Videodrome (1983)
Product Information
Product Details: Videodrome (1983)
- Edition:
- DVD 2 Disc Set. See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- R
- Release Date:
- 08/31/2004
- UPC:
- 715515015424
- Directed by:
- David Cronenberg
- Featuring:
- James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry. See all cast
Synopsis: Videodrome (1983)
Synopis: Sleazy cable TV programmer Max Renn (Woods) encounters a strange new program known as "Videodrome". Under its mysterious influence, Max's fantasies seem to come to life as strange things begin to happen and reality is not what it seems. Unmistakable weirdness from cult director Cronenberg.Features: Videodrome (1983)
Features: DVD Features:Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. David Cronenberg - Director
2. James Woods - Star
3. Deborah Harry - Star
4. Mark Irwin - Director of Photography
Bonus Feature/Short - 1. CAMERA (Dir. David Cronenberg)
2. SAMURAI DREAMS
3. FEAR ON FILM
4. FORMING THE NEW FLESH
Featurette
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Documentary - 1. FORMING THE NEW FLESH
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Additional Text - 1. Essay By Film Critic Carrie Rickey
2. Essay By VIDEODROME Expert Tim Lucas
User Reviews: Videodrome
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Is Man a Machine
, September 15, 2000 -
Criterion's New Flesh
, October 16, 2004Reviewer: funeral_laugh - See all funeral_laugh's reviewsPros: It's a Cronenberg film with extras
Cons: Cut footage for the feature not replaced
This is Cronenberg. How can you deny a Cronenberg horror/sci-fi film? You can't, really. And you must be a fan of David's or you wouldn't be reading this. Because to fork out the nice sum to purchase the Criterion Videodrome, you're either a Criterion Collector or an avid David Cronenberg fan.
But, there's a catch.
Criterion in the past has come out with some decent stuff. Sometimes there's an excellent transfer and restoration, and most of the times they have excellent extras that you can view for hours, if not, days.
But, there's still a catch.
For those of you who haven't seen Videodrome, I recommend that you search previous venues to see what this feature entails. For those of you that know this film well, prepare for David's head to become a reality.
Maybe because I'm so used to viewing restored, digitally enhanced films, that I can't see any difference in the video and sound quality. It's been sometime since I've seen the VHS version, admittedly. But, shouldn't I at least go, "Wow! this looks like it was filmed this year!" It's hard to tell, but perhaps I was so engrossed into it that I didn't care. The extras, on the other hand, that was something different. I loved to see the interviews, all those publicity photos and photos of cut scenes, the monotone commentaries, the f/x foo.... oh wait. Did I say cut-scene PHOTOS? Photos? Let me see this right... they release the film that is the (quote from box) "new high-definition digital transfer of the unrated version...". Ok.. gotcha. But, why-oh-why did you not replace the cut scenes that were depicted in the stills library? Perhaps I didn't listen or read too well that perhaps the scenes were scrapped, but it never caught my attention. Did I see it wrong? If there are still cut scenes in a tupperware box somewhere, why would Cronenberg "Director-Approved Special Edition" this? Oh, I mean, cool... I get some other nice extras like the full version SAMURAI DREAMS softcore porn and seven minutes of the Videodrome snuff transmissions, but where's the scenes with Woods and Harry? Should I have spent the $40 retail price for a tease put on a few photos?
Yes.
I love Cronenberg's disturbed little mind. Little, but brilliant. There is no director/writer out there like him. He's ahead of his time like H.R. Giger is for the art world. If Giger was to say that his SIL painting wasn't suppose to look like it does now and presents us with a photo of an old scribbled notebook paper of what it WAS supposed to appear, should I be upset? The final release is what their vision of how it should of been, and I should nod at that decision.
As online costs goes down on this great viddy, should it be bought? Why, yes. Cronenberg fan or not, your world will spin in disbelief. ...
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Man, Mind, Body, Machine converge into one. What is real, where's the seperation, is it evolution, makes your mind think.
And, of course, it has some "guilty" pleasures like snuff films, mind control, S&M, typical Cronenberg body/horror, among others.
Solid movie, many ideas running around, sprinkled w/ enough 'entertainment' (if you like guilty pleasures) to make it cohesive. ...