You have to admit, there are several DVDs in your collection that you might watch twice–if that. And there just might be a time when you need that really obscure video that Blockbuster, Amazon, Netflix, Hollywood Video just ain’t got. The Fools have been enthusiastically tracking this little start-up out of San Diego that helps you share the wealth. And damn if it might even work. We couldn’t figure out how until now, sooooo here it is (drumroll please)…
iLetYou (www.iletyou.com) finally launched the public beta of its open online rental community this week, creating the first rental platform where users can instantly start their own online rental store for DVDs and Games, as well as rent a wide range of titles from other stores in the iLetYou community.
Spider-Man 2.1 is clearly the movie the way that Sam Raimi wanted it to be. Compared to 2.1, 2 has some continuity problems. It’s clear from 2.1 that a better assembly of the film existed before the film had to be shortened prior to it’s original release.
Okay, before going any further, who came up with this 2.1 concept?! Does this mean that there’s going to be a 2.2? 2.3? 2.4?! Will Spider-Man 2 ½ be a story that takes place between the two films? Honestly, 2.1 is a very poor title for this project.
We’re in a time when the ‘Mighty Dollar’ rules the world. Unfortunately it also can ruin the edit of a movie, for financial gain (i. e. Lost World: Jurassic Park). It can either force a film to be shortened to allow for an additional daily showing–or in its worst case–the film can be re-edited just to sell another copy of the film on DVD. Rarely, there’s a pure motivation behind the recut of a film… completing it the way it was originally intended. What a unique concept.
We, the Fools, caught up with our friends over at Marvel Comics and they gave us a glimpse at what $40 bucks can buy your kid when all imagination fails. “I Am the Amazing Spider-Man,” available for $39.95 through PixFusion’s Kideo brand Web site (www.kideo.com), joins other current titles Dora the Explorer, Care Bears, Baby Genius and Arthur. We’re not sure whatever happened to “let’s pretend to be…” adventures many of us, out of necessity, invented as a young child, but a nice spoon feeding may be just what it takes to spark some activity in the ‘ol right lobe.
PixFusion takes a child’s color photo sent by e-mail or via regular mail and transforms it into a 25-minute action-packed adventure based on “Spider-Man ” and starring the featured child as the “web-slinger” himself, battling many of the legendary Spider-Man™ villains such as Electro and Lizard. The customized DVD also contains exciting bonus features, including educational content and a music video set to the classic theme song from the 1960s animated cartoon with the child swinging into action “Spidey Style.”
“With all of the attention on Spider-Man, we will be able to provide children and fans the unique opportunity to watch themselves star as Spider-Man,” said Marc E. Jaffe, PixFusion CEO. “Every Spider-Man fan has dreamt of being the web-slinger, and our video allows that transformation to happen.
Well, God bless you Marc Jaffe, for being our very own radio-active spider! Who needs imagination? You’ve given us what we’ve been waiting for now for over 40 years. We owe you big.
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Apple revolutionized the ease of placing your music on your iPod by enabling iTunes to be set to automatically convert your music when you placed a CD in your computers drive. But why not DVDs? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, which made it illegal for you to circumvent protection on a DVD, and duplicate what you already own. Ahh, remember the good old days where protection actually had to be intelligent enough to stop people from circumventing it? Now all it has to be is ‘there.’ You defeat it, you’re breaking the law. But what if you want your favorite movie on your iPod? Well, according to the law, you have to PURCHASE IT AGAIN likely through iTunes, or convert it from an unprotected format (feel like going through the long process of digitizing your old videotapes or laserdiscs, and encoding them?). So, today, you need to go to iTunes, and purchase your favorite movie from a major studio for ANOTHER $10; with quality that doesn’t even compare to a DVD! But wait, with superior hidef quality on the horizon, the byte (pun) may soon be worth the extra money.
Quality:
A basic fact. The higher the resolution, the better the picture quality is. That’s a generally true statement when you accept that the transfer of what you’re watching is of good quality. Historically, an old VHS tape was about 200 lines of resolution, whereas a laserdisc was about 400. The current DVD is at the full quality of the American standard television system of roughly 540 lines. When iTunes first started offering video, the quality was 240 lines; a bit higher than VHS. Now, all videos on iTunes are 480 lines; far better than VHS, and even better than laserdisc, but not DVD. Your DVD is still 11% better in picture quality (not to mention multi-channel sound). So, not only are you buying the same movie over again, but you’re paying for less. Now that’s not too bad when you plan to watch your movie on your iPod’s 320×240 screen, but what about the AppleTV. Apple is pushing a new television commercial that suggests that you should have one copy of a movie on your computer, iPod, and TV (why buy a DVD then?)
In a move that I would more likely believe has to do with who is and who isn’t being paid for their appearance on the “William Shatner Roast” DVD, Leonard Nimoy’s segment where he and Bill have an argument about Bill doing the roast has been censored on this ‘extended and uncensored’ DVD!
While the back does read, “over 20 more minutes of Shatner Skewering,” it doesn’t quite say that content was removed. There is a notice that “Music and content have been changed for this DVD from the broadvast version,” but nowadays when someone says EXTENDED & UNCENSORED they don’t mean Original broadcast shortended & censored… before adding footage.
Notably missing is this pivotal segment from the original broadcast. I’ve been through this before. So much opportunity for money to change hands, and the focus is lost. While no one ever got rich on good intentions, it really is disappointing when a show is missing a segment from broadcast, especially one as memorable as Leonard’s appearance.
(EDIT: This post was originally about an amazing deal from Amazon. Recently Amazon offered the films again in a boxed set for $95, and some of the ‘Lowry’ Bond films have already been announced for release on BluRay later in the year.)
I’m going to post this as quickly as possible, and I’ll continue to update it.
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Why does everything get released on CD/DVD on Tuesday? Video downloads… was Apple first? The studios are each an 800 lb gorilla…. but what 8000 lb gorilla runs them all? You’ll be surprised! Microsoft joins the media player game… with Zune! What do we think? Listen and find out! Listen… learn… love!
Why CD/DVD Tuesday?/Video Downloads?!/Who manipulates studios?!?!/Zune exposed! [59:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
May we all live in peace… Tomorrow we find out… were we right about the video ipod when we discussed it last year? Check and find out if we called it! New FX for Classic Star Trek? What do we think? Does Hollywood need some nice good ‘old New York Justice? To watch or miss ‘Path to 9/11′?! Drunk Celebrities??? And once again… The Superman movie series is coming out on DVD!! Cutting through the hype as usual!… Stay tuned…. You’ll love it!
New FX for Classic Star Trek? New York Justice for Hollywood? Apple Video iPods? Banning the 'Path to 9/11'? Drunk Celebrities? Superman AGAIN on DVD! [37:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
The fools have recorded sixteen shows since April 1st of last year. This is the first anniversary show! We look at April Fools jokes, a horrible trend in the film industry of making the theatrical movie suck so a great DVD can be sold… Star Wars: Willow??? A GOOD IDEA!!?… and Finally the fools have had it with the horrible way Dish Network treats their loyal customers… Time to quit Dish Network! It’s a great show, come and listen!
Our First Anniversary Show: April Fools!/DVD Better Than Theater?/SW:Willow?/Drop Dish Network! [62:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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