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Topic: Are Cutdowns Floundering??????
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James N. Savage 3
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1375
From: Washington, DC
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted November 02, 2004 04:40 PM
Hi- I have just recently gained a new respect for the 400 foot digest. While only being able to afford digests back in my prime collecting days (70's), I was finally able to purchase features during the 80's and 90's, never even cracking open the boxes of my old digests.
I have now come to realize that digests have are an important asset to my collection. I can't contemplate sitting in front of the TV for two hours to watch something like "Shaft", "White Line Fever", "The Car", etc. But viewing the digests lets me enjoy the old flicks of past on the big screen, without spending hours to do it (which I don't have ).
Another thing about digests is that they are unique, almost a conversation piece for those too young to remember or know about the days before home video when this is how we had to watch movies at home.
In spite of the color fading, I think the popularity of digests will come back. Even red, many are still fun to watch. And there are still many digests out there that refuse to fade!
Nick.
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Adrian Winchester
Film God
Posts: 2941
From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted November 04, 2004 07:04 PM
I also go along with the view that a 400' (or even in some cases a 200') version of a film makes good entertainment in cases where you might not want to watch the whole film, even if you can buy it for less money on DVD. As a horror/fantasy collector, I'm grateful for the fact that many of the earlier 8mm releases were low budget, sometimes obscure, horror films that may not have been good, but made entertaining cut-downs. No doubt this happened because the rights were cheap. When the 1980s Super 8 revival took place, the only 'problem' was that nearly all the releases were good films! I must say, though, that a 400' of a quality film often tends to be a bit rushed, but with some of the best 600' versions (eg The Wicked Lady and Capricorn One) you can almost imagine you are watching the feature.
-------------------- Adrian Winchester
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