I wonder why they would use dvd-r's, that's such a cheap way to go. They must be burning copies from VHS tapes instead of some type of masters. That's too bad as they have some interesting titles that aren't easy to find. I guess there aren't any bonus materials to speak of on their discs either. I haven't seen any of their discs for rent in any of my local video stores, not many seem to carry older titles.

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Edited by - M.B. on 1/8/2004 5:32:25 PM

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Anyway, I was quite excited to see this one on disk because I've never seen the movie. I haven't actually got around to watching it yet but I have just flicked though a couple of chapters. The picture is . . . well, I've seen worse. It looks a bit washed out and seriously lacks contrast but it's watchable. I certainly think it looks better than their awful presentation of Mary! Mary! (another DVD-R). Its full-screen without any extras . . . as if that much wasn't obvious!

As for Video-X-Pix, I've got four of their disks and they're a mixed bag. Maraschino Cherry , which has been covered in some depth on this and other boards, is mis-framed and transferred from a very scratched print. At this stage of the game I'm pretty well adjusted to shoddy presentation of classic movies but I was shocked by the first couple of minutes of this one. I haven't watched Bel Ami yet but, from memory and a quick glance, it looks pretty poor (soft with over saturated colours). On the other hand Jack & Jill and Roommates look pretty good. There is a bit of a problem with the transfer at the beginning of Jack & Jill but the source material is in excellent condition.

I hope this helps!

SDC

"If we couldn't have sex from time to time, what would life be? A futile struggle against joints that stiffen and caries that form."

Michel Houllebecq

Edited by - SDC on 1/8/2004 5:42:18 PM

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Edited by - M.B. on 1/8/2004 8:45:17 PM

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Has anyone purchased any of the comps from "Alpha Blue Archives". I see they have some comps of Sue Nero, Anna Ventura, Candy Samples, Little Oral Annie etc. Or how about "Swedish Erotica", didn't they do some comps of some of the 70's stars like Seka, Vanessa Del Rio & John Holmes, all who appeared in their many loops. Has anyone picked up any "Swedish Erotica" discs?

Walter, thanks for the info on the running time, now if I can only find some sort of review of the VCX disc to compare the running times.

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It's a pity Caballero had to mix scenes from different eras onto each disc. I would prefer a chronological order for each disc.

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The colours really are quite weak but, if this does turn out to be uncut, it's probably worth picking up. The picture certainly seems more stable than on some of their earlier releases. I haven't seen any sign of artifacting either although, as I've said, I've just skipped through the disk to have a look at the quality. The sound is quite good.

SDC

"If we couldn't have sex from time to time, what would life be? A futile struggle against joints that stiffen and caries that form."

Michel Houllebecq

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I've seen some of the Alpha Blue comps. I have the Little Oral Annie one and it's okay, but some of the scenes have bad picture quality, looks the the vhs tape they used for some of the scenes wasn't in the greastest shape. If you can find it cheap it's worth picking up, but not at $20. They just released a Christy Canyon comp of her early stuff (at least that's what their web site says) but I havn't seen it offered in any online store or even for rent at any of the local stores. They released a Seka one as well, but it sucks bad. If you see them mention loops on the back cover avoid it, all the scenes have music audio only, there is no dialogue in the old loops, they suck.

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Thanks for the info, I'd like to get the Sue Nero comp as I have virtually nothing of hers. I'll be real dissapointed if her scenes lack dialogue, I hate music only scenes. There was one scene I saw of hers years ago I'd like to get, it was from a movie called "Mandy's Executive Sweet" but I can't find that movie anywhere. The movie was one of those early shot on video, circa '83, she had a hot scene with Steven Douglas. The only other thing I remember was that Lee Carrol was the star and Ron Jeremy was in it. Does anyone know if this movie is still in circulation?

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The picture quality is actually worse than I'd initially thought. There is a severe lack of detail which is exacerbated by large portions of the film being low lit. The sound, on the other hand, is very good.

As for the movie, I really enjoyed it - particularly the final third. I'll have to watch it again before I can go into any great detail because I received a couple of calls during the film . . . and couldn't stop the disk if I was to determine its duration!

Anyway, I'd certainly recommend this to any fan of the classics or Suzanne Mcbaine. The soundtrack is gorgeous and the movie itself is positively esoteric. It's such a shame these films are only available in such p*ss-poor editions.

SDC

"If we couldn't have sex from time to time, what would life be? A futile struggle against joints that stiffen and caries that form."

Michel Houllebecq

Edited by - SDC on 3/12/2004 5:20:50 PM

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