Movies you have been searching on dvd for ages but never found
Hi folks,
I know that the DVD format has become less and less important because so many movies are available on youtube, or can be "streamed", whatever... but still, do you have some movies on you "wish list" which you would like to have on DVD?
To explain what I mean - please name movies which
1) are on DVD but only in a version which you can't play (foreign region code) or
2) aren't on DVD but only on video cassette, or
3) still more obscure, movies which didn't make it on either of both ?
As to "category 1", this one keeps haunting me:
One Little Indian - US DVD exists, but there's never been another release, e.g. region 2
As to "category 2", I would like to mention
Misunderstood (1984) - I own a well preserved copy on (US) video cassette which I play very rarely; as to the dvd: I have it on a b**tl*g but why on earth hasn't there been an official DVD release of that gem, to this day?
To sum up, I think it's never too late to give up all hope: It took over 30 years until someone finally resolved to publish "The Earthling" (one of early Ricky Schroder's shining hours, IMHO) on an OFFICIAL DVD... but then it suddenly was available, when I already thought it might never happen. Of THIS movie I'm proud to say that I have a FACTORY SEALED copy of the original cassette. Of course I never opened the seal; and when finally the DVD came it was just an overwhelming experience :-D
As to "category 3", finally, I'd like to mention
"DNA" (1996) - well, this one IS in fact on DVD; I liked Tom Taus Jr.'s performance; so I tried to find some other movies he was in - and there is NOTHING. Unless I overlooked some obscure VHS which might have come out on a long-defunct Philippine label, it seems all of his other early movies have remained unpublished... for example: I wish I could watch "Lahar" in full length, not on youtube but from a "traditional medium"; but so far I only found some random movie stills ;-P
Lots of the movies which were made in West Germany during the 1950s are still unavailable in any format. I wish someone could finally bring on dvd, for instance, "Vater braucht eine Frau" (I mean the older version, not the one with Dieter Borsche - Oliver Grimm in one of his earliest roles!)
Last not least: The Danish version of "Pelle den erobreren" (Pelle the Conqueror) was NOT the original; it was preceded by a GDR version which was absolutely unavailable (except b**tl*gs) for a LONG time - it took the company more than 20 years before they finally had the mercy to come up with an official DVD release :-)
Similarly it felt like aeons to wait for "Trocadero Bleu Citron" (1978, Lionel Melet!) on DVD... But finally -some 2 years ago- Gaumont was good enough to do a big favour to some strange old collectors like me. Yippieh!
Happy New Year 2019 to everyone!
Kind regards
Andreas (123all4me)