Forbidden Planet 50th Anniversary Edition (R1) in November - Artwork added
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Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Forbidden Planet 50th Anniversary Edition for 14th November 2006. Considered by many the most influential science fiction film ever made until the Star Wars era, Warner are releasing Forbidden Planet in both 50th Anniversary 2-Disc Special Edition and Ultimate Collectors Edition versions. The film, in a new widescreen version, has been digitally transferred from fully restored new film and audio elements. The remarkable electronic soundtrack has been remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1.(R) The 2 Disc Special Edition will be available at $26.99 SRP; the Ultimate Collector's Edition for $59.92 SRP.
A pioneering work whose ideas and style influenced countless cinematic space voyages that followed -- Star Wars, Star Trek, Lost in Space, 2001: A Space Odyssey, among others -- Forbidden Planet is based on Shakespeare's The Tempest and stars Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Earl Holliman and Richard Anderson. It also marks the motion picture debut of Robby the Robot. Fred McLeod Wilcox directed the Cyril Hume screenplay.
More than four hours of special features in the 2-Disc Special Edition include commentary, additional scenes, two follow-up vehicles starring Robby the Robot plus three documentaries. Also of special note is the lost footage, which features preliminary takes of various special effects including the space ship and interior and exteriors. Very few people knew of the existence of footage, which, since the '50s, had bounced around to various stock houses and vaults, simply marked as "The Saucer Footage." Star Wars special effects artist Dennis Muran, who had learned of the footage in the '70s, brought it to the attention of WHV which finally tracked it down in New York City.
The Ultimate Collectors Edition keepsake case includes the 2-Disc Special Edition as well as a collectible Robby the Robot replica with moveable limbs, Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy reproduction lobby cards portfolio, as well as a Forbidden Planet original theatrical poster mail-in offer.
Features include:
Note: All enhanced content listed above is subject to change.
A pioneering work whose ideas and style influenced countless cinematic space voyages that followed -- Star Wars, Star Trek, Lost in Space, 2001: A Space Odyssey, among others -- Forbidden Planet is based on Shakespeare's The Tempest and stars Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Earl Holliman and Richard Anderson. It also marks the motion picture debut of Robby the Robot. Fred McLeod Wilcox directed the Cyril Hume screenplay.
More than four hours of special features in the 2-Disc Special Edition include commentary, additional scenes, two follow-up vehicles starring Robby the Robot plus three documentaries. Also of special note is the lost footage, which features preliminary takes of various special effects including the space ship and interior and exteriors. Very few people knew of the existence of footage, which, since the '50s, had bounced around to various stock houses and vaults, simply marked as "The Saucer Footage." Star Wars special effects artist Dennis Muran, who had learned of the footage in the '70s, brought it to the attention of WHV which finally tracked it down in New York City.
The Ultimate Collectors Edition keepsake case includes the 2-Disc Special Edition as well as a collectible Robby the Robot replica with moveable limbs, Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy reproduction lobby cards portfolio, as well as a Forbidden Planet original theatrical poster mail-in offer.
Features include:
- Additional scenes
- Lost footage
- Excerpts from The MGM Parade TV Series
- Two follow-up vehicles starring Robby the Robot:
- 1958 MGM feature film The Invisible Boy
- The Thin Man MGM TV series episode Robot Client
- Three documentaries:
- TCM original Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
- All-new Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (featuring new appearances by Leslie Neilsen, Anne Francis, Earl Holliman, Warren Stevens and more)
- Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
- New digital transfer from restored picture and audio elements
- Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1
- Science-fiction movie trailer gallery
- Languages: English & French
- Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (feature film only)
Note: All enhanced content listed above is subject to change.
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Also looking forward to the artwork for this, fingers crossed they keep the iconic image of Robbie carrying Anne Francis. A King Kong style tin for the UE would be nice too.
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Originally Posted by trench:A King Kong style tin for the UE would be nice too.
Don't say such things, just the thought makes me orgasm.
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Play.com R2 Forbidden Planet:D
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Amazon.com - This Island Earth - New DVD
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Originally Posted by ShawnDuHast:
This Island Earth - New Edition being released by Universal 22 Aug 06.
Amazon.com - This Island Earth - New DVD
It's a shame that Universal aren't treating the release of TIE with the same care and respect that Warner are giving FP.
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Originally Posted by CrazyHorse:
It's a shame that Universal aren't treating the release of TIE with the same care and respect that Warner are giving FP.
i know! it's been out of print for years, with used copies for sale at ridiculous prices, and Universal just presents a modest DVD with no extras. and they've been doing so great with their other monster/sci-fi catalog titles. i hope that's not an indication that a better edition will come out a few months later.
Warner is doing such an amazing job with their catalog. this is how a "collector's edition" DVD should be: several years after the last DVD relase, at least 2-discs, and features that people will actually care about. it doesn't seem at all that they're trying to cash in on anything with a new edition.
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Universal Studio's - This Island Earth DVD
Yet again Universal prove they have no idea about their back catalogue or how to present it properly. :mad:
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A welcome release anyway. Haven't got around to buying it and should get something to replace watching it non-anamorphic on TCM (still can't believe that channel is non-anamorphic!).
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One slight typo in the article though - it's Denis Muren, not Muran. ;)
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DenNis MurEn.:D
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And that tin looks mighty impressive, I must say.
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Originally Posted by ShawnDuHast:
Don't like the new DVD (not tin) cover at all......Robby now holding a man???:confused:
That would be the Doc then....in a scene from the film. Kinda odd as a cover piece, but legit nonetheless. ;)
Massively looking forward to this.
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