Give My Regards To Broadstreet Dvd?

Forgive me my ignorance, but is "Broadstreet" released on DVD? I always loved that movie (though I know I'm in minority) for it's amazing english aura as well as for Macca's great music. This is a DVD which I'll get right on sight!

 

Will be released in the USA on April 20th. No info about a release in the rest of the world:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...58900/sr=11-1/ref=sr_11_1/104-6719317-0530315

 

It better be a budget release if it has any chance of selling to anyone who saw the movie.

 

I saw BROADSTREET with my then-girlfriend at the Cinerama Dome the day it premiered, a rainy day in Los Angeles. We shared the theater with about 11 other folks.

DVD? I have the soundtrack CD. That's where I draw the line.

 

I have the old LD, and I must admit it has not gotten that many spins.....maybe one! If I recall, the band doing "So Bad" was pretty good.

 

I have the LD too. But there's no chapters! I hate that. I only watch that rehearsal scene in the warehouse (or whatever it is). Its been a long time since I watched even that. Overall, a dreadful film.

 

Sad but true. I did buy a VHS copy for $7 or something some years back, and I think I'll stick with that. It has a few mildly interesting scenes (Ringo can be amusing, particularly when he's plowing through the studio's percussion instruments trying to find some brushes while Paul is singing), but little else to recommend it ...

 

My Beta Hi-Fi copy still smokes!.. I enjoy the film, but the script shoulda gone through at least one rewrite before going in front of cameras. I thought the "got locked in the shed overnight" bit was weak...

 

As I've stated a few times I actually do like the album, but the movie isn't so hot.

 

I just received my review copy and will present some basic impressions when I watch it. Although I've owned THREE - count 'em, three! - copies of the album, I've never actually seen the movie. Wish me luck!

And what's the deal with this cover art? Who approved IT???

 

YIKES! (re: coverart). Let us know how it SOUNDS, and if there is a decent 5.1 mix. Good luck, and watch it with a sense of humor. Some of the music is actually pretty good.

 

Well, I KNOW the music - like I mentioned, I've owned many copies of the soundtrack.

No 5.1 mix here - Dolby Surround 4.0...

 

I wasn't insinuating that you did not know the music, just that, unlike some, I actually like some of the music........


:-jon

 

Gotcha - I misunderstood.

The DVD's pretty average. Actually, it looked better than I expected, but I expected it to look terrible, so that doesn't say much. Fairly clean print, decent picture - nothing special but not bad. The sound's pretty lackluster too - generally decent/good, but nothing exceptional.

As for the movie itself, I liked the bits with the band in the warehouse, and a few other moments weren't bad, but some of those production numbers...

 

sounds great....I'll get a copy if its less than $10!!

 

Forgot to post my review. Here it is:

http://www.dvdmg.com/givemyregardstobroadstreet.shtml

 

"No More Lonely Nights" is still a good one...

The movie was a true stinker tho.

 

Colin, excellent review. I have to agree with almost everything you said except the comments about the 'Ballroom Dancing' segment. I always liked this part of the film. It reminds me of the way Absolute Beginners was filmed. At least in that film, they stuck to one theme. This movie is all over the place in a bad way. I'll still be picking it up to see my favorite parts.

 

I saw a sneak preview of the film before it was released to th public. I won tickets from a radio station in Detroit WRIF. I still have the really cool invitation. I remember dosing off it was so boring and the Band On The Run sequence woke me up.

 

Though I recognize a bad film when I see one (and this one is pretty bad), I still have a fondness for it. Call it a guilty pleasure, but I DO like this movie. I guess it's the songs on the soundtrack that I really like, and yes, I have the old shortened LP soundtrack as well as the expanded CD version.

When I was into LDs, I picked this title up used, and have enjoyed it a few times over the years.

I picked the DVD up today. Nice to see it in widescreen.

 

This movie is no great one, but I think the critics love to shoot down big stars like the Beatles. I just watched it, and its a naive little movie written by an amateur. But I've seen far worse by professional movie makers and they didn't get half the bashing this movie got. The music is really great, and the picture is very good. Don't be afraid to rent it if you're curious.

 

Macca's my absolute favorite singer songwriter. Not actor. I can't watch that movie again. I get embarrassed for him. I can't believe he's allowing it to get released on DVD.

The soundtrack is mediocre - I skip through it to hear the three or four original songs (which are excellent, as usual).

JEFF!

 

But that doesn't explain why so many of us who love Macca and the Beatles hated it. The fact it's a REALLY BAD movie DOES explain it, though!

And that "Silly Love Songs" bit doesn't help...