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Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on November 15, 2006, 07:36 PM:

The NeverEnding Story
600ft Scope/Stereo

Directed by Wolfgang Peterson
Cast Barret Oliver as Bastian
Noah Hathaway as Atreyu
Music by Klaus Doldinger and Giogio Moroder

The film opens with the original credits. Bastian on his way to school is harrased by some bullies, escaping into a bookshop the book-keeper tells him to leave "here we just sell small rectangular objects called books!" he is told!, while the book-keeper is distracted, Bastian fasinated by ornately-bound book borrows it leaving a note that he will return it.

Arriving at school, he heads to the attic sits down and starts to read, The Neverending Story. We are now transported to the world of Fantasia, where we learn that the child like empress is dying and The Nothing is destroying there world. The only way to save them is the warrior Atreyu, who after accepting the challange sets out on the dangerous quest.

Atreyu and his horse is now in the Swamps of Sadness, looking to find Morla the wise one who lives in shell mountain. Atreyu is also being hunted by the creature of darkness. He finds Morla who tells him that its all to much trouble, but Morla advises him to find The Southern Oracle while still in the swamps of sadness and the creature of darkness just about to get him Atreyu is rescued just in time by his Flying Luck Dragon.

On reaching the first gate of southern oracle he is told that the only way to save Fantasia is for a human child to give the empress a new name. After flying of in his luck dragon, Atreyu encounters a storm and after being separated from his luck dragon finds himself on a deserted beach, being finally confronted by the creature of darkness. After a brief encounter Atreyu kills the creature, and as the Nothing progresses, Atreyu is rescued just in time by his luck dragon.

Fantasia is but destroyed except for the palace where he meets the empress, who in her the final moments cries out to Bastian to give her a new name. Bastian does this just in time and Fantasia is saved, in the final scenes we see Bastian riding the Luck Dragon passing Rock Biter, The Flying Bat,and the Racing Snail, before returning home we finish with the final credits and the music by Klaus Doldinger and Giorgio Moroder.

Apart from a slight amount of fade "hardly noticable" this is a excellent digest, good colour, and very well edited, with good stereo sound, also easy to focus, nice and sharp its a film that I would give 10 out of 10 for repeatability this film is a NeverEnding Story I would highly recomend.
Graham. [Smile]

[ November 16, 2006, 10:06 PM: Message edited by: Graham Ritchie ]

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on November 17, 2006, 09:35 AM:

I used to have this digest, (wouldn't mind having it again), and it was a good edit! (It was also my first scope print as well!)

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on November 17, 2006, 08:07 PM:

There's also that catchy title song by Limahl. Turn around. Look at what you see......

Doug

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on November 20, 2006, 11:37 PM:

It is a good print.

I got some screen shots from an Ebay seller who has sold his print. The seller took the screen with a proper camera.

This is a print made by Constantin (Germany).

I think it may be usefull at least for members who are thinking to buy.

Logo

Screen Shots

My question, will those release by Constantine have similar qualities? Since many times I saw this company releases were offeren at Ebay Germany.

Thanks,

Posted by James N. Savage 3 (Member # 83) on January 01, 2007, 02:16 PM:

Winburt-

Are these pictures from the Derann digest, or a print released by Constantine. And is it feature length or digest?

Nick.

Posted by Andreas Eggeling (Member # 105) on January 01, 2007, 04:18 PM:

This Constantin is not that Constantin.

Founded in 1950 by two film busniness men. The german Waldfried Barthel and the danish Preben Philipsen. Constantin was the prename of Preben Philipsen father.

The logo is from the 60s / early 70s.

A short time the Bertelsmann Company was involved.
Bertelsmann is the company which is behind UFA-ATB(super8).

Constantin went bankruptcy in 1977.

The film producer Bernd Eichinger bought parts of the bankrupt's estate and founded in 1979 "NEUE CONSTANTIN FILM".

The logo changed to simple black white letters.

It exists a full length feature of Neverending Story on super8 mm. Released by Jörg Harnischmacher in the late 80s.
The prints came from the same lab like the Kempski prints.

The film is a german movie, produced by Bernd Eichinger
and filmed mainly in Munich. But the picture
shows us an english title, so it must be the digest from Derann.
For this speaks also the picture quality. The digest from Derann
is better than the full length.

Few months ago they were sold a 50ft reel with the old Constantin logo only. If this logo was released only it could
be explain why there it was shown in the auction.

some movies from Constantin film stock were released by marketing-film (Fistful of Dollars), UFA (Der Kapitän) or Piccolo (Das Boot).

A short time between 1977 and 1979 (during bankruptcy era) there exists a "Constantin Medien Vertrieb" (better known as CMV)which brought out some 8mm titles. Squirm 3x400, Futureworld 3x400, and a lot of Martial Arts, Italo-Western and Soft-Porn. All released or distributed by Constantin. The address was the same.

"Constantin Medien Vertrieb" changed to "Commerz Medien Vertrieb"
and the prints of CMV were distributed at last by "Piccolo Film".

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on January 02, 2007, 05:47 AM:

quote:
Apart from a slight amount of fade "hardly noticable" this is a excellent digest

I thought these were all on low fade stock? My copy certainly is.

Kev.

Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on January 02, 2007, 07:14 AM:

Mines not on low fade and is now quite warm looking. Still, its better than being cold!

Posted by Andreas Eggeling (Member # 105) on January 06, 2007, 04:51 AM:

I found out the ebay seller, it was Marcus Littwin.

He told me that it was the Derann digest where a Constantin logo
was added at the beginning.

He asked me to offer a full length print with english sound
here.

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on February 06, 2007, 01:26 AM:

I just received this print from Colin. (Thank you sir!).
Everything that was said was spot on. This is a wonderful little digest. You can see this and not feel like you have missed much. There is no fade on this print and the scope is very sharp from corner to corner. If you can find one it is worth having in your collection.
Very, very nice print!

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on February 07, 2007, 08:27 PM:

quote:
Mines not on low fade and is now quite warm looking. Still, its better than being cold!

I have come across the occasional Derann print produced around 1983-84 that has not been low fade. E.g I have a faded 'All Coppers Are'. Maybe the labs were occasionally slipping in some old stock to get rid of it.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on February 08, 2007, 01:47 PM:

Adrian
The print I reviewd I bought from the Derann second hand list over 10 years ago and its been over that time period that I noticed the change in the print, although it sounds like I was condradicating myself, saying slight fade but good colour, [Roll Eyes]

it was only really noticable in a few scenes which had "black backgrounds" which now look reddish black, eg when Atreyu is at the Southern Oracle, even with this slight amount of fade I didn"t want to put people of buying it, and was pleased to read that there are good prints around, it would be good film for Derann to re-release.

Graham.

Posted by Bill Phelps (Member # 1431) on June 08, 2010, 06:17 PM:

I've had this print (the derann digest 600'/scope/stereo) loaned to me and having just watched it yesterday I can say I really liked it alot! I agree about the color...it is good on this copy, but slightly muted overall. (not vibrant) The stereo sound was great! (I just love the theatre experience in my basement!)

I also love old school effects in movies. There is a certain charm about it and to me it adds to the fantasy element rather than looking to realistic.

Also, this print is edited nicely...I followed along easily and I've never seen this film before.

Bill [Smile]

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