November 25, 2003
Tuesday, November 25, 2003

Savant's new reviews today are

The Edge of the World Milestone
Our Town FOCUSfilm
More Sex and Drugs and
Social Engineering 201 both Fantoma.

Howdy ... just tried to go out an buy a simple television for my mother at a Target and a Fry's store, and ran into two salespeople who behaved like car dealers - everything reasonable was out of stock (after long trips to the stockroom) but there plenty of other, more expensive sets to buy. So I'll have to try again tomorrow. I got the impression that they were dawdling in the backroom to make my time investment such that I'd break down and buy something more expensive. Or at least that's what I'm thinking in my present, dark frame of mind.

I'm really happy with the general run of library discs I'm getting to review; you must be very aware that Savant doesn't cover most of the really big titles - mainly because everyone and their hamster has a review out on them, sooner than I could get one out and probably with a more accurate description of the audio quality. By foregoing the blockbusters to other DVD Talk reviewers, I get most of the older titles I ask for, and every so often there's an unheralded gem among them. A case in point is MGM's new little disc of HE WALKED BY NIGHT, a public domain (?) title I've seen in cheap, bad looking versions forever. I'm going to have fun reviewing this excellent film noir - the visual quality is terrific, and it was a pleasure to watch.

Back to the discs - and some sundry editorial work that hooked me over the weekend. If the DVD don't break and we don't have an earthquake, I'll be back with more discs on Thanksgiving Day .... Thanks, Glenn Erickson

Posted by DVD Savant at November 25, 2003 09:45 PM