December 13, 2005
Tuesday December 13, 2005

Savant's new reviews today are

The Short Films of David Lynch  TLA
Gallipoli Special Collector's Edition  Paramount
Eat the Rich  Image and
Face (Kao)  Home Vision / Image

Savant has already reported his interest in Lion's Gate's Sam Arkoff double features announced for January: Earth vs. the Spider/War of the Colossal Beast and How to Make a Monster/Blood of Dracula. The big question is of course the quality of the transfers and mastering. We've all seen these pictures in flat TV prints or miserable graymarket releases, when all were originally widescreen films. Lion's Gate has been doing very well lately with its transfers, so we're hoping these will be enhanced widescreen transfers that crop away dead space and the occasional ragged edge: The Spider has scenes against featureless backgrounds that can look ridiculous (or more ridiculous) when shown flat.

Now I'm informed that Lion's Gate has listed a couple more Sam Arkoff double features slated for April: The Day the World Ended/The She Creature and Teenage Caveman (aka Prehistoric World)/The Saga of the Viking Women and their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent. Hopefully The Day the World Ended's SuperScope format will be retained - widescreen showings have been rare. And VIKING WOMEN is a campy hoot, with Abby Dalton and Susan Cabot as feisty Viking warriors! Or should that be warriorettes?

Savant is still buzzing from seeing the new King Kong and will be on line to see it again soon ... it's only grown in memory from last Saturday's hasty King Kong Preview Review. Good luck to all and hope your holidays are shaping up. Glenn Erickson

Posted by DVD Savant at December 13, 2005 01:48 PM