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Posted by Joel Whybrow (Member # 1377) on November 02, 2013, 06:07 PM:

I've been on and off with film for the last 5+ years never really settling on a format and thought it may be an idea to get some advice on what formats some my favorite movies are available on.

I wanted to try and keep to 8mm just for space reasons and apparent availability. I tried 35mm but there's just no space here for the movies let alone the projector. 16mm wasn't too bad though it just seemed very few of the movies I was interested in were available (and most were flat/mono where I'm hoping really for scope/stereo).

So here's my list (minus any I know about), hopefully someone can help out:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1/2
Ghostbusters 1/2
Robocop 1/2
Short Circuit 1/2
Rocky (any)
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Goonies
Back to the Future 1/2/3
Terminator 1/2
ET
Die Hard 1/2/3
Dawn of the Dead
Fight Club
The Matrix
Jurassic Park
Indiana Jones (any)

I realise that's a fairly large list but help would be appreciated, I love film but it's expensive (and takes up a lot of space, is hard to find etc) so I want to make sure I make the right decision this time and stick with it! I don't want yo be buying several formats for different movies really.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on November 03, 2013, 02:14 AM:

I can't offer much advice on format availability but I would observe that it seems quite unlikely that you could obtain all your wants on 16mm, and even if some are available you are looking at big money.

Posted by Allan Broadfield (Member # 2298) on November 03, 2013, 04:10 AM:

Many of these titles are comparatively recent in film terms, and are likely to be available on 8mm in some form, though possibly in shortened versions, as the market would tend to cater for home enthusiasts with limited incomes.
Since the thirties until fairly recently most films have been made available on 16mm for the armed forces and educational purposes etc., so there would be endless titles available.
Expensive hobby.

Posted by Joel Whybrow (Member # 1377) on November 03, 2013, 04:20 AM:

Well I know a few of them are on 16mm as I had them before but I suppose really I'm hoping to get as many as I can on 8mm for convenience. 16mm would be great but that lack of stereo is a bit of a sticking point for me. I imagine most (all?) stereo prints would be capable of Dolby Pro Logic, or at least if they are magnetic they could be re-recorded.

Now that Derann is gone (such a shame), where do people tend to get their prints? I saw talk of The Reel Image and CHC but looking at their websites I can't see any lists or anything.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on November 03, 2013, 04:46 AM:

Paul Foster has Super 8 and 16mm films for sale.
http://www.fosterfilms.co.uk/

Posted by David Guest (Member # 2791) on November 03, 2013, 05:43 AM:

re 16mm films toy have a good chance of picking some of them here
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There will be a nicely appointed cinema with approx. 70 upholstered seats, details of the 8mm and 16mm film programmes will be announced nearer the time, but it is also hoped to have something special again.

Food and drinks will be available in the Restaurant and Bars. Hot Pot will be on the menu especially for Film Fair visitors.

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Posted by Ernie Zahn (Member # 274) on November 03, 2013, 07:30 AM:

Hi Joel. What I do is stick to Super 8 and any movies that aren't on Super 8 I just get on BluRay for my 1080p projector.

The following are are available on Super 8 that I know of:

RoboCop 1/2
Rocky (don't know about sequels)
Alien
Aliens
Terminator 1/2
Die Hard 1/2/3

Still Being Produced:
Jurassic Park
Indiana Jones 1 & 3

I would start by going to the Reel Image website. Steve has a section where you can email him your film wants. But I suggest you send the list via snail mail. The address is on the site.

If Steve has what you're looking for then he let's you get dibs on it before it goes on the preowned sales list.

Most of the films you want are Derann and rare. So you need to decide how much they are worth to you. But most are stereo.

JPark and Indy are still being produced to order by The Reel Image and CHC. But the prices vary and they are rather high. Film rates go down depending on the volume of production. Not a lot of film production now a days. I would contact Steve for pricing. There are currently over dozen of titles that are still in production. Some searching on this forum will get you certain details.

Since you're lucky enough to be near a walk in Super 8 store, I would drive down to CHC with a wad of cash! Instant gratification is a rare thing with this hobby since we are all spread across the globe.

There may be many of these titles on Super 8 optical, which were used for airlines. You'd need to invest in a projector that does optical sound though.

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on November 03, 2013, 08:28 AM:

Joel,

Derann released three scope/stereo Matrix excerpts:

Playground Skirmish 200' (Reloaded)

Freeway Frenzy 400' (Reloaded)

Storm of the Sentinels 400' (Revolutions)

They also put out the animated 250' Final Flight of the Osiris

Dawn of the Dead was released as 3x400' cutdown by the German company UFA.

Doug

Posted by Joel Whybrow (Member # 1377) on November 03, 2013, 04:54 PM:

Thanks guys that's great info and exactly what I needed.

I had no idea Indy 1 & 3 and JP were still being produced (odd though how Temple of Doom isn't?)!

It'd be great if some intermediate could help these distributors modernise (paypal, credit card checkout etc), I'm sure it'd give them a lot more business and help sustain the niche market.

Thanks by the way Doug, I was aware of those but I honestly detest anything after the first Matrix movie. I just feel like it was great on it's own and Reloaded/Revelutions were contrived crap. Just one guy's opinion of course [Smile]

Posted by Joel Whybrow (Member # 1377) on November 04, 2013, 08:56 AM:

Ok, having just trauled through the BFCC website I think I am now set on Super 8 [Smile]

Thanks all for the help!

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