on the there's always vanilla side of the anchor bay disc: boy, was he not in a good mood and didn't want to talk about these 2 movies. couldn't think of one nice thing to say about vanilla but mustered some for jack's wife. he's usually some happy and charming in interviews that it's sorta unsettling and a downer. i'm suprised anchor bay such a negative interview on the disc. oh, well, i appreciate romero's honestly, at least.
shareYeah his honesty about the films show what kind of a guy he is; at least he wasn't hyping them like many directors might. SEASON still has something to it, in spite of the low budget. It's intriguing---good for getting discussion going.
-Jacob
Don't touch it, Jack! You don't know where it's been!
Yeah, I noticed that too. It was sad to see him so down. Except for one moment where he became his normal, chipper self again.
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this disc is so self-depreciating. what's with the warning about the quality? from romero's bitter interview, seems like this movie got screwed over by the studios the first time it was released, and this double disk dvd, which starts out by warning how bad it is, doesn't do it any justice either. which is too bad, i really like this movie despite it's flaws... with a better budget and more editing freedom for romero i think it could have been great.
sharePersonally, I loved this DVD. Jack's Wife and Vanilla are arguably Romero's lesser works but actually seeing them, his honest interview (which I actually enjoyed rather than find disappointing), as well as the "Directors" documentary was a real treat. I’ve made several short films and am working on my first feature length at the moment. Seeing this DVD, I had to laugh about some of the really good projects I’ve made and the really awful ones I lower my head in shame with. I tip my hat to Romero for actually allowing us to see these films.
shareRomero is a good guy. Unfortunately, like many writers and directors in their later years, they think poorly of good work from their start up period. I would watch Hungry Wives before most of Romero's re-writes of the Dead movies, or his Steven King collaborations, which, even though having good production values, aren't that interesting.
shareYeah, I'll take Season over any Romero post 1985.
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