Friday, January 18, 2013

DVD Guide 8 Ali G Indahouse to All-New Super Friends Hour



This is the eighth of a likely 700-odd part series of capsule notes on various DVDs; all are ones I own or have owned in the past so I may be able to check on any disagreements.  In many cases other editions may be available (e.g. a separate Fullscreen and Widescreen version). Once I reach the end of the alphabet, if I'm still alive then, I shall tackle newer additions missed during the first pass through the alphabet. All DVDs are NTSC Region 1 unless otherwise noted.

A note about Ali G material: Due to the semi-literate nature of the Ali G character, spelling errors in the movie, series titles, and a few episodes of season 2 are as the writers/DVD packagers intended.

ALI G INDAHOUSE: THE MOVIE

VERSION: Universal; Widescreen

CAST: Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Gambon, Charles Dance, Martin Freeman

DIRECTOR: Mark Mylod

WRITER: Sacha Baron Cohen, Dan Mazer
GENRE: Comedy

NOTES: A would-be hood learns of an attempt to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain

LANGUAGES: English (spoken); Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish (sub-titles)

COMMENTARY: Actors Sacha Baron Cohen, Martin Freeman (both in character)

OTHER FEATURES: Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Video Diary, Talking the Talk, Photo Gallery, Trailers (this, Ali, Tupac)

DATE/TIME/RATING: 2004, 88/1h28, R US/18A Can

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284837/

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ali-g-indahouse-the-movie/



DA ALI G SHOW: DA COMPLEET SEEREEZ

VERSION: HBO; Fullscreen as Aired; slipcase

CAST: Sacha Baron Cohen

DIRECTOR: James Bobin

WRITERS: Sacha Baron Cohen, Dan Mazer, Anthony Hines (except Science), Jamie Glassman, James Bobin

GENRE: Comedy, Documentary

NOTES: Three fictional characters interact with real people: “gangsta” “black” journalist Ali G, Kazakhstan tourist Borat, gay fashion expert BrĂ¼no

BOOKLET: 1 page each season

LANGUAGES: English (spoken/sub-titles)

TIME/RATING: 180/3h each season, TV-MA US/14A Can

Da Ali G Show: Da Compleet First Seazon

DATE: 2004

Disc One:

EPISODES/WRITERS ALSO:

·        Law/Tommy Blancha, Jeff Stilson, Evan Goldberg, Craig DiGregorio, Rich Dahm, Michael O’Rourke, Seth Rogen; COMMENTARY: Actor/Co-Writer Sacha Baron Cohen, Co-Writer/Producer/Director James Bobin

·        War/Tommy Blancha, Seth Rogen, Rich Dahm, Michael O’Rourke

·        Politics/-

OTHER FEATURES: Bonus Clips

Disc Two:

EPISODES: Art, Science, Belief

FEATURES: Spyz Movie, Ali G Glossary

Da Ali G Show: Da Compleet Second Seazon

DATE: 2005

Disc One:

EPISODES: Respek, Rekognize, Peace

FEATURES: Ali G’s Harvard Commencement Speech

Disc Two:

EPISODES: Realize, Jah, Realness

FEATURES: Deleted Skits

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367274/

http://www.tv.com/shows/da-ali-g-show/ (series)



ALIVE

VERSION: Touchstone; Widescreen; 30th Anniversary Edition

CAST: Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton, Bruce Ramsay, John Newton, David Kriegel

DIRECTOR: Frank Marshall

WRITER: John Patrick Shanley (screenplay); Piers Paul Read (book)

GENRE: Drama

NOTES: Story of actual plane crash in the Andes Mountains

LANGUAGES: English, Spanish (spoken); no subtitles

FEATURES: Introduction (Frank Marshall), Alive: 20 Years Later, Return to the Andes

DATE/TIME/RATING: 1993, 126/2h6, R US/14 A Can

Alive: 20 Years Later

CAST: Martin Sheen, Laura Canessa, Roberto Canessa, Sergio Catalan, Pancho Delgado, Peter James, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall

DIRECTOR/WRITER: Jill Fullerton-Smith

GENRE: Documentary

NOTES: Crew and subjects look back on the Alive incident

DATE/TIME: 1993, 51

Return to the Andes

CAST: Nando Parrado, Abel Vino Chaneton, Carlos Cardoso, Jeff Marcus, Kelly Davis, Emilio Tuneu, Estevan Pino, Gabriel Cabrera, Tomas Bogo, Melissa Cabrera

GENRE: Documentary

NOTES: More recent reflections from survivors

DATE/TIME: 2002, 13

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106246/

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1042538-alive/  (main movie);

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206544/ (20 Years Later);

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1042363/ (Return)



ALIVE OR DEAD

VERSION: Maple/Lionsgate; Widescreen

CAST: Ann Henson, Angelica Magana, L. Flint Esquerra, Gretchen Busenitz, Diego de Vargas, Masao Kitamura, Thomas Crnkovich

WRITER/DIRECTOR: Stephen Goetsch

GENRE: Horror

NOTES: A woman finds herself trapped on a bus with another captive, driven by a madman

LANGUAGES: English (x2) (spoken); English (x2), Spanish (subtitles)

COMMENTARY: Writer/Director/Editor Stephen Goetsch, Producer Paul Kosolo, Actor L. Flint Esquerra

OTHER FEATURES: Behind the Scenes

DATE/TIME/RATING: 2008, 83/1h23, R US/18A Can

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1224436/

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alive-or-dead/



ALLEY CAT

VERSION: Madacy; Fullscreen

CAST: Karen Mani, Robert Torti, Britt Helfer, Michael Wayne, Timothy J. Cutt

DIRECTOR: Edward Victor

WRITER: Robert E. Walters (screenplay)

GENRE: Action

NOTES: Unintentionally funny film (due in no small part to the courtroom scenes) about a martial artist and her confrontations with a group of thugs who can't seem to make a move without involving her directly or indirectly

BOOKLET: 4 pages; 2 pages ads

LANGUAGES: English, Spanish (spoken); no subtitles

CHAPTERS: 8

FEATURES: This/Other Film Trailers

DATE/TIME/RATING: 1982, 82/1h22, R US

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0083541

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alley_cat/



ALL IN GOOD TASTE

VERSION: Hollywood DVD; PAL Region 0 (may not play on all NTSC players); Fullscreen

CAST: Jonathan Welsh, Harvey Atkin, Jack Creley, James B. Douglas, Joanne Kirwan-Clarke, Linda Rennhofer, Jim Carrey

DIRECTOR: Anthony Kramereither

WRITER: Rick Green, Anthony Kramereither

GENRE: Comedy

NOTES: An aspiring filmmaker finds his script becoming more erotic than he had intended to get it distributed

LANGUAGES: English (spoken); no sub-titles

FEATURES: Other Releases

DATE/TIME/RATING: 1983, 84/1h24, 18 UK (about 18A Can)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128037/



THE ALL NEW SUPER FRIENDS HOUR SEASON ONE VOLUME ONE

VERSION: WB; Fullscreen as Aired; Slipcased

CAST: Norman Alden, Michael Bell, Danny Dark, Shannon Farnon, Casey Kasem, Olan Soule, Louise Williams, William Woodson

DIRECTOR: Charles A. Nichols

WRITERS: Dick Conway, Willie Gilbert, Owen Harris, Elana Lesser, Duane Poole, Dick Robbins, Cliff Ruby, Jeffrey Scott, John Strong

GENRE: Children’s Fantasy
NOTES: Animated adventures of DC superheroes

LANGUAGES: English (spoken); English, French (subtitles)

Disc One:

EPISODES: The Brain Machine/Joy Ride/Invasion of the Earthors/The Whirlpool; Invasion of the Hydronoids/Hitchhike/City in a Bottle/Space Emergency; The Marsh Monster/Runaways/Will the World Collide?/Time Rescue; Doctor Fright/Drag Race/Day of the Plant Creatures/Fire

Disc Two:

EPISODES: The Monster of Dr. Droid/Vandals/Super Friends vs. Super Friends/Energy Mass; The Secret Four/Tiger on the Loose/The Mysterious Time Creatures/The Antidote; The Enforcer/Shark/Planet of the Neanderthals/Flood of Diamonds

FEATURES: One Dimensional Goodness: The Super Friends and the Good Old Days, Origins of the Guest Stars, Trailer (Justice League: The New Frontier)

DATE/TIME/RATING: 1977, 323/5h23 total, G Can

One Dimensional Goodness: The Super Friends and the Good Old Days

CAST: Jerry Beck, Alan Burnett, Rich Fogel, Mark Waid

DATE/TIME: 2008, 14

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075473/ (series);

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1225294/ (One-Dimensional)



THE ALL NEW SUPER FRIENDS HOUR SEASON ONE VOLUME TWO

VERSION/CAST/DIRECTOR/GENRE/NOTES/LANGUAGES/DATE/RATING: as Volume One

WRITERS: Dick Conway, Willie Gilbert, Owen Harris, Elana Lesser, Duane Poole, Dick Robbins, Cliff Ruby, John Strong

Disc One:

EPISODES: Invisible Menace/Initiation/Coming of the Arthropods/River of Doom; Attack of the Giant Squid/Game of Chicken/Water Beast/Volcano; The Collector/Handicap/The Mind Maidens/Alaska Peril; The Fifty Foot Woman/Cheating/Exploration Earth/Attack of the Killer Bees

WRITER ALSO: Jeffrey Scott (The Collector/Handicap/The Mind Maidens/Alaska Peril only)

Disc Two:

EPISODES/WRITER ALSO:

·        Forbidden Power/Pressure Point/The Lion Men/The Day of the Rats/Mark Jones

·        Man-Beasts of XRA/Prejudice/Tiny World of Terror/Tibetan Raiders/Mark Jones

·        Frozen Peril/Dangerous Prank/The Mummy of Nazca/Cable Car Rescue/-

·        The Protector/Stowaways/The Ghost/Rampage/-

FEATURES: The Wonder Twins Phenomenon, Trailers (Wonder Woman animated, The Smurfs, Challenge of the Superfriends)

TIME: 366/6h6 total

The Wonder Twins Phenomenon

CAST: Jerry Beck, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Rich Fogel, Doug Goldstein, Andy Mangels, Olivia Munn, Kevin Pereira, Tom Root

DATE/TIME: 2009, 13

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075473/ (series);

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1350519/ (Wonder Twins)

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