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Guest

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 4:18 am

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Film Buff

Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 8:40 pm

Guest

Hi L.G.
I have a question on the VCI "Captain Midnight" serial and was just wondering if you have watched it as yet
Tried watching it last night and it acts strange - like wobbly and trying to
jump sprocket holes.

It almost looks as if the film is warped and when it runs through a
projector it will seem to bob or wobble as it is being shown.
it is both discs that are acting like this
Thought it might be the player but it does it on another player also
Just wondering if you have had this problem also
And lookat the main titles - it looks as if they are title cards
doesn't look like the rest of the Columbia serial titles
Maybe it's me - but of all the serials I have gotten from VCI this one seems bad
Your Opinion??
Thanks in advance

JazzGuyy

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 3:15 am

Guest

I have watched the whole thing and there is nothing wrong with my copy
as far as jumps, wobbles or the like. You may have a warped disk or
there may be something wrong with your player. The main titles are
static. I am not sure if this is how they were originally or if they
had to be reconstructed. This is, in my opinion, one of the better
VCI serials since it is not as dark as many of them are.

frejac3

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 3:58 am

Guest

Contact VCI, they will replace bad copies.
FredJ
On Mon, 31 May 2004 21:40:06 -0500, Film Buff <pd@pd.net> wrote:

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Laughing Gravy

Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 8:41 am

Guest

Hey there! Sorry, even Gravys take breaks sometimes from cyberspace.

Yep, you've got a bad disc there, alrighty. Mine plays fine.

As mentioned, the opening titles have been "restored" by using stills
of the credits rather than the originals. Some sort of technical
difficulties with the beginning of each chapter, I guess. I don't
recall if the VHS release was the same way, but remember, this serial
was "lost" for about five decades!

Film Buff

Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 11:04 am

Guest

Thanks L.G.
I am going to try and get another from VCI
On 6 Jun 2004 07:41:21 -0700, LaughingGravy2000@hotmail.com (Laughing Gravy) wrote:

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Tony Spadaro

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:13 pm

Guest

Why do idiots ask stupid questions?
Answer - I'll tell you tomorrow

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Nick Allardyce

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:31 am

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"Tony Spadaro" <tspadaro@ncmaps.rr.com> wrote in message news:<d2GEc.85137$tH1.3995784@twister.southeast.rr.com>...

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Why do idiots ask stupid questions?
Answer - I'll tell you tomorrow

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What really causes crap circles?
Can a full mooner catch a cold in the butt?
How does mint make your uncle Mortimer cool?

Here's a question - In which serial did the *first* sci-fi weenie appear?

Nick Allardyce

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:32 am

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"Tony Spadaro" <tspadaro@ncmaps.rr.com> wrote in message news:<d2GEc.85137$tH1.3995784@twister.southeast.rr.com>...
Why do idiots ask stupid questions?
Answer - I'll tell you tomorrow

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What really causes crap circles?
Can a full mooner catch a cold in the butt?
How does mint make your uncle Mortimer cool?

Here's a question - In which serial did the *first* sci-fi weenie appear?

According to Denis Gifford, the term 'weenie'(plot gimmick) is used
for Poverty Row, as opposed to it's synonym 'McGuffin'.

Nick Allardyce

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 2:45 am

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pacifico@btopenworld.com (Nick Allardyce) wrote in message news:<157ee1cf.0408040132.bdc3d02@posting.google.com>...

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pacifico@btopenworld.com (Nick Allardyce) wrote in message news:<157ee1cf.0407130131.57d6cb32@posting.google.com>...
"Tony Spadaro" <tspadaro@ncmaps.rr.com> wrote in message news:<d2GEc.85137$tH1.3995784@twister.southeast.rr.com>...
Why do idiots ask stupid questions?
Answer - I'll tell you tomorrow

buttrogers@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:b9DEc.74371$2o2.4974000@twisted.southside.rr.com...
What really causes crap circles?
Can a full mooner catch a cold in the butt?
How does mint make your uncle Mortimer cool?

Here's a question - In which serial did the *first* sci-fi weenie appear?

According to Denis Gifford, the term 'weenie'(plot gimmick) is used
for Poverty Row, as opposed to it's synonym 'McGuffin'.

So, apparently, there's a certain amount of snobbery when it comes to plot gimmicks!

In which serial did the *first* sci-fi weenie appear? (Clue - p&p)(There's a PRIZE!)

Laughing Gravy

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 10:53 am

Guest

Thanks for the excellent review -- even if you did cheat and watch it
in one sitting, you stinker, you.

I have seen very few of the Republics of the late '40s and 1950s;
there's just too many good earlier serials to be watched, and I find
for the most part that the latter Republics are very boring. I have a
couple that I find very enjoyable, though: RADAR PATROL VS. SPY KING
is actually a good serial, and FLYING DISK MAN FROM MARS and RADAR MEN
FROM THE MOON are at least good for laughs.

Bill

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:33 pm

Guest

In article <4fa4a04d.0409100853.1843c671@posting.google.com>,
LaughingGravy2000@hotmail.com (Laughing Gravy) wrote:

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I find
for the most part that the latter Republics are very boring.

I grew up with those, on the big screen of the last theater in Buffalo
that showed serials. Even as a 12-year-old I knew they were stupid
(actually, I noted the downhill progression from King of the Royal
Mounted to Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders), but if they had been
boring I wouldn't have put up with a 2-hour bus ride every Saturday to
get there.

The very first serials I saw were Universals, and I simply decided these
were two totally different classes of product and let it go at that.

EBelcher

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 7:13 pm

Guest

I saw Phantom Legion too on video a while back,it's got a lot of stock footage
from older serials,especially for its cliffhangers.

Pam or C. Wayne Owens

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:49 pm

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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 12:24 pm

Guest

John, thanx for the tip but too late for me... I think mine's been
shipped. Oh well - I don't have another version so I'll make do with
this one. Actually I always expect these serials to be not too well
done, so I'm surprised when one is. I've had bad luck with Troma, in
general, in the past, so this doesn't surprise me.

You make it sound like the re-release version is DIFFERENT from the
original "Tiger Woman" release in content - is this true, or are the
titles just changed. The latter I can live with, though it would have
been nice to see the originals.

In article <41A39FD3.70003@teleport.com>, John Olsen
<jrolsen@teleport.com> wrote:

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I just got my copy of the new Roan release "The Tiger Woman." What a
disappointment! Stay away from this one.

Even though they bill it as "The Tiger Woman," it's really the
re-release version "Perils of the Darkest Jungle." They admit it in
smaller print on the cover, although they accidentally move the word
"The" to where it doesn't belong, so it comes out "The Perils of Darkest
Jungle."

OK, I can forgive them for misleading us on the title. But the picture
quality is something else. It looks like they did a bad transfer from
the laserdisc release. And then, to add insult to injury, they didn't
even bother to include the trailer!

A year ago, I transferred my own laserdisc copy of "Perils of The
Darkest Jungle" to DVD-R, and mine is better. Really! When I started
viewing this new Roan release, today, I thought maybe my memory was
playing tricks on me. So I pulled out my DVD-R laserdisc copy and
compared the two. Yes, the quality on my laserdisc dub is superior to
Roan's. And I included the trailer, to boot!

Roan used to have a reputation for the highest quality DVDs. I've
purchased many of their DVDs in the past and found them to be excellent.
Nice crisp prints. Good contrast. Well restored. But things have
definitely gone down hill with the release of "The Tiger Woman." When a
homemade DVD-R transfer of a laserdisc can surpass an official ROAN
release, there's something wrong. Seriously wrong.

After a long hiatus, Roan has returned to releasing serials. But if
this first effort is to be any judge, it's going to be a severe
disappointment for serial fans looking for quality serial restorations.
Save your ten bucks, and avoid this one.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I calls 'em like I sees 'em.

John

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