Tuesday, 7 April 2015

The Boat (1982)

German title - Das Boot.

Directed by Wolfgang Peterson and starring Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer and 
Klaus Wennemann.


Director's Cut DVD bought in 2001

2-disc Director's Cut Blu-ray bought in 2011
208m 08s






 DVD






Blu-ray extras - 

Audio Commentary by Director Wolfgang Petersen
Behind the Scenes- Documentary (60mins)
The Battle of The Atlantic- Documentary (40mins)
Wolfgang Petersen - Back to the Boat (45mins)
The Perfect Boat:
Maria's Take
Captain's Tour - Inside the Boat
Historical Material

Quest for Fire (1982)

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starring Everett McGill, Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman, and Nameer El-Kadi.


DVD bought in 2004
100mins






Audio Commentary with Director Jean-Jacques Annaud
Audio Commentary with Actors Rae Dawn Chong, Ron Perlman And Producer Michael Gruskoff
Quest For Fire Adventure (22mins)
15 Video Galleries (with Director's Commentary)
Theatrical Trailer

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Directed by John Milius and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max Von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, Gerry Lopez and Mako.


Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2000
Special Edition DVD bought in 2004
Blu-ray bought in 2014
129m 08s





 DVD




 DVD






Blu-ray extras -

Audio Commentary by Director John Milius and Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Deleted Scenes
Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan (53mins)
Art of Steel: Sword Makers and Masters (15mins)
Conan: From the Vault
Special Effects Split Screen Video
The Conan Archives
Theatrical Trailers

The Beastmaster (1982)

Directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn and John Amos.


DVD bought in 2003
118m 27s








Audio Commentary with Don Coscarelli and co-writer and producer Paul Pepperman
Theatrical Trailer
Behind The Scenes Footage (27mins)
Original Production Art
Poster and Stills Galleries

The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)

Directed by Albert Pyun and starring Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, 
George Maharis, Richard Lynch and Richard Moll.


DVD bought in 2002
99mins






Theatrical Trailer

The Secret of NIMH (1982)

Directed by Don Bluth and starring Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Dom DeLuise, Peter Strauss and John Carradine.


DVD bought in 2003

Blu-ray bought in 2015
82m 45s





 Blu-ray





Audio Commentary with director Don Bluth and producer Gary Goldman
Secrets Behind the Secret (15mins)
Theatrical trailer

Monday, 6 April 2015

The Dark Crystal (1982)

Directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz and starring Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell 
and Billie Whitelaw.


DVD bought in 2000

Blu-ray bought in 2014
93mins





 DVD







Blu-ray extras - 

Audio Commentary by Conceptual Designer Brian Froud
Storyboard Picture-in-Picture Track
The Book of Thra - Dark Crystal Collector -Interactive Game
Skektek's Crystal Challenge- Interactive Game
Original Skeksis Language - Test Scenes
Deleted Funeral Scenes
The World of The Dark Crystal (57mins)
Reflections of The Dark Crystal (37mins)