The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (UK - DVD R2 | BD)
Sony has announced plans to release a new Deluxe Edition of this Gilliam film...
Title: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (IMDb)
Starring: John Neville
Released: 7th April 2008
SRP: £12.99
Further Details:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: Deluxe Edition for the 7th of April, priced at around £12.99 and £17.99 respectively. Full details for both releases can be found below, along with the artwork.
News by Chris Gould
Starring: John Neville
Released: 7th April 2008
SRP: £12.99
Further Details:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: Deluxe Edition for the 7th of April, priced at around £12.99 and £17.99 respectively. Full details for both releases can be found below, along with the artwork.
Standard Edition
- 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widecreen Transfer
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio
- Commentary with Director Terry Gilliam & Co-Writer/Actor Charles McKeown
- 'The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen' Documentary
- Storyboard Sequences with All-New Vocal Performances by Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown
- Deleted Scenes
Blu-ray Edition
- 1.85:1 Widecreen Transfer (1080p)
- Audio: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Hungarian 5.1, Spanish Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- Commentary with Director Terry Gilliam & Co-Writer/Actor Charles McKeown
- 'The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen' Documentary
- Storyboard Sequences with All-New Vocal Performances by Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown
- Deleted Scenes
- Marvelous World of Munchausen Enhanced Graphics & Trivia Track (BD Exclusive)
News by Chris Gould
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What an overblown white elephant of a movie. Utterly tedious and self-indulgent and so far from the razor sharp, though still epic in scope, "Brazil" it's not true.
Masturbatory follys with other people's money like THIS are why Gilliam finds the studios being hard on him.
Masturbatory follys with other people's money like THIS are why Gilliam finds the studios being hard on him.
Dave Brock wrote: What an overblown white elephant of a movie. Utterly tedious and self-indulgent and so far from the razor sharp, though still epic in scope, "Brazil" it's not true.
Masturbatory follys with other people's money like THIS are why Gilliam finds the studios being hard on him.
So wrong....
This is a great film. One of Gilliams best. The film looks amazing. I have read the book Losing the light by Andrew Yule about the production of this film. The producers knew going in what they were getting. It seems Gilliams visual ambition often outweighs budgetary concerns. But in this case I am glad they did.
I have a real soft spot for this after seeing it in the cinema as a kid..... happy days.
Although to be honest without a decent raft of extras, I dont see any need to double dip.
Masturbatory follys with other people's money like THIS are why Gilliam finds the studios being hard on him.
So wrong....
This is a great film. One of Gilliams best. The film looks amazing. I have read the book Losing the light by Andrew Yule about the production of this film. The producers knew going in what they were getting. It seems Gilliams visual ambition often outweighs budgetary concerns. But in this case I am glad they did.
I have a real soft spot for this after seeing it in the cinema as a kid..... happy days.
Although to be honest without a decent raft of extras, I dont see any need to double dip.
Dave Brock wrote: What an overblown white elephant of a movie. Utterly tedious and self-indulgent and so far from the razor sharp, though still epic in scope, "Brazil" it's not true.
Masturbatory follys with other people's money like THIS are why Gilliam finds the studios being hard on him.
b*****ks. Gilliams about the best there is. The reason the studios are hard on him (as you put it) are because he doesn't like making mindless blockbuster bulls**t.
Masturbatory follys with other people's money like THIS are why Gilliam finds the studios being hard on him.
b*****ks. Gilliams about the best there is. The reason the studios are hard on him (as you put it) are because he doesn't like making mindless blockbuster bulls**t.
Now that was pure Gilliam!!!
Brilliant movie. I hope we get loads of extras and all the deleted scenes (as gilliam filmed so much at the time).
His best movie with Brazil.
Brilliant movie. I hope we get loads of extras and all the deleted scenes (as gilliam filmed so much at the time).
His best movie with Brazil.
Great movie! But I think I'll wait for the inevitable blu-ray release...
nice now how long till this arrives in R1?
m@tt wrote[/quote:
b*****ks. Gilliams about the best there is.
The reason the studios are hard on him (as you put it) are because he doesn't like making mindless blockbuster bulls**t.
He's ONE of the best...When he is.
And not...when he isn't.
And seeing as I praised "Brazil" do I need a lecture on the fact 'it's cus he don't make no Blockbusters man'.
No...I don't.
And I don't care if Saint Gilliam made this. It's still an overblown folly. And tedious with it.
And yes I saw it at the cinema when it came out. And on TV since.
And whether it be big screen, or small screen with bra adverts in-between, it's still a folly and has none of the astute, honed comic genius of "Brazil" and not one bit of the humour of "Grail" or even "Jabberwocky".
I thank you.
b*****ks. Gilliams about the best there is.
The reason the studios are hard on him (as you put it) are because he doesn't like making mindless blockbuster bulls**t.
He's ONE of the best...When he is.
And not...when he isn't.
And seeing as I praised "Brazil" do I need a lecture on the fact 'it's cus he don't make no Blockbusters man'.
No...I don't.
And I don't care if Saint Gilliam made this. It's still an overblown folly. And tedious with it.
And yes I saw it at the cinema when it came out. And on TV since.
And whether it be big screen, or small screen with bra adverts in-between, it's still a folly and has none of the astute, honed comic genius of "Brazil" and not one bit of the humour of "Grail" or even "Jabberwocky".
I thank you.
The same criticism could also be made of Brazil or any of his films for matter but i agree with you regarding that film. I ain't like lecturing you man it's just that when he's not so good he's still head and shoulders above the rest, nah uh meen? Man.
I see, that Sony probably ponied up the dough for the Criterion commentary, that was on the Laserdisc. Smart.
m@tt wrote: The same criticism could also be made of Brazil or any of his films for matter but i agree with you regarding that film. I ain't like lecturing you man it's just that when he's not so good he's still head and shoulders above the rest, nah uh meen? Man.
Very true.
Sorry.
Very true.
Sorry.
Maybe it would be safe to say the movie wasn't bad but messy? I must admit I thought this was only ok - loved Brazil but also found Brothers Grimm a little messy too...
Worst Nightmare wrote: Maybe it would be safe to say the movie wasn't bad but messy? I must admit I thought this was only ok - loved Brazil but also found Brothers Grimm a little messy too...
I think the reason Brothers Grimm was such a patchy movie was because of studio interference. Gilliam actually pissed off and made Tideland leaving the studios to it.
I think the reason Brothers Grimm was such a patchy movie was because of studio interference. Gilliam actually pissed off and made Tideland leaving the studios to it.
"Tideland" being, of course, Gilliam at his disturbing best.
As for "Munchausen", strangely I find myself agreeing with all of the above. It's definitely overblown and I even understand people who call it 'tedious', but the visuals are astonishing. Sublime even, in certain parts!
I mentioned this in another forum, but if anyone decides to ever create a "Discworld" movie, take a hard look at "Munchausen" to see which way to go with your designs, especially with DEATH...
As for "Munchausen", strangely I find myself agreeing with all of the above. It's definitely overblown and I even understand people who call it 'tedious', but the visuals are astonishing. Sublime even, in certain parts!
I mentioned this in another forum, but if anyone decides to ever create a "Discworld" movie, take a hard look at "Munchausen" to see which way to go with your designs, especially with DEATH...
I've never been able to get into or even 'like' Brazil but I can appreciate the design of it. I don't think Gilliam's visual sense is in any doubt. Where he consistantly fails (for me) is in the telling of the stories and structure. The only films of his I can enjoy as movie's (and not just pretty visuals) are those that he didn't originate and they are The Fisher King, 12 Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
I saw Baron Munchausen when it was released in cinemas and while it is quite something visually, it's an exhausting picture to sit through. Visually stunning (as always) but so dense with ideas and images your head goes into overload.
I haven't seen it for years so it would be good to catch up with it again, perhaps on BD. But then again, I wouldn't pay the silly money they're asking for BD's at the moment.
Speaking of the ex Python, I just got Life of Brian on BD and it's a revelation (groan). So much to see in every shot that I just wasn't aware of on VHS and DVD.
I saw Baron Munchausen when it was released in cinemas and while it is quite something visually, it's an exhausting picture to sit through. Visually stunning (as always) but so dense with ideas and images your head goes into overload.
I haven't seen it for years so it would be good to catch up with it again, perhaps on BD. But then again, I wouldn't pay the silly money they're asking for BD's at the moment.
Speaking of the ex Python, I just got Life of Brian on BD and it's a revelation (groan). So much to see in every shot that I just wasn't aware of on VHS and DVD.
Life of Brian is one of those titles that really shows the benefits of high definition. Okay, so it still looks like a low budget film from the 70s, but it's so far ahead of the DVD releases it's untrue.
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