New DVD out with Commentary by League of Gentlemen

by **Stonesy** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:22 am

a1tiptop wrote:Help! Has anyone else got the Tigon box set? Can you tell me if the quality of your Witchfinder General DVD is completely rubbish? It lurches from quite good to bad quality then back to good again in various places on the DVD. I'm worried it's just a fault on mine.

Its deliberate. They have put in material from the film which was cut by the British censor, but its terrible quality compared to the rest of the film, it looks like it was taped off Channel Five.

by **a1tiptop** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:06 am

REALLY??? That was the stuff that is censored? I should have listened to the commentary shouldn't I? Does it explain about it there?

by **Stonesy** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:05 pm

I've not listened to it. But I know from having the sold seperately DVD of it. It was advertised on the back that it was the full length 'continental' version 'but due to the nature of the recovered material viewers may notice a variation in quality of the film' (or something).

by **a1tiptop** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:17 pm

Oh cool. Thanks Stonesy!

One thing that struck me about the Tigon Box set - watching "The Body Stealers" - the first bit (with the empty parachute) it comes up:

GEORGE SANDERS and MAURICE EVANS in...

Maurice Evans???

by **Stonesy** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:03 am

I watched Witchfinder General last night. Its a cowboy film really. There isn't a commentary (Probably because most of the key players are dead) but there is an option on the menu to watch the original cut without the taped off channel five bits.

by **a1tiptop** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:24 am

I LOVED W.G. It's so grubby and gritty. And violent! It's probably my favourite of the Tigon collection.

I've watched them all now. Virgin witch is the worst. I quite liked the Beast from the Cellar.

by **Bex** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:27 pm

[Tiptoes into thread.]

I looked on Play.com for the BoSC DVD, & I've found it, but under the "special features" menu it doesn't mention anything about a commentary from the Gents.

Am I missing something?

by **Tender_Lumpling** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 12:19 am

Hi Bex. I think the LofG commentray is only on the DVD included in the boxset.

Annoyingly, I bought a copy of BOSC in a sale before I knew about the collection (it was reviewed in Empire but I must've missed it). Anyway, I took it back (shh!) and have ordered the collection off Play.

by **Papa's new wife** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 3:43 pm

I finally got my arse in gear and listened to the commentary. It's f-ing hilarious. Awwwww, Stonesy's right, they should do commentaries for everything!

The nex day I had a weird cake craving, then I worked out why :lol:

by **Judee Levinson** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:44 pm

wow! id love that, but ive never seen 'blood on satans claw' or whatever. is it any good? if not, ill still buy it, im that sad :oops:

by **Papa's new wife** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:54 pm

Blood on Satan's Claw is suprisingly good. If you don't want to buy it, you could ask your 'local' library to get it for you?
I bought the set (mainly for the Gents) but I have the Amicus one too, and I love Horror films.

by **Judee Levinson** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:12 pm

coolio! i think ill get it! im a huge fan of horror films so i think ill treat myself. the fact that the gents are on the commentary has pretty much made up my mind, i love their banter

by **Papa's new wife** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:45 pm

RIGHT.

I need the soundtrack to this more than life itself.

PLEASE

PLEASE! Someone help meeeeeeeeeee

I cannot find it anywhere, no downloads no nothing.

PLEASE HELP ME!

by **Tracy** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:00 am

Crap, hon... I've been looking for the last 20 mins too... not a sausage...

by **Papa's new wife** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:10 am

*hugs* thanks hun!

Limewire is not helping, everything by Marc Willaimson (or whatever his name is) just is a recording of someone being Bill Clinton.

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