Tuesday, May 09, 2006
The Ratings System is Fucked but Irwin Allen is Not.
I'm not sure how much more commentary I need to add, but the more I think about it, the more I think it's about context, context, context. I've stated here before about my feelings that MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS is one of the two best films of last year. It was rated R due to a few bits of random profanity and frequent nudity. But, you know, the message of the film is so positive and the nudity is so unsmutty that, honestly, only the most demented parent would feel weird about their child seeing it. I hate it when genuinely socially-redeeming pieces of art get kept from people who need it the most -- impressionable kids. It's like KUNG-FU HUSTLE, which is rated R for very weird reasons. I just don't get it.
In other news...
This is astounding. Time is fleeting. Madness takes its toll.
The new special editions of POSEIDON ADVENTURE and TOWERING INFERNO, both very cheap at Amazon ($12.99 each), are some of the most lavishly and lovingly packaged DVD's I've ever seen.
Both have lots of special features, etc, but the cover art under the slipcase is the original poster art! With both, you get booklets talking about the film (haven't seen those in a while) as well as a packet with miniature lobby cards! INFERNO even does what the recent BEN HUR did -- it provides a small version of the program book that would have been on sale in the lobby. (POSEIDON does not come with this.)
I haven't even checked out the special features, but these are truly impressive values, treating DVD collectors with respect and affection. Our world seems so content with giving people the minimum possible with everything, so it's nice that a studio would, in essence, conduct a random act of totally unnecessary kindness.
If you buy both at Amazon, their special deal total comes to $20.98! If you don't have it, add the gorgeous YO-YO MA PLAYS ENNIO MORRICONE CD (priced at a ridiculously cheap $9.97) and qualify for free shipping. A word to the wise.
I'm not sure how much more commentary I need to add, but the more I think about it, the more I think it's about context, context, context. I've stated here before about my feelings that MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS is one of the two best films of last year. It was rated R due to a few bits of random profanity and frequent nudity. But, you know, the message of the film is so positive and the nudity is so unsmutty that, honestly, only the most demented parent would feel weird about their child seeing it. I hate it when genuinely socially-redeeming pieces of art get kept from people who need it the most -- impressionable kids. It's like KUNG-FU HUSTLE, which is rated R for very weird reasons. I just don't get it.
In other news...
This is astounding. Time is fleeting. Madness takes its toll.
The new special editions of POSEIDON ADVENTURE and TOWERING INFERNO, both very cheap at Amazon ($12.99 each), are some of the most lavishly and lovingly packaged DVD's I've ever seen.
Both have lots of special features, etc, but the cover art under the slipcase is the original poster art! With both, you get booklets talking about the film (haven't seen those in a while) as well as a packet with miniature lobby cards! INFERNO even does what the recent BEN HUR did -- it provides a small version of the program book that would have been on sale in the lobby. (POSEIDON does not come with this.)
I haven't even checked out the special features, but these are truly impressive values, treating DVD collectors with respect and affection. Our world seems so content with giving people the minimum possible with everything, so it's nice that a studio would, in essence, conduct a random act of totally unnecessary kindness.
If you buy both at Amazon, their special deal total comes to $20.98! If you don't have it, add the gorgeous YO-YO MA PLAYS ENNIO MORRICONE CD (priced at a ridiculously cheap $9.97) and qualify for free shipping. A word to the wise.
# posted by Doctor Lao @ 3:37 PM 
