tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post7391834850527577435..comments2023-11-19T10:38:36.512-06:00Comments on Film Walrus Reviews: Portmanteau A Go-GoFilmWalrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822833888119348361noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-80132419639301712692008-11-01T20:31:00.000-05:002008-11-01T20:31:00.000-05:00Yeah, the "Pearls of the Deep" DVD is probably the...Yeah, the "Pearls of the Deep" DVD is probably the worst Facet's transfer I've seen yet. I'm not usually one to be easily bothered by subpar versions (I still watch VHSs from the library on occasion), but even I found this one a little outrageous.<BR/><BR/>Two unrelated items:<BR/>1) Great intro on the Second Run "Valerie" DVD. I never cease being impressed with the depth of your knowledge.<BR/>2) Have you looked into AllCluesNoSolutions.com for Czech DVDs? It's pretty up front on the quality and had a lot of stuff I was looking for.FilmWalrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822833888119348361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-42839277010782653132008-11-01T12:16:00.000-05:002008-11-01T12:16:00.000-05:00To be fair to Pearls of the Deep, the Facets DVD (...To be fair to <I>Pearls of the Deep</I>, the Facets DVD (which is what I assume you watched, as it's the only English-subtitled one available) is utterly atrocious, and really doesn't do the film justice at all.<BR/><BR/>Not only are the subtitles painfully out of sync (to the point where watching it is something of an ordeal), they're also woefully incomplete, and don't even try to render writer Bohumil Hrabal's highly distinctive, colloquial style into convincing English. To add insult to injury, picture and sound are VHS quality (worse, in fact, thanks to all the digital artefacting), and vastly inferior to the Czech DVD.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, the latter doesn't have English subtitles - which is a real shame, as it's a far better edition. Not least because it includes all seven of the films that were originally made for it, and Ivan Passer's <I>A Boring Afternoon</I> is a little masterpiece. (To my astonishment, I found a pretty decent set of subtitles online and managed to sync them up).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-75244746778820711812008-10-31T17:57:00.000-05:002008-10-31T17:57:00.000-05:00I can't believe it! I thought the films were playi...I can't believe it! I thought the films were playing today (Fri), but they actually played Thursday night (which doesn't make much sense). I missed the whole thing! Now my plan for Halloween have changed: stew angrily for the rest of the evening.FilmWalrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822833888119348361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-73395294273215995952008-10-30T20:18:00.000-05:002008-10-30T20:18:00.000-05:00Count me in! I haven't seen any of the ones you me...Count me in! I haven't seen any of the ones you mentioned and I know of several more that I'm interested in. I'd love to hear about everyone's favorites!FilmWalrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822833888119348361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-83131637473625431292008-10-30T19:20:00.000-05:002008-10-30T19:20:00.000-05:00"Portmanteau films"...FINALLY! Someone's given a n..."Portmanteau films"...<I>FINALLY!</I> Someone's given a name to this subgenre. There were scads of them made in the early/mid-'60s in Europe -- <I>Rogopag</I> and <I>The Seven Deadly Sins</I> and <I>Paris vu par</I> come immediately to mind, but there were dozens more. Perhaps there should be a Portmanteau Blogathon!Uncle Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501032829800803300noreply@blogger.com