VHS dies slowly and I laugh Posted Fri Jan 19 01:17:47 GMT 2001 by Dr. Hackenbush

OK, which bits of comedy inventory are HMV flogging off cheap?
I still haven't recovered from the near-orgasmic high of finding Tremors (the mother AND COUSIN of tongue-in-cheek-but-affectionate-monster-movie-homages, despite what certain Scottish bints may think) for 3.99, and the sequel for 2.99.
This week, I saw Men in Black (WIDESCREEN, for fuck's sake) for just under 3 shiny pounds sterling in HMV. They also had a bizarre Woody Allen pricing scheme where Deconstructing Harry on its own (not even Widescreen) was GBP16, whereas Harry and Mighty Aphrodite on one tape was GBP11, and a boxed set of 4 films including those two was GBP16. Someone in HMV must really not like Woody, or something. They also had decent prices on Love and Death and Bananas, although sadly that's two separate films, as "Love and Death and Bananas" would be the best film ever.
Anyway, what should I rush out and buy before VHS comes back in again and wankers start claiming that it gives a "richer, more natural" picture than DVD?

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Posted By 'Stuart O' on Fri Jan 19 09:25:00 GMT 2001:

I bought Jerry Maguire for 1.99 (believe it) and The Hudsucker Proxy and Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas for 5.99 each. Are HMV getting out of the videos market or something?

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Posted By 'Caroline' on Fri Jan 19 13:40:14 GMT 2001:

I got a nice American DVD box set of Woody Allen movies on amazon.
No special features, mind, but the quality is nice.
I has Annie Hall, Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask, Interiors, Love and Death, Manhattan, Sleeper, and Stardust Memories.
No take the money and run, though. Had to buy that seperately.

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Posted By 'Skel' on Fri Jan 19 14:02:06 GMT 2001:

>I got a nice American DVD box set of Woody Allen movies on amazon.
>No special features, mind, but the quality is nice.
>I has Annie Hall, Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask, Interiors, Love and Death, Manhattan, Sleeper, and Stardust Memories.
>No take the money and run, though. Had to buy that seperately.
>


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Posted By Mike4SOTCAA on Fri Jan 19 15:25:42 GMT 2001:

David Baddiel's 1997 live video was on sale for £1.99. That's wrong. I'd willingly pay five hundred pounds for mine.

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Posted By Simon Harries on Fri Jan 19 15:36:19 GMT 2001:

Virgin in King's Road had a load of GBP1.99 dump bins two weeks ago, enabling me to clean up on Dad's Army and Catweazle....

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Posted By Dr. Hackenbush on Fri Jan 19 16:11:02 GMT 2001:

Afraid to Ask, Interiors, Love and Death, Manhattan, Sleeper, and Stardust Memories.

I've never seen Interiors - is it good?

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Posted By Bent Halo on Fri Jan 19 16:28:27 GMT 2001:

(stepping in)

'Interiors' is a fine film. When Mark Kermode occasionally stops talking about 'The Exorcist', he's often quite vocal about it. The fact is it was a film Woody had to get out of his system, as with others ('September', 'Another Woman') which are not remotely bad but easily dismissed as not being in keeping with his other work.

'Interiors' is an incredibly cold film about a woman's breakdown via her obsessions. Worth a look, and the remaster back in 1995 is gorgeous. The trailer too.

Mind you, my copy of 'Celebrity' courtesy of Amazon sits on a shelf neglected. I don't want to believe the reviews but even hardcore Woody fans wish it didn't exist.

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Posted By 'harry' on Fri Jan 19 16:53:17 GMT 2001:

What about "what's new pussycat" - Woody Allen's first film (i belive, although you may be able to correct me on that point), either way it's a film I've seen many times and I love it. It captures the sixties beautifuly and is essentialy one of the best films about young upwardly mobile people long before the advent of yuppies turned that notion into something negative. In it are many of the stars of the day all together in marvelous slap stick. There's even a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo for Richard Burton. Peter O'toole doing what he does best, - comedy, Peter Sellers at his clownig best and more beautiful women in it than any other film I can think of.

Anyway, has anyone found a cheap copy of that in the sales ? I recomend you buy it if you do, don't take it too seriously and enjoy.

P.S. I've heard that Woody Allen hated it, but it was the best selling comedy of the year.

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Posted By Simon Harries on Sat Jan 20 00:58:28 GMT 2001:

>Mind you, my copy of 'Celebrity' courtesy of Amazon sits on a shelf neglected. I don't want to believe the reviews but even hardcore Woody fans wish it didn't exist.

Well I found it quite amusing in places, and I'm abivalent about Woody's work (loved "Love and Death" though). OK, so Kenny B grates after a while, but I challenge anyone to watch the scene featuring Bebe Neuwirth and not piss themselves laughing....

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Posted By Ailie on Sat Jan 20 20:55:10 GMT 2001:

> I still haven't recovered from the near-orgasmic high of finding Tremors (the mother AND COUSIN of tongue-in-cheek-but-affectionate-monster-movie-homages, despite what certain Scottish bints may think) for 3.99, and the sequel for 2.99.


I resent the fact that innocent video buyers could have been lured ito watching Tremors by a cheap price tag.
They obviously have no conciences at HMV...
It's just plain wrong!

At £3.99, I think you were robbed.
I also think the sequel was terribly overpriced too.

If the poor quality videos that you watch _hadn't_ already affected your mind, you'd probably agree with me...

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Posted By Dr. Hackenbush on Sat Jan 20 22:38:15 GMT 2001:

>
>If the poor quality videos that you watch _hadn't_ already affected your mind, you'd probably agree with me...

You'll have to forgive her, folks - I think she's been drinking ...

OK, Tremors doesn't necessarily have universal appeal, but I forbid you not to like "Deconstructing Harry".

"Your life is nihilism, cynicism, sarcasm and orgasm."
"Yes, but in France I could run on that ticket and win."

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Posted By Ailie on Sun Jan 21 00:28:59 GMT 2001:

>>If the poor quality videos that you watch _hadn't_ already affected your mind, you'd probably agree with me...
>
> You'll have to forgive her, folks - I think she's been drinking ...


Bloody cheek! I'm completely sober this evening!

Maybe it's your alcohol problem that's causing you to enjoy crap movies(?)

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Posted By 'Unruly Butler' on Sun Jan 21 01:15:44 GMT 2001:

I like Tremors AND Celebrity.

It's lonely in my world.

(and Woody's first big film was "What's Up Tigerlily" not "What's New Pussycat", wasn't it?)

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