies in VHS format (and I still watch it at least once a month). DVD is *so* much better. I just wonder...will there be an "special features", as are so prevalent on DVD releases these days? |
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29 Jan 2003, 20:52 (Ref:489860) | #16 | ||
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Bearing in mind what you read in "A French Kiss with Death", there must be some fantastic footage around which wasn't used in the final film. Would be great if some of that were included.
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Also, they list it as Zone 1. I think I heard that McQueen's family controlled the rights to the film (the context was that at either PLM or Sebring last year, the track was denied by them the right to show the film). If that's the case, you've got to figure that Chad will be trying to make this as tasty a DVD as possible, to protect his father's legacy as a racer - including "the making of" and lots of extra track footage. |
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31 Jan 2003, 23:25 (Ref:492428) | #19 | ||
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I have seen the "making of" film with the actual movie intercut -- on the History Channel of all places. It is by far worth seeing. They said that they could not make this movie today because the drivers would not be in it without huge infusions of cash, and the insurance costs would be terrible. What a shame.
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1 Feb 2003, 13:40 (Ref:492879) | #20 | |
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I first saw this movie, late night with my Dad. He began to recall stories of the Jaguar years, growing up in Coventry. Shortly after that I saw a picture of the 956's taking the checker flag in the newspaper. I though they were the coolest this I'd ever seen. I began searching the magazine racks looking for information on this type of racing. Thus leading to Autosport. The following year I dragged my Dad out to Mosport to see the great Rothmans Porsche team. Now were both addicts! I'm sure many of you have similar stories. I've heard many drivers say that Steve McQueens movie sparked there interest.
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Yeah, I'm pretty stoked about this, but everyone's got to keep emailing them about getting Grand Prix to be released on DVD. You'd think after John Frankenheimer passed away they'd have a re-issue of his stuff.
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