You know come to think of it I never saw any images plastered in front of Wal-Mart when Crocodile Dundee or the Die Hard Trilogy was released either... Guess they dropped the ball on that one too huh. Episode II and Spiderman were major blockbusters from last year. Seriously, lets not forget this is a 15+ year old movie series. This is not some earth shattering movie trilogy released, just one of many released each week. I have not been able to open my discs since they are a x-mas present, but I really don't care if there is any printing on the discs at all, just let me know which disc is which. Any other problems will have to wait until next week, unless I can get the misses to let me open them early. Jack & Virginia Stiefel 1981 Delorean Vin 03461 August 1981 Build 1988 Jaguar XJ-SC Cabriolet Edition Visit us now at www.sacketmansion.com Live Internet Radio at www.radiocapevincent.com -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Abato [mailto:delorean@xxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 07:39 To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [DML] BTTF Widescreen DVD. Was it worth the wait? No.... I think these Discs don't have a lot to offer REAL fans. For all the time we waited, the extras are minimal (outtakes, and deleted scenes were not all that fantastic), the work that was put into the layout, extras, and cover art were lacking severely and the actual printing of the images on the physical disc was lacking severely! For something that was five years in the making...why does it seem like this done quick and dirty? When Star wars episode II and Spiderman came out earlier this year, all the major stores (Wal Mart, etc.) and video stores had images PLASTERED on the windows and in their flyers. I drove past several video stores yesterday on the way home, and saw NO sign of BTTF. :( I think the release was not handled well by Universal. They did little to promote it other then a few TV spots that ran in the past 5-7 days. Kevin Abato Vin# 16680 -----Original Message----- From: therealdmcvegas <DMCVegas@xxxx> [mailto:DMCVegas@xxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 3:14 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] BTTF Widescreen DVD. In light of recent negative publicity, here is something to cheer everyone on the list here up. On the way home from work, I stopped by Wal Mart and picked up a copy of BTTF Widescreen Edition DVD set. In a nutshell, it was really money well spent! DeLorean specific, I've never seen another production that puts the DMC into a more positive light. Especially the interview with Bob Gale on the use of a DeLorean for the movie. There are quite a few concept drawings of how they were looking at modifying the car (all quite astounding!), and a segment at the end where Bob Gale reads off a thank-you/fan letter from John DeLorean himself stating how pleased he was with the use of the car in the original movie. The negative side is that you can really tell that the producers were strapped for space on the DVD discs. The DeLorean, and other "making of", and behind the scenes segments seem to be divided between the discs. While very informative about the car durring the pop-up animations about the car's facts, there was only one descrepincy. And that was the 4-cylinder engine fact. I don't know if this was a typo, or stating what the cars were replaced with. In any case, this is nothing compared to the rest of the information contained on the DVD's. Many accurate, and positive facts about the car are presented within. The movies of course are great! The sharpest video and audio I've ever seen the movies in. The brushed stainless steen sheen on the car is beautiful as you can see in the footage of BTTF1. I must now figure in on having my car reburnished one day to get it to look like that! And the clairity when pausing still images of the movie. I've always been told that my wheels look great when spinning, but now that I've really seen them upclose in a still image, they are amazing! They create the illusion that the wheels are solid, and the niches in the spokes really define the lines! Now that I've finally seen this upclose, and clearly, I'll never consider swapping my wheels out again for a custom set. You really have to see it to know what I mean. Obviously if you're any kind of a fan of the movies, the DVD set is a must have (avoid the VCD's on eBay). The info pop-ups pointed out details in the movies that I've never even seen before! But even if you're not, I would still reccomend the set as an essential addition to any DeLorean collection for the material contained within. Just make sure that you get the proper set. There is a Widescreen Edition, and a seperate Fullscreen Edition for what ever your tates are. With the info pop-ups, and all of the voiceover commentary, it'll probably take me about a week to fully cover all the content on the discs. And I still need to get a DVD-ROM drive on top of that! But, the big question: Was it worth the wait for the discs? Yes! ;) -Robert vin 6585 "X" To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxx To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Your use of Yahoo! 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