How are the Videodrome Criterion Special features?

[bowieee]

I just wanted to know if I should get rid of my old copy of Videodrome for the new Criterion. How are the special features? Anyone listen to the commentaries yet? any feedback would be awesome thanks :)

[MacReady]

From the Criterion Collection website:

- Two audio commentaries: David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin, and actors James Woods and Deborah Harry

- Camera (2000), a short film starring Videodrome’s Les Carlson, written and directed by Cronenberg

- Forging the New Flesh, a new half-hour documentary featurette by filmmaker Michael Lennick about the creation of Videodrome’s video and prosthetic makeup effects

- Effects Men, a new audio interview with special makeup effects creator Baker and video effects supervisor Lennick

- Bootleg Video: the complete footage of Samurai Dreams and seven minutes of transmissions from “Videodrome,” presented in their original, unedited form with filmmaker commentary

- Fear on Film, a 26-minute roundtable discussion from 1982 between filmmakers Cronenberg, John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mick Garris

- Original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette

- Stills galleries featuring hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes production photos, special effects makeup tests, and publicity photos

[#1dvdfan]

I just got it at best buy for $35$ was it worth it? I never saw it.

[The Limey]

Originally posted by #1dvdfan
I just got it at best buy for $35$ was it worth it? I never saw it.

It's one wieeeeerd fucking movie and unless your a Cronenberg fan that's already seen the majority of his other films and are familiary with his philosophy and the common underlying themes that run through almost all of his films than the first time you watch it you'll probably be saying "What the fuck is this crazy wacked out shit?"

Subsequent viewings should help you to understand it a bit more. It's a great movie if for no other reason than it's really the culmination of Cronenbergs vision from all his previous stuff. And after having been a fan of his early work like Shivers, Rabid, and The Brood for years finally seeing Videodrome really hit home on Cronenbergs vision.

I actually probably like Dead Ringers better because it's more subtle(but also harder than Videodrome to understand) and Jeremy Irons in that role is defenitive, but Videodrome is much more obvious classic Cronenberg.

Enjoy it, and LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH!

[bowieee]

Originally posted by MacReady
From the Criterion Collection website:

- Two audio commentaries: David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin, and actors James Woods and Deborah Harry

- Camera (2000), a short film starring Videodrome’s Les Carlson, written and directed by Cronenberg

- Forging the New Flesh, a new half-hour documentary featurette by filmmaker Michael Lennick about the creation of Videodrome’s video and prosthetic makeup effects

- Effects Men, a new audio interview with special makeup effects creator Baker and video effects supervisor Lennick

- Bootleg Video: the complete footage of Samurai Dreams and seven minutes of transmissions from “Videodrome,” presented in their original, unedited form with filmmaker commentary

- Fear on Film, a 26-minute roundtable discussion from 1982 between filmmakers Cronenberg, John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mick Garris

- Original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette

- Stills galleries featuring hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes production photos, special effects makeup tests, and publicity photos

Now that I've seen how much material Criterion has pumped into this, I think I have to buy it.

Thanks :)