Will they just release this movie on DVD already? How many times are they going to change the date? It's ridiculous - with so many other films that are either older and/or not well-known getting DVD releases, why is "Cruel World" having such a tough time making it to DVD?
shareSource: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?id=27604
Cruel World is yet another one of those movies which features an array of familiar faces, and seems to simply come out of nowhere. Shot in 2004, the movie has apparently languished waiting for distribution. The main idea of the movie would have been even more compelling 3 years ago, but the film would have probably been just as frustrating.
Video
Cruel World gets voted off of the island on DVD courtesy of Indican Pictures. It should be noted that for the purposes of this review, DVDTalk.com was supplied with a DVR copy of the DVD, and all comments are based solely on that copy. The film has been letterboxed at 1.85:1, but the transfer is not enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs. The image looks as if the movie were downloaded to YouTube and then viewed through cheese-cloth. The picture features some of the worse pixellation that I've ever seen on a DVD. The actors faces are blurry and unrecognizable at times. Video noise abounds and the colors bleed into one another. The source material used for this transfer was apparently a theatrical print, as the "cigarette burns" are visible at times. On the plus side, the image is free from overt grain. But, of course, it could be hiding behind all of those pixels.
Audio
The DVD has a Dolby Digital 2.0 audio track. This track shows issues with the dynamic range as the sound effects are much louder than the dialogue and I found myself constantly adjusting the volume (and wishing for subtitles). There were a few nice stereo effects, but for the most part, the sound comes from the center channel.
Extras
The Cruel World DVD carries an odd assortment of extras. "Evolution of a Poster" shows 28 examples of a possible theatrical poster for the film, but most of them are incredibly similar. There is a STILL GALLERY, and a red-band TRAILER for the film. "Oddballs & Ends" features four brief -- 2 1/2 to 5 minutes -- collections of views from the video cameras in the house. Some show random images, while others show multiple angles of scenes from the movie.
I recently submitted a request for a dvd release on the Indican pictures website. You can submit a request similar to the one I made below under the heading About Us - contact us.
To whom it may concern,
I'm writing to enquire as to the dvd release of the film title Cruel World, which has been delayed repeatedly. Any information on how to order a copy through this site, or a posted date of release on this site would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You.
I'm hoping this direct reply actually means that it will finally be released.
Cruel World won't be available until 2008.
We will have more information available in early 2008.
Sorry. We all want the film to come out and be a success.
Randolph
Indican Pictures
This sounds promising. I saw the movie last year (I downloaded it) and it's bad. Hopefully they are still working on ediding/transitions. The acting is good but the editing etc is really bad.
Looking forward to it though, maybe add some extras to spice up the DVD.
If you go at tower.com they have it in stock
and for some reason at some sites they listed as
Esmeraldero-emerald Cowboy (dvd/spanish Packaging)
hope this helps
I noticed that in searching for it on dvd, but I am hesitant to purchase it through tower.com because Esmeraldero-emerald cowboy is an actual movie and ordering it would risk getting that movie rather than Cruel World. If you have actually purchased Cruel World from Tower.com and know for certain that ordering Esmeraldero would get me Cruel World than that is a different story.
share