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Starcrash DVD re-release 09/14. Hoot!

post #1 of 29
9/9/10 at 5:25pm
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Never seen it, but dear lord, I cannot wait.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
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post #2 of 29
9/9/10 at 5:31pm
You can wait. Really, you can. Its pseudo-legendary status does not have merit.
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post #3 of 29
9/9/10 at 5:35pm
I was thinking about blind-buying this. Should I reconsider?
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post #4 of 29
9/9/10 at 6:12pm
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I was thinking about blind-buying this. Should I reconsider?
Hell no. Buy it.
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post #5 of 29
9/9/10 at 6:24pm
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I have to own it, I've been waiting for years so it almost doesn't matter if it's a disappointment or not. Having it is the goal.
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post #6 of 29
9/9/10 at 6:29pm
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I have to own it, I've been waiting for years so it almost doesn't matter if it's a disappointment or not. Having it is the goal.
May all of your life's ambitions be so easily achieved.
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post #7 of 29
9/9/10 at 6:35pm
Starcrash is like hopping aboard the A-Train to Velveetaville. It's utter lack of production value alone is worth the price. But when you throw in Munro, Gortner, and Plummer, there's really no valid debate to steer you away from it. I've been waiting for this glorious POS to hit DVD for about a decade now. You won't be disappointed.
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post #8 of 29
9/9/10 at 6:52pm
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They play the trailer for it at the Alamo Drafthouse all the time, and that's made its unavailability even more tragic...until now. I've seen enough of these kinds of films to know the reality is that it'll probably drag like hell and be more boring than entertaining, but its an Italian knock-off (Cozzi no less), no one does it like them, and the talent casserole of Munro, Plummer, Spinell, and Hasselhoff is too great a temptation to deny myself.
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post #9 of 29
9/9/10 at 7:02pm
You had me at Munro.
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post #10 of 29
9/9/10 at 7:26pm
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... and the talent casserole of Munro, Plummer, Spinell, and Hasselhoff is too great a temptation to deny myself.
I forgot all about Joe and David. It really has been far too long.

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You had me at Munro.
Good man.
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post #11 of 29
9/9/10 at 7:44pm
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Never seen it.
Ha ha. Book burnings, religious intimidation unbound, anti-progress rallies, a nation held hostage by unenlightened dogmatists....and yet, this is the most shocking thing I've seen in days.
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post #12 of 29
9/10/10 at 2:10pm
This is a re-release, no? I rented it from Netflix a couple years ago.

Regardless, I want a remake starring Kelly Brook STAT!

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post #13 of 29
9/10/10 at 4:22pm
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Ha ha. Book burnings, religious intimidation unbound, anti-progress rallies, a nation held hostage by unenlightened dogmatists....and yet, this is the most shocking thing I've seen in days.
I find it a bit strange myself, but really, just one of these things I never got around to despite being genuinely interested for such a long time. Now if a film I have seen, Yor, Hunter from the Future is released on a Region 1 DVD, I think the world might crack in half from the onslaught of awesomeness.
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post #14 of 29
9/10/10 at 4:55pm
Thomas Treasure is working on the review.
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post #15 of 29
9/10/10 at 11:31pm
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Starcrash is like hopping aboard the A-Train to Velveetaville. It's utter lack of production value alone is worth the price. But when you throw in Munro, Gortner, and Plummer, there's really no valid debate to steer you away from it. I've been waiting for this glorious POS to hit DVD for about a decade now. You won't be disappointed.
These words should be engraved on the base of the Statue of Liberty.
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post #16 of 29
9/11/10 at 1:58pm
Review coming on Monday!
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post #17 of 29
9/14/10 at 6:16am
I've always said my love for this film is unseemly. And now I have written an unseemly review to go with my unseemly love.
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post #18 of 29
9/14/10 at 8:16am
Really great review.
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post #19 of 29
9/14/10 at 8:20am
Great review, from that alone I must now own this film.
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post #20 of 29
9/14/10 at 8:38am
Now if we can just get a decent Message from Space disc, my cheesy Star Wars ripoff collection will be complete.
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post #21 of 29
9/14/10 at 9:00am
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Message from Space
Fuck me. I thought that I was the only one that remembered THAT little...gem.
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post #22 of 29
9/14/10 at 9:03am
The set would not be complete without Starchaser: The Legend of Orin.
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post #23 of 29
9/14/10 at 9:26am
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If you're not the sort of person who complains about scientific accuracy during a Flash Gordon serial, you'll probably like this movie. If you think practical model effects are charming even when they're not convincing, you'll probably like this movie. If you look at old pulp scifi magazine covers and feel a sense of nostalgia for eras you were not alive to see, you'll probably like this movie. If you like the idea of a frontal assault on the tyranny of realism, you'll probably like this movie.
Oh, yeah. The Danger: Diabolik name-drop was a nice bonus. Great review, man.
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post #24 of 29
9/14/10 at 1:37pm
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I've always said my love for this film is unseemly. And now I have written an unseemly review to go with my unseemly love.
"This is the first legitimate release of Starcrash in region 1"

Really? Then what did Netflix have previously? Or are you using "legitimate" as a quality rating like "bonafide" or "non-bastard"?

EDIT: And good review, BTW.
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post #25 of 29
9/14/10 at 2:01pm
Highly entertaining read, Thomas. You would've delivered a great commentary track for this.
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post #26 of 29
9/14/10 at 2:09pm
I blind bought this yesterday on Amazon.
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post #27 of 29
9/14/10 at 2:49pm
For those of you still on the fence:

http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/horror/carolinemunro/carolinemunro8.jpg
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post #28 of 29
9/14/10 at 3:02pm
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As far as I'm concerned there's only one strike against Munro, and it's that she never got naked. Damn her self-respect!
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post #29 of 29
9/14/10 at 3:19pm
Thanks to all for the kind words!

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Now if we can just get a decent Message from Space disc, my cheesy Star Wars ripoff collection will be complete.
We can! Apparently a good anamorphic transfer (the screencaps here look good) with subtitled Japanese audio plus the English dub with Vic Morrow's voice. It was released in March but I just found out about it the other day. I ordered a copy yesterday, if you want I'll let you know how it is when it arrives.


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"This is the first legitimate release of Starcrash in region 1"

Really? Then what did Netflix have previously? Or are you using "legitimate" as a quality rating like "bonafide" or "non-bastard"?
It's my understanding that previous version, from Substance Films, was released without licensing; I think the rights were a little up in the air back then (another company released a VHS ripped DVD of Starcrash under the title "Female Space Invaders" around the same time). That Substance Films DVD is how I first saw the movie, though.
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