Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: shawn Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-12-26 (Thursday) Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 22:32:31 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 55 Message-ID: <98g1njpc1p8sk8eq83scv756b0in1q4ojh@4ax.com> References: <1253208828.757073511.156146.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> <746293283.757107628.013848.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> <143988661.757116630.142245.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 04:32:34 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3982cfd72929f28f1531614fe2126ce6"; logging-data="716177"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+W9kiOxlOV8MX28gpx/GrHViHVLH8XEyE=" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:MzwRkj3OSmCUrUM+MWFBTDpb6HY= On Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:16:48 -0700, anim8rfsk wrote: >Arthur Lipscomb wrote: >> On 12/28/2024 11:44 AM, anim8rfsk wrote: >>> anim8rfsk wrote: >>>> Adam H. Kerman wrote: >>>>> Arthur Lipscomb wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Barbarella (4K disc) - 1968 sci-fi movie based on a French comic and >>>>>> produced by Dino De Laurentiis. >>>>> >>>>> I saw this movie once, in an art house theater in revival. I've mever >>>>> noticed it on tv. >>>> >>>> The “safe for Ian“ version is pretty pointless. >>> >>> Barbarella trivia: >>> >>> There are multiple versions of the infamous opening credits. There are Ian >>> safe copies and not so safe copies and they use different lettering. The >>> most recent one is close, but no cigar and the letters are sharp and clear >>> and have clearly been redone on video. >>> >>> But this means that somebody somewhere has the base background video with >>> no letters covering it up at all. >>> >>> That’s a special feature they really need to include. >>> >>> >>> >> >> That reminds me, my new 4K disc has alternate opening and closing >> credits included as an extra. I haven't gotten around to watching any >> of the extras yet. I need to remember to watch some extras before I put >> the disc back on the shelf. >> >> Actually, I already put the disc back on the shelf. I need to pull the >> disc from the shelf and watch some of those extras! >> > >Hee hee > >I think I’ve seen at least four different openings, including a really >fuzzy finished on film pan and scan version. There’s also a safety version >where they put shiny stars and big fuzzy white stuff to make absolutely >sure you don’t accidentally see any naughty bits. There's really only one good copy of the opening for the movie on Youtube. It's the Not Safe For Ian version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD8546CLBOE Ah, here's one with fonts to protect sensitive eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSj2Nn3z10U